Amazing Stories 1.07

Fine Tuning

starring Matthew Labyorteaux, Gary Riley, Jim Gatherum

written by Steven Spielberg, Earl Pomerantz

directed by Bob Balaban

Three teens from Los Angeles;  Andy (Matthew Labyorteaux), Jimmy (Gary Riley), and George (Jim Gatherum); meet three aliens from a distant solar system who are big fans of 1950s television shows. The teens take the aliens around Los Angeles and show them the sights. The aliens get to meet Milton Berle and try to talk him into coming back with them to their planet but he's not interested. Andy finds some elderly actors who are more than happy to put on a show for the aliens and then return with them to their planet.

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House 1.09

Passage

One of the maiko opts to leave the house after seeing how dedicated Sumire is to learning how to be a geiko. Sumire (aka Momohana) is elevated from maiko to geiko.

Thoughts

This is the final episode of the series. Sumire's journey from maiko to geiko seemed extremely fast. This episode focuses very much on Sumire. That seems a bit off to me considering the title of the series implies that the show is supposed to be about Kiyo, the cook. I have no idea how much it diverges from the manga in this respect.

06/11/26 - 21:30

Crash Landing on You 1.11

Episode 11

Jeong-hyuk explains to Se-ri how he got to Seoul and what he's doing there. He explains about Cho Cheol-gang's threats. Cheol-gang crosses paths with some of the security guard in the building where Se-Ri's Choice is located. He was, unbeknownst to Se-Ri, recently hired as part of the building's security team.

Se-ri takes Jeong-hyuk back to her place. They order some food, after a few awkward moments, and are just about ready to dig in when her brother Se-hyeong and his wife (Sang-a) show up unexpectedly. Se-ri has Jeong-hyuk hide in another room. Se-ri has an awkward conversation with her brother and his wife, after which they leave. Sang-a notices another pair of shoes near the door but doesn't say anything to her husband or her sister-in-law.

The Twilights Zone (1959) 1.20

Elegy

starring Cecil Kellaway, Jeff Morrow, Don Dubbins, Kevin Hagen

written by Charles Beaumont

directed by Douglas Heyes

Three astronauts Captain James Webber (Kevin Hagen), Kurt Meyers (Jeff Morrow), and Peter Kirby (Don Dubbins) land on an asteroid that looks very much like 20th century Earth. They left Earth in the year 2185. Their spaceship got damaged. They had only just enough fuel to land on the asteroid. There are people on the asteroid but they are all frozen in place. None of them moving.

Webber, Meyers, and Kirby wander around town unsure what to make of what they have found. They meet a man who moves, Jeremy Wickwire (Cecil Kellaway). He tells them a little bit about where they are and then he tricks them. He drinks a toast with them but he is not human and what they drink kills them and preserves them. He puts them back on their spaceship and they become part of the museum piece that is on this asteroid.

The Good Place 1.13

Michael's Gambit

Eleanor, Jason, Tahani, and Chidi argue over who should go to the Bad Place and who should get to stay in the Good Place. The debate goes on until Eleanor finally has a revelation, they are already in the Bad Place. She explains it all to them. Michael's plan in bringing them together was to drive them all nuts. 

Michael isn't happy. He decides to wipe their memories of everything that happened to them since they died and start over again. Eleanor writes something down on a piece of paper and puts it in Janet's mouth. The next thing Eleanor knows she just arrived in the Good Place. She is given a place to live and a soul mate.

Janet shows up and gives Eleanor the piece of paper she found in her mouth. Written on it is two words: Find Chidi. Eleanor doesn't know what to make of it or what a Chidi is.

Thoughts

The flashbacks in this episode belong to Michael.  They didn't spoil the reveal. 

This was an okay episode. I had part of the ending of this season spoiled for me a while back, before I even started watching this season of the show. I'm undecided as to whether I will give the second season a try. It isn't a bad show but I'm not the biggest fan of Kristen Bell. She's kind of bland in my book. So maybe I will give the second season a try, some day, and maybe I won't.

Four Star Playhouse 1.16

Night Ride

starring David Niven

written by Lawrence Marcus, Seeleg Lester, Merwin Gerard

directed by Robert Florey

A man (David Niven) boards a subway train at Roscoe Street in Brooklyn late at night with five other people. Two police men come running up and just miss the train. A couple people were killed near the subway station minutes before. All five passengers start to suspect one another on the long ride to the next station. At one point one of them gets their hands on the axe that is there to be used in case of emergency. A fight breaks out.

Finally the train arrives at its destination. A police man is on the platform waiting to board it. Four of the five passengers are convinced that the fifth passenger is the killer. They try to turn him over to the cop. It is then that they learn that the killer was caught back in Brooklyn, while they were between stations.

Las luchadoras contra la momia (1964)

Las luchadoras contra la momia (1964)

or The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy

starring Lorena Velázquez, Armando Silvestre, Elizabeth Campbell

written by Guillermo Calderón, Alfredo Salazar

directed by René Cardona

95 minutes

in Spanish with English subtitles

Las Luchadoras, the wrestling team of Gloria Venus (Lorena Velázquez) and Golden Rubi (Elizabeth Campbell), help police officers Armando Rios (Armando Silvestre) and Chucho Gomez battle the forces of the Black Dragon and his gang. The Black Dragon is after the three pieces of the Aztec codex, as are Dr. Luis Trelles and his daughter Chela.