12 May, 1994, brought us the fourth episode, and the conclusion of the Mick Garris-directed adaptation of Stephen King’s gigantic book, The Stand. The story is moving to its conclusion as the pieces of good and evil are finally arrayed for the last battle. Harold (Corin Nemec) is cast aside by Randall Flagg (Jamey Sheridan),…
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The Stand (1994) – The Betrayal
After a night off, Th Stand miniseries resumed on 11 May, 1994. Mick Garris directed, and Stephen King wrote the teleplay from his huge novel. All the pieces are on the field, and now things begin to move and shift, and of course, with a title like The Betrayal, we know something bad will happen…
The Stand (1994) – The Dreams
The second instalment of the Mick Garris/Stephen King miniseries adaptation of King’s epic yarn of good and evil, The Stand, first aired on 9 May, 1994. Honestly, I remember it airing, but what I really remember was how it did gangbusters when they released the mini-series to home video. People who had missed it (or…
The Stand (1994) – The Plague
Horror icons Stephen King and Mick Garris paired up to bring King’s colossal tale of good and evil set against a backdrop of a world ravaged by a superflu to the small screen in a television mini-series event. Airing over four nights, the six-hour tale worked to be as faithful to the source material as…
Smallville (2002) – Kinetic, and Zero
Kinetic was written by Philip Levens and first debuted on 26 February, 2002. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum), Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) are at the Luthor Mansion for an interview. But things go badly when a local gang, who have the ability to phase through walls show up to rob the place. And because…
Stargate SG-1 (2005) – Avalon: Part 1, and Part 2
Season nine got underway with Avalon: Part 1 on 15 July, 2005. It was written by Robert C. Cooper with excerpts written by Cooper and Brad Wright. And it is not the show it was at the end of the last season. Season nine features some big changes for the series. Sure we had Jonas…
Stargate SG-1 (2004) – Grace, and Fallout
Carter (Amanda Tapping) has gated out to the Prometheus, still working on getting its hyperdrive fixed (it needs lots of cool downs and can only make short jumps) as it makes its long journey back to Earth. And out there, under the command of Colonel Ronson (John Novak) they come under attack by a massive…
Stargate SG-1 (2003) – Fallen, and Homecoming
Daniel Jackson (Micheal Shanks) shows up naked on a distant planet, and Jonas Quinn (Corin Nemec) begins to figure out the tablet and its references to a Lost City. Fallen was written by Robert C. Cooper and launched season seven on 13 June, 2003. O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Jonas Quinn, Carter (Amanda Tapping) and Teal’c…
Stargate SG-1 (2003) – Prophecy, and Full Circle
Oh oh! There are problems for Jonas Quinn (Corin Nemec)!While on a mission to a Goa’uld controlled world with the rest of SG-1 he falls ill and is taken from active duty. But not before he has glimpses of the immediate future. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, this episode, the penultimate of season…
Stargate SG-1 (2003) – Disclosure, and Forsaken
It doesn’t happen often in this series, but I think we were due for one. It’s the SG-1 clip show! A framing story, written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, sees Hammond (Don S. Davis) and Major Davis (Colin Cunningham) briefing representatives from other governments. They are revealing the existence of the Stargate program to…
The Mind Reels 