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  1. Yeah, when she said she debated over calling 911 only to not do so after her daughter got that creepy image sent to her, that threw me. I mean, on the one hand, given the slaps on the wrist these pedophiles did get for the utterly horrific crimes they had committed, I can't say I blame her for wondering if it'd even be worth the fight. And then the idea of her daughter having to testify when she's already clearly traumatized enough would be tough, too (though she did ultimately wind up having to do that in the end anyway, so...). But still. Yeah. On the other hand...how do you NOT immediately pick up the phone after that and call somebody, be it the police or someone else you think might be able to better help stop this creep?
  2. Like I said, I had never heard of him until the rumors started floating around online within the last few years. I had no idea he was involved with some of the shows I did watch on Nickelodeon in the '90s, and then by the time "iCarly" and "Victorious" and that came along, I had long since aged out of watching stuff on that channel, so while I'd heard of those shows, I never saw them. I did see a bit of "Drake & Josh" here and there back in the day, though ,'cause my sister liked that show. I had no idea that "Drake & Josh" came along after the abuse Drake had suffered. That puts whatever memories I do have of that show in a whole new light. I think I know, though, why Dan was so much more sympathetic to Drake's situation. Dan preyed on girls and women. He may have treated Drake as a golden kid, but he didn't have the same kind of predatory focus on him that he did young women. (I can't get over just HOW many stories there were in this documentary about Dan always getting a massage from someone on set. Fuck's ake, dude, get a heating pad or something of that sort already and be done with it, you weirdo.) And of course Dan was shocked when Nickelodeon finally let him go. He'd become so used to getting away with his shit for so long, he never expected there'd be a day when he might actually face any sort of consequences for what he did. Still got to leave with a handsome bonus, though, and is apparently talking about wanting to make a comeback. But please, people who whine about "cancel culture", do go on about how unfairly we're treating these people over these kinds of accusations. Honestly, if they insist on giving him some money to leave, I say they should've treated his parting salary the way he treated the salaries of the women on his staff. If he thought that was good enough for them, after all.. But yeah, way to FINALLY make a move all these years later, Nickelodeon, in kicking him out. Too little far, FARr too late, and I honestly wonder if they'll actually learn anything from this for the future, but, yeah, the less opportunity these creeps have to be able to do what they've done, the better for all involved. God, this was depressing as hell. I knew it would be bad, of course, but...wow.
  3. It was eerie seeing that old clip of Brian with Leonardo DiCaprio when he was a young kid, in the context of describing how Brian interacted with Drake.
  4. This is absolutely harrowing. Drake's story is just...holy goddamn shit. His dad's guilt is utterly heartbreaking. HE GOT 16 MONTHS FOR THIS ABUSE. What. The. Fuck. Bless his girlfriend's mom, she is a hero. I keep wondering what his mom must be dealing with as well. Her ex-husband explicitly told her not to leave Drake alone with Brian, and she didn't want to drive in L.A., so as a result, Brian winds up driving him around, and has that much more opportunity to be alone with him as a result. But as we're seeing, Brian was a HELL of a manipulator, too, and I wonder if that also might explain some of those letters of support (though not the language of some of them, 'cause yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah, no, there is no "temptation" involved in sexually abusing a child). If he can divide a child's parents so effortlessly like that, who knows what other kind of manipulative skills he's used on other people, for his defense or to get a job on a show or a lighter sentence or whatever. It's interesting that Dan reached out to Drake after this. Interesting and, knowing Dan's own sketchy history, also creepy. He may not have been involved with this particular abusive situation, but his concern...you'll pardon me if I don't find it all that sincere. Anywho, so yeah, again, I really need to cleanse my brain.
  5. My mom said that the doctor predicted that both my sister and I were going to be boys. Yeah, not so much :p.
  6. Looking especially forward to Claire's return, but yeah, it'l be nice to get as many cast members back as they can before the show wraps up. I'm glad they're getting a chance to join in the opportunity to say goodbye.
  7. The scariest part about this documentary is that there were some kids whose parents were actually trying to look out for them and keep them safe. They talked about how kids were required to have at least one parent on set at all times, ostensibly to protect them from shady stuff like this. And it still didn't save many of these kids. These creeps still found ways to get the children alone even when their parents were there. That's frightening. But yeah, I feel like we owe a LOT of young teen stars who've spiralled into public meltdowns and eating dosorders and mental health breakdowns and whatnot over these past few decades a huge apology. The media and so many people just shruged it off as teen stars gone wild and being misbehaving brats who were bad role models for their young fans ('cause apparently it's totally the job of a teenager who's already going through their own stuff to be responsible for other people's children and not, y'know, those kids' actual parents), and refused to acknowledge the real, serious, traumatic experiences they were going through that led to those breakdowns. And all the scrutiny just made things even worse for them.
  8. It originally aired at 8 pm central time where I live, and then they repeated it at 11 pm central time. They didn't say, no, but yeah, I totally got that vibe as well.
  9. I was just about to comment on this...holy shit, this is incredibly disturbing. Everything with Jason, and the little girls. The baggies. I feel ill. And Dan, and his intense power and control. The stuff the women who wrote for the shows had to say about working for him, the harassment and degrading things they were made to do and say. Also, his intense involvement in Amanda Bynes' life, to the point where he's actively helping her to emancipate herself from her parents. WHY THE FUCK DOES A TV PRODUCER HAVE THIS MUCH INVOLVEMENT IN A TEEN GIRL'S LIFE LIKE THAT? Just. God. Seeing all these clips and phtoos of him with Amanda in such close, intimate settings...and then you think about how much she spiralled in the following years...it's chilling. We're seeing a full on grooming in real time here. And we're not even going to get into the John Waye Gacy shit with Brian that they're talking about now 'cause what the actual hell? I didn't watch a lot of the shows Dan worked on, but I had no idea that he'd worked on "All That" and "Kenan and Kel" back in the day. Or "What I Like About You", I do remember watching that show on occasion back in the day. I'd heard about some of the rumors involving him in recent years, but damn, these details are horrifying. And then of course black kids are being marginalized, and girls are being judged on their appearance when they're just barely into puberty, and my god, I just feel like I need a shower now. Ugh. UGH.
  10. "We're tired of paying for spoiled students' college loans! They just need to work hard and be responsible with thier money! Now excuse us while we go support a candidate who's never paid back anything he's owed anyone and who never had to work a day in his life for anything he got!" -How those Fox News/anti-Biden student loan people come across to me. Clue in, viewers who watch those shows and see those ads, they're taking you for a ride with their faux outrage over the student loan program. To say nothing of this weird attitude that's going around now where young people daring to want things like affordable schooling (or healthcare, or a safe and clean environment/safe schools/etc.), are being called "entitled" and "spoiled". And the same people bitching about this can't figure out why younger generations are either having a harder time hitting a lot of the typical adult milestones (marriage, kids, homes of their own, etc.) or holding off on/refusing to take those steps. Gee, yeah, it's a real mystery, people. I do appreciate John highlighting the postiive things Biden and his administration have managed to do to at least try and begin tackling this issue and helping people, though. It's nice to end a segment with that kind of positive, hopeful news, and is further proof of the kinds of achievements that we might be able to get depending on how things shake out going forward. The "Inside Edition" segments cracked me up. Especially the first one. I remember "The Soup" used to do compilations like that as well. My mom will occasionally watch that show and yeah, that's pretty much how those "coming up" promos go. They're just...all over the place. It's hilarious.
  11. She's never talked about buying a state, but she did say in one episode once that some item in the house was worth more than Oklahoma, or words to that effect :p. I remember hearing that Isaac's "Rhode Island" line from the season finale was an adlib from Brandon Scott Jones :D.
  12. Which just further proves her "I'm doing this for the child!" argument is total bullshit, as is any instance where someone commits murder in the hopes of getting custody of a child. If one really, genuinely cares about the kid they want custody of, like they claim to, they won't pull shit like this. These kinds of "murder for custody" stories have nothing to do with the children and everything to do with the murderer's twisted need for control. To say nothing of how killing someone just further proves why Johanna should never have custody in the first place, and going to jail automatically means she never WILL get that custody she wanted so badly, so...great planning, you absolute idiot!
  13. Yeah, that's an example of the kind of awkwardness I was thinking of - like if she were able to distract him with her "advice", as it were, perhaps that'll either buy her time to figure out how to have, or, more likely, help her avoid having, what would no doubt be a very difficult conversation. Either that, or maybe the idea that Pete also supposedly wasn't being faithful affected her attitude as well. Even if she's not quite ready to talk to him about her affair, maybe her belief that Pete was sneaking around made her feel just a little less guilty about her own actions as a result?
  14. This reminds me, by the way, that I love how Isaac - and Hetty, as she's done this, too - frame money discussions in terms of what states they'd be able to buy :p. It's such a perfect little nod to the time period they're from. I keep imagining what their reactions must've been when they found out we now have fifty states, LOL.
  15. I've seen this case covered on other shows before, so I knew the twist ahead of time :p. But yeah, I agree there was a lot that could've given away that it wasn't a man right off the bat. The nature of the murder alone could've been a big tip off -based off what we've seen about these kinds of cases on many other true crime shows, if a man had shot her in public like that, he may not have stopped at her. There's a reason most mass shooters are male, after all, let's just put it that way. Women tend to be much more personal and direct with their murders. Obviously that's not a hard and fast rule, of course, there's examples to the contrary on both ends, but yeah, I do think that could've been a factor for police to consider, too. I just keep thinking about those witnesses who saw the murder go down. Especially that eighteen year old girl - here she is, out for an afternoon with her family, she makes a funny little crack about someone's odd-looking moustache, and the next thing you know, she's witnessing a cold-blooded murder. I can't imagine how one even begins to process seeing something so horrific like that. I'm glad these witnesses were able to do their part to help, but damn, I feel for them, too, along with that poor little toddler. I can't imagine how incredibly cold one has to be to kill somebody right in front of a young child like that.
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