Frank Spotnitz and series creator Chris Carter bring Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) deeper into the mythology arc with Tunguska, which debuted on 24 November, 1996. That duplicitous rat, Krycek (Nicholas Lea) resurfaces, having been freed from the missile silo by an extremist far right group which found him on a salvaging haul….
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Star Trek: Enterprise (2005) – Observer Effect, and Babel One
Captain’s log: date unknown Judith and Garfield Reeve-Stevens pen this episode, which first aired on 21 January, 2005. It brought back a familiar alien species to to Trek universe. Hoshi (Linda Park) and Trip (Connor Trinneer) return from a mission, infected with a dangerous virus. Meanwhile the rest of the crew serve as hosts for…
Star Trek: Voyager (1999) – Alice, and Riddles
Captain’s log: stardate unknown First airing on 20 October, 1999 the teleplay for this Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) episode was written by Bryan Fuller and Micheal Taylor from a story by Juliann deLayne. When the Voyager arrives at a ‘junkyard’ Paris comes across an old racing ship which he convince Chakotay (Robert Beltran) to…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2009) – Mystery of a Thousand Moons, Storm Over Ryloth, Innocents of Ryloth, and Liberty on Ryloth
“A single chance is a galaxy of hope.” The blue shadow virus threatens the Republic in this episode written by Drew Z. Greenberg that first aired on 13 February, 2009. Ahsoka (Ashley Eckstein), Padme (Catherine Taber) and countless clones (Dee Bradley Baker) are infected with the virus, and it’s up to Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter)…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999) – Extreme Measures, and The Dogs of War
Station log: stardate 52645.7 We’re closing in on the end of the series, as we delve into the last few episodes comprising The Final Chapter. Extreme Measures, written by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson, first screened on 19 May, 1999. Bashir (Alexander Siddig) and O’Brien (Colm Meaney) let work leak that they have a cure…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999) – When It Rains…, and Tacking Into the Wind
Station log: stardate 52684.3 Micheal Dorn directs this portion of The Final Chapter. When It Rains… was penned by Rene Echevarria from a story by Echevarria and Spike Steingasser. It debuted on 5 May, 1999 and brings us that much closer to the end of the series. As Damar (Casey Biggs) continues his Cardassian rebellion…
Star Trek: Voyager (1999) – The Disease, and Course: Oblivion
Captain’s log: stardate unknown Micheal Taylor pens this Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) episode from a story by Kenneth Biller. It first aired on 24 February, 1999. The Voyager comes across a race of aliens, the Varro, a group of space-faring nomads, that are more than a little xenophobic. They’ve been in space for four centuries,…
War of the Worlds (1989) – He Feedeth Among the Lilies, and The Prodigal Son
This week, War of the Worlds attempts to tie into the alien abduction phenomena, in He Feedeth Among the Lilies. Written by Tom Lazarus, this episode first debuted on 30 January, 1989. Team Blackwood begins to look into stories of close encounters, and discover the morthren are abducting people, implanting them with a device that…
War of the Worlds (1989) – Choirs of Angels, and Dust to Dust
The morthren have a new plan to immunize themselves against Earth’s bacteria that still proves a threat to them, and they are implanting a message in music to brainwash anyone who listens to it. Choirs of Angels was written by Durnford King, and first aired on 16 January, 1989. The focus of their musical plot…
Werewolf of London (1935) – Stuart Walker
It’s time for things to get a little hairy as I move on to the werewolf chapter of DK Canada’s highly enjoyable coffee table tome, Monsters in the Movies by John Landis. I dug into this 1935 film, that is thankfully short, and can’t seem to decide how funny it wants to be with some…
The Mind Reels 