Dark Matter (season 2)

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{4.5/5} “I do know the exact probability of success. Trust me, ‘hopefully’ sounds better.” Dark Matter season 2, aired in 2016 Two, Three, and Four are in jail — they won’t be getting a trial. One is able to go back to his life as a rich industrialist. Five is going to be put in […]

Murdoch Mysteries (season 9)

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{5/5} “I’ll tell you, Murdoch, these chicken wings are the only good thing about Buffalo.” Murdoch Mysteries season 9, aired in 2015-16 George is in prison after being convicted of shooting Edna’s husband. When someone is stabbed at the prison, George teams up with former Chief Constable Giles to figure out who did it. Meanwhile, […]

The Huntsman: Winter’s War

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{3.5/5} “How lucky you are.” The Huntsman: Winter’s War, released in 2016 Freya leaves her sister Ravenna and creates her own kingdom. With her newfound magic she becomes the Ice Queen. She kidnaps children from across the land and turns them into soldiers — very good ones. Because of the devastating loss of her baby […]

Star Trek: The Captain’s Summit

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{4.5/5} “It has given me some of my closest lifelong friends. And every morning, no matter what mood I was in, I looked forward to going to work. No matter what the hour. I said I was going to spend the day with these clever, silly, talented, wonderful people. It was — and still is, […]

Star Trek: Legacies — Best Defense

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{4.5/5} “Most galling of all had been the addendum that directed Kirk to take full personal responsibility for the mission — so that if it backfired, it could be dismissed as a rogue operation, the brainchild of a maverick starship captain acting without authority.” Star Trek: Legacies Book 2 — Best Defense by David Mack, […]

Advantageous

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{4.5/5} “Be the you you were meant to be.” Advantageous, released in 2015 Gwen has lost her job as spokesperson for a company that has developed a procedure to make people younger — they want a younger spokesperson. The job market is tough, particularly for women, and Gwen is having trouble finding something — in […]

Midnight Special

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{4/5} “There’s a world built on top of ours. People live there… I think they’re like me.” Midnight Special, released in 2016 Alton is an 8-year-old boy with special powers. His father and a friend have taken him away from his home — they believe that he needs to be at a certain place on […]

For Your Eyes Only

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{3/5} “I’m a good judge of man. You have what the Greeks call ‘thrausos’ — guts.” For Your Eyes Only, released in 1981 A British nuclear submarine is destroyed off the coast of Albania. When they ask a marine archaeologist to find the wreck, he and his wife are killed by a Cuban hit man. […]

Star Trek: Legacies — Captain to Captain

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{4.5/5} “The familiar whine of the transporter, accompanied by a distinctive tingling sensation, sent a thrill of anticipation through Una, who, as always, relished the prospect of exploring a new and alien world. As far as she knew, the landing party would be the first visitors from the Federation to ever set foot on Libros […]

Motive (season 4)

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{4.5/5} “And stop betting on whether I will actually go on vacation, because I am on vacation.” Oscar is now staff sergeant and in charge of the team. He and Betty are a couple now. Mitch Kenneck joins the team but he’s the son of a policeman and he’s a bit cocky. When Betty discovers […]