Chameleon

TV Series: Season 0?; Episode #??: Sci Fi Channel

A super-killer female cyborg with chameleon-like powers discovers maternal instincts when she protects a child from government operatives in this science fiction tale set in the year 2028.

-- Visible Time

Champions #17

Comic Book: Marvel Comics:

Shi’Ar agent Eric the Red reverses the effect of Alpha’s power and turns Brotherhood into adults once more.

--Zietgiest .

Charmed

TV Series: Season 02; Episode #22: "Be Careful What You Witch For" (18-May-2000)

The girls don't truly make their wish to the Genie in the first place. They realize it is a trick and there can be consequences to their wishing. But the Genie, through tricks and 'genie license' illicit a wish from each anyway. Shannon is first. She is on a date with a dull guy named Dick (gives them a chance to make some double meaning Dick jokes in the script). Genie secretly takes over Dick's body during date and causes Shannon to 'open up' to him. She wishes she could experience love like the first time.

Genie grants wish. We see a look of surprise on her face and a little video effect to indicate magic at work. Don't think ANY morphing happened there and if it did it was so quick to be ineffective. It was a quick cut from that scene to Allysa and Genie. At this point I think she managed to escape the situation without wishing. Next scene shows Genie hiding as he overhears third witch (Piper?) wishing Dan could move on with his life. That gets Dan a ticket to 'AP Land' while she doesn't even know she made an official wish. We only see final product of AP. No cut or morph of AP. Dan appears later in episode at the girls' door and he is VERY old.

Back to Allysa who I don't think even utters 'I wish' but does tell of her desire for a meaningful 'power'. Her 'wish' is granted and Genie is now free.

She discovers she has been given power of flight.

Cut to scene of SUV pulling up a bit fast. Shannon steps out and now has bangs and braces and a new attitude (makeup, same actress). Her adult memory is gone and she thinks her sisters are old. She gets called 'little sister' a few times in the episode after this. Being a teen she doesn't have her powers so the witches' power of 3 is broken. She was able to have her vehicle because the valet gave her the keys and said it was hers. apparently, her lack of responsibility allowed her to take it without questioning him I gets.

The Genie had gotten the power of flight that he gave Allysa from a demon who came looking for his power back. The two witches were able to thwart him using a freeze and now Allysa's power of flight.

Teen aged Shannon is rebellious, likes clothes, and apparently bad boys. Dressed in a mini skirt and boos she slips out the window where she unintentionally meets demon we saw earlier. She isn't afraid of him and they go 'parking'. She plays role as mature 'acting' yet naive teen in this situation.

The other sisters discover she is gone but don't know where to find her.

Demon kisses her at first and then tries to kill her (choke). Shannon runs away.

Shannon has her cell phone and calls her sisters. They tell her where to hide and go there to find her.

That was the demon's plan to get them together all at once. When they arrive Shannon comes running and crying. Before anything can happen the demon comes out and grabs Shannon. Genie helps the demon. Demon then stabs Shannon with a knife. The girls do get away and take Shannon. But even though the girls get away from the demon, Shannon is dead and so cannot be healed.

Genie has now had an apparent't change of heart and wants to help. He thinks if he gives up his freedom and returns to bottle all wishes will be reversed. He does that. Dan returns to his youthful self (off camera). We see Shannon's teen aged body on the floor. It morphs into Shannon's adult body. Clothes change to what she wore before

(BTW...dunno why since clothing never was magically changed in first place...) Unfortunately, she is still dead... just in an older body.

Girls decide Genie can again be released from bottle and grant wishes... which will include bringing Shannon back to life. They don't know what else to do. Of course Demon returns for final battle making this all harder than thought. But of course Genie is managed to be released from bottle and wish is made. Shannon appears, alive and well. The power of 3 is used to banish demon. A couple of other wishes and guarantees from 'reformed' Genie and show is wrapped up.

Actually, all in all... not too bad. The idea worked within the concept of the show and played like a story you might see here. A little tidy maybe, but ' teen' Shannon was believable enough and the braces made a realistic and striking enough difference that maybe hair and makeup alone wouldn't have achieved.

And so it goes......

Child of Peach a.k.a "Kung Fu Wonder Child (parts 1 to 4)"

Hong Kong: (1987)

Lin Hsiao Lan, not to be confused with other movie of same name based on Tv-series. New Wave fantasy. A Demon Clan was awakened after a 1000 year curse has been lifted, and they start wreaking havoc upon everyone. The Peach Kid is the only one able to defeat them, however she's too young. A fairy-like creature notices this and casts a spell that turns her into a grown woman. (aP)

-- Visible Time

Children of the lamp

Book 03: "The Cobra King of Kathmandu" by P.B. Kerr (09/01/2005)

Fiery magic in a land of ice. Midnight intruders and murder by snakebite sweep John and Philippa Gaunt into their third fantastic adventure. After their friend Dybbuk Sachertorte sends an email pleading for help the twins go save him, the twins can't refuse. Dybbuk gives a mysterious painting leading them to Nepal to save their friends. In snowy Kathmandu, the children as well as Mr. Groanin' face the ultimate test of their amazing djinn powers. Can they uncover the venomous secrets of an evil Snake Cult to find the long-lost talisman of the Cobra King? Meanwhile, at home, their mother prepares to follow her destiny, which she has still kept secret.

-- Jeffr_2bya

Children of the lamp

Book 04: "The Day of the Djinn Warriors" by P.B. Kerr (01/01/2009)

The Day of the Djinn Warriors is the fourth novel and will deal with more of the Sachertorte family's past, as well as the encounter with the newly changed Layla Gaunt. The fourth djinncredible adventure for the Children of the Lamp. Theft, hauntings and red-hot mystery - it's a race against time for John and Philippa Gaunt to outwit the wicked Iblis. But can the djinn twins stop Iblis now he has woken the ancient warriors of a long-dead emperor from their sleep...? The djinn twins are off on another whirlwind adventure that takes them around the globe and into unknown worlds. And it's a race against time as they attempt to rescue their mother from her fate as the Blue Djinn of Babylon. They discover that an aging curse has been placed on their father and if the twins are gone too long, he'll rapidly become an old man. As the twins and their friends travel around the globe on their rescue mission, they notice that something very strange is happening: An evil force has awakened the terracotta warriors created by an ancient Chinese emperor, and someone with very bad intentions has cast a spell possessing the soldiers with wicked spirits. And now, the very fate of the world hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, museums all over the world are reporting robberies of valuable jade artifacts from their collections, as well as bizarre hauntings. Can the twins stop the mysterious terracotta warriors, rescue their parents, AND save the world before it's too late?

-- Jeffr_2bya

Chilling Adventures In Sorcery #3

Comic Book: "Immortality Factor" (10/01/73)

A story about immortally is in this issue. (AS)

-- Jeffr_2bya

Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers

Cartoon Series: Season 02; Episode #43: "Rest Home Rangers"

Monty gets caught in another one of Nimnul's inventions -- this time, an aging gun that causes him to grow old before his time. (aP)

-- Stonegate & Dragonaide

Choose Your Own Adventure #6

Book: "House of Danger" by R. A. Montgomery (09/01/1982)

Plot Summary: You are an amateur detective and psychic investigator. After receiving a mysterious phone call, you end up investigating a modern house built on the site of an old prison.

If this is the one I remember - inside the book, one of the dead-ends went something like this: You are confronted with a ghost/spirit/specter/entity that forces you to choose between becoming older and becoming younger. If you choose to become younger, you go too far and become a baby again, and you rapidly become bored with the experience. It loops back to where the ghost forces you to choose. If you choose to be older, you're too old - quite elderly, in a wheelchair, living is an effort - and your heart stops beating... And this is illustrated (Joy!) There's much more to the story, of course - this IS a CYOA book.

-- Anonymous

Early Ed.

Later Ed.

Choose-Your-Own Adventure Books #12

Book: "Inside UFO 54-40" by Edward Packard (First Published: February, 1982)

Plot Summary: You are kidnapped by the U-TY masters, alien creatures who wish to place you in a zoo.

In one of the endings, in the forbidden room on the ship in which you were trapped in, the prisoners got younger every day - until they got TOO young. You were surprised by talking baby when you entered the room. You yourself were bEcoming one. Unfortunately, this ending isn't illustrated.

-- ANONYMOUS

Choose Your Own Adventure #51

Book: "The Magic of the Unicorn" by Deborah Lerme Goodman (12/01/1985)

Plot Summary: It is 1507, and your village's water supply has become tainted. You must find a way to purify it, perhaps with the help of a unicorn, before it is too late! (Unicorn Ar)

-- Dark Oni

Choose Your Own Adventure #61

Book: "Beyond Escape" by R. A. Montgomery (1987)

THE FIGHT AGAINST TYRANNY CONTINUES...

The new nation of Turtalia is caught in a death struggle with the evil Doradan state. Warfare has spread to San Francisco, where a determined band of guerillas is holding out in the hills watching the destruction of this once beautiful city.

You're at an altitude of two thousand feet, scanning the horizon with computer-enhanced binoculars. You're in constant contact with the forces on the ground led by Captain Ricardo and the ranger lieutenant who had spoken earlier at the meeting with Sellers, the guerrilla leader. Suddenly, clouds envelop your helicopter and the radio is knocked out. The clouds contain a choking, blinding gas. You and your pilot reach for the oxygen equipment, but the pilot slumps forward and stops breathing. A crimson circle appears on his uniform over his heart. He's dead!

If you decide to bail out, turn to page 80. If you decided to try and land the helicopter yourself, turn to page 16.

On page 111

"Haven and the humanoid fling you from the crystal spaceship. You hit the sandy ground with a grinding thud! The ship disappears. Moments later you're surrounded by your ranger force. Your memory has begun to fade. You remember nothing about Haven and the ship. But your memory loss doesn't stop there. Soon you don't even remember who you are, where you're from, or who the people surrounding you are. Within an hour you have lost the ability to speak. All sounds become unintelligible, except for a wailing cry---and that's coming from you! You now have the mind of a three-week old infant. Haven has taken his revenge.

The End

-- Midnight

The Chronicle

TV Series: Season 01; Episode #07: "Only the Young Die Good"

NYACK, N.Y. — Five hundred years ago, Ponce de Leon searched for a fountain of youth in what is today known as Florida. Little would he have suspected that such a place would be found a half-millennium later in Westchester County, New York.

That's where, until last week, Doctor Suzanne Gorham ran the Gorham Longevity Institute, a high-rent retirement home and laboratory for her unorthodox research into senility. Doctor Gorham, a world-renowned brain researcher, perfected a procedure that enabled her to transfer her elderly residents' consciousness from their own aged, frail bodies into those of young, healthy people. Reluctant to grow old gracefully, her wealthy reprobate retirees paid fees of up to $5 million each to escape from their aging bodies and move into newer models — even though those newer models were already occupied by new members of the Institute's staff.

- Sci-Fi Channel

The Chronicles of Narnia

Audio Book: (2006)

This collection includes programs of seven titles in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia: THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW; THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE; THE HORSE AND HIS BOY; PRINCE CASPIAN; THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER; THE SILVER CHAIR; and THE LAST BATTLE. Stunning packaging and a classic cast of narrators complement this special listening experience. The great British voices of Ian Richardson, Claire Bloom, Sir Anthony Quail, and Michael York weave Lewis's web of stories and adventures. Some of the recordings date from the '70s, but they meld seamlessly with York's performance this year. The children grow up in Narnia and find their way back to the magical wardrobe door. When they return to our world they are kids again. (FF/Ar/RN)

-- Jeffr_2bya