First and foremost, thanks to everyone who took time to offer recommendations for our upcoming “Best Episode Of…” watch marathon. Check out Thursday (June 3rd’s) blog entry for a full listing of the 30 sci-fi shows that will be the focus of our lengthy watch-athon.
Prior to that, however, I’d like to do another marathon – Time Loopalooza – in which we will review pretty much every time loop episode produced, 37 in all, from the original Twilight Zone’s 1961 episode “Shadow Play” to Agents of Shield’s 2020 episode “As I Have Always Been”. Should be fun!
I’m thinking we’ll go Columbo rewatch concluding with the show’s seventh season, then Time Loopalooza, and then the Best Episode of marathon – which should take us to October, Halloween month, where I’m thinking of doing a “Scariest Episode of….” marathon.
It would be great to do a live watch or even a recorded watch but, in a likelihood, I’ll probably stick with the current format of simply writing up my thoughts (along with some behind-the-scenes insights and trivia).
I have completed my 2024 crime novel read-a-thon, finishing up (though not technically accurate as I DNF’d) the last book this afternoon. I ended up adding another two dozen books to the list in order to include this year’s Edgar Awards nominees for a grand total of 113 titles (maybe closer to 116 if I can track down a few that have eluded me). Whew! I’ll put together a list of my Top 10 Crime Novels of 2024 in the coming days – and then start checking out what 2025 has to offer in the genre.
Good timing too as it looks like Akemi and Sharky and I are off to Montreal for another 10 day stay. Loading up the kindle!
Also, busy on the work front – developing a pitch, going out with a couple, and consulting on something else.
Quick addendum. Tomorrow, our Columbo rewatch continues with – spoiler alert for a 50 year old episode! – what is one of my favorite episodes of the show to date….
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Soft boiled eggs over the sink… that made me chuckle! Your Mum will have Joe, Akemi and Sharky cuddles 🥰 thinking of you all xxx
If you decide to add any movies to your time loop challenge, don’t forget my favourite time bounce B-movie, 12:01.
I do love a good time loop! I’m impressed that there’s 37 of them. I hope I can find them all.
I might have to watch “Forgotten Lady” since it comes so highly recommended.
“The key to a successful soy-based dish”… is brilliant! lol!
A show I used to love but now hate? That’s hard, because I don’t necessarily hate any of them, I just find them annoying, mostly because they’re either so very outdated, or – in retrospect – just stupid to begin with, which makes me question my younger self’s judgment. So, we’ll go with… Dukes of Hazzard. 😛
Oh, wait! There IS one I HATE, but that hate started while the show was still in it’s first run. That show? ST Voyager! Ugh, horrible show. Before I stopped watching it, I was SOOO hoping that Seven of Nine would mutiny and take control of the ship, ejecting Janeway out into space. I absolutely hated Janeway! Still do, and I won’t allow David to watch an episode if I am within earshot of her voice. It didn’t help that I abhorred that abomination of another show Kate was in, Mrs. (NOT!) Columbo. That was just a terrible show that nearly ruined the mystique of Columbo’s oft mentioned-never seen wife. Oh, Joey – you’ve gotten me all fired up now! My fingers are flying over this keyboard!
I feel bad for Kate, because I have grown to dislike even the sound of her voice. She is probably a fine person, and although I can separate the actor from the character, sometimes it is hard to warm up to any other character she portrays. I have the same aversion to Will Ferrell. However, I did warm to him a bit after seeing the Grace Kelly song with Ryan Reynolds. That was the only time I have found Ferrell even remotely funny, and he did make me lol (literally) when I first watched it.
Okay, I’d better stop now before I go off on another tangent. Have a good day, sir!
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Ah, Mrs. Columbo. We hardly knew ye!
“Ah, Mrs. Columbo. We hardly knew ye!”
And thank goodness for that!
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There was only one episode on STV that I found intriguing. It was about a culture that procreated by mutating the dead of other species. STV had so much personal drama but that concept was solid Scifi.