Jin (Bobby Lee) is back in The Retrieval. Written by Gene Hong and Katie Varney, this episode first debuted on 1 November, 2023. Jin comes to T.C. (Stephen Hill) for some help when Jin’s ex-partner Bo (Kirk Fox) is released from prison, and wants his cut from a previous heist to pay for his protection…
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Magnum P.I. (2023) – Welcome to Paradise, Now Die! and Dead Ringer
When a tourist, David Carter (Patrick Cavanaugh) goes missing, his wife, Dana (Ashani Roberts) and daughter, Mia (Serenity Grace Russell) ask the hotel for help. The hotel reaches out to Katsumoto (Tim Kang) to help, and he reaches out to Magnum (Jay Hernandez). The pair find themselves wrapped up in a case that sees them…
The Equalizer 2 (2018) – Antoine Fuqua
Sure the first installment of the Antoine Fuqua/Denzel Washington actioner came out in 2014, and I watched it for the first time nine years ago, and hadn’t watched any of the films since. And yes, I’m a fan of the original series with Edward Woodward. but I rather enjoy Washington’s interpretation of the character. The…
The Return of Ellie Black (2024) – Emiko Jean
To call The Return of Ellie Black a jaw-dropping page-turner doesn’t do the book, the story, or the author, Emiko Jean, justice. It was nothing short of a compulsive read, one that I stayed up late to finish, something that doesn’t happen often for me. I had to know how the story played out, I…
Magnum P.I. (2020) – Say Hello to Your Past, and Farewell to Love
Kumu (Amy Hill) is kidnapped by an injured man, Milo (Dohn Norwood), who is on the run from HPD because he’s accused of killing his wife, something he insists to Kumu that he didn’t do. Say Hello to Your Past was written by Joe Gazzam and was first broadcast on 10 April, 2020. While Magnum…
Inferno (1980) – Dario Argento
It’s been a while since I watched Argento’s Suspiria, though I remember enjoying it, so when I learned he did two more films set in the same world I knew I had to seek them out. The first follow-up film is 1980’s Inferno. Rose (Irene Miracle) is living in New York (with Italian locations serving…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth (2006) – The Earth King, The Guru, and The Crossroads of Destiny
The group is reunited with Appa, and Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) is now determined to get to the Earth King (Phil LaMarr) and explain the upcoming eclipse that will temporarily disable the Fire Nation, and reveal the truth about his kingdom of Ba Sing Se. This will lead them into direct conflict with Long Feng…
Magnum P.I. (2018) – Sudden Death, and Death is Only Temporary
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) helps T.C. (Stephen Hill) and one of his football little leaguers in Sudden Death. It first aired on 22 October, 2018, and was written by David Fury, and features Cyndi Lauper as a local lawyer, Vanessa Nero. Young Makoa (Zio Junk) looks for help from T.C. and Magnum when his father, Honi…
Star Trek: Picard – Firewall (2024) – David Mack
Author David Mack delivers a fast-paced adventure that documents Seven of Nine’s life following Voyager’s return to Earth, and how she ended up working with the Fenris Rangers in Firewall, a Star Trek: Picard novel available on 27 February from Simon & Schuster Canada. Tying itself in with the established canon of not only Star…
Family Ties (1986) – The Big Fix, My Brother’s Keeper, and High School Confidential
Terry Farrell guest stars in The Big Fix. This episode, written by Micheal J. Weithorn, debuted on 17 November, 1986. When Elyse (Meredith Baxter) learns that one of her architect co-workers, Terry (Tony Carreiro) is single, but a little gun-shy about going out again, she decides to fix him up with a neighbour’s daughter, Liz…
The Mind Reels 