Miami Blues (1989)

Miami Blues (1989)

starring Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh

directed by George Armitage

97 minutes

Junior (Alec Baldwin) gets the attention of the police after a Hare Krishna is murdered at the airport. Homicide detective Hoke Mosely (Fred Ward) tracks down Junior but underestimates how dangerous he is. Junior puts Mosely in the hospital. He takes Mosely, gun, his badge and his dentures.

Junior starts committing crimes while posing as Mosely. He invests the money he gets committing robberies in a house for himself and his girlfriend, Susan (Jennifer Jason Leight).

Mosely eventually gets out of the hospital, gets himself some new teeth and starts looking for Junior.

Un Village Français 3.03

La Planque

or The Stakeout

The communists start to plan how best to hit the Germans. An expert is brought in to help them plan. He is fairly young. It is decided that they should shoot a German officer in front of the German headquarters in Villeneuve. Marcel and Suzanne will pretend to be lovers. They are given the job of staking out the plaza in front of the German headquarters.

Lucienne tells Kurt that she is pregnant. She goes to see a priest who advises her that she must not abort her pregnancy. She is at a loss for what to do. Marie Germain tries to help her out. She brings her to see Madame Morhange. The two women want to help her but DeKervern walks in as they making preparations to help her abort. He goes ballistic and refuses to let them go through with it. There is a new law making abortion illegal and DeKervern is worried about what might happen to himself and Judith if it was discovered that they helped Lucienne abort her pregnancy.

Teen Titans 3.03

Betrothed

The Titans travel to Tamaran, Starfire's home world, for her wedding. It is a surprise to everyone that Starfire is about to get married. Starfire's teammates are also surprised to learn, when they arrive on Tamaran that she is a princess and second in line for the throne of Tamaran.

Blackfire, Starfire's sister, is now Empress of Tamaran. She has picked Starfire's groom, Glgrdsklechhh, the slimy green ruler of Drenthax. Starfire is appalled but feels as though she must go through with the wedding. The Titans snoop around the palace while Starfire is preparing for the ceremony. They find out what Blackfire is really up to but then they get captured by Blackfire's palace guard.

Schitt's Creek 2.03

Jazzagals

Moira auditions to join the Jazzagals, a local women's chorus. Mutt asks David for help with Alexis. David asks Mutt for help with building a cedar chest. Johnny has a chat with Bob about the customers who keep stopping by the garage when Bob isn't around. 

Thoughts

This was an okay episode, nothing special. It wasn't bad, just run of the mill good for this show. I can't tell how much of this will continue into future episodes.

Captain Harlock (1978) 1.32

The Call of the Star Flute

Captain Dainess of the Mazone fleet prepares a trap for the Arcadia on the Wind Planet. The Arcadia receives notice of an advance force of the Mazone fleet that is nearing Earth. Captain Harlock must decide whether to continue the search for Mayu or rush to Earth's defense. He opts to continue the search for Mayu, despite some arguments from the crew.

The ship changes course and heads for the Wind Planet after it picks up the sound of an Ocarina playing. The Wind Planet is a desolate place where the wind blows 60 to 90 miles per hour.

Doctor Who (1963) 19.04.01

The Visitation - Part One

England, 1666. A comet lights up the night sky. A father and his adult children are attacked soon after that.

The Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan arrive in England in 1666. It was not their intended destination. Tegan is angry at the Doctor because he promised he was going to take her back to Heathrow. They go outside and look around. They see smoke and head towards it.

The Doctor and his companions are attacked by men wearing face masks. They fight a few of them off and then take off running. They get some help from a stranger who scares off the men chasing them. His name is Richard Mace. He takes them to his temporary living quarters, a barn.

Dexter Laboratory 1.03

1. Dexter's Rival

Dexter is upstaged by the new kid in school, Mandark. It looks as though all is lost until Dexter learns that Mandark has a crush on Dee Dee.

2. Dial M for Monkey: Simion

Monkey is called on to save Earth from Simion who like Monkey was once a subject of laboratory experiments. Simion tries to talk Monkey into turning on Earth and joining him in his scheme for revenge. Monkey reflects back on his life but all that comes to mind are pleasant memories of times spent with Agent Honeydew.

Simion is voiced by Maurice LaMarche who was also the voice of The Brain on Pinky and the Brain.