I loved Hundreds of Beavers so I was eager to check out an earlier film from the creative duo behind it, Lake Michigan Monster. Sharing some of the film’s creative styles, it’s shot in black and white, made to look like a throwback to yesteryear, and has a goofy sense of humor that slides from…
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Magnum P.I. (2019/2020) – Day I Met the Devil, and Desperate Measures
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is reactivated by the Navy, and Greene (James Remar) gives him an assignment that sounds above-board, if a little dangerous. Greene denies him using Rick (Zachary Knighton) and T.C. (Stephen Hill) saying he has a CIA back-up team for an assignment that while sanctioned is off the books and will be denied…
Sphere (1987) – Micheal Crichton
It’s been a while since I’ve read anything by Michael Crichton. There was a time when there were a number of novels on my bedside table that had his name on them but nothing for a couple of decades, and I thought perhaps I should revisit those I knew and explore the ones I didn’t,…
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Ghost Ship (1988) – Diane Carey
Diane Carey can be forgiven for a lot of the portrayals in Ghost Ship, the first novel in The Next Generation series released by Pocket Books following the novelization of the pilot episode. The book was largely written before there was any casting in place, and she could only rely on the show’s bible to…
The Expanse (2017) – The Weeping Somnambulist, and Cascade
While the scientific expedition to Venus makes a surprising and worrying discovery, the crew of the Rocinante and the politicians of Earth and Mars delve deeper into the incident on Ganymede. The Weeping Somnambulist was written by Hallie Lambert and first aired on 22 March, 2017. Holden (Steven Strait), Amos (Wes Chatham), Naomi (Dominique Tipper)…
Space Battleship Yamato (2010) – Takashi Yamazaki
When I was a kid I would occasionally come across the odd anime cartoon, I always found them fascinating, there was the Americanization of Gatchaman that I adored until I discovered how much cooler the original was. And every now and then I would stumble across Star Blazers which took what looked like a naval…
Quantum Leap: Too Close For Comfort (1993) – Ashley McConnell
McConnell’s second Quantum Leap book, Too Close For Comfort, feels closer to the spirit of the show than the first one. The characters of time traveller Sam Beckett, and his holographic connection with the present, Al, seem more in line with their established selves, and gone is the suggestion of what happens to Sam between…
M*A*S*H (1977) – The Most Unforgettable Characters, 38 Across, and Ping Pong
Radar (Gary Burghoff) tries his hand at writing in The Most Unforgettable Characters. This episode was penned by David Isaacs and Ken Levine, and first aired on 4 January, 1977. After filling out an ad in the back of a comic book, Radar enlists himself in a writing school with dreams of becoming an author….
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) – Roger Corman
Another atomic mutation menaces in today’s venture into DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies. Produced and directed by Richard Corman, I enjoyed this one much more than his Day The World Ended. This one is so bad, you can’t help but to enjoy it. It also features Russell Johnson, recognisable to most as the Professor,…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011) – Water War, Gungan Attack, and Prisoners
“When destiny calls, the chosen have no choice.” Jose Molina pens the season four opener that debuted on 16 September, 2011. Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) and Senator Padme Amidala (Catherine Taber) head to the planet of Mon Calamari which is on the brink of civil war between the native Mon Cals and the Quarren. The…
The Mind Reels 