Fable

Fear Thy Neighbor: Both of these ladies had a few screws loose. One was saying, “oh okay, I slit my neighbors tires and lit a fire in her yard.” While the other was saying, “oops, I had a fling with her boyfriend, but I have no idea why she was so irate.” They were both completely delusional, so it’s a small wonder everything got out of control.

The thing is that hands are all over everything…gas pumps, doors, ATM keypads, you name it. The best thing to do, if this worries you, is keep an ample supply of Purell on you at all times.

I like Reasonable Doubt, but some of the leads they pursue are fairly subjective. In this instance, his friends didn’t think he could/would kill his wife, and the jury member was convinced he had based mostly on his demeanor. I am more interested when they look into forensics or direct evidence. I thought his interview with Chris seemed a little shifty, but the fact that he never took the stand at trial was a non-issue, most defendants don’t.

I’ve seen a few clips of Judge Jeanine on YouTube and was unimpressed, but I don’t watch Fox so I wasn’t very familiar with her. After watching a clip of her on today’s show, the only comment I can offer is “Yikes!” Good on Whoopi for giving her a can of “Whoop Ass.”

Fear Thy Neighbor: I have to take these shows with a certain grain of salt because the show runners are allowed liberal use of creative license. However, based on what was shown, I thought the new neighbors from Michigan were clearly the instigators. The shooter had his home broken into, his tires slashed, his windows broken out, was threatened with a bat. I fully expected his dog to get killed as well, so thankfully, he wasn’t. What really gave me pause was when he called the police due to broken windows and he was told if he called 911 again, he would be going to jail. What!? If you can’t call police after your windows were broken out, when can you call them?

I didn’t see this show while is aired but just finished a binge watch on the advice of a friend. I really enjoyed it. I’m not familiar with the history of prohibition or the depression, so I can’t comment as to the realness of the era or the characters, but I thought the show was very well cast. I’ve heard some say Buscemi was miscast, but I didn’t think so. Not knowing a thing about the character he was based on, I thought he was perfect in the role he was meant to portray. I have to say, I thought the ending was a bit lame. I did expect Nucky to die, but I also expected it to be self inflicted. How does Tommy even know who he was? I guess in the sense of karmic justice it makes sense, but it terms of realism, it is hard to buy. In reading through all these threads, I can see the obvious faults of the series, but I think watching episodes back to back is different than watching from week to week and season to season. What I did appreciate was that pretty much none of the main characters got a happy ending, because none of them deserved it, even the ones I liked. Real life is like that, we are all a mix of bad and good, and karma has its way with each of us. Now, can someone (if anyone still reads this forum) explain to me why Gillian would become a mindless mess after getting a hysterectomy? Removing a uterus is a far cry from a lobotomy.

That's when you say, "I have on a top hat a bikini."

One of my hugest peeves is people who call unsolicited, be they salespeople, political groups or the damn scammers. I was talking to a friend this afternoon about this, and she told me, put on your sexiest voice and ask them “what are you wearing?” I am so going to do this!

I felt the same way. So much for innocent until proven guilty. If they had been wrong, they had just cast a shadow over this man’s life and reputation. Even more galling was the fact that they were so giddy and pleased with themselves. Small wonder a lot of people don’t trust police and won’t talk to them without lawyering up immediately.

I enjoyed this episode. Snoop Dogg and QuestLove weren’t horrid, and Richard Shiff and Nicholas Gonzales got off to a rough start but found their rhythm and were good sports. I was a little stunned that the one guy didn’t guess Beyonce and didn’t know any Prince songs, but it was clearly not something he was familiar with. It doesn’t make him ignorant. I would be stumped too if someone started asking me to name models of cars. I also give the Lance Armstrong girl a pass. I groaned when she said it, but I’m sure it’s harder than it looks to be in that seat.

I agree completely. Both sides were to blame. I think the shooter was a little unstable, but I think the newcomers were the instigators. Based on the interviews from neighbors, it sounded like the neighborhood was relatively peaceful and most people just took things in stride until the new lady came along and decided to start poking the bear, and the way she allowed (perhaps even encouraged) her children to disrespect and behave toward the woman and her family was inexcusable. My kids would have hell to pay had they been shooting pellet guns and paint balls at them, and the way they spoke to her was beyond rude.

On ID go, there was an interview with Kenda hosted by Tony Harris where Kenda talked about a book he had written and shared some insight to his days on the force. During the last few minutes, they brought out Joe’s wife Kathy. They are an interesting couple to say the least. I don’t know if this showed up on the ID channel or just ID go. Apparently it was from an event called ID con.

The Yanny/Laurel things was weird. Is this really a thing? The words sound nothing alike. It defies logic that one could be mistaken for another. It kind of makes a person think about how miscommunication happens. I'm keeping my skeptic hat on for now. I just wanted to add, I used to type medical records, and if I couldn't decipher between the words rectum and hamstring, there would be a problem, including disciplinary action.

I swear I've seen Angela before, and this is not the only time that some of the talking heads from these types of shows look familiar (and I don't mean from other shows covering the same stories). Was there anyone else there to speak out on Doug's behalf? If so, I don't remember. It makes me wonder if sometimes they get people from central casting when they can't set up interviews with real people familiar with the case.

What bothered about this is that Jessica decided she knew what was best for Nick, when Nick had already decided that he loved her enough to stick it out came up with an alternate solution to work it out. It’s called compromise, and it’s what normal couples do. If Nick had been the one to break up, it would have made sense, but I Jessica sacrificing herself for his sake makes her come off as a martyr, and it’s not a good look.

I haven't watched these, but do they present old evidence like it is new and never heard before until they uncovered it? I feel these guys were a bit deceptive, acting like they had cracked a case wide open. If they can make money doing that, I guess good for them, though I found it irritating and pretentious. For the record, there is no way Joe Pelland could have his face shown on TV without his permission, so I have to question everything about that encounter.

I wasn’t’ sure what to make of Breaking Homicide either. At first it was somewhat interesting, but quickly became exploitative. They had no hard evidence and yet decided to share with the mother the theory that they had come up with. I agree with the observation that It did seem completely unnecessary and horribly cruel to go into that degree of detail with her, but what struck me even stranger was her almost non-reaction. I’ve never lost a child, least of all in such a horrific manner, but I can only imagine hearing something like that would have caused me to, first, throw up and then curl up in a little ball. The whole thing seemed somewhat unbelievable.

Before I even say anything, I want to preface by saying, as much as my mom drove me nuts, I always knew she cared for me, and I appreciate the lessons I have learned from her. This isn’t a bad story. It may be sad or even funny (depending on your sense of humor). I was the oldest of the kids and the only one to have a child out of wedlock. My mother was raised in a strictly religious home and was mortified. I didn’t live too close, so she was able to keep it a secret. Mind you, she always called to check on me and my son, so I’m sure she loved us, and I ended up married to the father, and she eventually let the cat out of the bag, acting as though we had been married much longer than we were and had eloped. I thought it was weird, but no biggie. About 15 years ago, she passed away, and by that time, my oldest also had a son out of wedlock, which she apparently told no one about. However, my grandson’s mother sent a floral arrangement to the funeral home for Great Grandmother, and all of her friends and family were standing around trying to figure out who the great grandchild was. I owned that it was my grandson, and I was slightly amused at the buzz it generated, though I wish my mom had been able to get beyond her shame.

I received the box set as a Christmas gift, and I have been slowly savoring it over again. I love the other-worldly vibe early on, even though I agree the drug and sex trade stories weren’t all that interesting, and in the hands of lesser actors, it may have dragged things down a bit. However, the cast was captivating and whatever was lacking story-wise was made up for by virtue of the characters bringing so much to the table. All seasons were enjoyable, and I won’t get too far ahead of myself since this is the S1 thread, but I felt by S3 the show was firing on all cylinders. It is so rare to see a show that keeps on getting better and better with time, but for me, this one definitely did just that. It is so fascinating to watch the progression of these characters throughout the seasons.

This one seemed too predictable. The title alone telegraphed it was going to be Pearl.

About Forbidden, that niece had opportunist written all over her. She meets her uncle for the first time and can’t stop thinking about him? Give me a break. Based on everything she said, I feel she was inserting herself into his life and not the other way around. Accidental shootings and suicides don’t happen to the back of the head either. Another thing I found particularly strange was the fact that he left her all this money and property, yet they were struggling with bills in Belize. No, just No!

I’m glad Glassman is going to be around, at least for a while. I’m really interested in learning more about his backstory, his daughter and how the relationship with Shaun developed. @UGAmp concerning Bates Motel, I don’t know you, so I have no idea what your TV viewing tastes are, but Bates Motel is not all horror and gore, not at all. It has a certain charm to it, especially early on, and even though it is billed as a drama, I would consider more of a dark comedy, and Freddie is absolutely brilliant as are his costars. It definitely has its chilling moments though, and it seems each season gets a little darker than the last.

I disagree with Trevor that this is something new. I have a FB account, though I rarely use it. However, I’m not afraid of it because it is pretty clear our data has been being harvested since the dawn of the internet. Who hasn’t typed in something in a search engine only to have it come back to haunt them in some way, shape or form?

I was on the fence about Kenny before and had pegged him as a bit of a mooch, not an utter and complete asshole. Ugh!!! He wouldn’t even let Shaun in to watch his own TV, even after Shaun offered that he wasn’t really interested in playing poker and then on top of that took the pizza. Double Ughhh!!!! Cue to Glassman on a very nice date, only to have it end in the manner it did was devastating, and I’ll be heartbroken if we lose this character. Once again, Ugh! The last couple of scenes in this episode were painful to watch.

I would be perfectly happy to see the series end here. Everyone was kind of in a good place, or at least a place where you would expect them to be. What disappointed me about Michaela was not that what she did was so much worse than what anyone else has done, but I held her to a higher standard. She seemed like she had a certain moral compass that some of the others lacked, and maybe I misread her, but it was hard to watch her turn stone cold.