Station log: stardate unknown Bradley Thompson and David Weddle pen this Ezri Dax (Nicole de Boer) episode that first aired on 6 January, 1999. The episode continues to demonstrate the differences between Ezri and Dax’s prior host, Jadzia. Sisko (Avery Brooks) is upset to learn that O’Brien (Colm Meaney) is missing after running down leads…
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Moonlighting (1985) – The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice, and My Fair David
Orson Welles, to whom the first episode this week is dedicated, makes his final television appearance as he introduces this unique episode of Moonlighting. Written by Debra Frank and Carl Sautter, the episode debuted on 15 October, 1985, and about twelve minutes into it, transitions to black and white. David (Bruce Willis) and Maddie (Cybill…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008/2009/2010) – Cat and Mouse, Hidden Enemy, and The Movie
I’ve been trying to find a reason to give the Clone wars, and after I finished War of the Worlds I decided to scratch that itch. However, with this series I will not be watching them in broadcast order, but chronological order, as the first few seasons especially bounced back and forth through the Clone…
Mystic River (2003) – Clint Eastwood
The next film from DK Canada’s The Movie Book as I tackle the What Else to Watch list following my screening of The Sweet Hereafter is this exemplary film from Clint Eastwood. The movie stars Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney. The film follows three childhood friends,…
Star Trek: The Three Minute Universe (1988) – Barbara Paul
Space, the final frontier… I dug into another Trek novel this week, hey, there’s a lot of them, so they’ll probably be appearing on here fairly regular, I haven’t read this one since it first came out in ’88, and I don’t remember being a big fan of it when I first joined Captain Kirk…
Fargo (1996) – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
The next big title in DK Canada’s very enjoyable The Movie Book is the Coen Brothers’ classic, Fargo. Supposedly based on a true story, it’s not, the film follows the inept kidnapping and subsequent murder all organized by a car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy). It seems Lundegaard is in a bit of financial…
Blue Velvet (1986) – David Lynch
The next big title up for viewing in DK Canada’s highly enjoyable, The Movie Book is the David Lynch classic, Blue Velvet. It features a lot of familiar faces to Lynch fans, and in fact served as the launching point of inspiration for Twin Peaks. The Norman Rockwell facade of small town America (the town…
V – The Series (1984) – The Overlord, and The Dissident
While Julie (Faye Grant) confronts allegations of treason, Donovan (Marc Singer), Elias (Micheal Wright) and Tyler (Micheal Ironside) could be walking into a trap when they agree to help a small mining town take on some Visitor backed villains. The Overlord was written by David Abramowitz, and first aired on 30 November, 1984. The town…
Star Trek: Voyager (1996) – Prototype, and Alliances
Captain’s log: stardate unknown Jonathan Frakes directs this episode from a script by Nicholas Corea that sees the Voyager picking up an automated life form floating in the vastness of space. First airing on 15 January, 1996, the story let Torres (Roxann Dawson) step to the fore. Torres is sure that they can reactivate the…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995) – Through the Looking Glass, and Improbable Cause
Station log: stardate unknown Robert Hewitt Wolfe and Ira Steven Behr take us back to the Mirror Universe with this episode that first aired on 17 April 1995. Sisko (Avery Brooks) ends up there and finds himself recruited to save an alternate version of his wife, and convince her to join the Terran Rebels. The…
The Mind Reels 