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Apparently the film is playing in a bunch of empty theatres. Anyone experienced that this weekend?

I've spoken with a fertility specialist who told me these 45+ celebs like Janet Jackson don't really have their children naturally. They're either implanted via in vitro with another woman's donor eggs or they have a surrogate. It's more about publicity for them and photo ops, not necessarily the desire for motherhood. Otherwise, I agree with your sentiment completely. Of course! Why else would a twenty or 30 something girl be interested in a man old enough to be her grandfather!! Same old story, unfortunately. I can imagine these twits probably also dream about bragging rights.

Seriously, how much time do they think he has to spend with the kids? I imagine maybe a decade at most - and I'm not sure either Jagger or Wood would be kicking the old soccer ball around with them either in their 80s.

BookWoman56, you're not the first person universities have messed with. I decided to go back to my alma mater for a 2nd bachelor's degree. I was doing quite well getting a 3.5 GPA on the classes I was eligible to take. When I wanted to take upper level classes (which required a 3.0 or better average). I was denied! They told me my overall average from my first college stint was what they based the decision on (2.8 GPA more than a decade earlier) and I should take a bunch of easy A classes to boost it so I could go on. I appealed to the dean but was denied. I told them to go to Hell and never looked back. I've taken classes at community college and other places but I don't see the point in traditional college anymore. Perhaps your daughter might consider college online. They're legit and much cheaper (no campus or tenured professors to support) and you can work at your own pace. WGU, Liberty University, and others might be what your daughter needs. Lots of homeschooled kids have continued their education this way too - especially if they breezed through earlier work, but were too young to go away to a traditional campus. Friends of my sister, who obtained degrees through WGU have raved about it. So much so, I'm looking to pursue a Masters there! My main caveat is don't leave your real phone number with Liberty University - they kept calling and harassing me until I finally told them I decided not to go!!

You had every right to turn that man away! Who do people think they have a right to go traipsing onto private property to play a freaking game??!!!! I think it's even more pathetic (not to mention disturbing) that these idiots insulted you online like that! Klassy!! I have also heard from someone who said Pokemon hunters came to their residential marina (all private property) and even boarded private houseboats!! The nerve! This Pokemon thing really has come on strong lately. I even found a song written about it! Please somebody make it stop!!

The first season of Lost In Space was actually not campy but meant to be a serious adventure. It was due to the campiness of Star Trek that had the LIS show runners camping it up with rebellious vegetables and invisible kittens.

"Lady Jane" - The Monkees "Stuck on You" - Lionel Richie "Stuck on You" - Elvis

My dad used to work in construction in the 60s and also did a lot of demo/remodeling work on the side. He found it funny how people wanted subway tile again in the bathrooms and kitchens - since 50+ years ago, people couldn't get it out of their homes fast enough to make room for laminate and linoleum!! He was definitely a fan of subway tile and thought the people who wanted it ripped out (especially hexagon shaped tiles used in bathrooms) were clueless. True. As they say, there's two kinds of concrete: one that's cracked and one that hasn't cracked yet. Although it can look great in loft spaces and can be easy to clean. I've seen the floors stained various colors to make them look warmer.

Just saw "Marty" (1955) and felt a "Hell Yeah" moment towards the end as Marty is hanging with his single friends. They make fun of him for liking a "plain" schoolteacher, rather than the hot dates they're always on the prowl for. Marty goes out on a date with the teacher and they seem to really like each other, so he promises he'll call her later to make plans for another date. The guys chide him so he doesn't call when he says he does (there's a sad moment as the girl is stuck at home with her parents watching Ed Sullivan with tears in her eyes). After hanging with his dateless friends who can't get motivated to do anything ("What do you want to do? I don't know, what do you want to do?"), Marty realizes he's got a good thing and gives his friends a round about how he liked this girl, will keep dating her and if she'll have him, he'll get on his knees and propose to that girl. It was great seeing the character break away from his friends' expectations and decide he doesn't want to wait around for a fantasy- but a nice girl who enjoys his company.

I think the idea was that Joe would be able to freely live his life without the hangups that came with his old one or the mistake of dying too soon. Not my favorite ending, but I understood it.

I agree although it reminded me of the 30s screwball comedies in which a person is mistaken for someone's fiancee or something.

Been stuck on The Monkees newest single, "You Bring The Summer". Loving it!! The video (co-created by Jonathan Nesmith - Mike's son) is a love letter to Monkees fans! Half the fun is spotting the easter eggs planted throughout ! The song on its own is also a great respite from the usual Top 40. Why don't we have more quality power pop on the radio these days?

To be fair, Alice was a live-in housekeeper so she had fewer expenses than most (rent, car payments, etc.) so she could have had a nest egg. Plus, confidence men like Mark will take what they can get from whomever is willing to give it to them. He was willing to be a bigamist to get his hands on his wives' assets.

I was on it years ago and all my matches were at least 800 miles away from where I lived. None of them were interested in meeting me. I try not to take these things personally, but if you want a potential good match, why not at least send a note rather than lock out all communication?

I think it has to do with two things: the length of the war since it covered a large portion of Sam's lifetime and affected so many other people in one way or another, and that Sam's brother was in 'Nam. In the original timeline It doesn't bode well when a show breaks its own rules without a good reason. Reaching for additional storylines isn't one of them. It also bugged me when Sam became a chimp in the space program! IIRC there was an article during the show's original run in which the writers were working on storylines in which Sam would leap into a baby and a dog! Yikes!! Was Donald Bellisario still running the show at that point? I was intrigued by one suggested storyline in which Sam would leap into Thomas Magnum however. The show was likable (and I attribute that in part to the chemistry between Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell) but I agree it doesn't hold up well, but it is typical of shows from that era.

I've only seen the first three episodes and it's not bad. It's been forever since I'd seen the 80s series and the recent "Voltron Force" for all its imperfections was clearer in my memory. I preferred the latter's animation style but I can understand why this reboot was done in a more anime style, and having some of the creative team members behind ATLA helps. I think the space mice were silly - then again, I always thought that going back to the original series. I was shocked Allura was asleep for 10 thousand years, or that Zarkon had been conquering the universe during all that time. I would have thought one thousand years would have been a better period of time. After 10 thousand years of conquering various civilizations would make the Galran Empire unstoppable, one would think. The puke jokes with Hunk got old really fast. I hope they move past this soon. Love the voice work here; Finn The Human is Lance, Avatar Wan is Keith, and Spectacular Spiderman is Shiro! I was surprised Princess Allura was made to look more alien than past incarnations (loved the ear shape crack against Lance!), but I respect it. I wasn't crazy about Coran being made to act goofier than past incarnations. Why was Keith so obsessed with getting Shiro back to the point of risking his place in the academy for him? At least we have a reason why Pidge was invested in his quest for his dad and brother.

They were half right - as the show was still in production in '09. I always hated that the girls' powers were never developed the way they were shown to be in this episode. They really looked like the bad ass witches they were meant to be.

You're welcome! What I love most about this album is that it's the best one the group has put out in decades!! It truly suits them. Considering the guys are a hair past 70 now, this may be the last album they put out, and if so it's a great one to go out on.

I had heard the reason this was changed was due to the same name used for the shapeshifting race from Star Trek: Deep Space 9. They wanted to avoid confusion - or being accused of being copycats. I think it would have been better if witches didn't know who their WL was. The Charmed Ones could have been the exception since they were the exception to ordinary witches in the first place.

1. Making With The Magilla - Little Eva - For the longest time I could only hear this when watching the cartoon when Magilla Gorilla was crowned Big Kahuna at a surf party! I didn't even know Little Eva sang it until recently. I found it on iTunes and wasted no time downloading it. It's still a fun song to listen to and cheers me up on my commutes! 2. Java Jive - The Puppini Sisters - I've always liked this song, and it's been recorded by many artists over the years. 3. I Won't Be The Same Without Her - The Monkees - This was another great song which was originally recorded during the 1966 sessions. Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, it wasn't released until the 1969 album, "Instant Replay", but the group was on the downswing by then and their show was off the air so it never got the attention it deserved. This one has just the right mix of melancholy and pop as Mike sings about a lost love. 4. Popcorn - Hot Butter - What can I say, I love instrumentals! I remember this one fondly because it was one of the tunes used when TV programming was interrupted by "technical difficulties" and we had to "please stand by". 5. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington - This classic instrumental never gets old.

FWIW, according to the novelized version of the pilot (based on the original scripts and notes by Connie Burge), Patty's maiden name was supposed to be Marston, and Victor's last name was indeed Halliwell. In, "That 70s Episode", Patty mentions how Grams wouldn't let her take Victor's last name. Victor later says Grams drove him away ("Thank You For Not Morphing") and it's confirmed in Season 3 ("We All Scream For Ice Cream") that after little Prue was nearly sucked into the ice cream truck, Grams thought Victor couldn't adequately protect the girls since he had no powers. Grams wouldn't let Patty take Victor's name and I wouldn't be surprised if she insisted the sisters were always given the Halliwell name despite the convention of having their father's name. Grams also made a mention in "Just Harried" that Halliwell women kept their names after marriage - but I think it was only beginning with her since she'd been married so many times and became soured on marriage in general. There had been a theory that the Charmed Ones weren't powerful enough to keep the BOS from being touched by evil at that point, but I think it's just an inconsistency on the writers' part. One facet I did like was how the BOS couldn't be removed from the house except by a Warren Witch, which IMO made a bit more sense than generic evil being unable to touch it.

He was a hoot in most of his pre Barney Miller appearances. He was quite funny as Sammy Fong in "Flower Drum Song" (1961) . He was also in the John Wayne film, "The Green Berets" (1968) in a more serious role I'm surprised no one has mentioned a pre-Diff'rent Strokes Todd Bridges in an episode from the first season. He played a 7 year old who tried to stick up Barney's wife, Liz, who promptly made a citizens arrest and brought him to the one-two.

NOOOOOOOOO!!! I always remembered her work as a VA - as Judy Jetson, Josie, from Josie & ThePussycats, Penelope Pitstop, and many others. I remember seeing youtube vid of her at Comic Con a few years back and she could still do the Judy Jetson voice on cue!! That girl still had it in spades!! The only two VAs from that era of HB left are June Foray (who's 98!) and Frank Welker (age 70).

Agreed. That wasn't the first time they had the bad guys be able to freeze the sisters and not kill them - it happened in "Witchstock" when a warlock played by Jake Busey (Gary Busey's look a like son) walked into a room to discuss plans with another warlock while frozen witches in the area. Who authorized that stupid plot device???

How about when a band covers its own recorded single for the same album the first song appears on? On The Monkees new album, "Good Times!", there is a soft wistful song called, "Me & Magdalena". Mike Nesmith and Mickey Dolenz do a great job harmonizing and it reminds you of the kind of music Mike was writing during the group's heyday (even though it was written by Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie). However, on the deluxe version of the album there's a different version of the song which is a little more uptempo and still very contemporary and radio friendly. I really hope this song becomes a hit!