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I'm currently watching ER mostly spoiler free for the first time and I'm halfway through season 9. My unpopular opinion was going to be that I hate Abby, but I see yall agree! So I'll change it: My unpopular opinion is that the character of Luca is horrible and the actor isn't much better. This is like a soap opera recast. He's not Doug, but he's Doug and he is terrible. I've given him enough time I feel and I just don't understand his purpose and why he has so much screentime. He is HORRIBLE and so is Abby. I loved her at first and I do enjoy her at times, but she is so DARK and miserable. I'm sick of this mess. When her mom showed up this season I took a two day break because I couldn't bear more Sally Field.

Going back to the Noah Wyle/Sherry Stringfield thing, I'm watching ER for the first time and as I watch I look up interviews about certain things and one thing I noticed with Kelli Martin is that Noah Wyle has admitted in multiple interviews for treating her terribly. He says he regrets it because he didn't realize her sister died a week before she joined the show, but at the time he let fame get to his head and treated her badly. He also forced them to end the Lucy/Carter romance. With that in mind it makes me wonder if the Stringfield rumors might actually be true.

Thank you. It’s frustrating the way they do soaps. I wish they’d tell them in advance so you can plan out the end properly. I wonder if they’ll try to move it to Peacock and if that’s why they’re so quiet on it. It would be similar to how they used Passions to launch DirecTV.

I have a question about the renewal. To my knowledge the show hasn't been renewed. I saw Ryan Qwan had posted they're keeping their fingers crossed. With them filming ahead I believe they're almost to the end of their order which I believe runs through August with the new season starting in September. I guess if they keep filming that means it'll be renewed, but it definitely worries me that we're so close and don't have a renewal announcement yet. If the show does end up going off the air they deserve a chance to properly wrap things up.

I enjoyed it, but this show doesn’t work being released weekly. I get why they’re doing it to help spread out content, but this show doesn’t lend to that format. This is MADE for binging because each episode is more of a piece of a puzzle and doesn’t have a clear beginning, middle and end. I feel like in order to understand it I’ll have to rewatch it once it’s over.

I enjoyed some of this, but overall I agree it was a mess. I felt like they sidelined Wonder Woman as a character. There were far too many scenes without her. I also didn’t like the idea of her losing her powers (especially within such a silly plot). Seeing Wonder Woman get shot and not even trying to use her bracelets was stupid. They also overdid it with the lasso. I felt like the WW on the original film was more confident than what we got here. This felt more like a Wonder Woman who just arrived, not a seasoned one who had been around for decades. As for the villains, I liked both but they didn’t have time to develop both. The highlight of the entire film was of course Lynda Carter as Asteria! Sad that such a short scene was the highlight, but it was. I’m glad she’s still playing an Amazonian and that they allowed a woman to be portrayed as strong at that age. I hope they give her something to do in the next film similar to Michael Douglas in Ant Man. Lynda just has that it factor and honestly she should’ve probably played a bigger role in this film. It only highlighted Gal’s limitations as an actresss. I’d love to see them working together though.

I don’t know that I could’ve found her guilty at the first trial, but I feel her Dateline interviews sealed the deal for me. I also feel like those interviews would kill any type of an appeal. It’s wild how many people will interview for these shows either knowing they’re the killer, or without there being a main suspect. It just seems to risky to me. I’d only consider it once the case is closed.

I was caught up on everything Bake Off on Netflix so I decided to watch this and have mixed feelings. I wanted to love season one, but lord was it slow, difficult to understand and poorly edited. For such long episodes and a slow pace I found it difficult to keep track of the challenges and what exactly was going on. I also didn’t like how they barely showed the food when judging. The best part of the season was obviously Nadiya. Now season 2 I didn’t plan to watch since season 1 was so bad, but I tried the first episode and it was drastically better. The format is clean and easy to follow, the families are more diverse not only ethnically, but in terms of food and the Hosts/Judges are good. It also moves so much faster but without losing the details I felt I missed in season one. The only thing that wouldve made this better is had Nadiya remained as a third judge/host.

I just finished The Good Wife and I started this naturally and was pleasantly surprised by how different it was despite feeling like it’s part of the same universe. Visually it looks more expensive and cinematic and at least from the first two episodes, it feels more elevated than the tiring soap opera of Alicia as the original went on. The biggest thing I loved was that they had so many black characters and that it took place at a black law firm. I was also shocked because based on promo material I’ve seen I didn’t realize that. Now reading this thread and doing research I’m disappointed that it seems Erica Tazel left and we also have Cush and Delroy’s exits to look forward to in season 5. I know Audra McDonald joins, but at least as of season four, do the black characters still have a strong presence or is it left to Audra to carry the torch? I’m going to enjoy what we have, but it’s disappointing because from the episodes I’ve seen these are the most captivating actors in the show. I just cannot fathom how you decide to write off Erica Tazel who is excellent.

You said it perfectly. This is a manufacturing competition for Amazon and *not* a design competition. Having a workroom and the odd seamstress element which isn't shown means that the entire first half of the show is boring until they reach the runway. I don't blame the designers for having a lack of urgency as much as I blame the format. Since it is a manufacturing competition I wish they didn't have a workroom and had a different type of setup for the first half. There has to be a way to do it that is interesting. If anything, I want them to edit the first half down some and give more of the runway/judging because I just can't watch them looking around like they're half crazy trying to figure out how to make a pattern or write notes for a seamstress we won't see.

IIRC, in one of the recent judges episodes of Chopped, there was an episode where Amanda won. All I remember is thinking Maneet was robbed. The entire episode they kept hyping that Amanda always loses so the momentum was definitely on her side. Interesting she ends up against Maneet again and beats her lol. Overall I have enjoyed this show and hope it comes back. Even with the spinning wheel the things they're tasked with seem manageable and the food in the end is generally good. Because the standard was high I didn't really care who won unless a personality really spoke to me like Darnell.

I noticed that Hulu has now added what seems like every episode so I'm going back to the beginning to see stuff I haven't found in repeats. The first episode was very sluggish compared to how it is now. You had 30 minutes in the appetizer round and the ingredients were octopus, paprika, bok choy and oyster sauce. The contestants were so baffled by this basket and I just couldn't understand lol. These are Asian ingredients and there was no curve ball. Nobody decided to go in an Asian direction either. For the second round it was Asian (and easy) again. Duck breast, ginger, honey and spring onion. I'd be curious to see a newer episode take these same baskets to see if you'd get more innovation from these easy baskets. Also interesting is that someone cut their finger and he wasn't made to get a band aid or even wash his hands. He even commented he needed a band aid, but he was holding his cut with a paper towel. A second season episode that bothered me featured a chef who made two dishes with red onion and Scott went off on him because he hates the taste of red onion. The chef was very confident in his use of them and you could tell the judges hated him. Then in the final round the other chef was making a cake which didn't cook in time and he had 5 minutes left but basically pouted and gave up. Then 30 seconds before the round ended he decided to try to make pancakes but he just gave up and didn't plate it. Then the judges asked his competitor if they could taste it and he said no. They STILL gave the win to the guy who threw the fit. It was baffling to me. I can't imagine rewarding someone who threw a fit and gave up.

This episode was a lot better than the first one. I'm so happy Martha went home. I just cannot fathom not knowing how to sew, make a pattern or sketch it seems. She seems like someone who had money to start a line, but I don't believe she designs anything. At home she probably can verbalize an idea and an actual designer creates the design for her. A person like that can't have success on a show like this. On the subject of Naomi, I loved her lol. I do agree she is very direct, but I think that's because she takes fashion seriously. It works for me because the panel is very balanced. Every judge feels useful to me because their perspectives and personalities are unique. I feel Naomi is balanced out with the other judges. For me the only part of the show I enjoy is the runway and judging. Due to the seamstresses doing most of the work I find the first half of the episodes to be pretty dull. I miss seeing them make the clothes.

I love Heidi and Tim in their respective roles which is why I watched, but I'm not sold. I felt the first episode they were trying too hard to tell us this was edgy, different and grand. SHOW, don't tell. The constant mugging for a bigger reaction turned me off and made it feel cheap. I also HATE HATE HATE the execution of the seamstress idea. With Martha for example, how is she a designer if she doesn't design anything? I may have missed her sketch, but I didn't see a sketch just heard her mention an idea. On Next In Fashion they had seamstresses to help with the collection, but they could only execute what the designer said and I believe the designers made the patterns for them. With this I just didn't understand. If you can't make a pattern OR sew, how are you designing? It also makes the episodes feel looooong and boring. I wish the sewing was more of a collaboration with the seamstress more as a backup to help tailor and with time constraints. Now the positive for me was the judging panel. They were absolutely stunning and what I wouldn't give to take all of them and put them on Project Runway (perhaps with Naomi as the host). After the boring first half of the show I felt it came alive with the runway and I loved the casual nature of the judging.

Has this been confirmed anywhere? I find it hard to believe they'd put it on a Friday where it would have little chance for success. I imagine it'll be paired with RHOBH which is up there with RHOA in terms of ratings. I also don't expect it as early as April since they're in the middle of filming.

Much like Charlie's Angels, I feel marketing let this film down. I'm not sure if it's because these are female fronted films or what, but the marketing led me to believe this was going to be terrible. It also doesn't help that I don't love Harley, so focusing so much on her wasn't a selling point. I went to see this because a friend forced me to go with him. I was stunned at how good this was. Also, despite it being *so* different from the comic and tv show, this worked. It's rare that you can change so much and it works, but this did. I am sad we didn't get Oracle/Bat Girl, but this was a really well paced film. It had good character development, action, humor and they did a good job of showing the journey leading to them becoming Birds of Prey. I'd *love* a sequel so of course it's under-performing which means we won't get one. Regardless of how it works out at the box office, I have to give them props for delivering a good product.

I'm an original Bravo PR fan who decided to check out season 18 and fell in love again. Since season 17 isn't available on Hulu I decided to try out some of the Lifetime seasons. I've watched season 16 and now I'm half way through season 14 and Zac is insufferable! I thought maybe it was me, but I just listened to a Tim Gunn podcast where he talks about how much he absolutely hates him lol. It was nice to see someone felt the same as me. I don't mind a tough judge, but he just has a cockiness about him and comes off more rude than critical. I also hate that they have the segment where the top and bottom models meet with the judges to inspect the garments. More than anybody I feel like he is always touching the models and moving them around in a way that feels like they aren't even people. It's such a contrast to how the judges now will walk up to the runway to inspect a garment and will ASK if it's okay to touch them. I don't mean to imply he's being inappropriate in a sexual manner, but it's just dismissive to them as people. In the episode I just finished (Broadway or Bust) the guest judge (who is a model) called him out for it and told him to stop moving the model around and trying to teach her how to model. I was glad somebody finally mentioned it.

I was a big fan of this when it was on Bravo and decided to check out season 18 which I have fallen in love with. Once I caught up on that I wanted to watch season 17, but for some reason it's not available on Hulu, so I decided to watch this season so I could see where things left off in the Lifetime years. This is honestly like a completely different show, both from season 18 and the previous Bravo seasons. The product placement was incredibly cheesy and amateurish, the drama is amped up to 1000 and the quality of garments just isn't there the first two episodes. I'm going to stick with it and will consider watching the other Lifetime seasons, but I was definitely shocked to see what this show had become. The twins in particular were insufferable.

I've loved Victoria most of the competition, both personal and most of her designs. I felt like last week was her bad week and I didn't mind her staying to redeem herself. THIS week? An absolute disgrace and she 100% should've gone home! Her attitude was just revolting and she basically threw a tantrum. She was mad because she didn't want to do the challenge. She understood it, but didn't like it (much like the pattern challenge) so she throws a tantrum. Throw in the fact that she tried to quit and still had given up on the Runway, I don't see how you justify keeping her. I would hate to see her go because she's done well most of the competition, but she would have done it to herself.

As a long term viewer I will say this was one of the most baffling recasts of all time. I remember other names mentioned were Gina Tognoni (ironic considering she became Phyllis!) and Carrie Genzel who played Skye on AMC. Victoria and Nick were originally written to be similar to their namesake. Obviously Victor is no pushover, so Victoria wasn't either. She was initially very insecure about sex, but ended up becoming a very sexual woman and she was strong, particularly in business storylines so when they recast it was like an entirely different person. It took YEARS for Amelia to get a handle on the character. I don't think I started to like her until 2 or 3 years ago. Now the character is strong and less of a weepy heroine and she plays the role just fine. I think she was probably her own worst enemy by assuming what she can and cannot do.

This looks really good which I felt from the original trailer as well. I hope this does well because this could be interesting to pursue with sequels. I always wanted them to branch out because X-Men was basically Wolverine and Friends and later Mystique and Friends. Hopefully it's well promoted and does well so they don't just give up on this property.

The comments about the timing is interesting to me, because with this franchise one of the first things I liked was the amount of time they've gotten for the challenges. As someone who is used to shows like Chopped, I found it so refreshing they actually have time to complete the challenges. Most of the time most people can finish on time with ease which tells me the time constraints must be reasonable. It's usually when they mess up that they struggle with time.

The more I sit on this the more disappointed I am in this film. It just fails for me as the end of the 9 films or even this trilogy. Ben becoming good again right at the end felt like a waste and I didn't like him having to save Rey. If he was going to completely turnaround like this he needed an entire film to develop a complete arc where you see him struggle with his past and overcoming that. Then, my biggest problem is that even if you only look at *this* trilogy, what purpose did Poe and Finn serve? Their story arcs both felt awfully incomplete considering they've made it a point to say these characters are pretty much done for. I felt like with TFA this trio were the new stars, but unlike the original they certainly didn't all get the same kind of development. The focus was heavily on Rey, which would be fine if you weren't telling me this is it. Even if Rey didn't appear for a while, based on what they developed I need to see more of Poe and Finn so their story can be developed and fleshed out. Too many questions were left open for them. I also thought Keri Russell's character was fantastic, but pointless if this is the end.

I've been devastated since I finished binging How To Get Away With Murder and for years I've heard how good this is so I decided to start this. I'm also happy to see the Bloodline recommendation by the same creators. I was considering that for Kyle Chandler and Sissy Spacek and will watch that after this! I will echo everybody and say SEASON ONE WAS BRILLIANT! The way the show drew me in was completely unexpected. I'd heard it was good, but I didn't expect to become so invested in the story and the characters. I almost feel like in retrospect it would've worked as a mini series. I think that's why I feel so cold about season two. The ensemble was just flawless in season one so anything would be a downer after that. I try to tell myself this isn't bad and it's just my expectations letting me down. I had no idea who Zeljko Ivanek was before this, but this man has my heart and soul after this. I absolutely fell in love with him! I want to see more of his work. I hated that his character had to die because he was *such* an interesting and tortured character that could've fit in well in future seasons. Couldn't we have found a reason to kill Tate Donovan's character instead? I would've traded him for Ivanek in a heartbeat. In the end though I am so happy they went for broke with season one. Even if season 2 suffered from it, it was worth it just to have a 13 episode masterpiece. Even if this show does have periods where the quality ebbs and flows, I will give them a pass just for giving me that brilliant first season.

For a grand finale either of a trilogy or all 9 films, the energy felt awfully low for most of the film. I feel like they kept going from place to place for fun mini adventures but I couldn't get a handle on what the overall goal of the film was or story. I did enjoy most of the call backs to previous films. I enjoy Keri Russell who it's a shame probably won't be featured again as what was a very promising character. I loved Lando's return, but overall it felt pointless. It felt more like a TV series edited into one movie. The Palpatine stuff was distracting and imo is one of the worst twists they've ever done. In the end the title of the film refers to Rey. Blood or not she still ended up a Skywalker, so why did we waste so much time making her a Palpatine and still not really meet her parents? It just seemed like such a waste when that story had already been tied up. Overall it was watchable, but either needed to be multiple films so a story could be drawn and fleshed out, or a TV series. As a film it did not work. This was a collection of fun moments. Almost like a clip show.