She's Gotta Have It 1.03

#LBD (LITTLE BLACK DRESS)

Mars shows Nola what he found. Someone defaced some of the posters she put up. It really gets to her. She finally takes Clorinda's advice and goes to see a therapist. The doctor recommends that she do something nice for herself. She takes the advice to heart and goes clothes shopping with Clorinda. She falls for a little black dress that costs over $500. Clorinda tries to talk Nola out of buying it but Nola needs it.

Nola goes out to dinner with Jamie. She wears the LBD. It's a little too much for Jamie. He tries, unsuccessfully, to get her to keep her jacket on. She knows he is married but he says that he and his wife are separated. She feels like he wants to keep her as a secret. He gives her a ride home and wants to come in but he's got one thing on his mind. She gets angry when he suggests that she shouldn't have worn that dress if she didn't want that kind of attention.

The Sopranos 3.03

Fortunate Son

Christopher gets made. It seems to create more problems for him than it solves. Paulie hands over his bookie business to Chris but that just adds to the stress when the business has a bad week. He owes Paulie a cut of the money he makes. Paulie isn't very understanding.

Jackie Aprile, Jr. is chafing under the collar. He blames Tony for what happened to his Uncle Richie. Tony seems to calm him down when he lies to Jackie and tells him that Richie is in the witness protection program. Tony wants Jackie to stay in school and stay out of trouble. He specifically tells Christopher to keep Jackie away from any family business.

Championship - 1991 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball

1991 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

Championship

Mar 31, 1991

New Orleans, LA

Tennessee vs. Virginia

This is the rematch of the game that VA and TN played in the Eastern Regional Final of the 1990 tournament. Most of the players from the previous year's team were still at their respective schools. Both teams had excellent records coming into this game. VA was 27-2 coming in to the tournament and TN was 25-5. Neither team had won their conference tournament but they were both top seeds in their regions.

The Cavaliers won their 2nd and 3rd games of the tournament by 15 points a piece after winning the first one by just 2. The Lady Vols' wins in their first three games of the tournament were all won by less than 10 points but none of them were won by less than a couple baskets.

Eastern Regional Final - 1990 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball

1990 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

Eastern Regional Final

Mar 24, 1990

Norfolk, VA

Tennessee vs. Virginia

I found this game on YouTube. The picture quality wasn't perfect but it was good enough for me. The resolution of the image wasn't good enough to watch the game full screen size. The video was 2 hours and 30 minutes and looks like it was a videotaped copy. It included all the commentary plus the halftime show and commercials. I fast forwarded through most of the commercials.

TN was the defending national champions and going for its third national title overall. These two teams has played 5 times before, all in the NCAA tournament. TN won all five of those games. The previous one was in the Sweet Sixteen in 1989. TN won that game 80-47. This was a much closer game.

Fleabag 2.06

Episode 6

Fleabag wakes up in bed with the priest. It is the day of the wedding, her father's wedding. The wedding is held in the backyard of her father's house. Clare is wearing a wig, to cover up the haircut she got in 2.05. Martin is there. Clare doesn't want to deal with him. She comes clean in front of her father and tells Martin that she was the one who had a miscarriage, not Fleabag. She wants him to leave her. He says he won't unless she gets down on her knees and begs him to leave her.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 2.04

Roll with It

Adora and the Princess Alliance work on plans to retake a tower that the Horde captured. The planning session begins with just Adora, Bow, and Glimmer but soon expands to include Mermista, Perfuma, and Frosta. They each have their own ideas about how to attack the tower. Each person's story is told is a different animation style. 

She's Gotta Have It 1.02

#BootyFull (SELF ACCEPTANCE)

Nola is painting a portrait of her friend Shemeka for a contest. They each have things on their mind. Shemeeks is thinking about getting her butt upgraded. She wants to make more money at the club where she works, Nola is still mulling over the assault. She hasn't told Jamie, Greer, and Mars about it yet but eventually she does.

Mars gives Nola some pepper spray which she uses on a seemingly innocent man who approaches her while she is putting up some posters. Greer tries to teaches Nola some self-defense moves. Jamie talks to her on the phone but doesn't see her in person.

The Sopranos 3.02

Proshai, Livushka

Tony collapses after watching Meadow and Noah, a guy from one of her classes, head back to Columbia. They came over to the house to watch a movie because the VCR in the dorm was broken. It was a movie for a class they were taking. Tony gets agitated because the guy is biracial, part Black and part Jewish. He doesn't want Meadow dating that kind of guy. He tells the guy but doesn't tell Meadow. He has a panic attack after they leave and collapses. Carmela finds him.

Livia, Tony's mother, dies in her sleep. Barb and Janice, Tony's sisters, come to town for the funeral. Livia didn't want a funeral but they end up having one anyway. Tony and Barb seemed ready to forego the funeral but Janice is the one who pushed it.

UFO Robo Grendizer 1.24

Duke Fleed Is in Danger

Blaki decides that Japan will be the next base of Vegan operations. He sends a fleet of minifos to conquer the island country. Grendizer and Duke Fleed are ready for him. The minifo invasion proves to be ineffective.

A new Vegan ship arrives carrying Captain Whiter. He has orders from The home planet to kill Duke Fleed. He crash lands on Earth and using some of Vegan technology he assumes the identity of Doctor Space, a NASA scientist. He goes to visit Professor Umon and shows him a space crystal. Doctor Space sends Kouji on a mission, which is actually a trap.

Fleabag 2.05

Episode 5

Fleabag has sex with the lawyer, the one whom she suspected was having or had an affair with Clare. The next day she meets Clare at their father's home. They are there to sit for their step-mother-to-be again. Things don't go according to plan. The priest is there. He tells them that he can't officiate the wedding because his brother was injured in a lorry accident.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 2.03

Signals

Adora, Glimmer, Bow, and Swift Wind head to Alwyn to find out what happened there. They think it might have been over run by the Horde but there is no one there. They arrive at night. It is very spooky. There's no one around but they see strange lights and start hearing voices.

She's Gotta Have It 1.01

#DaJumpoff (DOCTRINE)

This episode feels like a remake of She's Gotta Have It (1986). I like a number of Spike Lee's movies but I don't love that one. I don't hate it. It just doesn't speak to me the way that some of his other films do.

Nola Darling, an artist, juggles relationships which (she says) are just about the sex, with three men: Jamie Overstreet, Mars Blackmon, and Greer Childs. They are each distinctly different but they all seem to want her to themselves. 

There are a couple of scenes that I don't recall from the movie. One was the scene where she met with Clorinda Bradford, her former roommate, and a couple other friends for drinks. The other one was the scene where she was assaulted while walking home at night, near the end of the episode.

Across 110th Street (1972)

starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa, Paul Benjamin
directed by Barry Shear

Lieutenant Pope (Kotto) and Captain Matelli (Quinn) clash as they search for three Black men who stole from the mob and gunned down several Black and Italian-American mobsters. The mob has a team of men, led by Nick D'Salvio (Francisosa), looking for the thieves.

The Sopranos 3.01

Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood

The FBI gets a warrant to bug the Soprano's basement. They don't want the family to find out about it so they have to install it when no one is home. They figure out that the best time is on Tuesday afternoons when everyone, including Lilian, the maid, is out of the house. They have agents tail everyone as they leave the house just in case someone comes back early.

The FBI has to break in first to case the joint and figure out the best place for the listening device. They focus on the basement but they do wander a little bit into the kitchen. Everything goes pretty smooth.

UFO Robo Grendizer 1.23

Hikaru Calls for Help across the Waterfall

Danbei checks on his horses early one morning. They are acting a bit strange. Shiraba, one of the horses, breaks out of its stall and charges out of the barn. Danbei runs after it but then stops when he sees a Vegan ship just over the horizon. It has disappeared by the time he wakes the others. They assume he is seeing things again.

Daisuke and Kouji go to see Professor Umon who tells them that what Danbei saw must be a Vegan saucer beast. It must be looking for Grendizer. The professor tells Daisuke to investigate but to use Route 7 which comes out far away from the Space Center.

Fleabag 2.04

Episode 4

Fleabag helps the priest pick a new outfit for the wedding. They walk walk down the street after clothes shopping. She keeps tossing asides about his neck and how gorgeous it is. He hears one of the asides. She denies she said anything about his neck.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 2.02

Ties That Bind

The Horde officially takes over Dryl, Entrapta's home. Bow tells Glimmer that he figured out that Entrapta must still be alive. They assume that she must be the Horde's prisoner and go looking for her. They go to Dryl and learn that Entrapta is indeed in the Fright Zone but they don't realize that she is working with the Horde voluntarily.

Justice League 2.03.B

Only a Dream - Part 2

Superman, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Flash have all fallen asleep trapped in their dreams. Flash dreams that he is taking care of some kids when they turn into monsters and try to eat him. He goes running off but then he discover that the world is frozen. There are people all around him but no one is moving.

District 9 (2009)

starring Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James

directed by Neill Blomkamp

20 years ago an alien spacecraft came to Earth. It hovered over Johannesburg, South Africa. After observing it for some time the South African authorities sent troops up to the spacecraft. They cut it open and found lots of human-sized bug like aliens inside. They brought them down to the ground and set them up in an area close in to Johannesburg.

The aliens have been kept separate from the human public but it has been decided by the authorities that the aliens need to be moved further away from Johannesburg. MNU, a private military corporation, is charged with evicting the aliens from District 9. Wikus Van de Merwe, a high level bureaucrat, runs the operation but he also goes along with the troops as they serve eviction orders on the Prawns, the derisive name given to the aliens.

UFO Robo Grendizer 1.22

The Courage of a Flower

The Vegans plot to steal a magnetic device that is interfering with their plans to conquer the Earth.

The Magnetic Focusing Device (MFD) can create a magnetic shield around the Earth but it isn't complete yet. Professor Chibana, the director of the project that is building the MFD, needs to consult with Professor Umon before the device will be operational.

Daisuke entrances Hikaru and Goro with his guitar playing. Banta comes by and wants to fight Daisuke. He claims to be trained in karate. Daisuke doesn't respond to Banta's taunts and keeps playing his guitar. Hikaru and Goro are very disappointed with Daisuke.

Fleabag 2.03

Episode 3

Fleabag provides food for a small party that Clare throws at her office. The purpose of the party is to recognize the company's businesswoman of the year. Fleabag takes out the award while Clare is out of the room. It is made of glass. She drops it and it smashes into lots of little pieces.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 2.01

The Frozen Forest

A month has passed since the Battle of Bright Moon. Glimmer, Bow, Frosta, Mermista, and Perfuma have been busy fighting the Horde's bots in the Whispering Woods while Adora trains within the Beacon. She has learned how to transform her sword when she wants to but quite frequently it transforms into things that aren't very helpful like a flute or a mug. The Princess Alliance is able to defeat the bots day in and day out but they don't have any time left to do anything else significant.

Justice League 2.03.A

Only A Dream - Part 1

John Dee, a convict in a prison facility that also houses supervillains, dreams of what his life could be like. He awakens to the reality of his life. He's still in prison. John assists a doctor who is testing a machine, which gives people short term ESP, on prisoners, while he awaits news about the results of his parole hearing. His life takes a turn for the worse when he first learns that he was turned down for parole and then Penny, his wife, leaves him for another man.

Cat People (1942)

starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway

directed by Jacques Tourneur

Oliver Reed (Smith) meets Irena Dubrovna (Simon) at the zoo. She intrigues him. She's from Serbia. She seems luke warm towards him but she invites him in for tea. She tells him about her youth and some of the weird traditions from her village.

Oliver and Irena grow closer and it isn't long before they are getting married. Oliver's coworkers seem happy for him, even if Irena seems a bit odd. The only exception is Alice Moore (Jane Randolph). She and Oliver have been friends for a while. He talks to her about Irena and her weird stories about Serbia.

A Fist Within Four Walls 1.01

Episode 1

This is a  Hong Kong TV show from 2016 which is currently available on Amazon Prime. It is in Catonese with English subtitles.

The story opens on 1945 in Kowloon, a neighborhood in Hong Kong. Chiu Mang-san and Duen Tong-tin, the leaders of two competing schools of Baji (a Chinese martial art) agree to work together. Kowloon was controlled by organized crime at this time.