Daniel Jackson (Micheal Shanks) shows up naked on a distant planet, and Jonas Quinn (Corin Nemec) begins to figure out the tablet and its references to a Lost City. Fallen was written by Robert C. Cooper and launched season seven on 13 June, 2003. O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Jonas Quinn, Carter (Amanda Tapping) and Teal’c…
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Stargate SG-1 (2003) – Disclosure, and Forsaken
It doesn’t happen often in this series, but I think we were due for one. It’s the SG-1 clip show! A framing story, written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, sees Hammond (Don S. Davis) and Major Davis (Colin Cunningham) briefing representatives from other governments. They are revealing the existence of the Stargate program to…
Stargate SG-1 (2002) – Allegiance, and Cure
At Stargate Command’s Alpha Site, problems are arising between the free Jaffa, Earth, and some newly arrived Tok’ra. Tensions that are raised when a naquadria bomb is discovered and suspects start dropping like flies. Written and directed by Peter DeLuise, no time for a cameo though, this episode was first broadcast on 9 August, 2002….
Stargate SG-1 (2002) – Summit, and Last Stand
The Tok’ra come to Stargate Command with news of a Goa’uld summit, it seems a number of system lords, including Ba’al (Cliff Simon) Zipacna (Kevin Durand), Kali (Suleka Mathew), and Osiris (Anna-Louise Plowman) are getting together. And the Tok’ra have a plan to take them out. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, this episode…
Stargate SG-1 (2001) – Ascension, and The Fifth Man
Carter (Amanda Tapping) is given some time off, after she’s rendered unconscious on a mission. She was inspecting a device that may or may nor be a weapon. But she and SG-1 do not come back alone, there is a mysterious entity that has attached itself to Carter. Ascension was written by Robert C. Cooper,…
Carte Blanche (2011) – Jeffery Deaver
James Bond is back, in the modern era. Jeffrey Deaver, acclaimed author of the Lincoln Rhyme novels updates 007 for the 21st century with his novel, Carte Blanche. While there are recognizable names and characters, Deaver shakes things up a little bit as he establishes a new timeline for Ian Fleming’s iconic character. This time…
Stargate SG-1 (1998) – The Serpent’s Lair, and In the Line of Duty
Season two of SG-1 got underway on 26 June, 1998 with The Serpent’s Lair. Written by one of the series showrunners, Brad Wright, the episode picks up moments after the conclusion of the season one finale. O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Carter (Amanda Tapping), Jackson (Michael Shanks) and Teal’c (Christopher Judge) are still aboard the goa’uld…
Stargate SG-1 (1997) – Cold Lazarus, and The Nox
When O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) is replaced by another being, from a crystalline structure on a remote planet, his replacement explores the loss of O’Neill’s son, and talks with his ex-wife, Sara (Harley Jane Kozak). Cold Lazarus was written by Jeff King and first aired on 29 August, 1997. As the replacement O’Neill confronts O’Neill’s…
Demons (1985) – Lamberto Bava
I am long overdue in coming to the Demons series that sees Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento working together to deliver a non-stop gorefest hinged on the flimsiest of plots. The plot isn’t the point, even the characters aren’t too important coming across as little more than stereotypes, instead it’s all about the practical and…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2023) – Subspace Rhapsody, and Hegemony
Subspace Rhapsody does something that Star Trek has never done before, gives us a musical. With songs by Letters to Cleo’s Kay Hanley and Tom Polce and a script by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff this episode first debuted on 3 August, 2023. Sure, musicals aren’t everyone’s fare, but in a season that took some…
The Mind Reels 