There’s a couple of minor things that stick in my craw about Peter David’s A Rock and a Hard Place, but none of them detract from my enjoyment of the book which actually reads, and feels a lot like n actual episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Despite the art on the cover showing…
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Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 3: Fire (2007) – The Awakening, The Headband, and The Painted Lady
The Earth Kingdom has fallen to the Fire Nation, and things are in a dark place for Team Avatar as Book 3: Fire gets underway. Written by Aron Ehasz, the third and final season began on 21 September, 2007. Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) has been out of it for a while. He’s grown some hair,…
Family Ties (1987) – Love Me Do, The Visit, and Matchmaker
While Steven (Michael Gross) is planning a surprise birthday party for Elyse (Meredith Baxter) in Love Me Do, Skippy (Marc Price) falls for one of Mallory’s (Justine Bateman) classmates, Amy (Sonia Curtis). Written by Marc Lawrence this episode was first broadcast on 30 April, 1987. It’s fun to see Skippy happy and that the relationship…
Star Trek: Discovery – Somewhere To Belong (2023) – Dayton Ward
Simon & Schuster Canada take me to the 32nd century with the crew of the Discovery as another Star Trek adventure unfolds in a great read by Dayton Ward. Set shortly after the events of the third season, with the Burn story arc resolved, the crew of the Discovery find themselves a new mission by…
The Equalizer (1987) – Blood & Wine: Part 1, and Part 2
The third season two-part opener of The Equalizer, which was filmed as part of the block at the end of season two, was broadcast on 23 September, 1987 as a feature-length episode. Written by Coleman Luck it featured a few familiar faces alongside Edward Woodward’s portrayal of Robert McCall, Keith Szarabajka shows up as Mickey,…
Millennium (1998) – The Innocents, and Exegesis
Chip Johannessen takes over show running from Glen Morgan and James Wong as Millennium returns for a third season, and has to deal with their apocalyptic season two finale. Mike Duggan is responsible for writing them out of it with his season three two part opener. The first half, The Innocents first aired on 2…
Millennium (1998) – The Time Is Now
Season two of Millennium, and what was to be the series finale, is up this week on the blog, and it raises some questions (not to mention that the retcon that happens at the beginning of the third season to adjust for the series return). Written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, the season came…
The X-Files (1996) – Talitha Cumi, and Herrenvolk
The third season of The X-Files comes to an end with Talitha Cumi which unearths some Mulder family secrets while advancing the series’ mythology arc. The episode was written by series creator Chris Carter from a story he developed with David Duchovny. It first aired on 17 May, 1996. When a shooting at a fast…
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011) – Citdael Rescue, Padawan Lost, and Wookie Hunt
“Without honor, victory is hollow.” With this trio of episodes we’ve reached the end of the third season, and what a way to amp things up. This season has been filled with sharp writing, new and amazing characters, and some satisfying story and character arcs for our heroes. Citadel Rescue was written by Matt Michnovetz…
Moonlighting (1987) – I Am Curious… Maddie, and To Heiress Human
Things heat up between Maddie (Cybill Shepherd), David (Bruce Willis) and Sam (Mark Harmon) this week in the penultimate episode of the third season, I am Curious… Maddie. Written by series creator Glenn Gordon Caron and Jeff Reno from a story by Ron Osborn, Karen Hall, Roger Director and Charles H. Eglee, this episode debuted…
The Mind Reels 