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The GE commercials featuring a woman explaining what GE can do to a family are a tad overplayed but I have to admit the most recent one where the mom does a quick “shush shush shush” to her son cracks me up. It’s just her expression when she’s shushing him and the quick staccato to it that gets me.

There's definitely been booing from the Brazilians during indoor volleyball. I have watched all the US women's matches and every time the American fans start to chant "USA" the crowd instantly tries to silence them with boos. This also happened to the women's beach volleyball duos and for the US women boxers.

Yes, I was just coming here to post about this! My jaw dropped when Dana said that Burnie was full of "useless knowledge" for knowing all the landmarks. I was so hoping he and Ashley would pull out third place just for that comment alone. Urgh, Sheri and Cole FTW...l guess.

I can honestly say that I forgot Joe was even in the game until I read this post. He is so invisible.

Completely agree. I was honestly more upset about this then anything else in the episode. Carl has no place making decisions for Enid. None.

I saw it this past weekend. Sally Field is great but I don't think it knows what kind of movie it wants to be. Doris clearly has a mental illness (the hoarding, the stalker like behavior towards her co-worker, the trances she falls into) and in some scenes it’s played for laughs and in others it’s treated as a serious ailment. It’s a tricky balancing act and I don’t think the movie pulls it off very well. The supporting cast is good and there are some funny moments but overall I was pretty meh about it.

While I can understand you disdain for Scot, you saying that 1997 Kansas team was overrated is ridiculous. It was one of the greatest teams the Jayhawks ever had (only losing 2 games all year) and one of the best never to go all the way. He may suck as a person but that team he played for was fantastic. Are you a Missouri fan or something?

It was not the boyfriend/husband of either of the lead characters. It kind of gives a plot line away but nothing major as to it ruining the film. I hated that they picked that scene for Cate though. They should have done one from the luncheon or the scene with the lawyers. I'm still angry that Carol did not get a Best Pic nod and that Todd Haynes was snubbed. It was such a beautiful film.

My vote is for Lemonades. I could devour a box of those quite easily.

So who won nothing? Carol and Brooklyn? Anything else?

I feel like there's needs to be a "the streak is over" gif for Leo (when Susan Lucci finally won her Emmy).

Agree although if Blanchett had not won for Blue Jasmine so recently I think it could have been hers. She blew me away.

Honestly her whole performance was like that. I never felt her in the role. Not really sure why she got a nomination this year

I actually think it's taking away from some of the powerfulness of them. Makes them seem campy.

Oh boy...and to think I actually muted Sam Smith when he was singing that song! Yikes.

I'm loving the 'St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)' Android commercial. Takes me back to my Brat Pack loving days. Sigh.

Nooo. Don't butcher 'Blackbird'. It's one of my favorites!

I think Chris is trying to do a Billy on the Street thing. It works...I think?

I'm enjoying these commercials more than the Super Bowl ones this year. Go figure.

Sad for Edward Lachman. Carol was an absolutely beautiful film to look at.

I'm okay with Alicia but think she should have been nominated for Ex Machina instead.

Was the Stacey Dash thing for real or was it supposed to be a bit? I was so confused.

You are so right about Laurie Metcalf not getting nominated for "Getting On". All three of the lead ladies are spectacular on that show. I'm really happy that at least Niecy got recognized. Edit: I guess I'm still learning how to quote because this was in response to CMH1981's post.

Outlander also appears to have gotten shut out. I thought Caitriona Balfe might have a shot but Best Actress is pretty stacked.

So I powered through the first season this past week and I have to say the last two episodes have left me uncertain if I will be back for Season 2. I’m trying to weigh out how much I liked the first half of the season versus my dislike for these episodes. As others have mentioned, the story really took a turn from Claire’s story of wanting to get back to the 1940’s/assimilate to a foreign time to the story of a man’s obsession and torture of another man. Not what I was expecting. I think one of my bigger problems (along with the graphic violence and rape) is I don’t understand this storyline in the greater context of Claire’s journey. I had actually recommended the show to my mom and her friends and after the last episode I immediately called her and told her to still watch the show but to not watch the final two episodes and I would just tell her what happens. After I told her she asked me “why/what was the point?” of the violence and rape and I had to tell her “that’s the thing. I don’t know.” Neither of us are prudes, I have recommend to her shows like Dexter, The Wire, The Shield, Sons of Anarchy, etc. which deal with violence and I have even seen worse sexual assaults on screen (Mysterious Skin and Irréversible) but, to me, the sexual assaults in those films were the crux of the story and I understood the point of showing them as they were presented but as I was watching this I literally said out load “what the F*** am I watching?" It just made no sense to me in terms of the show and the only takeaways I had were rape is horrible (duh) and the strong undercurrent of homophobia where, once again, the sadistic character in a series has gay tendencies. Now I’m sure book readers can expand upon a key theme that I’m missing but from I saw on the show, it missed the mark.