DearEvette

One thing J.Lo gonna do is get divorced.

JLO has officially filed for Divorce from Ben.

Nobody is exactly saying what the beef is between Blake and Baldoni. The most we are getting is that she thinks he body shamed her when he asked someone in production how much she weighed. Apparently there is a scene where he has to lift her. But he has a bad back and wanted to work with a trainer to strengthen it in prep for the scene. And then she said that during a kissing scene he kissed her too long. People then wondered if there was an intimacy coordinator on the set. Blake seemed to say that she was her own intimacy coordinator but then back tracked. But outside of whatever spat is going on between them, she is getting criticism with the way she is promoting the new movie. She seems to want to Barbie-fy it. She is trying to promote it the way Margo et. al promoted Barbie with all the pink etc. She is a florist in the movie so all of her clothes are aggressively floral and she is promoting it like a rom-com telling women to wear their florals and bring their girls for a fun girls night out. Except the movie heavily features a domestic violence plot. Also there is some people who think there is a breach of professional ethics. Justin is the director but apparently, Blake and Ryan Reynolds wrested control of the movie away from him. Blake even said in an interview that Ryan wrote a pivotal scene in the movie. Which was apparently a surprise to the screenwriter who had been asked about the scene Ryan wrote during an interview in a red carpet. The Screenwriter seemed baffled because she said the scene in question was definitely her writing and she had heard nothing about Ryan writing scenes. The non-related interview in 2016 starts with the interviewer congratulating Blake in her baby bump (Blake had announced her pregnancy prior to the interview). At which point Blake turned around and congratulated the inerviewer on her baby bump. Except the woman wasn't pregnant and in fact was unable to have children. And the rest of the interview was a rather passive aggressive display of Blake and Parker Posey talking to each other and studiously ignoring the interviewer. It was odd.

He is such a goddamn glorious bastard! I cannot wait!

This is where I am. I love the show and think the acting is stellar. But it is not a comedy. Comedy is hard enough to get real respect from critics and voters -- witness how very few comic films or performances get Oscar recognition. And even worse, comedy is harder to write and act, imo, than drama. You really have to be able to make people consistently laugh, jokes have a rhythm that requires a set up and a payoff, sometimes in just one line. And good comedy acting requires a specific type of timing. So yeah, the Bear being in the comedy categories is most definitely gaming the syste imo. Also how do you judge some of those really fraught, emotional moments against, say, the characters on Abbott Elementary having running a silly obstacle race? (which was hysterical, btw). And more importantly, it sucking up all the slots in the comedy categories mean that excellent, legitimate shows and actors (like Ghosts and Renee Elise Goldsberry, for instance) get squeezed out. I am glad more and more people are giving it the side-eye. So much more than last year.

Naw. Fergie's was terrible. But at least she stayed on key (mostly). Hilariously, someone wrote a book rendition of Fergie's version and it is hysterical!!

I happened across Stanley Tucci's recipe for Crab Stuffed Cheddar Bay Biscuits with Lemon Butter. I made them with creamy garlic shrimp over angel hair. Had that on our deck last evening with some lovely white wine. It was a great meal.

Man, George Peppard sounds like a piece of work. Apparently he thought so highly of himself as an actor on the A-Team that he was rather put out that Mr T. was the breakout star. He also denigrated Mr. T's acting ability (I mean yeah the guy was no De Niro, but it is rude to dis your co-worker).

I very much agree as long and "not friends" is all it is and the working atmosphere remain healthy. You can be cordial and professional without being BFFs. The danger comes in when the "not friends" is actually closer to a "dislike" and especially if one person has a higher power profile than the other. That is when the workplace has the opportunity to slide over from strictly professional to hostile for the person with the lower power profile (or even the entire set in general). They can find themselves the recipient of behaviors that don't rise to abusive or criminal but can still be uncomfortable and can affect their work and health. And it can bleed onto the screen if the animosity is bad enough and actually affect the show.

Looks like this and other AMC shows will be available on Netflix later this year: https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/coming-soon/netflix-getting-multiple-amc-shows-including-interview-with-a-vampire-preacher-fear-the-waking-dead/

RIP Angela. Her song 'I Try' is an R&B classic. Such a gorgeous depth in her voice.

That was a season 2 thing. Got resolved and that was when they discovered Grace was pregnant.

Not only rhetorical but snidely so.

Uh, except white, young and thin. LOL. And yeah, blame the studios on being less than adventurous. But why not write an article about actors who should be the ones studios should be seeking out for more projects? A lot of the people on the list have not successfully opened a film. They have face recognition and some vocal online fanbases. But that hasn't translated to asses in seats. There are a lot of actors of color who have similar movie pedigrees as some of the people on here who would never be sought after because they are POC. Are you telling me Ayo Edebiri is less recognizable than Paul Mescal? Also why is Glen Powell's 35 year old ass on that list and not say, Stephanie Hsu at 33? Does 'young' have different meanings for men vs. women?

Welp. I am out. I came for a new ensemble and when the show veered into All Rob all the time territory, I hung in because of Grace and Judd. I just hope they don't kill the character off. I wouldn't be surprised because they absolutely love heaping trauma after trauma on their cast.

I remember feeling the same way when I first had it. It was many years ago at a favorite Italian-American restaruant. It was around Halloween and they had a very seasonal menu. On theirs it was sweet potato filled rather than butternut squash, but it had the white sauce, with the hint of nutmeg and sage. And they topped their with toasted bread crumbs. It was a such a different taste and the ravioli pasta was thin and a little transluscent. The taste profile was incredible, between the slight sweetness of the filling, the savory of the sauce and the nuttiness of the nutmeg, and the toatiness of the bread crumbs plus the texture of the silky pasta. At the time it was the only place near us that had it so it was a limited treat. If you have a Wegman's near you, they have butternut squash ravioli both a fresh kind in the fridge section and a frozen kind. And the ravioli is not too thick, which ruins is for me from some other brands. Also there are tons of sauce recipes.

During the, I think it was the London Olympics, we got a VPN and watched the British coverage. So different. They'd show entire events. And when it was over, they'd show the time from the event to the medal ceremony. I can see why NBC would not necessarily show that, since it usually consisted of the athletes, gathering up their stuff, getting told where to line up, where to go etc. But it was fascinating. Also they'd show sports NBC never showed, like indoor track cycling. I had never seen that sport ever on NBC and yet I became fascinated with it in 2012. For the summer olympics, I will say, I love the NBC sports analysts who do the track and field announcing. Ato Boldon, Sanya Richards-Ross and Carole Lewis are great to listen to as they talk about the athletes. They are knowledgeable of the sport and enthusiastic. Since the Track and Field events are my hands down favorites for summer, I do make sure to watch the NBC coverage.

Yeah. Honestly, I have not watched the last two episodes and that has never happened. This season had felt like what Lone Star feels like all the time. That show has always prioritized the misfortunes of their main cast and Rob Lowe over the actual 911 calls. And while this show has also had its fair share of main cast trauma, it always had a much better balance with humor and interesting rescues. I honestly would need to go back and look and see how many rescues they did this season that did not directly involved one of their own being the rescuee. I am crossing my fingers that the lack of rescues is a by-product of the short episode count (10 as opposed to the normal 18) and the restricted time they had in getting the shows up and going after the strike. I checked the episode writers and they are the same people who have written rescue heavy episodes in the past. So I am hoping a full season to course correct is on the horizon. I will of course watch when it comes back, but if it doesn't get back that balance I'll probably not watch as regularly.

They don't go into a lot of detail, but they do give us more info as this series goes on especially about Lady D and her background. But all of the POC who were elevated were very rich, landed folks. They just were not titled. The rich, landed gentry would not have socialized in the same circles as the ton (the titled nobility). Hence the elevation to give Charlotte some brown/black folks to be around so she didn't seem so 'other'.

Moment missed at first watch: There is a scene ofJanine getting the apartment ready for the party, just before Melissa and Barbara arrive early, we see her move the prop vase from farther back on the shelve to closer to the front edge. She pats it with a satisfied look and smirks at the camera. I also like the flickering broken light call back to Season 1. Again, Janine kinda looks at the camera when she makes a comment about not trying to fix it.

But that kinda signals that the Gregory/Janine romance is the point of the show. They've gotten together so then end? I think there is still quite a bit she can mine from elementary education. We haven't gotten a full on science fair episode, or when the book fair rolls in, field days, the PTA, Ava can get a vice principal, there are other teachers to meet -- the music teacher for instance -- there is a lot that can be said about music. And like Brooklyn 99 that had annual recurring episodes (Doug Judy, The Halloween contest) we could go on to the Conference every year and we already get a field trip episode each season there are more places to field trip in Philly. We could follow the 8th graders as they get ready to go into high school. On the personal front there is still the mystery of Janine's father, the rest of Melissa's siblings, any of Jacob's family. For the actual series finale, I would expect that to show the crew moving on/up -- Barbara retiring, Gregory becoming the principal, Janine becoming Barbara, Ava getting famous etc.

I just want to know where in all of this did Bobby become the Twin Cities Junior figure skating champion for three years running with his partner Heidi Shatsky?

What a lovely, lovely episode! Lowkey love the idea of sending your one-year-in-the-future self an affirmation (reminder of what you planned) that you accomplished all the goals! "They said you couldn't do it!" To a bunch of kindergartners moving to first grade. LOL. OMG! Evil mastermind/perfect party planner Janine is the best Janine! Her evil laugh "muahhh!" Knowing Barb and Melissa will sjow up early and clean. Prop vase! "It's not a party until something breaks." Honestly this is the best of all of her glow ups this season!! And she was wearing another Freakum dress! I love that people had a good time at the party. I love that Erika and Simon "broke up" before the party was over. I loved seeing Zach and the district folks and Sea Barbara and wise sage Mr. Johnson. And Zach was by far the best DJ of the three who DJ'd. I am kinda cackling that after last week where the writers made everybody all mad about J & G, this week they were like 'Psych!' LOL They had to know they'd piss everyone off last week. Only to turn right around and remove the reason. I am glad they are together, but tbh, I would have liked to see Janine and Manny. Oh well.

Yup. This was where I was in the beginning. Everybody had jokes. Sly and dry, but still jokes. The whole 'Loins' thing had be cackling. And then shit got real! Agreed. They are not in a healthy place. And when Will "proposed" to Angie and we saw their wedding I knew it was a false scene, but the longer it went on, I knew it went even further than just a fake out, it was pure fantasy wish fulfillment. It was Will's version of the "ideal happy tv family" something that he had probably always wished for but never thought he'd have. I am glad the show let Angie's bad decision come back and bite her on the ass. I do like Angie as a character but that was a terrible decision. The sad thing is, Angie's sacrifice was for nothing. Not just because it did blow back on her, but in all likelihood, even if Crystal had taken the rightful blame for killing her pedo step dad we might have still ended up in this place but without it blowing up Angie's life in the process. There was a great chance that Crystal would have gotten off lightly, maybe probation and community service. Sure she killed a guy, but that situation is highly sympathetic and juries might have been swayed. Especially if Angie had testified both of her past with Lenny and told a good story on the witness stand about what went down that day. So Crystal would have been free and still would have killed Lenny and still would have gotten away with it. Her mother, being the person that she was probably still would have abandoned her and Crystal would have still been on her own. And she was a textbook spree killer complete with keeping trophies. She would have gone that route anyway. So Angie's decision to take the blame only hurt herself in the end because we would have ended up here regardless. Shallow note: Faith looked extra nice this episode. I loved her hair. Also I am not feeling her boyfriend. But I hate the trope of the reporter in a relationship with a first responder and their relationship gets tied up in trading information to do their jobs. Also Amanda doesn't like him so that has got my Spidey senses tingling a bit.

Ahem. I will now saw something complimentary about Chet Haze AKA Ton's Hanks' son who thinks he is Jamaican sometimes. This is a first and most likely only time I will be doing this. Anyway, apparently Tom asked him to explain the Kendrick Lamar/Drake beef. if you don't know... no worries his explanation is pretty good and quite funny.