The conclusion of the first season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica first aired on 1 April, 2005. It was written by showrunner Ronald D. Moore from a story by David Eick. Adama (Edward James Olmos) is furious with Roslin (Mary McDonnell) for convincing Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) to take the Cylon Raider and fly it back…
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Smallville (2005) – Arrival, and Mortal
Season five of Smallville got underway on 29 September, 2005. It was written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer. Lots happens in the opener, coming off that cliffhanger season four finale. What came down in the meteorite shower? A pair of super-powered Kryptonians, Aethyr (Alana De La Garza) and Nam-Ek (Leonard Roberts), and they are…
Star Trek: #13 Masquerade (1985)
Msquerade is part five of the New Frontiers storyline written by Mike W. Barr. The series continues to feature Tom Sutton on pencils, and Ricardo Villagran on inks. The pair also collaborated on the cover, which could be found on spinner racks until April 1985. Stardate: 8220.3 Kirk and his crew, using the Excelsior’s transwarp…
The Shadow of the Gods (2021) – John Gwynne
The Shadow of the Gods, is the first book in a fantasy trilogy, collectively called The Bloodsworn Trilogy, that uses Norse mythology as it’s launching point. The gods are dead, their bones litter the landscape, trapping power within them. It is a world of magic and monsters and introduces the reader to a trio of…
Get Smart (1966) – Ship of Spies: Part 2, Shipment to Beirut, and The Last One in is a Rotten Spy
The second part of Ship of Spies first aired on 9 April, 1966. Smart (Don Adams) and 99 (Barbara Feldon) are still in trouble in this story written by Leonard Stern and Buck Henry. They are working on getting the plans of a super secret weapon, but have to resolve last week’s cliffhanger first! Something…
Get Smart (1966) – The Amazing Harry Hoo, Hubert’s Unfinished Symphony, and Ship of Spies: Part 1
Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) teams up with Hawaiian detective Harry Hoo (Joey Forman) to track down his old enemy, The Claw (Leonard Strong) in The Amazing Harry Hoo. Written by Gerald Gardner and Dee Caruso, this episode was first broadcast on 12 March, 1966. The episode is a little problematic in that you have a…
Stargate: Atlantis (2006) – Inferno, and Allies
The penultimate episode of season two finds Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his team discovering that some new possible allies not only have ancient tech, they may have an ancient warship. Inferno was written by Carl Binder and debuted on 3 March, 2006. While McKay (David Hewlett) helps Norina (Brandy Ledford) with the planetary defense shield,…
Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – Aurora, and The Lost Boys
McKay (David Hewlett) discovers an Ancient spacheship adrift in space. But not just any spaceship, a warship called the Aurora. Written by Carl Binder from a story by Binder and Brad Wright, this episode first aired on 23 September, 2005. With some help from the Daedalus and Caldwell (Mitch Pileggi), Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his…
Farscape (2002) – What Was Lost: Part 2 – Resurrection, and Lava’s a Many Splendored Thing
What Was Lost: Part 2 – Resurrection picks up moments after the cliffhanger of the previous episode, with Crichton (Ben Browder) surviving his jump from the cliff, and rescued by a waterbound species. Reuniting with D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe) and Sikozu (Raelee Hill) who reveal that he’s been exposed to Grayza’s (Rebecca Riggs) controlling pheromones. Now,…
The Judas Strain (2007) – James Rollins
It’s been quite some time since I dug into a Sigma Force novel, but sometimes you just want to dig into a sprawling adventure. Sigma Force is a super secret arm of DARPA. That means not only do the characters have military training, but they have doctoral degrees, and great science and tech at their…
The Mind Reels 