Stargate SG-1 (2006) – Ethon, and Off the Grid

SG-1 returns to Ethon, last seen in the episode Icon after Jared Kane (Matthew Bennett) comes to Stargate Command to see Daniel (Michael Shanks). It seems the Ori have arrived there and given his people a superweapon to use against their enemies in return for conversion to Origin. Written by Damian Kindler from a story…

Stargate: SG-1 (2005) – The Powers That Be, and Beachhead

Vala (Claudia Black) and SG-1 head to a planet that has reported seeing Ori Priors. What Vala hasn’t told Cameron (Ben Browder) and the rest is that this is the planet she ruled over when she was held by the Goa’uld and ruled as Qetesh. The Powers That Be was written by Martin Gero and…

Stargate SG-1 (2005) – Gemini, and Prometheus Unbound

The Replicators are back! The mid-season break for season eight is over, and things kick off with a bang. Gemini was written by Peter DeLuise and was first aired on 21 January, 2005. Stargate Command receives an out of date gate code, It belongs to Carter (Amanda Tapping) and when they send a probe through…

Stargate SG-1 (2004) – New Order: Part 1, and Part 2

Season eight gets underway on 9 July, 2004 with a two-part opener, New Order, written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie. Dr. Weir (Torri Higginson) has taken over Stargate Command, who is trying to keep things going, and negotiate use and access of the Antarctic discovery. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, O’Neill…

Stargate SG-1 (2004) – Lost City: Part 1, and Part 2

The season seven finale is a two-parter that not only advances the story for SG-1, but also sets up Stargate: Atlantis, despite the fact that there will be some recasting before the show launches the following season. Written by Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright, Lost City: Part 1 first aired on 12 March, 2004….

Stargate SG-1 (2004) – Grace, and Fallout

Carter (Amanda Tapping) has gated out to the Prometheus, still working on getting its hyperdrive fixed (it needs lots of cool downs and can only make short jumps) as it makes its long journey back to Earth. And out there, under the command of Colonel Ronson (John Novak) they come under attack by a massive…

Stargate SG-1 (2003) – The Changeling, and Memento

Christopher Judge writes this episode, The Changeling, which first aired on 28 February, 2003. Teal’c (Judge) is being plagued by strange dreams in which he is human and where he is haunted by Apophis (Peter Williams) and the rest of SG-1 join him as firefighters. In the dreams, he is worried about an upcoming kidney…

Stargate SG-1 (2002/2003) – Prometheus, and Unnatural Selection

A news crew is a little too close to the truth when they discover information about the X-303, and the fact that it makes use of an element not found on Earth. As O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and SG1 attempt to deal with the news team, they realize their troubles are just beginning in Prometheus….

Alien: Romulus (2024) – Fede Alvarez

The Alien franchise has had its ups and downs, but the original two films, 1979’s Alien, and 1986’s Aliens, are undeniable classics that have held up and continue to entertain. The universe the films have been set in is seemingly ruled over by the tyrannical Weyland-Yutani corporation that seems to own everything or is in…

Star Trek: Voyager (1998) – Waking Moments, and Message in a Bottle

Captain’s log: stardate 51471.3 Andre Bormanis (who serves as the science consultant for both Voyager and Deep Space Nine) pens this episode that first aired on 14 January, 1998. The crew of the Voyager all seem to be suffering from night terrors, and all of them feature the exact same alien (Mark Colson) . Of…