2015 Seasonal TV Viewing - Under the Mistletoe

Under the Mistletoe

Under the Mistletoe is a 2006 movie which stars Michael Shanks as Kevin Harrison and Jaime Ray Newman as Susan Chandler. Susan lost her husband in a car accident the year before and her son Jonathan (Burkely Duffield) claims that the ghost or spirit of his father has returned and talks to him, his snotty and smack worthy attitude combined with financial pressures has the first christmas without her husband becoming a bit of nightmare.
Susan meets Kevin after she rams his car while she was talking on the phone, it's not a great first meeting and the second meeting is after Jonathan attacked a fellow student and she is called in to talk to the councillor and yep Kevin is the new school councillor.
Kevin is sympathetic and offers to go above and beyond to help Jonathan although you wonder even at this stage he is attracted to Susan, of course nothing they can do will make Kevin look anything but a good guy mainly because the "spirit" of the dead husband (Tom played by Conan Graham) comes across as a bit of a dick. First he communicates with his son with no regard to how the world would see something talking themselves in public least of all a young boy surrounded by his peers so getting bullied isn't a surprise. Tom also goes on to pretty much stalk and terrify his former wife with his spooky piano playing and lights flickering. To be fair he ultimately shows he wants the best for his family by supporting the story's main plot to get Kevin and Susan together albeit in a very complicated way and with many a false start but this is a christmas family movie and you will get the happy ending:)

Hockey is involved in this movie.

Under the Mistletoe has it's issues but overall it's a good seasonal movie with some fine performances from the two leads and well worth a mention is Ingrid Torrance (SG1) who played Diane Holmes, but I disliked the son and hated the father and the dotty shopkeeper had me seething:)

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Stargate Atlantis Marathon (Part 19)

Stargate Atlantis Marathon

Season 5 (continued)

The Lost Tribe
Mckay and Daniel held hostage on the alien facility attempt to convince them that the device
has to be switched off but the aliens refuse and then in a very surprising moment they reveal
themselves. Meanwhile the Daedalus under the control of Todd is making beeline for the alien
base but Ronon and Kellar are doing their best to sabotage the ship and Sheppard on board a
Traveller ship is racing to beat everyone to the planet.

 Outsiders
The Wraith visit a small community intent on finding and killing the refugees from a planet
infected by the Hoffan drug. The community are split in regards to sacrificing the "outsiders"
or protecting them from the very beings that may eventually eat them all. I really didn't find
this episode interesting. Agam Darshi guest stars as Novo.

Inquisition
The team are tried for their acts since coming to Pegasus, cue clip show.

The Prodigal
Atlantis loses power after a captured jumper and IDC are used to infiltrate the city. Guess who
is back with the intent to steal Teyla's baby and destroy the city.

Remnants
Woolsey is under review and flirting with a pretty scientist, John is on the mainland chasing a
woman, McKay is being praised by Radak and a repository of knowledge is found on the ocean bed.  
Anna Galvin plays Vanessa Conrad, Tamlyn Tomita is Shen Xiao,  Johnathon Young returns
as Dr Parrish and surprise Robert Davi makes an appearance.

Extras
Five Commentaries
Building a Humanoid
Dr Jackson goes to Atlantis
Life & Death of Michael Kenmore
Costume Department
Deleted Scenes

Stargate Atlantis Marathon (Part 18)

Stargate Atlantis Marathon

Season 5 (continued)

The Shrine
A mission goes awry and McKay gets infected with a parasite responsible for a degenerative
disease common to the people of the Pegasus galaxy, it is fatal but it is said  a shrine on one
world will reverse the effects for a single day.
Kate Hewlett guest stars as Jeannie Miller once again:)

Whispers
Sheppard and McKay give support to the team led by Major Teldy who have found one of
Michaels old labs next to a deserted village. As night draws in a mist envelops the land bringing
the Whispers and a fight for survival.
Christina Cox, Nicole de Boer, Leela Savasta and Janina Gavankar guest star.
Bloody brilliant episode:)

The Queen
Once more Todd and his Wraith are brought into a plan to use a gene therapy on
his people to convert them to eating solid food but to make this plan viable the most powerful
Hive Queen will have to be convinced. Without his own Queen it is upto Teyla with apporpriate
surgery to play this role.

Tracker
Keller is kidnapped whilst on a medical mission, Ronon and Mckay go after her but it's one
of the Wraith Tracker victims who has her and is as experienced as Ronon in fighting and
evading his foes. Mike Dopud plays Kiryk, the actor returns with a recurring role in SGU.

First Contact
Daniel Jackson visits Atlantis looking for a hidden lab and together with McKay they discover
it and within hours a highly advanced alien race break into the city and steal a piece of technology
and take Daniel and Rodney as well.
Meanwhile the Deadalus has rendevoused with Todd's Hive in preperation for testing the drug
which could free the Wraith from feeding off life force.
A stunning mid-season cliffhanger, lots going on.

Extras
Four Commentaries
Misson Directive
Submerging the Stargate
Conversation with Joe Flanigan