The Phil Silvers Show 4.28

Ritzik Goes Civilian

Sgt Ritzik gets out of the Army earlier than Bilko anticipated. Bilko can't stand to see him go, for the usual reason: one less person with whom to gamble. Mrs. Ritzik has her husband take out a loan against his life insurance policy and buy a road side diner. The venture does not prove successful. Bilko shows up just in time to help out Rupert and Emma. He talks the man who sold them the diner into repaying the Ritziks or else get a lot of bad publicity for ripping off an army veteran. 

Thoughts

There was a dream sequence in which Bilko, influenced by something Henshaw and Barbella told him, dreams that everyone he knows is poor but he is rich. It looked like A Christmas Carol, but without Christmas. Colonel Hall and some of the men from Bilko's platoon (Fender, Mullen, Paparelli) show up in the dream sequence.

This was fun. I enjoyed this episode. It wasn't great but it works.

The Wrong Man (1956)

The Wrong Man (1956)

starring Henry Fonda, Vera Miles

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

105 minutes

Jazz musician Manny Balestrero (Henry Fonda), goes to inquire about borrowing some money against his wife Rose's (Vera Miles) insurance policy. She needs some dental work and the Balestreros are short on cash. Not long after that he is accused of robbing the insurance company at gun point, as well as several other businesses in his neighborhood.

The employees who were present at the time of the robberies, most notably the ones at the insurance company, all insist that he was the robber. The police arrest and charge him with the crimes. Rose, plus his sister and brother-in-law, rally around him and get him out on bail.

Star Trek (1966) 1.27

The Alternative Factor

The Enterprise is rocked by an phenomenon of unknown origin that almost destroys the universe. Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock descend to the planet they were observing when the phenomenon occurred to investigate something that appears to have materialized on the planet at the same that the phenomenon occurred.

Kirk and Spock find Lazarus, an injured man on the planet. They take him back to the Enterprise where he is attended to by Dr. McCoy. Once the man has recovered he explains to Kirk what he was doing on the planet, about his fight with a thing that destroyed the world from which he came.

Doctor Who (1963) 12.X

Tom Baker in Conversation

(with Matthew Sweet)

65 minutes

The interview is divided into 6 segments with the following titles

1. Bill Slater’s Wife 
2. God Willing
3. Friends in Space
4. Less Than Perfect
5. Diminishing, Returns
6. Curating

Schitt's Creek 5.03

The Plant

Alexis arranges to bring in Emir Kaplan, a travel blogger, to review the motel. Stevie pretends to be a guest at the motel so that she can talk to Emir about how much she loves the motel. Emir and Stevie get along, have a meal together, and then she decides that she can't continue to pretend. She tells him the truth.

Jocelyn feels overwhelmed with being the mother of an infant and left our of the Jazzagals.

Patrick decides that he needs a new place. He brings David along which he misinterprets to mean that Patrick wants them to move in together.

Thoughts

This episode was a lot of fun. I enjoyed all three subplots. All three made me laugh.

Four Star Playhouse 1.06

The Island

starring David Niven

directed by Robert Florey

George Masterson, the owner of a South Pacific island and the company that employs most of the natives, is suspicious of Dr. Sydney Bartel (David Niven), the company doctor assigned to the island. George gives Sydney a couple days to clear out but then George gets sick. He needs Dr. Bartel's help to recover and tries to keep Dr. Martel from treating him. Dr. Bartel sedates and treats George, thus saving his life. 

Thoughts

I wasn't terribly moved or impressed by this story. It isn't bad but I didn't find the central conflict to be engaging.

Bleach 36 / 2.16

Kenpachi Zaraki Approaches!

Tenth Squad Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto visits Fifth Squad Lieutenant Momo Hinamori while she sits in her jail cell. Rangiku brings her the last thing that Captain Aizen wrote before he was murdered. Rangiku offers Momo some advice about proper behavior given the current circumstances. Momo starts to read the note after Rangiku leaves.

Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanataro are overwhelmed by the spiritual pressure they feel. They try running from it but it gets them nowhere and merely exhausts them. Ichigo stops when he hears someone calling to him, Eleventh Squad Captain Kenpachi Zaraki. He looks up and sees Zaraki. He turns to Ganju and tells him to get out of there with Hanataro and go find Rukia, so that they can rescue her.