Friday, May 1, 2026

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.

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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.

The Twilight Zone 1.17

The Fever

starring Everett Sloane, Vivi Janiss
written by Rod Serling
directed by Robert Florey

Franklin (Everett Sloane) and Flora Gibbs (Vivi Janiss) are in Las Vegas on an all expenses paid trip that she won. Franklin is disgusted by everything he sees around him in the hotel where they are staying, most notably the casino. Everything changes for Franklin after someone gives him a silver dollar and asks him to give it a try. He wins around $20 dollars. He takes the money up to their room but then he starts to hear the machine calling his name. Only he hears it.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

My Dress Up Darling 1.01

Someone Who Lives in the Exact Opposite World as Me

Wakana Gojo is a high school student who lives with his grandfather, who makes handmade dolls for a living. Wakana aspires to be like his grandfather. He doesn't have any friends in school until one day his secret is discovered by Marin Kitagawa, one of the girls in his class. She aspires to be a cosplayer but is seriously lacking when it comes to making clothes. When she finds out that Wakana can make clothes and is much better at it than she. She begs him to help her out.

Four Star Playhouse 1.13

No Identity

starring David Niven
written by John Bagni, Gwen Bagni
directed by Robert Florey

Mitch Carver meets Tommy, a nine-year-old boy from the local orphanage, while he is fishing. Tommy is thinking of running away. Mitch talks him out of it and spends time with him. Mitch wants to adopt Tommy but his wife Lynn isn't keen on the idea. She tries to talk him out of it but he insists.

Lynn gets pregnant for the first time. Mitch can see that things aren't going well between Lynn and Tommy. He agrees, six months after Tommy comes to live with them, that maybe he should return Tommy to the orphanage.