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Moonlight: “Sonata”

Appassionato By Sarah Stegall  Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Stegall Moonlight Fridays on CBS, 9pm ET/PT “Sonata” Written by: Ethan Erwin & Kira Snyder Directed by: Fred Toye Mick: I got hit in the face with a sacred ass paddle. Beth: [shrug] Karma. It’s ironic, and fitting, that the final episode of Moonlight is written by newcomers. I’ve rarely seen a show endure so many fundamental changes, both before and behind the cameras, for so long. That it lasted for sixteen episodes may be nothing short of a miracle; that its last scenes were written by fledglings makes me believe…

Millennium: “Pilot”

The Dark Ages by Sarah Stegall copyright ©1996 by Sarah Stegall Writer: Chris Carter Director: David Nutter “Men don’t need reasons. All they need is an excuse.” Frank Black is going to blow Fox Mulder out of the water. Chris Carter’s new series, “Millennium”, erupts onto the screen with a pilot both terrifying and mesmerizing, complete with Carter’s trademark style, pessimism, and depth. As sheer drama, it poses more of a threat to “The X-Files” than any of the pale imitations of that landmark series that have hit the airwaves this year. Fox Mulder is cool, arrogant, hip, and sexy,…