Jetsetcat

Anson Mount's relaxed style as Captain Pike is, in real life a good trait and his sense of humour is reminiscent of JTK. Big themes and a big budget suggests we're in for a great ride. I hope the episodes can stand alone as the original Star Trek's did and the series does not become an interpersonal soap opera as many other works have done in recent years, This episode is about first contact with a pre-warp warring civilisation who accidentally get hold of Starfleet technology which could mean the end for them. How does Pike stop the new civilisation from destroying itself? Watch and see! Enjoy!

Three WOTW productions in as many years. Three huge disappointments. This one is just as dire as the others. Poor acting, use of inane and unnecessary dialogue to fill up runtime, plot holes (ship travelling from Mars to Earth in 15 minutes anyone?). I give it some credit for the cgi, but that's all. It's just as well H. G. Wells isn't around to see this.

John Parker wants out of his marriage so he can be with his lover, but of course he needs his wife's money. Learning that his wife has a serious heart condition, he sets up various "scares" to frighten her in the hope of hastening her demise. In keeping with the theme of the series, things don't turn out as expected. Unfortunately the plot didn't make sense to me and felt like it had been written in five minutes on the back of a cigarette packet. The acting was somewhat hammy and the finale - well just corny. One wonders what went wrong with the series production in this last episode, which has a much shorter run time than preceding episodes. Ran out of money?