Captain’s log: stardate 52179.4 Oh, Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill), you were doing so well… and then this episode happened. Written by Kenneth Biller, from a story by Scott Miller, this episode debuted, just days before Star Trek: Insurrection opened in theaters, on 9 December, 1998. Tom has been busted down to ensign for disobeying…
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Moonlighting (1985) – The Lady in the Iron Mask, and Money Talks… Maddie Walks
Roger Director pens the first episode up this week. It originally aired on 1 October, 1985, and finds David (Bruce Willis) and Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) taking on a very strange case that gets them, and the Blue Moon Detective Agency, tangled up in murder, yet again. When a woman, Barbara Wylie (Judith Hansen) wearing a…
Moonlighting (1985) – Pilot
I decided to lighten it up a bit now that I’ve finished Miami Vice, and I definitely wanted to dig into another classic 80s series. I remember only seeing a couple of Moonlighting episodes when it originally aired, and of course, the pilot when it was released to home video as a feature length film….
Miami Vice (1989) – Victims of Circumstance, and World of Trouble
We’re coming up on the end of the series, in fact Victims of Circumstance was the last episode aired before the series finale. But as mentioned previously, I will move to the lost episodes first and then close out the series with Freefall the way it was meant to be. This one was penned by…
A Star Is Born: Special Encore Edition (2018) – Blu-Ray Review
Gaga and Cooper fans rejoice, A Star is Born, the special encore edition version of the film comes home on blu-ray and DVD today from Warner Brothers. Boasting an additional twelve minutes of footage, the film gives a bit of a new look to the Oscar winning film. Most of that footage is seamlessly integrated…
Aquaman (2018) – Blu-Ray Review
Despite the fact that the DCEU seems to be in a bit of a shambles, there have been two truly shining stars in the DC Extended Universe, Wonder Woman, and now, Aquaman. Due in part to the star’s, Jason Momoa, charm and presence, and the fact that this time around the story doesn’t feel rushed,…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1997) – A Simple Investigation, and Business as Usual
Station log: stardate unknown Rene Echevarria pens this Odo (Rene Auberjonois) episode that sees the security officer falling for a beautiful woman, Arissa (Dey Young) who is working with the Orion Syndicate, and has been targeted for murder. It debuted on 31 March, 1997. The episode explores the loneliness that Odo feels, but also the…
War of the Worlds (1988) – The Resurrection
Back in 1988, a year after Paramount launched the Enterprise back into space with The Next Generation, they turned to another sci-fi property they owned, with the intentions of bringing it to the small screen in a weekly syndicated series. Serving as a sequel to the classic 1953 film, the series developed by showrunner Greg…
Dog Soldiers (2002) – Neil Marshall
Cult favorite director Neil Marshall takes on werewolves with his engaging take on them, in the action horror, Dog Soldiers, the next stop on the Monsters in the Movies book from DK Canada. The cast features Liam Cunningham, Kevin McKidd and Sean Pertwee as the film takes us to the highlands of Scotland, and into…
True Romance (1993) – Tony Scott
DK Books’ brings me a 90s classic that is on the What Else to Watch list following The Movie Book’s recommendation of Bonnie & Clyde. Directed by Tony Scott, featuring his flashy, gaudy style, and a script by Quentin Tarantino that is rife with his pop culture references and sharp dialogue, True Romance is a…
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