McCall (Edward Woodward) deals with the now-public reveal that Yvette (Melissa Sue Anderson) is his daughter and that whoever abducted and abused Manon (Anne Heywood) is going to use her to destroy McCall, his son Scott (William Zabka) and Control (Robert Lansing). The second part of The Mystery of Manon was written by Coleman Luck…
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Hill Street Blues (1983) – Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy, and The Belles of St. Mary’s
The precinct has a lot going on this week in Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy. Written by Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner, and David Milch from a story by Phil Combest, Steven Bochco, and Lewis, it first aired on 10 February, 1983. While Ray (Rene Enriquez) tries out a new toupee in an…
Hill Street Blues (1982) – Stan the Man, and Little Boil Blue
David Milch penned Stan the Man, which had an original airdate of 4 November, 1982. Joyce (Veronica Hamel) is assaulted at the precinct by a perp who gets away from his arresting officer, landing her in the hospital after Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti) takes the suspect down. And that is just the tip of the…
Hill Street Blues (1982) – Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers, and Trial by Fury
Season two of Hill Street Blues came to a close on 13 May, 1982 with Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers which was written by Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis and Michael Wagner. Renko (Charles Haid) is left reeling upon learning his father has died, but matters are complicated when the vehicle the…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995) -Past Tense: Part I, and Part II
Station log: stardate 48481.2 Robert Hewitt Wolfe pens this stellar episode from a story he developed with Ira Steven Behr. First broadcast on 2 January, 1995, the story follows Sisko (Avery Brooks), Bashir (Alexander Siddig) and Dax (Terry Farrell) as, thanks to a transporter accident while the Defiant is in orbit around Earth, end up…
Miami Vice (1985) – Rites of Passage, and The Maze
Rites of Passage was penned by Daniel Pyne and first debuted on 8 February, 1985. The story finds Ricardo Tubbs (Philip Micheal Thomas) rekindling a romance with an old flame, when Valerie Gordon (Pam Grier), a fellow cop from New York, comes down to Miami in search of her sister, Diane (Tery Ferman), to save…
The Twilight Zone (1962) – One More Pallbearer, Dead Man’s Shoes, and The Hunt
My journey through the depths of The Twilight Zone continue this week, as I continue my way through Paramount Pictures’ complete series collection on blu-ray. First up is One More Pallbearer. Written by series creator and showrunner Rod Serling, this story first aired on 12 January, 1962. Dr. No himself, Joseph Wiseman plays Paul Radin,…
The Mind Reels chats with A Dog’s Life Helene Choquette
Hot Docs 2016 continues! The amazing thing about the festival is the variety of subject matter covered, and issues confronted, Helene Choquette turned her camera’s eye on the issue of homeless people, specifically, those with dogs. Examining the issue, and way they are treated and seen by the public at large, these people survive…
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) – Prophecy of Doom, The Forgotten and Mad as a Hatter
It’s back to Gotham for another trio of episodes! First up is Prophecy of Doom, which aired on 6 October, 1992. This one sees Batman (Kevin Conroy) taking on a con-man, Nostromos (Micheal Des Barres) who is robbing the rich of their money by convincing them that he can see their future, and saves…
Fear the Walking Dead: Season 1
Releasing today from Anchor Bay is Season 1 of Fear the Walking Dead, the new show from creator Robert Kirkman. Collecting all 6 episodes of the first season, the series, not so much a spin-off as it is a prequel (for now), promises to explore how the world got to the state it is when…
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