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NGL, the game looked fun. And yeah I knew the Golden Gobs were gonna lose just looking at them, LOL. I think Tiffany was their only ringer. I am glad Marshall and Jackie talked. That is the most functional they've ever been -- and that includes their time in the Pods. Damn, that charcuterie looked good. Now I'm hungry. Also, the Marshall facial expression challenge was pretty funny. Josh and Jackie deserve each other. They are such drama magnets. And snowflakes. If Marshall can be in the room with the two of them who actually were messy about they way they went about their relationship, why can't Josh be in the room with Monica. And then to be mad at Monica because of how people in the internet re-told her story is ridiculous. Especially since Jackie was actually throwing all sorts of shade and homophobic innuendo about Marshall on the internet after their breakup. And to accuse Monica of clout chasing... child please, what kinda clout they got? Tiff and Brett at the Alpha dogs in this crew. "He's a six-year old!" Monica was spitting facts! And I love how Monica made it clear, not only did she let Jackie know before she posted that she was gonna post but actually sent the post to Jackie two days before she published it. It actually just crystalizes how triflin Jackie and Josh are. Jackie is willing to throw away a good girlfriend relationship because she is has to 'ride for her man' no matter if he is dead wrong. That is not relationship goals. That is tomfoolery. You ride for him on the important stuff and when you need to take his back on the righteous stuff, you call him on his bullshit when he is wrong and make him get it right. And you know they were really dancing to Cuff It at the end there, but had to use the generic LIB song over it instead.

Chelsea's family has huge feminine energy. I thought her dress was cute and her earring game remains strong. I love Tiff being hype man for Brett "Have you seen how this man looks on tv? This man is chiseled!" I am sorry, but I still can't stand Jackie. Everything about her seems to be about convincing us all that Josh is such a glow up over Marshall. She and Josh still give me weird vibes. And that apartment is 100% not to my taste. It looks so soulless. And yeah... this is just a little flag football pick up game. Sure it is. When we do it we have different color flags and play in a pubic park. They have team jerseys, an actual Flag on a flag pole, and are playing on a regulation football field. The contrast between Tiff and Brett being hailed as the Queen and King when they arrive but the crickets and durp-durp music when Jackie and Josh come in was funny.

It is nice to see that the three couples are all still boo'd up and super happy. Tiff and Brett just seem so grounded and grown. Like they don't feel like they met on a reality show. I know Alexa thinks she is and Brennon are the Lauren/Cam successors as the total package and happy face of the franchise, but to me they come off as smug and unlikable. Tiff and Brett just seem cool. I love their brand of black bougieness, I thought Bliss and Zach should have taken their time and not get married on the same timeline as everyone else. It felt rushed, even for the already rushed schedule of the couples on this show. But she loves him down that is for sure and it is reciprocated. So good for them. She really is a gorgeous woman. Of the three married couples, Kwame and Chelsea feel like they are performance artists. They probably are in love, love, but I think mainly because as @topanga says Chelsea is A LOT. And she comes off as trying so hard to show us their happy it feels manufactured and not as authentic. Paul's mother was on my nerves this entire episode. She gets all dressed up and fancy to catch a midday drink with Micah and proceeds to trash Paul's new relationship (which sounds very new). And later she is still pushing Micah on him even telling him to beg. What the hell sort of mother tells her son to beg a woman to get back with him. Especially when that woman in Micah. Ugh. I love that he didn't mention the new girl's name. I hope she insisted on that for her own sanity. And then there is Josh and Jackie. Well, girl, I guess you got what you wanted. I'm glad Marshall dodged that bullet. But how you go from dissing a guy who presents a beautifully plated meal to a guy who throws food at your face (all joking, of course, ha ha). I dunno, their whole interaction on that ferris wheel just felt weird as fuck. Love how the couples 'spontanously' decided to have a party for Chelsea and a flag football game inviting everyone back for it. Sure, Netflix, I am sure Zach just came up with that idea. LOL.

Airs on Netflix: 09/01/2023

Airs on Netflix: 09/01/2023

Airs on Netflix: 09/01/2023

So we had a pizza party with our friends who have an outdoor brick oven pizza on their patio. We've gone to several of their pizza parties and we always come back with great pizza ideas from the other people there. Our pizza was a portobello mushroom, grilled red pepper, pesto pizza. It tasted great. Our hosts did this very tasty carmelized onion, black olive and spinach pizza. The best one of the night though was from this other couple who did a pizza with soppresata dolce, goat cheese, sweet/hot chilis and drizzled with hot honey.

Are they distributing their products from a coal mine? So many rocks.

The only person dropping funny lines in that comedy club was Aiden.

Strictly Ballroom. The whole final scene starting with Scott coming out of nowhere to dance with Fran. The shot of his dramatic entrance -- sliding in on his knees, turning while still sliding and then to stand up and do a matador stance is just one of my favorite movie shots. But the entire scene was fantastic, there was comedy, farce, excellent ballroom dancing, all things being revealed, a course a cheesy-heartfelt moment, and the good guys win in the end. And ends with everyone of the dance floor dancing to 'Love is in the Air.'

Happy Anniversary! It was so gorgeous out today (after a few days of miserable gray and raind) we decided to go to our favorite micro-brewery and have a beer on their outside patio. This place also has a different food truck there each day. Today's food truck was Jamaican. So we decided to grab some food. Great decision! I had the Oxtail stew, sweet plantains and fried dumplings. I was skeptical because I had never had their stuff before, but that stew was fire, so complex and delicious! My husband had curry chicken and rice.

Yeah, his William storyline on TIU was lovely. He was definitely a 'Hey It's That Guy!' character actor for me. Always knew he'd do quality work when he was on screen. And I love the trivia fact that he and his daughter Jasmine won emmys in the same year. RIP, sir.

He's been with Britneysince 2016. He's only ever known her under the conservatorship. I wonder if he just didn't know who she was when she was able to make decisions for herself? I mean people are fundamentally themselves and if you've been in a relationship with someone for seven years hopefully you get to know them. Maybe he was just used to the medicated, controlled, circumscribed Britney and couldn't deal with the free one. I;d be a lot more sympathetic toward him if he didn't make noises about the prenup and threatening blackmail. That just reeks of opportunism.

I had a fancy grilled ham and cheese. Fancy because the cheese was brie and the ham was prosciutto and there were some caramelized peaches and jalapeno jam involved as well.

Ooh, They are doing the Gethsemane Brown mysteries. This is a really good cozy mystery series that have ... I think 5 books out now. It was a great discovery for me when I stumbled upon the first one. I'll check it out because I love the books, but not super crazy about the casting. No Shade to Tamera, I like her fine,but she is not the Geth I see in my head. But that is what you get when you headcast while reading books, LOL. And this is Hallmark and they have a stable of go-tos all the time. But I wish they'd branch out a bit. In my head Gethsemane is more like a Jessica Williams or a Aja Naomi King. And it is steeped in all things Irish. I like that they have an Irish actor playing Eamon. But the guy playing Francis... nope. Everyone except Geth is Irish. I am curious to see how they adapt this. Geth is a really interesting character on page.

There is an unconfirmed rumor floating around twitter that the reason the AMPTP is willing to go back to negotiations is because Netflix is leading the charge. Apparently they are anxious to get Stranger Things back to production. Like I said only a rumor. But I can understand if it is true. Even if there is a time jump, the age and appearance of the main cast might well influence how much of a time jump they need to have. For instance, Priah Ferguson who plays Erica was 14 playing an 11 year old last season. She'll be 17 in October. So yeah time is not their friend on this.

Airdate: 08/08/2023

This is a good point. It is also how Issa Rae approached a recent appearance on one of the morning shows. It was probably booked way in advance as part of the Barbie publicity push or possibly the new Project Greenlight season on HBO. But instead of cancelling she chose to instead use her time to talk about the importance of mentoring in the business and how she got started. No coy references to any projects, she just talked about other things.

The Roseland Ballroom/Lindy Hop scene in Malcolm X. The music, the energy...it was exhilarating to watch on the big screen. I remember we broke out in spontaneous applause in the movie theatre.

Yeah, even if SAG doesn't sanction him, some of the people I saw condemning him publicly on Twitter* were showrunners. While he may have brought some attention to his current show, it might have hurt his long game. *I am not using he new name because it is stupid.

We've been adding a little vinegar (either white or apple cider) to our egg boiling water and then running the eggs under cold water after. The shells just seem to slide off now. I was way to many years old before I learned that. LOL.

It isn't necessarily about who owns what but how revenue is generated across the different platforms and what the writing process is. Broadcast gets revenue from ads. And the ad rates for broadcast shows are set during the upfronts (which I don't remember if they even happened this year?). Meanwhile streamers are subscriber based and are backed by tech giants (Netflix, Amazon and Apple) Writers rooms are different in Broadcast and streaming also. Broadcast has full writers rooms and since most network shows have 20-22 episodes I've read that is like 45 weeks of regular employment for writers. Whereas the trend in streamers is to have what they call mini-rooms which consists of only a few writers and to have them bust out all the scripts within weeks. And of course streamer 'seasons' an be anywhere from 6-12 episodes. Broadcast also feels affects of the strike mych faster. The late night shows had to go dark immediately. So immediate lost revenue. Whereas streamers don't have those daily type shows. And then we get to the Soaps. Soaps are already on life support with only, what , like 4 of them left? With the last writer's strike being considered a contributing factor to the demise of the other soaps. The soap actors are on a different contract so they are contractually obligated to report to work still. and since they don't go on hiatus like primetime, their need for new scripts is much more immediate than primetime shows. But most of the writers are WGA. Hence the we get a soap like GH soliciting non-WGA writers to write. Here is an article from Deadline that talks about the differences.

It looks like the AMPTP is actually making some moves to go back to the bargaining table with WGA. Sounds like there is dissension in the ranks of the AMPTP. Which makes sense. What works for streamers like Disney, Netflix and HBO Max * doesn't necessarily work for Broadcast. Yup.

Stephen Amell's statement is pretty tone deaf. Here is a man who got into a profession with a strong union. Got lucky enough to get cast in a show that ran for 7 years. And because of the work his union has done in the past, he reaps the rewards: guaranteed minimums, the residuals, health insurance etc. But he is too selfish to understand that in order to keep those rewards and benefits you have to sacrifice. It isn't only words, but his actions speak louder. He is was coyly promoting the new season of his show on his social media. Disingenuously standing in front of a big billboard advertising 'Heels' and saying "I am allowed to be proud of the work I do ( while holding a phone camera so that the billboard is prominently displayed." All for a streaming show that gets very little hype. If the cast of Oppenheimer can walk off a red carpet he can restrain himself from standing in a parking lot in front of a billboard. Also going to a Con. There is a clip floating around of him on a panel saying what he is allowed to talk about (Per SAG-AFTRA rules you can't speak about past, present or future work done on struck projects) and then he says 'I am not allowed to talk about Arrow," after which he pauses and then says 'You know what, just fuck this, let's go." I've never really liked the guy, he gave me smug asshole vibes in the few times I ever saw him during Arrow's run. But I never gave him a second thought. Now I actively dislike him. Also I am glad people are reporting is ass to SAG. Here's hoping he gets some sanctions because that just looks so flagrant.

Yeah, Pee Wee's Big Adventure was one of those movies that when it first came out you thought was gonna be bad in a low budget 'how did this get made?' way, but turned out to be really quite good, both from a storyline and writing perspective.