The season four opener picks up three months after the season three finale. It launched on 22 September, 2004, and was written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Welcome to the show, Lois Lane (Erica Durance)! She comes to Smallville to investigate her cousin Chloe’s (Allison Mack) death. And ends up, during her arrival in…
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Get Smart (1969) – Tequila Mockingbird, I Shot 86 Today, and Absorb the Greek
When a CONTROL agent is killed attempting to retrieve it, Max (Don Adms) and 99 (Barbara Feldon) head south of the border to retrieve the Tequila Mockingbird. Written by Chris Hayward and Arne Sultan, this episode debuted on 18 January, 1969. It riffs on The Maltese Falcon, while the title skewer’s Harper’s classic novel. The…
Batman: Revolution (2025) – John Jackson Miller
John Jackson Miller delivers the second story in his Batman series that connects the 1989 Tim Burton film with is follow up, Batman Returns. It works to sew all of the narrative and connective tissue together, and it does it well. It’s a fun, expansive and while I can’t always hear the actors’ voices in…
Magpie Murders (2016) – Anthony Horowitz
I’ve always enjoyed Anthony Horowitz’s writing. I dug his young spy novels, the Alex Rider series, and his foray into James Bond territory. But he is not a writer to be confined by genre, and when I came across Magpie Murders in one of the little libraries in a neighbor’s yard, I had to at…
Double or Die (2007) – Charlie Higson
Charlie Higson delivers another exciting Young James Bond story. But I have to say, his youth seemed pretty adventure-filled. So much so that you have to wonder if he was bored being 007. This one is a bit different, with more clues and intellect involved. The past two adventures saw young Bond going after baddies,…
Stargate SG-1 (2004) – Lost City: Part 1, and Part 2
The season seven finale is a two-parter that not only advances the story for SG-1, but also sets up Stargate: Atlantis, despite the fact that there will be some recasting before the show launches the following season. Written by Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright, Lost City: Part 1 first aired on 12 March, 2004….
Over Sea, Under Stone (1965) – Susan Cooper
I found this book on a list of fantasy series. I had never heard of it, and while it claims to be a young adult series, the main characters are all children, it’s a damned entertaining ride, and sets up the adventure that will sprawl over five novels. Simon, his sister Jane, and younger brother,…
Carte Blanche (2011) – Jeffery Deaver
James Bond is back, in the modern era. Jeffrey Deaver, acclaimed author of the Lincoln Rhyme novels updates 007 for the 21st century with his novel, Carte Blanche. While there are recognizable names and characters, Deaver shakes things up a little bit as he establishes a new timeline for Ian Fleming’s iconic character. This time…
The Bone Collector (1999) – Phillip Noyce
Denzel Washington brings Jeffrey Deaver’s brilliant detective Lincoln Rhymes to life in Phillip Noyce’s big-screen version of The Bone Collector. Haunted by the moment he became a quadriplegic, Rhymes is an ex-homicide detective who is planning for his final transition, an assisted suicide, much against the wishes of his caregiver, Thelma (Queen Latifah). When one…
Deja Vu (2006) – Tony Scott
I do enjoy a Denzel Washington/Tony Scott team-up and this temporal thriller ends up being a lot more fun than I remember from the first time I saw it. Scott’s constantly moving camera, saturated colours, and tight editing are on full display here as the story follows ATF agent Doug Carlin (Washington) as he investigates…
The Mind Reels 