The Phil Silvers Show 1.18

Kids in the Trailer

Bilko is agrees to look after one of his men's three kids for a weekend. He enlists the aid of his platoon when it gets to be a little too much for him.

This was fun but not great.

Orange Is the New Black 4.02

Power Suit

Red is going crazy because her new bunk mate snores and Red can't get any sleep. The ear plugs that were handed out don't help. She winds up taking drastic measures. Red's bunkmate rolls out of bed, in her sleep the next nights, and breaks her nose.

Captain Blood (1935)

starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone

directed by Michael Curtiz

119 minutes

Dr. Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) escapes hanging in 1685 and is instead sent to Port Royal, Jamaica to be sold into slavery. Blood ends up working for Col. Bishop (Lionel Atwill) after Arabella (Olivia de Havilland), his niece, insists that her uncle buy him. Blood was headed to work in the mines when Miss Bishop intervened. He isn't grateful for her intercession on his behalf.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.05.02

The Robots of Death - Part 2

The Doctor is saved by SV7, the command robot, from the room that was filling up with debris. The Doctor tries telling SV7 about the dead body he found but he doesn't get very far before SV7 has him restrained on orders from Commander Uvanov.

Leela watches from a hiding spot as Chubb is wheeled out of the store room by two robots. She goes looking for the doctor and finds Cass, dead. She is approached by D84, a robot, who speaks to her even though she later learns that it shouldn't be able to speak. The robot asks her not to tell the others about it.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.04

Story of the Red Eschar

or La pierre de foudre (The Lightning Stone)

or The Ballad of a Red Scar

A glowing meteor falls to Earth. It lands in a zoo. A lion tries to pick it up with it's teeth and receives a jolt of electricity that knocks it out.

Professor Umon studies the meteorite. He tells Daisuke and Kouji that it isn't a weapon but a natural substance. It a source of great energy. Kouji gets excited by the news and runs off to work on his new spaceship.

Dear White People 3.08

Chapter VIII

Brooke asks Muffy about what she overheard. Brooke thinks that Muffy should go public with her allegations against Professor Moses Brown. Muffy doesn't want to, Brooke turns to Coco for information. Coco won't help her but unlike the conversation Brooke had with Muffy this one happens with others nearby. Sam, Reggie, Joelle, Troy, and Al soon learn about what Brooke overheard.

Samurai Jack 4.01

XL: Samurai versus Ninja

Aku sends a ninja to kill Samurai Jack. The ninja is getting ready to strike when he is interrupted by a boy running from giant lobster-like robots. Jack, unaware of the ninja, stops to help the boy. He then follows the boy back to his village where he fights and destroys more giant lobster-like robots. The ninja follows Jack back to the village but remains hidden while Jack battles the robots.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.05.01

The Robots of Death - Part 1

The TARDIS materializes inside of a sand mining craft. The Doctor and Leela get and out and go for a look around. They return to where the TARDIS was but it is gone. A door opens and robots emerge. They take the Doctor and Leela to a room within the mining ship.

The human crew of the mining ship is in the midst of chasing down a storm when Chubb, one of the crew, gets murdered in a remote part of the ship. He is killed by a robot. Poul, one of the other crew members, finds Chub. Mining operations are discontinued. The crew gets together to discuss what they know.

Orange Is the New Black 4.01

Work that Body for Me

Chapman misses out on the swim in the lake. She seems to think and feel like she's the boss lady due to her business that she had going at the end of Season 3. Her power level takes a bit of a hit when she is unable to boss around one of the new inmates assigned to the cubicle that she shares with Red.

Justice League 2.09.B

Secret Society - Part 2

Flash tries to go it alone. He finds out where the Shade's hideout is from one of the villain's flunkies. He goes to the hideout only to discover Sinestro waiting for him. Sinestro attacks. Flash has the upper hand but the tide turns.

Dear White People 3.07

Chapter VII

Lionel's stories, which he writes under the name Chester, have become very popular. He wants to write more but he also wants to experience more. He goes to a BDSM party with D'Unte. Lionel gets bored and winds up chatting with Michael, a friend of D'Unte.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.03

Farewell of the Friend That Is Coming from Space

or L'oiseau de feu (Fire Bird)

or Farewell, My Friend In Space!

Minister Zuril has a new scheme to destroy Grendizer that he shows to Gandal. He is going to shrink Commander Haruko, a champion from the Planet Delta, using a compression cell. Haruko will then infiltrate the Space Center of Professor Umon and figure out where Grendizer is hidden.

Gandal thinks the mission is too dangerous but Commander Haruko accepts the risky nature of the mission. Zuril promises that they will erect a statue of him on Planet Delta. Haruko asks that they put it somewhere that there are doves.

The Sandmine Murders (2012)

directed by Steve Broster

32 minutes

This is a documentary about the making of The Robots of Death. They cover quite a bit of ground in just 32 minutes. It opens with director Michael Briant and producer Peter Hinchcliffe talking about their memories of the origin of the story. Tom Baker wasn't a big fan of the story when he first read it. 

There are five members of the cast interviewed for this documentary: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, plus three members of the cast who played crew members on the sandminer (Pamela Salem, David Collings, Brian Croucher). Elizabeth Waller, who worked on costumes for the show, talks about the look and design of the costumes worn by the robots and the crew.

Justice League 2.09.A

Secret Society - Part 1

Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter arrive at Prime Tech in time to foil a robbery attempt by the Shade and some of his goons. The Shade escapes and is picked up by Giganta, a tall red head in a large vehicle. She takes him to a cave where he meets her associates: Sinestro, Parasite, Killer Frost, and their leader, Gorilla Grodd.

NewsRadio 4.03

The Public Domain

Andrea brings in Steve, another efficiency expert. to take over part of Dave's job. Dave has to try to convince her that he knows how to run the radio station. She gives him until the end of the day.

Phil decides he needs to practice for his new job by playing the piano and singing satirical songs about politicians in the office. Jimmy brings a movie crew into the office to film how he runs his business.

Dave finds it almost impossible to impress Andrea.

The Sopranos 3.13

The Army of One

Jackie Jr. hides out in the projects but he goes out for walks and one day he gets wacked. The hit man is Viro Spatafore, who works for Ralph. Jackie's mother is heartbroken of course.

The FBI decides to try something new. They assign Agent Deborah Ciccerone to get close to Adriana. She does just that without too much trouble.

Paulie gets into an argument with Ralph. He gave Ralph some information that helped his guys rob a check cashing place. They got away with $100K. Paulie wants half. Ralph has yet to pay him anything. Paulie asks for a sit down meeting with Tony and Ralph. Paulie expects that Tony will rule in his favor, but he doesn't. Tony decides that Ralph should pay Paulie $12K.

Life After Flash (2017)

directed by Lisa Downs

94 min

The title implies that this documentary is about Sam Jones life after he starred in Flash Gordon (1980). There is some of that in it but this also about the making of the 1980 film. The movie delves into Sam Jones past but it also covers things like special effects and the music. Many of the people who worked on the movie are interviewed for it but not everyone. Notable exceptions are Max von Sydow (Ming the Merciless), Timothy Dalton (Prince Barin), and Ornella Muti (Princess Aura).

There are a number of people interviewed who had nothing to do with making the movie. Some are well known like artist Alex Ross and director Robert Rodriguez. Others are just big fans of the movie including a couple guys who have big collections of props from the movie.

Dear White People 3.06

Chapter VI

Reggie finds problems with Professor's Brown's ap. He stays up all night fixing it. He tells Brown about it, which gets him promoted to lead the team that's developing the ap.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.02

The Bell of the Devil in the Dark

or Les nouveaux maîtres des ténèbres (The New Masters of Darkness)

or The Devil's Bell Tolls at Midnight

Gandal recovers from the wounds sustained in the previous episode. He is promoted by the Vegan King. He is tasked to work with Zuril, Minister of Science. Zuril is from the planet Zoro, an ally of Vega.

Danbei goes on a trip and takes Hikaru, Goro, and Daisuke with him. Kouji stays behind and works on building a new UFO to replace the TFO which was destroyed last episode. Danbei takes the other to his ancestral home. He is no longer interested in being friends with the aliens. He is there to get a stash of weapons he wants to use in the fight with the aliens.

Justice League 2.08.B

The Terror Beyond - Part 2

Dr. Fate tries to close the rift opened by the space monster, Icthultu, but he is overwhelmed. Shayera comes to help him and together they are able to close the rift.  Fate explains that the fight isn't over yet. He shows them how Icthultu once tried to invade Earth before. He was repelled by the forces of Atlantis but the the city sunk into the seas as a result of the battle.

The Sopranos 3.12

Amour Fou

Tony and Gloria get back together but things continue to be a roller coaster ride for them. Tony tries asking Dr. Melfi about Gloria but she won't discuss Gloria with him. Gloria encounters Carmela at the Mercedes dealership. Gloria offers her a ride home as a professional courtesy. Carmela has no idea who Gloria is and accepts. Gloria quizzes Carmela about her life on the drive there.

Jackie Jr. to try to make it big time. He asks Ralph for advice and gets a story about how Jackie Sr. and Tony Soprano robbed a card game back in the day, before they were made men. Jackie Jr. starts getting ideas. He decides they should rob a card game. He picks one run by one of Ralph's men, partly because he's tired of Ralph telling him what to do. He's convinced that robbing the card game is the ticket to easy street.

Justice League 2.08.A

The Terror Beyond - Part 1

A heavily Armored US Army unit finds Solomon Grundy and throws everything they've got at him. They almost have him beat when Aquaman shows up on the back of a giant sea snake. Aquaman attacks the soldiers and then quickly retreats, taking Grundy with him.

Dear White People 3.05

Chapter V

It is Parents Weekend.

Coco tries to get a recommendation from a prestigious professor but he isn't receptive and gives her a hard time. She has an anxiety attack in the middle of class. She starts hallucinating. She sees the daughter she thought she would have had if she had not had an abortion in last season.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.01

Grendizer's Counter Attack

or Vaincre ou périr (To win or to perish)

or Onslaught! Grendizer

The battle that began in the previous episode does not go well for Duke Fleed. He breaks free but Grendizer is damaged. He wants to return to the space center for repairs but the space center is too damaged for him to land there. Duke Fleed uses Grendizer's anti-radar mist to create a smoke screen and then escapes in the confusion.

Kouji continues to fight the Vegans. He holds his own against the Minifos but he is no match for the two saucer beasts that already gave Duke Fleed and Grandizer a hard time. The TFO is destroyed. Kouji ejects before his space ship blows up but the saucer beasts continue to pursue him.

The Last Dance 1.10

Chapter X

The 1998 NBA Finals opened in Salt Lake City. The Jazz had the home court advantage and won the first game, in overtime. The Bulls had to come back to put the game into OT. The Bulls came back and won game 2. Both games were close.

The series moved to Chicago and game 3 was a blow out. The Bulls won game 3 by 42 points. Dennis Rodman didn't show up for practice the next day. He appeared on a WCW wrestling show instead with Hulk Hogan. Phil Jackson wasn't happy but he took it very even-handedly. The Bulls won the next game, which was close, to go ahead 3-1 in the series.

Flash Gordon (1980)

starring Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed

directed by Mike Hodges

Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) and Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) meet Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol) when their plane crashes during a freak storm. He tricks them onto his rocket ship and they travel together to the source of the strange weather, the planet Mongo. There they meet Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow), the villainous ruler of the planet. He is intent on destroying Earth.