July 1984 had issue 6 of DC Comics ongoing Star Trek series on comic spinners. Written oncee again by Mike W. Barr, it featured pencils by Tom Sutton, inks by Ricardo Villagran, and a cover by Sutton and Sal Amendola. Stardate: 8173.5 The issue’s opening splash page tties directly in with the canon of The…
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Firefly (2002) – Out of Gas, and Ariel
Fan favourite episode Out of Gas was written by Tim Minear and first debuted on 25 October, 2002. Serenity’s life support fails. The whole ship is in need of repairs, something I’m sure Kaylee (Jewel Staite) would remind Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) every chance she gets. Mal sends the entire crew away, with only him…
Firefly (2002) – Shindig, and Safe
Since Fox had already screwed up the airing order of Firefly, it’s no surprise that despite Shindig being the fifth episode aired sixth after episodes that would come later in the timeline. Morons. Written by the talented Jane Espenson, this episode was broadcast on 1 November, 2002. Mal (Nathan Fillion) and company need a job….
Stargate: Universe (2011) – Blockade, and Gauntlet
The penultimate episode of Stargate Universe, Blockade, was written by Linda McGibney, and debuted on 2 May, 2011. Destiny needs to be refueled. It needs to get into a star to recharge. Unfortunately, every time she comes out of FTL, the drones find them. They only have enough fuel for one more try. Eli (David…
Stargate: Universe (2010) – Space, and Divided
Last time, I watched what was the mid-season finale for Universe’s first season. It saw Young (Louis Ferreira) leaving Rush (Robert Carlyle) behind on an alien planet (with an alien ship) as the Destiny leaps away. The pair had a knock down drag-out fight, and that aired on 4 December, 2009. The story didn’t resume…
Stargate SG-1 (2003) – Revisions, and Lifeboat
Stargate Command is stunned to discover a strange civilization living on an inhospitable planet when they send a probe through. There is a society living beneath a dome on an otherwise completely unwelcoming world. So of course, the team investigates. Revisions was written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie and first aired on 11 July,…
Stargate SG-1 (2002/2003) – Prometheus, and Unnatural Selection
A news crew is a little too close to the truth when they discover information about the X-303, and the fact that it makes use of an element not found on Earth. As O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and SG1 attempt to deal with the news team, they realize their troubles are just beginning in Prometheus….
Star Trek: My Brother’s Keeper Book Three – Enterprise (1999) – Micheal Jan Friedman
Friedman wraps up the My Brother’s Keeper trilogy with Enterprise. Captain James Kirk and his crew have returned to Earth for the funeral of Gary Mitchell. Kirk is still struggling with his role in Mitchell’s death, and is struggling with how he’ll present it to Gary’s parents. He goes to see them, while also welcoming…
Farscape (1999) – Through the Looking Glass, and A Bug’s Life
When Moya overhears the discussion of her passengers about perhaps leaving her and her unborn child, the leviathan with Pilot’s (voiced by Lani John Tupu) guidance triggers a starburst, and gets them stuck. Through the Looking Glass was written by David Kemper and was first aired on 10 September, 1999. Moya seems to be split…
Farscape (1999) – DNA Mad Scientist, and They’ve Got a Secret
Getting hooked on PK Tech Girl was the beginning. DNA Mad Scientist cemented my Farscape addiction, because in this episode we see what some of Moya’s crew will do to get home, and how much it may cost them. Written by Tom Blomquist, this episode was first broadcast on 18 June, 1999. When the crew…
The Mind Reels 