Hug is another freak of the week episode. This one debuted on 5 February, 2002. It was written by Doris Egan. We are introduced to Bob Rickman (Rick Peters) a conniving businessman who has his eyes set on Smallville. And there may be no one to stop him, because he has a strange ability to…
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Star Trek: Spectre of the Sun (1971)
In May of 1971, Gold Keys delivered another installment in their Star Trek adventures. This is story writer Len Wein’s second issue. Alberto Giolitti continues to deliver art that is slowly embracing more of what we have seen in the series (as well as some odd additions). This issue, Sceptre of the Sun eschewed the…
Northern Exposure (1994) – A Bolt from the Blue, and Hello, I Love You
It’s another odd week for the residents of Cicely, Alaska with A Bolt from the Blue. Written by Jeff Melvoin, this episode was first broadcast on 24 January, 1994. Joel (Rob Morrow) is called in by the local Forest Service to talk down one of their Park Rangers. It seems Stan (Jimmie Ray Weeks), the…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth (2006) – Zuko Alone, The Chase, and Bitter Work
Zuko Alone, written by Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, first aired on 12 May 2006. Zuko (Dante Basco) is on his own, and the episode explores his character and his past as he recalls his conflict with his father, Ozai the Firelord (Mark Hamill), as well as the fate of his mother, Ursa (Jen Cohn). The episode…
The X-Files (1995) – Paper Clip, and D.P.O.
The third episode in the season finale/opener that began with Anasazi plunges Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) further into the still developing mythology arc of the series with this episode, Paper Clip, written by series creator, Chris Carter. First airing on 29 September, 1995 the episode sees the agents on the run, investigating…
Dinosaurus! (1960) – Irvin S. Yeaworth jr.
DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies brings me a Saturday matinee type bit of entertainment as I continue to explore the chapter on Dragons & Dinosaurs. This one is delightfully cheesy, and was definitely designed to appeal to the younger viewers as the special effects combine everything from model work, stop-motion animation and rear screen…
War of the Worlds (2005) – Steven Spielberg
I dive back into more HG Wells cinematic adaptations with the Sci-Fi Chronicles book, settling in to rewatch the Spielberg take on the classic invasion tale, done so well in the previously reviewed 1953 film. Spielberg’s updated take on the story is a modern, post 9/11 version which tries to walk the line, mostly successfully between modern sensibilities…
The Mind Reels 