Doctor Who (1963) 2.02.02

The Daleks

(aka The Dalek Invasion of Earth - Part Two)

The Doctor and Ian are taken prisoner by the Dalek and the Robomen. They are taken taken to the Daleks’ flying saucer. They are thrown in a cell with Craddock, another prisoner. Craddock tells them all about how the Daleks took over the Earth.

The Daleks identify the Doctor as having above average intelligence. They place a device in his cell. He uses it to escape from the cell but it was just a test. The Doctor does not get more than a few steps outside his cell before he is recaptured. 

The rebels take care of Susan and Barbara. The rebels are planning an attack on the saucer where the Doctor and Ian are being held prisoner. Dortmun, their wheelchair bound leader, has made some bombs which he believes will be very effective against the Daleks.

Some of the humans disguise themselves as Robomen, an idea that Barbara thought up, and they use that scheme to allow them to get close to the saucer without being detected. They use the bombs and break into the saucer. 

The Doctor is taken against his will to an operating room. He is sedated and operated on as the attack on the saucer begins.

Moonlighting 2.09

Atlas Belched

Maddie gets an offer from another agency that wants to buy Blue Moon Detective Agency. David advises her against selling but she does anyway. David runs into a man, Phil West, who is about to lose his job. His story is that a rolodex was stolen off his desk. It's a rolodex with a lot of phone numbers for very important people, worldwide.

David helps Phil find the rolodex and then finds out that Maddie sold the company. David goes to Phil's boss and tries to impress him by pointing out that he's the one who found the rolodex. It is then that David learns that someone is holding the rolodex for ransom. Phil's boss assumes that Phil is the one ransoming the rolodex and accuses David of colluding with Phil.

David runs out of there ASAP. Maddie, meanwhile, discovers that everything has changed at the office since she sold the company. She doesn't like it. Maddie and David track down the rolodex and Phil. They talk him into giving it back. They promise to tell his boss that he was held hostage along with the rolodex.

The Phil Silvers Show 3.35

Bilko's Prize Poodle

Doberman buys himself a dog, a poodle that he names Louise, to keep him company after his girlfriend dumps him. Bilko gets the impression, due to a mix-up, that the poodle has an impressive pedigree. He makes plans for the poodles but his plans get derailed after Doberman gets transferred to Alaska.

Louise isn't the same after Doberman leaves. Bilko scrambles and gets Doberman back in time for the dog show. Louise's mood improves enough to place first at the dog show. Bilko's plans fall apart and when the truth comes out about Louise's pedigree.

Thoughts

Colonel Hall is not in this episode. 

This was decent. It wasn't the best but it was a good episode.

Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

starring Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano

directed by Zelda Williams

102 minutes

Lisa Swallows (Kathryn Newton) was still in shock over the brutal murder of her mother when her father married Janet. She was forced to move and change schools for her final year of high school. She starts to wake up to the world around her with some help from Janet's daughter Taffy (Liza Soberano) and her father, when a mute but animated corpse (Cole Sprouse) enters her life.

The corpse is incomplete. It is missing a hand and an ear. Lisa helps it correct these deficiencies. She uses a combination of her sewing skills and Taffy's tanning bed to perform surgery on the corpse. Fixing the corpse isn’t enough for Lisa. She has other ambitions and, although she doesn’t realize it at first, the corpse has ambitions too.

Justice League Action 1.18

Plastic Man Saves the World

Brainiac attacks Metropolis. He plans to shrink it and put it in a bottle. Superman, Batman, Vixen, and Cyborg defend the city but someone else saves the day.

Thoughts

This was a decent episode. It went a little too heavy on the silly humor for me to appreciate it quite as much as some might.

One Week (1920)

One Week (1920)

starring Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, 

directed by Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline

22 minutes

A newlywed couple have been given a house kit by hit uncle. They assemble the house, furnish it, and then invite family and friends over for a housewarming party.

This was a lot of fun to watch. I love some of the visual gags. There isn't much in the way of text cards. For the most part it is just the two leads although there are a few scenes with others.

Orange Is the New Black 7.11

God Bless America

Piper gets invited to a fancy charity fundraising event by Zelda. She runs into Bursett who helps her get her hair ready for the event. Piper's mother helps her with finding a dress to wear.

Ruiz volunteers to work in the ICE kitchen. She tries to make amends with Mendoza but Mendoza is not interested in wiping the slate clean.

There is a surprise inspection of the cell block. All of Daya's drugs are found. Aleida seems to have had something to do with it. None of her stuff is found.

Linda has a court room installed in Litchfield. Carla's hearing is moved up. The judge denies all her reasons for wanting to stay in the United States. Flores gets a second chance but only by asking that her plea deal for her role in the riot be thrown out and that she be put on trial.