McKay (David Hewlett) discovers an Ancient spacheship adrift in space. But not just any spaceship, a warship called the Aurora. Written by Carl Binder from a story by Binder and Brad Wright, this episode first aired on 23 September, 2005. With some help from the Daedalus and Caldwell (Mitch Pileggi), Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) and his…
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Stargate SG-1 (2005) – Prototype, and The Fourth Horseman: Part 1
A previously undiscovered safety feature in the stargate is revealed in this episode when Carter (Amanda Tapping) plans to go to one planet, but the gate sends her to a different one. It’s preventing her from traveling to a planet that is now too close to a black hole. Carter is able to override it…
Star Wars: Ambush at Corellia (1995) – Roger MacBride Allen
It’s been awhile since I traveled to a galaxy far, far away. That being said, it’s surprising how quickly I fell back into the storylines and these versions of iconic characters. Originally published in 1995, this story, the first installment in The Corellian Trilogy is set 18 years after the Battle of Yavin. Allen has…
Farscape (2002) – Unrealized Reality, and Kansas
Unrealized Reality was written by David Kemper and first aired on 23 August, 2002. Crichton (Ben Browder) is about to get an education! When he tumbles into a wormhole, and he encounters an alien, Einstein (John Bach), who wants to learn why Crichton was given this information. And to show him how much things can…
Stargate SG-1 (2005) – Avalon: Part 1, and Part 2
Season nine got underway with Avalon: Part 1 on 15 July, 2005. It was written by Robert C. Cooper with excerpts written by Cooper and Brad Wright. And it is not the show it was at the end of the last season. Season nine features some big changes for the series. Sure we had Jonas…
Stargate: Atlantis (2005) – The Siege: Part 1, and Part 2
Martin Gero launches the first part of the season finale, The Siege: Part 1, which was first broadcast on 18 March, 2005. The Wraith hiveships and darts are drawing close now, and everyone is aware that they are the line between the attackers and the Wraith’s new goal, reaching Earth, which would be a new…
Stargate SG-1 (2005) – Moebius: Part 1, and Part 2
The season eight finale for Stargate SG-1 is an enjoyable two part romp. Seeing as the Replicators have been taken care of, and the Goa’uld system lords are nicely crippled, however will the season end? Part 1 of Moebius first aired on 18 March, 2005. The episode features a teleplay by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul…
Farscape (2002) – Crichton Kicks, and What Was Lost: Part 1 – Sacrifice
The fourth and final season of Farscape (with a new credit sequence, and presented in widescreen) got underway on 7 June, 2002. It was written by David Kemper. Last time we saw Crichton (Ben Browder) he was marooned in space, low on fuel. Moya had been pulled away by a wormhole, Aeryn (Claudia Black) has…
Farscape (2001) – Scratch ‘n Sniff, and Infinite Possibilities Part 1: Daedalus Demands
Crichton (Ben Browder) and D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe) have pissed Pilot (voiced by Lani John Tupu) off, so he as banished them, along with Jool (Tammy Macintosh) and Chiana (Gigi Edgley). They are on enforced vacation, and it’s going to be a wild ride, as they get drunk, and rolled. Lots of laughs in this one,…
Stargate SG-1 (2004) – Lost City: Part 1, and Part 2
The season seven finale is a two-parter that not only advances the story for SG-1, but also sets up Stargate: Atlantis, despite the fact that there will be some recasting before the show launches the following season. Written by Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright, Lost City: Part 1 first aired on 12 March, 2004….
The Mind Reels 