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Hulu is super glitchy for me. Freezes all the time. It works best with my firestick but sometimes freezes with that too.

I’m very excited about the TCM options and am excited for Doctor Who.

The HBONow app updated to become HBOMax on my ipad. I haven’t noticed glitching. There’s access to TCM, DC etc... One problem is that I can only access HBONow on my firestick which is a limited library. I didn’t realize they didn’t have an agreement with Amazon for HBOMax yet. At least I can watch on my Ipad. I like that I can download movies.

That makes the episode when Eric and Topanga decide to go on a diet together really insensitive.

They framed things so Maya was a bad girl and Riley was the good one. The show was so married to that dynamic that it was considered bad when Maya was getting good grades and not getting in trouble. Everyone acted like it was some sort of crisis and complaining Maya was trying to be good like Riley. I hated that whole storyline. In the end Maya was a better person than Riley. Also @Blergh Riley was weirdly controlling and meddlesome in Maya’s life. She was always interfering behind Maya’s back or pressuring her in some way. Like telling Shawn where Maya’s Mom worked or criticizing Maya for getting good grades because why?!

That’s a good point. I think there’s a false idea that cheerleading is easy and it is not taken as seriously as a sport as it should. Even with training there’s a risk of injury so someone with no training really shouldn’t be trying out. Now I’m having flashbacks to that episode of One Tree Hill where Hayley learns the cheerleading routine in one weekend to act as an emergency fill in. In real life someone with zero gymnastics or dance training probably couldn’t just learn the routine to competition readiness in one weekend. This is one thing I really like about the movie Bring It On. It makes it clear cheerleading is a competitive sport requiring skills and practice. I kinda hated Lucas on OTH during the Hayley starts dating Nathan and joins the cheerleading squad stuff because he’s so nasty to her over it. Lucas could be so condescending and even hypocritical sometimes. It’s okay for him to play basketball and date cheerleaders but his friend can’t date a basketball player and join the cheerleading squad. I get his pissiness is more about his feelings towards Nathan than Hayley but she didn’t deserve to be the one he takes his brother issues out on. Plus I think he was threatened by Hayley befriending the popular girls because he liked having Hayley to himself. I don’t think he liked sharing her attention with Nathan and the cheerleaders. The character I hated most on OTH was Dan. The second he killed Keith I had no interest in Dan beyond wanting him dead. I love that the show used CMM unwillingness to return for the finale to have Lucas refuse to see Dan before he died. He deserved someone not showing him any mercy. I hated that he made it to the final season and got Angel Keith escorting him to the afterlife. Dan never deserved that. He was a selfish jerk, an emotional abusive father and brother murderer.

@Mabinogia The cheerleading thing in particular was problematic because she was so blatantly unqualified and showed no signs she was willing to do the work to become qualified. She really was a danger to the other girls on the team because Riley didn’t know what she was doing. It was framed as the coach is so mean and Riley should get what she wants because she’s persistant about demanding it. Yes the coach was mean but that wasn’t why she didn’t want Riley on the team. It was because Riley was horrible and couldn’t even do a cartwheel without hurting herself. You’re right it does send a bad message to kids that you should get what you want even if you aren’t qualified just because you want it. If the episode had ended with Riley deciding to take some classes and vowing to audition the next year that would have been a better way to show the importance of persistence. Persistance shouldn’t mean bugging someone until they give you an undeserved chance. Let her do the work, actually improve, and then reward her.

I still hold a grudge towards her eating Zay’s cookie after he finished saying it might be his last one from his Grandmother because she was getting older. Then she insists he has to forgive her to show he’s a good person despite her showing no remorse. She never apologizes even though he’s visibly upset. Riley got on my nerves and made the people around her look bad because they enabled her. They acted like she needed constant protection from the bad side of reality. Her reaction to someone not liking her as if she couldn’t comprehend it and laying on the floor crying was horrible. Then Lucas had to carry her to class which lead to the funny part where Zay offers to carry Maya and Smarkle offers to carry Farkle who was too heavy for her. That was the only part that amused me. Things always had to work out for Riley even if it’s unearned like trying out for the cheerleading squad. She had no training or skills and was clearly in danger of injury for herself and others. I thought it would end with them making her squad fund raiser or equipment manager which would have been a reasonable compromise between her enthusiasm for cheerleading and lack of physical ability. But no she’s on the squad despite being terrible and potentially dangerous because Riley wants it so badly. She doesn’t even take any classes to improve her skills. She wants to be on the team but doesn’t do any of the work needed to get better. She just keeps showing up to audition and wears the coach down. She didn’t have to earn it through seeking out proper training or accept she was terrible and be forced to deal with failure. Being persistent to get a position while refusing to get the training to get a position isn’t admirable especially when lack of training can cause injury. The only time that kind of story works is if the requirements for a position are unfair which it was not in this case. She couldn’t do the most basic skills. I get that I wasn’t the age group being targeted and I watched out of nostalgia because I grew up with Boy Meets World. I think Boy Meets World was better at calling characters on their crap even though it was a comedy that could be ridiculous at times.

Method acting

Ultimately Carrie’s column was a relationship column not a sex column.

The Disney store sells a special Disney Plus gift card for a one year subscription.

Why Ted is the villian Solid argument. I agree with it. I do admit to being biased in favor of Barney. I ascribe to the theory that the worst things Barney did were exaggerated by Ted who is an unreliable narrator. I do not hate Ted and wanted him to find happiness. Yet, he could be incredibly self centered and use his romantic nature to excuse it. Robin’s “Happy” Ending I do agree that the finale did wrong by Robin. Ultimately, she was treated as a prize for Ted instead of getting a conclusion about her own personal fulfillment. The show spent years providing really good reasons why Robin and Ted weren’t suited for each other romantically so I found their romantic ending baffling.

1917’s In Camera Editing

I thought Beryl might have been contemplating sneaking birth control in her sister’s drink or something to stop her getting pregnant again.

George of the Jungle is a lot of fun. It knows exactly what it is and really embraces the cartoon vibe. Plus the leads have so much chemistry. It’s definitely a cute funny romance.

The Greatest Showman is a great mood lifter

There’s enough reasonable doubt and the investigation was not handled properly. It isn’t even clear that all the murders had the same killer. At minimum, a new trial is needed.

Musicals that would be great for quarantine coping? I like @Browncoat’s list. I want to add more. -Hairspray - Were the World Mine -Sound of Music -Bye Bye Birdie -Wizard of Oz -Once -Enchanted

I love Greedy. It’s one of my favorite movie endings. I agree it would make a fantastic double feature choice. Everything Great About Knives Out 1 part 2

I’m curious about whether it’s legal for a movie maker to own a movie theater chain. That’s the way it used to be but wasn’t there a court case accusing the studios of being a Monopoly. So studios were forced out of movie theater ownership. If Disney owned AMC theaters they could screw with the distribution of rival studio releases. I could see tons of lawsuits over it

I remember in my high school one of my classmates brought her 30 year old boyfriend to prom. The teachers looked uncomfortable but couldn’t say anything because she was 18. She was an old 18 whose parents treated her like a fellow adult instead of a child so I suppose that made her more mature. It’s been 20 years and they are still together and have a young son. I always assumed the age difference would lead to problems but it worked out for them.

The Untold Engagements of Love Is Blind - The pairings we never got to see. I was always curious about Rory who got so much screen time with the guys but didn’t get an onscreen romance. It’s interesting what we didn’t see.

I’m having flashbacks to TWOP referring to that episode as “May We Bake Them Brown” instead of “May We Make Them Proud.” What really bugged me was the way the show forgot about the baby so fast. It bothered me that Caroline was teasing Charles about becoming a Grandpa in the episode when Laura and Almanzo get together when their grandchild just died.

Maybe because a lot of people were forced to cancel their weddings due to the crisis and they are worried a Weddings promotion might bother some people?

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