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W hilst enjoying Star Trek: Discovery (2017-present) Season Two (the series continues to be generally exceptional) including a reinvigorated Captain Christopher Pike, played with precision by Anson Mount, it unexpectedly tied me to a look back at the original Captain Christopher Pike from Star Trek: The Original Series  pilot episode The Cage (1965).     The original Captain Christopher Pike was played expertly by actor Jeffrey Hunter.     A recent viewing of the John Ford-directed, John Wayne helmed classic The Searchers (1956) presented an opportunity to share some pictures of the man in this real , non-space Western for the role of Martin Pawley, one of the stars of the historic film.     Sadly, Hunter did not live long and prosper passing away at the ripe young age of just 42 in 1969 following complications resulting from a film's on set explosion.   (c) Susan Okoro's Blog

I f I were to offer a list of thought provoking science fiction versus the mind numbingly dumb variety, I Am Mother (2019) would be in the former slot. Lost In Space (2018-present) or even worse Extinction (2018), would find themselves in the latter pool of stinkers. To be fair Lost In Space isn't that bad. All are on Netflix . Proof there is indeed something for everybody there. Netflix also features one of the most under the radar science fiction television series to arrive in some time in the form of Another Life (2019) featuring Katee Sackhoff. All of the buzz and press surrounds the channel's reboot of Irwin Allen's Lost In Space (1965-1968), but that lacks any of the charm or character of the original series and is generally intended as pure action adventure. Another Life delivers the character and intensity of solid B science fiction in spades with continued, real potential for its second season to come probing and venturing into actual science fiction.

W hen the critics have a series set in their sites it sure seems the knives come out and they are sharp. An example: Another Life ( Netflix ) (2019-present). The new series stars beloved female genre actress Katee Sackhoff ( Battlestar Galactica , Longmire ). To some degree, if you're like me, her name attached to just about anything catches your attention. It doesn't mean it's good ( The Last Sentinel ), but you at least want to see for yourself and even be pleasantly surprised ( 2036 Of Unknown Origin ). The reviews are still coming in and the series is teetering on the cusp of an accumulated overall positive, but there are plenty of critics out there ready to bury the show before it has even had a chance to breathe. Lost In Space (1918-present), Season Two also on Netflix has better reviews and this science fiction fan will never know why. Sure the Lost In Space adventure series has a load of cinematic appeal from gorgeous visual effects to Marvel -style ac