I do love checking in with SG-1. On the timeline of shows this comes in right after the season five opener of Atlantis, which I watch next week. It also raises some interesting character stuff, because as good as she is, Carter (Amanda Tapping) isn’t as strong a presence and leader in this as she…
Tag: 2008
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – The Kindred: Part 2, and The Last Man
The penultimate episode of Season 4 of Stargate: Atlantis first aired on 29 February, 2008. It was written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, and holy crap Carson Becktt (Paul McGillion) is back!?! He claims he’s been held by Michael (Connor Trinneer) for the past two years! While Sheppard’s (Joe Flanigan) team goes off to…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Midway, and The Kindred: Part 1
Teal’c (Christopher Judge) makes an appearance in Midway. Written by Carl Binder, this episode first debuted on 15 February, 2008. An IOA representative, Coolidge (Rob LaBelle) is conducting interviews back at Stargate Command. The IOA wants to make sure that anyone involved in the Stargate program, on Earth or in the Pegasus Galaxy can be…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Outcast, and Trio
Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) journeys home to Earth for his father’s funeral in Outcast. Written by Alan McCullough from a story created by Flanigan, the episode debuted on 1 February, 2008. On Earth, Sheppard is joined by Ronon (Jason Momoa) and they are approached by Ava Dixon (Emma Lahana), who knows all about the Stargate, the…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Quarantine, and Harmony
Carl Binder wrote Quarantine, which first aired on 18 January, 2008. The entire city is locked down, when a false quarantine sounds and no one is where they will need tot be, if they are planning on saving the day. McKay (David Hewlett) is nowhere near a computer. In fact he and Dr. Brown (Brenda…
Stargate: Atlantis (2008) – Be All My Sins Remember’d, and Spoil of War
After McKay’s (David Hewlett) discovery (thanks to the Wraith) of the massive Replicator fleet, the expedition decides it’s time to take the fight to them. Be All My Sins Remember’d was written by Martin Gero and debuted on 4 January, 2008. Both Caldwell (Mitch Pileggi) and Ellis (Michael Beach) arrive to aid in the attack,…
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) – Robert C. Cooper
It’s time to wrap up the Ori storyline for Stargate SG-1. But saying it and doing it are two different things, as Mitchell (Ben Browder), Carter (Amanda Tapping), Teal’c (Christopher Judge), Vala (Claudia Black) and Jackson (Micheal Shanks) are going to have their hands full. They have found the weapon that could stop the Ori,…
Devil May Care (2008) – Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks brings us the first post-Raymond Benson 007 novel. Picking up shortly after the final Ian Fleming novel, not short story collection, The Man with The Golden Gun finds James Bond on sabbatical in 1967. He’s not resting for long, as M calls him in to have him investigate Julius Gorner, who not only…
Split Second (1992) – Tony Maylam
It’s the far distant year of 2008, and global warming has caused flooding throughout London, but Detective Harley Stone (Rutger Hauer) has more problems than that, something is stalking the wet streets ripping people’s hearts out. Paired with a nebbish new partner, Dick Durkin (Alastair Duncan) the cops try to figure out who the killer…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire (2008) – Sozin’s Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King, Part 2: The Old Masters, Part 3: Into the Inferno, and Part 4: Avatar Aang
Avatar: The Last Airbender came to a close on 19 July, 2008. Four episodes, airing back-to-back brought the story to an epic close. Choices are thinning, and after an initial beach break, Zuko (Dante Basco) convinces Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) and Team Avatar that they really need to up their game in time to confront…
The Mind Reels 