Changing Time (2006)

Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who (2006)

50 minutes

This documentary opens with some of the cast and crew talking about how they got started working in television. Actors Rex Robinson, Glenn Huston, and Elisabeth Sladen plus co-writer Bob Baker and Visual Effects Designer Colun Mapson all share their stories on this subject.

There are a number of chapters that follow this

• Casting Sarah Jane - how Elisabeth Sladen came to work on the show
• Changing Doctors - the transition from Jon Pertwee to Tom Baker
• Playing the Doctor - how Tom Baker's approach to the character differed from Jon Pertwee's and where it came from
• A Special Relationship -  Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen talk separately about their working relationship
• Hand of Fear - the origins of the story
• On Location - shooting the show at the power station and the quarry
• In Studio - special effects and other in studio work
• Breaking Apart - Sarah Jane's departure from the show
• Endings

Other people interviewed for the documentary include Tom Baker, Barry Letts (producer 1970-74), Philip Hinchcliffe (producer 1975-77), Stephen Thorne (2nd incarnation of Eldrad), and Terrance Dicks (script editor). 

I enjoyed this documentary very much. I thought it was going to be focused just on Sarah Jane, since this was her last episode. There is some focus on her but it is more about Hand of Fear than it is specifically about Sarah Jane or Elisabeth Sladen.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 4.13

Destiny - Part 2

Glimmer and Scorpia arrive in the Fight Zone and go looking for the Black Garnet. They encounter Lonnie, Kyle, and Rohelio who are getting ready to leave the Fright Zone. They no longer like or want to work for Catra.

Hordak tries to kill Catra. He chases her around the Fright Zone. Catra eventually gets the advantage, destroys his gun, and separates him from the First Ones tech that is giving him strength. He is almost crushed under a piece of machinery.

Glimmer and Scorpia find the Black Garnet. Scorpia connects with it and becomes very powerful.

She-Ra goes to the Beacon to try and stop Light Hope. It is too late now that Scorpia has connected with the Black Garnet. The Heart of Etheria is now in balance. 

The five princess (Glimmer, Frosta, Scorpia, Mermista, Perfuma) feel their powers increase. They are able to fight off the Horde soldiers and machines that threaten their lands much more easily but then the power takes over their bodies. They are no longer able to do as they please.

Samurai Jack 4.X

Genndy's Roundtable

55 minutes

This is a special feature in the DVD set for season 4 of Samurai Jack. It is a roundtable discussion with show runner Genndy Tartakovsky and six of the artists who worked on the show. They introduce themselves and talk about some of the challenges and triumphs they experienced while working on the show. A scenes from a few episodes are shown in the course of telling stories about working on the show: Jack and the Three Blind Archers, Chicken Jack, Jack and the Rave, The Birth of Evil, Tale of X-49.

I met Andy Suriano, one of the artists, at Heroes Con several years ago. I bought a print from him of Jack and Aku which I still have.

I really like this feature. I don't recall if I had watched it before. It didn't drag in the least bit. It was fun to hear these artists talk about their work.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 1.08

Thank You and Good Night

Midge and Susie commiserate over drinks about Harry Drake's reaction to her set about Sophie Lennon. They don't know what they are going to do. Susie still has a couple penny ante gigs set up. They decide to go ahead with those.

Midge and Joel chat at Ethan's birthday party, the next day. She wants to move forward with divorce proceedings. He does not. He tells her about the promotion he's sure he's going to get. They take their kids home after the party. One thing leads to another, Midge and Joel end up sleeping together. She gets him to sneak out the next morning before her mother finds out.

Joel is flying high the next day. He's very excited about the presentation that his team is getting ready to put on. He's counting on it going well. He shares with his team that he Midge might be getting back together soon. They are very happy for him.

Spectre (2015)

starring Daniel Craig

directed by Sam Mendes

The movie opens in Mexico City as James Bond (Craig) chases a man through the streets and then on to a helicopter. They fight as the helicopter flies above Mexico City. Bond takes the man's ring and then after a struggle throws first the man and then the pilot from the helicopter.

Bond gets reprimanded by M (Ralph Fiennes) when he returns to London. Bond tries to claim that he was there on vacation but M isn't buying it. He suspends Bond from active duty. Bond goes to see Q (Ben Whishaw) who injects him with a tracking device.

Bond is supposed to stay in London but he goes to Rome, to the funeral of the man whom he ejected from the helicopter. Lucia (Monica Belluci), the man's wife, expects to be killed by her dead husband's employer. Bond saves her from that and urges her to contact Felix Leiter.

UFO Robo Grendizer 2.12

A Tearful Connection with Hikaru

or Hikaru, The Engagement of Tears

or Les faiseurs de ténèbres (The Dark Makers)

Hikaru is feeling good about herself since the previous episode. She goes horseback riding with Daisuke to train to be a better pilot. Daisuke leaves her in the dust. She is unhappy. He acts as though he is doing her a favor.

Professor Umon tells Daisuke and Kouji about photos quantum, an energy source that is invisible to the naked eye, visible only with special goggles. It is more powerful than super uranium and safer. They need to retrieve some so they come up with a plan.

Duke Fleed in Grendizer creates a distraction while Kouji in Double Spazer goes to retrieve the super energy source. Gandal sends several minifos and a saucer beast out to deal with Grendizer, whom he suspects is looking for Skull Moon Base. Zuril suspects that Duke Fleed is up to to something else but he isn't sure what it is.

Zuril figures out that Grendizer is creating a distraction but he doesn't know why. He goes looking and finds Double Spazer. He orders minifos to attack Double Spazer. They do but Kouji uses the ship's weapons to destroy some of them and then gets away. He returns to the space center.

Kouji is in bad shape, once again. He needs to lay down. Hikaru looks after him until she sees that Grendizer needs help in his fight with the saucer beast. She takes off in Double Spazer and helps Grendizer defeat the saucer beast.

Crashing 1.06

Episode 6

Anthony looks for Kate. Lulu goes with him. Kate hangs out with Fred and Justine. Fred is hiding from Sam who keeps calling him. Anthony keeps trying to call Kate. Neither Kate nor Fred pickup. Colin falls out the window in Melody's room. Anthony and Lulu have sex. Anthony has decided that he doesn't want to get back together with Kate.