When Moya brings aboard a couple of scientists from a disintegrating research station things start to get bizarre and a little temporal in Back and Back and Back to the Future. Written by Babs Greyhosky it was actually the third episode broadcast, first airing on 2 April, 1999. Verell (John Clayton) and his assistant, Matala…
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Farscape (1999) – Exodus From Genesis, and Throne for a Loss
Brian Henson directs the third episode (despite the fact that it aired second) which was written by Ro Hume. It first debuted on 26 March, 1999. Watching the episodes in the right order allows this one to make a little more sense. Crichton (Ben Browder) is still confused about everything in this end of the…
Farscape (1999) – Premiere, and I, E.T.
I remember my friend Dennis raving about Farscape, but everytime I tried to get into it, I wouldn’t get hooked. But I found the key, if you could get to the episode PK Tech Girl, you would be hooked. Having only gotten through the series once, I decided it’s time for a rewatch and can’t…
Northern Exposure (1990) – Russian Flu, and Sex, Lies and Ed’s Tapes
Joel (Rob Morrow) is super-excited that his fiancée, Elaine (Jessica Lundy) is coming up to Cicely for a visit. Unfortunately, the pilot he hired, not Maggie (Janine Turner) has come down with a virus and it seems to be spreading around the town quickly. Russian Flu was written by David Assael and debuted on 9…
Stargate SG-1 (1997) – Children of the Gods
I loved the sense of wonder and adventure that the original Stargate film made me feel when I watched it, but I was reticent to dive into the series until well after the first season was released to DVD. My friend Dennis loved it, and swore by it and said I should give it a…
Northern Exposure (1990) – Pilot, and Brains, Know-How and Native Intelligence
I adored Northern Exposure whenever I came across an episode on television, and totally dug Chris-In-The-Morning (John Corbett), but I never watched the series from beginning to end. So it’s time to dig in to the classic series. Rob Morrow stars as Dr. Joel Fleischman. He’s had his med school paid for by the state…
Dark Skies (1996) – The Awakening
I don’t know if television audiences of the 20th century couldn’t handle more than one show about alien conspiracies at a time, but Dark Skies came along three years after The X-Files had gone away, and although it garnered a passionate audience and solid reviews, it just couldn’t make it out from under Mulder and…
Starman (1986) – Fatal Flaw, and Blue Lights
Paul (Robert Hays) and Scott (Christopher Daniel Barnes) are still on the hunt for Jenny Hayden in Fatal Flaw and end up helping a female pilot, Jessica (Patricia McPherson) and her father, Conrad (Kenneth Tobey). Written by Mike Gray and John Mason, this episode was first broadcast on 3 October, 1986. After an incident at…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2023) – Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Among the Lotus Eaters
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow gives us a time travel story in the vein of The City on the Edge of Forever, Tomorrow is Yesterday, and Assignment: Earth. Written by David Reed, the episode first aired on 29 June, 2023. La’an (Christina Chong) is still trying to find her way back to the crew after…
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) – Zack Snyder
I’ll say this. Snyder can create some great visual images, but as a director, I often find myself disappointed by his work. Sadly, the first installment in his Rebel Moon series leaves me unimpressed with what he’s created. Playing as a cross between Star Wars: A New Hope (apparently Rebel Moon was originally going to…
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