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    TGHBS vs. Other Baking Competitions

    in The Great American Baking Show

    "It's just not a show that should seem rushed, somehow. I guess I feel that the original is like pausing for a grand tea, while this version seems more like fast food."

    It was rushed because it was so clearly done on the cheap. It looked as though all 3 bakes were done on one day, which differs from the British version, where the signature and technical bakes were done in the morning and afternoon, and the showstopper the next day. I can't recall the specifics, but it seemed as though the British bakers were allotted more time; not a lot, maybe a half an hour, but I think it made a difference. There were numerous times where time management was mentioned, but I thought the real problem was inadequate time. I mean 2 hours is simply not enough time to properly mix, proof, bake and decorate the candy cane bread.

    I also think the final showstoppers were too cookie cutter. There was no space for the bakers to spread their wings. All in all, a disappointing experiment. There was a lot of criticism about the skill level of the bakers. It was certainly an issue, but I would love to see what they would have done with the same schedule afforded the Brits.

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    S04.E04: All My Exes Live In Essex

    in Elementary [V]

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    "Could someone tell me how the episode ended? Thanks to CBS's love of DVRs, the episode started four minutes late"

    It was a football game that ran a couple of minutes late. I forgot to add time. I thought all I had missed were the scenes from the next episode. Not sure when that is since there's another football game next Thursday.

    Season 6 Discussion

    in Blue Bloods

    "It's always been there, but it wasn't every week and they used to mix in some naive fools who might have been idiots, but were at least well meaning. Witht the exception of African American clergy of course."

    Re the portrayal of AA clergy: It's always been simplistic and gratuitious, but given events of the past couple of years, it's become downright offensive. Has there ever been any protest from the AA community? I don't recall hearing aboubt any.

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    Season 6 Discussion

    in Blue Bloods

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    "Police critics used to be occasionally misguided and able to be persuaded of the error of their ways. Now they are always hypocritical zealots and it's an every week thing."

    I have always found the police critics portrayed as hypocritical zealots, or complete idiots, and it's one of the things that have driven me crazy from the get go.

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    S07.E06: Lies

    in The Good Wife [V]

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    I've been downsizing my watch list, and every episode this season brings me closer to crossing off The Good Wife. While I was not a fan of Alicia's campaign for States Attorney, I had hoped that when it inevitably ended she would return to some iteration of the law firm. By putting Alicia on her own, the Kings (with, I suspect, considerable input from JM) sacrificed the ensemble cast and organically interconnected stories which, for me, was the most appealing part of the show. Not so much "The Alicia (and guests stars) Show."

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    Season 6 Discussion

    in Blue Bloods

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    "I don't think 22-years-old is particularly young for having a kid? I'm assuming Nicky is 18 now? Definitely not a scandalous teen mom."

    Certainly not scandalous, and not at all out of the realm of possibility. But assuming law school was her goal, why Erin would have planned to get pregnant while still an undergraduate. I actually kind of like the idea of an unplanned pregnancy and shotgun wedding.

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    S04.E10: The Final

    in The Great British Bake Off

    "I found my post, intact, in the auto save, so check there if your post is missing. :)"

    How do you access -auto-save? I looked, but couldn't find it. I'm wondering if it doesn't work on an iPad, which doesn't allow me to use the quote function or bold and italic.

    Season 6 Discussion

    in Blue Bloods

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    "The Regan family is known for its arrogance, but it is usually a bit more subtle."

    Surely you jest:) While I agree, this episode was particularly egregious, subtle it's never been.

    "This is something that often annoys me about the show. They create all this fake family conflict that in real life would be easily resolved by Erin recusing herself."

    Exactly! But, this time they missed an opportunity to create some real drama. The DA was clearly trying to leverage Erin for some political agenda, which would have been interesting they had actually shown the DA, the beef with Frank and how Erin was caught in the middle. This way, it was just contrived and stupid.

    And yes, this "family first and always" does make Frank seem like a Mafia don, not to mention a hypocrite, as someone pointed out upthread re guilting the young cop to wear a wire to catch his father. Again, it could be interesting if had Frank been written as a complex, flawed and coonflicted individual... Yes, I know. I made a funny.

    "I was surprised that Erin was supposed to be turning 40. I would have pegged her as 45, considering her college, law school, marriage, childbirth timeline"

    Her being 40 raises so many questions: She would have had to have gotten married and pregnant while still an undergraduate. Or pregnant, then married (now, that would have been interesting:). Law school with an infant? Who was taking care of Nicki? Her mother (was she still alive)? Mother-in-law? Henry? None of it's out of the realm of possibility. But, if that's how it happened, why has it never been mentioned?

    Frankly, I think the whole thing was just an excuse to introduce the recent developments in the "Happy Birthday" copyright case (I hadn't realized that Time Warner was still trying to retain the rights until Henry mentioned it.), and the writers didn't bother to think about the ramifications.

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    Episode Discussion: TFGH

    in General Hospital

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    "When Tony Jones had an affair with Carly, it took years to lay the ground work for him to come to that point. "

    Yes, the good old days.. How I yearn for the long-lost and much-missed character-driven plot...

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    Season 6 Discussion

    in Blue Bloods

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    "There really isn't a lot of grey area in the disputes between the race pimps like 'Reverend' Sharpton...I mean Potter and the police. The police are in the right about 99.44% of the time."

    That's exactly my point!

    In real life disputes between police and the public, there CAN BE a lot of grey area. What frustrates me is that the show absofuckinglutely refuses to acknowledge those grey areas. But, the optics matter. And when the police are not in the right (have to wonder if that's really 0.56% of the time?), the circumstances ought to be presented as more than just plot points designed to prop the Reagans.

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    S04.E09: Semi-Final

    in The Great British Bake Off

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    "I can't wait until Ruby is off of my TV. That is all."

    Well, only one more week:). And, frankly, given the quality of her charlotte and canapes, I was shocked that she wasn't gone this week, though I was thrilled that Kimberly got star baker.

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    Gilmore Girls May Get Revived On Netflix?

    in Gilmore Girls

    "Well, for what it's worth, The Hollywood Reporter recently published an article about Hollywood's 100 favorite tv shows of all time and Gilmore Girls was ranked #51. I don't know who in the industry they interviewed, but this combined with the Netflix interest in reviving the show, I'd say it actually is respected, because they would not just revive any show."

    Slightly off topic, but that is one idiosyncratic list. Didn't count precisely, but 60-70% of those shows never appealed to me in the least. Guess that's what makes life, and television, interesting:)

    Season 6 Discussion

    in Blue Bloods

    "CBS programming understands the demographics of this show's viewers, and write accordingly."

    So the "Mature" demographic is 69+. Well, check back with me in a few years. But, if it's still on the air, I'm pretty sure I'll still be hate watching with the same complaints.

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    Season 6 Discussion

    in Blue Bloods

    · Edited by wonderwoman

    Still hate watching, and this episode is a perfect example why: it's not just that the Reagans are always in the right (and not to mention all pissy and sanctimonious about it), it's that anyone expressing the opposing point of view is shown as a fool and a tool. Apparently it's not enough for the Reagans to be right; everyone else has to be wrong.

    Then there's the tons of exposition and stilted dialogue. Never a hint of subtext; everything has to be spelled out explicitly.

    And even Jamie was pissing me off. He (and sometimes Erin) was the voice of reason on this show. But, here he was, all whiney and entitled. I thought that he, of all people, would understand the optics of the situation. As for the Asian woman conducting the investigation, had the writers dialed her back just a little, she and Jamie might have followed up on the spark. But, again, everything on this show has to be black and white, no room for the shades of gray which is where most people live.

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