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More on the Oher/Tuohy saga. This seemed interesting: [snip] Then, the shoe drops: There's a bit more in this article.

Well, the ultimate endgame was to give the character a spinoff of her own, though the network didn't bite. I would imagine the character would have been a bit like Caine in "Kung Fu", wandering from place to place helping people out. Her character doesn't seem like one that would stay in one place too long.

Just found out about this death this morning - even though it happened in May: the passing of Mike Norell, who was best known as Captain Hank Stanley on "Emergency" (1972-77). He was 85. He not only costarred on the show, he wrote 4 episodes as well.

IMO, you're not the assh*le, but the problem with the workplace environment now is HR and poor management. I've seen it time and time again with my own frustrations. I did just as you did - follow protocols, work hard, show initiative, only to be ignored when I want to move up. All you can do is keep applying elsewhere and hope someone notices you. HR's are a nightmare as well, since many of them are staffed by bitter, petty people who delight in keeping people from getting what they need. I fell like I'm in middle school sometimes (except I can't beat up the bullies this time lest I risk arrest) with all the nonsense. Consider some alternative job search sites like this one or this one. Of course there's also the usual like indeed and monster and perhaps linked in. The only other thing I can recommend (because I'm dong this myself) is start your own business and work for yourself. I'm tired of dealing with idiots anyway. Actually, it is. At least that's what I see - management bending over backward for one disgruntled person who has nothing better to do than whine about trivial matters when there are serious issues. It's like they feel the need to overcompensate because this person is upset over a triviality. I hear about people getting upset over stuff they have no control over or have no business worrying about. I've seen careers destroyed because someone was upset about someone's opinion (which should be kept personal anyway) the websites they browse or their method to get the job done (not illegal or wrong, just different than how the complainer would handle it). IMO, if you're whining about open toed shoes in the workplace (and you're not in a lab or construction site) or that someone's lunch was moved to a different shelf, there is a much bigger issue at work.

I remember an assistant news director (before Bitcheroo) who liked to play a game called, "work more hours, get no OT". People who were NOT salaried employees would be ordered to work extra work hours but not given earned OT with the excuse that the station was trying to save money. Someone reported it to the labor review board and that nonsense stopped quick! She was canned some time later. That's the uber snowflake world we're working in now. To think my parents fought to keep me from being like this as a kid and to learn to take it on the chin, only to see those people catered to! Seriously, open toe shoes??

There are so many woulda, coulda, shoulda moments from this show it isn't even funny! Even when it was still in productions, we fans had better ideas about what to see. I'm sure writers were instructed to ignore any postings since they don't want legal issues, but I wish they COULD have at least contacted fans about some things. I would have loved a contest in which submissions could potentially have been made into an episode.

"Died suddenly".

To be fair, Mr. Drysdale came from humble rural origins himself and earlier in the series was actually kind to them (he did get flanderized by the color seasons but that happens to a lot of characters when they've been on too long). It was his wife who was the real snob of the family.

Was he? I could have sworn he played the nephew of the network honcho.

AWW! There goes another childhood performer for me. I remember some years ago she announced her well earned retirement but I didn't realize she was 90! Before "Benson", she was on "Soap", as Corinne's birth mother, Ingrid Svenson who was trying to interfere with her relationship between her adoptive parents, Jessica and Chester Tate. To Jessica Tate: Ingrid: "You think I'm finished?" Jessica: "No, you're Swedish!" Of course half the fun on Benson was watching the verbal sparring between Krause and Benson. RIP Ms. Swenson.

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My father was a fan of the Chad Mitchell Trio (still have the LPs!) and they were one of my introductions to late 50's-mid 60's folk. If I dig them up, I'm sure I'll find Prestopino's name somewhere. RIP sir.

Same. I think he was intimidated by her career. A [revealed] blind item had them as the subject in which she wanted to go to a movie premiere, but he refused to go with her and urged her to stay home. Now, I can understand not being into the red carpet business, but I think he was just tying her down like a bad HS boyfriend.

AWW! I remember he appeared on a Saturday morning cartoon preview show and it was the first time I had ever seen voice actors of my favorite shows for the first time (Mel Blanc being the notable exception at that point). I remember he not only did Yakky Doodle as a single character, he was able to create a "group" of ducks singing at the same time! I thought it was incredible! RIP Mr. Weldon.

Some new blinds for July courtesy of Entertainment Lawyer: Some people guess it's James Dean but Dean's passenger was a male. Since it's Old Hollywood, the actor's death would have been spun into something tragic but never reveal anything "inappropriate" to his image. HA!! Now, how many vegetarian or vegan foreign born has-beens are there? Not to mention what got her to change her mind. Could it be an Australian or Canadian?

THIS! I loved this show (saw it on reruns and my Dad not only watched it first run, he could still laugh at it decades later!) but I think even Max deserved to know 99's real name. The fact that her mother appeared, one would think she would have used her name at least once - even a nickname! I guess TPTB were afraid of taking all the mystique out of the couple by revealing it. I remember an episode in which 99 was engaged (it was actually another job to catch a Kaos spy) and her name was revealed as "Susan Hilton", only for her to reveal by episode's end that it wasn't her real name. I think it would have been fair if it had been whispered to Max so that only he knew it after they married.

But I don't think it's been explained what happened between each reincarnation. When Melinda, Edred and Sed were reincarnated into the Vikings/Norse people, what happened after the entity was defeated at the time? Did the souls immediately go back into Copernicus and the hosts were then free to pick up their lives (with or without their memories of the event), or did they die? Or did the new occupants occupy the bodies until their [natural] deaths?

I'm no legal eagle, but I think that's grounds for disbarment isn't it?

I have to admit that was a highlight! I would like to know how they came to know so much about the team. It's easy to forget certain details over the centuries, and how they knew so much about the Northern Elves' kingdom et al. They even had a Copernicus of sorts! Maybe they SHOULD have been the receivers of the Unicorn souls - because even Merlin was shocked when he saw how young the current team was and asked Copernicus "What is the meaning of this?" in an angry tone.

I'm not sure what to make of that. I thought the evil was mom Morgan, but she claimed she was being held and made to be the entity's heart. So she is an unwilling prisoner according to the scene we saw. I agree. Not to mention how one minute he's a mindless beast in that form then he's talking (although that may be because they're in the cosmos). She probably thought it was the only way to continue fighting. Where else was Melinda's soul going to go other than back into Copernicus. I question how the group was able to go Captain Planet and merge together into an entity of their own to fight. They never thought of this before in all the centuries they've been together? I'm not certain how this is supposed to pick up if they get a second season.

I remember an interview back in the day in which Storm explained his nickname originated because he was born on a stormy Thanksgiving night. The name stuck. Being amazingly cute didn't hurt either (yes, big crush talking here!).

AWWW! I grew up watching Frank and later his son Storm Field doing the weather at WNBC and WABC respectively. RIP Mr. Fields, and my condolences to Storm.

I quoted it as it appeared. Entertainment Lawyer said it could be a former [male] winner or finalist. Kind of like they say an actor was an Oscar winner/nominee.

Just caught another vintage sad moment from of all shows, "Leave it to Beaver": In, "Beaver's Houseguest" (1960), Beaver meets a new friend at summer camp nicknamed "Chopper". They get along so well, Beaver asks his parents if Chopper could spend the weekend at their house. Ward and June agree and Chopper arrives. Essentially he's a nice kid, but a bit more worldly wise than Beaver - because his parents are divorced. When he arrives, he brings two nice gifts for the Cleavers, expensive cologne from London for Ward and a fancy box of chocolates for June. Beaver gets a brand new baseball mitt (Chopper's dad owns a sporting goods company) and they go on to have some fun. Later Chopper asks Beaver about his family - like if Wally was his real brother or not (his parents have married more than once and he has step siblings and half siblings). He also mentions how everyone throws nice gifts his way (the audience knows it's to buy his affection) and he claims to like the way things are (or at least par for the course). In fact, the man that brought him to the Cleaver house was his mother's current boyfriend! Beaver starts to wonder if Chopper has it good considering all the stuff he gets and the expanded family members and asks his parents separately if they like each other and would they ever consider divorcing. Obviously, they tell him no. June worries Chopper might be a bad influence on Beaver but Ward says Beaver is just curious about how things work. The next morning, Choppers mother calls and asks her son to come home early. He tells the Cleavers it's because she has a case of "the weepies" (crying and looking to her son to be her support). The Cleavers agree and Chopper goes back, but is mindful to thank his hosts. Beaver ends up having a talk with his parents about this and agrees that he definitely has the better family deal.

Got a few from June for some summer speculation: A Warren Beatty blind: Yikes! Is nothing sacred? How many disgraces music producers are there? Seems like there's always a new one. The only one I can think of is dead now. Where to begin? That covers a lot of ground. All we can narrow it down to is it's a guy who's married. Hope it's not Daughtry, I always though he was a likeable guy. I find this particularly sad. Bad enough she's a druggie, but to be passed around like a toy is so degrading! There are the women that come to mind: Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Michelle Gellar (Is she still A list since Buffy ended??) Jennifer Love Hewitt (is she A list though?) Jamie Lee Curtis Jada Pinkett Smith (maybe due to the dust up at last year's Oscars and rumors their marriage is a sham anyway) Hmmm.... Not sure of the organization, but it's obvious it was Haiti and Dominican Republic which were the original targets of trafficking. Seems now they're using Ukraine for their next supply source, although that should not be a surprise considering money laundering and trafficking are not uncommon there already.