Milz

I like Welcome Back Kotter but it's hard to stomach at 5:30 AM. Shows from the late 50s-and 60s make for better early morning tv shows, imo.

The fence case..... I couldn't figure this out. The garage was built before the defendant bought the property. The plaintiffs wanted to put up a fence but couldn't due to the garage. Why? The fence posts would be more than 3 inch diameter, so why not use the garage as part of the 'fence' by building the fence up to each side? (Okay, I know that sounds too logical for JJ litigants but that really puzzled me!)

but...but...but...she said he said he stood behind whatever he was selling..............

I made the mistake of watching that pie show, A Few Good Pie Places, sunday night, now I'm having serious pie craving. :-(

Wow! Here's to hoping they'll kill off the character.

Finally ALL NEW episodes! However, it did seem like everyone got a day-pass from their alcohol/drug rehab clinic. I couldn't figure out if Falon's daughter was with her dad because Fallon and G-mom were at JJ or if Falon's daughter was with her dad because the court revoked custody. I guess that's what happens when your namesake is a screwed up character from Dynasty

It's been a while since I saw that Pioneers, did they mention One Step Beyond and The Outer Limits?

RIP Yvonne Craig. I wonder if MeTV will do a special block of Batman for her like they do for other stars?

He's probably made the list of Trashy People's Magazine 10 Most Well-Endowed Losers of the Year.

There were full Rinder episodes on you tube.

I'll have to rewatch P75 because I thought Christmas at Trenwith was shown: Demelza and Ross spend Christmas there with Francis and Elizabeth. Demelza wears the fancy gown she had ordered. Or maybe I'm confusing that with the Bodrugan's ball? Anyhow, I need to rewatch....it's been at least 10 years since I watched it last. BTW, I like the clothing P75's Demelza wore better than P15's clothing.

Actually it's kind of sad because those characters and their stories are important in Poldark, as a whole. But it is clear that Horsfield put her energy into developing the great "romance" of Ross and Demelza that there was little energy left to give the other characters. That's why if the series continues, it's going to be interesting how Horsfield will develop them into the interesting and nuanced characters that they are, rather than props for Ross and Demelza.

I found myself more intrigued by Verity's story in P15 than by the Ross-Demelza story. The rest does fall flat as you say. I could care less about Elizabeth, Francis, Warleggan, Wheal Leisure, the Carters, the Martins, the Daniels, and Dwight.

Being tattoo-less, I didn't know that they were that much. ($150 can easily buy a week's worth of groceries for my family----and I mean groceries like raw meat that you have to cook yourself, fresh veg and fruit, eggs, etc.) Being the hopeful optimist that I am ;-), maybe they get their electronics on Black Friday? You know, they line up at Walmart or Best Buy at 6 AM the wednesday before Thanksgiving, taking turns holding their place in line, then when the store opens, they are among the crowd barreling through the store grabbing whatever electronic stuff they can grab?

i completely agree. Technology has changed but human nature hasn't. i keep telling people that if you want to learn about human nature, read!

My PBS station has a new Pledge Month musical program---Simon and Garfunkel in Central Park.

That's Jolyon's modus operandi. Frances accused him of having an affair with the governess which prompted them to have an affair. IMO, it's a convenient way to shrug the responsibility for their behaviors/choices.

I really wish they move Dining With the Chef back to Sunday nights EST! Anyhow, I wonder if the eel dries out at all after grilling, steaming, then grilling again?

Yet, we've had posters here express their opinion that Verity is valued more as a house servant than as a beloved sister. i took Charles' comment as a background comment revealing the general opinion about Verity. Just like the snarky comments about Ross and Demelza when they were dancing at Jinny and Jim's wedding as a comment to explain to the viewer what's in the mind of the other characters.

Gary is probably " very well endowed".

Episode 1 or 2 Charles Poldark says that she is "plain" (read: homely) and used that as a reason why she wasn't married.. So the homely loser card is what Horsfield dealt to Verity. Moreover this adaptation made Verity more valuable to Francis and Elizabeth as the maid of all work for the family, rather than a cherished sister. Of the characters, Ross and later Demelza are the Poldarks who appreciate Verity for what she is.

Mr. Milz pointed this out the other day but the prize money was a lot of money for when those shows aired. The $50 prize on What's My Line in the 1950s is equivalent to about $1000 today. If your family won $1000 on Family Feud in 1979, that's the the equivalent of $3 000 to $4000 today.

Aunt Agatha was the senior female Poldark. True, she is an old lady, but I don't think that would prevent her from being interested in Verity's marital prospects. Comparing Verity to Anne Elliot in Austen's Persuasion, Anne had the guidance of her mother's best friend, Lady Russell. It appears that Verity had none. But again, Horsfield played the "she's-a-homely-loser" card because it's the easy way out compared with explaining Verity's spinister status as a quirk of fate.

Slightly OT, but if you want to see how rainwater can flood a mine google "The Big Hole, Kimberley"

Charles tells Ross in episode 1 that the Cornwall he returned to isn't the Cornwall he left in terms of a steady economic decline (as well as the elizabeth-francis thing). They never revealed when Verity and Francis' mother died, but if it was when Verity was in her late teens-early twenties, that could explain why Verity was never matched up with anyone suitable. Moreover, Aunt Agatha was the matriarch of the family when Verity's mother died, so she should have had some responsibility in finding a suitable match for Verity. But the she's-a-homely-loser card was played here because it's easier than actually delving into reasons why a lady would not be able to find an eligible husband. And as such, Verity is portrayed as a loser who has no other recourse than to stay at Trenwith and act as Francis' and Elizabeth's personal maid of all work.