It’s time to wrap up the Ori storyline for Stargate SG-1. But saying it and doing it are two different things, as Mitchell (Ben Browder), Carter (Amanda Tapping), Teal’c (Christopher Judge), Vala (Claudia Black) and Jackson (Micheal Shanks) are going to have their hands full. They have found the weapon that could stop the Ori,…
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Stargate SG-1 (2007) – Dominion, and Unending
Here we go, the end run for Stargate SG-1. Dominion, the penultimate episode debuted on 15 June, 2007. It was written by Alan McCullough from a story by Alex Levine. With only two episodes left the series needs to wrap up character and narrative arcs, and that means we are going to see lots of…
Stargate SG-1 (2006) – Company of Thieves, and The Quest: Part 1
The Odyssey has been hijacked by the Lucian Alliance and one of its leaders Anateo (Rudolf Martin). To get it back, Mitchell (Ben Browder) and the team are going to have to go undercover and join a Company of Thieves. First airing on 15 September, 2006, this episode was written by Alan McCullough. Carter (Amanda…
Stargate SG-1 (2006) – The Pegasus Project, and Insiders
So SG-1 is on their way to Atlantis! The Pegasus Project first aired on 28 July, 2006 and was written by Brad Wright. Aboard the Odyssey, Mitchell (Ben Browder), Carter (Amanda Tapping), Daniel (Michael Shanks), and Vala (Claudia Black) are in the Pegasus Galaxy. They are visiting with the Atlantis Expedition because they believe the…
Stargate SG-1 (2006) – Ethon, and Off the Grid
SG-1 returns to Ethon, last seen in the episode Icon after Jared Kane (Matthew Bennett) comes to Stargate Command to see Daniel (Michael Shanks). It seems the Ori have arrived there and given his people a superweapon to use against their enemies in return for conversion to Origin. Written by Damian Kindler from a story…
Project: Hail Mary (2021) – Andy Weir
I loved Andy Weir’s The Martian, and happily dug into Project: Hail Mary (I still need to read Artemis), and was completely wowed by it. I haven’t had this sense of wonder and sense of discovery and exploration since I read Clarke’s Odyssey and Rama series. Ryland Grace, former biologist turned teacher wakes up and…
Star Trek: Voyager – The Complete Series
Getting a re-release from Paramount Pictures today, in a fantastic new slipcase package, Star Trek: Voyager – The Complete Series comes home. Premiering in January of 1995, half way through the third season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and half a year following the conclusion of The Next Generation, the series got away from…
3001: The Final Odyssey (1997) – Arthur C. Clarke
The final installment of Clarke’s Odyssey series is a stronger read than the previous entry, and features yet another character from the first novel. The solar system is easier to move around in now with advancements in engineering and spacecraft, and a ship recovers a body spinning in space, that of astronaut Frank Poole……
2061: Odyssey Three (1987) – Arthur C. Clarke
The third novel in the Odyssey series sees mankind continuing exploration of the solar system, with the return of Halley’s comet, and a scientific expedition/cruise ship heading to the infrequent solar visitor to attempt an historic landing. There are other parties at work though, eager eyes are turning to the clouded atmosphere of Europa,…
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Arthur C. Clarke
Before I dived back into the Expanse series by James S.A. Corey, I had an undeniable urge to revisit Arthur C. Clarke’s Odyssey series. I’d recently visited a planetarium, and seeing Europa up there on the screen, in orbit around the giant Jupiter just fired that urge again, so I settled in to the journey again (one…
The Mind Reels 