Carl Binder pens Missing which first aired on 9 November, 2007. Keller (Jewel Staite) and Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) head out on a mission together to see the Teyla’s people, the Athosians, in their new home. Unfortunately, when they arrive they discover the colony is missing. The primary suspects are a warrior tribe known as the…
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Stargate: Atlantis (2007) – Travelers, and Tabula Rasa
Paul Mullie and Joseph Mallozzi wrote Travelers which first debuted on 26 October, 2007. Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) is returning on a mission when he is fired on by a giant starship. Brought on board, he discovers they’ve been living a nomadic existence aboard ship due to the war with the Wraith (sounds a bit like…
Stargate: Atlantis (2007) – The Return: Part 2, and Echoes
Stargate: Atlantis returned from its mid-season break on 13 April, 2007 with the second part of The Return. Written by Martin Gero, the story sees Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), Weir (Torri Higginson), McKay (David Hewlett), Beckett (Paul McGillion), Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) and Ronon (Jason Momoa) leading the charge to rescue O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Woolsey (Robert…
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – J.A. Bayona
Five films in you can’t expect the series to forge too much new ground. They have a formula that works and people love seeing dinosaurs running amok. This story brings back Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) to bookend the film, and puts Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard – bit of a crush) and Chris Pratt…
Stargate SG-1 (2006) – Flesh and Blood, and Morpheus
The final season of Stargate SG-1 began on 14 July, 2006 with the episode, Flesh and Blood. Written by Robert C. Cooper, the episode picks up with the Ori arc right away. The Ori invasion continues, a large portion of the human fleet has been destroyed. Vala (Claudia Black) delivers her baby, who grows at…
Farscape (2003) – We’re So Screwed: Part 1 – Fetal Attraction, and Part 2 – Hot to Katratzi
The penultimate story of the series is a huge three-part tale, We’re So Screwed. Part 1 – Fetal Attraction was first broadcast on 24 February, 2003. It was written by David E. Peckinpah. Aeryn (Claudia Black) is still being held by the Scarrans, who believe they can extract Crichton’s (Ben Browder) wormhole information from the…
Stargate SG-1 (2003) – Fragile Balance, and Orpheus
When Carter (Amanda Tapping) arrives at Stargate Command, she is shocked to discover a young man (Micheal Welch) in holding claiming to be Colonel O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson). Fragile Balance was written by Damian Kindler from a story by Peter DeLuise and Micheal Greenburg. DeLuise also directed the episode, which first aired on 20 June,…
Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Rock and a Hard Place (1990) – Peter David
There’s a couple of minor things that stick in my craw about Peter David’s A Rock and a Hard Place, but none of them detract from my enjoyment of the book which actually reads, and feels a lot like n actual episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Despite the art on the cover showing…
Stargate SG-1 (2002) – Descent, and Frozen
Peter DeLuise directs (and of course cameos) in Descent. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, this episode was first broadcast on 21 June, 2002. When Stargate Command detects a Goa’uld ship in orbit, Jacob (Carmen Argenziano) shows up to help them investigate. Carter (Amanda Tapping) begins to suspect that it’s the same ship that…
Stargate SG-1 (2000) – The Curse, and The Serpent’s Venom
When Daniel (Michael Shanks) learns of the death of his archaeology professor, he goes to pay his respects. Soon he begins to suspect that his research and his death may have something to do with the Goa’uld. Written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, this episode was first broadcast on 22 September, 2000. Daniel clashes…
The Mind Reels 