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A gossip site more than hints that Madonna's "illness" isn't what it's been posited to be. From Entertainment Lawyer:

If Jodie deserved a spinoff, it should have been over 20 years ago. They missed the boat. Given the choice, I'd rather see Daria. However, I have such happy memories of the original show, I'd be worried the current Hollywood types would ruin it.

Not to mention men trying to take credit for a woman's work! I rolled my eyes at that line - again!

True. Although considering the demise of K-Mart and similar economic issues in recent years, I can see how even more changes could be around for the town.

On my way out of the office, I stopped to chat with one of the reporters who was at the parade doing live coverage that night. It seems one trashy woman tried to pick a fight with her! To put this in perspective, this reporter is about 5'2, petite, thin and looks like she'd blow over in a stiff wind (and she may very well admit it!). She's doing her live coverage from her particular vantage point (we had several reporters covering different areas of the parade route - treating it like NYE) and chatting it up with fans, etc. . This one woman was determined to be in the next live shot and even told the reporter she was was (even leaning in on her before the next live shot!) , She and the photog politely told her it wasn't a good idea and she needed to stay out of frame if possible. This woman then openly declared she was going to beat her up! The photog spotted some Metro officers (who were out in force treating it like NYE) and motioned for them to come by. Eventually the woman and her boyfriend (who just stood aside during all this) were escorted out. Another reporter who was on a balcony during his coverage said he spotted two guys having it out fist to fist as well. Metro also gave them the one armed escort from the event. Don't know if they were arrested or not, but at least there didn't seem to be any major issues that night.

Works for me! So sorry to hear of her death - she was still rather young! I remember seeing her books on stands everywhere! From the library to the airport bookshop.

I thought that was the mind blown button, but point taken.

It's been nothing less than insanity at my place of employment!! All last week leading up to the Stanley Cup finals was nuts enough; with every win, there were "cold opens" to edit each morning for almost each hour! A hat trick - copyright free music - fans in their VGK gear shouting "Go Knights Go!!" - more copyright free music - more plays on the ice - more copyright free music, ad nauseum. There were watch parties to cover, people waving VGK flags like war symbols! Towels given out for the crowds! A co-worker who was moonlighting as an "honor guard " (they sweep up hats and stuff on the ice between quarters). Had to do interviews with her! Got to meet the Keeper of the Cup and the cup itself was in our studio! Then, we WON! It was nonstop! More cold opens (with copyright free music) and now chants of "We Are The Champions". Parade is planned!! Friday: My edit partner was off but one of the photogs was set to fill in. Fridays are very busy without the Stanley Cup news, but I knew we could handle it. Until I learn there was breaking news (hostage situation and barricade) and other things which had the producers send him out to cover - I was essentially editing the show alone! To say I was frazzled by the end of the shift would be an understatement! I hope management doesn't find out - or they'll think all they need is one editor to do all the editing for the mornings! Then I get a text that afternoon from my supervisor asking if I'd be willing to do some OT. I've posted previously that OT is uncommon in recent years so I was happy to take it. I went in Saturday at 5pm to help edit the parade stuff. The bosses ordered two huge square pizzas for everyone - Bitcheroo was there while I was getting a slice - I think she was hoping I'd lose it and throw it at her but pizza should never be defiled like that! At least I didn't have to deal with her beyond that. Three editors on that shift (to cover all ends of what would be a hectic celebratory day) and I was ready!! What happened at the parade? Well, 50 Cent (yup - that guy) has a new champagne label and of course VGK is advertising a partnership of some sort so the guys celebrated early with it! The team was dripping wet and taking off their shirts and drunk as skunks while fans (including kids) were watching in amazement. When they entered, one slid down the steps on the stage, and everyone acted like a bunch of drunken frat rats! OK I get it - not every day one wins the Stanley Cup and it was their night to celebrate but this was embarrassing! Lots of cussing during their "victory speeches" as well (did I mention kids were present?). Our station had to go out on a 20 second delay in case something went out that was improper for air. We finally got the all clear to leave at 11PM and by the time I got home, I passed out. Came in this morning and told edit partner everything he missed. He nearly died laughing - especially when I showed him the video of the team being drunk and trying to give their speeches. He almost wished he could have been there! Today? Peaceful and calm by comparison! Just leftover stories like warmed over pizza (some of which was still where they were left Saturday night!). Most included replicas of the cup in one form or another (one carved of ice at the Minus 5 Ice Bar, a gourmet chocolate version so exact it had the names on it). I'm so ready for a break!

My butt is was deliberate! They screwed up and can't admit what they did so they act like a housecat that slides into the wall and walks away with the, "I meant to do that!" look. These people do NOT know how to save face credibly.

I'm surprised they've been together this long! Been hearing rumors of issues between them for years.

In Radar's case I think it was more of a situation of his mom dating men - period. His father was dead for several years and she and his uncle (presumably her brother) ran their Iowa farm. Then out of the blue, while he's in Korea, she's seeing a man for the first time in a long time. That is stressful regardless of age. Plus most women at 50 circa the early 1950s were often grandparents and often not dating if single. I thought it was inspired when she was cast as Aunt May in the recent Spiderman films! Nice to think May didn't have to look old and frail!

I am starting to tune out of this show. I know Genndy goes for the buildup (and who knows how many more seasons this show might get) but I'm getting a bit annoyed. We finally meet up with Werewolf Winston - who apparently is a mindless beast in his wolf form - until he isn't. Then they seem to make it seem like he can control himself somewhat judging by the way he reacted when he heard Melinda/Emma scream. Merlin - is he possessed by the Big Bad? Or perhaps The Big Bad in disguise? Does this mean the Otto inventor and the Tiger man are all dead? If so, who and why? Foxy Lady? Melinda's mother? I did appreciate Edred protecting Melinda's/Emma's sense of modesty when a naked Winston was given a metal loincloth (which looked weird and I hope he finds something better). I also liked that Edred was chided for leaving Winston in the ocean. I'm surprised that the rest of the team was unaware of this. Did Edred tell them he just dropped him off somewhere?

I used to wonder about this too, since he couldn't have been any different before we see him in the pilot. I do remember Phoebe mentioning that Prue was in her "perfect hell". This made me think she went along with Roger for security and practicality. They actually broke up just before that so she obviously came to her senses by the time of the pilot. Of course when he stole the collection from her and screwed her out of her curating job, that was the last straw.

It had a lot against it; the writers strike, Zaslav's cuts, basement ratings and Superman and Lois is more popular. It was inevitable.

Perhaps without the soul, the body physically dies, so they had to preserve it should Edred fulfill his obligations. That would have been a good reveal, but we saw someone we never heard about before, will likely never see again.

I missed the first few minutes of this episode, but it gave a bit more backstory. Had they traveled back in time to find Edred's people and Merlin? I was intrigued that Edred was apparently [engaged] to the Eastern Elves' princess, but broke it off when he fell for Melinda. Considering how bitter the king was, it makes me think she either committed suicide or died of a broken heart. Nice to see Copernicus as himself again! It would seem that Merlin is the reason for how he is. Why the heck does Merlin blame Melinda - a small child at the time of the incident with her mother - for the situation they find themselves in now?? If anyone COULD have done anything, HE could have since he was the adult and an experienced sorcerer.

RE: John Amos: Seems the article link has this update: The plot thickens.

I see Paige having a family of her own. She was adopted by The Matthews and she lost them tragically at the age of 16. Someone like her would have wanted a husband and children. Henry was in a similar position so they had a bit in common. Some have debated if Prue would have been the cool childless one, and perhaps so since Andy was the love of her life and few of her subsequent boyfriends lasted long. However there were many times in which she'd stated she liked the idea of having a family of her own one day (had she not been killed) so it's a toss up.

Good to know. All the stories I'd read had Morgan and Morgause as the same person (typically the book notations said, "or Morgause" depending on the story you read) and definitely evil. Thanks!

I agree with this. I hated seeing the Manor (and Nexis) blown up, the girls going on the run with the kids and somehow trying to avoid modern life while somehow being able to teach "the next generation of magic". If it HAD been the series finale, I wouldn't have been satisfied. I liked Henry but I agree that Richard seemed like a good fit for Paige. I couldn't stand how they gave him a "magic addiction" which made no sense! Piper marrying a mortal might have also made more sense, since as mentioned in an earlier post, she was the one who was happy to be "normal" and keep magic more separate from her private life. Technically Leo did become mortal later on, but of course he wasn't for the first 6 seasons.

Very odd episode. Copernicus is back together but missing that missing ingredient to bring him to life. Edred is holding back a secret which could help him but why is he reluctant to share it? Was he sworn to secrecy by Merlin? His people? By Copernicus himself? Emma is still trying to get through to Melinda about what happened to her mother, but she's not having it. Who was it that bribed the sailor to out the Foxy Lady? Even she didn't know!

Got this from the first season of Bonanza: In the episode, "The Bloodline" (1960) we have Luke Grayson, local drunk and ne'er do well. He seemed to like picking fights while drunk and one day while at the general store with girlfriend, saloon girl Diane Jordan he tried to pick one with Ben Cartwright. Luke shoots at Ben twice and Ben gets the drop on him and kills him in self defense. Out of a sense of guilt and obligation, Ben agrees to pay for the funeral. To make things worse, Luke's son Todd is coming back to town (having been educated back in Boston all this time) to live with his dad. He arrives the day of the funeral. Diane is devoted to Luke, perhaps undeservedly so, as he seemed to take advantage of her feelings for him but rarely returned them. When she introduces herself to Todd and her relationship to his father, she makes things worse by claiming Ben murdered his father. Even though there were witnesses to the contrary, she keeps letting Todd believe this. He also thinks his father was a great man who was going to build a house for them and get him a horse and reintroduce him to the west he once knew. Naturally Ben meets the kid and he is determined to kill Ben one way or another. While at the funeral, he tries to kill Ben with his father's gun. Thankfully he is stopped and the sheriff takes him to jail. Ben tries to convince him that maybe it's not the best thing to have a kid fresh out of school, just losing his father be in jail at the moment so he offers to have the boy live at the Ponderosa until he finds himself in a better place. Sheriff reluctantly agrees. Todd is not very appreciative and refuses to trust Ben or Hoss (conveniently Adam and Little Joe are absent from this episode) and he refuses to eat and throws his food on the floor in defiance. Ben still wants to get through to him so he lets it slide. That evening, Todd slips into Ben's office and finds a pistol. When Ben comes to check out the noise he hears downstairs, Todd points the gun at him and says he'll kill him. He then fires the gun THREE TIMES. The gun was unloaded so Ben's unhurt. He runs into the night. Ben again chooses not to chase after him and they would go see the sheriff in the morning. The kid turns up in Virginia City and tried to buy a gun from the storekeeper. Storekeeper refuses to do so, so Todd hit him from behind and steals a pistol and a box of ammo. He then goes to Diane's who has a well appointed living space (being a "saloon girl" paid quite well) and offers to hide him for the moment. She offers to give him $500.00 if he would go to San Francisco and leave Virginia City forever and start over. He thought she was holding out on him, thinking the money was his fathers'. She insists the money was hers but wants him to have it. A gunfighter overhears the conversation and offers to take Todd to SF for the $500.00 and kill Ben. Eventually, Ben kills the gunfighter and brings the check back to Diane. Todd has the gun pointed at Ben and assures this time he'll kill Ben for murdering his father. Diane FINALLY admits the truth to Todd - it wasn't murder but self defense and that Luke was no good. The money sent every month to pay for his schooling and kept Luke in food and whiskey was also hers. He didn't have a dime to his name and everyone in town knew it. Somehow this takes the fight out of Todd and he and Diane bond. Ben gets the kid off an attempted murder charge and theft charge by saying he was paying for the gun the kid took and gave him one of the Ponderosa horses. He mentions how he need to spend time with his new "Ma". The end. Ever single time you see Todd try to kill Ben or dig the proverbial hole deeper you just want to put your hand through the screen and slap him!! It was like the kid had a one track mind - kill Ben - but nothing afterwards!! Even a Boston schoolboy would have known at that time that murdering a man in cold blood would only bring a noose around his neck!

Since she is so hung up on bodily functions, I say SEND THE POOP! She'll never guess who sent it! Seriously that a was bad case of decorum. She deserves the poop for this!!

OK, I was REALLY disappointed with this one! Emma's finace still left at sea when the gang could have brought him back to shore in the last episode. Now he might be a werewolf due to his encounter on the fishing trawler. I place that on the warriors. Now due to Emma's mental trip to the past, we learn the evil they have been fighting for over a thousand years is Melinda's mother! Not to mention her father being Merlin himself! Why did they say in the pilot that the evil entity was Merlin's fault when it was due to Melinda's actions (though unintentional) that this occurred? I don't recall Merlin doing anything other than watching the disaster unfold. How does the Fox Lady fit in? Are they one in the same? They mentioned Melinda's mother's name was Morgan. As in Morgan LeFey? Before her transformation, she seemed nice and not the vengeful woman who wanted Camelot and Arthur destroyed. I'm calling it now: via some timey wimey shenanigans, they go back in time and change how it all began, Melinda and Edred marry and lead out their lives without the constant reincarnations, Emma's world goes back to what 1890 SHOULD be (no steampunk) and marries her betrothed without a hitch. Then the orphanage doesn't close and Alfie is able to live a better life than he was when we met him. The street magician Edred currently occupies becomes a famous performer.

SEND THE POOP!! Meanwhile in my world.... Been spending this month on sweeps, so that means a lot of long packages on things kinda relevant to our viewers. Our hockey team, the Golden Knights are in the playoffs and we might end up with a ton of editing if we win the next game against Dallas. Not happy about that since this means every other sot has to be changed, and there will be at least 2 on the fly natpackages we have to make (with copyright free music of course!) using various clips strung together and made to sound celebratory and majestic. Considering all the editing we already have to do, it's a pain in the butt. Meanwhile, Bitcheroo's accomplice, "L' is trying to get into Heaven now. She saw me gingerly going down the employee stairs (I'm recovering from an injury so I literally have to take them one step at a time - and there is no railing!) and offered to help me down by taking my hand as I went down. I allowed it, but I know what she's planning - making me think I could trust her again, and then slam me when it counts. Just like before. I did celebrate my birthday this week! I informed my edit partner that for the duration of the shift I would be referred to as "Your Majesty". He obliged. ;o)