Adventure Time 4.08

Hug Wolf

Finn gets hugged by a hug wolf and becomes one himself. Jake gets the candy people to lock up Finn and then he leads them on a quest to find the hug wolf who turned Finn.

Thoughts

A hug wolf is something like a werewolf. 

This was a lot of fun and very silly. 

Steven Universe 1.05

Frybo

Pearl misplaces the shard of a gem that brings clothes to life. She tries to warn Steven about the shard but he doesn't listen. He finds the shard and uses it to animate Frybo, a mascot uniforms for a shop that sells French fries. Frybo gets out of control and Steven has to stop it when Pearl is unable to get the job done.

Thoughts

Garnet and Amethyst are not in this episode.

This was decent and fun and kind of weird (bordering on horrific) but not great.

Fargo 5.05

The Tiger

Lorraine decides to have Dorothy committed, for legal reasons. Roy visits Lorraine in the hopes of getting Nadine back. Lorraine is unwilling to play ball. She offers to pay him for his trouble if he will sign some documents and never come back again. Roy is unwilling to play ball.

Dot doesn't waste any time. She escapes from the hospital room they put her in. She takes a nurse's clothing and ID badge. She encounters some difficulty getting out of the hospital.

Roy sends three of his men with Gator to execute Plan B, kidnap Wayne. Dot overhears who they are looking for while she is trying to escape and tricks them into kidnapping the wrong guy.

Inuyasha 1.20

Despicable Villain: The Mystery of Onigumo!

Inuyasha and Miroku turn to Kaede for guidance in finding Naraku. Inuyasha is still hurting from his fight with Sesshomaru but he insists that is he well enough to deal with Naraku.

Kaede takes them to a cave where Onigumo, a badly injured man used to live. Kikyo used to bring him food. Onigumo disappeared after Inuyasha was bound to the tree and Kikyo was killed.

Kagome returns to school in the modern era. She can't stop thinking about Inuyasha and the hug he gave her. Her friends push her into accepting a date with one of their classmates. 

Sherlock Jr. (1924)

Sherlock Jr. (1924)

starring Buster Keaton

directed by Buster Keaton

45 minutes

Silent

A film projectionist (Buster Keaton), who wants to be a detective, tries to impress the woman he loves. He first gets upstaged by a rival for the woman's affections and then accused of stealing her father's pocket watch. He returns to the theater where he works and dreams of how Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton) would handle this case.

Ala Kachuu: Take and Run (2020)

Ala Kachuu: Take and Run (2020)

starring Alina Turdurmamatova

directed by Maria Brendle

38 minutes

in Kyrgyz with English subtitles

Sezim (Alina Turdurmamatova), a young woman from a small town in Kyrgyzstan, aspires to go to university in Bishkek, the capital. She runs away and goes to live with a friend in Bishkek. She takes the test but while awaiting her results she is kidnapped and returned to her home village. She is forced into an arranged marriage.

The women in her husband's village tell her that they all came there in tears but that they learned to accept. Sezim rebels more than once. Her husband tries to convince her that they will have a good life together. The movie ends with her on the run, after she finds his keys and takes off in his car.

Solos 1.01

Tom

Tom meets a copy of himself that he ordered and for which he paid $30K. Tom knows that he is going to die soon and he doesn't want his wife and two children to be without him. The copy looks and talks exactly like Tom.

Tom gets angry and rejects the copy. He calls the company that provided his copy with the intention of returning him but then he changes his mind. He starts to talk to his copy and slowly he starts to calm down and bond with new Tom.

Moonlighting 2.18

Camille

David and Maddie hire Camille Brand, a woman on the run from a man pretending to be a police officer. They don't know about her fugitive status, just that she saved the life of a politician and is about to be given the key to the city. David figures that she will be an excellent hire but Maddie has her doubts.

Camille rejects David's sales pitch when he first makes it. When the phony police officer shows up and tries to shake her down she reconsiders. She shows up at the office of the Blue Moon Detective Agency and finds herself greeted enthusiastically by the staff of the office.

David gives up his office for Camille. The phony cop eventually tracks her down. There is a chase. The fourth wall is broken. The episode ends with Maddie and David saying goodbye to one another until they meet again next season.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.05

Bilko vs. Covington

Master Sergeant Covington moves in on Bilko's territory at Camp Fremont and starts taking Bilko's men for all the money they've got. Bilko comes up with a scheme to trick Covington into requesting a transfer to Japan. It almost works but at the last minute Covington figures out what's going on and doesn't go through with the transfer request.

Covington executes a similar scheme to get Bilko to request a transfer to Japan. Bilko almost falls for it but he gets wise to it before its too late.

Both Master Sergeants are so riled at one another that they miss out on a real opportunity in Japan that MSgt Grover ends up accepting.

Star Trek (1966) 1.07

What Are Little Girls Made Of?

Captain Kirk and Nurse Chapel beam down to Exo-III to meet Doctor Roger Korby, her long lost fiancé. Captain Kirk calls the Enterprise and asks them to send down two security guards when he senses that something is amiss. It isn't long before both security guards are dead and Captain Kirk and Nurse Chapel find themselves in danger.

Doctor Korby with some help from Rok, an android he found on Exo-III, built a couple androids to help him. One of the androids is a replica of Korby's former assistant, Doctor Brown, the other is a scantily clad female presenting android named Andrea.

Adventure Time 4.06

Daddy's Little Monster

Finn and Jake watch the videos on Jake's phone from the night before. They learn about how they wound up in the Nightosphere and what's the deal with the bananas.

Finn decides that they must return to the Nightosphere to rescue Marceline from her father. Marceline gets transformed into a monster. Finn and Jake save her with the power of political rap.

Thoughts

This was weird, very weird, but that's more or less par for the course with this show. I enjoyed this episode very much.

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Steven Universe 1.04

Together Breakfast

Steven makes breakfast (toaster waffles, chocolate sauce, popcorn, strawberries) for himself and his friends (Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl). They stop by but they don't have time to eat with Steven. They disappear into the Temple. Steven can't get his gen to unlock the door but he forces his way in behind Pearl.

Eventually he gets his three friends together but before they can eat they have to fight a dark entity that takes control of the breakfast that Steven whipped up.

Thoughts

Still fun. There is still nothing terribly profound about this show but I'm going to stick with it for now.

Fargo 5.04

Insolubilia

Gator and his three assistants break in to the Lyon household. Dot is ready for them but not as effective as she hoped she would be. Wayne gets zapped by one of Dot's traps. The house catches fire but Gator and his helpers leave empty handed.

Roy comes home late at night and finds a symbol painted on the wall of his daughters' room.

Dot and Scotty talk in the waiting room at the emergency room. Trooper Witt and Officer Olmstead review the footage from the gas station. They drop that and head to the hospital when they hear about the fire at the Lyon household and that Wayne is in the ER.

Spy x Family 1.04

The Prestigious School's Interview

Loid, Yor, and Anya go to Eden College for the interview. Henry Henderson, the headmaster and also one of the interviewers, suspects that the Forgers are too low class for Eden College. Loid and Yor impress him on multiple occasions. He sees them as being very elegant, which scores a lot of points with him.

Murdoch, one of the other interviewers whose father used to run Eden College, gives the Forgers a hard time. Anya is pushed to tears which causes Loid to lose his temper. The Forgers wind up leaving unsure if Anya had been accepted or not but fairly sure that she had not.

Doctor Who (1963) 12.03.02

The Sontaran Experiment - Part Two

Styre the Sontaran introduces himself to Sarah. Roth loses it and tries to run away but Styre kills him with a blast from his pistol. The Sontaran ties up Sarah and conducts an experiment on her to learn more about her resistance to hallucinations of snakes and other threats to her life.

Harry finds Sarah but he is blocked from helping her by a force field that surrounds her. Styre returns and is makes notes on his experiment on Sarah. Harry is ready whack him when the Doctor shows up and prevents him from doing that.

Vurul and the other men in space suits are captured and experimented on by Styre. Vurul tries to point out that he helped Styre but the Sontaran gives nothing in return for the traitorous deeds of the group's leader. Vurul wins no points with his mates by coming out and admitting what he did.

The Doctor shows up and challenges Styre to a fight. The Doctor fights with a staff, Styre with a machete. Styre tires and returns to his space ship to recharge. Harry following the Doctor's orders, has sabotaged the Sontaran's space ship. Styre is killed by the device intended to help him.

Neon Genesis Evangelion 1.26

The Beast that Shouted 'I' at the Heart of the World

Shinji imagines all sorts of things. He wonders about all sorts of things. He imagines another version of his life. He finally seems to learn to be comfortable with himself.

This episode is like the previous one in that there are a lot of quick images flashing across the screen. This is the end of the original series. There have been more than a few movies that retold or revised the original series. I think I've had enough. I think that there are plenty of other less confusing series for me to watch.

I don't care how many people enjoyed this series or rate it highly. There is something to the way it is put together that I like but it is just too much for me. I don't feel like spending any more time on it than I already have.

The Pawnbroker (1964)

The Pawnbroker (1964)

starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez

directed by Sidney Lumet

116 minutes

Sol Nazerman (Rod Steiger), a survivor of the Holocaust who lost his wife and two children during World War 2, stumbles through life. He runs a pawn shop in East Harlem but is unable to make ends meet, leaving him indebted to Rodriguez (Brock Peters), the local mob boss. Jesus Ortiz (Jaime Sánchez), who works for Nazerman, tries to form a bond with his boss. Sol teaches him some of what he has learned but Sol has no interest in bonding with anyone. This includes Marilyn Birchfield (Geraldine Fitzgerald), a social worker who shows an interest in Sol that he is unable to reciprocate in any way. 

Bleach 1.13

Flower and Hollow

Orihime, Tatsuki, and Chizuru get attacked by a Hollow. It attacks a number of their friends first and turns them into its brainless servants. Their classmates attack them. Tatsuki keeps them at bay until the Hollow attacks her and turns her into a zombie-like servant just like the others.

The Hollow turns on Orihime and is about to attack her when something from within her comes alive. It is six creatures know as the Six Princess Shielding Flowers. They quickly introduce themselves and then instruct her as to how they can help protect her, help her to heal Tatsuki, and deal with the Hollow. Once the fight is over the six disappear and return to her hair pins from which they emerged.

Inuyasha 1.19

Go Home to Your Own Time, Kagome!

The fight with Sesshomaru continues. Kagome exposes the fact that Sesshomaru's left arm is a human arm that is powered by a shard of the Shikon Jewal. Inuyasha and his half-brother continue to fight while Kagome tends to Miroku's injuries with some help from Shippo.

Inuyasha gets badly wounded but he breaks off the hand on Sesshomaru's left arm. Sesshomaru is unable to wield Tetsusaiga without the human hand because unlike Inuyasha he is not half human. Sesshomaru and Jaken leave once Sesshomaru sees that the tide has turned.

Inuyasha thanks Kagome which shocks her because it is the first time he has done that but then he pushes her down the well and back to her own time. He hugs her before doing so and takes the shards of the Shikon Jewel from her. She is ready to jump back through the well but without a portion of the Shikon Jewel she in unable to use the well as a portal.

Moonlighting 2.17

Funeral for a Door Nail

Roger Clements is distraught after Celia, his wife is killed in a car accident. Roger hires someone to kill him but he asks for a few days to clear up some matters before the hired killer fulfills the contract. Roger goes to get his will straightened out but while he is waiting to see Alan Margolese, his lawyer, he spots Celia down on the street. He runs outside but she is gone by the time he gets to where he last saw her.

Clements contacts Blue Moon Detective Agency. He asks them to get the hired hit called off. They do but it turns out to be too late. There was a bomb planted in his car. When he goes to leave his car explodes.

Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

starring Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Calvin Lockhart

directed by Sidney Poitier

104 minutes

Steve Jackson (Sidney Poitier) and Wardell Franklin (Bill Cosby) are held up at gun point at Madame Zenobia's, an after hours club, along with the rest of the patrons. The next day Steve discovers that the lottery ticket that he bought earlier than week and had in his wallet is worth $50,000.

Steve and Wardell look for the masked men who held up the after hours joint. Their search leads them to cross paths with a few crime bosses including Little Seymour, Geechie Dan Beauford (Harry Belafonte), and Silky Slim (Calvin Lockhart).

Star Trek: The Next Generation 3.05

The Bonding

Lieutenant Maria Aster, is killed during an away mission led by Worf. Lieutenant Aster was a widow and now her nine-year-son Jeremy (who lives aboard the Enterprise) and is an orphan. Worf feels responsible for what happened even though it was not his fault. Lieutenant Aster was killed by an explosive on a world that had long since been devoid of intelligent life. The explosive was not detected by any scans that the away team conducted.

Counselor Troi talks to Worf about what and how he is feeling. He expresses a desire to help Jeremy by sharing a Klingon ritual with the young boy. Troi expresses doubts about conducting such a ceremony.

Monkey Business (1952)

Monkey Business (1952)

starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe

directed by Howard Hawks

97 minutes

Barnaby Fulton (Cary Grant) believes that he has come up with a formula that makes people more youthful. He tries it on himself and starts acting much younger. He eventually recovers but doesn't realize that it is actually the water cooler in his office that caused him act younger. The water was spiked by a monkey that escaped from it's cage temporarily and was messing with chemicals. Mr. Oxly (Charles Coburn), Barnaby's boss is very excited to hear about the discovery.

Edwina Fulton (Ginger Rogers), Barnaby's wife, isn't as excited especially when she notes the lipstick on his face that came from Lois Laurel (Marilyn Monroe), Mr. Oxly's secretary. Edwina insists on trying the formula herself. She has a similar experience to Barnaby.

The hijinks continue after Barnaby and Edwina unknowingly each take another dose (after she has recovered from the first dose) via drinks from the water cooler.

Star Trek (1966) 1.06

Mudd's Women

The Enterprise rescues Harcourt Fenton Mudd (aka Harry Mudd) and his three passengers (Eve, Ruth, Magda) from their ship just before it is destroyed in an asteroid field. The Enterprise is damaged in the process of the rescue effort and has to make for Rigel 12 where they can obtain replacements for the damaged Lithium Crystals.

Several male members of the crew (most notably Doctor McCoy and Mister Scott) fawn over Mudd's three passengers who are dressed in slinky, colorful dresses.

Harry radios ahead to the three miners on Rigel 12 and cuts a deal with them, without telling Captain Kirk. Mudd fails to tell the miners or the crew of the Enterprise that the women need the Venus drug to keep them looking beautiful. He has them hooked on it.

Adventure Time 4.05

Return to the Nightosphere

Finn and Jake wake up in the Nightosphere in a jail cell filled with bananas. They have no recollection as to how they got there. They learn from a video on Jake's phone that they stepped through a portal the night before but then Jake's phone runs out of juice.

Finn and Jake spend the rest of the episode looking for Hunson Abadeer, Marceline's father. They find him and fight with him. The fight ends with them discovering that he is Marceline in disguise.

Thoughts

It looks like Jake and Finn return to the Nightosphere in the next episode.

This was fun, gross, and weird. I liked it. 

Steven Universe 1.03

Cheeseburger Backpack

Steven travels to the Sea Spire with Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl. The spire is coming apart and they have to return a statue to the pinnacle of the spire. They encounter a number of obstacles. Steven loads up his cheeseburger backpack with items which prove to be very useful in dealing with some of the obstacles they encounter.

Thoughts

This was a fun episode. I'm still getting used to this show.