The One I Love
{5/5} “So, we met at a party, and… it was magic. Within a half-hour we were driving up into this really nice neighbourhood, and we were running down the stairs of some stranger’s back yard, and then we were swimming, and we were in love.” The One I Love, released in 2014 Ethan and Sophie […]
Dark Matter (season 1)
{4.5/5} “Whoever wiped our memories probably did it to make it harder for us to work together. Guess what? It worked.” Dark Matter season 1, aired in 2015 Six passengers awake out of stasis on a ship that’s dead in space — four men, one woman, and a girl. They have no memories, so they […]
Scrubs (season 2)
{5/5} “I like to think that your life comes down to the choices you’ve made along the way… like standing up to a superior… or the choice to focus on what you have in common, instead of what you don’t… or the choice to let someone help you, for once. In the end, you just […]
Wonderful World
{4.5/5} “If you do not have it, it is a treasure.” Wonderful World, released in 2009 Ben has a proofreading job but used to be a children’s singer. He only sees his daughter Sandra on the weekends. His roommate Ibu beats him at chess every time, and snores every night. Ben has been feeling pessimistic […]
Star Trek: Devil’s Bargain
{4.5/5} “A Vesbian must not be away from the local ecology for more than a few weeks. If one of us is, he or she will develop a rapid autoimmune collapse that will bring on death within days… We need the biosphere of this world. We are genetically engineered to need it, and this process […]
Star Trek: Renegades
{3.5/5} “Your sacrifice honours me.” Star Trek: Renegades, released in 2015 Two primary worlds where the Federation gets its dilithium have been destroyed. Admiral Chekov knows who’s behind it but the Federation Council refuses to listen. He asks his old friend Tuvok to put together a special team to take care of this problem — […]
Chuck (season 3)
{4.5/5} “No one throws a stakeout like Chuck Bartowski… You can put that in my secret file.” Chuck season 3, aired in 2010 In addition to flashing on people and objects, Chuck can now flash on skills — he learns kung fu in seconds. Chuck reveals he’s a spy to Devon (aka Awesome). Ellie and […]
Star Trek: In the Name of Honor
{4.5/5} “‘The legend of Kahless,’ Koloth continued, ‘is the foundation upon which the Empire stands. Without his guidance, we are doomed to a fate of self-destruction. For a time, that was forgotten by many Klingons. Other, selfish concerns blinded us to Kahless’ teachings, but that is beginning to change.’” Star Trek: In the Name of […]
Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation
{5/5} “I can neither confirm nor deny any details about any operation without the permission of the Secretary.” Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation, released in 2015 The CIA wants to get rid of the IMF because it thinks it has acted recklessly. But it doesn’t have all the facts. While Brandt tries to convince people […]
Old Twentieth
{4.5/5} “I was pretty certain I wouldn’t be coming back. Part of that might be my connection with, obsession with, Old Twentieth, when everybody’s life was a rainbow of accomplishments and failures, grounded in the peace of darkness at either end. Another part was simply practical. The trip was a quixotic leap into the unknown…” […]