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I asked about this at one point. The answer I got, which worked for me, was that women had more children and often with larger differences when the movie was set. Part of the explanation was that there are unseen/unmentioned children that had died or had married and moved away, leaving only the "spinster" Marion and a late in life child (Winthrop). Underrated songs from the movie/show I love: "Goodnight My Someone" and "Till There Was You." Also, "Rock Island" is brilliant in terms of editing. It's MTV style editing decades before MTV editing was a thing.

What I love about this show is however messed up thier lives are, whatever is going wrong in Brooke's life or in Carey's life, the second they realize there is a problem with Chase they will be there for him and try to help. They pause thier drama/set aside thier own personal crisis to help their little brother.

You are correct I may have had the ages wrong, but I think my point still stands. Chase is now around 16, and we know Brooke just turned 30 or 31. That means that Chase was somewhere around 6, maybe 10 at the most, when both siblings left home for college or to start thier own lives. It doesn't seem like they were going home very often, so they probably only saw him a few times a year. The maturity difference between someone who's 6 or 10 and someone who's 16 is pretty significant (even if there is a range of maturity levels within 16 year olds.) The last time they had any major day to day interaction with him, he was a little kid. He is no longer a little kid, but Brooke and Cary haven't figured that out yet. The upside to this is that they still see him as a little sibling who needs to be protected, which is awesome given the craziness around him. The downside is that they do not yet see him an almost fully developed person they could somewhat relate to.

I think there are multiple things happening. Chase may be more mature than his siblings, but I do not think they realize or apperciate that. There is a gap of more than 10 years between Chase and his siblings. I think Cary and Brooke also still think of Chase as the little kid they left behind when they moved out for college/to start thier own lives. They probably only saw him a few times a year. I'm not sure they really know him as an actual person. They still think of him as thier little brother who's a child. Brooke and Cary are very much a unit and Chase isn't really part of that. I would love to see the three siblings hanging out alone for an extended scene and see what the dynamic is like between the three of them.

S2E5- I liked that Brooke and Cary still view Chase as a child and do not see him as a responsible young adult. As someone with a significantly older sibling, this part of the relationship felt very real to me. Chase figured out exactly what to do in about five minutes. I expected the episode to go in a different direction. I thought the church was going to be fine and it was just a crazy internet rumor, but I do like that the show gave Chase another opportunity to show what a great person he is despite the craziness around him. Cary is so insecure about himself. It's great that he got the confidence boost he needed. It's clear he wants a real serious relationship, but is not ready for marriage yet. I don't know how long before he gets tired of hook-up culture, but I'm guessing it's soon. S2E6-I knew Lance's idea for dry erase sneakers was legitimately brilliant, and I'm glad the show realized that too. It's great that Brooke realized she could be friends with Lance and happy for his personal and professional success. I want to see more scenes of Lance, Brooke, and Cary hanging out. Also, I think Cary and Lance hanging out together would be entertaining and is something I want to see.

I know there's an L.A Law reboot in development, but it's only in development. Over five years ago, it felt like there were more than half a dozen Robin Hood projects in development and I think only two or three became actual movies that were made and released. This may come off as picky and annoying (and total apologies if it does), but I think this is more of a reboot than a sequel because it does not follow/include any of the characters or people related to the characters from the original series.

I would pay more attention to voiceover narration in Young Sheldon, because that is more recent than what we saw in Big Bang Theory. Sheldon seems to be telling the story to his children. I'm really bad at math, but I think there's a gap of about 5-10 years between when Big Bang Theory ends and when the adult Sheldon is doing the narration portion of Young Sheldon. It is possible that during that 5-10 year period between shows, Missy's life dramatically improved.

I like the relationship between Carey and Brooke. No matter is happening, they are almost always there for each other. I was hoping Brooke would call Lance after the breakup. Even if they can't work as a romantic couple, maybe they can be friends. I'm not sure if these exist in New York City, but it would be great if Chase could get involved in a collab house. It might not make sense for him to live there full time because he's still a young teenager, but maybe he can hang out during the day and work on creative stuff/viral videos. Chase is smart. If he isn't actively working on something musical for awhile, he is going to figure out what is happening. At the very least, hire a singing teaching and have him take lessons. The excuse could be some version of: we want to develop your voice/further your range/allow you to sing different styles.

My guess is that Rosa has learned a great deal about dating apps as part of her new job as a private investigator.

The vow renewal was everything I wanted. Cheddar in a bowtie was adorable. Jake got to work one last epic case with Holt. I have a question (and roll with it, it's TV is a totally acceptable answer)-If Jake was suspended for five months, why was Mac still going to daycare? Did they pay for the entire year at once so it didn't make sense not to take advantage of it? It would be awesome to have a series of short webisodes about what Jake did to entertain himself while Mac was at daycare. I love that Jake has always been supportive of Amy and knew from early on that eventually she would outrank him, and he was totally okay with that. It's great that with an even more substantial promotion, his views haven't changed.

In the second episode, I thought it was great that they explained why Carey was trying so hard and from the Dad's perspective, acting so strange. Once the older man got it, he couldn't break Carey's heart with the truth. I'm hoping all of Carey's random hosting gigs lead to exposure/more recognition and he can eventually get an audition for the kind of part he wants.

As long as they show classic movies made before 1980 uncut and commercial-free, they can change the logo and the sets.

To what extent the series is able to incorporate the events of the summer depends on when season 2 was written and scheduled to film, and if they have enough time to rewrite before they start filming. It may be that they did not have enough time to change the first episodes of the season, but could include what happened recently in later episodes that have not yet been written and will be filmed later towards the middle or end of the season. My guess is we are going to see a disclaimer before the first few episodes episodes, something like the show does not reflect current events or the current situation.

Jake would be fantastic at writing short stories.

I agree that animation does not automatically mean escapism. I meant they should have explored prime-time animation as a unique subgenre with its own episode dedicated to it, the way they did with workplace shows or other subgenres that they did episodes on during this miniseries.

If Jake leaves the police department as part of the series finale, he will start a career as a writer. Either screenwriter (TV or movies), a graphic novel, or maybe an actual novel without pictures.

Being generous and saying the idea of "wokeness" becomes mainstream around 2010 at the absolute earliest, there are books and journal articles from the 1990s that make the case for Bewitched and I Dream of Jeanie commenting on feminism and The Munsters and The Addams Family commenting on race and ethnicity. There are also writers that mention Bewitched in the context of dealing with interracial/interfaith couples through metaphor. The writers of this miniseries did their homework and built on existing/established scholarship and did not invent new readings of the show to appear woke. I totally agree with you. The final episode felt disjointed and disorganized. It lacked a clear focus. The best and strongest segments were on animation. I wish the whole episode had been on animation.

Overall, I thought this was a good episode. The organization of the episode made sense. I wish they would trust the viewers/the audience and not feel the need to show a clip from a modern sitcom to keep/hold the audience attention at the start of some segments. The coverage/clips from Perfect Strangers made me laugh the most from this episode. I do not think Blossom belonged in this episode. It's been awhile since I watched the series, but I remember far more episodes focusing on Blossom at home. What was happening at school might play a role, but it seemed like we rarely saw her at school. Also, I am not sure if Blossom was that much of an outsider/geek. Do you think Freaks and Geeks is a sitcom? It's an hourlong show, so my immediate reaction is that it's not a sitcom. Hour long shows can be dramedies (dramas with comedic elements/moments), but not sitcoms. I am curious what other people think.

Nikolaj was well past the infant and toddler stage when Boyle adopted him. I think Boyle was trying to talk up his experience with infants and babies, which is why he mentioned neices and newphews and not his son.

Is it possible they have a landline phone we didn't see? Maybe they have one for emergencies. It's not a number they give out, but it's there if they need to call someone. I realize I may be overthinking this, but I figured I'd post anyway.

I'd like to see the union rep again. It would be great to see Holt vs. the union rep at some point. My guess is that Cheddar alternates who he stays with during the separation. For the weekend, I am sure someone they trust was was watching Cheddar. I am all for epic vow renwal that is more like a regular wedding as a series finale.

I agree with you. A regular allowence (as long as it isn't outrageous) can be a good thing. It helps kids budget and learn to save up for what they want (instead of constantly asking their parent to buy it for them), because it is a regular source of money. I enjoyed that part. You think she's a wild-child/screw-up, and then find out she has a valuable skill/hidden talent. Yes! To me, this proves that Hazel isn't a big of an entitled spoiled brat that some people seem to think she is. The day could have been all about her, but she wanted to include Al and share the celebration with him without anyone suggesting the idea to her.

I didn't think she was confusing the two. I thought the issue was that she had no idea where the two in relation to each other. The joke still works.

It felt like this episode was mostly covering series they had already covered in earlier episodes. I wished they had spent more time on series they had not included in other episodes like Fraiser or Malcolm in the Middle. Also, if they were going to talk about Rosanne they should have done a better job in this episode of what they contrasting it with, either something really exagerated like Silver Spoons or something more realistic like Growing Pains. I enjoyed the segment on The Honeymooners. The golf lesson is classic, iconic, and just plain funny.

I enjoyed this movie. It was pure summer popcorn fun. The generation raised on the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies are now making movies of thier own and doing well. I loved the puns. Lily and Frank's bickering/bantering overall dynamic was fantastic.