LydiaMoon1

Yep. There were so many Florida putdowns that I'll probably have to watch a second (or third) time to catch them all. The cold opening was filled with them. My favorite was when the anchor said they were broadcasting from the "tri-swamp" area. I also loved the recurring joke about Gina's ability to literally pick up a gun anytime and anywhere in Florida, even at a kid's arcade. That was funny, but, oh so sad.

...and they gets no LydiaMoon either!

Shows I’ve added this season: Pitch, Lethal Weapon, Queen Sugar, This is Us Shows I’ve kept this season: HTGAWM, Superstore, Blackish, Grey’s Anatomy, B99 Shows I’m ditching: Sleepy Hollow

I'm also still laughing about that Take Her Now! scene. It was my favorite of the night. Jenifer Lewis nails it every time. Nevermind the haters. Ruby has plenty of admirers as well. Diane too. I love them both. Make no mistake though. Ruby has plenty of malice for Bow, and it's way more than an ounce. That's why it's so funny (although I do like Bow).

I also thought the Mom’s approach to her daughter being overweight were very true to the time period. Not necessarily the best approach or the “right” approach by modern thinking, but true to the time period. In general, I don't get the whole concept of fat-shaming, and I don't understand the American obsession with policing other people’s weight. To my mind, if I'm not f*cking you or feeding you, it's none of my business. Even if you have genuine concern about someone else’s health, it’s ultimately their body and their life. All you can do is express your concern (and hopefully, offer your support), and let the chips fall where they may. Aside from that, the whole thing just feels insidious. What do people get out of fat-shaming anyway, especially when it’s directed at strangers? Is it the chance to feel momentarily superior to another human being based upon something as arbitrary and transitory as weight? I’ve heard people give the disingenuous justification that it’s done out of concern for their health. Yeah, right. I’ve also heard people claim that their objections stem from the fact that fat people put a strain on the health care system. Thing is, we all put a strain on the health care system. Whether you’re fat, or a weekend warrior, or a driver who’s speeding or impaired, or a recreational (or hard) drug user, or having unprotected sex with multiple partners, or you don’t eat your vegetables, or this, or that, or a million other things, we all pay for each other. I guess I just don’t get why some people act so personally affronted because someone else is fat.

It has EVERYTHING to do with money. Kevin is the star of a hit TV show. Even if his sitcom is the #3 sitcom on the network, it’s probably part of a hit lineup of shows that the network has likely invested millions of dollars in developing. More importantly, the network is probably reaping many more millions, if not billions, in profit. Now Kevin wants to jeopardize all that because he suddenly wants to be a “serious actor”? Please. He better suck it up and go shirtless for 2 more years. https://priceonomics.com/the-economics-of-a-hit-tv-show/

Agreed. She is the only element in the show I don't like, you know, once I accepted this.

I finally got around to watching the pilot. I liked it, although not as much as I thought I would. I'll definitely continue to watch though. I think the fact that the lead character and her dad were supposedly from Tarboro threw me off. Whenever they spoke, I didn't hear Tarboro or Edgecombe County or Eastern North Carolina. That was a huge distraction for me.

He was the best sight gag of the night. When she was confessing her lustful feelings to Holt and Jake, I kept thinking that she shouldn’t cheat on her husband. Then, we got a peek of that dude and ........Good Gracious! In the words of Chris Rock, "I ain't saying that it's right, but I understand". I also loved the running joke about how the sheriff didn't believe a woman could be their superior or a US Marshall. He was a chauvinistic, homophobic mess. Between the sheriff on this episode and the predatory, uneducated, opportunistic Orgasm donor woman from last episode, these writers REALLY don't paint a pretty picture of Floridians. I guess they really hated their trip to Disney World.

B99 always amuses me, but it’s really not the type of show that makes me laugh out loud…..except for last night. I loved everything about the jailhouse scenes. I loved the surprisingly effective Newlywed Games-style interrogation. I loved that the Sheriff’s homophobia did him in, but my favorite was Jake’s casual icebreaker with the inmates and their introductions (especially the urinating guy). I laughed until I cried.

Amber's snagged a second big gig in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/kemp-minogue-riley-let-it-shine

I second this. I wasn't an Adam Samburg fan either and I'm definitely not a fan of dude-bro humor, but he does manage to be quite endearing on this show. Sure Jake is a man-child sometimes, but he's a good cop, a good friend and a good colleague. Plus, the ensemble is awesome together, Andre Braugher is the greatest, and there's always Scully and Hitchcock.

Agreed. The time the show spent on her life in LA simply established for me that she was an infrequent visitor because she was busy building her marriage and their business. I never took it as a sign that she didn't love her father or her siblings. I just thought it showed that the glamour and complexity of her own life consumed her time and energy.

I completely agree. There are a hundred little details involved in planning a parent's funeral, from remembering everyone who should be listed on the program to knowing who to ask to sing a solo at the funeral or fry the fish for the repast. These are the kind of details that only the people who have been around on a regular basis can know. Charley has been away for goodness knows how long? She wouldn't know this stuff anymore. Better that Nova and Ralph Angel handled the minor details while they all planned the major things together.

I'm not sure if this goes here or in the articles and interviews section, but Amber recorded a new theme song for Doc McStuffins. It sounds so cute and sweet. My niece loves that show, so this makes me happy. http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/08/04/amber-riley-doc-mcstuffins-season-4-theme-song/

I co-sign all of this because it was my favorite Christmas movie last year. Actually, it has become my favorite Christmas movie in quite a number of years, precisely for the reason you cite. I love that it elevated themes like faith and family and belonging because, let's face it, this genre has in too many instances become all about getting a man.

I watched very little of Season 6 Glee and I paid hardly any attention to that season's newbies. Still, I'm happy for Samantha Ware. I'm sure she'll do great. Also, Chord's gig sounds good. I think he'll do well as a voice actor.

Yeah, I don't get their point either. Whether the actual casting is one year out, ten years out, or never, the f*ckery is right now.

Once they started getting dragged in the comments section, EW altered its list of recommended actresses to include reader suggestions. I'm sure they would characterize this as an oversight, but Hollywood knows exactly what it is doing. http://blackgirllonghair.com/2016/07/days-after-marvel-announced-its-new-iron-man-hollywood-is-already-erasing-her-dark-skin/

I did the exact same thing. I didn't even make it through season 1. The pilot was fun and I hoped they would show cool and different ways for animals "to go predator". Instead, it quickly devolved into nonsense and tomfoolery and the show decided to concentrate on the humans I liked the least. I stopped watching.

I've only noticed ginger jokes on tv and in movies in recent years. I just figured comedy writers were running out of people to make fun of. Is ginger discrimination really a thing?

I didn't mean to suggest that brunettes suffer from colorism in the same way that darker-skinned black women do. The question was, do caucasians have anything analogous to colorism? As you said, the preference for blondes is comparable is some ways. It is, therefore, analogous.

“Blondes have more fun.” “Gentlemen prefer blondes”. There is a reason blonde is the perennial bestselling shade of women’s hair dyes.

The core argument here is larger than individual actresses like Maya or Rashida. Black, brown, light, and biracial women who identify as black are all black, but dark-skinned black women overwhelmingly bear the negative impact of The Trifecta: racism, sexism, and colorism. When you remove shows produced by Shonda Rhimes or Mara Brock Akil or a select few other black women, women with black and brown tones are very underrepresented in the media. So while my light-skinned sisters are still my sisters, the media continues the reprehensible practice of presenting the face of black womanhood predominately as 50 shades of beige.

Great news about Amber. She absolutely killed it the last time she was on. I'm so looking forward to her second appearance.