There’s a few films that have slipped through my cinema education, Hoosiers with Gene Hackman was one of them. Sports films aren’t always my jam, but I know people who swear by this movie. With Hackman’s passing, I thought I was past due to take a look at this one. And hey look, it’s got…
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Farscape (2000) – The Ugly Truth, and A Clockwork Nebari
Everyone’s perception of the truth is a little different, and that’s going to be a problem for John Crichton (Ben Browder) and the gang when they find themselves on trial after a disastrous encounter with Crais (Lani John Tupu) and Talyn. The Ugly Truth first aired on 8 September, 2000 and was written by Gabrielle…
Northern Exposure (1993) – Family Feud, and Homesick
Graham Greene shows up as Leonard, who is working on totem for Marilyn’s (Elaine Miles) family. When it’s revealed that causes a bit of rift between parts of the family which has fallout all over town. Written by David Assael, Family Feud was first broadcast on 8 March, 1993. While all of the problems arise,…
Stargate SG-1 (2001) – Double Jeopardy, and Exodus
Double Jeopardy wraps up a story thread that you didn’t know you wanted wrapped up, and it works wonderfully. There are clues right from the off that the SG-1 arriving through the gate isn’t the one we know. They’re using MP-5s instead of the P-90s, O’Neill’s (Richard Dean Anderson) hair is darker, Carter (Amanda Tapping)…
Stargate SG-1 (1999) – Rules of Engagement, and Forever in a Day
Terry Curtis Fox pens Rules of Engagement which first debuted on 19 August, 1999. When SG-1 arrives on a distant world they find another SG team under assault by jaffa. But it’s not a real SG team, and they turn their weapons on O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Teal’c (Christopher Judge), Daniel (Micheal Shanks), and Carter…
Starman (1986) – The Return, and Like Father, Like Son
John Carpenter’s Starman resonated with a lot of people, and it seems that in the 80s spin-off series were happening fairly regular, there was Fame, Fast Times, 9 to 5, and Private Benjamin. There are a number of issues with the series but I was eager to dig into it and see how it stands…
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4 Blu-Ray
The U.S.S. Cerritos returns to the screen with Paramount Canada’s release of Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4 on Blu-ray. Filled with great stories, deep cuts of Trek trivia, and lots of laughs as well as answering the decades-old question, does Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) look like Nick Locarno? There are promotions, roommates,…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Make It ’til Dawn, and Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill
Make It ’til Dawn is my least favourite episode of the series to date, it has a lot going on with a number of different narratives but none of them are given their due. Written by Gene Hong and Tera Tolentino this Hallowe’en episode first aired on 25 October, 2019. Magnum (Jay Hernandez) gets paired…
Magnum P.I. (2019) – Payback for Beginners, and Honor Among Thieves
Season Two of Magnum P.I. opens with another White Knight sequence from a Robin Masters’ novel, which Abby (Brooke Lyons) is reading but it doesn’t take long for Magnum (Jay Hernandez) to take a new case, something he chooses to do while Higgins (Perdita Weeks) decides whether or not she’s going to become his partner…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) – All Those Who Wander, and A Quality of Mercy
All Those Who Wander is the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and it is determined to make the Gorn the scariest aliens in the Trek universe. Written by Davy Perez, this episode first aired on 30 June, 2022. The Enterprise, which is on a priority mission, receives another…
The Mind Reels 