Six Degrees of Separation was written by Michael Angeli and was first broadcast on 18 February, 2005. After Baltar (James Callis) mocks the faith of Six (Tricia Helfer) and her fellow Cylons, he discovers he’s really stepped in it, when another Six shows up, a physical version, as opposed to the one in her head….
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Battlestar Galactica (2005) – You Can’t Go Home Again, and Litmus
Last time, we left Starbuck (Katee Sackoff) coming down for a crash landing on a barren moon. In You Can’t Go Home Again, written by Carla Robinson, and first airing on 4 February, 2005, the story picks right up from there. Starbuck is struggling to survive and find a way off planet and back to…
Get Smart (1967) – Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho, Where-What-How-Who Am I?, and The Expendable Agent
Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) has an unusual assignment on his hand this time. He has to track down an enemy agent that is destroying buildings. Unfortunately CONTROL can’t figure out how he’s doing it. Smart Fit the Battle of Jericho first aired on 18 February, 1967 and was written by Arne Sultan. To find out…
Blown Away (1994) – Stephen Hopkins
Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones star in a cop thriller about revenge and the past. Set in Boston, Jimmy Dove (Bridges) is verging on retirement from the Bomb Squad following his marriage to Kate (Suzy Amis). Unfortunately, Dove’s past comes calling for him in the form of Ryan Gaerity (Jones) an IRA extremist with…
Later (2021) – Stephen King
I have raved countless times about how much I love Stephen King novels. I love when I hit up one I have never read, though they are becoming fewer in number. Happily, Later was one that I hadn’t dug into yet and it absolutely delighted me. Later introduces us to Jamie Conklin, a young boy…
Northern Exposure (1991) – Animals R Us, and Jules et Joel
Ed (Darren E. Burrows) struggles with his cinematic dreams, questioning whether he can actually make a film or not in Animals R Us. Written by Robin Green this episode first debuted on 14 October, 1991. There are a couple of narrative threads woven into this story, but the main one centers on Maggie (Janine Turner)…
Sorcerer (1977) – William Friedkin
Iconic director William Friedkin took on an adaptation of The Wages of Fear, creating his own nerve-biting version of the French film, and novel. The film stars Roy Scheider as one of four unlucky men from around the globe who have found themselves, for one reason or another, stuck in a Latin American country that…
M*A*S*H (1976) – The Nurses, The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan, and Dear Sigmund
Loretta Swit has a pair of episodes this week that allow her to shine as her character Margaret Houlihan. First up is The Nurses. Written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, it was first broadcast on 19 October, 1976, and lets the main cast step back a bit to let a supporting cast of nurses have a little…
M*A*S*H (1975) – Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler, Dear Peggy, and Of Moose and Men
Radar (Gary Bughoff) gets a first name in this episode, Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler that was written by Bret Prelutsky that first aired on 7 November, 1975. Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) have an unusual patient that causes the arrival of both Flagg (Edward Winter) and Freedman (Allan Arbus). After flying bombing missions…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Incredible Cross-Sections (2017) – Jason Fry and Kemp Remillard
Star Wars: The Last Jedi blasted its way into the theatres this past weekend, and delighted viewers all over the globe, this one included. DK Canada has released books to celebrate the film’s debut, and our further exploration of not only the Skywalker Saga, but the story of hope which runs through it all. The…
The Mind Reels 