The Phil Silvers Show 2.08

Bilko's Engagement

Ernie gets into a fight with Joan. He tries to make it up to her but the gift he buys her gets mixed up with an engagement ring. She thinks he wants to get married. She's game and he can't get a word in edgewise to explain the mistake. He acts weird when he meets her parents but it turns out to be their kind of weird and they love him. The same is true when he meets her aunts.

Joan calls off the engagement when she find out, from someone else, that the ring belongs to someone else. Ernie, by then, has resigned himself to getting married but Joan is no longer interested.

Counterpart 1.09

No Man's Land, Part One

Seven Weeks Ago. Howard Alpha meets Andrei for the first time, in the hospital while Howard was waiting to find out if she would survive. She had just been hit by a car.

Present. Peter Quayle calls Howard Prime. He warns him that Aldrich and his men are coming for him. Quayle tells Howard to come see him, at his home.

Ian confronts Alexander Pope. Ian wants to know where Casper is. Pope has backup to protect him. Pope tells Ian that Howard isn't who he seems to be. Ian ends up leaving without any information on the whereabouts of Casper.

Baldwin visits the three agents. She has finished off their counterparts. She gives them the personal effects and identification that belonged to their counterparts.

Emily, Ian, and his men intercept a coded communication between Casper and Pope. They are able to decipher the message and it points them to a meeting at Potsdamer Platz Station at 11 AM. Howard wants to accompany them but Ian says no. Emily agrees with Ian.

The three agents get ready to assume their counterpart's identity's. One of them is working in the same building where Quayle works.

Greta takes Baldwin clothes shopping. It makes Baldwin uncomfortable. Baldwin is spotted by Sofia, her counterpart's girlfriend. Sofia wants to know what is going on. Baldwin plays stupid. Sofia stomps off. Greta is confused.

Outlaw Star 1.09

A Journey of Adventure! Huh?

The Outlaw Star heads for Heifong. The journey will take several days. Jim and Gene start to get on one another's nerves. Gene likes to play things by ear but Jim insists that they need to plan their next move.

They stop at a port on the way to Heifong. Suzuka is still with them. She has matters to attend to and takes off. Gene has heard that Zomba, a wanted man, lives in the port. Gene and Jim go looking for Zomba. They find him and capture him but the bounty turns out to be less than expected because it was an android copy of Zomba. They later find out that Suzuka captured the real Zomba and turned him in for a larger reward than they received.

Gene sees an advertisement for a space race near Heifong. He sees that the MacDougall ship is signed up for the race. He doesn't say anything to Jim about it but he decides on the spot that they must enter the Outlaw Star in the race.

Schitt's Creek 1.05

The Cabin

David walks in on his parents having sex. Roland offers Johnny and Moira the use of his cabin. They take him up on the offer.

Alexis wants to have a party while their parents are away. David agrees but only if it is just a games night event. He turns to Stevie for help finding one more person to invite.

Johnny and Moira find the cabin, have sex in the cabin, and then find out that they are in the wrong cabin. The owners of the cabin seem to take it in stride.

David walks out of games night after Alexis invites a bunch of extra people over and drinking games begin.

Samurai Jack 5.06

XCVII

Ashi searches for Jack. She meets lots of people who were helped by Jack. She shares moments with them.

Ashi continues to search for Jack. She stops and scrubs herself clean, makes herself some new clothes, and searches some more. She eventually locates Jack in a cemetery. The ghost warrior is with him. Jack looks ready to kill himself.

The ghost warrior warns her to stay back and not interfere. The ghost warrior encourages Jack to end his life. Ashi tries to reassure Jack that he has done much good. She tells him of the many people she has met who are grateful for what he did.

The ghost warrior attacks Ashi. It is ready to deal her a devastating blow when Jack steps in and destroys it. The episode ends with Jack suggesting that it is time to find his sword.

Doctor Who (1963) 6.05.04

The Seeds of Death - Episode Four

The Ice Warriors, with the help of Fewsham, use the T-Mat to deliver exploding seed pods to stations in the Northern Hemisphere. Radnor and Professor Eldred just barely avoid death in the London station. They use the ventillation system to flush the dust that is emitted from the seed pods outside.

Jamie and Phipps rescue the Doctor, who is still unconscious. Ms. Kelly tries to fix the gadget that Phipps built and used against the Ice Warriors. Phipps wants to turn the heat in the Moon Base back up but it is guarded by an Ice Warrior. Phipps can't fit through the narrow access portal to get to it. Zoe volunteers to do it since she is smaller.

The dust from the seed pods that is flushed outside starts to bloom and creates a substance that looks like snow. One of the Ice Warriors arrives in the London Station. He kills the security guards and heads outside.

Zoe gets to the heating control with some help from Fewsham who distracts the guard. She turns the temperature way up but then the Ice Warrior sees her and starts shooting at her.

The Phil Silvers Show 2.07

The Song of the Motor Pool

Sgt Bilko tries to get his platoon on TV but Captain Buckmaster, the talent scout for the Army on Parade, turns them down. Bilko gets the idea that they need a song that will dinstinguish them. He wants to write a song about the motor pool. He gets the tune from a song that one of his men likes to hum in the shower. Bilko writes words for the song and they get on TV but they discover just before they go on that music is from the Song of the Signal Corps.

Crank (2006)

starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pable Cantillo, Efren Ramirez

directed by Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor

Chev (Jason Statham) wakes up to discover that he has been poisoned because he pissed off the wrong mob boss. He only has about an hour until the poison causes his heart to stop beating. The only thing he can do to slow the poison is to keep his adrenaline pumping. He tries to contact his doctor only to discover that the doctor is out of town. He goes to extreme measures to keep his adrenaline pumping.

Thoughts

There are a lot of things in this movie that don't make sense. It was a wild and fun ride for a while but eventually it got to be a little too much. It is okay but I don't have any interest in seeing it again or in seeing the sequel.

Party Down 1.02

California College Conservative Union Caucus

The Party Down crew caters a meeting for the CCCUC. They are expecting a visit from the governor, aka the Govern-ator, aka Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ron is doing his best to kiss up to Jeff, the club's secretary. That kind of gets derailed after he embarrasses Jeff in front of everyone. It gets worse when Roman gets barbeque sauce on an American flag that the club was planning on giving to the governor. It gets even worse when Ron tries to clean the flag. It gets even worse when...

Thoughts

Other stuff happens in this episode, involving the other members of the team, but Ron's series of screw-ups are the centerpiece and the highlight.

I remember really enjoying this episode the first time I saw it, about 10 years ago. It holds up in my opinion.

Third Rock from the Sun 4.05

What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do with Dick?

Dick gets a new office mate, Doctor Jennifer Ravelli. She teaches literature and Dick is instantly attracted to her. He tries to resist but eventually she finds out about his interest in her.

Sally tries to get Eric, one of Don's coworkers, to date Nina.

Tommy fixes a "love" machine only to discover that it rates Harry as Hot Stuff and him as a Cold Fish.

Thoughts

This is my first time watching Third Rock in over 5 years.

Laurie Metcalf plays the part of Dr. Ravelli. This is the beginning of a short run on the show for her. I loved the way she and John Lithgow worked together in this episode.

The Sea Hawk (1940)

starring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson, Alan Hale, Henry Daniell

directed by Michael Cutiz

1585. A Spanish ship carrying Don José Alvarez de Cordoba (Claude Rains), the ambassador of the King of Spain, and Dona Maria (Brenda Marshall), his niece, is attacked by the Albatross, an English ship. The Spanish ship was headed to England on a diplomatic mission. The Spanish ship is sunk by the crew of the Albatross who are led by Geoffrey Thorpe (Errol Flynn).

Thorpe delivers Don Alvarez and Dona Maria to the court of Queen Elizabeth. Don Alvarez protests the treatment they received at the hands of Captain Thorpe. The queen acts annoyed in court and promises to punish Thorpe but later in private she thanks him.

Thorpe plans a mission to steal more Spanish gold in Panama. He wants the queen's blessing but even though she likes the sound of his plan she cannot give him what he wants.

Thorpe visits Dona Maria while he is still in court. Miss Latham (Una O'Connor), her lady in waiting, urges her to get closer to Thorpe. She is resistant but even though she despised him at first her feelings start to change.

Don Alvarez and Lord Wolfingham (Henry Daniell), one of Queen Elizabeth's advisors, plot together to eliminate Thorpe. The queen gets wise to what is going on and sends word to Thorpe that he needs to leave immediately.

Counterpart 1.08

Love the Lie

Howard Alpha, Emily Prime, Ian, and Ian's men see people burning documents outside the school in Pottsdam. The teachers at the school were warned. They arm themselves when they see that they have company. They fight back. Some of them are killed by Ian and his men, others commit suicide. Two of the teachers, one of whom was Clare's teacher, escape. A pile dead children is found in the basement when they search the house afterwards. Emily, Ian, and the others piece together what the school was all about. 

Howard Prime gets word that Emily Alpha has woken up. He goes to the hospital and finds her mother with her. Emily is awake but she is not speaking and does not seem to be aware of what is going on around her. Charlotte Burton and Howard are not on good terms. She wants to move Emily. Howard refuses to let that happen. 

Peter Quayle talks to Clare. He doesn't know what to do with her. He has handcuffed her to a door. She lies to him when he asks her about what happened to Clare Alpha. She tells him that the other Clare was relocated to her world. He wants to turn her in but he doesn't know what to do. She talks to him, points out how his life and their daughter's life will be destroyed if he turns her in.

Emily points out to Ian that there is only one person who knew they were coming, the interrogator. She talks Ian into not reporting in what they have found. They find some documents that were not destroyed including pictures of one of the three agents who recently crossed over. Emily and Howard leave together and head back to Berlin. Howard gets confirmation that the man in the picture crossed over.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.16

An Emergency Situation in the Space Science Center

or Crisis! The Research Institute To The Rescue!

or Péril en la demeure (or Peril in the house)

Professor Umon and his crew start to make improvements to the Space Science Center. They are almost complete when Professor Umon admits to Daisuke that he hates that the SSC has become a tool for war. His dream is to explore the mysteries of the universe.

The Vegans decide that the time has come to attack the Space Science Center. Zuril has built a new ship for Gandal with which he can lead the attack. Saucer Beast Gau Gau and a fleet of minifos accompany Gandal.

The Vegans attack. Kouji in Double Spazer is the first one one to engage the enemy. He faces off against several minifos and is doing quite well but he calls for help when he sees Saucer Beast Gau Gau. Duke Fleed in Grendizer quickly joins the fight. He takes on the saucer beast while Kouji deals with the minifos.

Schitt's Creek 1.04

Bad Parents

Johnny's closet is full of David's clothes. He tells David that he needs to move them. David considers selling some of his clothes. Stevie tries to help him sell his clothes but he changes his mind when he sees the thrift shop. He finally comes to an agreement with Stevie. She agrees to let him store his extra clothes in her room if she can wear them whenever she wants.

Alexis has to do community service for a DUI she committed before she moved to Schitt's Creek. She winds up working with Mutt, the homeless, bearded guy who she kissed at the party a couple episodes back. He takes off while they are picking up trash. She sees him with Jocelyn and assumes that they are sleeping together. She later learns that they aren't and that Mutt is Roland and Jocelyn's son.

Johnny and Moira are accused of being bad parents by David and Alexis. They seem to confirm this fact when they prove that they don't know Alexis' middle name.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 5.07

Perils of Peekablue

Mermista, Perfuma, Scorpia, and Sea Hawk go to the Enchanted Grotto in search of Prince Peekablue. They hope that he will know where Adora is and be able to contact him. They travel in disguise to the underwater soiree but Sea Hawk gets nervous when he spots a number of pirates whom he has wronged in the past.

Perfuma gives Scorpia a pep talk. Scorpia gets on stage and sings. They find Prince Peekablue who turns out to be Double Trouble in disguise. Mermista and everyone other than Scorpia, Double Trouble, Sea Hawk, and Perfuma get chips attached to the back of their necks. Scorpia uses her recently discovered powers to hold off the crowd while the other three escape.

Netossa realizes she has forgotten her and Spinnerlla's anniversary. She then discovers that Spinneralla has a chip on the back of her neck. Micah does too. Netossa and Frosta escape with Swift Wind.

Adora, Glimmer, Catra, and Bow get a message from Perfuma warning them about what is happening on Etheria. She tells them not to return just before her the transmission ends.

Doctor Who (1963) 6.05.03

The Seeds of Death - Episode Three

It looks hopeless for the Doctor, Zoe, and Jamie but then they are contacted by Phipps. He tells them about what is going on and helps to guide them in and land on the Moon. The Doctor leaves Zoe and Jamie behind to look after the Rocket while he goes looking for Phipps.

Miss Kelly fixes T-Mat. The Ice Warriors reveal themselves. Miss Kelly's two assistants  try to run from the Ice Warriors and are killed. Miss Kelly agrees to do as they say.

The Doctor and Phipps go looking for the control room. They spot Miss Kelly being escorted by an Ice Warrior. The Ice Warrior comes after them. Miss Kelly escapes from it but the Doctor is captured and taken to the control room.

Zoe and Jamie get tired of waiting and go looking for the Doctor. They find Phipps and Miss Kelly. An Ice Warrior finds them in the Solar Storeroom. Phipps uses the device he used in the last episode and vaporizes the alien.

True Romance (1993)

starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette

directed by Tony Scott

written by Quentin Tarantino

Clarence (Christian Slater) and Alabama (Patricia Arquette) meet and fall in love on his birthday at a triple feature of Sonny Chiba movies. They get married. He works at a comic book shop. She is a call girl. He decides, after talking to his imaginary mentor, Elvis Presley (Val Kilmer), that he needs to kill Drexl (Gary Oldman), her pimp. He grabs her belongings after killing Drexl but by accident Clarence leaves his driver's license behind and grabs a suitcase filled with cocaine instead of Alabama's clothes.

Clarence and Alabama and head to Los Angeles. They are unaware that the mob is on their tail and wants the cocaine back. The happy couple arranges a meeting with a Hollywood producer to whom they hope to sell the cocaine. Elliot (Bronson Pinchot), the producer's assistant, gets caught by the cops. He is afraid of serving time in prison for possession of cocaine so he tells the police about the planned meeting.

Clarence, Alabama, the producer, Elliott, the cops, and the mob all converge at the meeting. The deal does not go down as Clarence and Alabama wanted it to. Lots of shots are fired. Lots of people wind up dead.

Counterpart 1.07

The Sincerest Form of Flattery

1997. Young Clare is sent to a boarding school after her parents die from the flu epidemic. She is trained to be just like her counterpart. She has a friend named Spencer. They break Clare's legs after they learn that her counterpart's legs were recently broken in a skiing accident. Spencer disappears. Clare is told that Spencer was sent to live on the other side. She never sees him again.

Clare grows up at the school. She continues to study everything about her counterpart. When she gets old enough she becomes a teacher at the school. She stays there until one day in 2013 when they tell her that it is time. Clare Alpha is engaged to marry Peter Quayle. This is an excellent opportunity to place her. 

Present. Peter gets Clare to go out and buy him cigars before the party. He doesn't have any of the kind that her father likes. Actually he does but he hides them. Peter gets Howard Prime to come to the house while Clare is out. They search the house. They find a cyanide pill but nothing else incriminating.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.15

The Launching of the Marine Spazer

or Marine Spazer, Intervene!

or Le baptême du feu (The baptism of fire)

The Vegans (Gandal and Zuril) come up with a new plan. They get a deadly beast from the planet Gamo and transorm it into a saucer beast. They call it Gamo Gamo. They send it to Earth to attack Grendizer and drag it into the ocean where Grendizer's abilities are severely limited.

Professor Umon and his team are working on getting Marine Spazer ready for Hikaru. She is training with Duke Fleed. They are practicing the move in which Marine Spazer and Grendizer merge. Hikaru is very nervous and can't get it right. She winds up injuring Duke Fleed while they are training.

Schitt's Creek 1.03

Don't Worry, It's His Sister

Johnny tries to get a sign removed. Roland's great-granfather is on the sign. Roland is insulted by Johnny's desire to get the sign removed. 

Moira is in the doldrums until Jocelyn invites her to help teach her high school class about acting. Moira takes the job very seriously, a little too seriously for Jocelyn.

Johnny insists that David find a job. He gets a job as a bag boy at the local supermarket but he loses it pretty quickly.

Alexis looks after her mother until she spots the bearded guy she kissed at the party.

Just Shoot Me 1.06

Lemon Wacky Hello

Jack put Maya in charge of assembling the contents of the next issue of Blush while he is on a trip to China. Jack returns from China with gifts for everyone including some candy which is called Lemon Wacky Hello. The candy causes everyone to see things that aren't there and act strangely. Maya hasn't finished assembling the next issue of Blush and makes a mess of the it.

Thoughts

I thought the situation was funny for about five minutes after they all started acting strange. It lost its charm after that. They went to the same well one too many times.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 5.06

Taking Control

Adora, Catra, Glimmer, Bow, and Entrapta are headed for home but Darla, their ship isn't in the best of shape. Horde Prime sends some of his robot after them. They don't understand how it is that Horde Prime is tracking them until they realize that it must be through the chip on the back on Catra's neck.

Frosta, Micah, Netossa, Spineralla, and Swift Wind head to Elberon to help the people there. They arrive expecting trouble but there doesn't seem to be any sign of the forces of Horde Prime. They are invited in for a celebration but all the villagers are acting weird.

Adora asks Entrapta to remove the chip off Catra's neck. Catra bristles at the notion of letting Entrapta operate on her but she finally relents. Adora transforms into She-Ra and takes on the ships that are following them. She destroys them all. Entrapta removes the chip off of Catra.

Frosta and the others finally figure out that villagers are being controlled by Horde Prime. They don't want to harm the villagers. Swift Wind experiences a surge of energy and clears a path for them to escape. They return to their camp unaware that Spinnerella now has a chip on the back of her neck.

Doctor Who (1963) 14.06 Extras (Part 4)

Blue Peter Theater (1977)

25 minutes

John Noakes, Peter Purves, and Lesley Judd demonstrate how to build a puppet theater that you can use to put on your very own Doctor Who performances. They get some help from Dick Mills, a sound effects expert who worked on Doctor Who.

Peter Purves played the part of Steven Taylor, a companion of the 1st Doctor. He was in a total of 10 stories in the second and third seasons (1965-66) that the show was on the air. The second of those stories was The Time Meddler.

Interview with Philip Hinchcliffe (1977)

12 minutes

This interview was originally aired as part of Pebble Mill at One, a BBC program. It aired not long before Whose Doctor Who. Philip Hinchcliffe, the outgoing producer of Doctor Who, was asked questions about the violence and monsters on the show. They show a couple clips from the show including the one where the Doctor fights with Goth in the matrix in The Deadly Assassin. 

Party Down 1.01

Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party

The Party Down catering crew (Ron, Constance, Kyle, Roman, Casey, Henry) works a party for a local homeowners association. Ron (Ken Marino), the leader of the crew, tries a little too hard and fails spectacularly. Constance (Jane Lynch) gives Kyle (Ryan Hansen) pep talks about his acting career. Kyle hits on the daughter of the hosts of the party. Roman (Martin Starr) is sick of Kyle and tries to get back at him by impersonating a show runner. Casey (Lizzy Caplan), is worried that her husband will show up during the party and make a scene. Henry (Adam Scott) has deep regrets about his aborted acting career.

Thoughts

The husband of the party host is played by Enrico Colantoni . I know him best from Just Shoot Me and Galaxy Quest.

Too Late for Tears (1949)

starring Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore

directed by Byron Haskin

Jane (Lizabeth Scott) and Alan (Arthur Kennedy), her husband, are driving home late one night when someone throws a bag containing $60,000 into their car. They argue about what to do with the money. He wants to turn it over to the police. She wants to keep it. He takes it to the train station where he puts it in storage in a piece of luggage.

Danny Fuller (Dan Duryea), the man who the money belongs to comes after Jane. He insists that she return the money to him. She tries to play stupid but he sees through her scam. She doesn't want to give up the money to Danny or the police.

The story takes a turn for the melodramatic when Jane and Alan go on a date the next night. She has his gun. Alan finds out she has his gun. They fight over it, the gun fires, killing Alan. Jane gets Danny to help her dispose of the body.

Jane's situation is complicated by a number of factors. Kathy (Kristine Miller), Alan's sister, lives across the hall from them and becomes suspicious when Jane starts acting like Alan ran off and left her. Jane has trouble finding the claim ticket for the bag that is in storage. Don Blake (Don DeFore), an old friend of Alan's, shows up and starts asking questions about his missing friend. Things quickly spiral out of control.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.14

An Intense Crash; The Sea Is Blazing

or Clash! The Fiery Ocean

or Le réveil des volcans (The Awakening of the Volcanoes)

Underwater volcanoes erupt near a Japanese power plant. The Vegans detect that there is uranium released by the volcanos and send Saucer Beast Boi Boi to retrieve it.

The power plant is damaged. Duke Fleed in Grendizer plus Kouji and Hikaru in Double Spazer head to the power plant. They need to remove the uranium core before it explodes and causes great damage. They get to the core in time but then the saucer beast shows up. It detects the uranium in the core and tries to take it from them but Grendizer gets it to a secure location that the saucer beast cannot break into.

Schitt's Creek 1.02

The Drip

Johnny wakes up to find water dripping on him. He tries to get a plumber but Stevie, the gal who works at the front desk, insists that there isn't one available. Johnny decides that they need to sell Schitt's Creek. He talks to a real estate agent, the only one in town, who points out that Johnny will need to get Roland to sign off on the sale. Roland insists that Johnny and Moira come over for dinner before he will sign off on the sale of the town. 

Stevie tries to invite David to a party. He isn't interested but Alexis hears about it and wants to go. David winds up going with his parents to dinner at Roland's home while Alexis goes to the party with Stevie.

Johnny does his best to play ball with Roland. Moira and David are horrified by the experience. David claims he has a migraine midway through the meal, leaves, and heads to the party. Roland eventually signs off on the contract.

Just Shoot Me 1.05

In Your Dreams

Elliot agres to take Maya's picture for her ID. The next night she has a sex dream that involves Elliot. Finch finds out and tells everyone.

Finch creates a book of rules for the office. It doesn't go over very well, with of the other employees.

Thoughts

There were a few laughs in this one but some of the humor felt forced. Not great. This sort of episode would not get made today mostly because of the sex dream.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 5.05

Save the Cat

Adora arrives on Horde Prime's flagship. She is there to bargain for Catra. She claims to be alone but Glimmer, Bow, and Entrapta are also aboard. They go looking for Catra and the server room, once Horde Prime's clones have taken Adora away.

Horde Prime isn't interested in bargaining with Adora. He shows her what he has done to Catra. She is transformed. Her hair is shorter. She is dressed in white. She now has an attachment on the back of her neck that allows Horde Prime to control her. Her eyes are not their usual color but instead they glow fluorescent green.

Bow and Entrapta try to find the server room while Glimmer looks for Catra. They meet one of Horde Prime's cones who is disconnected from the network. They convince him that they are also working for Horde Prime and so he tries to help them. Entrapta thinks for a moment that it might be Hordak but it doesn't seem to be.

Catra attacks Adora. She tries to take out her old friend. Adora tries to talk Catra into fighting Horde Prime's influence. The fight ends when they both fall from a great height. Adora gets up and finds them surrounded by clones of Horde Prime. Adora transforms into She-Ra and easily beats them.