The Outer Limits (1963) 1.15

The Mice

starring Henry Silva, Diana Sands, Michael Higgins

written by Bill S. Ballinger, Joseph Stefano, Lou Morheim

directed by Alan Crosland Jr.

Chino Rivera (Henry Silva), convicted murderer, sentenced to life in prison, volunteers for a scientific experiment, run by Dr. Kellander (Michael Higgins), in the hopes that he will get an opportunity to escape. The plan is to teleport Chino to the planet Chromo after the Chromoids have teleported one of their own to Earth. They are testing the process on a human prisoner because to date the teleportation process has only been proven to work with mice.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.17

Samaritan Snare

Wesley Crusher and Captain Picard travel together to Starbase 515 in a shuttlecraft. Wesley is going to take Starfleet exams. Captain Picard is going because he needs an operation on his heart. Doctor Pulaski offers to perform the operation aboard the Enterprise but Captain Picard would rather not have everyone aboard the ship learn of his cardiac condition.

The Enterprise gets a distress calls, while Wesley and the Captain are gone, from a Pakled ship. Geordi figures that he can get the Pakled ship up and running in no time at all. Commander Riker gives the go ahead so Geordi beams over and gets to work.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.18

Shopping for Death

starring Jo Van Fleet

written by Ray Bradbury

directed by Robert Stevens

Retired insurance salesmen Clarence Fox and Elmer Shore try to convince Mrs. Shrike (Jo Van Fleet) that she could get murdered.

Thoughts

I'm not sure what to make of Clarence and Elmer. What makes them, Clarence in particular, such busybodies? In the end it seems that Clarence was right. Mrs. Shrike gets it in the end, but how did Clarence know? What made him spot her in the first place?

The Good Place 1.05

Category 55 Emergency Doomsday

Everyone is forced to stay inside for an extended period of time because of a Category 55 Emergency Doomsday situation, the sink hole won't stop growing.

Tahani discovers that she has an extremely low ranking among the citizens of The Good Place. The discovery brings on a bit of anxiety and some memories of her life before she died. She confronts Michael about the matter but he waves it off.

Eleanor and Chidi go a little nuts being locked up together inside for days on end. Michael asks them to let another couple, Nina and Bart, stay with them while the sinkhole is being repaired. Eleanor and Chidi get very nervous when they learn that Nina is a marriage counselor and Bart is a fraud investigator. Their guests put them under the microscope after they catch them having an argument.

Amazing Stories (1985) 1.02

The Main Attraction

starring John Scott Clough

written by Brad Bird, Mick Garris, Steven Spielberg

directed by Matthew Robbins

Brad Bender (John Scott Clough) has his life turned upside down the day before he expects to be named prom king. A meteorite crashes through the window of his bedroom. His body becomes magnetized which in turn makes his life a living hell.

Thoughts

The first half of this episode makes it seem like Brad has it all. It is halfway through the episode that the meteor crashes through Brad's window turning his life upside down.

The Godfather Part 2 (1974)

The Godfather Part 2 (1974)

starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale

directed by Francis Ford Coppola

202 minutes

I still don't like this one as much as The Godfather (1972). It is much more ambitious that the first movie but it also feels overly full. One thing that I was surprised by was how fast some things happened in this film considering how long it is.

See my notes from the last time I watched The Godfather Part 2 (1974) in Aug 2025 for a summary and more of my thoughts about this movie.

Steven Universe 1.44

Marble Madness

Connie gets Steven interested in a series of books, The Spirit Morph Saga. He gives them a try but she gets a bit worried when he reads the books out of order.

A giant robonoid, sent by Peridot arrives in Beach City. Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl destroy it but then another one shows up and then another, and another. Steven suggests that they should follow the latest robonoid that see what it wants.

The robonoid goes to the Kindergarten. There it goes to the Prime Control Room and contacts Peridot. Steven asks Peridot what she wants. The Crystal Gems step in and smash Peridot's connection to the Prime Control Room.