ORBzine UK TV Roundup September 2001
The Legacy's leader learns that he has a twenty-ish son. Helen Shaver and the others try to work out - is the boy really his, or is this a plot to destroy the Legacy?
Stargate SG-1 [Season 3, Episode 4]
Legacy
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Sliders [Season 5, Episode 9]
The Return of Maggie Beckett
Reviewed in our special supplement!
The Invisible Man [Season 1, Episode 5]
Tiresias
Reviewed in our special supplement!
The token doctor is present when three deaths occur in the hospital simultaneously. Not only is hospital management angry that their PR is looking bad, but a Ukranian OAP patient thinks that an evil entity called the Mora is responsible.
Wasn't this used as the plot of an episode of Buffy ?
The lack of fresh ideas was apparently so obvious that t
28th September 2001 - Friday
X-Files [Season 1, Episode 14]
Gender Bender
This is reviewed in a special supplement
27th September 2001 - Thursday
Buffy The Vampire Slayer [Season 5, Episode 5]
No Place Like Home
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Lois & Clark [Season 2, Episode 8]
A Bolt From The Blue
This was reviewed in a special supplement!
26th September 2001 - Wednesday
Dark Angel [Season 1, Episode 4]
Flushed
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Star Trek: DS9 [Season 7, Episode 25]
What We Leave Behind
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Today's SF films include Conan The Barbarian [albeit without the Vulture scene]. :-(
25th September 2001 - Tuesday
Earth: Final Conflict [Season 4, Episode 5]
Motherlode
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Roswell High [Season 2, Episode 3]
Surprise
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Star Trek: Voyager [Season 6, Episode 18]
Ashes To Ashes
Reviewed in our special supplement!
24th September 2001 - Monday
Farscape [Season 3, Episode 5]
... Different Destinations
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Captain Black botches a raid on a Nuclear facility - and more importantly, he exposes himself to a radioactive isotope that will render him detectable by geiger counter for the next 48 hours. Can Captains Scarlett and Blue defeat the man who was not only their equal in Spectrum, but more importantly is now controlled by the Mysterons?
23rd September 2001 - Sunday
Roar [Season 1, Episode 3] The Chosen
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Helen Shaver has an admirer who sends her Valentine cards. However, she gets psychic flashes which tell her ... this stalker is a serial killer!
Stargate SG-1 [Season 3, Episode 3]
Fair Game
Reviewed in our special supplement!
22nd September 2001 - Saturday
Sliders [Season 5, Episode 12]
Map Of The Mind
Reviewed in our special supplement!
The Invisible Man [Season 1, Episode 4]
Ralph
Reviewed in our special supplement!
A telephone psychic [James Morrison - Space: Above And Beyond ] has a proper psychic flash, which paralyses his customer from the neck down. The blonde babe gets involved in his case. Although she is a real psychic, she cannot contact her dead father. Thus she is somewhat jealous of Morrison's success.
Morrison is excellent in the role, so different from his usual strong, silent typecasting. His Chaplinesque little tramp is worth watching.
This documentary is being shown to coincide with the release of
A.I.
. It goes behind the scenes of recent movies like
Cats & Dogs
and
Lost In Space
. It also looks at the history of robots in the movies,
through interviews with the stars and directors. Films covered include:
Today's SF films include APEX .
21st September 2001 - Friday
Strange Luck [Season 1, Episode 3] Last Chance
Chance saves a man who is trying to commit suicide. It turns out that an innocent man is on Death Row, and Chance must help the real killer to save the patsy. Chance suspects that the patsy, who was the victim of unbelievably bad luck, is his long-lost brother.
This is a nice anti-Death Penalty episode, and the final race against time is suspenseful and well-done.
Cleopatra 2525 [Season 1, Episode 9]
Perceptions
Reviewed in our special supplement!
20th September 2001 - Thursday
Buffy The Vampire Slayer [Season 5]
This week the show was postponed. Instead, BBC2 screened a documentary on the events at the WTC.
This week the show was postponed. Instead, BBC2 screened a documentary on the events at the WTC.
19th September 2001 - Wednesday
Dark Angel [Season 1, Episode 3]
Heat
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Star Trek: DS9 [Season 7, Episode 24]
Dogs of War
Reviewed in our special supplement!
18th September 2001 - Tuesday
Roswell High [Season 2, Episode 2]
Ask Not
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Star Trek: Voyager [Season 6, Episode 16]
Collective
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Today's SF films include Terminator 2: Judgement Day .
17th September 2001 - Monday
Farscape [Season 3, Episode 4]
Self-Inflicted Wounds Part 2: Wait For The Wheel
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Today's episode was replaced with an episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Perhaps the BBC decided that Earth-shattering destruction would be in poor taste after the events of last Tuesday.
Today's SF films include Strange Days .
16th September 2001 - Sunday
Roar [Season 1, Episode 2] Projector
Reviewed in our special supplement!
A young woman comes to the house and begs sanctuary, claiming that she is being stalked by a murderer. A man turns up, claiming to be her psychiatrist. Which one is telling the truth?
Stargate SG-1 [Season 3, Episode 2]
Seth
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Star Trek: TOS [Season 2, Episode 16]
Gamesters of Triskelion
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Films Shown on Sci-Five Night include Project Alf
15th September 2001 - Saturday
Legend of the Hidden City [Season , Episode ]
The city [guarded with guys dressed as Romans] is attacked by dark-skinned fellows dressed as Saracens. The fighting is lacklustre, as is the script. However, the bit with the iron-clad armour-plated elephant is good.
Sliders [Season 5, Episode 5]
New Gods for Old
Reviewed in our special supplement!
The Invisible Man [Season 1, Episode 3]
Catevari
Reviewed in our special supplement!
There's a traitor in Marineville. Someone steals a hi-tech gizmo, and the Commander is the prime suspect!
Today's SF films include Spies Like Us . Films Shown on Sci-Five Night include Battle Beyond The Stars, Robocop and Dark City .
14th September 2001 - Friday
Strange Luck [Season 1, Episode 2] Over Exposure
DB Sweeney plays Chance Harper, a photojournalist who has the strangest power of co-incidence. His car is stolen, and he uncovers a kidnapping. He also has to take his driving test at the same time. Of note, the driving instructor is Mr Trick from Season 3 of Buffy The Vampire Slayer
X-Files [Season 1, Episode 13]
Beyond The Sea
This is reviewed in a special supplement
Cleopatra 2525 [Season 1]
This week the show was postponed. Instead, Channel Five screened a documentary on the events at the WTC.
13th September 2001 - Thursday
Buffy The Vampire Slayer [Season 5, Episode 4]
Out Of My Mind
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Lois & Clark [Season 2, Episode 7]
That Old Gang Of Mine
This was reviewed in a special supplement!
12th September 2001 - Wednesday
Dark Angel [Season 1, Episode 1-2]
Pilot
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Star Trek: DS9 [Season 7, Episode 23]
Extreme Measures
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Today's SF films include Hallowe'en 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
11th September 2001 - Tuesday
Lexx [Season 3, Episode 13]
Heaven & Hell
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Roswell High [Season 2, Episode 1]
Skin and Bones
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Star Trek: Voyager [Season 6, Episode 17]
Spirit Folk
Reviewed in our special supplement!
10th September 2001 - Monday
Farscape [Season 3, Episode 3]
Self-Inflicted Wounds Part 1: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Reviewed in our special supplement!
It's the year 2068, and Earth sends a team to explore Mars. The team work for the Spectrum organisation, and they are led by Captain Black. The humans discover an alien city inhabited by a species called The Mysterons. Thinking the aliens are hostile, the humans destroy the city.
The Mysterons survive, but vow to get their revenge on Earth. Their target will be Earth's President. Spectrum are in charge of protecting the President, and assign their best men - one of whom is Captain Scarlett. The real hero of the episode is Captain Blue [voiced by Ed Bishop]. The Mysterons, however, have the ability to control minds and use humans as their pawns. By the end the show's fundamental aspects have all been set up,
It's Xmas Eve, and the wee girl gets visited by the ghost of her father. However, the ghost of her elder brother wants to keep her - it's lonely in the afterlife, apparently.
Today's SF films include From Dusk Til Dawn .
8th September 2001 - Saturday
Sliders [Season 5, Episode 3]
Strangers and Comrades
Reviewed in our special supplement!
The Invisible Man [Season 1, Episode 2]
Pilot Part II
Reviewed in our special supplement!
It is a dark and rainy night. The psychic band are trapped together in a haunted house. The blonde babe is stuck in her car, broken down on the road. While they're helpless, the Evil Entity(tm) [ Kristen Cloke ] tries to take them over. Its question ... What do you want?
Today's SF films include Lost In Space, The 'Burbs and eXistenZ .
7th September 2001 - Friday
Strange Luck [Season 1, Episode 1] Soul Survivor
DB Sweeney plays Chance Harper, a photojournalist who has the strangest power over co-incidence. He bumbles into a situation where he gets arrested on suspicion of shooting two police officers. As the detectives discover, he has been arrested for other offences [and never convicted] twenty-three times. Even worse, the REAL gunman steals Harper's wallet and takes over the man's life.
Harper also discovers something about his own past, and gains a personal quest to find his blood relatives.
X-Files [Season 1, Episode 11]
Fire
This is reviewed in a special supplement
Cleopatra 2525 [Season 1, Episode 8]
Choices
Reviewed in our special supplement!
A science experiment goes wrong, and Homer is sucked into ... the third Dimension! Yes, we get to see him rendered in glorious CGI.
6th September 2001 - Thursday
Buffy The Vampire Slayer [Season 5, Episode 3]
The Replacement
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Lois & Clark [Season 2, Episode 5]
Church Of Metropolis
This was reviewed in a special supplement!
Today's SF films include The Court Jester
5th September 2001 - Wednesday
Star Trek: DS9 [Season 7, Episode 22]
Tacking Into The Wind
Reviewed in our special supplement!
4th September 2001 - Tuesday
Lexx [Season 3, Episode 12]
The Beach
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Roswell High [Season 1, Episode 22]
Destiny
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Star Trek: Voyager [Season 6, Episode 15]
Tsunkatse
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Futurama [Season 2, Episode 17]
Bender Gets Made (a.k.a. Bendfellas)
Reviewed in our special supplement!
3rd September 2001 - Monday
Farscape [Season 3, Episode 2]
Suns And Lovers
Reviewed in our special supplement!
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Today's SF films include Village Of The Damned [1995]
1st September 2001 - Saturday
Sliders [Season 5, Episode 6]
Please Press One
Reviewed in our special supplement!
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