Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – Before I Sleep, and The Brotherhood

It’s Weir’s (Torri Higginson) birthday. Despite the fact that she wanted to keep it quiet, Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) knows, and after imparting a gift continues his exploration of the massive floating city. He, Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) and Ford (Rainbow Sun Francks) discover a lab, with an old woman in stasis, for ten thousand years! When…

Stargate: Atlantis (2004) – Home, and The Storm

Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie wrote Home, which debuted on 10 September, 2004. Sheppard’s (Joe Flanigan) team travel to a mist-enshrouded world, but when they dial the gate to go back to Atlantis, McKay (David Hewlett) makes the discovery that there’s enough energy in the mist field to allow them to dial home. McKay and…

Stargate: Atlantis (2004) – Poisoning the Well, and Underground

Ethical questions come up for Weir (Torri Higginson), though Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) doesn’t seem to have any in Poisoning the Well. Written by Damian Kindler from a story by Mary Kaiser this episode was first broadcast on 20 August, 2004. Sheppard’s team have made contact with the Hoffans, a human race that welcomes the team,…

Stargate: Atlantis (2004) – Suspicion, and Childhood’s End

When Sheppard’s (Joe Flanigan) team is ambushed by the Wraith yet again, Weir (Torri Higginson) begins to suspect that there is an informant somewhere on Atlantis. Blame initially falls on the Athosians who the Earth expedition has taken in and housed. Suspicion was written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie from a story by Kerry…

Stargate: Atlantis (2004) – Hide and Seek, and Thirty Eight Minutes

Everyone is settling into Atlantis, McKay (David Hewlett) is taking gene therapy from Beckett (Paul McGillion) so he can access Ancient technology, but now he has a problem in Hide and Seek. Written by Robert C. Cooper from a story by Cooper and Brad Wright, this episode was first broadcast on 23 July, 2004. McKay…

FANomenon (2013) – Lynne Carter

  Premiering this evening on Global as part of a new series called Obsessions, is this fascinating documentary about fandom, and the revelation of one of the largest driving forces behind it, women. This shouldn’t come as a surprise seeing as Bjo Trimble, a female fan, was one of the major fan forces in helping…