Mark O'Neill
I am a 30-something professional writer, blogger and editor. Originally from Scotland and now living the ex-pat life in Würzburg, Germany. I have been writing for over 20 years and have worked for newspapers and appeared on BBC television and radio. Now internet is the new medium and I am still feeling my way around. Manic depressive obsessive tea drinker, obsessive internet surfer with Monty Python-type sense of humour. Best taken in small doses. Consult your pharmacist before visiting.
Articles by this Author
Review -- Without a Trace: Closure
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 09/26/2008
- Without a Trace , Television
- Unrated
The seventh season premiere of Without a Trace kicks off with Agent Jack Malone demoted and feeling the loss of his power, Agent Samantha Spade back to work after giving birth to her baby and punching bad guys again. Yes, the Missing Persons Squad of the FBI is back! ...
Review - Without a Trace : 22 x 42
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/5/2008
- Television , Without a Trace
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As the seventh season of Without a Trace continues to look for missing people in the state of New York, Agent Spade enjoys being a mom, Agent Taylor enjoys cooing over the baby and Agent Malone finds himself suddenly in demand by Wall Street headhunters. But are those headhunters being directed towards him by his own boss - Agent Clark Medina?....
Review -- Heroes: The Second Coming
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/6/2008
- Heroes , Television
- Unrated
After the flat pastry that was Season 2, Heroes comes flying back with an action packed season 3 full of villains - including one that can run at the speed of light ... has Hiro finally met his match? ...
Review -- Heroes: The Butterfly Effect
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/6/2008
- Television , Heroes
- Unrated
Hiro tracks down the Speedster, Nathan Petrelli makes a life-changing career choice, a dozen super-powered psychos escape the asylum, Peter is trapped inside one of the psycho's body's and Mohinder discovers the side-effects of giving himself a power ...
Review -- Heroes: One Of Us, One Of Them
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/6/2008
- Television , Heroes
- Unrated
Tracy/Jessica plays with her newly found power, HRG is paired up with an unlikely partner, Claire plays truant from school with encouragement from her mother, Parkman discovers more about his African painter friend and Mrs Petrelli discovers that taming Sylar is going to take a lot more work than she thought ...
Review -- Heroes: I Am Become Death
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/7/2008
- Television , Heroes
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Peter takes a trip four years to the future to find his fellow heroes not quite as he knows them. Parkman trips out and views his own future. Mohinder gets aggressive, Mrs Petrelli recruits Hiro and Ando and Tracy can't handle having her icy powers....
Review - Heroes - Angels and Monsters
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/14/2008
- Heroes , Television
- Unrated
Peter finds out who his brother is, we meet a new bad hero called Vector Man, Adam Munro makes a comeback, Sylar and HRG team up again, Mohinder starts snaring victims, Nathan and Tracy discover where their power comes from and Linderman is not who he seems (SPOILERS AHEAD)....
Review - Without a Trace - Last Call
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/14/2008
- Without a Trace
- Unrated
A prisoner on his way to testify against his former business partners is busted out of jail by two hooded armed gunmen. Was it a pre-planned escape or was he forced out of the prison van against his will? That's what Agent Jack Malone and his team have to figure out...(SPOILERS AHEAD)...
Review : Heroes : Dying of the Light
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/21/2008
- Heroes
- Unrated
Sylar and Peter have violent brother issues, Mohinder takes Nathan and Tracy hostage, Parkman comes back to the US and meets Daphne, Hiro and Ando try to kidnap "pre-cog" man in Africa, Claire and her two mothers encounter the puppetmaster, Mrs Petrelli is in a coma, and one hero dies....<spoilers ahead>...
Review - Without a Trace - True / False
- By Mark O'Neill
- Published 10/21/2008
- Without a Trace
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The son of a Secret Service agent goes missing. The missing person went to school with Agent Medina's son so he wants the case given top priority. The team soon find the family has dark secrets and the son is not perfect. Meanwhile Malone and Medina continue to butt heads with one another...<spoilers ahead>...