Reginald Rose wrote the absolutely engaging and captivating script for Lumet’s 12 Angry Men from his own source material and received an Oscar nomination for it as well as a Best Picture nomination with his fellow producer Henry Fonda, both of whom deferred their salary to get the film made. The film was also nominated…
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M*A*S*H (1976) – Hawkeye, Some 38th Parallels, and The Novacaine Mutiny
Series developer Larry Gelbart and Simon Muntner pen this bottle show (one set, or existing set shoots to save money) that features Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and was first broadcast on 13 January, 1976. After surviving an accident, Hawkeye delivers a seemingly unending and wandering monologue in a Korean home while waiting for a pickup from…
Star Trek: Enterprise (2003) – Judgement, and Horizon
Captain’s log: date unknown Archer (Scott Bakula) has some problems with the Klingons, who make a return appearance in this episode written by David A. Goodman from a story he developed with Taylor Elmore. It first aired on 9 April, 2003. Archer is captured and told to stand trial by the Klingons. He is charged…
Miami Vice (1988) – Bad Timing, and Borrasca
Bad Timing written by Scott Shepherd, is the final episode in the Sonny Burnett arc. Vice detective Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) is under review and testimony seems to be pretty damning, but I’m sure he’ll find his way through. First airing on 2 December, 1988, Sonny has his hands full with the review, and takes…
SpaceFlight: The Complete Story, From Sputnik to Curiosity (2019) – Giles Sparrow
Space. The Final Frontier… Ever since I was a child I looked up at the sky in wonder. This is an experience that I think everyone has shared, but only a few of us grow up with that sustained sense of awe through the rest of our lives. After my introduction to Star Wars and…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996) – Accession, and Rules of Engagement
Station log: stardate unknown Jane Espenson pens this episode that first aired on 24 February, 1996. It shakes things up for the Bajorans and the station a little, when a three hundred year old Bajoran craft emerges from the wormhole, and its occupant, Akorem Laan (Richard Libertini) claims to be the Emissary… Which would mean…
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) – The Menagerie Part 1 & 2
Captain’s Log: Stardate 3012.4 How do you get value for your dollar if you shot a pilot that was never aired? Use it as the crux of a story and incorporate the footage! This was the first Trek two-parter, and I know I saw it a child, but I don’t remember having to wait a…
The Mind Reels 