Ms Lark

Ms magazine. She's Gloria Steinem, a front runner in women's liberation. Far cry from Glamour, sorry. I half expected them to mention working at a Playboy Club for her big expose on sexism. I'm old, I was around then. I bought Ms as long as it ran. We had to fight really, really hard just to use the title Ms. (*coughcough*) Brava Ms. Cooper. I enjoyed the ending, but I only watched the first 2.5 seasons before I bailed. I definitely wasn't the target audience, even though I read "Archie" comics as a girl in the late 50s early 60s. More a Betty fan than Veronica. Did pop in to check out the retro 50s episodes, but they weren't really working for me, so dropped it again. Watched the last couple of episodes to get ready for the finale. Funnily, this worked for me since I missed all the bizarre stuff that drove me away. It felt like they borrowed a page from the Six Feet Under finale (one of the very best) and wrapped up all the lives nicely. Dance on, kids, dance on. p.s. Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead coming out as a quad was hysterical and made total sense, although a little early for the time. 😆 Archie as an "amateur poet" was pretty good, too.

Two eps in. Very Lifetime "Women in Peril." I'm almost ashamed of PBS for running this! It's watchable, but don't find Compton very attractive as a lead, though. Character is definitely a loser and a half.

Glad Team Kitty Ears is gone. I was surprised they kept Team Bad Math, due to the 10 missing crepes, but I guess flavor won over a hot mess. Maybe the judges were just tired of their Kawaii schtick. I know I was! I was surprised T & Fadi won the safety bake: Tarte Tatin is done with sliced apples artfully placed, not chunks. Must've been flavor over presentation again? At least Cherry & Steph had to finally do an elimination bake. Wasn't terribly impressive. My favorite part was when Martina was explaining the weird mess "salad" to the French chefs. I had pretty much the same reaction they did, which was 😨. I guess I was surprised at the lack of sophistication on a cooking show. Although Martina did pick tarte tatin, so... (Hah. I found the recipe for "fluff salad" from her show on the Food Network: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/fluff-salad-5499173) Chacun à son goût!

That Cherry is super bright and great at putting all the clues together! The team bakes well, too. My only problem with this is they could possibly win without doing any of the more difficult bakes. I wish they had set it up like immunity on Top Chef: You can't get kicked off, but you do have to figure out the clues and actually bake. Oh, well. Agree the right team went home. Those ninnies kept thinking everything they saw had to be used. Not a lot of brains between the two of them. I'm still enjoying the heck out of this. It's different and fun. Joel seems to be having a good time hosting, too.

FYI: You can download a free Roku app for your mobile (Apple or Android) that works as a remote, among other things. Very handy!

I wonder if Tommy is going to use the Leeds trial as a means to escape and drag Ryan into it. So glad I saw Grantchester before Happy Valley!

Apparently, they will be doing savory things, too. In an interview with Joel McHale, he mentions this. First part of long interview is about the show, latter half is about his other shows. https://tvline.com/lists/joel-mchale-crime-scene-kitchenseason-2-stargirl-cancelled/crime-scene-kitchen-secrets/ I'm glad this show is back. Fun and silliness for the summer!

Acorn is weird that way. Sometimes you have to drill down in the show (select show, select season, select episode) to find the new eps. Especially before 8 am and that varies, too. I don't know why they're so wonky. BritBox is worse, though.

Nepo Pasta Baby. Family name/pasta co. Should have been axed long, long ago. Has she ever cooked anything decent? I don't remember. Wasn't even a half-assed capo, just rode on everyone else's coattails like a Nepo. Raw foodie girl (who doesn't really look clean or pulled together) cannot "cook" for her life. Everything turns into a salad. 🙄 Well, gonna meh-watch next week to see how it turns out. I'd rather watch Preston over Corey, but they'll probably choose Corey to really stir the pot. He's good, but not as good as he thinks. Bet FN doesn't try this again. Wonder how much the Tuscan Villa set them back financially? Maybe they'll do it again with Guy F. (who I think is one of the most disgusting pigs on TV) and it'll be a hit with that crowd. 🤮

With Primetimer awards coming up, how can I vote for anything as "Best Series Mindfuck" other than Joy revealing Mrs Davis began "life" as a Buffalo Wild Wings app! 🤯 Algorithms indeed. Probably a little too edgy for the Emmys, though. All in all, it ended well. I don't think a 2nd season would go anywhere.

South American American: "Sheila is from the South Side of Chicago and went to NYU and Harvard. She is half Chilean/Mapuche and half white American. " (IMDB) "Sheila is an alum of the CBS Diversity Showcase as a performer in 2018 and as head writer in 2019. She is a former member of the prestigious Groundlings Sunday Company and has produced and starred in a series of videos for Broadway Video’s Latino comedy studio, Mas Mejor, based on her original character ‘Marisol at the Market.’" https://montreal.hahaha.com/en/artists/sheila-carrasco Clearly, she is also a lot more intelligent than Flower!

Yes. And it's something that is consistently complained about across the board. The "Seasonal" Baking Competitions are the worst, with little twists thrown in at the last minute to muck things up even more. While I'm enjoying the Tuscan scenery and all, this competition is the worst! I especially hate the lunch/dinner choice with the waiting team getting to watch everything going on and critiquing the food of the currently cooking team. Not really sporting!

Oh, for sure! Unfortunately, this also means Mayim will still be on Jeopardy 😭.

Washington Post article about Roy's performance and the lead-up to it (including some of his life story). Warning: it's long, but if you love Roy (and I do!) it's worth the read. How Roy Wood Jr. crushed the toughest room in comedy

Yep. Ben Stiller says nothing to worry about: https://www.tvinsider.com/1091020/severance-season-2-issues-ben-stiller-tweet/ No one is going to the break room!

Roy's performance at the "White House Correspondents Dinner" here in DC.

Well, Kristin Kish (Top Chef) just had a short run show called Restaurants at the End of the World. She learned from chefs who overcome the formidable challenges required to serve memorable meals in the most remote outposts on Earth. Episodes were on a Maine Island, in Arctic Norway, a floating restaurant in Brazil, and Panama's Cloud Forest. Most of these were very difficult to get to and yeah, they do a good deal of business in spite of it all. If Jay makes the restaurant good enough and the food excellent, they can probably do well.

Oh, dear. Bad news via TV Line : Severance Season 2 Faces Delay Amid Backstage Drama This is not a good sign. 😢

There was a full ad for CSK on Animal Control (Joel McHale's "other" show 😉) last night. I was watching a recording and went to FF the commercials. I saw "CRIME SCENE KITCHEN!" and went "whoa, whoa, back it up!" So definitely official! I didn't know it had been renewed, but I'm looking forward to a new season. 😆 See ya'll on the 22nd!

I also heard "honeypot." I pictured him like Pooh getting his head stuck in a hunnypot!

That's pretty much her schtick. I don't think I've seen her in anything where she doesn't play similar characters. She may have, but I don't remember it. Gets really old really fast.

Glad Neville got skunked. Not fond of him at all. Guess he'll go back to skeeving on his female officers. Hope he leaves out of pure embarrassment. Creepy wanker.

I love that Abby's name is really "Abracadabra." Thanks Harry!

Did not see that coming either. Aww. Well, salad lady got a hook up. Lexi is sorely lacking in people skills. Or reading the room. Love Lauren Ash though. This episode was probably the best one so far and it seems to be getting better. I'm predisposed to like it and give it plenty of chances because I like Gina and most of the cast a lot.

Ditto. I don't want dark/scary in my mindless sweet fantasy show, either. I really like Ruby and don't want evil, nasty things to happen to her.