Some books not only take you in, but hint at a much bigger world behind the pages if you are willing to explore it. We Used to Live Here is one of those. It’s a spooky, unnerving tale, that is enmeshed in secrets and codes that eager readers can work to solve, and join online…
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Suicide Kings (1997) – Peter O’Fallon
I don’t think I gave this one the attention it was due when it first came out. I remember watching it, but not paying as much attention to it as I should. Watching it now, I enjoyed it quite a lot. It’s got a great cast, and a tight script. A group of friends find…
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) – Charles Lamont
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello make their final Universal Monster movie with Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy. I’m not sure if I think this one is better, worse or equal to Meet the Invisible Man. I do know that Meet Frankenstein is their best. This time out, the pair are a couple of would-be…
Stargate SG-1 (1999) – One False Step, and Show and Tell
There’s always going to be at least one episode a season that I don’t really care for, and this time around it’s One False Step. Written by Michael Kaplan and John Sanborn this episode was first broadcast on 19 February, 1999. When SG-1 gates to a distant planet to recover a downed UAV, O’Neill (Richard…
Family Ties (1982) – Big Brother Is Watching, No Nukes Is Good Nukes, and Death of a Grocer
Alex (Micheal J. Fox) finds himself in an ethical dilemma when he’s made editor of the school paper. Big Brother is Watching was written by Ruth Bennett and originally aired on 17 November, 1982. Within moments of getting the position he’s presented with a story that involves cover-ups and lies, their school has a very…
Fringe (2011) – Stowaway, and Bloodline
While Bell inhabits Olivia (Anna Torv), FBI agent Lincoln Lee (Seth Gabel) comes across the Fringe Division as they get pulled together on a case that centers around a young woman, Dana (Paula Malcomson) who seemingly can’t die. Written by Danielle Displatro from a story by J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner, and Akiva Goldsman, Stowaway first…
Fringe (2010) – The Plateau, and Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?
Plateau puts us back alongside Olivia (Anna Torv) in the alternate universe. Written by Alison Schapker and Monica Owusu-Breen, it first aired on 7 October, 2010. Walter-nate (John Noble) as secretary of defense is keeping a special eye on Olivia who has taken up Other Olivia’s role in Fringe Division. He’s convinced that the memories…
Fringe (2010) – Olivia, and The Box
Season three of Fringe got underway on 23 September, 2010 with the episode opener Olivia, which was written by J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner. While Peter (Joshua Jackson) and Walter (John Noble) deal with their escape from the alternate universe and the alternate-Olivia (Anna Torv) continues her infiltration of the group, Olivia remains trapped in…
Fringe (2010) – Over There: Part One, and Part Two
The season two finale of Fringe got underway on 13 May, 2010. It was written by J.H. Wyman, Jeff Pinkner, and Akiva Goldsman, who also served as the episode’s director. We know we’re on the other side from the beginning but the red-colored opening credits cements that idea. Peter (Joshua Jackson) joins Walter-nate (John Noble)…
Fringe (2009/2010) – Grey Matters, and Unearthed
The cryogenic heads that were stolen in the previous season are back. Well, one of them is, and it’s reattached to a body, and in the form of Thomas Jerome Newton (Sebastian Roche) is going around removing slices of brain from patients who all, once investigated, seem to have a connection to Walter (John Noble)…
The Mind Reels 