Saturday, August 31, 2019

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 1.02

Josh's Girlfriend Is Really Cool!

Rebecca runs into Josh and Valencia, his girlfriend the yoga instructor, at the supermarket. Rebecca quickly does everything she can to bond with Valencia. She tells Paula that she just wants to be friends with Valencia. Paula is heartbroken. Josh really doesn't want Rebecca around. He already lied and told her that Valencia that he knew Rebecca when they were eight years old.

Friday, August 30, 2019

The Sopranos 2.10

Bust-Out

Tony loses his cool when he gets a visit from the FBI and one of the local police departments. He later finds out the reason for the visit: someone saw him leaving the scene of the crime. They saw that he was with someone else, but the eyewitness couldn't identify the other person. Tony talks to Neil Mink, his lawyer, and Dr. Melfi. He makes plan to skip town in case things get bad.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Star Blazers 2199 1.09

Clockwork Prisoner

AU09 repairs one of the Gamiloids, the only salvageable one. AU09 names it Alter and tries teaching it. Lieutenant Commander Sanada and Lieutenant Kaoru are interested to see what progress AU09 can make with Alter. Things don't go exactly as the humans hoped it would. The Gamiloid learns enough when it is not being observed and escapes. It contacts an operating system within the ship that it refers to as the goddess of the ship. Alter interferes with docking operations when Shinohara and Yamamoto are returning from a scouting mission. AU09 is ordered to cut off all contact with Alter, but it is too late.

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Sample This (2012)

Directed by Dan Forrer

This documentary tells a few stories but they all center around, come from, or lead to the creation of the track called Apache by the Incredible Bongo Band.

The movie opens with a story about Rosie Greer, Michael Viner, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. There is some narration, which is voiced by Gene Simmons, but much of the story is told through interviews with people who were either part of the band or who knew people who were part of the band.

There are a lot of interesting stories contained in this documentary.


Monday, August 26, 2019

Russian Doll 1.05

Superiority Complex

Alan shows up at the party. He and Nadia talk theories about what is happening to them. They don't see eye to eye but it seems to help them both.

Sunday, August 25, 2019

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 1.02

The Sword - Part 2

Adora quickly reverts back to her usual form. Glimmer takes the sword from her and the monster comes back to life. Adora is still confused as to what exactly happened. She's disgusted by the fact that she turned into a princess. Glimmer refuses to give her the sword. The trio of Adora, Glimmer, and Bow escape from the monster through a doorway that can only be opened with a password (Eternia) that only Adora is able to read. The doorway leads into a cavern that was built by the First Ones, an ancient race of people that have not been seen in over 1000 years.

Young Justice 2.04

Salvage

Adam Strange helps the heroes of Young Justice and the Justice League to put in place a zeta shield to protect the Earth from aliens who use zeta tech. M'Gann and La'gaan are among those present but once the shield is in place they return to their date. Connor (Superboy) and Jaime (Blue Beetle) are also present. Connor doesn't appreciate the lovey-dovey couple and drags Jaime on a mission with him.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Future Man 1.08

Girth, Wind & Fire

Josh, Tiger, and Wolf arrive back in 2017. Something is wrong. Scars that Wolf used to have are now on Tiger's body. Wolf now has Josh's penis and vice versa. They blowup the van which is filled with dead biotics, before they leave the future site of the James Cameroon Compound (JCC). The explosion starts a brush fire which starts to spread and quickly gets out of control. The trio are blissfully unaware of what they did.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 1.01

Josh Just Happens to Live Here!

Rebecca Bunch is desperately unhappy. She runs into Josh, a guy she had a summer fling with 10 years ago. He is getting ready to move back home to West Covina, CA. Sparks fly and she quits her job in New York City just as her boss offered a promotion, and moves to West Covina.

Saturday, August 17, 2019

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 1.01

The Sword - Part 1

Adora was raised by the Horde and has just been promoted to the rank of captain. The night before she is to undertake a dangerous mission she goes on a joyride in a stolen skiff with her friend Catra. They wind up in the Whispering Woods  where they get separated. Adora finds a magical sword or does she because when Catra finds her she in unconscious and there is no sword near her. Adora and Catra return to base but Adora can't stop thinking about the sword. She even has a dream about it.

Friday, August 16, 2019

The Sopranos 2.09

From Where to Eternity

Chistopher is in the hospital, in the Intensive Care Unit. He isn't in great shape. The episode revolves around what happened to him and the fallout from it.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Batman and Bill (2017)

Directed by Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce
Starring Marc Tyler Nobleman, Athena Finger

This documentary is three stories in one. It is the story of Bill Finger, the co-creator of Batman. It is the story of Marc Tyler Nobleman's efforts to learn more about Bill Finger and share that knowledge with the world. It is the story of Athena Finger, Bill's granddaughter, and her efforts to get Bill officially recognized as the co-creator of Batman.

Bob Kane, the better known co-creator of Batman, does not come off looking good (in any way, shape, or form) in this movie. He kept Bill Finger in the dark. Finger's name in connection with the creation of Batman first came to the comic book reading public's attention in 1965, 26 years after Batman was created. Kane fought any attempts to prove that he was not the sole creator of Batman from then forward. Kane was very well compensated once Batman became a pop culture phenomenon starting in the mid-1960s. He admitted, late in life, in print, that Bill Finger deserved more credit than he received but he never did anything to correct the record or compensate Bill for his share of Batman.

Monday, August 12, 2019

Russian Doll 1.04

Alan's Routine

Nadia takes a backseat and Alan, the guy she met in elevator at the end of the previous episode, drives. The episode follows Alan, for the most part. He goes to propose to his girlfriend Beatrice (Dascha Polanco). He's been here before. He anticipates everything she is going to say. She denies that she's been having an affair. He leaves, goes home, spends the night eating junk food and playing video games.

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Millennium Actress (2001)

starring Miyoko Shôji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Shôzô Îzuka, Shouko Tsuda, Hirotaka Suzuoki
directed by Satoshi Kon

Genya Tachibana and his camera man interview Chiyoko Fujiwara, an aged actress, about her career in film. It began before World War II and continued for a few decades after the war. Tachibana and his camera man are drawn into the story as Chiyoko tells them about her life and career. She met a young painter before the war. He was on the run from the police. He gave her a key that she kept for quite a while. He promised to come back and see her.

UFO Robo Grendizer 1.09

Overcome the Forbidden Anger

Commander Minao arrives on the Vegan base on the dark side of the moon. She is tasked with destroying Grendizer. The plan is for her to attack and attach Gil Gil, her giant robo, to Grendizer and then blow them both up. Commander Minao is not Vegan. She is from the Planet Ruby. She must complete this mission if she doesn't want Planet Ruby, her home, to be attacked by the forces of Vega.

Commander Minao successfully engages Grendizer and attaches Gil Gil to Grendizer but her attempt to destroy Grendizer doesn't work out as planned. The two giant robots crash to Earth. Duke Fleed gets out and tries talking to Commander Minao but she attacks him with a sword. He manages to knock her out and brings her back to the ranch.

Friday, August 9, 2019

The Sopranos 2.08

Full Leather Jacket

Meadow's friend Hunter got early acceptance at the school of her choice. Meadow feels left out and doesn't like the schools that her parents want her to attend. She wants to go to Berkley. They want her to go to Georgetown or Notre Dame. A letter arrives from Berkley explaining that her application is incomplete. Carmela sees it before Meadow does. At first she throws it in the trash but later she feels bad about what she did. She secretly retrieves the letter and gives it to Meadow.

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Star Blazers 2199 1.08

Wish Upon a Star

Abelt Desler, supreme leader of the Gamila empire who has ruled for over 100 years, gives a speech to rally the population. Among those in attendance is Hilde Shultz, daughter of Commander Schultz. She seems just as enthralled as the others in the crowd. Shultz and his family are second class Gamilans, meaning that they are not genetically Gamilan but come from one of the systems that the Gamilans have conquered.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Young Justice 2.03

Alienated

Blue Beetle and Bumblebee chase down a Crolotean that has diguised himself as Bibby, the owner of a dinner. They catch up to the Crolotean but he gets away.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Future Man 1.07

Pandora's Mailbox

Josh, Wolf, and Tiger use the last of the Cameronium to travel to the James Cameron Compound (JCC) in the year 2023. Josh tries to fake his way in by pretending to be Tom Arnold's son. SIGORN-E, the house security system buys the lie. Tiger and Josh go looking for the Cameronium. Wolf looks for SIGORN-E's brain, so that he can blow it up.

Saturday, August 3, 2019

UFO Robo Grendizer 1.08

What World of Peace Is This

The Vegans deploy a new weapon, a cloud that obstructs radar. Hidden within the cloud are magnetic mines. Kouji goes to investigate the mysterious cloud despite Daisuke's efforts to dissuade him from doing so. Kouji makes it up into the cloud but quickly crash lands on Earth. Danbei and Hikaru tend to the wounded Kouji after Danbei and Daisuke bring him back to the ranch.

Daisuke transforms into Duke Fleed and investigates the mysterious cloud. He is attacked my minifos but he destroys them fairly easily. The Vegans next unleash the magnetic mines on Grendizer. He is able to destroy most of them but doing so drains all his power. Many of the mines get attached to his outer hull. Duke Fleed passes out as Grendizer starts falling toward Earth.

Friday, August 2, 2019

The Sopranos 2.06

The Happy Wanderer

David Scatino (Robert Patrick), a guy Tony knew in high school, gets in trouble, first with Richie and then Tony. He borrows money from both of them with which to gamble and loses big time. He winds up owing Tony about 5 times what he owes Richie. Tony does not go easy on Scatino, whose son Eric is a classmate of Meadow.

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Young Justice 2.02

Earthlings

Miss Martian, Superboy, Beast Boy, and Adam Strange team up with Alana to investigate a Crolotean base in the jungle on Rann. The episode opens with the heroes fleeing from Crolotean giant robots but quickly flashes back to explain how things got to this point.