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Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017)
A Great Show
I disagree with everyone who have commented on this show thus far, I think it was a very good, well done program with a very enthusiastic host that kept it interesting. It take us to the very origins of what makes our modern society and shows how just a little inspiration at a particular moment in time leads to others and so on. Yes he (Jason Silva) is very animated to an almost comical degree, but it helps keep the material interesting. I wish some of my college professors were as much fun as this guy! The materials presented make the viewer see things with a new knowledge and understanding of the logic behind an event and opens the mind to new possibilities. A very enjoyable show!
Exploding Sun (2013)
A Canadian Production released in Sweden about an American space program?
A Canadian Production released in Sweden about an American space program? OK now! But seriously if you can wrap your head around that bit of info, you will find it to be a very good science fiction movie on the order of Independence Day.
The lead actors were strong and well played by David James Elliott (as Commander Don Wincroft)and Anthony Lemke (as Dr. Craig Bakus). To sum it up without giving away any spoilers, the Earth suffers a disaster sparked by an accident aboard the maiden flight of the first commercial spaceflight to the moon and back. They technically are to fly around the moon and then come back to Earth. Of course something goes wrong and...well lets just say that it doesn't go exactly as plan.
From the very beginning of the nearly three hour movie the viewer becomes engaged with the characters and engrossed in the scientific aspects of the situation. (As a side note, just before I watched this with my wife, I read an article that said that the sun could actually be detonated on purpose by us people using today's technology!)
All in all, I felt it to be a great three hour film to watch with your loved one on a lazy Friday night in the middle of summer!
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Time's Orphan (1998)
One of the best episodes of DS9!
This episode of DS9 had me in tears as I watched the drama unfold. It pulled all of the right strings to make this 46 year old man ball his eyes out!
As others have explained, the O'Brien's take the kids to the planet Golana for a bit of family time and a picnic. Molly, their 8 years old daughter, ends up wandering off and falling into an old ruin. It just happens that this ruin contains a time portal that has activated and she falls through it as the Chief is trying desperately to grab for her. The people from DS9 quickly respond to the emergency and work to find a way to get Molly back.
Well they succeed, however the Molly that returns to DS9 is now 18 years old and have been alone and with out human contact for 10 years. They try everything to help her adjust to her new life among people and her family. But unfortunately it doesn't work and the O'Brien's are forced to return Molly to Golana and back through the portal from where she was rescued. The grown Molly returns to the past and finds the 8 year old Molly alone and crying inside the cave where the portal is located. She send the child back through the portal to the O'Brien's, who are about to destroy the portal from their side, knowing that by doing so she was erasing herself and the past 10 years of her life. You know that she knew by the look in her eyes as she uttered the word "Home" as she faded away into nothingness. The O'Brien's have received there little girl back!
Just as a side note, the subplot with Worf and how he confronts parenthood was OK, as it provided several brief comedic moments.
As a parent myself, I could only imagine how I would feel if that happened to one of my children! And the overwhelming joy that they must have felt when she returned! Well needless to say, I was very moved by this episode when I viewed it for the first time recently. I had thought that I had seen all of the episodes already, but some how this one was missed. I am glad that I had the chance to watch it! It was well acted by Colm Meaney and Rosalind Chao, and Michelle Krusiec was fantastic as the older Molly! All I can say is WOW!
2010: Moby Dick (2010)
An hour and a half of pure escapism!
When I came upon this movie I was looking for something that would just be good fun for an hour or two,and I am glad that I found 2010:Moby Dick. Sure their are plot holes,bad acting, and cheesy effects- but looking past all of that, this film's just plain fun! I have always enjoyed submarine films, throw in a giant monster and well...I found myself talking to the screen and shouting when Moby would make a sudden appearance. A sequel would be a good idea, I'd watch it!
I agree with other reviews that the whale was unrealistic, but so what? It's like the old Godzilla movies-they were very unrealistic, but we still loved them because they were so much fun! I thought that it was very imaginative to retell the story in this way,it may make some of these kids nowadays take an interest in and appreciate the original book and maybe even other classics.