Charles Martin Smith plays Farley Mowat, in Carroll Ballard’s adaptation of Mowat’s classic novel, Never Cry Wolf. A book that actually changed the way we viewed wolves. Mowat is a government researcher, and he’s got his assignment. Head north, like way north, and dig into the ahem menace that wolves pose to the environment, particularly…
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Northern Exposure (1990) – Soapy Sanderson, and Dreams, Schemes, and Putting Greens
Soapy Sanderson is the first episode up for Northern Exposure this week. Written by Karen Hall from a story by Hall and Jerry Stahl. It first aired on 26 July, 1990. Soapy Sanderson (John McLiam) gets flown into town by Maggie (Janine Turner) to see the doctor about his worsening condition following a broken hip….
Redemption Ark (2002) -Alastair Reynolds
I return to the universe of Alastair Reynold’s space opera this week, with a story that ties directly into Revelation Space, though it also ties into the expanded universe as glimpsed in Chasm City. The Inhibitors are back, they are an ancient mechanical race that prunes back intelligent life, stopping them when they venture too…
Legend of the Werewolf (1975) – Freddie Francis
Peter Cushing headlines the next werewolf flick highlighted in DK Canada’s Monsters in the Movies book by director John Landis. That being said, he doesn’t do a lot until the halfway mark of the film, but prior to that he serves as the film’s narrator. Set in the French city of Paris where everyone speaks…
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993) – Dark Page, and Attached
Captain’s log: stardate 47254,1 Airing on 1 November, 1993, this episode sees the return of Deanna Troi’s (Marina Sirtis) mother, Lwaxanna (Majel Barrett) returns for another visit, and also features an appearance by a young Kirsten Dunst as a young telepathic alien named Hedril. Written by Hilary J. Bader, the story gives a little more…
Bitten S01E02 – Prodigal
Tonight on Space, the second episode of the sexy new werewolf series, Bitten, based on Kelley Armstrong’s novels howls on the small screen. Much like the first episode, it become readily apparent that the series is more interested in developing their characters than rushing into storytelling. Yes, there is a story at play here,…
Family Day at the Toronto Zoo
A six year old girl in a pink snow suit, falls to her knees wailing and crying, pulling the adult who’s holding her hand into a lopsided stance. “This is the worst Family Day EVER!” Sue and I look at each other, wonderstruck… what could the past few Family Days entailed that going to the…
The Mind Reels 