Abbott Elementary 2.03

Story Samurai

A small troupe of performers (Story Samurai) comes to Abbott Elementary. Jacob used to be a part of Story Samurai. He wants to perform with them once again. Janine tries to talk him out of it. Ava wants him to do it so that she can stream the performance on the internet.

Melissa, attempts to deal with having to teach both 2nd and 3rd graders at the same time.

Thoughts

This was a decent episode but it wasn't laugh out loud funny.

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia (1946)

starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix

directed by George Marshall

Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) returns from serving in the South Pacific during World War 2. He finds that Helen, his wife, is carrying on with Eddie Harwood, owner of the Blue Dahlia, a nightclub. Helen turns up dead the next day. Johnny quickly becomes the number one suspect even though she had a couple other visitors that night.

Morrison goes on the run. He calls himself Jimmy Moore. That's the name he gives to Joyce Harwood (Veronica Lake) when she stops to give him a ride. She is separated from her husband Eddie. She doesn't give him her name and he has no idea who she is.

A few people are called in for questioning by the police, including Eddie Harwood and two of Johnny's friends (Buzz Wancheck, George Copeland). Buzz (William Bendix) went out looking for Johnny on the night Helen was killed. He ran into Helen and went back to her place, not realizing who she was, for a drink.

Harwood eventually gets the drop on Johnny. Two of his men, posing as policemen, pick up Johnny. Things don't go exactly as they had planned. 

Better Call Saul 4.09

Wiedersehen

Kim and Jimmy pull a scam to replace some documents that were already filed for Mesa Verde. They fool the clerk they meet into "doing them a favor".

Nacho and Lalo, the new Salamanca, go to visit Hector. Lalo gives his uncle a bell. They also visit Los Pollos Hermanos. Lalo has a private chat with Gus. He tries to suggest that they could team up and take down Don Eladio. Gus isn't interested.

Werner wants to go home for a few days to visit his wife. Mike says he can go home once the job is done.

Jimmy goes to his hearing to get reinstated. He rubs the three person committee the wrong way. They vote against reinstatement. Jimmy gets angry and goes off on one of the committee members. Jimmy later off on Kim.

Werner uses some of his know how to fool the security cameras and makes a run for it. He leaves a note for Mike.

Roman Holiday (1953)

Roman Holiday (1953)

starring Gregory Peck,  Audrey Hepburn

directed by William Wyler

119 minutes

Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) is visiting Rome, just one stop on a trip in which she is visiting many European capital cities, when she decides that she's had enough. She sneaks out that night just after her physician has given her a sedative to help her sleep. She falls asleep on a bench where she is found by Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck), reporter for American New Service.

Joe gets her in a cab but she isn't lucid enough to tell him where she lives. He takes her back to his apartment. He places her on the couch and goes to bed. It isn't until the next morning that he discovers who she is when he sees her picture in a newspaper.

Sherman's Showcase 1.03

Behind the Charade

Morris Day hosts this episode. Most of the episode is focused on Charade, a musical performer who bears more than a passing resemblance to Prince. There are a few fake commercials. Morris Day also diverts from the Charade coverage to show a clip from the original version of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air which starred Morris Day.

Sherman isn't in this episode quite as much as he was in the first couple episodes. Morris Day played Prince's rival in Purple Rain.

This is still fun. I can't stop watching Sherman's Showcase.

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

starring Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur

directed by John Ford

Arthur Jones (Edward G. Robinson) is a meek employee at an insurance company. He has a thing for Miss Clark (Jean Arthur), one of his coworkers. His life gets turned upside down when he is mistaken for "Killer" Manion, a criminal who recently escaped from prison.

Jones gets arrested. He's released after his boss vouches for him and the police discover that that his fingerprints don't match the ones on file for Manion. He's given a letter, explaining that he isn't Manion, to help him in case any other police officers try to arrest him. Jones life gets a little more complicated when Manion shows up at Jones' apartment. Manion forces Jones to help him.

Manion fools the police into thinking that he is Jones and kills one of his former business partners. Jones doesn't know where to turn for help but lucks out when Manion's henchmen get mixed up and mistake him for their boss. 

Doctor Who (1963) 1.03.02

The Brink of Disaster

It turns out that Ian is the one who has grabbed the Doctor by the throat. Ian isn't quite himself. The Doctor is able to break free and knock Ian to the ground without much in the way of effort.

Ian and Susan recover. Everyone puts their heads into trying to figure out what is going on. Barbara is the one who solves the mystery. It is the TARDIS trying to warn them that something is wrong. The Doctor rejects this idea at first but later sees that she was right.

The Doctor finds a malfunctioning part of the control panel. He fixes it and everything goes back to business as usual aboard the TARDIS.

The TARDIS lands in a snowy region. Barbara and Susan go outside and find a giant footprint.