I’ve now seen Spielberg’s 2026 UFO tale, Disclosure Day, twice. And I know why it took two viewings. No matter how you go into that viewing the idea of Steven Spielberg, the man who gave us E.T. and Close Encounters, returning to the big screen with another UFO story, your expectations are going to be…
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Smallville (2006) – Wither, and Arrow
Wither debuted on 12 October, 2006 and was written by Tracy Bellomo. One of the escaped Phantom Zone prisoners is causing problems in the forest, and Clark (Tom Welling) is having all manner of issues. He’s a little put out over Chloe’s new relationship with Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore). But he does meet a cute…
Star Trek: #15 The Beginning of the End (1985)
The Human Adventure continued in issue 15 of DC Comics’ ongoing Star Trek title. On spinners until June of ’85, the story continued the Mirror Universe saga, which was written by Mike W. Barr, and featured pencils by Tom Sutton and inks by Ricardo Villagran. This is part seven of eight of the Mirror Universe…
Stargate: Atlantis (2007) – Sunday, and Submersion
Dr. Heightmeyer (Claire Rankin) suggests everyone have a Sunday off, and this is what happens. Written by Martin Gero, Sunday first aired on 1 June, 2007. Everyone has a relaxing plans in the works, Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) is teaching Ronon (Jason Momoa) about golf, McKay (David Hewlett) and Beckett (Paul McGillion) want to go fishing,…
Stargate SG-1 (2007) – The Quest: Part 2, and Line in the Sand
The second half of SG-1’s final season picked up on 13 April, 2007, almost seven months after the mid-season finale in September of 2006. Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie throw us right back into things as SG-1, alongside Ba’al (Cliff Simon) and Adria (Morena Baccarin) continue their uneasy alliance and their search for the sangraal….
Stargate SG-1 (2006) – Company of Thieves, and The Quest: Part 1
The Odyssey has been hijacked by the Lucian Alliance and one of its leaders Anateo (Rudolf Martin). To get it back, Mitchell (Ben Browder) and the team are going to have to go undercover and join a Company of Thieves. First airing on 15 September, 2006, this episode was written by Alan McCullough. Carter (Amanda…
Star Trek: Invasion of the City Builders (1968)
Issue three of Gold Key’s Star Trek comic was available in December of 1968. That’s a ridiculous three issues in the space of over a year. Dick Wood remains on as the story’s writer, but this time out there is art by Alberto Giolitti. After some repair work on the port nacelle, referencing it as…
Stargate: Atlantis (2006) – Inferno, and Allies
The penultimate episode of season two finds Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his team discovering that some new possible allies not only have ancient tech, they may have an ancient warship. Inferno was written by Carl Binder and debuted on 3 March, 2006. While McKay (David Hewlett) helps Norina (Brandy Ledford) with the planetary defense shield,…
Farscape (2003) – Terra Firma, and Twice Shy
Is Crichton (Ben Browder) actually home? Is this Earth? Everything says yes, and Moya and the rest start to relax a little, enjoying their time on Terra Firma. This episode was written by Richard Manning, and first aired on 6 January, 2003. But is Crichton’s presence on Earth, not to mention those of his friends,…
The Judas Strain (2007) – James Rollins
It’s been quite some time since I dug into a Sigma Force novel, but sometimes you just want to dig into a sprawling adventure. Sigma Force is a super secret arm of DARPA. That means not only do the characters have military training, but they have doctoral degrees, and great science and tech at their…
