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Just make sure it's the clean version - the original has an S-word: And a B-word:

Agreed. One would think that these "experts" could have done better (I miss the good old days of MTV when videos had more personality to them). In fact, the videos posted on YT made by fans often look far better conceptually.

I have been tempted to catch this in theatres; my friends tell me it's a bit brutal but very good. I noticed their was a bit of controversy about comments made by Michael Moore (not that I pay much attention to what he says anyway), but it seems this movie is a freight train! According to this, it's about to overtake "Saving Private Ryan" as the highest grossing war movie in the US! So far it's made over 200 million dollars in less than 2 weeks of release! That alone is stunning!

I don't know about the public schools in your area Quof, but in the NYC area, (even neighborhoods as nice as the Reagans') public schools are generally not good places to learn and it's normal for most families to send them to private (usually Catholic) schools. I know this is a TV show, but it reflects reality for many NY families. Most of them would sell their car or skimp on something else rather than send them to a public school. Unfortunately I think you're right. Why else would we have both parents working, storylines involving OT, the car, and the refinancing of the mortgage. I hope the writers won't try to claim that Frank & Linda are spendthrifts or otherwise irresponsible with money. That's too easy, and nothing I've seen of the characters' lifestyle seems to indicate that.

This. I just saw the woman who was moving from Texas to Granada, Nicaragua. I'm curious why someone like her would take such a chance living in an area that is not only desperately poor but potentially unstable politically. Her neighborhood was labeled as "up and coming" which to me screams, "this place would be getting by only on money from the Save The Children Fund if it weren't for American/European ex-pats looking for a cheap place to retire". Plus, Nicaragua wasn't considered the most stable country in the Americas (I'm old, but I often associate the country with the Sandanistas and the civil wars that plagued the area for decades) and I can picture people like her losing everything should there be another upheavel of some sort . I also hope poeple like her aren't a target since many people automatically assume all Americans are "rich". Sure compared to most countries we are, but I think it still a risk in some places. ETA: I don't know if anyone saw but there was a cart horse in which the driver used cardboard flaps as blinders. These people are so poor they can't even afford a bridle with proper blinders on them!

I remember coming across news of an underground version of the film in which someone deftly edited Jar-Jar out of the film almost entirely and according to those who saw it, said it improved the film a bit. Others said it didn't make much difference, as the movie still sucked. As for The Wizard of Oz, I had always wondered about the scenes in which we see the other characters played by Frank Morgan, namely the carriage driver and the castle guard. Was it a joke to have Morgan play these characters before ultimately playing the Wizard, or was it supposed to have been the Wizard's way of hiding and keeping people from getting too close? When asked about the Wizard, the carriage driver hems and haws before driving the gang there, then the guard stalls them by claiming "Not nobody, not no how!" was getting in to see the Wizard. If it was the Wizard playing both those roles, he'd have had to run like the dickens between opening the door to let the group in and running to his apparatus behind the curtain without being seen.

That's what I thought - unless Danny meant some sort of afterschool tutoring program. Too true! Everytime I heard the name I kept imagining this show & L&O shared a universe!

Believe it or not, I know of Driscoll and Brian Auger & The Trinity! They were musical guests on The Monkees TV special, "33 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee" (1969). Driscoll reminded me of Annie Lennox (I first saw a bootleg version of the show back in the early 90s so she was the first person to come to mind). Love "Dieingly Sad" as well! It was the song that lead me to The Critters in the first place!

I was bugged by Jaime's storyline - it seemed like something that would have occurred during his rookie year, when he was greener, not after nearly 5 years. The resolution was a bit too pat; boys like him are usually difficult if not impossible to place due to the abuse and neglect they'd received up to this point. They usually hate the world and wouldn't want to be part of a family considering what his mother and aunt did to him. I was a bit annoyed at Henry getting mad at Frank for the meeting. Even as a viewer I could tell Frank wasn't trying to disrespect his dad and was serious about having him sit in. I liked how the cane came back for the first time since season 1! I thought Linda was being a bit unfair with Danny. He had some good points about the long tours. Such arrangements are not uncommon for pilots and flight attendants during their unique schedules. I was a bit disappointed the apartment turned out to be what Danny's boss (and probably Linda) thought it was. At least they made up; I hope the writers aren't trying to create a potential divorce storyline between them; Linda struck me as a bit more understanding up to now.

Another accidental discovery: I had posted in a different thread about an underrated band from the mid 60s called The Critters. One of the tunes they recorded, "Children & Flowers" was recorded by another group I'd never heard of from the same era. The band called, The Shillings were extremely popular in the Boston area and had a regional hit with "Lying & Trying". The band never went national, and some of their tunes were standard for the era, but this one is a standout. It should have gone Top 40. The song and a compilation album is available on iTunes although to my disappointment, the music was never remastered so it sounds a bit fuzzy. I don't know if that's because the masters are lost or if no one cared to go to the trouble.

Well, some of that I can understand. My mom used to tell me whenever you move to a new home, always replace the toilet seat(s). The tubs/showers can be cleaned with bleach and Pine Sol . I just caught an ep with the gay couple looking for a house in Upstate NY (near Woodstock). I was really getting annoyed with their insistence on finding a staircase for the non-existent child to make a grand entrance for a [prom] which may never occur! Yes, I realize this is fake but this is getting stupid! Do the actors/narrator laugh after they've read these lines? Also was annoyed with the "traffic" outside the home they ultimately chose (which was very nice BTW). I grew up nearby and two cars passing on a two lane highway in opposite directions does NOT a traffic jam make! May I add: Enough with imaginary problems such as traffic when there is only one or two cars passing by. Enough with prima donnas who want a house for supercilious reasons (like imaginary children who might need a staircase for a glamorous debut or the wife's fantasies of being a fairy tale princess) Enough with the insistence for one thing at the beginning of the search only to buy the house that doesn't have what you claimed you wanted. Enough of the poor little rich people who have to suffer by taking a 4,000 sq ft house instead of the 10,000 square foot property and call it compromise.

That depends. One doesn't need a degree to make detective - usually it's about the busts you made while in uniform and taking exams for promotions. Also, degrees are not necessary for joining the force to begin with - depending on the department. In my area, Metro is currently recruiting and all you need is a clean record and a HS diploma (not to knock people who don't have college degrees. No degree doesn't necessarily mean ignorant). Plus you start with 50K a year if you graduate the academy. Not too shabby.

Interesting - except if the Dark Avatar returns, it won't be for 10,000 years. Maybe we should save that one for the final installment - featuring the Fire Nation Avatar.

This episode really bugged me. This! I can relate that the mother expected her son to own up to what he did even if it meant jeopardizing his athletic scholarship, but at least they should have brought a lawyer in with them. Since the girl he hit wasn't seriously hurt, they could have worked something out. Showing up the detective in that case could end up biting Reagan/Jenko in the butt one day. Even when proven wrong, detectives get bad attitudes and don't often let things like this go. I had a BIG problem with the cop killer storyline. On the one hand I'm glad it turned out the guy did it; I would have hated it if it turned out he was innocent and was spending the past 40 years looking for the one armed man* while ducking the cops and raising a family. Second, the fact that a cop killer would encourage his son to join the NYPD. Even if his anti-cop attitudes of his youth had waned, I still expect him to be a little less than thrilled. I don't mind that Henry's memories were a bit muddled; even during trials, it's not uncommon for officers to go back to their notes on the stand because they were written when the events were fresh in their minds. Not to mention a lot less time would have passed since the crime occured in their cases. I had a bigger problem with Frank asking the killer's son to wear a wire and get him to confess. Even though he lied and claimed he ordered the son to do it, I felt uncomfortable a son was asked to rat out his father; it didn't seem like a Frank thing to do. If anything I'd expect it from Internal Affairs or the Feds. Agreed. Cops get briefings on these sorts of things at the start of their shifts. At some point there would have been a mention of it or a bulletin about how more pornos were moving into the area. Funny Danny should mention LA as the porn hub - now the industry has been moving to NV recently, although as noted in the episode, porn can be made anywhere. As for the porn murdering parents, that was something out of L&O's playbook! Saw it coming from a mile away. * Reference to the classic TV series, "The Fugitive".

Because IRL, due to the Frank-Dodd act, the banks are subsidized to NOT give out loans. When I bought my townhouse last year, no banks were loaning out money for mortgages even to those with great credit. Most people go through independent financial institutions. Although readster also made a good point about those with poor credit getting more attention than they deserve. However, I loved how Linda responded to the bank officer when he begged them to do something during the robbery: "Come see us again - in a year, year and a half!!" Gold, and definitely in character! I agree with the earlier remark about the group's lawyer should have been able to help with their paperwork. It was too easy for Danny to come to the rescue on that front. In fact, why would an Army lawyer be fighting in Baquba anyway - usually they're in military courtrooms unless he was a specialist in something else. It was rather uncharacteristic to see Garrett acting like a child who found out somebody stole his little red wagon! I'm not saying it wasn't totally unjustified (one of the first signs you're about to be replaced is when they stop inviting you to meetings and if it were me, I'd think the worst too), but he was so pouty when he went to talk to Frank about it. I did appreciate the resolution, because it seemed that Gormley was ready for an adversarial relationship since he was proven correct. Otherwise, it was nice to see Danny's old boss get kicked upstairs. I still want to see more done with Baker though. I had some issues with the bank robber's disabled husband and storyline: If he's a double amputee, and has some memory issues, why was he left alone in the house? If he hadn't had any therapy yet nor any prosthetics, going to the bathroom could prove challenging. Because of those memory issues, I don't know why he was allowed to go wheeling outside the house alone. He might easily have forgotten where he lived and ended up lost. If the wife is going to be in a federal prison for the next 5 years, who's going to maintain their home? Plus, is the husband supposed to reside at the VA during that entire time? I'm getting a bit annoyed by Sean and Jack's naivete. I understand trying to be careful of what subjects are discussed in front of them, but their eldest is 14 now and the younger one surely has heard the expression "extra curricular activities" used for something other than extra curricular school activities! I know I did and I was a NY'er with LEOs in the family circle too!

It's been a while since I saw this one, but I always thought of it as just asking what instigated the fight. The "heat excuse" I've seen used (usually from non LEO) to excuse riots. I think it may have to do with a theory that riots/violence were believed to have been linked to a rise in temperatures ("long hot summer"). Back then, not everyone had air conditioning either, which would have added to things. I can't remember if she was a regular or not, as she might have tried to report her husband before. They may not have talked her through it because either she had been there before, or she (and many women like her) kept refusing to sign the papers out of "love" or loyalty to their men. Sadly, cops see the same behavior in such women and probably expect them all to react similarly. IIRC, the character was hemming and hawing for the majority of the episode.

I just caught, "Open Secrets" and I was really bored. Perhaps it had to do with the fact that Danny had a rehash of an earlier storyline in which he is dogged by an unsolved missing child case, which parallels a current missing child case. Just as in both episodes, he not only finds the current missing kid alive, he finds the older missing child (missing 6 years) in the same house! When shows, no matter how much I enjoy them start recycling plots (Bewitched did this alot back in the day!) it's time to either find better writers or call it quits.

"Mushie, mushie!" "Squish, Squish!" "This is the best I've felt in 25 years and [the cure] just has to be illegal!" "This is definitely hash, Barney. I can tell by the way I feel!" Too Funny! When it's announced a man who thinks he's a werewolf is coming in: Nick: "I better put some newspapers on the floor [of the cage]" Later when Kopechne starts howling and is told by Barney to calm down: Nick: I think he's a real [werewolf]! He had hair growing out of his face! Barney: That's a BEARD!" Haven't you ever seen one before? Nick: "Not in my family!" (Damn, I miss Jack Soo!)

Fellow Islander here! Pudgies - it's been a long time! In my town we had a Chicken Delight - although I'm not sure if it was part of a chain. I think it was an independent joint. I remember it being much better than KFC.

I found it rather trite and predictable. That speech always gets trotted out when the 60s are mentioned in any show. What bugged me most about the ep was The "great grandparents". Seriously, it would have made far more sense if they were merely grandparents. Chances are the characters from the past would have been in their early 20s anyway. Sabrina wearing that hippie outfit in 1961. That look didn't come into vogue until 6 or 7 years later and was still more common in California rather than the East Coast. That these white kids were in a NY public school. Seriously, NYC public schools are dominated by Blacks and Hispanics. IRL, they'd be more likely to have been attending a private school (sectarian or otherwise). Of course if they wanted to take a chance, they could have had a situation in which the kids were home schooled (which is another education option) and Cory could be part of an education co-op. Then the real creativity in education could begin with all sorts of adventures. I liked the Topanga origin reference but why would they wait for two generations before using it? Plus, as previously mentioned, Nebula was the first born. Or she began her journey from New England (maybe Connecticut?) and then broke down in NYC. This. A mini reunion would have been awesome! That would be correct. However, Beatniks were similar to the Hippies in many respects - they just didn't last long as a movement. I did get a giggle out of "Ginsberg" but I'm certain it's a reference to his part in the movement, not his sexuality.

Not necessarily an episode as much as a segment of one. I just caught an episode of Fantasy Island in which one of the clients involved a brother and sister whose fantasy was to solve their adoptive father's murder, which occurred when they were children (technically he was their uncle, who took them in after their parents died when they were too young to remember). They eventually find out the truth (it was an accident), and are satisfied. However, Mr. Roarke steps in and tells the two that there was one last thing - that the two of them were orphaned during a shipwreck, but they were not really brother and sister, but the uncle raised them both as such anyway. The two then suddenly realize they are in love with one another and decide to .....ugggh! That really spoiled what could have been a great storyline. Not only do you have the potential to show how despite not being related by blood, love and family is still the most important factor. It would have been doubled by the fact that despite [one of them] not being related to the uncle, there's the fact that a carefree bachelor was willing to offer a home and paternal love for two children who needed it. Then the psychotic writer goes and ruins it! I can't believe they went there and it actually aired in primetime back in '81.

IMO, Danny didn't mean it the way it sounded. It's a classic clase of "that didn't come out right". Yes, he was upset about the mugging, but it's not as if Danny had ever been anything less than loving or protective of his family. He never treated her badly, or lorded over his household like an ogre. If anything, he's always had love and respect for Linda. Which comes back to my earlier rant when at episode's end, Linda chickens out. I would have loved to have seen her learn how to shoot, and Danny (not to mention many other members of the family) could have been shown teaching her. The family could have been shown at the range shooting together.

Ditto! I kept thinking what exactly did Tracy do wrong? She looked up to her dad and was rightfully upset when her father cheated on her. Worse still, they were a prominent family and daddy's actions were published in tabloids and gossip columns. I do chalk some of it up to the times; Tracy's mother didn't seem too outwardly upset over it, but I am guessing that's because she was raised in an era in which it's expected to have a husband who has occasional dalliances and to keep quiet about it. Tracy had every reason to be upset.

I do have some thoughts: Prince Wu becomes a media sensation and travels the world with his singing badger mole act. He's shown on this universe's version of The Ed Sullivan Show (in vintage clips). Varrick and Zhu Li have a happy union. She never forgets about taking care of "the thing". Bolin becomes a master lava bender and becomes a legend in the Earthbending arena. To capitalize on his fame he opens a chain of noodle shops called, "Pabu's". Mako rises in the ranks at the RCPD. He ultimately gets more fire benders to join the ranks, as up until now, it has been majority of Earth and metal benders. He realized Asami was the best he'll ever have. Asami remains single and focuses on Sato Industries. She adopts a child or two (perhaps relatives of Mako's & Bolin's family who were living with her), and has them follow in her footsteps in the biz. She helps rebuild RC after the damage from the final battle. She continues her partnership with Varrick, who invents all kinds of "things" that move the world further into a high tech society. Korra's cousins, Desna & Eska continue to jointly rule the NWT, and no one is suicidal enough to dare to inquire about their odd sleeping accommodations. Tenzin's children continue the Air Nomad legacy from their father. Eventually, they continue to wander the earth with their bisons, as Meelo's fart bending becomes the stuff of legend. Su Yin and her family (minus Bataar Jr. and Opal) go back to repair Zaofu . Lin eventually retires from the RCPD and eventually finds out what became of her father. She eventually also finds out who fathered Su Yin...... Sokka!. Opal marries Bolin. Whenever he thinks about doing something stupid, she reminds him of when he supported a ruthless regime and nearly allowed the world to be ruled by a dictator. Bolin backs down and buys her another expensive piece of jewelry or fur. Korra continues as the Avatar, but due to her radical actions over the past 3-6 years, history books record her as better than Kuruk, and worse than Kuruk. The big question is how Korra dies and how far into her Avatar career will it occur?

You shouldn't blame yourself so much as the fashion industry. They've been using "new sizing" since the late 60s! Women who were a size 16 (but otherwise normal height/weight) suddenly became size 10! When the size zero and double zero turned up, I knew there were going to be a lot of frustrated women! Those "00s" are in reality a size 8 or 10 in the old size numbers. Of course those sizes were more likely to be determined by bust size rather than weight.