Friday, March 28, 2025

Un Village Français 5.01

Travail Obligatoire
or Forced Labor

23 Sep 1943

Raymond Schwartz is now married to Josephine who used to be his housekeeper. Antoine, Josephine's brother, works at the mill with Raymond. Marchetii shows up at the mill. He's looking for a suspect. Marchetti finds and kills the man when he tries to escape.

The French government is starting to send young French men to Germany to work. Raymond has gotten an exemption for Antoine but Marchetti gets that revoked.

Inuyasha 1.23

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Kagome's Voice and Kikyo's Kiss

Kagome finds Kikyo in the forest. Kikyo binds her to a tree and then lures Inuyasha to her. Inuyasha cannot see Kagome due to Kikyo's magic. Kikyo is somewhere between life and death. She does her best to seduce Inuyasha. She wants to take him to hell with her.

Kagome finally speaks up and somehow gets through to Inuyasha. He cuts Kagome free from the tree. He doesn't realize, until she tells him, that she heard everything that transpired between him and Kikyo. She questions the nature of her relationship with Inuyasha.

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

starring Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Nick Apollo Forte
directed by Woody Allen

84 minutes

Agent Danny Rose (Woody Allen) tries to keep lounge act Lou Canova (Nick Apolli Forte), one of his clients, happy by picking up Tina Vitale (Mia Farrow) Lou's mistress and bringing her to a show he will be doing at the Waldorf. Lou is married so Danny will have to pretend to be her boyfriend.

Everything starts to go wrong when Danny meets Johnny, Tina's ex-boyfriend, and Johnny's brothers who are both hitmen and quickly come to the conclusion that Danny is the one who stole Tina away from their brother. Johnny's brothers pursue Danny and Tina as they try to get to the show at the Waldorf. 

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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.

Monday, March 24, 2025

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.