Season 2, Episode 9, "The Trouble with Templeton" This episode originally aired December 9, 1960. This episode went through two previous titles, "What Do You Hear" and "The Strange Debut", before settling on "The Trouble with Templeton". This was the first pitch from an outsider (besides Charles Beaumont) that the show purchased. Despite welcoming unsolicited…

Sharky doing a little impromptu piano-playing... Boycotting walking... The ear wiggle - Where's mom going? Like to be touched...by mom! Letting her know he loves it! Treat time for dad! Lights out!

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Thanks for the third draft of your script. I realize you must be thinking: “Why so many notes? This is Hollywood after all. Most of the stuff we put out is crap!” And while that may have been true of late, we’ve discovered that audiences have caught on to us and stopped watching. As a…

Dis be a movie about a cat who demonstrate quick-tinking, courage, and strong will-to-survive during alien invasion of Earth. Cat taking bus, just minding own bizness, when aliens attack! Dey hunt by sound so cat very careful. He not meow. He not make noise. He walk around very light on his paws. Humans, meanwhile, clunk around,…

Season 2, Episode 5 "The Howling Man" Initial telecast November 28, 1960. This was the first episode of the show's second season not written by Rod Serling. "The Howling Man" was a Charles Beaumont adaptation of his own short story of the same name originally published in the November 1959 issue of Rogue magazine. In…

We were just finishing up our final walk of the evening last night when Sharky suddenly reacted to some invisible something, literally jumping a good foot in the air and - presumably - landing awkwardly.  He could not longer put any weight on his left back paw so Akemi carried him home.  Once we were…

According to Pug Nation of L.A., Sharky used to always park himself by the speakers at the rescue and take in the music.  We notice the same thing when we go out for a walk.  He will always stop by a speaker and seemingly get into the music. At his most relaxed when hanging with…

Dis a movie about seemingly weak individual who, after a phone scam, go out to get payback, avoiding people trying to stop dem, getting hurt but getting back up again, and finally facing dose responsible and meting out deir own brand of justice. Sound familiar? Yes! Dis be plot of De Beekeeper Cookie Monster review a…

I'm chronically dehydrated. I'm washing my hair with bar soap. I'm sleeping on a 50 year old mattress from my childhood. I feel like I haven't eaten a proper serving of vegetables in over a week. But tomorrow, I head home! First though, we celebrate my sister's birthday with dinner at Damas, a top-notch Syrian…

Whew.  I am exhausted.  Spent a good part of the day at the hospital visiting my cousin.  We got back at a little after 8:00 p.m. and had a late dinner of pizza - On the left, margherita (for mom) and on the right crispy pepperoni with burrata and honey (for sis and I).  I…

When I'm in Montreal, I feel like I'm in a whole other reality, dealing with a whole alternate set of tasks.  As a result, I will sometimes forget myself.  And this blog.  Which was the case yesterday when, amidst all the action, I completely forgot to update.  So here, early Wednesday morning, is your Tuesday…

Episode 33, "Mr. Bevis" This episode was first broadcast June 3, 1960. This episode was originally conceived as a pilot for a new ongoing series. Serling generated a half dozen episode ideas, one of which ended up serving as the plot for season 2's "The Whole Truth". The role of Bevis (originally Bemis) was offered…