Linda956

It's definitely reached the point where Joe should simply call it a day and retire. He's never there. He's either off the entire day or disappears after 8:00am and never returns. They do a 6-8am show, then an hour of repeats from the 6-8am show and then they come back at 9:00am (usually minus Joe). Yeah Joe, those 2-hour workdays must really be exhausting! There was really no good reason to extend this show to 3 hours.

I was a huge fan of Northern Exposure when it was on back in the day and am enjoying rewatching the series on Prime. I agree with all who liked Graham Greene's Leonard Quinhagak's character. I simply adored him and wish they had made him a regular. He was so cool. Also, did anyone catch Elaine Miles in an episode of HBO's This is Us last year during Season 1? The minute I saw her on the show I pointed at my TV and yelled out, "Marilyn!" I'm glad to see she's still acting.

I cried from beginning to end in this episode. It was a lovely episode and tribute to Ducky/David. My only complaint, as others have noted, was not having Gibbs there. If Tony could fly in from Paris, Gibbs couldn't show up from Alaska? If for whatever reason, Harmon didn't want to appear, couldn't they have at least alluded to Gibbs and Abby being at the funeral even if we didn't see them? Although I did like the idea of seeing them from a distance at the funeral as was suggested.

You know, it hasn't even been a year yet (they started in Jan. 2023) with the 4 hour broadcast and Mika and Joe seem to have comfortably settled into working a 4 day week. It's been months since Joe's been there 5 days a week and Mika lately (over the last month or so) seems to favor taking Fridays off. I don't know why it pisses me off as much as it does, but it's a 4 hour day. I shudder to think how these people would handle an 8 or 10-hour a day job like most people. And Joe (especially Joe), always seems to take off the day after something important happens (like the results of the elections, etc.) I would love to know if this time off was originally part of the contract for the 4 hour format. If so, I guess they knew ahead of time they couldn't hack it. Add this to the amount of time they will no doubt take off for Thanksgiving and Christmas (I predict they won't be in all week for those holidays).

Yesterday, Joe started the show at 6:00am by saying, 'Hi, I'm Joe. I hope you've chosen to be with us on this first of our hopefully many shows ahead." WTF? What is Joe talking about? First? Is that some offhand comment regarding how he's always taking days off or leaving early. Did management finally tell him to do his job and stay on the air the full 4 hours? I just thought it was a really strange comment on his part.

Everything about the characters in this episode has been said, but I have to bring up one thing. I live in the Sheepshead Bay/Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn and have done so all my life (60 years). It's a stone's throw from Coney Island. The way they made Coney Island and the boardwalk look in this episode was beautiful. That's not the way it really looks. Most of the time the beach, boardwalk and amusement area looks like a shithole. I was there 2 weeks ago because we were craving a Nathan's hotdog. I have to assume the set crew came in and "cleaned up" the place significantly. If it looked like it did in this episode, I would be there more often.

I never watched The Waltons when it first aired but recently watched the entire series and all 5 movies on the Hallmark Drama Channel. I really enjoyed the series a great deal but by the time they got to the mftv movies, they really didn't give a damn. It's like the showrunners couldn't be bothered to check the storylines from the beginning going forward on all the characters and just wrote whatever they wanted. I'm surprised about this because Earl Hamner was still involved with the series and you think he would have been a stickler for detail. The things that really stick in my mind are the fact that John Curtis has disappeared. It's like he never existed. The only reason I can think of is that given the fact that John Curtis was born in 1940/41, by the time the movies came out, he would have been between 25-30, which would have made Mary Ellen seem quite old. Even saying he was away in Vietnam would have aged Mary Ellen and her son given that the children she had in the films were all young. Also, how did she have additional children when she was told in the 2nd tv movie after her accident that she couldn't have any more children and would die if she did. Also, they explained that her husband Jonesy was in Vietnam. By the time of those movies, it was the mid 1960's. Jonesy would have been in his mid 40's at the very least. What would he be doing in Vietnam when Jason, Ben and Jim-Bob were at home? Why didn't they go as well? Also, they never explained what happened to Ginny Walton. What caused her to die and what happened with Erin and her husband. All they said was that he cheated on her and they divorced. It's really a slap in the face for people who have watched the entire series. Do they honestly think the fans would forget what happened or not want details.

Can someone tell me what's the deal with Mika & Joe? For some time now they don't appear to be in the same location. (That's when they show up at all and aren't taking time off.) Both have different set backgrounds and are clearly at different locations. Are they having a tiff or what?

What pisses me off about Joe & Mika is they made a big deal about extending the show to 4 hours in the morning and yet from the beginning, almost half the show or more are repeats of segments from 6-8am. Even when it's not a repeat, most of the time Joe is MIA after 8am. He also take a ridiculous amount of time off. He was off 2 weeks earlier this month, at least one day a week for the other 2 weeks in July and now he's into a second week off with Mika heading into August. He also seems to be turning into a talk show host interviewing celebrities. First the Oppenheimer cast 2 weeks ago and then Jamie Lee Curtis last week on tape. I would suggest having celebrity interviews during the 9am-10 hour, but I guess that Joe doesn't want to hang around that long. Why are these people getting paid a great deal of money and they are hardly ever there. God forbid Lemire and Willie took vacation the same week! Who would they get to host the show? I would also like to know who to complain to at the network about this.

Someone needs to sit Joe down and explain to him that during the Oppenheimer interviewer this morning, wearing a suit and tie and then combining it with no socks and white tennis shoes goes well beyond fashion disaster. What the hell was this man thinking? It just screams "I don't give a damn" about how I look on this show. I suppose once you start not showing up half the time, it's only a matter of time before you can't be bothered to dress like you care. How long before he shows up in pajamas?

Regarding Joe saying he grew up in the South and he never heard people use the word "colored people." Please. I agree they were using the other word that begins with "N". I grew up in Brooklyn in the 1960's (and still live here). My grandmother (who came over at the turn of the 20th century comes from Italy). She always used the "N" word, not because she was racist but because that was what black people were called when she was growing up and no one in her social circle thought differently back then. My family would literally cringe when she spoke that word and we had to very patiently explain to her how wrong it was and never to use that word in polite or even impolite company. On another note, what is Joe's obsession with the film "Oppenheimer?" Between the prime time special and the constant interviews with cast and crew, he's spending almost as much time covering this film as he does politics. You'd think it was the first time anyone had done a film or anything with regards to Oppenheimer. Even this morning he did another interview with the writer director. It's like Joe is turning into a talk show host.

What's the deal with Joe bailing after the third hour and being AWOL from 9am-10? I don't always watch the 9-10 hour but I had it on the last 2 days and Joe was nowhere to be found from 9am-10. Willie did most of the interviewing and reading of the news. Again, one must ask why is Joe getting paid a great deal of money and he's absent for a quarter of the show. And that's when he bothers to show up at all. This seems to be a new trend because I notice the same thing going on over at GMA. George, Michael and Robin (especially Robin) are absent quite a lot. What are they paying these people for? To not be there! They've really got a sweet gig.

Today was Joe & Mika's first day back. Joe was off 2 weeks (week 1 On Assignment and week 2 on Vacation with Mika). Given how much they plugged the primetime special, Oppenheimer, this morning that Joe is doing on the film and the interviews with the cast, I have to assume that was why he was "On Assignment." Since when has Joe become a talk show host interviewing celebrities about their films? And he needed a whole week off to do this? It comes across to me that Joe would rather be anywhere but sitting in that chair for 4 hours every morning.

Wow, maybe this explains why Mika is always wearing a shawl or bathrobe on the show. If she's going through menopause, maybe she's one of those women that gets chills instead of hot flashes. Also, that also might explain why she has brain fog and can't read the cue cards and pronounce words properly half the time. It's a bitch! I remember what I went through (2 years of symptoms) and can't imagine having to face a camera every day.

I'm glad I'm not the only one noticing that Joe goes AWOL a great deal of the time. I asked the same question this morning when Joe disappeared after 7am and never came back. They expanded MJ to 4 hours but what we're really getting is a 2 hour show expanded to 4 hours that includes close to 2 hours of repeats. Everything after 8am is a segment repeat with occasional exceptions to include an interview of an author, celebrity, etc. (usually during the 9am hour) Joe is almost always absent for all of this and don't even get me started on the fact that they both seem to take a day off a week. With summer starting, it'll be even more often as I'm sure they'll have weekly vacations. For the life of me, I can't understand why they bothered to increase this show to 4 hours when you're not getting 4 hours. Would it kill these people to actually work a 4 hour day?

I think the PBS stations here in the U.S. have to wait until they are shown in England, which is usually in January/February (I also watch Father Brown). Once they complete their run in the UK, they usually show up on 2 of my local PBS stations around April/May. That's been the pattern for the past several years.

Since I already have too many streaming services, I decided to buy the DVD set of Beyond Paradise. I enjoyed it somewhat since I like the Humphrey character, but the stories were kind of low-key. I will say, though that the location filming in Looe, Cornwall was to die for. I went on You Tube and checked out some walking tours of the area and the places are simply stunning. The place looks so gorgeous that I seriously want to visit there.

Good God! What is it with Mika & her shawls. Today it was a plaid one. Seeing her draped in those shawls every day makes her look like an old woman sitting in a rocking chair. All she needs are the knitting needles. If she is so damn cold all the time (I refuse to believe it's a fashion choice), turn up the heat at the Bunker! After all, she lives there.

Good Lord, what happened to David McCallum? He hasn't been on NCIS since the beginning of the season, but he doesn't appear well. I know he'll be 90 this year, but he seems to have aged significantly in the past few months and his speech is quite slurred, almost as if he's been ill. I hope he's a;right. I've been a few of his since Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Having Q show up at the end makes me feel that everything that happened with Q in Season 2 was bullshit. Isn't he and/or the Continuim supposed to be dead? I know they did it to set up the premise of a new Trek series with Jack Crusher, but I'm sure if they did a poll, nobody wants it. I didn't like his character at all. Now if you want to do a Seven of Nine series - that I'm all for. I personally think they should have had Wesley pop into his cabin at the end and introduce himself (and I'm not even a Wesley fan). He did it last season and considering all the cameos they had this season, it would have made more sense. He's the only original TNG member not to appear. They even used a recording of Majel Roddenberry as the ship's computer at the end of the episode.

Since this show is a comedy, I doubt it would happen since it would be too mean. But I felt so sorry for Midge's daughter when she was interviewed for 60 Minutes and gave that robotic response of what a great mom Midge is when it was the exact opposite. One gets the impression she can't stand her mother for the way she and her brother were dismissed growing up in favor of Midge's career and would love to see her write a "Mommie Dearest" book to set the record straight.

Good Lord is Midge an obnoxious, insufferable know-it-all, self-entitledl bitch! Everyone else is wrong and only she is right. If anyone else (ie. the real world) had pulled that stunt where she caused the scene in the nightclub talking back to the star of the show about the comedy line she wrote, they would have been fired. It would have been on a par with a new unknown writer getting into it with Sid Caesar at the peak of his career in the 50's. It amazes me that this woman ended up being such a big star given her grating personality I feel sorry for her kids. I'm still watching because while I can't still many of the characters, I do recognize what a great acting job they are doing and the clothes and sets are to die for!

I never forgave Star Trek for killing off Data in Star Trek Nemesis. I was an emotional wreck and could never watch that movie again. Despite the somewhat clunky writing, I'm glad they found a way to bring him back - even though it took over 20 years. And yes, I teared up when he was together with the old crew.

Okay, I'm watching Mika interview 2 CEO women this morning who are on the list. They are wearing tailored and elegant outfits. The camera then pans to a full shot of Mika wearing what looked like a denim top with rolled up sleeves, leggings and sneakers to interview these women. Really, Mika? You didn't just roll out of bed in the Bunker in Florida for God's sake. This 50 Over 50 thing is you're shtick. At least make an effort to dress appropriately and not look like you're about to go jogging! Even Joe was wearing a suit and tie.

I agree with others in this forum that the slow pace of this show is very frustrating. Very little, if anything, was accomplished this season. How long are they going to drag this out? I doubt HF and HM are in this for the long haul, so we have maybe 2 more seasons tops. My big problem with all these shows on the streaming services are that they mostly have 8 episodes per season. Occasionally, you get shows like the Star Trek ones, The Mandalorian, etc. that will have 10 episodes. This also seems to have taken hold with regards to shows on PBS like Masterpiece Theatre (All Creatures Great & Small, Sanditon, etc.) Sorry, but 6-8 episodes a season is nowhere near enough time to tell any kind of proper story. You need at least 10-12. Frankly, I don't see Spencer ever getting home at this snail's pace.