ORBzine - UK TV Roundup August 2005
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31st August 2005 - Wednesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
30th August 2005 - Tuesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Dead Zone [Season 2, Episode 18] The Combination Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
29th August 2005 - Monday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Peter Benchley's Amazon [Season 1, Episode 10] War Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Octavius manages to get away and tries to regroup his forces. Meanwhile, Tyrannus finds himself a gladiator again. Anthony, forgiving gent that he is, offers the poor fellow a commission in his Legion. Yes, our two heroes meet in battle on opposite sides. How will this end? Well, has anything unpredictable happened so far? Anything original and un-cliched?
Lost [Season 1, Episode 17] ... in Translation Reviewed in our special supplement here! . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
28th August 2005 - Sunday
Octavius and Tyrannus try to team up with a General [Doc Theo from Now and Again ], but get caught and imprisoned in a Gladiator School named Arkham Combat Dungeons!. This isn't a historically accurate depiction, as in Gladiator , but the fevered imaginings of a deranged mind. Seriously, the writers display less knowledge of ancient Rome than the average 8-year-old! Meanwhile, Octo's girlfriend [the Vestal Virgin ... well, the Vestal] distributes copies of Caesar's Will all over the city. This is disturbing on so many levels, it isn't worth going into it. The difference between this and Xena: Warrior Princess ? Xena didn't pretend to be anything other than fun.
27th August 2005 - Saturday
This is the first part of a trilogy of 90-minute episodes. A made-for-TV miniseries - history Hollywood style [well, Hallmark Channel style, anyhow]. And directed by action-movie pro Greg Yitaine , it's obvious you shouldn't expect a deep and insightful drama. Caesar [Colm Feore - Chronicles of Riddick ] is apparently a communist. To protect himself while he redistributes wealth he hires a gladiator as bodyguard. Yes, this is basically a rip-off of Gladiator. The Gladiator is named Tyrannus [as in "oppressive leader"], and wears armour suitable for the Trojan wars. The fighting rules are non-existent, too - no thumbs up [or down], just the endless slaughter of ultra-expensive Gladiators. Tyrannus will be awarded his freedom - but don't worry, he's killed more people than Typhoid but is a good person at heart. What happens to Caesar on the Ides of March? Hmm. Let's see if we can recall. That particular scene is intercut with Tyrannus slaughtering multiple opponents, so we can have a feel-good reaction. And afterwards - Octavian is Rome's only hope, apparently. Since Mark Anthony is denied the Shakespearean speach so eloquently performed by Brando, we can assume he doesn't have the passion with Cleopatra that Richard Burton enjoyed. Oddly, the fellow playing Octavian resembles Mark the Groosalug, who got the role in Xena: Warrior Princess .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
26th August 2005 - Friday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Today's SF films include The Truman Show
25th August 2005 - Thursday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Missing [Season 2, Episode 4] Resurrection Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
24th August 2005 - Wednesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
23rd August 2005 - Tuesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Dead Zone [Season 2, Episode 17] The Mountain Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
22nd August 2005 - Monday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! Star Trek: DS9 [Season 5, Episode 16] Dr Bashir, I Presume Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Peter Benchley's Amazon [Season 1, Episode 9] Blood Angel Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Lost [Season 1, Episode 15] Homecoming Reviewed in our special supplement here! . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Today's SF films include Thirteenth Floor, The
21st August 2005 - Sunday
Today's SF films include Fairy Tale: A True Story and Bats
20th August 2005 - Saturday
Trekkies
The give-away to the fact that this was made in 1997 is the preponderence of interviews with Deforest Kelley [Dr Bones McCoy], who died soon after. James Doohan [Scotty], who died many months ago, also features heavily. In contrast there are no Deep Space 9 or Voyager cast members, with the exception of Kate Mulgrew . And as for Enterprise ? Forget it!
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Today's SF films include Affair of the Necklace, The
19th August 2005 - Friday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
18th August 2005 - ThursdayMissing [Season 2, Episode 3] Judgement Day Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
17th August 2005 - Wednesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
16th August 2005 - TuesdayDead Zone [Season 2, Episode 16] The Hunt Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
15th August 2005 - Monday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Peter Benchley's Amazon [Season 1, Episode 8] Resurrection Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! Charmed [Season 3, Episode 15] Just Harried Reviewed in our special supplement here! . Today's SF films include How To Make A Monster
14th August 2005 - Sunday
Today's SF films include Tommy, Lathe of Heaven, Helen of Troy and Amityville Horror (1979)
13th August 2005 - Saturday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! Relic Hunter [Season 2, Episode 15] Run, Sydney, Run Reviewed in our special supplement here! .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Miracles [Season 1, Episode 1] The Ferguson Syndrome Paul [Skeet Ulrich - Chill Factor ] investigates supposedly miraculous events on behalf of the Catholic Church. He quits, but when Hector Elizondo [ Century City ] sends him to investigate a healer boy named Tommy Ferguson, it seems Paul may be more involved with miracles than he wants. The setup for the rest of the series is when he joins a scientific investigator [Angus McFadyen - Braveheart ] to do the same job ... This is the first ep [after the unaired pilot?]. It has a decent budget, which allows for a very impressive car-crash sequence.
12th August 2005 - Friday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Today's SF films include Deep Impact
11th August 2005 - ThursdayMissing [Season 2, Episode 2] One Night Stand Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
10th August 2005 - Wednesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
9th August 2005 - Tuesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Dead Zone [Season 2, Episode 15] Deja Voodoo Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
3rd August 2005 - Wednesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
2nd August 2005 - Tuesday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Dead Zone [Season 2, Episode 14] Plague Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
1st August 2005 - Monday
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . Twisted Tales [Season 1, Episode ] Flat Four An annoying 20-something yuppie git has his life fall apart on a business trip. He's stalked by a little old lady, and rents a room from creepy couple Mary Tamm [ Dr Who ] and Paul Darrow [ Blake's 7 ]. Peter Benchley's Amazon [Season 1, Episode 6] The End of The World Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . .
Reviewed in our special supplement here! . . . |
Star Trek: DS9 [Season 5, Episode 24]
Empok Nor
Wonderfalls [Season 1, Episode 9]
Safety Canary
Empire [Part III of III]
Lost [Season 1, Episode 18]
Numbers
Charmed [Season 7, Episode 9]
There's Something About Leo
Robin of Sherwood [Season 3, Episode 1]
Herne's Son
Relic Hunter [Season 2, Episode 14]
Eyes of Toklamanee
Enterprise [Season 4, Episode 26 - Finale]
These Are The Voyages ...
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