Christopher Judge wrote Sacrifices, which first aired on 10 September, 2004. So we know what that means, it’s gonna be a Jaffa heavy episode. This time out, Teal’c (Judge) is less than thrilled to learn that his son, Rya’c (Neil Denis) is planning on getting married – without even consulting him! He and Ka’ryn (Mercedes…
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Stargate: Atlantis (2004) – Poisoning the Well, and Underground
Ethical questions come up for Weir (Torri Higginson), though Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) doesn’t seem to have any in Poisoning the Well. Written by Damian Kindler from a story by Mary Kaiser this episode was first broadcast on 20 August, 2004. Sheppard’s team have made contact with the Hoffans, a human race that welcomes the team,…
Farscape (2000) – Look at the Princess: Part 1 (A Kiss is But a Kiss), and Part 2 (I Do, I Think)
Moya is on the run, the leviathan runs with Zhaan (Virginia Hey) and Pilot (voiced by Lani John Tupu) in a hope of drawing off Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) by making him believe Crichton (Ben Browder) is on board. But John Crichton is planet-side, after yet another emotional conflict and battering with Aeryn (Claudia Black), who…
Stargate SG-1 (2002) – Summit, and Last Stand
The Tok’ra come to Stargate Command with news of a Goa’uld summit, it seems a number of system lords, including Ba’al (Cliff Simon) Zipacna (Kevin Durand), Kali (Suleka Mathew), and Osiris (Anna-Louise Plowman) are getting together. And the Tok’ra have a plan to take them out. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, this episode…
Magnum P.I. (2023) – Welcome to Paradise, Now Die! and Dead Ringer
When a tourist, David Carter (Patrick Cavanaugh) goes missing, his wife, Dana (Ashani Roberts) and daughter, Mia (Serenity Grace Russell) ask the hotel for help. The hotel reaches out to Katsumoto (Tim Kang) to help, and he reaches out to Magnum (Jay Hernandez). The pair find themselves wrapped up in a case that sees them…
Magnum P.I. (2022) – Dead Man Walking, and Evil Walks Softly
While everyone is practicing for an island tug of war contest to raise money for their favourite charities, Magnum (Jay Hernandez) finds himself hired by a crime boss, Shima (Eijiro Ozaki) to find his kidnapped son. Magnum refuses, but when he discovers he’s been poisoned and has eight hours to find Shima’s son and the…
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) – Planet of the Slave Girls
It’s been forever since I watched this short-lived series, but alongside Star Wars, Star Trek, and Galactica, Buck Rogers was an integral part of my youth. I had previously written about the pilot episode, released theatrically, before airing on network television on 20 September, 1979, so I moved right on to the next episode in…
The Thirteen Problems (1932) – Agatha Christie
I’ve had so many books on the go, I haven’t been able to continue my exploration of Agatha Christie’s work, and was delighted when I had a chance to dig into one again. Her next published work was a collection of short stories, entitled The Thirteen Problems, which featured her other famous character, Miss Marple….
Partners in Crime (1929) – Agatha Christie
Tommy and Tuppence, who quickly became one of my favourite creations of Agatha Christie, first introduced in The Secret Adversary, are back in this collection of short stories, that are interconnected, as the married couple take on a number of cases. A Fairy in the Flat opens the book and reveals that Tommy is working…
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) – Agatha Christie
It’s been decades, literally decades, since I read an Agatha Christie novel, in fact I remember where I was, and though I don’t recall the title, I know that it was a Poirot mystery. Something tells me a teacher may have suggested them to me, or perhaps the school librarian. I was curious what I…
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