Stargate SG-1 (2006) – Counterstrike, and Memento Mori

Things with the Ori have a huge escalation, when the Jaffa use a weapon that wipes out all ten thousand Ori followers in one shot. Bra’tac (Tony Amendola) brings the news of it to Landry (Beau Bridges) while SG-1 aboard the Odyssey investigates the planet. And Stargate Command is going to find themselves right in…

Smallville (2002) – Rogue, and Shimmer

Rogue debuted on 15 January, 2002. It was written by Mark Verheiden. This time, it looks like Clark (Tom Welling) is in some real trouble, cause there’s nothing worse than a dirty cop. In this case it’s Sam Phelan (Cameron Dye) who stumbles onto Clark’s secret. Phelan attempts to blackmail Clark into stealing some internal…

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) – Episodes 1

On October 17, 2004, eighteen months after that heartbreaking ending to the series, Farscape returned to screens. The Peacekeeper Wars was a two night miniseries written by series creator Rockne S. O’Bannon and David Kemper. Brian Henson directs the first feature length episode that sees John Crichton (Ben Browder) and Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black) reassembled,…

Stargate: Atlantis (2006) – The Hive, and Epiphany

The story picks up right where we left off, months ago. The Hive first aired on 6 January, 2006 and was written by Carl Binder. Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), Teyla (Rachel Luttrell), Ronon (Jason Momoa) and Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks) and his Lost Boys are still being held on the Wraith hiveship. Things are complicated with…

Alien: Earth (2025) – Neverland

Disney did me a huge favor and sent me the first six episodes of their new Alien: Earth series to take a look at. I only watched one. And let me tell you, it’s not because I hated it. Oh no. I knew I could sit there and easily devour all six episodes that they…

Northern Exposure (1995) – Little Italy, and Balls

The series has begun stumbling towards its now seemingly inevitable end. The stories have become less and less engaging, though there are some great character bits. The character bits that stand out in this episode are very much Ruth-Anne’s (Peg Phillips). She has become a bit of a radio storyteller, and it’s a great new…

Blood Fever (2006) – Charlie Higson

The end of James Bond’s first year at Eton is almost here, and the young boy, still thirteen, is working to figure out what to do with his summer holidays. His Aunt Charmain endorses his choice to go on a school trip to Sardinia, with the caveat that if it gets too dull, he can…

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) – Alfred L. Werker

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the second Basil Rathbone Holmes film, and I ended up being more into this one than The Hound of the Baskervilles. Rathbone brings Arthur Conan Doyle’s character to wonderful life, making it his own, with Nigel Bruce’s Watson a perfect foil for him. This one feels like a bit…

Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – The Eye, and The Defiant One

Four months after the cliffhanger given in The Storm, The Eye was broadcast on 21 January, 2025. It was written by Martin Gero. Kolya (Robert Davi) spares Weir (Torri Higginson), and she and McKay (David Hewlett) have to repair the damaged grounding station. Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) continues with his John McClane plan of action. And…

Stargate SG-1 (2004) – New Order: Part 1, and Part 2

Season eight gets underway on 9 July, 2004 with a two-part opener, New Order, written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. Dr. Weir (Torri Higginson) has taken over Stargate Command, who is trying to keep things going, and negotiate use and access of the Antarctic discovery. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, O’Neill…