NewsRadio 5.21

Retirement

Jimmy announces that he is going to sell WNYX, retire, and move to New Hampshire. Matthew fears that Dave will fire him once Mr. James has left. Beth and Joe help Matthew prepare for future job interviews. Lisa plans a farewell get together for Mr. James.

Thoughts

The only actors with speaking parts in this episode are the regular cast of the show.

I don't recall seeing this episode before. It had some moments that made me smile but nothing that made me laugh out loud. It felt very meta considering that there is just one more episode left to watch from this show.

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott

directed by Michael Curtiz

111 minutes

Mildred Pierce is brought in for questioning after Monte Beragon (Zachary Taylor), her second (and current) husband is found dead. The movie opened with him getting shot and then whispering her name. Suspicion is first cast on Bert Pierce (her first husband). There is also some suspicion that Wally Fay (Jack Carson), her business partner, might have killed Monte.

Mildred proceeds to tell the policeman investigating the death. Mildred tells the police about how she she had to find work, after separating from Bert, in order to support herself plus Veda (Ann Blyth) and Kay, her two daughters. She lives in fear of what Veda thimks of her. Veda, like Mildred, is obsessed with money. This leads to more than one conflict between mother and daughter.

Sanjuro (1962)

Sanjuro (1962)

starring Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai

directed by Akira Kurosawa

96 minutes

Sanjuro Tsubaki (Toshiro Mifune), a ronin, meets nine samurai who are clueless about the trouble they have gotten themselves into and unknowingly involved Sanjuro. They think they have solved a problem when in fact they have just created one. Sanjuro offers to help them. The nine are of two minds. Some of them are suspicious of his motives, but others believe him to be true to his word.

The ten men (the nine plus Sanjuro) are hunted by Hanbei Muroto (Tatsuya Nakadai) who leads the forces that pursue them. Dissent within the ranks of the nine creates problems that almost get them and Sanjuro killed. Is it only his quick thinking that keeps them all alive.

The Phil Silvers Show 3.04

Bilko's Valentine

Bilko forgets to get Sgt Hogan anything on Valentine's Day. She gets angry and pretends not to re-enlist. She goes home to Sumter, Georgia. Bilko follows her in an effort to get her to re-enlist. He organizes a parade that passes right in front of her home. He gets on a radio show in her hometown. He tries knocking on her door but she refuses to return to the army.

She is determined not to return until Bilko starts showing up in her dreams. She finally re-enlists.

Thoughts

What happened to Joan's claim that she had not re-enlisted? It was mentioned at the beginning of the episode but then never comes up again. Strange!

I thought the ending was a little weird. Joan was basically harassed into returning to Fort Baxter and taking Bilko back. I'm not sure what sort of a message this episode is supposed to be sending but it wasn't a healthy one.

Un Village Français 3.08

Le choix

or The Choice

27 Oct 1941

The Germans are getting ready to execute 20 hotages, most of whom are communists. Daniel and Servier try negotiating with Kollwitz. They get him to agree to cut it down to 10 hotages if they pick the hostages to get executed.

Marchetti returns. He is brought in to run the French search for the shooters. He arrives when Hortense is getting ready to leave Muller's office. They exchange words briefly. Muller is amused by the circumstances.

Teen Titans 3.08

Wavelength

Aqualad comes to see the Teen Titans. He tells them about Brother Blood's scheme to use some of Cyborg's technology to create a massive tidal wave and destroy the city. The Titans, Cyborg in particular, are more than happy to lend a hand.

The six heroes travel to Brother Blood's underwater headquarters at which point they split up into three groups. Beast Boy and Aqualad go after the force field protecting Brother Blood's new weapon. Cyborg goes after the weapon itself. Robin, Starfire, and Raven do their best to distract the forces of Brother Blood so that the other two teams can focus on their missions.

Crash Landing on You 1.05

Episode 5

Se-ri and Jeong-hyuk return to his place. They are passed, on the way there, by a car carrying Goo Seung-joon. He sees Se-ri and thinks she looks familiar.

Se-ri and Jeong-hyuk find Seo Dan waiting for them. She needs a ride home. Jeong-hyuk offers to drive her. He gives Seo Dan the same cover story that he has given everyone else about Se-ri, that she is a secret agent who is working with him. Seo Dan shrugs it off.