Marc Lawrence pens the season five opener, aired on 25 September, 1986. There have been some changes in the Keaton family, Alex (Michael J. Fox) is a sophomore at Leland, Mallory (Justine Bateman) and Skippy (Marc Price) are freshmen at Grant, Jennifer (Tina Yothers) is in junior high, and Andrew (Brian Bonsall) who was a…
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Wonderfalls (2004) – Cocktail Bunny, Totem Mole, and Caged Bird
Jaye (Caroline Dhavernas) is beginning to feel her world beginning to unfurl in Cocktail Bunny. Written by Byran Fuller, this episode is packed with lots of things going on. Jaye returns to see Dr. Ron (Scotch Ellis Loring) at her parents’ urging, but troubling things ensue, as someone is stealing recordings of Jaye’s therapy sessions,…
Wonderfalls (2004) – Safety Canary, and Lying Pig
Jaye (Caroline Dhavernas) and Eric (Tyron Leitso) have their first real date at the Niagara Zoo (it’s the Toronto Zoo) but of course, something urges her to take a step to help someone in Safety Canary. Written by Liz W. Garcia and Alexander Woo this episode has some wonderful guest stars including Kelly Waymire and…
Wonderfalls (2004) – Wax Lion, and Pink Flamingos
This week, I’m diving into the classic Bryan Fuller series, Wonderfalls. The show definitely did not get the love it deserved at the time, mainly because Fox, in their usual way of screwing over genre shows, aired them out of order. In fact, they only aired four episodes, leaving nine unaired, but the series found…
The X-Files (1996) – Jose Chung’s From Outer Space, and Avatar
Darin Morgan delivers what is definitely my favourite episode of the series. This one always ends up on ‘best of’ lists. First airing on 12 April, 1996, Jose Chung’s From Outer Space takes on the alien abduction phenomena, as well as playing with the tropes and stereotypes that spring up around them, as well as…
Hot Docs 2015: Tuk-Tuk – Romany Saad
Screening today at the Scotiabank theatre at 9:15 is this vibrant and intriguing look at the streets of Cairo, through the eyes of three young boys. Bika, Abdullah and Sharon are young, energetic, and hardworking, driving their motorized rickshaws, tuk-tuks, through the busy back streets and throughways of the city. Definitely not old enough to…
Magnum, P.I. (1981) – Never Again… Never Again & The Ugliest Dog in Hawaii
Thomas (Tom Selleck) finds his way into more trouble this week, with this double dose of the Hawaii detective (sorry, investigator). The first episode, Never Again… Never Again, hit televisions on 22 January, 1981. It was written for the series by Babs Greyhosky, based on a story by Jim Carlson and Terrence McDonnell. It was directed…
The Mind Reels 