Director Yeon Sang-ho, who staked his claim in international pop culture with his fantastic zombie film, Train to Busan, not to mention it’s animated prequel, and follow-up sequel, helms Hellbound, already picked up by Netflix, a supernatural procedural series based on his online digital cartoon, The Hell. Screening at TIFF the first three episodes are…
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Mission: Impossible (1966) – Pilot, and Memory
Your mission, should you choose to accept it… This week I begin my travels with the original Impossible Mission Force, as I explore The Complete Series on blu-ray available now from Paramount Pictures. The series originally debuted on 17 September, 1966 with the Pilot episode written by the series creator Bruce Geller. We are introduced…
Chuck (2011) – Versus the Zoom, and Versus the Bearded Bandit
Mark Hamill makes a welcome appearance as does Ethan Phillips in the fifth and final season premiere of Chuck. Written by one of series creators Chris Fedak and Nicholas Wootton, it debuted on 28 October, 2011. Chuck (Zachary Levi) and the team, Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski), Casey (Adam Baldwin), and Morgan (Joshua Gomez) – the new…
Star Wars: Rebels (2017) – Heroes of Mandalore: Parts 1 & 2, and In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 1
The fourth and final season of Star Wars: Rebels got underway with a double episode on 16 October, 2017. Heroes of Mandalore: Part 1 was written by Henry Gilroy and Steven Melching and is basically one long action sequence. Clan Wren, of which Sabine (Tia Sircar) has recently rejoined are joined by Kanan (Freddie Prinze…
Chuck (2008) – Versus the Gravitron, and Versus the Sensei
Chuck (Zachary Levi) is going to have problems this week as Casey (Adam Baldwin) and Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) have learned Jill’s (Jordana Brewster) secret. Chuck Verus the Gravitron was written by one of the series creator’s Chris Fedak, and first aired on 25 November, 2008. Casey and Sarah have learned that Jill is a Fulcrum…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2012) – Bound For Rescue, A Necessary Bond, and Secret Weapons
“When we rescue others, we rescue ourselves.” Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) and the Jedi Younglings have all sorts of trouble to handle in Bound For Rescue. Written by Christian Taylor this episode debuted on 17 November, 2012 and continues the Youngling story arc that began with their journey to Ilum to find kyber crystals for…
Star Trek: Voyager (2000) – Flesh and Blood
Captain’s log: stardate 54315.3 The Hirogen return in this feature length episode that first debuted on 29 November, 2000 and was written by Bryan Fuller, Raf Green and Kenneth Biller from a story by Fuller, Green and Jack Monaco. The Voyager answers a distress signal from a Hirogen station only to find death and destruction,…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999) – When It Rains…, and Tacking Into the Wind
Station log: stardate 52684.3 Micheal Dorn directs this portion of The Final Chapter. When It Rains… was penned by Rene Echevarria from a story by Echevarria and Spike Steingasser. It debuted on 5 May, 1999 and brings us that much closer to the end of the series. As Damar (Casey Biggs) continues his Cardassian rebellion…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008/2010) – Clone Cadets, Supply Lines, and Ambush
“Brothers in arms are brothers for life” After the introduction of the series in the previous cluster of episodes, we get a look at the training and the lessons clones (Dee Bradley Baker) have to go through before they can join their brothers on the battlefield. The training is overseen by the Jedi Shaak Ti…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998) – Covenant, and It’s Only a Paper Moon
Station log: stardate unknown Rene Echevarria pens this Kira (Nana Visitor) episode that first aired on 25 November, 1998. Colonel Kira Nerys is kidnapped by a cult that worships the Pah-wraiths. She is taken to the previously abandoned sister station of Deep Space Nine, Empok Nor. And on arrival she finds that their leader is…
V – The Series (1985) – War of Illusions, The Secret Underground, and The Return
This week, we come to the conclusion of the ill-conceived weekly series of V. It could have been a lot better than it was, and even the reimagined series was stronger, but still not quite where it needed to be (though it is exponentially more enjoyable than this incarnation). First up is War of Illusions….
V- The Series (1984/1985) – Reflections in Terror, and The Conversion
Diana (Jane Badler) continues to be up to no good this week as the battle for Earth continues in Reflections in Terror. This episode was written by Chris Manheim, and it debuted on 21 December, 1984. Visitor leader Diana gets her hands on some of Elizabeth’s (Jennifer Cooke) blood which allows her to create a…
