Seasonal TV Viewing - The Santa Clause 1, 2 & 3

The Santa Clause

The original movie really gave Tim Allen his first big hit on the cinema screen, a well produced and quite slick family friendly movie telling the tale of a work orientated father who has neglected his wife which led to a divorce and his young son wants little to do with him. This changes when Santa Claus falls from the roof of Scott Calvin's home and when he puts on the red coat the "clause" is triggered and he becomes Santa leading to an adventure with his son the likes of which money can not buy. Of course the next door Scott (Tim Allen) is in denial but his son is going around telling everyone of his adventures which eventually leads to him losing joint custody but when a year later he morphs back into Santa the opportunity arises to fix everything as long as the police don't arrest him first for kidnapping :)
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The Santa Clause 2

In the sequel set a few years later we see Scott is well adjusted to being Santa but his son is having trouble dealing with such a secret and is acting out at school and ends up on the naughty list. This would be bad enough but a second clause requires a Mrs Claus otherwise he will lose his right to be Santa come to Christmas Eve. Scott returns to Charlie and meets the very strict school principal played by Elizabeth Mitchell and after some clash of personalities the two find some common ground and a romance blossoms. Meanwhile back at the North Pole the "artificial" Santa which Curtis the Elf created to fill in for Santa has put everyone on the naughty list and is set to deliver coal to every child in the world. Will Scott save christmas, bond with his son and marry all before christmas day?
This is my favourite of the three movies, I love Elizabeth Mitchell in this role and will happily watch her in anything now so her guest spot on Once Upon A Time is highly appreciated :)
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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

This movie is probably the weakest of the trilogy but it certainly has a respectable line up of actors so it shouldn't be totally dismissed. Carol (Elizabeth Mitchell) is very pregnant but work pressure and not seeing her family for some time is causing a few issues and Jack Frost (Martin Short) is looking to get promoted and when all the families come to visit Canada (North Pole) he stirs up so much trouble the Scott is manipulated into wishing he had never become Santa and the final clause is triggered and time reverses back to the fateful time when Santa fell from the roof.
Scott realises he has no wife, no future child, his ex-wife is now divorced and never had her daughter and his son hates him even more so he returns to the North Pole which is now a money making resort complex and fights to reclaim his Santaness.
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Farscape Marathon Part 9

Farscape Marathon
Season 2 Part 9

The Locket
A mist surrounds a world and Aeryn has been missing a day after going to scout the area.
When she returns she claims to have lived a lifetime on another world and warns them
they must leave before they to are trapped. A rather touching romance which spans over
6 decades in the alternate time stream coupled with some good scifi.

The Ugly Truth
Stark and Talon/Crais return to the fold but the destruction of ships belonging to a
weapons dealing society has the crew of the Moya on trial. Not my favourite episode
of this season so much so it's not going to be watched as a standalone.

A Clockwork Nebari
A wonderful episode, quite dark with some gorey bits and mild BDSM between
Chiana and John but it's all wrapped up in a good scifi story which expands on
the Nebari people and their goals.

Liars, Guns and Money (1): A Not So Simple Plan
D'Argo now knows where his son is and what it will take to get him back but faced
with huge odds he finds little support from his friends and so he does something stupid.

Liars, Guns and Money (2): With Friends Like These...
The consequences of the failure at the Shadow Depository means Plan B has to be
put into operation but that brings it's own problems and ultimately a sacrifice on the
part of one of the crew. The final part of this trilogy is on the next disk:)

Extras
Commentary "The Locket" with Ben and Claudia
Deleted Scenes
Listening In "The Locket"

Farscape Marathon Part 8

Farscape Marathon
Season 2 Part 8

Look at the Princess (Part 1): A Kiss is But a Kiss
Stranded on a Sebacean world John the only compatible partner to a Royal princess
has to agree to marry her to prevent his capture by Scorpius.
Moya with Zhaan on board flee the planet in the hopes of drawing off the command
carrier and meet an unusual being.

Look at the Princess (Part 2): I Do, I Think
Political shannanigans abound as all parties manouevour to put their choice on the
throne. Aeryn and John's relationship suffers even more after John makes the only
decision to save his life.

Look at the Princess (Part 3): The Maltese Crichton
John loses his head, literally but finds comforting from an unexpected source.
As the alliances start to unravel the truths become known and a solution is found if
John is will sacrifice something important to him.
The Princess trilogy is to my mind the best trilogy on television, a good complex story
with a wide range of characters and the introduction of the Scarrans.

Beware of Dog
Faced with a parasitic infestation on Moya D'Argo and Chiana bring an
alien "hound" on board. A fun episode showing even more skills from Henson.

Won't Get Fooled Again
Now this is one freaky and disturbing episodes as John once more finds  himself
back on Earth with his friends and acquaintances playing roles in his life after the
Farscape mission failure. Wonderfully written and just great fun.

Extras
Commentary "Won't Get Fooled Again" Rowan Woods and Richard Manning
Deleted Scenes