Ted Mann and Howard Rosenthal expand Frank Black’s (Lance Henriksen) in this episode of Millennium that first aired on 25 April, 1997. Still reeling from the murder of his friend, police detective Bletcher (Bill Smitrovich), Frank is unsure of his gift and may not be ready to return to work with the Millennium Group, despite…
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The X-Files (1997) – Small Potatoes, and Zero Sum
Small Potatoes brings back fan favourite writer Darin Morgan, this time in an acting role, in a script penned for him by Vince Gilligan. First debuting on 20 April, 1997, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) get to delve into a comic episode that sees them encountering Eddie Van Blundht (Morgan) after they investigate…
Millennium (1997) – Walkabout, and Lamentation
Walkabout written by Chip Johannessen and Tim Tankosic is a bit of a different story for Frank Black (Lance Henriksen). First airing on 28 March, 1997 the story sees Frank awaking covered in blood and no real memory of the past few days. As he and Peter (Terry O’Quinn) begin to investigate, they discover something…
The X-Files (1997) – Max, and Synchrony
The two-parter that began last week concludes with the episode, Max, written by series creator Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, this story first debuted on 23 March, 1997. While the lovelorn Agent Pendrell (Brendan Beiser) loses his life to a bullet meant for Scully (Gillian Anderson) and her witness, Mulder (David Duchovny) begins to suspect…
Star Trek: Voyager (1997) – Distant Origin, and Displaced
Captain’s log: stardate unknown Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky pen this smart episode that has a call back to Basics, and also gives us a fun theory about what may have happened sixty five million years ago… We are introduced to a new species called the Voth, who may have evolved from dinosaurs! The episode…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997) – Soldiers of the Empire, and Children of Time
Station log: stardate unknown LeVar Burton directs this episode that was written by Ronald D. Moore, and sees Martok (J.G,. Hertzler) get his first assignment following his arrival on the station and his escape from the Dominion internment camp. Worf (Micheal Dorn) joins him as his first officer aboard a klingon bird of prey, the…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997) – Ties of Blood and Water, and Ferengi Love Songs
Station log: stardate 50712.5 Debuting on 14 April, 1997, Avery Brooks directs this episode that was penned by Robert Hewitt Wolfe from a story by Edmund Newton and Robbin L. Stocum. Serving as a follow up to the episode, Second Skin, Tekeny Ghemor (Lawrence Pressman) arrives on the station. Because of the events of Second…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997) – A Simple Investigation, and Business as Usual
Station log: stardate unknown Rene Echevarria pens this Odo (Rene Auberjonois) episode that sees the security officer falling for a beautiful woman, Arissa (Dey Young) who is working with the Orion Syndicate, and has been targeted for murder. It debuted on 31 March, 1997. The episode explores the loneliness that Odo feels, but also the…
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