Hosted by A Winged Potato, Classic Coverage looks back on the episodes of past shows from a modern perspective.
Season 6 Directed by Michael Hart Written by Robert Holmes After ninety-seven arduous episodes, we have finally come to the end. Not of the season or of the Second Doctor’s era (I’d hardly call them arduous, but we have one … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S06E06 “The Space Pirates”
Oh dear. I wasn’t looking forward to this episode. Last time I watched this episode was a few years before the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and even then it was weird and uncomfortable not in a way that challenged my beliefs … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode Nine, “Homer Badman”
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E13: “The Storyteller”
Marcus Waverly (Geoffrey Bateman), a “simple country squire” and his wife Ada (Julia Chambers) are in distress. Someone has been sending them letters warning that their son Johnnie will be kidnapped, and the author of the letters keeps demanding an … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S01E03 “The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly”
How is it this show could keep finding more nuances and new emotional depths to these characters after so long? This episode digs further not just into Bart and Lisa, but into their specific relationship. I’m actually curious how people … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode Eight, “Lisa On Ice”
We open on Guy Fawkes’ Day celebrations, with our three leads Poirot, Hastings and Japp strolling through the park and enjoying some fireworks. (Side Note: the best line I ever heard about Guy Fawkes was that he was the last … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S01E02 “Murder in the Mews”
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E12: “Battle Lines”
Can you believe we’re exactly one hundred and ten episodes in and still getting defining episodes that explore new nuances and depths to these characters? “Bart’s Girlfriend” is a critical episode in the mythology of Bart, with that oh-so-defining line: … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode Seven, “Bart’s Girlfriend”
Mon ami! Welcome to a travel down the most memorable of lanes, the – how do you say – “rewatch”, n’est-ce pas? A few notes about these rewatch/recaps/rewhatevers: 1) We need to talk about spoilers. Because these are mysteries. Usually … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S01E01 “The Adventure of the Clapham Cook”
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E11: “Vortex”
Season 6 Directed by Michael Ferguson Written by Brian Hayles, Terrance Dicks (uncredited) It’s been a long while since we last checked in, but I’ve been sitting on this half-finished review ever since. Since that time, the modern series has wrapped … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S06E05 “The Seeds of Death”
This is my favourite “Treehouse Of Horror” episode. For me, the fun of these episodes is that they have three elements going on at once: 1) They’re genuine horror stories, 2) they’re about the Simpsons, and 3) they’re funny. All … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode Six, “Treehouse Of Horror V”
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E10: “The Nagus”
There’s a phrase, “the personal is political”, and I like how this episode actually plays out that concept as effective storytelling – it starts as an abstract political statement on shock jocks, and shows a very specific, personal consequence of … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode Five, “Sideshow Bob Roberts”
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E09: “Move Along Home”
I’ve talked before about episodes that felt like a dry run for later episodes; we’ve officially crossed a line into a new version of the show, because this feels like a redo of older episodes. We’ve seen the family go … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode Four, “Itchy & Scratchy Land”
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E08: “The Passenger”
This is my favourite clip show of all time. Low bar, I know, but I actually like it even more than the clip show parodies seen in shows like Clerks: The Animated Series, Community, and Rick & Morty (in fact, … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode Three, “Another Simpsons Clip Show”
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E07: “Dax”
When David Mirkin took over as showrunner in season five, his main goal was to explore character and find out what made these four fingered freaks tick, and I’ve been wondering if that will change going into six. Just based … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode Two, “Lisa’s Rival”
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E06: “Q-Less”
