Chuck (Zachary Levi) has a lot on his plate this week when Carina (Mini Anden) returns in Chuck Versus the Three Words. Written by Ali Adler and Scott Rosenbaum, this episode first aired on 10 January, 2010. Carina returns for the first time since Chuck Versus the Wookie, and Sarah’s (Yvonne Strahovski) old frenemy hauls…
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Chuck (2009) – Versus the Broken Heart, and Versus the Dream Job
Ali Adler pens the first episode up this week, Chuck Versus the Broken Heart. It first aired on 30 March, 2009. General Beckman (Bonita Friedericy) begins to think that Chuck’s (Zachary Levi) feelings for Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) are complicating their ongoing mission, and the team’s protection of him. So she implements a 49B, and sends…
Pickup on South Street (1953) – Samuel Fuller
Jean Peters sizzles in this spy/crime film noir that is another film mentioned in Philip Kemp’s Movies book. It also falls into the category of how had I never heard of this film before? As it ticks a lot of my boxes, spies, film noir… it’s a corker! Candy (Peters) is on the subway, and…
Star Trek: Enterprise (2005) – Bound, and In a Mirror, Darkly Part I
Captain’s log: 27 December, 2154 Manny Coto pens Bound, which first aired on 15 April, 2005. Things go badly for the crew of the Enterprise, specifically the men, when Archer (Scott Bakula) receives three Orion slave girls, Navaar (Cyia Batten), D’Nesh (Crystal Allen) and Maras (Menina Fortunato) as a ‘gift’ from Harrad-Sar (William Lucking) for…
Chuck (2009) – Versus the Third Dimension, and Versus the Suburbs
Chuck (Zachary Levi) is having problems connecting his feelings for Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) and the fact that she killed a Fulcrum agent. Filmed as a special 3-D episode, this episode was written by one of the series creator’s Chris Fedak and first aired on 2 February, 2009. Dominic Monaghan guest stars as rock star Tyler…
The Sheik (1921) – George Melford
Clips from The Sheik can be found anywhere, it is an iconic Hollywood film from the silent movie era, and it just happens to be the next title I’m watching in Philip Kemp’s Movies book. I can remember the first time I saw clips of this film, alongside Laurel & Hardy shorts, and the occasional…
Chuck (2008) – Versus the Seduction, and Versus the Break-Up
Chuck (Zachary Levi), Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) and Casey (Adam Baldwin) are still dealing with the loss of the new Intersect, which means Chuck is still a high value asset in Chuck Versus the Seduction. Written by Matthew Miller this episode debuted on 6 October, 2008 and sees Chuck having to learn the art of seduction…
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1992) – J.M. Dillard
This week’s Trek novel is the film adaptation of the last big screen voyage of the crew of The Original Series, J.M. Dillard adapts the screenplay and fills it out with some additional character building scenes which add some nice depth to the events that unfold. Captain James T. Kirk and the majority of his…
Chuck (2007) – Versus the Tango, and Versus the Wookie
Matthew Miller throws Chuck (Zachary Levi) into a whole new mess this week as Chuck Versus the Tango is the first episode up on the blog. With an original airdate of 8 October, 2007, Miller’s story finds Chuck working to prove he’s assistant manager material at the Buy More, while also dealing with a stolen…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – A War On Two Fronts, Front Runners, and The Soft War
“Fear is a malleable weapon.” Season Five of The Clone Wars got underway with Revival, which actually comes later in the chronology, so first up for us is A War on Two Fronts. Written by Chris Collins, this episode launched on 6 October, 2012. Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor), Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter), Ahsoka Tano…
Captive Wild Woman (1943) – Edward Dmytryk
John Carradine as a detached, and insane scientist, who somehow still gets work, an animal trainer who wants a shot at the big top, and a gorilla suit that becomes a beautiful women with strange powers over the animals of the circus. It’s all here in the next big title in DK Canada’s Monsters in…
Moonlighting (1988) – A Womb With A View, and Between A Yuk and A Hard Place
The fifth and final season of Moonlighting got underway on 6 December, 1988 with A Womb With A View, written by series creator Glenn Gordon Caron and Charles H. Eglee. Bruce Willis pulls double duty in this episode, not only playing David Addison, but also Baby Hayes, as the story gives us a story from…
