Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon) discovers that KAOS is shipping classified information about a national defense system known as SkyBlast to foreign countries through talking dolls. Special agent 86, Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) and 99 are on the case! They head to the department store responsible for shipping the information and work to uncover what is…
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The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (2014) – Becky Chambers
When I get into a book that I’m really enjoying reading it gets to the point that I see it all in my mind’s eye. Some books not only get the theater of the mind rolling, but make me feel at home and comfortable with the characters and the environment within pages of starting and…
Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi) – Robot of Sherwood, and Listen
The Doctor (Capaldi) and Clara (Jenna Coleman) embark on a bit of a lark with Robot of Sherwood. Written by Mark Gatiss this episode first aired on 6 September, 2014. Clara has always wanted to meet Robin Hood, which the Doctor insists was made up. To prove the point he takes her to Sherwood Forest…
Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker (2017) – Ken Liu
Star Wars books are always fun, especially now that so much is being put into them to make sure that they fit into the new canon. No matter the age group they are aimed at, every time I pick one up, I turn into that young boy who was first enchanted in 1977 by the…
Star Trek: The Original Series (1967) – Wolf in the Fold and The Trouble with Troubles
Captain’s log: stardate 3614.9 Wolf in the Fold first graced screens on 22 December, 1967. The episode was penned by Psycho’s Robert Bloch, and it’s obvious. This was one of the first episodes of television to scare me. I remember watching this story, and being completely freaked out by one scene but I was totally…
Mostly Harmless (1992) – Douglas Adams
It’s time for one last adventure with Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect as I opened the pages of the fifth book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy. Within moments I was laughing as I plunged into the familiar world that Adams created. He brings the story full circle and plays with other science…
Fringe Toronto: XOXO – The Relationship Show
Meghan Chalmers and Franny McCabe-Bennett simply OWN the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace with their presentation of XOXO: The Relationship Show. Combining hilarious songs, wonderful commentary on dating and relationships, and looking like they are having a damned fine time doing it, Chalmers and McCabe-Bennett take us through their love lives as two Juliets. With sketches…
The Mind Reels 