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I agree with this! I think that's why British/Australian actors tend to do better in these roles; they have the proper stage training to pull it off, while the Costners, Reeves, Afflecks and Damons are all movie stars but not in the same way.

Keep in mind many resumes are knocked out of contention by a computer! These days, resumes get scanned by some program that looks for certain things and just discards what [the parameters set] doesn't like. It used to be all resumes were looked over by a human being and if they thought you had something to offer, you'd get a call. These days it's hard to get your foot in the door no matter how qualified you are. Throw in various mandates and you lose even more potential candidates.

Sound like he and Col. Tom Parker (Elvis' manager) would get along nicely! I can totally see Treat Williams in that role!!! I agree that Olivia had more chemistry with legendary Gene Kelly. They rarely start out that way. Although point is taken when you see certain couples and wonder, "What did he or she see in him or her??"".

Perfect!! Send this message to the Hollywood types and put it in big letters!!

Not surprised at this revelation. I think it's best it be put out of its misery. It was getting tedious and the majority of characters were just not likeable.

By "ghetto" I meant tacky.

I can't stand this ad campaign by Station Casinos featuring a smartphone with a face called "Steven Money". The whole campaign is just obnoxious to me. This one. This one. and this one. I also hate this campaign from Caesar's Entertainment (Caesar's Palace et al) featuring a ghetto version of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra (since the 60s they had always been featured in a traditional historical look). There's also been a little obnoxious guy named "Carl" who acts like "that guy". Consider my shock when I found out Halle Berry was playing Cleo!

I grew up watching the show when it was in syndication, and for some reason the black and white years of the show were not included in that package. The show always began in color at Mike's wedding (which allowed the character to exit but oddly enough never visit or contact the family!) and Ernie looking to find a new family to live with. It wasn't until the show came on Nick at Night (and more recently, ME-TV) before I got to see those episodes. I had heard he was on other TV shows previously and afterwards (and some films as well) before focusing on other interests. He shall be very much missed in all forms! So sorry to hear about Bookman dying (I remember all those Buffalo Butt jokes) and the loss of Mitchell Ryan (I used to love Dharma & Greg and right now Decades is running the original Dark Shadows from the B/W years).

Website is now complete! Next - advertising! Anyone know the best way to advertise to parents of school aged children? Or even ones with younger then school age but considering the future of education?

Stuff like this is when I refer back to Rules for TV #784: If someone of the main cast is given an awesome opportunity (promotion, dream job, choice of school, marriage to best spouse evah) the writers should stick with it, not suddenly bail with some flimsy excuse (I don't want to leave my friends, my scores weren't high enough, I lost the lottery ticket, etc.) . IRL, Stella would be filing a lawsuit claiming discrimination considering "the paperwork went through". I was surprised to see Spiro back after all these years! I was annoyed that they redeemed him with his "keeping the money in cash on his person because he couldn't figure out how to use a cash register" bit. IRL, many bartenders tend to skim the till (remember when in Roadhouse, when Dalton catches a bartender cheating the owner?) and as a former cashier myself, they are not all that hard to figure out. Hermann et al have to keep track of expenses and taxes so you can't just do that in a bar. I also don't understand why it was a problem for former patrons of The Bombadier to have been at Molly's at all. It's not a yuppie bar, and most patrons already are a mix of working class (firefighters and cops) along with doctors (Chicago Med). It's not like you're clashing with a biker bar vs. a gay bar or something. It's not uncommon and I don't blame Violet for taking advantage - especially when you consider their vehicle was extremely cold and the people they transport need the heat too. If anything I'd blame Chicago Fire's rules for it taking so long to fix. It's a fact of life when people can take advantage of an opportunity they usually will. There are worse things.

We have ample evidence of what Anne Bolelyn looked like. We know she wasn't black. Why depict a well known historical figure as something they weren't? I know Hollywood is no stranger to taking creative license with various historical events but I expect that, because you're trying to entertain. However, this is a matter of completely ignoring facts. If you're casting a role of an historical figure you want someone who at least vaguely resembles them. As I said, when will famous black individuals be cast by white or Asian actors? If that's not going to happen, then they shouldn't be playing fast and loose with casting of historical white figures.

I looked into this - in my state, HIPPA doesn't apply because a "Health Emergency" was declared and despite the mask mandates having finally been dropped, it is still in effect. COVID is being treated like an STD or TB and reports go through the County health district. So no medical privacy here.

Well, it's been a long time but my website is almost complete!! Just putting on the final touches before putting the word out! I'm so excited about this and I'm looking forward to making this a success. It's been about the only thing I can think about for months!

Cornell Law's definition Essentially, it's about a jury sending a message.

An addendum to this is when historical parts are cast with ethnicities that are entirely wrong. Case in point: Ann Boleyn (from the miniseries) was not black! Would casting directors consider casting a white or Asian actor in the part of Malcolm X or Harriet Tubman or Frederick Douglass? I think not. I know I risk opening a can of worms (Rita Moreno as a Burmese woman in the King & I, Natalie Wood as a Puerto Rican woman in the original West Side Story, Liz Taylor and Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra - who was Greek), but some recent casting choices are just ridiculous and pandering to various groups rather than focusing on a good movie.

It's been one hell of a week!! Because we're separating from a lot of Meredith related computer features (like their IM features, email, etc.) Engineering did a literal blowout of the computer systems on Friday and were supposed to reset everything with Gray tech. They didn't quite get it right. My edit bay didn't even have the AVID license in it (had to use a different bay for at least 3 days!), we can't contact Engineering directly anymore when we have a problem (we have to fill out a "ticket" on the computer and wait!), our new sign in system sucks (have to click in and out all the time including breaks- people constantly forgetting to do it!), we can't even record ALEXA for the time being because we can't figure out how to record and send it now!! Until this morning, we didn't even have access to our video archives!! I know it will get better in time but one would think they would have made sure everything was kosher before we walked in Monday morning!

Sad to hear about Ms. Kellerman! I still get a hoot out of her early performance on Star Trek.

Speaking from experience, no, they don't.

We got the initial report and he was in poor health in recent years. Seems he hadn't performed in at least 7 years and retired from performing around 2014. It's a shame because he was funny as all get out!

One trope seems to be when TV writers don't know how to write for the story they're creating. I just happened to catch an episode of Quincy, ME (the spiritual ancestor of shows like Crossing Jordan and CSI) from Season 4, "The Eye of the Needle" (1979). In it, a woman dies from an exploded stomach ulcer. She had been going to a traditional doctor but decided to try treatment from a holistic doctor. While Quincy tries to find out how the ulcer accelerated the woman's death, the holistic doctor is portrayed a bit oddly. First other doctors are regularly ridiculing her and claiming she's using "mumbo jumbo" to cure patients. In another scene she is shown in what appears to be a group therapy session telling patients about the power of thought ("people with sciatica claim the feeling is like fire, so we suggest people think of ice"). While holistic medicine has been ridiculed by allopathic doctors, holistic doctors don't typically try to get patients to use the mind to control pain or other problems. Typically they will use herbal medicines and perhaps a combination of therapies other than prescription medications (like chiropractors or massage). Of course this may vary with the practitioner and the disorder, but the episode just seemed like the writers never really thought out what a holistic doctor does. Of course this series is famous for the episode on punk rock so....

Some are morbidly curious, some are fans, others might even be amateur investigators thinking they could find something.

Longtime reporter Jim Angle dead age 75.

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if at least some of these people were wearing masks at the time of the call!

I remember thinking this episode subverted expectations (long before the term became groan inducing!) but I didn't hate it. I was expecting Cordy to have her day in the sun only to die halfway through the episode. Even if she had defeated Anya, she would have forgotten everything just as everything was reset. Even Giles didn't remember what happened. While I'm no apologist for Whedon or Xander, I remember thinking that was a sweet gesture on Xander's part. He didn't have to pay for her dress. Was her family going broke a result of karma? Not necessarily. Sometimes things like that happen and you have no choice but to pick up the pieces. Lazy writing? Maybe. There could have been other options to get the character to Angel in LA, but I guess Cordy seemed to be at that time the spoiled girl who didn't have much in the way of skills - at least ones that pay well.

Maybe you could wear a "Hello, my name is..." tag until they get the message.