Two planets become involved in the plans of the villainous Borad (Robert Ashby) in the Doctor’s (Baker) latest adventure. Penned by Glen McCoy this two parter aired from 9 to 16 March, 1985, and saw the Doctor and Peri (Nicola Bryant) working with a famous author, a fun little reveal that doesn’t happen until the…
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Golden Son (2015) – Pierce Brown
The second novel in Pierce Brown’s science fiction trilogy that began with Red Rising is on the Book Shelf this week, and if I liked the first one (which I did), I loved this one! The story picks up a couple of years after the events of the first book, and sees Darrow on…
Doctor Who (Peter Davison) – The King’s Demons
The final story of the celebratory 20th season is up this week with The King’s Demons, a two-parter penned by Terence Dudley which aired 15 and 16 of March, 1983. The Doctor (Davison) confronts The Master (Anthony Ainley) in 13th century England, with the historical personage of King John (Gerald Flood) and the upcoming…
The A-Team (1983) – There’s Always a Catch and Water, Water Everywhere
Richard Christian Matheson and Thomas E. Szollosi penned the first episode up this week, There’s Always a Catch, which had an original airdate of 15 November, 1983. When B.A. (Mr. T) is injured, stepping on a nail, the rest of the team, as they attempt to elude Decker (Lance LeGault), who only seems to…
Star Wars: Tarkin (2014) – James Luceno
More adventures in the newly minted expanded canon universe of Star Wars (I’m still upset over the loss of some of the other EU moments and characters, but can’t change that now…). This time, we’re taking a look at the villains, well a few of them anyway, as we get a look at Wilhuff Tarkin before…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) – Francis Lawrence
The Sci-Fi Chronicles book continues to entertain, and now, I’m diving into the cinematic adaption of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy, The Hunger Games. I’ve read the books, and reviewed the first film way back here, but hadn’t covered the other films in the series yet, so it was time to dive back into the world…
The Mind Reels 