Amph What was the last tv episode you watched?

"Lords of the Deep", the third episode of the new MST3K season. It's a cheap 1989 "Abyss" rip-off from Roger Corman. Not as stupid as the previous movies this season, but low grade. Stars Bradford Dillman, who's positively Shatnerian, at times.

 

I watched The Little Drummer Girl. That's some good John Le Carre. Inject that **** directly into my veins!

 

Good call. Forgot about that one.

It's actually one of the stronger episodes, w/Nimoy giving a good performance as a grieving Father who wants revenge for his daughter's rape. And it's fun to see Shatner and Nimoy together as characters other than Kirk/Spock.

T.J. Hooker is uniquely 80s in that the main plot is approached w/reasonable seriousness and is occasionally dark (see above), but there's always a running gag woven in and they never miss an opportunity to have Shatner tumbling over, or hanging off of, a moving car.

 

NFL: San Francisco 49ers at the Seattle Seahawks (parts of the Kansas City Chiefs at the Oakland Raiders and parts of Los Angeles Chargers at the Pittsburgh Steelers)

About 4 episodes of House Hunters International

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S01E07 and E08

Late local news.

 

Finally finished S2 of The X-Files

"Soft Light" features Tony Shaloub who has an unusual power. Good acting, the episode was ok.

Episode 24 of S2 is a Monster Of The Week episode called "Our Town." It's not based on the Thornton Wilder play.
This involves a sinister group of cultists who work in a chicken processing plant who also engage in murder and cannibalism on the side. It's a creepy episode, but it feels like a retread story wise; haven't Mulder and Scully already investigated mysterious cults on previous episodes? Still, I feel nervous whenever Dana is in danger and she faces a terrible threat in this adequate episode.

S2 finale is called "Anasazi, " David Duchovny recieves a writing credit in this high quality episode that returns to the mythology aspect of the X-Files series.
I won't spoil it, but Skinner is here, Mulder makes some bold actions with repercussions, there are Navajo Indians, the Smoking Man, and importantly, Mulder's father, Bill. Krycek is here too, unfortunately. Scully finds information about her and Duane Barry in an encrypted file that Mulder acquired.

"Anasazi" is a great episode and an intense cliffhanger for S3...

 

Star Wars Resistance - Secrets and Holograms

 

Star Wars Rebels - Season 1, Episodes 1-5.

Friend got me into it... I'd avoided all animated content until now. And I'm enjoying this one so far!

 

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NFL: Washington at the Philadelphia Eagles about the last five minutes of the second quarter and part of the halftime show to watch the newest trailer for Captain Marvel.

NBA: The Golden State Warriors at the Atlanta Falcons.

Late local news

TMZ

 

The Goldbergs - Fiddler (606), Bohemian Rap City (607), The Living Room: A 100% True Story (609)

The Conners - Hold the Salt (107)

 

Star Trek Voyager "Shattered": When Voyager is split into different time areas, Chakotay must team up with the past Janeway to piece the ship back together. Along the way, he runs into future Naomi Wildman and Icheb; a still fully Borg Seven of Nine; and Seska and the Kazon.

 

Kidding .

that new Jim Carey thing .
Jeezus .
Jim get some therapy and stop inflicting this depressed clown crap on us.

 

Funeral for George H. W. Bush

 

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Supergirl S04E08 - Bunker Hill

Arrow S07E08 - Unmasked

The Flash S05E07 - O Come, All Ye Faithful

The Gifted S02E09 - gaMe changer

YouTube: Movie Trivia Schmoedown match: Dan Murrell vs. Ethan Erwin

 

I did the free signup thing for YouTube Premium and binged Origin.

Origin is pretty much The Thing meets Lost. A bunch of would-be interplanetary colonists in Earth's near future wake up to find that disaster has befallen their spacecraft and that one or more of the survivors may have an extra-terrestrial lifeform in the driving seat. The show uses the format Lost so successfully pioneered, with characters individual back-stories being filled-in by flashbacks interwoven with the present-day struggle of the group to stay alive. All the colonists have been promised a clean start on the colony, which is the excuse used to explain why all these guys are a bunch of screw-ups and criminals with tons of emotional baggage which will cause them to make very stupid decisions.

I found it stupid but watchable. Partly because the season only stretches to ten episodes, partly because the characters are actually quite fun. The cast are largely fresh faces, with the best known being Tom "Draco Malfoy" Felton, but the two stand-outs for me are two actors whom I've never heard of: Sen Mitsuji, who's IMDb page is blank save for Origin, but who exudes an edgy cool as former yakuza thug "Shun"; and Siobhan Cullen, who's very good looking and has a hypnotic Irish accent. They're not necessarily the best actors, but I thought they had the greatest amount of star quality.

Anyway, it is a story about crazy stupid people and an alien/s trapped on a spaceship. You don't have to go for the free sign-up to watch the first two episodes as they're not behind any pay-wall, so trying it will only cost you time... however, if your time is precious and you've got something actually good to watch, I wouldn't give this priority.

 

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Legends of Tomorrow - S04E07: Hell No, Dolly

NBA: Golden State Warriors at the Cleveland Cavaliers

Late local new

TMZ

 

Rome S1, Ep.1 "The Stolen Eagle" (2005) - Plot; Onetime allies Pompey and Caesar find themselves on opposite sides for control of the Roman Republic.

There's about 10lbs. of story stuffed into this 52 minute 5lb. bag of ancient Roman goodness, but I was more than happy to indulge. The production values are so exquisite that you almost forget that it's essentially just a soap opera w/togas. Almost. - 8/10

 

PBS Newshour and part of Thursday Night Football.

Started S3 of The X-Files...

 

Berlin Station season 1 episode 7 "Proof of Life"
The best episode so far, partly because I understood what was going on. I definitely should be watching the show more closely, not surfing the web at the same time.

 

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Thursday Night Football: Jacksonville Jaguars at the Tennessee Titans

American Housewife - S03E09: Highs and Lows

Late local news.

 

is that the show that's set between the wars?

 

No, it's contemporary.

 

I'm thinking of this:



looks pretty cool

 

Tony Shalhoub is so good, he makes me wish the episode wasn't so awful. Plus, as a bonus, it's got X at his most merciless and badass. That final shot . . . wow. That's truly chilling. But the script is awful.