Captain’s log: stardate unknown Kirsten Beyer pens Saints of Imperfection which first aired on 14 February, 2019. What starts off as an episode that we think may finally deliver the goods and give us Spock (Ethan Peck) as Discovery has picked up the warp trail of his stolen shuttle, leads instead to an exploration of…
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Star Trek: Discovery (2019) – Point of Light, and An Obol for Charon
Captain’s log: stardate 1029.46 First airing on 31 January, 2019, Point of Light was written by Andrew Coville. It sees the surprise arrival of Micheal Burnham’s (Sonequa Martin-Green) adopted mother, Amanda Grayson (Mia Kirshner) aboard the Discovery to ask for help regarding her son, Spock (Ethan Peck, still not seen), who, as we learned, is…
Star Trek: Discovery (2019) – Brother, and New Eden
Captain’s log: stardate 1025.19 Ted Sullivan, Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts pen the season two opener of Star Trek: Discovery, which launched on 17 January, 2019. If the first season proved divisive to Trek fans, the second season upped that ante. Not only is the Enterprise on hand, but it is under command of…
Star Trek: Discovery (2018) – Will You Take My Hand?
Captain’s log: 2257 Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts write the teleplay for the first season finale of Star Trek: Discovery from a story by Berg, Harberts and Akiva Goldsman, who also directs. It first aired on 11 February, 2018, and ended with a moment that excited some fans, and infuriated others. With Georgiou (Michelle…
Chuck (2008) – Verus the Marlin, and Versus the First Date
Chuck Versus the Marlin ends the first season with a story written by Matthew Lau. It aired on 24 January, 2008. Chuck (Zachary Levi) finds a bug in the Buy More, but neither Casey (Adam Baldwin) or Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) planted it. Everyone is worried that Chuck’s cover has been blown, and may have to…
Star Trek: Enterprise (2002) – A Night in Sickbay, and Marauders
Captain’s log: date unknown Rick Berman and Brannon Braga pen this Archer (Scott Bakula)/Phlox (John Billingsley) story that first aired on 16 October, 2002. When Archer’s beagle, Porthos, picks up a virus on an alien planet, the poor pup, and his captain, spend the night in sickbay, tended to by Phlox. Archer worries over his…
Star Trek: Enterprise (2002) – Shockwave Part II, and Carbon Creek
Captain’s log: February, 2152 Rick Berman and Brannon Braga pen the season two opener of Enterprise, which resolves the Shockwave cliffhanger. The season debuted on 18 September, 2002. While Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) is seemingly marooned in the 31st century with Daniels (Matt Winston), the crew of the Enterprise is taken prisoner by the Suliban….
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2010/2011) – Senate Murders, Nightsisters, and Monster
“Searching for the truth is easy. Accepting the truth is hard.” Senate Murders opens up the trio of episodes this week. Originally airing in Season Two, the chronology of the Clone Wars places it squarely during the events of Season Three. Written by Drew Z. Greenberg, it originally aired on 5 March, 2010. Tying in…
Moonlighting (1986) – Sleep Talkin’ Guy, and Funeral for a Door Nail
Debra Frank and Carl Sautter wrote Sleep Talkin’ Guy which first aired on 1 April, 1986, and is the first episode up this week. David (Bruce Willis) is approached by a call girl, Toby (Lisa Blount) about one of her clients, Jerry (Steven Keats). It seems he is connected to the mob, knows a lot…
War of the Worlds (1989) – The Last Supper, and Vengeance is Mine
The war rages on this week, and Team Blackwood is seeking other experts who may be able to help. The Last Supper was written by Tom Lazarus and first aired on 6 March, 1989. Harrison Blackwood (Jared Martin), Norton (Philip Akin), Suzanne (Lynda Mason Green) and Ironhorse (Paul Chaves) are overseeing a gathering of supposed…
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