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OK . Finally saw the first episode of season 9. Busy, busy, busy. Anyway, I am also amazed that a law firm just gives up half their client list. Is that even legal? Ethical? Does this mean they have to drop members of their staff? I also noticed that, for a show that features lawyers, there are very few scenes where these hotshot lawyers actually perform in court.

Ok...my 2 cents: 1) The opening music, accompanied by the scenery, was very cool. 2) EVERY kid in the show looked exceptionally handsome/cute. I know, all parents think their kids are flawless, but this show had a bunch of them. 3) I actually cheered when the evil witch from the north (Mary Louise) lost her court case. Why? Instead of offering support, she attacked. At least, that's how I saw it. And now I can come out from hiding behind the couch. 4) The Maddie marriage vows scene was, well, a little too sugary for this series. 5) Bonnie's character always seemed to be drowsy. Perhaps this was her playing someone sad and forlorn. 6) Jane hooking up with Mr. Curly Hair was, well, also a little too trite. 7) Nicole Kidman was, oh boy, Nicole Kidman. Glad she pulled it together to nail the wicked witch. 8) But my all-time favorite was Laura Dern chewing up the scenery, the other actors, and her series husband. She really did swing a mean bat. You go girl!

My original question had to do with those scenes where the characters stare longingly at the ocean. So, here's the question: are they really staring at the real ocean? OR, are they staring at a green screen (and the CGI crew inserts images of the ocean in post-production).

Here's a question for you: 1) all those scenes of characters staring out at the ocean...are they looking at the real ocean, or is that just CGI? 2)The show is filmed in Monterey California, but the end credits list Canadian tax credits. How does that work?

wow...Meryl Streep is award-winning outstanding in this series.

Ok. I caught up. All is revealed in season 2. The show is very Shakesperean..."tangled webs..." and all that.

OK. Just catching up...questions/comments: 1) In Season 2, episode 1 or 2, it is acknowledged that Ziggy/Young Sheldon's father is actually the abusive husband of Celeste (Nicole Kidman). Was this actually stated somewhere, or was it just cleverly woven into the story line? 2) Wow...Zoe Kravitz is the daughter of Lisa Bonet. way cool. 3) Every one of the leads can deliver their lines with exceptional skill. But none of them matches Meryl Streep. She chews through her scenes with outstanding skill. 4) And the show has my favorite kind of actor: the "Disgruntled Teen". Geez...every show needs at least one. Abigail is good. But Whitney of "The Affair" is still the best. 5) And it looks like Nicole Kidman got her young daughter in a few episodes.

Hey...I've got an idea for making MILLIONS! And I want to share it with the smart folks here on Primetimer (fka...Previously.TV). And the idea? A TV network that is REALLY fair, balanced, honest, trusted. A network that does NOT support "shout shows", clearly biased "reporting", lies, innuendos, rants, and one-sided reports. A network that bans "BREAKING NEWS" from every segment. A network that allows proponents to present their opinions, and then immediately parses fact from fiction, calmly, rationally, honestly, respectfully. A network that...oh blimey...sorry to waste your time. I will now go back to trying to master "Over the Rainbow" on my guitar.

Ah yes...but recall that each trader makes MILLION$$$. They live in BIG houses. They drive really spiffy sports cars. They work with really cool computers with MULTIPLE monitors. Hmmm...do I hear the whisper of BIG BUCKs perhaps changing your mind? All that MONEY!! Piles and piles of MONEY. Ohhhhhhh...

Have to agree with most of the above. Yes, the fight was pretty lame. I would have bet on Dollar Bill, but...glad I didn't. And yes, Spiros is a total caricature of a not-funny court jester. I will miss the pizza place...they served really good pizza. Wendy is really getting clobbered, and deservedly so. She totally violated her professional ethics. Hooray for Taylor...my fave, she actually, sort of, beat Axe this one time. Highlight of this episode was the many pop culture references, rendered in concise, pithy comments: "McFly at the Prom", "Code Red", etc. Give that writer an extra large coffee...well-earned. We could start a thread with suggestions for more of these witty comments.

I believe Taylor feared losing her biggest investor, the Firemen's pension fund. Apparently that would have drained most of her fund's money.

Excellent question. How did "The Americans" FBI agent become "family" with Axe? Agh...I'm so confused! Ah Ha! Noah Emmerich was in one 2016 episode in Season 1 as Freddie Aquafino. This was the Metallica episode. Was Noah/Freddy/Stan the guy who took a risk and got into deep financial doodoo?

Geez...the writers appear to be exorcising their demons, or just seeing how demonic their characters can behave. Why, oh why, does Wendy go after Taylor? Is Wendy so twisted by Chuck (get it...ha!) that she needs to attack someone else? Does she somehow need to prove she is more macho than everyone else? Or is this just Wendy's turn in the barrel of depraved behavior. And Chuck just continues to wander away from whichever direction his moral compass is pointing. Clearly, the man needs to get a hobby. And now Axe/Wendy have clobbered Taylor. Well, Taylor did grab the Fireman's investment fund. So now Axe has to knee-jerk decapitate them. So, someone tell me, what are the writers going for here? Are they just being really not so clever in pointing out how the pursuit of gobs of money is just plain evil? Ahhh...bring back the good old story lines of Axe, or one of his traders, pulling off some insider deal and making bags full of cash. Make it rain, Dollar Bill!

Agreed! Geez..I hope the writers don't mess with my favorite TV character. They currently have Taylor trying to do the right thing (unique in this show) by supporting her Dad. But, of course, we know how this is going to end when her Dad messes up. And Chuck is going to be dragged down by HIS father, the duplicitous political insider bent on skirting the rules to build some magnificent waterfront edifice. The makeup folks have him looking like the devil incarnate. Geez...when will Axe and Wags encounter their fathers, just to make this a real Shakesperean story line.

Good reminder. I believe it is officially known as New Shoreham.

Geez...HUMOR... It was meant to be FUNNY. Gadzooks, take a chill pill, play with the dog, pet the cat, relax, man, relax.

Well, now I know how to be a doctor. Just get a step stool and stand next to the patient. All the solutions will float above your head. Fascinating.

My 2 cents: Taylor in a dress and wig...VERY interesting. But, then, I am afflicted with being male. Oh well...so sue me. I liked this episode because it included a reference to Starship Troopers. Very cool movie...sort of like "90210" go to interplanetary war. Looks like Axe will not get to manage the sovereign wealth fund...outmaneuvered by a Russian oligarch, taking a break from the REDs movies. Taylor is basing her investment business on building algorithms that will predict not only market trends, but directions for individual equities. Very cool. Very contemporary. And...she is going to crash and burn, because there is no algorithm to predict individual and institutional behavior when it comes to the market. Chuck running around town trying to "work a deal" seemed quite superficial. But, at least he succeeded.

My 2 cents: There appear to be two different interview techniques: 1) The interviewer asks the guest a question, listens to the answer, then asks a followup...thus we get the insights and expertise of the guest. And the interviewer asks questions that we may or may not have considered. Very useful. Very, ummm...adult. I posit that interviewers such as Velshi & Ruhle, Maddow, and a few others use this technique often. Makes it quite tolerable to accept their viewpoint. 2) Then there the interviewers who pose the initial question (usually along with a lengthy setup). They let the guest start to answer then (rudely) interrupt and inject their own opinions. Unfortunately, this just generates aggravation. Tucker Carlson is famous for doing this kind of "interviewus interruptus". Chris Matthews practices this often. Very annoying. Very...childish.

Hi fans...here's an idea: Launch a completely new approach to the news. And what is that approach? Just report validated facts...NOT opinion. Geez...I bet that show would draw an audience...

wow...lots of answers. Looks like I passed the test. Thanks! One more question: early episode(s) referred to the "day Steve McQueen" died. Yes, it was November 7, 1980. Was this just a technique for fixing the timeline, or was there something else going on here?

Gads...there was a story here, a good one, but...challenging to follow (or maybe it was my own failing). Can someone help me with these: 1) Did Wayne's wife die? Leave him? 2) Roland offered to stay "closer to town" at Wayne's house several nights each week. Why? Was this an offer to help his old buddy? 3) Is this correct: Young Julie Purcell (from 1980) was kept in the Hoyt's pink room, until Junius helped her escape. She ended up at the nun-sponsored halfway house(?). Then, in 2015...she was all grown up, married to Mike Ardoin(?) and had her own child, named Lucy (who gave Wayne the glass of water. Eh? 4) This much is clear: Roland West is the fiercest bar-fighter on either side of the Mississippi.

Wowee! I finally understand what was going on. Well, maybe... Questions: 1) Was Yanek injected with the flu? 2) If yes, is it now spreading to all the folks who rushed to his aid? 3) I noticed that the flu-spreaders were all assigned to NATO countries (yes?). Does this imply that this was ultimately a communist plot?

Can someone help? Why was the mayor staying in the closed bowling alley? Was he hiding out from someone? Did he find the opportunity to bowl a few frames a cool way to take a break during a long work day?

Ok...my 2 cents: 1) the writers are sprinkling clues and distractions all over the place. My guess is that this approximates some real investigations. 2) The 3 time lines make this an interesting exercise for the viewer. The challenge for the writers is to make it blend together to move the story along and not just make it a fun exercise for bored writers. 3) Episode 3 raises the issue of the events being related to a religion. Gads...I really wish this was not so. We get too many shows pointing fingers at religion. That seems to be too easy...and annoying. 4) There seems to be some issue around the higher-ups closing down part of the investigation. And removing Mr. Hays from the investigation. Hmmm...the plot thickens! 5) And just what did Mr. Hays hide in the woods, as his now-deceased wife said.