This week we come to the conclusion of Season 1 of Paramount Pictures’ War of the Worlds television series, and by my count, I think the morthren are definitely winning. The Raising of Lazarus, the season’s penultimate episode was written by Durnford King, and aired on 8 May, 1989. Team Blackwood may have their hands…
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War of the Worlds (1988) – The Walls of Jericho, and Thy Kingdom Come
The war of the worlds truly gets underway this week as the aliens attempt to cement their position on the planet, and come up with a way to survive the radiation poisoning plaguing them (by constructing creepy looking suits). The Walls of Jericho was written by Forrest Van Buren (an alias, most likely for Greg…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992) – Power Play, and Ethics
Captain’s log: stardate 45571.2 Brannon Braga, Herbert Wright and Rene Balcer penned the teleplay from this episode that first aired on 24 February, 1992, from a story by Maurice Hurley and Paul Ruben. When the Enterprise investigates a storm-riddled planet for a missing ship, the away team, lead by Riker (Jonathan Frakes) returns to the…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988) – Coming of Age, and Heart of Glory
Captain’s log: stardate 41416.2 Coming of Age is a fairly solid episode. Written by Sandy Fries, this tale first screened on 14 March, 1988. Unlike his last outing, Wesley (Wil Wheaton) is much easier to empathise with and like in this episode. And again, lets be clear the dislike of Wesley had nothing to do…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) – The Last Outpost, and Where No One Has Gone Before
Captain’s log: stardate 41386.4 The introduction of the Ferengi. Well that could have gone better. The script was penned by Herbert Wright from a story by Richard Krezmien and the episode first aired on 19 October, 1987. The Enterprsie is in pursuit of a Ferengi Marauder accused of theft, when both ships find themselves losing…
The Mind Reels 