The miniseries adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s epic western tale came to a conclusion on 8 February, 1989. Montana has been reached, but there are still a number of trials and tribulations to deal with before the end of the story, the biggest of which centers around our central heroes, the former Texas Rangers, Call (Tommy…
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Lonesome Dove (1989) – The Plains
Part three of the Lonesome Dove miniseries was broadcast on 7 February, 1989. Larry McMurtry’s epic novel played across small screens as the nation tuned in to watch the continuing journey of Call (Tommy Lee Jones) and Gus (Robert Duvall). Jake Spoon (Robert Ulrich) has definitely fallen in with the wrong crowd. He’d hoped to…
Striking Distance (1993) – Rowdy Herrington
Bruce Willis always seemed like an everyday guy in his film roles, and I think that’s why so many of us accepted him as a cop in seemingly every other film he made. Hitting a couple of years before his third outing as John McClane, Willis played Pittsburgh police officer Tom Hardy. He’s after a…
Star Trek: #2 …The Only Good Klingon… (1984)
Issue 2 of DC’s Star Trek comic was out for March 1984. Titled … The Only Good Klingon… it featured a cover by George Perez, and featured art by Tom Sutton as penciler and Ricardo Villagran delivered the inks. Mike W. Barr delivers the second part of the story begun in issue 1. Stardate: 8149.2…
Smallville (2003) – Witness, and Accelerate
Mark Verheiden penned Witness that first aired on 29 April, 2003. Following an argument with Chloe (Allison Mack) about his obligations to the Torch, Clark (Tom Welling) witnesses a theft! A fellow student has broken into a LuthorCorp van and stolen something… and the van was carrying kryptonite! Clark decides to take action himself, sidestepping…
All That Jazz (1979) – Bob Fosse
Roy Scheider owns this movie. He definitely deserved the Oscar for which he was nominated, but didn’t win. He turns in a fantastic performance as Joe Gideon, an avatar for Fosse in this captivating tale. Gideon is a womanizer, a father, a choreographer, a director, a drinker, and an addict. He’s also sick. But he…
Smallville (2003) – Insurgence, and Suspect
Surveillance and counter-surveillance in the Luthor family is going to cause problems not just for them but for Clark (Tom Welling) as well in Insurgence. Written by Kenneth Biller and Jeph Loeb, this episode was first broadcast on 21 January, 2003. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) is furious to discover that his father, Lionel (John Glover) has…
Smallville (2002) – Redux, and Lineage
Redux first aired on 29 October, 2002 and was written by Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner. There’s lots going on in this episode! It seems a number of Smallville High students are aging rapidly. What’s causing that? And if Clark (Tom Welling) didn’t have his hands full with that, there’s more trouble at the school….
Smallville (2002) – Red, and Nocturne
Comic legend Jeph Loeb pens Red, which first aired on 15 October, 2002. It also introduces a new variety of kryptonite to the series, one that has an adverse on Clark (Tom Welling), red kryptonite. It’s time for class rings and Smallville High, and everyone is happy to get them. What they don’t know is…
Smallville (2002) – Tempest, and Vortex
Tempest closes out the first season of Smallville. Written by showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar from a story by Philip Levens, season one came to a close on 21 May, 2002. The spring formal is here, Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) are headed out together. And there’s lots of other character stuff…
The Mind Reels 