Burt Reynolds stars as Gator McClusky, who feels like he may be a more rough and tumble relative of the Bandit. And speaking of Smokey & the Bandit, Hal Needham, who went on to direct that classic film, served as the second unit director on this film. Gator is in prison, and he’s a model…
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Magnum P.I. (2024) – Ashes to Ashes, and The Big Squeeze
This is it, the last two episodes of Magnum P.I. They aired back to back on 3 January, 2024, First up, Ashes to Ashes. It was written by Tera Tolentino, Andrew Blazensky and Barbie Kligman. T.C. (Stephen Hill) and Mahina (Emily Alabi) come to Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) for help on an…
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) – Unchained Woman, and Planet of the Amazon Women
Jamie Lee Curtis guest stars alongside series star Gil Gerard in Unchained Woman, the next episode I delve into as I explore the 25th century. Written by Bill Taylor, this episode had an original broadcast date of 1 November, 1979. Buck (Gerard) is placed, undercover, inside a prison to break out Jen Burton (Curtis), and…
Star Wars: Han Solo at Star’s End (1979) – Brian Daley
Back in 1979 there wasn’t a lot in the way of Star Wars stories, there definitely wasn’t the Expanded Universe (now the Legends series) or the new canon series of novels. There were Marvel comics which were hokey but still fun, and before The Empire Strikes Back came along we had to use our imagination…
Quantum Leap (1991/1992) – Unchained and The Play’s the Thing
Unchained finds Sam (Scott Bakula) in the body of Chance Cole on 2 November, 1956. The episode was written by Paris Qualles and had an airdate of 27 November, 1991. Sam, as Chance, is part of a chain gang, and he and another convict, Jasper Boone (Basil Wallace) a man, Al (Dean Stockwell) informs him,…
Magnum, p.i. (1982) – Past Tense and Black on White
Things are rough in Hawaii this week for Thomas (Tom Selleck) and the guys! First up is Past Tense, which originally aired 21 October, 1982 and was written by Reuben Leder. It features an appearance by Ice Pick (Walter Chotzen) but the role was later recast. When conflicting schedules cause T.C. (Roger E. Mosley)…
The Mind Reels 