SG-1 is called to Abydos by Kasuf (Erik Aviari). There they witness the returns of the harcesis, known a young boy calling himself Shifu (Lane Gates). Absolute Power was written by Robert C. Cooper and first debuted on 19 January, 2001. Unfortunately, something begins to happen to Daniel (Michael Shanks), caused by some effect of…
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Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire (2007/2008) – The Day of the Black Sun, The Day of the Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse, and The Western Air Temple
The Day of the Black Sun parts one and two aired as one big episode on 30 November, 2007. The first part, was written by one of the series creators, Micheal Dante DiMartino, while the second part, The Eclipse was written by Aaron Ehasz. Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) and the gang get ready to take…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth (2006) – The Earth King, The Guru, and The Crossroads of Destiny
The group is reunited with Appa, and Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) is now determined to get to the Earth King (Phil LaMarr) and explain the upcoming eclipse that will temporarily disable the Fire Nation, and reveal the truth about his kingdom of Ba Sing Se. This will lead them into direct conflict with Long Feng…
Mission: Impossible (1970) – The Falcon: Part 2, and Part 3
Paul delivers the second part of his The Falcon trilogy on 11 January, 1970, and there is a lot going on as Phelps (Peter Graves) and his team work to free Nicolai (Noel Harrison) and his sister, Francesca (Diane Baker) and their imprisoned brother, from the grasp of General Sabbatini (John Vernon) and Colonel Vargas…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2009/2010) – Sphere of Influence, Evil Plans, and Hostage Crisis
“A child stolen is a lost hope.” Katie Lucas and Steven Melching pen the first episode up this week, and it debuted on 1 October, 2010. Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) and Senator Chuchi (Jennifer Hale) set off in pursuit of kidnapped children, when newly elected senator Papanoida’s (played by George Lucas in the films and…
Roman Holiday (1953) – William Wyler
Following my screening of His Girl Friday for the DK Books fantastic, The Movie Book. I have moved on to the What Else to Watch section of the title, and dove into the one film amongst it that I had not yet covered, Roman Holiday. Starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck and Eddie Albert, let me…
The Tournament (2013) – Matthew Reilly
Matthew Reilly brings his thrill-a-minute style of writing back to the 16th century as he populates his novel with historical figures caught up in intrigue, lust and a legendary chess tournament in the heart of the Ottoman Empire, Constantinople. A young English princess, Elizabeth Tudor, Bess, all of thirteen years old, accompanies her teacher Roger…
Issues Vol. 16
It’s that time of the week again, and Kirk had everything set aside for me, and ready to go, including the new Star Wars (!!!) title, Shattered Empire. So, as always, I was quite happy to pop into what has fast become my favorite comic stop, West End Comics. So let’s dig in and see…
Black Narcissus (1947) – Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
The next recommendation from Great Movies – 100 Years of Film following Pandora’s Box, is this 1947 classic starring Deborah Kerr, based on Rumer Godden’s novel. A rundown palace, remotely positioned in the Himalayan mountains is the new location for a hospital and school to be run by a small group of nuns, led by newly commissioned Mother Superior,…
Doctor Who (William Hartnell) – The Crusade
The TARDIS travels back to the Crusades, and meets up with King Richard the Lion Heart himself, played by a very familiar face to genre fans… Julian Glover, who played in The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Game of Thrones, and menaced James Bond in For Your Eyes Only. This…
The Mind Reels 