Six Degrees of Separation was written by Michael Angeli and was first broadcast on 18 February, 2005. After Baltar (James Callis) mocks the faith of Six (Tricia Helfer) and her fellow Cylons, he discovers he’s really stepped in it, when another Six shows up, a physical version, as opposed to the one in her head….
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Battlestar Galactica (2005) – You Can’t Go Home Again, and Litmus
Last time, we left Starbuck (Katee Sackoff) coming down for a crash landing on a barren moon. In You Can’t Go Home Again, written by Carla Robinson, and first airing on 4 February, 2005, the story picks right up from there. Starbuck is struggling to survive and find a way off planet and back to…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – Bastille Day, and Act of Contrition
The Galactica has found water on a nearby ice planet. Now they have to get it to the fleet. The idea of using the prisoners aboard the Astral Queen is floated, and problems ensue in Bastille Day. Written by Toni Graphia this episode was first broadcast on 21 January, 2005. The episode features some of…
Battlestar Galactica (2005) – 33, and Water
Just over a year after the miniseries aired, the first season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica launched on 14 January, 2005. It opened with an episode titled 33. It’s tense, it’s well-crafted and a helluva way to launch the main series. Written by Ronald D. Moore who also served as the series showrunner, it finds…
Battlestar Galactica (2003) – Episode 1
Ronald D. Moore, who was a driving storytelling force behind Star Trek: The Next Generation, took Glen Larson’s beloved (but expensive) 70s television series and retooled it. He and his creative crew and cast delivered a proof-of-concept miniseries, which would introduce us to the characters and situations that would drive this incarnation. The miniseries aired…
Smallville (2004) – Resurrection, and Crisis
While Jonathan (John Schneider) prepares for open-heart surgery, one of Clark’s (Tom Welling) friends, Garrett (James Kirk) loses his brother, Vince (Tahmoh Penikett) before he can get a much needed liver replacement. But he’s not gone. Resurrection was written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer and first aired on 25 February, 2004. Dr. Teng (Francoise…
Man of Steel (2013) – Zack Snyder
A disappointing mess. That’s what Warner, DC Comics, Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder have served up. I love the character of Superman! I’ve got comics piled in my apartment featuring the familiar red cape and blue suit, I liked Superman Returns, there are even moments in III that I enjoy (even I won’t touch Quest…
Continuum S02E07 – Second Degree
This week it’s politics, legal wrangling and lies as Julian (Richard Harmon), Alec’s (Erik Knudsen) step-brother comes up for trial for his actions last season, including the shooting of Carlos (Victor Webster). And before I go any further, since I’ve mentioned Carlos lets talk about how he’s handling the fact that he’s now learned…
Bomb Girls S02E11 – Kings and Pawns
At this point, I am so glad I am a week behind on catching up on Bomb Girls, because currently, I am not ready to watch the final episode and say goodbye to the girls until who knows when. So knowing that I currently have one more episode to get through delights me to…
Bomb Girls – Don’t Let Go
On every occasion, Tim does the heartfelt and wonderfully-worded write-ups to each of our our beloved Bomb Girls episodes. So close to the end, now, I feel it is only proper that he should also do the final two posts of the series. However, upon learning yesterday that our girls will not see a Season…
The Mind Reels 