John Gegenhuber Movies

After innumerable false alarms, it looks as though Jamie (Helen Hunt) is going to have her baby. This expected blessed event coincides with the unexpected film-festival triumph of Jamie's husband, Paul (Paul Reiser) -- who'da thunk that "Buchman" would win an award over a Michael Moore project? Originally telecast as the hour-long finale of Mad About You's fifth season, this episode has since been divided into two half-hour installments for syndication. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The men and women of the Starship Enterprise discover one of their former comrades has turned traitor in this episode of the sci-fi series Star Trek: Voyager. A false Federation signal leads Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the crew of the Enterprise into a trap set by a Kazon ship. The Kazon bandits steal a transporter from the Enterprise, and Janeway tries to persuade the thieves to return it, telling them it's useless without knowledge of Federation technology. However, Kazon leader Culluh (Anthony De Longis) reveals shocking information: Seska (Martha Hackett), a former Enterprise crewmember who has joined up with the Cardassians, is working with them. Star Trek: Voyager -- Maneuvers first aired on November 20, 1995. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment produced the very short-lived NBC sci-fi series Earth 2. The program unfolds in the year 2192, when rampant pollution on the Earth has forced everyone to move into space stations, and has generated scores of children with chronic health problems thanks to the lack of a regular atmosphere. Gorgeous scientist Devon Adair (Deborah Farentino) has one such child - a young son, Ulysses (Joey Zimmerman) saddled with a huge life-support system that he must tote around. In an effort to make life easier for both of them, Devon hijacks a spaceship with a bunch of explorers in tow, and sets off for "planet G889," which on the surface appears to be a fresh, unspoiled and uninhabited world. But appearances are misleading; when the group mistakenly crashes on the far side of the planet, they discover that it is populated by hosts of strange creatures including the zombie-like, telepathic Terrians, the scavenging Grendlers, and the adorable but deadly Kobas. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Dolly Parton and James Woods as the screen's hottest new romantic team? That's only one of several casting surprises in this romantic comedy. Shirlee Kenyon (Dolly Parton) has had enough of life in her small Arkansas town, not to mention her small-minded Arkansas boyfriend Steve (Michael Madsen). So she decides to head for the big city of Chicago, where she applies for a job as a receptionist at a talk radio station. However, she arrives at the studios just as the staff are frantically searching for the psychiatrist hired to host a call-in show for people seeking advice with their personal problems. Shirlee is put on the air by mistake, and, while she lacks a degree in psychology, she has common sense to spare, and her no-nonsense advice makes the show a hit. Soon "Doctor Shirlee" is the talk of the town, but reporter Jack Russell (James Woods) senses that she might not be all she's supposed to be. Jack does some investigating and finds out the truth about Shirlee, but by this time the two have met and he's fallen in love with her. Will Jack obey his responsibilities as a journalist, or follow his heart? Straight Talk's supporting cast includes filmmaker John Sayles, monologist Spalding Gray, actor and producer Griffin Dunne, and future Lois Lane Teri Hatcher. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi