Jonathan (John Schneider) is in the hospital, recovering from his heart attack, and Pete (Sam Jones III) has gone all The Fast and The Furious with street racing. Velocity first aired on 11 February, 2004 and was written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer. Pete is getting in deep, and he’s loving his new vibe,…
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Smallville (2004) – Delete, and Hereafter
We get a peek inside the Daily Planet as Delete opens, just to see Chloe (Allison Mack) clearing out her desk, thanks to Lionel Luthor (John Glover). And it puts her right in someone’s target sites, an we get the reveal that Chloe has a cousin when she uses her name as a nom de…
Frailty (2001) – Bill Paxton
I miss Bill Paxton. Sure, I never actually got to meet the man, but I loved his work. And It has been forever since I watched his film Frailty, so why not a revisit? Damn, this one is still a solid film. Mr. Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) comes to see FBI agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe)….
Northern Exposure (1994) – Northern Hospitality, and Una Volta in L’Inverno
Following a remark by Adam (Adam Arkin) Joel (Rob Morrow) decides he needs to host a dinner party, but it’s more work than he’s used to. Northern Hospitality was written by Barbara Hall and first debuted on 28 February, 1994. While Joel tries to tackle all aspects of a dinner party, something that is truly…
Northern Exposure (1994) – A Bolt from the Blue, and Hello, I Love You
It’s another odd week for the residents of Cicely, Alaska with A Bolt from the Blue. Written by Jeff Melvoin, this episode was first broadcast on 24 January, 1994. Joel (Rob Morrow) is called in by the local Forest Service to talk down one of their Park Rangers. It seems Stan (Jimmie Ray Weeks), the…
Northern Exposure (1993) – The Big Feast, and Kaddish, for Uncle Manny
Joel (Rob Morrow) is a little out of sorts when it seems that everyone in Cicely has been invited to Maurice’s (Barry Corbin) celebratory dinner except him. The Big Feast was written by Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green. It first aired on 22 March, 1993. The whole town is gearing up for the party, but…
Northern Exposure (1992) – Our Wedding, and Cicely
Adam (Adam Arkin) and Eve (Valerie Mahaffey) are going to get married and all of Cicely is going to be involved. Written by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, the penultimate episode of season three first aired on 11 May, 1992. At the bachelor party all of the guys, including Bernard (Richard Cummings Jr.) who is…
Northern Exposure (1992) – My Mother, My Sister, and Wake Up Call
Shelley (Cynthia Geary) has a crisis when her mother, Tammy (Wendy Schaal),who could identify as Shelley’s younger sister (and does), shows up in Cicely touting her new man, Kenny (Sean O’Bryan). Will she keep her age and real relationship with Shelly a secret from Kenny or will the truth out? Shelley finally confronts her, wanting…
Northern Exposure (1991/1992) – Seoul Mates, and Dateline: Cicely
Northern Exposure’s Christmas Episode walked away with the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in A Drama Series. Written by Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov,this episode first debuted on 16 December, 1991. Lots is going on in Cicely, Joel (Rob Morrow) gets his first Christmas Tree and learns that the Raven is important…
Northern Exposure (1991) – The Body in Question, and Roots
Chris (John Corbett) finds a body in a block of ice during one of his fishing trips, and the entire town gets swept up into who it may be. He looks like a French soldier from the Revolutionary War, and his accouterments, and journal seem to support that belief. The Body in Question was written…
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