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The Great Mouse Detective

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  • Title: The Great Mouse Detective
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the-great-mouse-detectiveThe 1980’s were lean years for Disney. Sure, the studio gave us The Fox and the Hound to begin the decade and The Little Mermaid to end it (and start a resurgence for Disney animated features), but the near decade in-between produced some very un-Disney-like choices for theatrical features including 1985’s The Black Cauldron and 1986’s The Great Mouse Detective.

The concept may sound a bit goofy (no pun intended), but The Great Mouse Detective centers around Basil of Baker Street (Barrie Ingham), the world’s foremost mouse detective. As the film opens Basil and a doctor recently returned from Afghanistan, Dr. David Q. Dawson (Val Bettin), are approached by young Olivia Flaversham (Susanne Pollatschek) whose father (Alan Young) has been kidnapped by the evil Professor Ratigan (Vincent Price). Ratigan wants the toy maker to create a clockwork version of the Queen (Eve Brenner) which he can use to rule all of England.

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The Mentalist – Season Four

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  • Title: The Mentalist – The Complete Fourth Season
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the-mentalist-season-fourConsultant, and former fake psychic and con man, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) returns for another season of helping the California Bureau of Investigation solve crimes. After dealing with last season’s cliffhanger that saw Jane shoot the man he believed to be Red John in cold blood, a crime for which he’s found not guilty in the season opener, things get back to business as usual.

Season Four of The Mentalist is highlighted by Jane burying a man alive, Jane working a case with another CBI team, a murder investigation involving Lisbon’s (Robin Tunney) former fiance, Jane’s nervous breakdown and relationship with a disciple (Emmanuelle Chriqui) of Red John, a new serial killer (David Paymer), an attack which leaves Jane with temporary amnesia, a case involving one of Jane’s old clients (Kelli Williams), Jane helping an old friend  (Andrew Rothenberg) rob a casino, and the return of both cult leader Bret Styles (Malcolm McDowell) and Morena Baccarin as the manipulative and seductive relationship guru turned murderer Erica Flynn.

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XIII – Revelation

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  • Title: XIII – Revelation
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The First Season finale opens with Rainer Garehart (Tom Berenger) in control of the weapon and using it to create national chaos to further his own ends, as does Wally Sheridan (Ted Atherton) who uses the attacks on government facilities, airports, strategic oil reserves, and the CIA to strengthen his run for the Presidency. Despite being ordered by President Carrington (Stephen McHattie) to let the matter rest, XIII (Stuart Townsend) contacts Agent Jones (Aisha Tyler) and begins his own search for Garehart, but first he’ll have to deal with the hit squad Amos (Greg Bryk) has sent to take him out of the game permanently.

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Elementary – While You Were Sleeping

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  • Title: Elementary – While You Were Sleeping
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Captain Gregson (Aidan Quinn) calls in Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) to consult on a case involving a man murdered and robbed on returning home. Holmes quickly identifies the man’s neighbor as the thief, but the identity of the murderer takes a little more time. While Gregson’s junior detective (Jon Michael Hill) is perfectly willing to lay the murder at the feet of the opportunistic neighbor, Holmes believes a woman is responsible, even if she was in a coma when the crime occurred.

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Scandal – The Other Woman

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  • Title: Scandal – The Other Woman
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As the office reels from the surprising outcome of Quinn’s (Katie Lowes) trial, Olivia (Kerry Washington) is called in by the wife (Lorraine Toussaint) of a missing preacher and prominent civil rights leader. It only takes the team a couple of hours to track him down, but when they find the reverend he’s dead in a cheap hotel room on top of his mistress (Elise Neal) who is trapped underneath his girth and chained to the bed. As you might expect, the image is not exactly how Olivia, the White House, or the man’s family would like him remembered.

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