Doctor Who (1963) 21.06.X

Chain Reaction (2010)

36 minutes

This is the making of documentary for Caves of Androzani. Chain Reaction was the working title for Caves of Androzani. Matthew Sweet was the presenter.

People interviewed included

• Eric Saward, writer/script editor
• Graeme Harper, director
• Peter Davison, The Doctor
• John Hurst, production designer
• Martin Cochrane, General Chellak
• Nicola Bryant, Peri
• Robert Glenister, Major Salateen
• Maurice Roëves, Stotz
• Roger Limb, composer

Star Trek: Lower Decks 1.01

Second Contact

Ensign D'Vana Tendi joins the crew of the USS Cerritos. She is shown around by Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler before they are sent planet side as part of an away team. Ensign Sam Rutherford is on a date with Barnes in the ship's lounge when Commander Jack Ransom returns from the planet with an insect bite that causes him to transform into a flesh eating zombie.

Everything goes nuts aboard the Cerritos for a while. Rutherford and Barnes manage to continue their date and avoid getting bitten although in the end they both come to the realization that they aren't interested in one another.

Solos 1.06

Nera

Nera, is stuck at home alone, very pregnant, during a snow storm. She starts to go into labor. She calls her doctor but the connection is weak and the call gets dropped. She calls 911 but the same thing happens.

Nera gives birth by herself. She cuts the umbilical cord and places the baby in a bassinet. She turns away and walks into the kitchen. Minutes later the baby, whom she has named Jacob, has aged a couple years. She talks to the boy. Minutes later he ages again, and then minutes later again.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 3.23

Sarek

The Enterprise takes Ambassador Sarek to a peace conference. He is over 200 year old and his age is starting to get to him. He can no longer control his emotions, although he seems to be unaware or in denial of this fact. His assistant tries to unknowingly keep his emotions in check but there is some spill over and people aboard the Enterprise find themselves getting into heated arguments and fist fights with little to no provocation.

Captain Picard tries to talk Ambassador Sarek out of taking part in the peace conference. Sarek insists on going forward with his plans. Captain Picard proposes a solution, a mind meld between himself and Sarek. The ambassador accepts the captain's suggestion although he warns him that it will be a painful experience for Picard, and it is.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.08

Bilko and the Crosbys

Bilko gets a new man in his platoon, Lindsay Crosby, one of Bing Crosby's sons. Bilko treats Private Crosby like royalty in the hopes of getting a chance to meet his father. Bilko subsequently learns that his grandmother, Maude Skinner, married his grandfather, Felix Crosby, instead of marrying Bing Crosby's grandfather. Bilko dreams of what his life might have been like if he had been born a Crosby.

Thoughts

The four Cosby brothers (Dennis, Gary, Lindsay, Phillip) appeared in this episode. They were also in Sergeant Bilko Presents Bing Crosby.

This was an okay episode but it felt a bit rushed and muddled.

Star Trek (1966) 1.13

The Conscience of the King

Captain Kirk is invited by Dr. Thomas Leighton, an old friend, to Planet Q to see a play. Leighton is convinced that Anton Karidian, the lead actor in the play is actually Kodos the Executioner of Tarsus IV.

Twenty years prior, Kodos was the governor of the colony on Tarsus IV. A large portion of the food supply was destroyed by an exotic fungus. Kodos, understanding that there wasn't enough food to feed everyone until more food could be delivered, took extreme measures and had half the population of the colony, 4000 people, killed. The food shipment eventually arrived but by then Kodos had disappeared and was believed to be dead.

Sudan, Remember Us (2024)

Sudan, Remember Us (2024)

directed by Hind Meddeb

in Arabic with English subtitles

Most of the footage in this film is of young people in Khartoum who feel free to express themselves in public for the first time in years, probably within their lifetimes. This footage is from the period just following the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir who ruled the country from 1989 to 2019. The happy moment unfortunately doesn't last long as military forces soon come in and start cracking down on civilians who have taken to the streets to peacefully express themselves.

This documentary does not provide a comprehensive look at recent events in Sudan in recent years. It isn't even focused on the bigger picture in Sudan. There is no one central character or narrative. This documentary feels like an incomplete collection of moments. It seems like it might have been cut short by the crack down.