Doctor Who (1963) 8.05.X2

Christopher Barry: Director (2010)

19 minutes

Christopher Barry returns to Aldbourne, where much of The Daemons was filmed and talks about his life. He talks about his life before he got into the television and movie business and within the business. He seems to have mostly fond memories of his time working on Doctor Who. Aside from archival footage it was just Christopher Barry. There were a number of photographs of Barry from various stages of his life.

Barry directed four of the episodes of 1.02 The Daleks and all of 12.01 Robot. I've seen the other stories he directed that starred Tom Baker but not in recent years.

Four Star Playhouse 1.12

Man in the Box

starring Charles Boyer

written by John Bagni, Gwen Bagni

directed by Robert Florey

A man (Charles Boyer) sits and watches a play. He imagines himself playing three different parts in the play: Benedict (the ruthless dictator), Topaz (the leader of the rebellion), and Davidow (Benedict's secretary). Elena, Benedict's wife, begs him to change his ways but he refuses, despite knowing that he may be assassinated that very night. Benedict is left alone, as the play ends, facing imminent death and with the knowledge that Elena has left him to be with Topaz.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.13

Armageddon Game

Chief O'Brien and Doctor Bashir help the T'Lani and the Kelleruns, two races that have recently ended a war that lasted for centuries, destroy the Harvesters, their most deadly weapons. They are ready to celebrate when two armed Kelleruns break into the facility where the work was done and kill everyone except O'Brien and Bashir, who just barely manage to beam out of there.

O'Brien and Bashir beam down to the surface of T'Lani III because they are unable to contact the Ganges, the runabout in which they traveled to the T'Lani system. The planet is abandoned but it was once inhabited. They take shelter in a building and immediately take start trying to contact the T'Lani.

The Makanai: Cooking for the Meiko House 1.06

One-Sided

Kiyo hopes to win a bread machine in a contest. She collects as many raffle tickets as she can before trying her luck. Momoko finds herself charmed by Kiyo's cooking despite seeing her as a rival. Ryoko longs to have her father in her life but he is married to someone other than her mother.

Thoughts

This is another episode with some tender moments and delicious looking food.

The Dry (2020)

The Dry (2020)

starring Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell

directed by 

117 minutes

Aaron Falk (Eric Bana) an Australian Federal Policeman, returns to home town to attend the funeral of Luke, a friend from 20 years ago. It isn't just Luke who is dead. His wife and 8 year old son are buried on the same day. The belief is that Luke killed them and then himself although the police have yet to find a motive.

Returning to town dredges up a lot of old memories, some good and some bad. Aaron used to hang with Luke, Ellie, and Gretchen. Their little group was broken up after Ellie was found dead, drowned in a spot where they used to hang out. Ellie's father accused Aaron of murdering Ellie. Aaron's father took it seriously enough that he sent Aaron away.

Adventure Time 5.19

James Baxter the Horse

Finn and Jake try to imitate James Baxter the Horse. The come close to sealing the deal but no matter what they try it seems like they can't quite get there.

Thoughts

Hmm...

Steven Universe 1.45

Rose's Scabbard

Lion finds Rose's Scabbard, among other items, while exploring the Gem Battlefield with Steven and the Crystal Gems. They bring it back with them. The scabbard makes Pearl very nostalgic. She tells Steven that she had a special relationship with his mother. Rose told her things that she didn't tell anyone else.

Pearl takes Steven to Rose's secret hideout but it turns out he's been there before. Lion took him and Connie there. They are there to find Rose's sword but after she shows Steven an image of the sword he claims to know where to find it. They return to the house and Steven pulls the sword out of Lion.

Pearl runs off. Steven follows her. He finally catches up to her. She shares some more herself and Rose.

Un Village Français 6.03

La Corde

or The Rope

27 Aug 1944

Marie is on her way back to the bridge with two American soldiers when they get attacked. One of the soldiers is killed. Marie takes off running while the other American stays and returns fire. She makes it most of the way back to the bridge but she's ambushed by a few German soldiers and taken prisoner.

Marchetti and Servier try negotiating with the Resistance. They agree to release Antoine and Suzanne in return for promises of safety for their families and a fair trial. The Resistance led by Anselme finally agrees to their terms. 

The Outer Limits (1963) 1.15

The Mice

starring Henry Silva, Diana Sands, Michael Higgins

written by Bill S. Ballinger, Joseph Stefano, Lou Morheim

directed by Alan Crosland Jr.

Chino Rivera (Henry Silva), convicted murderer, sentenced to life in prison, volunteers for a scientific experiment, run by Dr. Kellander (Michael Higgins), in the hopes that he will get an opportunity to escape. The plan is to teleport Chino to the planet Chromo after the Chromoids have teleported one of their own to Earth. They are testing the process on a human prisoner because to date the teleportation process has only been proven to work with mice.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 2.17

Samaritan Snare

Wesley Crusher and Captain Picard travel together to Starbase 515 in a shuttlecraft. Wesley is going to take Starfleet exams. Captain Picard is going because he needs an operation on his heart. Doctor Pulaski offers to perform the operation aboard the Enterprise but Captain Picard would rather not have everyone aboard the ship learn of his cardiac condition.

The Enterprise gets a distress calls, while Wesley and the Captain are gone, from a Pakled ship. Geordi figures that he can get the Pakled ship up and running in no time at all. Commander Riker gives the go ahead so Geordi beams over and gets to work.

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.18

Shopping for Death

starring Jo Van Fleet

written by Ray Bradbury

directed by Robert Stevens

Retired insurance salesmen Clarence Fox and Elmer Shore try to convince Mrs. Shrike (Jo Van Fleet) that she could get murdered.

Thoughts

I'm not sure what to make of Clarence and Elmer. What makes them, Clarence in particular, such busybodies? In the end it seems that Clarence was right. Mrs. Shrike gets it in the end, but how did Clarence know? What made him spot her in the first place?

The Good Place 1.05

Category 55 Emergency Doomsday

Everyone is forced to stay inside for an extended period of time because of a Category 55 Emergency Doomsday situation, the sink hole won't stop growing.

Tahani discovers that she has an extremely low ranking among the citizens of The Good Place. The discovery brings on a bit of anxiety and some memories of her life before she died. She confronts Michael about the matter but he waves it off.

Eleanor and Chidi go a little nuts being locked up together inside for days on end. Michael asks them to let another couple, Nina and Bart, stay with them while the sinkhole is being repaired. Eleanor and Chidi get very nervous when they learn that Nina is a marriage counselor and Bart is a fraud investigator. Their guests put them under the microscope after they catch them having an argument.

Amazing Stories (1985) 1.02

The Main Attraction

starring John Scott Clough

written by Brad Bird, Mick Garris, Steven Spielberg

directed by Matthew Robbins

Brad Bender (John Scott Clough) has his life turned upside down the day before he expects to be named prom king. A meteorite crashes through the window of his bedroom. His body becomes magnetized which in turn makes his life a living hell.

Thoughts

The first half of this episode makes it seem like Brad has it all. It is halfway through the episode that the meteor crashes through Brad's window turning his life upside down.

The Godfather Part 2 (1974)

The Godfather Part 2 (1974)

starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale

directed by Francis Ford Coppola

202 minutes

I still don't like this one as much as The Godfather (1972). It is much more ambitious that the first movie but it also feels overly full. One thing that I was surprised by was how fast some things happened in this film considering how long it is.

See my notes from the last time I watched The Godfather Part 2 (1974) in Aug 2025 for a summary and more of my thoughts about this movie.

Steven Universe 1.44

Marble Madness

Connie gets Steven interested in a series of books, The Spirit Morph Saga. He gives them a try but she gets a bit worried when he reads the books out of order.

A giant robonoid, sent by Peridot arrives in Beach City. Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl destroy it but then another one shows up and then another, and another. Steven suggests that they should follow the latest robonoid that see what it wants.

The robonoid goes to the Kindergarten. There it goes to the Prime Control Room and contacts Peridot. Steven asks Peridot what she wants. The Crystal Gems step in and smash Peridot's connection to the Prime Control Room.

Adventure Time 5.18

Princess Potluck

Jake and Finn go to a potluck party thrown by the princesses. Ice King finds out about it and gets angry that he wasn't invited. He comes up with numerous ways to ruin the party but none of them seem to work. He finally attacks the party. It is then that he learns he was invited but never saw the invitation because he doesn't read his mail.

Thoughts

This was fun. It starts with Finn and Jake but quickly becomes the Ice King's episode.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.12

The Alternate

Doctor Mora, who has a history with Odo, visits Deep Space Nine. Mora is amazed at the progress that Odo has made, the way he handles himself but he isn't there for a social call. He has found something in the Gamma Quadrant that resembles Odo's genetic structure that he wants to investigate further.

Doctor Mora, Odo, Dax, and one of Mora's associates go to the Gamma Quadrant to a planet where they find something alive that seems to be metamorphic, like Odo. They bring it back to the Alpha Quadrant, to the space station. They proceed to examine it. During the night it escapes from the lab in which it was kept. Chief O'Brien tracks it through the ducts and finds what looks like the remnants of the life form but it is no longer alive.

North by Northwest (1959)

North by Northwest (1959)

starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason

written by Ernest Lehman

directed by Alfred Hitchcock

136 minutes

Two armed men, employees of Lester Townsend (James Mason), kidnap Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) thinking that he is George Kaplan. Thornhill tries to explain to them that he isn't Kaplan but they refuse to listen. Thornhill is taken to see Lester Townsend who tries to get information out of him. Thornhill has no idea what they are talking about. He continues to insist that he is Thornhill, not Kaplan. They force him to drink a lot of bourbon and are getting ready to kill in what will look like a drunk driving accident when Thornhill escapes.

Un Village Français 6.02

Le Pont

or The Bridge

26 Aug 1944

The Americans arrive during the night, but just a few of them. They bring explosives and want to blow up the bridge for reasons that later become apparent. The explosives are set with the help of Marie and the other Resistance fighters. Something goes wrong and the explosives don't detonate. Everyone gets pinned down by a sniper while they are trying to figure out what wrong with the explosives.

Janvier survives the attack on his home, but just barely. They take him to the police station and call for Dr. Larcher. When Daniel gets there and examines Janvier he can tell it doesn't look good. It looks to him like one of the bullets hit Janvier's spine. Janvier needs to be taken to a hospital but under the current circumstances that's impossible. He gives Janvier a shot of morphine and a priest comes to give Janvier last rites.

The Substance (2024)

The Substance (2024)

starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid

written and directed by Coralie Fargeat

141 minutes

Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), an aging fitness star and former award winning movie actress signs up for a regimen of treatment, The Substance, that gives her a second chance at youth. She injects herself with The Substance. Her back opens up and a younger version of herself emerges. Sue (Margaret Qualley) quickly becomes a star. Harvey (Dennis Quaid), Elisabeth's agent / manager dumps her and takes on Sue as his latest client. Everything goes great for Sue and Elisabeth (but mostly Sue) until Sue decides to bend the rules.

The Twilight Zone 1.15

I Shot an Arrow into the Air

starring Dewey Martin, Edward Binns

written by Rod Serling, Madelon Champion

directed by Stuart Rosenberg

A rocket ship carrying eight men takes off from Earth but not long afterwards it loses contact with ground control and disappears from all radar screens. The rocket crash lands on an asteroid. Four of the astronauts are killed during the landing. Another is seriously injured and dies hours later.

Corey (Dewey Martin), one of the three survivors, starts questioning everything that the mission's commander, Colonel Bob Donlin (Edward Binns), one of other two survivors says. Pierson, the third survivor, and Corey explore the rocky area where they have landed but only Corey returns. He claims at first that he doesn't know why Pierson hasn't returned yet. Donlin insists that they go looking for him.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.32

The Colonel's Second Honeymoon

Bilko manipulates things so that General Colonel Hall gets jealous of General Wade who once danced with Mrs. Hall. Bilko talks the Colonel into taking Mrs. Hall on a second honeymoon. Bilko sneaks off base, while the Halls are out of town, and goes on vacation only to discover that he is at the same ski resort as them.

Thoughts

Captain Barker is in this episode but blink and you'll miss him.

This is a decent but not great episode. Bilko uses his manipulative talents but this is one of those rare occasions when it doesn't have anything to do with making himself some money.

The Good Place 1.04

Jason Mendoza

Jianyu and Eleanor talk. His real name is Jason Mendoza and he's a DJ from Jacksonville, FL. He's getting tired of keeping quiet. Eleanor tries to convince him to continue to keep his mouth shut but then Chidi finds out about Jason's secret. Tahani almost finds out but Eleanor and Chidi lie and tell her that they are trying to coax Jianyu out of his shell.

Tahani hosts the opening night for a new restaurant, The Good Place. Jason wants to break his cover but just as he is starting to talk a hole opens up in the ground, in the middle of the restaurant. Everyone freaks out and runs screaming from the restaurant.

The episode ends with Jason agreeing to let Chidi teach him how to be a good person.

Star Trek: The Next Generation 1.04

The Last Outpost

The Enterprise pursues a Ferengi ship whose crew has been accused of stealing a piece of technology from Gamma Tauri IV. The Ferengi ship fires on the Enterprise. The Enterprise is unable to return fire but the Ferengi stop shooting at them. Something immobilizes most of the Enterprises computer systems. Captain Picard is ready to surrender to the Ferengi when it becomes clear that the Ferengi are suffering from similar problem.

Four Star Playhouse 1.11

Sound Off, My Love

starring Merle Oberon

written by John Bagni, Gwen Bagni

directed by Robert Florey

Martha is losing her hearing but she hasn't told anyone. She doesn't realize it but other people have already picked up on this fact. She resist's her doctor's suggestion that she start wearing a heading aid. It isn't until after Bill, her husband, almost runs her over in his car, because she couldn't the car engine, that she finally gives in and gets a hearing aid.

Martha soon learns, thanks to the hearing aid, that Bill is having an affair and is planning to kill her. She tries to get away with some help from her friend Betty only to later discover that it is Betty with whom Bill is having the affair. Martha runs off and stays at Betty's cabin. Bill shows up at the cabin ready to finish her off but a bit of luck saves her life.

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather (1972)

starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall

directed by Francis Ford Coppola

175 minutes

This was my second time watching this film in the theater in less than nine months. I saw it both time at the AFI Silver Theater. Last summer I went to see it by myself. This time I saw it with family. I thought I remembered there being an intermission but there wasn't, even though the movie is almost three hours long.

I enjoyed it once again. Such a good movie although I can see cracks in the foundation. It isn't perfect but there are a lot of really good moments. I wouldn't want to watch it every week or month but seeing it again was not onerous in the least bit. It helped that I had people with whom to discuss the film after we watched it.

See also: The Godfather (1972) for my summary and thoughts about the movie after viewing it in July 2025.

The Outer Limits (1963) 1.14

The Zanti Misfits

starring Michael Tolan, Olive Deering, Robert Simon, Claude Woolman, Bruce Dern

written by Joseph Stefano

directed by Leonard J. Horn

Professor Stephen Grave (Michael Tolan) arrives with Major Roger Hill (Claude Woolman) at a secret US Air Force base, run by General Maximillian Hart (Robert Simon), in the California desert town of Morgue. Grave is there to observe the arrival of an alien spaceship which is about to land in an adjacent plot of land. Grave, Hart, Hill and the others only know that the aliens are Misfits from the planet Zanti.

Adventure Time 5.17

BMO Lost

A bird grabs BMO and takes it far away. BMO escapes from the bird's nest. It starts to head home along with a bubble it meets soon after escaping from the nest. They find a baby whom BMO names Ricky. The baby is later reunited with it's mother. BMO and Bubble make it back to the Tree Fort.

Thoughts

LeVar Burton was the voice of Bubble. I know him best from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

This was a good episode. It was kind of crazy in places. The ending was a bit sad and a bit creepy but it also made me smile.

Steven Universe 1.43

Maximum Capacity

Steven's father discovers, on New Year's Eve, that he needs to clean out or clean up his storage unit. Steven calls in Amethyst to help out. She finds video cassettes of a show called Lil' Butler. Amethyst and Greg sit down and start watching. They watch all night. They are still watching the next day when Steven returns. Greg eventually decides he's had enough of Lil' Butler but Amethyst isn't ready to stop. She shapeshifts, first making herself look like Steven and then Rose Quartz. Greg really get uncomfortable.

Thoughts

Steven references the fact that he is not aloud to watch television, which dates back to the end of 1.32 Fusion Cuisine. I had forgotten about this prohibition and had to check the wiki to find out when and where the prohibition began.

Un Village Français 6.01

Paris libéré 

or Paris Liberated

25 Aug 1944

The Resistance is split over what to do now that France is in the process of being liberated. The Allied armies have yet to reach Villeneuve. Antoine, Suzanne, and Raymond want to attack the jail and liberate the prisoners that are held there but everyone else is against it.

Janvier, the local French militia leader, and his troops remain loyal to the Vichy government. Janvier takes some of his men and murders Vernet, a former member of the resistance, and his family. Suzanne and Antoine witness the attack. She decides that they must avenge the dead family. She and Antoine, with help from a couple others, come up with a plan.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.11

Rivals

Chief O'Brien gets annoyed when he learns that Doctor Bashir is better than him at racquetball. Quark feels threatened by Martus, who opens up a casino on the Promenade. Sisko and Dax discover that something is causing people to experience big swings of good and bad luck aboard the space station.

Thoughts

This episode doesn't do it for me. Nothing about it pulled me in, touched me, or gave me a reason to care. There was an attempt to explain the whole luck aspect of the episode but it felt very unscientific.

The Good Place 1.03

Tahani Al Jamil

Chidi tries to teach Eleanor to be good. Eleanor isn't a very good pupil. She thinks that Tahani is the one who left her the note. 

Michael tries to help Chidi find a hobby but all Chidi wants to do is finish writing the book he's been working on for close to two decades. 

Eleanor bonds with Tahani despite having her doubts about her. Michael asks Eleanor to be his assistant after Janet proves to be incapable of serving in that role.

Eleanor finds out that the person writing the notes is Jianyu. He talks for the first time and tells her that he also doesn't belong there and it's freaking him out.

Doctor Who (1963) 8.05.X1

The Devil Rides Out: Making The Daemons (2012)

29 minutes

A number of people were interviewed for this documentary including

• Terrance Dicks, script editor
• Barry Letts, producer and co-writer
• Katy Manning, Jo Grant
• Richard Franklin, Captain Mike Yeats
• Damaris Hayman, Miss Hawthorne
• Sue Heddon, assistant Floor manager 

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1.17

The Older Sister

starring Joan Lorring, Carmen Matthews, Polly Rowles

written by Robert C. Dennis, Lillian de la Torre

directed by Robert Stevens

Reporter Nell Cutts (Polly Rowles) visits Lizzie Borden (Carmen Matthews) one year after she was acquitted of murdering her parents with an axe. Nell wants the truth from Lizzie. She first meets Emma (Joan Lorring), Lizzie's younger sister. Emma is in a rush to leave town but feels obliged to answer Ms. Cutts' questions.

Indomptables (2025)

Indomptables (2025)

aka Untamable

starring Thomas Ngijol, 

directed by Thomas Ngijol

in French with English subtitles

81 minutes

Police Commissioner Zarchary Billong investigates the murder of a police officer while his home life starts to unravel. Neither the investigation nor his home life are in great shape. The men he has working for him are rougher than necessary with the suspects. The corrupt and negligent actions of one of his men leads to the death of a top suspect. His relationship with Arthur, his oldest son, is rocky at best and comes apart until his son leaves home and goes to live with Adeline, Arthur's older sister, who similarly flew the coop when her father got to be too rough on her.

Amazing Stories (1985) 1.01

Ghost Train

starring Robert Blossom, Scott Paulin, Gail Edwards, Lukas Haas

written by Frank Deese, Steven Spielberg

directed by Steven Spielberg

Fenton (Scott Paulin) and Joleen Globe (Gail Edwards) bring his aged father, Clyde Globe (Roberts Blossom) home to live with them and their young son Brian (Lukas Haas) in their new house. The house is built on a piece of land through which the the railroad used to pass. Clyde doesn't like it. He takes his grandson around and figures out exactly where the railroad track used to be. He calculates that the tracks ran right through where the house stands now.

La Règle du jeu (1939)

La Règle du jeu (1939)

aka The Rules of the Game

starring Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost

directed by Jean Renoir

110 minutes

in French with English subtitles

Robert (Marcel Dalio) and Christine de la Cheyniest (Nora Gregor) invite friends over for a weekend at their palatial home. The guest list includes former and current lovers of both spouses. The infidelity extends beyond the party guests to the servants including Lisette Schumacher (Paulette Dubost), Christine's chamber maid, who despite being married finds herself attracted to Marceau, a new addition to the staff. Ultimately the infidelity leads to tragedy as one of the guests is killed by Lisette's husband who thinks he witnesses Lisette being unfaithful with one of the guests.

Kraft Suspense Theatre 2.02

Operation Greif

starring Claude Akins, Robert Goulet

written by Jerome Ross

directed by Jack Smight

German commando units infiltrate the allied lines in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge and sow confusion. Five American soldiers who barely know one another but are traveling together by chance start to suspect one another of being German. The paranoia rises to a point until one of them is caught in a lie.

He turns out not to be a German but one of the other soldiers does. The German spy murders a French teenager who catches on to his true identity and almost succeeds in his mission to blow up a US Army fire direction center.

Steven Universe 1.42

Weather Forecast

Connie is hanging out with Steven at his place when her mother calls. There is a snowstorm coming and she wants Connie to come home. Steven's father tries driving them home but they get stuck in the snow and have to walk the rest of the way.

Something weird happens and Steven finds himself stepping backwards in time more than once as he envisions different scenarios. In the end they leave earlier and don't have to trudge through the snow. Also, Steven discovers that Garnet shared her future vision power with him which explains why he he experienced so many different possible outcomes.

Thoughts

This was a decent episode. It wasn't bad but it didn't really excite me or feel like it expanded Steven's world.

Adventure Time 5.16

Puhoy

Finn is feeling down because he told the Flame Princes a joke and she didn't seem to get it. He tells Jake and BMO that he needs a moment. He burrows into a pillow fort that they built and winds up in a pillow world. He is unable to find his way back. The path that led him there has disappeared.

Finn slays a pillow dragon and marries a pillow princess. They have pillow children. Finn grows old and dies. As he is dying he finds himself transported back to the treehouse where he lives with Jake and BMO. Everything is just as it was when he climbed into the pillow fort.

Star Trek: Lower Decks 2.10

First First Contact

Captain Freeman finds out that she about to receive a promotion and a transfer to another ship. She tries to keep it a secret but Mariner overhears her talking about the transfer to Captain Sonya Gomez, of the USS Archimedes. Mariner tells first her lower decks friends and then Ransom, Shaxs, and Billups.

The senior officers don't waste any time in confronting Captain Freeman about the transfer. They are angry that she didn't tell them immediately. Mariner isn't exactly overjoyed either. The arguments over Captain Freeman's imminent departure are set aside when they see the Archimedes get badly damaged by the side effects of a unexpected solar flare. Rutherford, whose cybernetic implant is malfunctioning due to it running out of memory, comes up with a solution that involves jettisoning the outer hull.

Better Call Saul 6.13

Saul Gone

Gene runs but the police find him. He calls Bill Oakley, the attorney whom he regularly saw when he was working in Albuquerque. Oakley agrees to defend him. Saul gets a sweetheart deal despite the mountain of crimes with which they have charged him. Saul is riding high until he learns that Kim confessed to their role in discrediting Howard. Kim learns about what Jimmy has done and flies to Albuquerque for the the sentencing hearing.

Saul sees Kim in the courtroom and changes his testimony on the spot. He confesses to quite a bit and claims full responsibility in the matter of the smearing of Howard's good name. He was only going to serve eight years in a minimum security facility, according to the terms of the plea arrangement. His sentence is changed after his performance at the sentencing hearing and his sentence is increased to 86 years in a maximum security prison.

The Twilight Zone 1.14

Third from the Sun

starring Fritz Weaver, Edward Andrews, Joe Maross

written by Rod Serling, Richard Matheson

directed by Richard L. Bare

Scientist William Sturka (Fritz Weaver) and pilot Jerry Riden (Joe Maross) both work for the government. They learn that nuclear war is about to break out and make plans to escape with their families. They are under surveillance by Mr. Carling (Edward Andrews).

Carling keeps them on their toes but late one night they break into the base where they work. They, along with their wives and Sturka's teenage daughter, steal a spaceship and head for another planet where humans also live. A planet that is the third from the sun around which it orbits. A planet that is more similar to their own than they realize.

Doctor Who (1963) 8.05.05

The Daemons - Part Five

The Master laughs at Jo's protestations and orders his followers to prepare her to be sacrificed. Sergeant Osgood finally gets his act together and the Brigadier has him use the device he built using the Doctor's instructions. It allows them to get through the heat barrier that surrounds the village but it blows up not long after they have passed through the barrier.

Bok threatens the Doctor and the others outside the church. The Brigadier and his men distract Bok while the Doctor runs into the caverns below the church. The Doctor confronts the Master and Azal. He gets the Master's followers to release Jo. Azal offers to convey his power on the Doctor whom he considers to be more worthy than the Master. The Doctor refuses the offer which leads Azal to try and destroy him. Jo offers herself up for destruction in the Doctor's place. Azal is confused and self-destructs, taking the church and the caverns with him but not until after the Doctor, the Master, Jo, and the Master's followers have hightailed it out of there.

Tout en haut du monde (2015)

Tout en haut du monde (2015)

aka Long Way North

starring Christa Théret, Féodor Atkine, Thomas Sagols

directed by Rémi Chayé

81 minutes

in French with English subtitles

Fifteen year old Sacha (Christa Théret) takes desperate measures when no one will help her try to find Oloukine (Féodor Atkine), her grandfather the explorer who disappeared searching for the North Pole. She leaves home and takes trains north from St. Petersburg to a town on the coast of the Artic Ocean. There she buys passage on the Norge, whose captain hopes to claim the reward for finding the Daval, Oloukine's ship.

Four Star Playhouse 1.09

The Man on the Train

starring David Niven

directed by Robert Florey

William Langford (David Niven) takes the train to see family. He shares a compartment on the train with John Dwerrihouse, who tells him about a business deal that he is about to close for the railroad company. Langford mentions the encounter to a few friends when gets to where he is going. Everyone is astounded to hear about the encounter because Dwerrihouse disappeared months ago with a large sum of money.

Langford insists that he met Dwerrihouse on the train. Jeff Pender, a friend of Langford's looks into the matter with Langford but no one who is on the train recalls seeing Dwerrihouse.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2.10

Sanctuary

A group of people come through the wormhole in a badly damaged ship. Commander Sisko orders them beamed off their ship and aboard the space station. They are Skrreeans. The universal translator has some trouble with their language. Sisko and Major Kira learn, once the translator issue has been resolved, that the four people they rescued are just the tip of the iceberg. There are another three million Skrreeans hoping to come through the wormhole and get away from something known as the Dominion.

Deep Space Nine helps more Skrreeans make their way through the wormhole. Haneek, the leader of the first small group to come through the wormhole educates Sisko and Kira about their ways. The Skrreeans are farmers. Their society is run by women. They are looking for a new home, a planet that they call Kentanna.

The Good Place 1.02

Flying

Chidi agrees to help Eleanor learn to be a good person. She does something that makes him reconsider his decision but before the episode is over she convinces him (once again) to help her by doing a good deed. The episode ends with Eleanor receiving an anonymous message that reads "You Don't Belong Here".

Thoughts

This episode is peppered with a few flashbacks to Eleanor's life before she died.

The title of the episode is a reference to the activity that almost everyone take part in. Eleanor is one of those people who doesn't get to participate because she is too busy helping Chidi and several other volunteers pick up trash.

This episode was as funny as the first one. It made me laugh several times. I'm eager to see where this goes next.

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House 1.05

Choice

Yoshino told everyone she was divorced but then her husband comes looking for her. It turns out that she returned to the Maiko House while her husband was away on business. She found living with her mother-in-law unbearable.

Momoko puzzles over whether to stay in Kyoto or follow a man to Tokyo. Some of the Maiko remark on how Kiyo and Sumire seem like an old couple. Sumire learn that she is no longer to be an apprentice but become a Maiko.

Thoughts

There wasn't much in the way of cooking in this episode. I enjoyed it but I'm just past the halfway point and it feels in some ways like things are moving extremely fast for Sumire and Kiyo. Has Momoko come to a decision? I'm not sure.

The Phil Silvers Show 4.31

Bilko's Casino

Bilko finds an exception to the law prohibiting gambling in California. He tries to exploit it but finds out that someone else is going to exploit him if he does. He comes up with a scheme to turn the tables on them and abandons his plan to open a casino.

Thoughts

This episode was okay but the ending did not satisfy me. Bilko turns the tables on the crooks and then abandons his plans. I don't get it.

Notes

Al Lewis played one of the guys trying to strongarm Bilko in this episode. This is the second of three episodes of this show in which he appeared. The first was 4.18 Bilko's Credit Card. I've also seen him recently in The Night Strangler (1973). He is best known to me for playing the part of Grandpa on The Munsters.