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Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective
I am delighted to say that after a very weak start to Season 4 of Sherlock Holmes, the second episode was a major triumph. It spends over half the episode getting us ready for the pièce de résistance, but when … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – The Lambda Factor
A few episodes ago, I was surprised to see the writers Pip and Jane Baker behind an episode of Space: 1999. Today, we have other news! Terrance Dicks, one of the most prolific of the Doctor Who writers, makes his … Continue reading
Shadows Over Baker Street
I couldn’t let the days before Halloween go without one more side-step into the alternate realms of Sherlock Holmes. This is, simply put, a work of genius and one of the best collection of pastiches I’ve ever had the pleasure … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – The Beta Cloud
Sometimes less is truly more. Take The Beta Cloud for example. A mysterious cloud appears and half the base is weak and dealing with Covid… I mean a fever and lack of energy. They are dropping like flies. The cloud … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not
Anyone who frequents this site should know by now that we love Halloween. In preparation of that wonderful holiday, I’m postponing our regularly scheduled reviews of the Jeremy Brett episodes for a brief detour… Have you ever looked back on … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – A Matter of Balance
I started on high alert with this one. The pre-credit sequence sets the stage: random crewmember Shermeen has a crush on Tony who is depressed when his latest attempt at making beer doesn’t work. Tony seems to blame her for … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes: The Three Gables
I remember the first time I’d watched Brett’s episodes of Sherlock Holmes. I loved these stories but had noticed a steady decline in them. When I’d started The Three Gables, I could see Brett’s health had begun to deteriorate and … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – Space Warp
I’m really not sure I understand how the production crew operated at the time of this series. The first half felt like another excuse to get Commander Belligerent off the station but about half-way through the episode, the focus shifted. … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor
Good Lord, what happened?? Did they really run out of steam by this point? Who thought this story needed to be made into an hour and 40 minutes?! I remember the story of the woman with the scarred face, and … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – Catacombs of the Moon
The best thing about Catacombs of the Moon is the title. Conceptually, I think there’s a good idea under the surface, maybe buried deep in a catacomb, but it ends up being 50 minutes that felt like swimming through treacle. … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes Crossovers and Pastiches – Vampire Edition
After last week’s review of The Last Vampyre, I thought I’d take a quick diversion into more undead encounters. I am a big fan of the various worlds that Sherlock Holmes inhabits. I say various because he can fit into … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – The AB Chrysalis
Now this was an unusual episode. It seems the last two were a bit more of what I’d hoped to find in season two and, while I don’t have much hope of that continuing, it was nice to experience another … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampyre
A few weeks ago, we looked at the pastiche. For those who do not know, those are the stories written by other writers that imagine Holmes in a different sort of story. Many are incredibly enjoyable, and they often defy … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – Seed of Destruction
Readers of the Junkyard might recall that a few weeks ago, I mentioned that the Sci-fi channel (now Syfy) once aired 2 episodes of this show back to back. One was that abysmal Brian the Brain. The other was Seed of Destruction. … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer
I think everyone knows who Professor Moriarty is. Perhaps a handful remember Colonel Sebastian Moran. But I wonder how many remember the other big villains. Dr. Roylott of Stoke Moran, Baron Gruner… there are a lot of good villains in … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – The Taybor
I’m not really sure how to feel about The Taybor. It’s not a bad episode per se, but it doesn’t do anything exciting either. A space traveler arrives with merchandise to sell, ogles Maya for a bit, and immediately gave … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes Crossovers and Pastiches
Last week I mentioned that The Creeping Man felt like a crossover between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Jekyll. As we come to the end of the Granada television series with season 4 approaching and only 6 episodes, we have time … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – All That Glisters
Glisters?? Is that a word? Isn’t the term, “all that glitters”? Glisters is a word and means much the same thing as the work glitters, but it’s a bit out of fashion now. Much like Space: 1999. But that doesn’t mean it … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes: The Creeping Man
I often wonder if The Creeping Man could be considered one of the earliest crossovers of literature. There’s a distinct sense of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde about it. Considering that was written in 1886 and … Continue reading
Space: 1999 – The Rulers of Luton
I enjoyed it when it was done in The Outer Limits with Fun and Games. I loved it when Star Trek did it with Arena. But when Space: 1999 did it with The Rulers of Luton, boy oh boy did they go off the … Continue reading
The View from the Junkyard 