The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather (1972)

starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall

directed by Francis Ford Coppola

175 minutes

This was my second time watching this film in the theater in less than nine months. I saw it both time at the AFI Silver Theater. Last summer I went to see it by myself. This time I saw it with family. I thought I remembered there being an intermission but there wasn't, even though the movie is almost three hours long.

I enjoyed it once again. Such a good movie although I can see cracks in the foundation. It isn't perfect but there are a lot of really good moments. I wouldn't want to watch it every week or month but seeing it again was not onerous in the least bit. It helped that I had people with whom to discuss the film after we watched it.

See also: The Godfather (1972) for my summary and thoughts about the movie after viewing it in July 2025.

The Outer Limits (1963) 1.14

The Zanti Misfits

starring Michael Tolan, Olive Deering, Robert Simon, Claude Woolman, Bruce Dern

written by Joseph Stefano

directed by Leonard J. Horn

Professor Stephen Grave (Michael Tolan) arrives with Major Roger Hill (Claude Woolman) at a secret US Air Force base, run by General Maximillian Hart (Robert Simon), in the California desert town of Morgue. Grave is there to observe the arrival of an alien spaceship which is about to land in an adjacent plot of land. Grave, Hart, Hill and the others only know that the aliens are Misfits from the planet Zanti.

Adventure Time 5.17

BMO Lost

A bird grabs BMO and takes it far away. BMO escapes from the bird's nest. It starts to head home along with a bubble it meets soon after escaping from the nest. They find a baby whom BMO names Ricky. The baby is later reunited with it's mother. BMO and Bubble make it back to the Tree Fort.

Thoughts

LeVar Burton was the voice of Bubble. I know him best from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

This was a good episode. It was kind of crazy in places. The ending was a bit sad and a bit creepy but it also made me smile.

Steven Universe 1.43

Maximum Capacity

Steven's father discovers, on New Year's Eve, that he needs to clean out or clean up his storage unit. Steven calls in Amethyst to help out. She finds video cassettes of a show called Lil' Butler. Amethyst and Greg sit down and start watching. They watch all night. They are still watching the next day when Steven returns. Greg eventually decides he's had enough of Lil' Butler but Amethyst isn't ready to stop. She shapeshifts, first making herself look like Steven and then Rose Quartz. Greg really get uncomfortable.

Thoughts

Steven references the fact that he is not aloud to watch television, which dates back to the end of 1.32 Fusion Cuisine. I had forgotten about this prohibition and had to check the wiki to find out when and where the prohibition began.

Un Village Français 6.01

Paris libéré 

or Paris Liberated

25 Aug 1944

The Resistance is split over what to do now that France is in the process of being liberated. The Allied armies have yet to reach Villeneuve. Antoine, Suzanne, and Raymond want to attack the jail and liberate the prisoners that are held there but everyone else is against it.

Janvier, the local French militia leader, and his troops remain loyal to the Vichy government. Janvier takes some of his men and murders Vernet, a former member of the resistance, and his family. Suzanne and Antoine witness the attack. She decides that they must avenge the dead family. She and Antoine, with help from a couple others, come up with a plan.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.11

Rivals

Chief O'Brien gets annoyed when he learns that Doctor Bashir is better than him at racquetball. Quark feels threatened by Martus, who opens up a casino on the Promenade. Sisko and Dax discover that something is causing people to experience big swings of good and bad luck aboard the space station.

Thoughts

This episode doesn't do it for me. Nothing about it pulled me in, touched me, or gave me a reason to care. There was an attempt to explain the whole luck aspect of the episode but it felt very unscientific.

The Good Place 1.03

Tahani Al Jamil

Chidi tries to teach Eleanor to be good. Eleanor isn't a very good pupil. She thinks that Tahani is the one who left her the note. 

Michael tries to help Chidi find a hobby but all Chidi wants to do is finish writing the book he's been working on for close to two decades. 

Eleanor bonds with Tahani despite having her doubts about her. Michael asks Eleanor to be his assistant after Janet proves to be incapable of serving in that role.

Eleanor finds out that the person writing the notes is Jianyu. He talks for the first time and tells her that he also doesn't belong there and it's freaking him out.