Dark Skies by Sarah Stegall © copyright 1996 by Sarah Stegall The premiere episode of “Dark Skies” is scary, thrilling, derivative, and predictable all at once. It is “The X-Files: The Early Years”, with more money than the original series from which it derives its raison d’etre. There are several significant differences, primarily of tone and approach, between “Dark Skies” and “The X-Files”, but essentially they take place in the same universe and, one would swear, with the same cast of characters. The premise is pretty simple: aliens really did land at Roswell in 1947, met with Harry…
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Chuck: “Chuck vs. The Tango”
Happy Little Clouds By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Chuck Mondays on NBC “Chuck vs. The Tango” Written by Matt Miller Directed by Jason Ensler The third episode of Chuck puts Chuck back on track, thank goodness. Tasked with identifying an international arms dealer named La Ciudad who is expected to attend an art show, Chuck must confront one of the worst fears of the American WASP male: dancing. With a girl. John Casey (Adam Baldwin), the NSA agent ordered to protect Chuck, warns him that his undercover persona might be compromised unless he masters the tango.…