Monday, June 22, 2026

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.16

Shadowplay

Dax and Odo investigate a planet in the Delta Quadrant where they discover omicron particles. The particles interfere with their scanning devices aboard the runabout. They beam down to the planet and discover a town of people living there. The people at first suspect that Dax and Odo have something to do with the recent disappearance of some of the people of the village. Dax and Odo convince the villagers that they are not responsible for the disappearances and then start to work on trying to figure out what happened to the missing people.

Benjamin Sisko insists that Jake get a job. He assigns him to be Chief O'Brien's assistant. Benjamin expects that Jake will one day join Starfleet. Jake isn't so sure about that but he doesn't say anything to his father about his feelings about joining Starfleet.

Four Star Playhouse 1.17

Ladies on His Mind

starring Ronald Colman
written by Milton Merlin
directed by Robert Florey

Dr. Matthew Bosanquent (Ronald Colman) listens to the troubles of his patents (all women) and imagines himself caught up in their troubles. He reminds himself on several occasions that he much remain a dispassionate observer.

Thoughts

I didn't feel as though this episode went anywhere at all.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

A Taxi Driver (2017)

A Taxi Driver (2017)

starring Song Kang-Ho, Thomas Kretschmann
directed by Jang Hoon

138 minutes

A German journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter (Thomas Kretschmann) hired South Korean taxi driver Kim Man-seob (Dong Kang-ho) in May 1980 to drive him to Gwangju where peaceful protests against the repressive South Korean government were brutally being repressed by the police and the army. Hinzpeter documented what he saw with a film camera. and stayed in Gwangju for over 24 hours before he left with Kim Man-seob who drove him back to Seoul.

Teen Titans 5.01

Homecoming - Part 1

Beast Boy receives a distress call from Mento, one of his former teammates in the Doom Patrol. The Teen Titans accompany Beast Boy as he searches for the Doom Patrol. The search leans them to a forest where first they find Robot Man and then the rest of the Doom Patrol (Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, Mento). Robot Man was left for dead but the other three are the prisoners Of the Brain and Monsieur Mallah. The Titans rescue them but the Brain and Monsieur Mallah escape with their latest weapon, a quantum generator.

Friday, June 19, 2026

The Set-Up (1949)

The Set-Up (1949)

starring Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter
directed by Robert Wise

73 minutes

Boxer Bill "Stoker" Thompson (Robert Ryan) shows up for a fight in Paradise City unaware that Tiny, his manager, has taken money to ensure that Stoker only makes it through the first two rounds before getting knocked out. Tiny figures that with Stoker's history he will probably lose anyway and doesn't tell him about the money.

Julie (Audrey Totter), Stoker's wife, is so sick of watching him get beaten up that she walks around town rather than go to see him fight. Stoker, feeling like he's got something to prove, gives it his all and wins the fight in the fourth round. He knows by then about the fix but he doesn't care, until Little Boy, the gangster who paid for it, comes to pay him back for not sticking with the plan.

Un Village Français 6.11

Arrestations
or Arrests

5 Sep 1944

Suzanne learns that her husband is thinking of moving to Brittany with their daughter. The only way to get him to stay is to reunite with him but she has no interest in doing that. She goes to work for Edmond. He asks her to dig up some dirt on Bériot. She turns to Loriot for help with this task.

Rita reveals to Ézéchiel that Marchetti is hiding in their apartment. He wants Marchetti out but agrees to let him stay for the day, until someone comes to get him.

My Royal Nemesis 1.04

Beyond Understanding

Cha Se-gye buys the talent agency. Dan-sim meets Cha Dai-su. She asks Se-gye to look after a stray dog that she found while on her way home. He is allergic to dogs and hands it over to Son Jae-han who locates the owner. 

Mun-do breaks ground on a new resort. There is still one owner who has yet to sell their land, Seo-ri's grandmother. Seo-ri uses some moves she learned from binge watching TV shows to beat up the thugs who try to intimidate her grandmother into selling.

Se-gye insults Seo-ri infront of Dai-su while trying to save face. He later apologizes. 

There is much confusion between Dan-sim and Se-gye over the nature of their relationship. She thinks for a while that he is a fan of hers. He thinks that she is in love with him. The episode ends with them embracing.