Problems arise for our heroes, when they meet a young revolutionary named Jet (Crawford Wilson). This episode, written by Aaron Ehasz, was first broadcast on 6 May, 2005. After stumbling upon a Fire Nation encampment, Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman) and Sokka (Jack De Sena), Jet rescues them and reveals his hidden encampment…
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Avatar: The Last Airbender- Book 1: Water (2005) – The Spirit World (Winter Solstice, Part 1), Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2), and The Waterbending Scroll
The Spirit World is the first part in the Winter Solstice tale. It was written by Aaron Ehasz and was first broadcast on 8 April, 2005. Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman) and Sokka (Jack De Sena) arrive in a small village that is being attacked nightly by a Hei Bai, a forest spirit,…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1: Water (2005) – The Boy in the Iceberg, The Avatar Returns, and The Southern Air Temple
With the live-action series on the horizon, it seemed like an ideal time to take a look at the original animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Throughout three seasons, the story follows Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), the Avatar, as he learns the skills he’ll need to stop the war with the aggressive Fire Nation and…
The Equalizer (1988) – Riding the Elephant, and Eighteen with a Bullet
Riding the Bullet is the third episode of the final season, and it’s a helluva entry. Featuring a stellar supporting cast including Mako and James Hong, the episode hints at a bit of McCall’s (Edward Woodward) past as Control (Robert Lansing) reminds him that it’s his birthday, and an enemy from McCall’s past resurfaces. Written…
M*A*S*H (1980) – Back Pay, April Fools, and The Best of Enemies
Hawkeye (Alan Alda) is out for justice in the penultimate episode of season eight. Back Pay was written by Thad Mumford, Dan Wilcox and Dennis Koenig and first debuted on 10 March, 1980. When Hawk receives a letter from home, he’s shocked to learn that there are doctors back State-side that are making a mint…
M*A*S*H (1979) – Guerilla My Dreams, and Good-Bye Radar: Part One, and Part Two
The wonderful Mako guest stars in the first episode up this week, Guerilla My Dreams, which was written by Bob Colleary, and first aired on 1 October, 1979. Alan Alda pulls double duty this week, taking on the role of director as well as that of Hawkeye Pierce. Hawk and B.J.’s (Mike Farrell) friend Scully…
Highlander III: The Final Dimension (1994) – Andrew Morahan
The one good thing about the third Highlander film is that it does away with the horrible second entry in a franchise that did NOT need to happen. For countless fans everywhere, there can be only one, and the diminishing returns on the sequels, no doubt caused by the horrible stories supports that. This story…
M*A*S*H (1976) – Mulcahy’s War, The Korean Surgeon, and Hawkeye Get Your Gun
Father Mulcahy (William Christopher) gets a moment or two to shine in Mulcahy’s War. Written by Charlie Hauck, this episode was first broadcast on 16 November, 1976. While Hawkeye (Alan Alda), B.J. (Mike Farrell) and Frank (Larry Linville) work on an injured corporal and his friend, Corporal Cupcake (a German Shephard) who set off a…
M*A*S*H (1974) – The General Flipped at Dawn, Rainbow Bridge, and Officer of the Day
Harry Morgan makes an appearance, not as Colonel Potter but a Major General Steele (which one him an Emmy), in the season three opener for M*A*S*H. Written by James Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, the season began on 10 September, 1974. It serves as a bit of a reintroduction to the characters, as the General arrives…
Conan the Destroyer (1984) – Richard Fleischer
Three years after Conan the Barbarian hit the screens, Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the role in the follow-up, Conan the Destroyer. The next stop in the list of evil wizards in the chapter on Devil’s Work in DK Canada’s very enjoyable, Monsters in the Movies. Unfortunately due to some unnecessary comedic elements, and a truly…
The Mind Reels 