SciFi TV Rewatch

Take Five #22 Source Material, Binge Watching, and Theatergoing

Dave discusses the importance of staying true to the source material in anticipation of the SyFy event series Childhood's End. Is there resolution to the Star Wars vs Star Trek debate? Dave and Wayne plan to give it a go. With the wealth of genre material on television these days, how does anyone keep up? Did you call in sick on November 21 in anticipation of a binge watch of Amazon's The Man in the High Castle and/or Netflix's Jessica Jones?

Episode 134 Dark Angel S02E11 The Berrisford Agenda

Though we learn a lot about Alec's background and the mission that significantly impacted his post-Manticore life, we also become more aware of Joshua's continuing development as an artist and a member of Max's extended family. Will Max change her opinion of Alec now that she knows the truth about the horrors those she left behind were forced to endure? Guest star Meghan Ory appears as Alec's piano student and ends up as his first, and perhaps only, love. And you just have to love Joshua throwing his first ever dinner party replete with macaroni and cheese and hot dogs.

Episode 133 Marvel's Jessica Jones S01E01 AKA Ladies Night

November 20th finally arrived and with it the 13 episode first season of Marvel's Jessica Jones starring Krysten Ritter in the title role. We're introduced to a broken former superhero now earning a living as a hard-boiled detective taking the jobs that no one else wants or can see through to the end. But she has a dark past, and the man who nearly broke her, who she also believes is dead, has returned and imposed his will on another young woman. Though we don't get to see much of David Tennant's Kilgrave in the first episode, just seeing the effect he has on Jessica is enough to send chills up and down your spine.

Episode 132 Dark Angel S02E10 Brainiac

Another X-5 turns up in Seattle, but Brain not at all like those we've met up to this point. Designed to predict battle events and how individual soldiers will react to specific battlefield situations, Brain has had his eye on Max since they were children. Continuum's Terry Chen turns up as a member of the oft times ineffectual rebel group S1W, and Max once again saves Asha.

Take Five #21 IMDB, Reboots, and Supergirl

Dave talks about the benefits of the Internet staple IMDB and the inherent problems with rebooting classic science fiction television shows that died before their time. And what's wrong with Supergirl's outfit?

Episode 131 Dark Angel S02E09 Medium is the Message

Wayne tries to dissuade Dave from giving up on The Leftovers before they launch into their Dark Angel discussion. While searching for a pencil for Max, Joshua inadvertently discovers his artistic side which enables Alec to turn a quick buck selling his emotionally charged paintings. However, the introduction of a second genetic engineering group sets us on a journey to discover the history of this nearly ten thousand year old experiment.

Take Five #20 Zombies and Hockey

Wayne brings together the disparate forces that are zombie television and ice hockey film. Quick takes on iZombie, Z Nation, The Walking Dead, and Fear the Walking Dead let us into Wayne's world (see what I did there) of horror television. He presents his Top 5 Hockey Movie list, but are you kidding me, no Youngblood?

Episode 130 Dark Angel S02E08 Gill Girl

When fisherman dredge up the body of what appears to be a mermaid, they're stunned to see she's still alive. Of course, it turns out to be another member of the Manticore transgenic family on the run after the fire. Max and Alec come to the rescue but not before Logan has a scare they think is related to the virus Max has implanted in her.

Episode 129 Dark Angel S02E07 Some Assembly Required

After having his organs harvested, (Max has his heart), Zach resurfaces as part of a Steelhead gang intent on siphoning off the nanocytes designed to repair damage to his body. Only a shell of himself, Zach slowly begins making connections as the memories he's able to access begin to make sense. In the end, though, Logan arranges for him to recuperate far from Max. Check out Continuum creator/showrunner Simon Barry's new production company Reality Distortion Field.  Lego Movie team works on new time travel show.
 
 

Episode 128 Serenity

In the 2005 film Malcolm Reynolds and the crew try to carry out simple payroll heist, but the Alliance continues to pursue River Tam and disrupts their latest payday. The Operative needs to bring River in dead or alive to prevent her from revealing information she obtained regarding a hidden planet called Miranda.