Directed by David Caffrey. With Martin Compston, Darren Morfitt, Owen Teale, Elizabeth Hill. After a bungled raid which kills an innocent man young DS Steve Arnott faces disgrace. However he is transferred to the anti-corruption squad, whose head, superintendent Ted Hastings, gives him a "very special case" to investigate - DCI Tony Gates, recently awarded a medal for heroic conduct but with a suspiciously high arrest rate. Hastings tries to get Gates on minor bribery charges, in vain, and is unaware that the married Gates has covered up a fatal hit-and-run by his lover, businesswoman Jackie Laverty. Meanwhile DC Kate Fleming joins Gates's team and tells Steve she is investigating him from the inside following the deaths of two drug dealers.
Month: August 2021
Matthew Daniel Eddy (University of Chicago Press)I can’t wait to read Media and the Mind: Art, Science and Notebooks as Paper Machines, 1700-1830 (University of Chicago Press, 2022)!
I see some bits on annotation hiding in here that may be of interest to Remi Kalir and Antero Garcia.
Matthew Daniel Eddy, if you need some additional eyeballs on it prior to publication, I’m happy to mark it up in exchange for the early look.
A Time to Heal: Directed by Clement Virgo. With Merle Dandridge, Kim Hawthorne, Desiree Ross, Lamman Rucker. A black, preacher family works in and owns a wealthy Christian church. While adhering to biblical rules, there is unbridled decadence, misconduct and sin in the family. The preacher's daughter comes home for a funeral and decides to stay.
I’ve been reading about sketchnotes for a bit this past week. As a first experiment I created some sketchnotes for a short talk on syndication in social media I prepared a while back. Here’s to hoping that no one ends up taking the actual spiral down to POOSNOW with their own social media presence.
Directed by Christopher Misiano. With Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney. Sam helps Josh battle his health insurance company; Ainsley Hayes encounters her firebrand boss and hostile colleagues; Abby gives the President some good news about his health; C.J. discovers a retiring General intends to publicly criticize the president.
In This White House: Directed by Ken Olin. With Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney. After a Republican commentator trounces Sam on television, President Bartlett decides to hire her over the objections of the staff. Josh and Toby mediate a conference between U.S. drug companies and an African President whose country is dying of AIDS.
Directed by Alex Graves. With Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney. With the midterm elections coming up, Toby looks for a way to stop hate groups; Charlie and Zoey decide whether to continue their relationship; President Bartlet discovers the egg cream and is concerned about an ultra-right-wing candidate running for school board in his old district in New Hampshire; and Sam is asked to put White House help behind an old friend running for Congress. This episode includes the President's confrontation with a right-wing radio talk show host using a famous list of modern applications of Biblical laws. Oh, yes, and psychics at Cal Tech and the Fermi National Accelerator Lab ...
Directed by Daniel Gray Longino. With Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah. As his hearing approaches, Bill's academic future comes into question. Ji-Yoon's revelation puts the board on the spot and shakes up the department.
Just awesomely fun.
Directed by Daniel Gray Longino. With Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah. Pressure mounts for Ji-Yoon to turn the department around after Bill's suspension. The hiring of a new professor undermines Yaz's chance at tenure.
The Last Bus in Town: Directed by Daniel Gray Longino. With Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah. Ji-Yoon visits Pembroke's new lecturer as Bill joins in on a Korean tradition. The tenured professors band together, and Yaz receives an enticing offer.
Directed by Daniel Gray Longino. With Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah. Bill hosts a town hall with the students that quickly takes a turn. Joan starts a fire. A dinner with the dean puts Ji-Yoon in an awkward position.
The Faculty Party: Directed by Daniel Gray Longino. With Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah. Tired of the lack of diversity in Pembroke's staff, Ji-Yoon makes a bold decision during a faculty soiree. A video from Bill's lecture causes a stir.
Directed by Daniel Gray Longino. With Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah. With the department facing budget cuts and low enrollment, Ji-Yoon vows to make some changes as chair while one professor struggles to keep it together.
Directed by Laura Brownson. With Christy Martin, Joyce Salters, Johnny Salters, Jim Martin. Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life.
Directed by Floyd Russ. With Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson, Metta World Peace, Reggie Miller. A brawl broke out near the end of a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004. Nearly 17 years later, we re-examine that night and all the consequences that came from it.