Bataan (1943)

Bataan (1943)

starring Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan

directed by Tay Garnett

114 minutes

Sgt Bill Dane (Robert Taylor) leads a team of about a dozen men (two Filipino and the rest American) in early 1942 as they first blow up a bridge (in the Philippines) and then prevent the Japanese from building a new bridge to replace it. The officer in charge let's Dane take run the small unit shortly before he is shot and killed by a Japanese sniper. Dane and the others dig in and do their best to hold their position, as ordered. The superior numbers of the Japanese troops proves to be too much. One by one the men are killed directly or indirectly by the enemy troops. Dane contemplates having the unit pull out but deicides that orders and orders.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.34

The Bilko Boycott

Corporal Henshaw decides he's had enough of Bilko making money off the men in the platoon. Henshaw starts a gamblers anonymous group which is so successful that Bilko has to look elsewhere for victims. He turns to the women stationed at Camp Fremont. He sweet talks his past way past Major Allenby, the commanding officer of the WACs. He doesn't run into any trouble until he goes to collect from the women's barracks and gets trapped there when it is put under quarantine.

Thoughts

I really enjoyed this episode. I like the plot twists and the way the story evolved.

Adventure Time 5.21

The Suitor

Braco the suitor, tries to woo Princess Bubblegum but she is busy with scientific research. Braco is encouraged by Peppermint Butler to keep trying to the point that he gets horribly deformed in the quests he undertakes. Princess Bubblegum isn't interested so, sensing Braco's dogged approach to courting her, she creates a robo-duplicate of herself and sends it off with Braco, who seems satisfied with it.

Thoughts

Finn and Jake show up briefly in this episode.

This was fun and weird which isn't unusual for this show.

The Good Place 1.08

Most Improved Player

Michael evaluates Eleanor to try and determine if she is really there by mistake. He asks Janet to retrieve Eleanor's file but Janet is still in the process of rebooting. No matter what he asks for she brings him a cactus. Michael tries interviewing Eleanor but doesn't find it to be very helpful. He also talks to Tahani and Jianyu. Janet finally finds Eleanor's file.

Michael pulls Eleanor back into his office for another chat and learns about an awful thing she did. He calls the Bad Place and they send Trevor (on a train) for Eleanor. Eleanor is given a few minutes to say goodbye and then is put on the train. Chidi confesses to Michael that he was the one who killed Janet. He also tells Michael that he was helping Eleanor to improve. Michael decides that he needs to evaluate Eleanor again. He pulls her off the train just as it is about to leave the Good Place.

Un Village Français 6.06

Le Groupe

or The Group

Lucienne is very happy to have found Kurt. She does everything she can to keep him alive. She focuses on him to the point that she doesn't notice when the other German soldier, the one Doctor Larcher was brought in to save, dies. She takes Kurt to her bedroom and hides him there. She does her best to change his bandages. Her father finds out about it. He warns her that it won't be good for her if anyone finds out that Kurt is German. She has a plan for how to deal with that.

The Germans who are occupying the school depart very early the next morning. No one sees them leave. The Resistance walks into town, led by De Kervern, Antoine, and Anselme. They run into the militia who are there to get the trucks that Schneider promised them. A gun fight erupts. De Kervern is wounded and taken prisoner. The militia take him to the school which they claim for their own. Doctor Larcher was getting ready to leave but they make him stick around and bandage up De Kervern.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.20

The Emissary

The Enterprise is sent to intercept the T'Ong, a Klingon vessel whose crew is expected to come out of deep sleep within a matter of days. The crew of the T'Ong went to sleep while the Klingon Empire was still at war with the Federation. A special emissary is sent to help the crew of the Enterprise deal with the situation. Her name is K'Ehleyr. She is half human and half Klingon. She and Worf have a history and he is not happy to see her again.

Captain Picard assigns Worf to work with K'Ehleyr. He objects to the assignment but quickly rescinds his objection after it becomes clear that his objection to working with her is purely personal. Worf works with K'Ehleyr but they fail to agree on the best course of action. She returns to her quarters and, frustrated with how things are going with Worf, smashes a glass top table. Counselor Troi recommends a workout in the Holodeck.

I Went Down (1997)

I Went Down (1997)

starring Brendan Gleeson, Peter McDonald

directed by 

107 minutes

Git Hynes (Peter McDonald) winds up in debt up to his eyeballs to Tom French, a local mob boss, 24 hours after he gets out of prison. French offers to forgive the debt if Git will do a job for him. Git is sent to find Frank Grogan who owes French some money. Bunny Kelly (Brendan Gleeson), a more experienced man, is sent with Git. Things do not go according to plan for various reasons.