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800 Words. It & Everwood had the common thread of the father taking the children to live somewhere completely different after their mother dies, the family learning to live without her, their friendships & relationships with people in the town they moved to, etc. Jack's relationship with his children was far stronger than Andy's at the start & there are differences but Everwood immediately came to mind when I first watched 800 Words.

I've never heard of Sea Change. The show reminded me a bit of Everwood. I enjoyed the show all the way through and will miss it.

Acorn TV Announces Upcoming 2018 Slate Featuring Award-Winning New Dramas and Returning Favorites

Micheal Fishman tweeted a statement earlier today (apologies if this has been posted and I missed it. I scrolled back and didn't see it):

I don't think Ben is dead. I think he passed out drunk. I hope the show is renewed, anyone know when we will know if its returning?

I'm in, I loved it. Great to have Sandra Oh back on a show. I thought she was being recruited and that if she came to breakfast then that would be her joining.

Good news for those of us who can't attend live - the Paley Center is going to be streaming the event live via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaleyCenter/videos/10157288513592571/

https://www.facebook.com/TheAcademy/videos/10155178860951406/ Peopletv has something too but I don't have a link; try googling for it.

abc.com has the option to watch live.

I think they will eventually move on from being adversaries. The point was made that she worked for Dr. Creep (sorry, can't recall his name). I think at some point she will join Claire in going up against him. I understand why Shaun behaves as he does in front of patients. What I find false is that the senior doctors do not immediately bring him outside of the patient's room and at least try explaining that his behavior is unacceptable. Jared tried but he's Shaun's peer. This is the second episode in a row where Shaun went on and on in front of the patient with barely a blip. Of course not all doctors have good bedside manner but there's still a line. I like Melendez in a mentoring role with the younger doctors. I find he & Shaun's dynamic just as interesting as Shaun & Glassman, at times moreso since it started at zero and the respect (both sides) has grown as time goes along. I really hope if there's any romantic pairing with Claire its down the road. Everything doesn't need to happen in season 1.

They've seemed to tone down the traits of each of them and are making them more rounded characters. I'm enjoying the show and think its getting better as it goes along but I think most shows tend to find their groove after the first 4-6 episodes. I think the chemistry among the cast is really good so far. I watch so many medical shows and I don't expect the medicine to be realistic. I may nitpick but in the end it doesn't really take away from my enjoyment of a show. I'm sure for people who work in medicine its harder to hand wave but since all my knowledge comes from watching tv its not too difficult for me. She wasn't an employee. Nic said she was a sub-contractor. The consultant made a point of saying she spoke with the company Louisa worked for and until then, they did not know that she was illegal. So the hospital hires from Louisa's company believing they vet the employees & wouldn't be checking into each on their own. I have no idea if real life hospitals would sub-contract in this manner but it seems like the fictional hospital did. I'm in for the season.

I'm a fan of hospital shows in general and I liked this quite a bit. I think the pilot showed us the definiing points of each of their personalities & I'm hoping as the episodes go on that they will all become more rounded and fleshed out. I'm also hoping they give Emily VanCamp more to do than be a love interest (she's one of the reasons I tuned in).

Above from TV Line - Matt's Inside Line They've touched on her background in the past few episode and bringing her mother in will bring it all to the forefront. The description above reminds me a bit of ER with Abby's mother. I'm happy we will be seeing more story/depth for Claire. I think Antonia is terrific and am excited to see her in such an emotional storyline.

I'm not sure which thread this belongs in - Hulu has acquired all 15 seasons of ER. News via Sandra Gonzalez on twitter who is at the TCA press tour. Link:

Obama to hold press conference at White House on Friday

Lessig: 20 Trump electors could flip

I posted videos a few days back and it worked. I just pasted here, trying one now. Seems ok again.

Hmmm its blank now. It was a link to a facebook post with a video. I've posted that before without problems & I didn't see anything posted that we shouldn't be linking FB. Sorry.

DJT says that Time changed "Man of the Year" to "Person of the Year" because they had to be politically correct. Clearly he can't even imagine the fact that a woman could be honored. https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/807050319289061376

He's still on the payroll & IMO that muddies the waters since NBC owns news channels who should be reporting on the President. He being on their payroll can potentially influence that coverage.

Donald Trump Will Continue to BeCelebrity Apprentice EP NBC and all its news sources are all done for me. This is just insane, being President is a full time job. Also, is First Lady now a position that can be given to any family member?

via twitter. Discuss.