Yearly archives: 2012

In the early 1990s, Christopher Lee starred as Sherlock Holmes in two TV mini-series under the umbrella title “Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years”. In these films, Holmes is on the verge of retirement and is noticeably older than the typical Sherlock Holmes that we see. It makes a refreshing […]

Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)

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Utilising elements from Christopher Reeve’s first outing in Superman – The Movie, Kryptonite Kills sees Lex Luthor get his hands on the only thing that can kill Superboy.  Scott James Wells is back as more of a “Lex-like” Lex Luthor a step-up from the school bully that he was in The […]

1.12 Kryptonite Kills

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The Invisible People is more of a “human” story, closer to the previous Troubled Waters and not at all like The Alien Solution.  It features Lana quite prominently, possibly explaining her absence from the previous story, and T.J. is back after being conspicuous by his absence for two episodes. On […]

1.11 The Invisible People

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From aliens attacking from outer space, back to Smallville to visit Clark’s home and family, Superboy certainly keeps up the variety.  The tenth episode of this first season sees trouble at the Kent farm, as neighbouring farms are being encouraged to sell up to a big business in the episode […]

1.10 Troubled Waters

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Contrasting wonderfully with the previous low-key “school bully” episode of Superboy comes The Alien Solution, the ninth episode and the first to fully acknowledge the existence of aliens other than Superboy.  Starring John Haymes Newton as Clark Kent / Superboy, Stacy Haiduk as Lana Lang, and Jim Calvert as T.J.White, The […]

1.09 The Alien Solution

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Lex Luthor returns as The Fixer, the eighth episode of the first season of Superboy starring John Haymes Newton as Clark Kent / Superboy, Stacy Haiduk as Lana Lang, and Jim Calvert as T.J.White, also featuring Scott James Wells as Lex in an episode that suggests what Lex is prepared to do […]

1.08 The Fixer

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The seventh episode of the first season of Superboy from 1988, entitled The Beast and Beauty, starring John Haymes Newton as Clark Kent / Superboy, Stacy Haiduk as Lana Lang, and Jim Calvert as T.J.White, also features David Marciano (of Due South fame) as the guy who would be Superboy. The episode […]

1.07 The Beast and Beauty

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Sherlock Holmes in New York opens with Sherlock Holmes (Roger Moore) disguised as Colonel Moran in order to infiltrate Moriarty’s secret hideout in London.   He tells Moriarty that he’s just rounded up all of his gang and, though he can’t prove Moriarty’s involvement, his latest crime has now been foiled.   […]

Sherlock Holmes in New York

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Sherlock Holmes Returns is one of those stories in which Holmes manages to bring himself into the modern age, without requiring any of the “reboot/reimaging” that tends to happen today. This wasn’t the first time this had happened.  Just six years earlier, the TVM entitled The Return of Sherlock Holmes […]

Sherlock Holmes Returns (1993)

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Doing a bit of browsing last night, I discovered that someone has uploaded the Tom Baker Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Hound of The Baskervilles, to YouTube.  I’ve wanted to see Tom Baker’s take on the role for many years, so I’ve downloaded them to watch.  Although the primary note of this production is that […]

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982)

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