Around the dial

At Comfort TV, David gets our week off to a start with a look at the much-maligned Season Four of The Twilight Zone, the year the series shifted to one-hour episodes, and finds some gems in the mix.

The Omega Factor is the focus of John's post at Cult TV Blog, specifically the episode "The Undiscovered Country." He calls it Scotland's "predecessor to The X-Files," which is a heavy burden to carry. Does this inaugural episode from 1979 pull it off?

At The View from the Junkyard, this week's episode of The A-Team, "The Big Squeeze," gets off to a bang, as Hannibal is shot and killed pre-credits! Say it's not so, Roger! Well, you'll have to read for yourself, but I don't think it's too serious.

Care for a little musical interlude? How about a few songs about Superman? That's Terence's "theme" at A Shroud of Thoughts, as he commemorates the 88th anniversary of the superhero with songs featuring his name.

When I was young, back in the Middle Ages, it was a regular thing to pop down to the store and get some bubble gum cards. Baseball, football, even hockey; I had quite the collection at one time. But never the Lone Ranger, which Martin Grams rectifies this week.

And before I forget, my video series with Dan Schneider on the forgotten—rather, let's call them overlooked—pioneers of television continues with a look at a couple of prominent names from the era: Bill Cullen and Henry Morgan. They're great fun, and a great way to start the weekend! TV

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