Good Queen Jane

I always laugh at the scene in the final episode where Bartlett says to Nancy “Tell your mother I’ll see her soon.”

I really liked the fact that there were minor recurring characters: Margaret, Carol, Ed and Larry. Even the same White House reporters. It just made it feel real.

Kate Harper finds out that there is a contingency plan to invade Canada. The Democrats pretend to leave town but hide in the Capitol to force a vote. I love this because it really happened and the real Congress members used the episode as a guide. All of Gail the goldfish’s bowl decorations.

1/5, no *. I’ll show my age by bringing out one of my five fondue pots, none of which have been used for years.

I do not like cutesy concept shows. This is a cutesy concept show. And I absolutely loved it! I like the characters, I like the missing husband subplot, and I like how the solve of the mystery was presented. I hope they can keep it up.

OMG! Pommel Horse Guy is adorable!

Did Reginald even move his feet?

3/5, no *. Since everyone is bringing food, I’ll bring the wine. A bottle each of Syrah and Shiraz. Cheers!

Looking forward to playing again this year. The new season starts on my birthday so I’m taking that as a good omen!

Nike finally has a commercial I like: the one with the wrestler without legs. See, Nike, it wasn’t that hard to promote your Winning Isn’t For Everyone slogan without being obnoxious and actually being inspirational.

What is Nike thinking? The newest one I saw focuses on a runner with the narrator talking about all the hard work and sacrifices he made to get there and then he is passed by another runner and basically called a loser. Even worse, the first runner is black and the runner who passes him is white! Really, Nike? ETA: The tag line is “To get here. And by here I mean second.” Go away, Nike.

I do!

Grant was a step away from silver. Fantastic!

And NBC made my blood boil, keeping their camera on him crying. Finally, a coach takes Caleb back stage and Mike Tirico says, oh good they’re taking him somewhere private and I yell , “ you could have turned off your f*cking cameras a while ago too!”

Am I a bad person if I yell “Yes, you are!” every time the Nike commercial asks “Am I a bad person?”

Each team has a home and away uniform. At the draw for each pairing, one team is designated as the home team. That team gets first choice as to which uniform to wear. The other team then has to wear a uniform with contrasting colors.

1/5, no *. And I only got the one because my high school senior play was The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Have a good August, Everyone!

2/5, 1*. I don’t where Timothy Leary came from. Must have had a flashback.

Me too. 3/5.

2/5, no *.

2/5, no *: @SoMuchTV, I followed the same line of thinking except I decided at the last minute that Helen Keller was probably more notable than Anne Sullivan and went with her. But your line of thinking for Ft. McHenry was exactly the same as mine. The best I could come up with was Ft. Sumter, which I knew was the wrong state and the wrong war.

2/6, no *. Friday was an archive game for me as I went to a MLB game, so FJ was very appropriate. I’ll bring peanuts and Crackerjacks straight from the ballpark.

Adriana sure knows how to keep a poker face. I never can tell if she got FJ until her answer is revealed.

So glad NBC is showing Olympic Trials in prime time. Cannot believe that the swimming trials are being held in an NFL stadium. Great crowds. Good for you, Indianapolis!

I was disappointed that so many of the winners were reading their acceptance speech. The Tonys winners, used to being live on stage, usually give the best speeches. When they read off paper or phone, you can’t see the emotions on their face. I know they don’t want to forget names, but it is so much better to just talk from the heart.