It Happened One Night (1934)

It Happened One Night (1934)

starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert

directed by Frank Capra

Ellen Andrews (Claudette Colbert), a grown woman who recently married someone to whom her rich father objects, dives off the side of her father's yacht, swims back to shore, and goes on the run. She is desperate to get back to her husband. She catches the bus from Miami. She is headed for New York City.

Peter Warne (Clark Gable), a reporter who recently got fired, runs into Ellen on the bus. They don't know one another but are forced to sit together due to a lack of seating. He figures out who she is and offers to help her if she will give him an exclusive story. She is reluctant to take him up on his offer but she accepts his assistance after her suitcase and most of her money is stolen.

Things get complicated after someone else on the bus recognizes her. They leave the bus and start hitchhiking. They get closer and closer to New York. 

Abbott Elementary 1.03

Wishlist

Janine tries to create a video wishlist for school supplies for her cless. She turns to Ava for help creating the video. The wishlist is wildly successful thanks to Ava's video expertise. Janine talks Ava into creating a video for Barbara even though Barbara says she doesn't want or need the help.

Janine encourages Gregory to decorate his classroom. Jacob tries to fix an old fax machine which no else think is worth salvaging.

Thoughts

Melissa didn't get much to do in this episode. Everyone else seemed to get their own little moments.

I thought this one started a bit slow but it picked up. I like how it all turned out in the end. I especially like how Ava turns out to be a genius when it comes to making videos.

Cobra Kai 1.10

Mercy

The 2018 All-Valley Under 18 Tournament begins. Cobra Kai is represented by Miguel, Aisha, Hawk, and several other of Johnny's students. Robby also signs up for the tournament. Zander, the 2017 champion, is also there.

Miguel, Aisha, Hawk, and Robby all make it to the quarterfinals. Aisha gets eliminated in the quarterfinals. Sam is there with her parents and her brother. She has a chat with Aisha after her quarterfinal match. It starts off a little bumpy but it ends with Aisha encouraging Sam to get back into karate.

Miguel goes on to face and defeat Zander in the first semifinal match. Hawk and Robby square off in the other semifinal. Hawk is eliminated for striking Robby during an official pause in the fighting. Robby's shoulder is injured but he insists on continuing.

Robby and Miguel face off in the final. Robby is still hurting. Miguel gets away with an illegal move. The fight goes the distance but Miguel wins in the end. He looks around for Sam but she has already left with her mother and brother.

Captain Harlock (1978) 1.24

The Shooting Star of Pure Love

Captain Harlock and his crew take on board the Shooting Star, a much smaller ship. It is piloted by Zorba, son of Zol, and Lucia, a medic. He is Tokagan but she is Mazone. They have escaped from the main Mazone fleet.

Daiba is suspicious of Zorba and Lucia but Captain Harlock welcomes them. He talks to Zorba about Zol. He tells him about how they crossed paths and what happened to Zol. 

Queen Lafresia contacts the Arcadia and demands the return of Zorba and Lucia. Queen Lafresia has Lumani, Zorba's mother. She is torturing the Tokagan woman. She shows him a hologram of his mother. Zorba is ready to return but his mother tells him not to.

Captain Harlock refuses to hand over Zorba and Lucia. The Mazone send a squadron of ships after the Arcadia. They attack the Arcadia. Zorba decides that he cannot stay. He and Lucia sneak away in the Shooting Star. The Mazone squadron shifts its attack to the Shooting Star. Zorba and Lucia are gunned down when they approach the Mazone flag ship.

Doctor Who (1963) 15.02.01

The Invisible Enemy - Part One

A spaceship arrives at Titan Base after passing through a mysterious cloud. The three human crew members have been infected and are now possessed by whatever was in the cloud. They are supposed to change places with three others who are waiting for them on Titan but the three from the shuttle kill their replacements.

The three possessed men go after Lowe, the station supervisor. He sees that something is wrong and sends out a distress signal. The Doctor and Leela receive the distress signal and head for Titan Base. They pass through the same mysterious cloud. The Doctor is infected but doesn't know it. Leela senses that something is wrong but the Doctor won't listen to her.

Lowe tries to arrest the three possessed me. He shoots at them, killing one of them, when they don't drop their weapons. The Doctor and Leela find the body. but no one else. The Doctor tells Leela to stay put but she goes exploring. She finds Lowe almost dead. She revives him and asks him what's going on.

NewsRadio 5.04

Noise

Joe buids Dave a white noise machine because everyone at WNYX thinks he is stressed out. The machine relaxes Dave so much that everyone gets worried that he is too relaxed.

Max feuds with Lisa over a new segment that she added, This Day in History. Matthew has a chat with Beth which leads him to believe that Max needs mothering.

Thoughts

This was not a great episode. It wasn't awful, I've seen worse but I found it to be lacking. A few of the jokes were funny but none of the storylines pulled me in or felt like anything more than a framework for jokes.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

starring Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur

directed by Frank Capra

Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) inherits a fortune from an uncle that he didn't really know. Longfellow moves from the small town where he has always lived to New York City. He quickly becomes a punching bad and a laughing stock.

Babe Bennett (Jean Arthur) talks her boss, the editor of a local newspaper, into letting her work her magic on Deeds. Bennett figures him out pretty quickly. She writes a story about him that makes him very angry. She refers to him as the Cinderella Man. The nickname sticks and she keeps using it in the articles she writes about Deeds.