Saturday, December 6, 2025

Adventure Time 5.02

Jake the Dog

The version of Jake that watched as Finn made his wish, watches as everything goes nuts for Finn after he puts on the Ice King's crown. Prismo encourages Jake to make a wish. Jake wishes for a sandwich. Prismo encourages Jake to pick something else like something that might help Finn. They watch on a big screen TV and lounge in a tub as Finn deals with the world he is in going nuts.

Prismo warns Jake that there will be a monkey's paw like twist to whatever he wishes. Jake is frozen by the possible choices. Prismo guides him to the best choice. Finn and Jake are returned to the land of Ooo from where they came. The magic jewels are returned to their owners.

Friday, December 5, 2025

A Man on the Inside 1.06

Our Man in Sacramento

Florence dies. Everyone at Pacific View is in mourning. Charles goes to see Emily and her family, in Sacramento, but he doesn't tell her about Florence. She eventually finds out from one of her sons. She drives him back to San Francisco, even though he only wanted a drive to the train station.

Didi gets deluged with a number of problems. Mixed in with the problems is an offer from the corporate office to leave Pacific View and come to work at the corporate HQ.

Better Call Saul 6.06

Axe and Grind

The episode opens with a flashback to Kim when she was about thirteen. She shoplifted. Her mother is called in and is very stern with her but in the end she seems proud of Kim, once they have gotten away from the store manager.

Howard talks to his wife; at home, in the morning, before he goes into the office. Jimmy and Kim go to see the vet. He gets an injection that makes his eyes dilate. The vet tells them that he will be shutting down his operation soon. He lets them take a look at his client book but it’s in code.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Doctor Who 12.05.X

The Making of Revenge of the Cybermen (2018)

People interviewed included 
  • Barry Letts, producer (1969-1974)
  • Michael E. Briant, director
  • Philip Hinchcliffe, producer (1974-1977)
  • Roger Murray-Leach, designer
  • Tom Baker, Doctor Who (1974-1981)
  • Christopher Robbie, Cyber Leader

Topics discussed included
  • Handoff from Barry Letts to Philip Hinchcliffe
  • Writing and rewriting the script
  • Designing and reusing the sets
  • Working in Wookey Hole cave system
  • Updating the Cybermen
  • Tom Baker and Liz Sladen’s chemistry

Four Star Playhouse 1.02

Dante's Inferno

starring Dick Powell, Virginia Grey, Regis Toomey
directed by Robert Florey

Nightclub owner Willie Dante (Dick Powell) runs into trouble when he tries to help out one of his customers. She says that her husband, gangster Steve Caspery, is going to kill her. Later that night she turns up dead. Police Lt. Manny Waldo (Regis Toomey) investigates the case. Dante is initially suspected of being the murderer but then someone tries to kill him.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.09

The Long Shot

starring Peter Lawford, John Williams
directed by Robert Stevenson

Charlie Raymond (Peter Lawford) takes a job driving Walker Hendricks (John Williams),  an Englishman, from New York to San Francisco. He considers robbing the bloke but along the way he discovers that Hendricks is about to inherit $200,000. Charlie murders Walker, drives over him with the car, while they are in the desert in Nevada. He makes it to San Francisco and tries to impersonate Hendricks only to learn that the police are already on to him.

Monday, December 1, 2025

Moonlighting 3.07

Atomic Shakespeare

Padua, 1593. Lucentio (Burt) wants to marry Bianca (Agnes) but her father won’t let her marry until Kate (Maddie), her older sister, is married. Kate is a bit wild and intimidating. The men of Padua are not interested in her but then Petruchio (David) comes to town and Lucentio sees an opportunity.

Petruchio gets Kate’s father’s blessings to marry her but Kate is very resistant to Petruchio’s attempts to woo her.

Petruchio and Kate get married even though (a) she is bound and gagged at the time and (b) he shows up three hours late for the ceremony. 

The marriage starts out rocky but eventually Kate grows to appreciate Petruchio. They return together to Padua for the marriage of Bianca and Lucentio.