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The only character in whom I had any interest in the first episode is the American airman who took the daughter to the pictures. And he's gone. No one else is the least bit interesting or likeable. So I'm out. At least between this non-starter and Grantchester's descent into awfulness, Sunday nights are looking pretty free.

A lot of this episode was quite creepy, but given that I hate John Simm's Master, I could've done without his appearance. Poor Bill, though, betrayed by the one friend she'd made.

I knew Measure for Measure because I'd seen the RSC do it in London years ago, but it is one of those plays which clearly demonstrates how Shakespearean comedy and the modern idea of comedy are quite different. That was also my answer. My best friend said the same thing, and she actually remembers the FGP incident, so I didn't feel so bad.

I wondered about that, too., but maybe the door doesn't always latch properly and she doesn't realize that Martin can get it open? Having lived this situation with cats (and currently living it with a different set of cats), I could relate to Martin's displeasure at having the puppy around. Fortunately, I make sure my basement door is always shut, mainly because I had a cat which once got up into the space between the basement ceiling and the first floor joints.

The only episode of Seinfeld I ever liked was the one where they get lost in the parking garage. Because I could relate to that, having done something similar after a concert once.

Unfortunately, for the Emmys, there is no "Best Production" category, and the many, varied elements which make up a production are part and parcel of "Best Drama" (or "Best Comedy" for that matter). I could see creating a different category in the future, but unless they do that, those various, different aspects go into the decision for "Best Drama". Personally, I've not thought a lot of the shows which have won that Emmy deserved it, for a lot of reasons, but that's why everyone has an opinion about subjective things. Yeah, his UK Kitchen Nightmares was never the total screamfest that the US version was, and even that was mild compared to Hell's Kitchen.

It's either Fitzgerald or Hemingway, and a Princeton literary magazine doesn't sound like Hemingway's scene For some stupid reason, I always guess Afghanistan instead of Pakistan when K2 questions come up, despite actually reading a lot about K2. But I did get the rest of the 'stans correct. Don't know why I got Turkmenistan, though.

It's only won Outstanding Drama Series twice, but as one of those wins was for Season 5 (the worst GOT season), I don't entirely disagree with you. Now, had it won for Seasons 3 & 4, it would be dueling pistols at dawn.

I got Dory and gout, mainly because my brother has gout - he said it feels like his toe is giving birth when he has an attack.

A hair boo-bah is a slang term for a ponytail holder or scrunchie, something with which one might pull back one's hair. (This might be very localized slang.) The funny part was that the announcers apparently had no idea that a player might keep something like that on their person during a match for just such a purpose. It was an alien concept to them.

I have never seen a man on whom a bun looked good. I do accept that this is a personal preference. I will say that I have seen a lot of bad hair choices watching international soccer, and the man-bun is up there on the stupid-o-meter, but this past season I actually saw something worse: Hector Bellerin's white-boy corn rows. Edited to note that the man-bun trend did provide so humorous moments during a Chelsea match when the commentators had an extended conversation about David Luiz (affectionately known as 'Sideshow Bob') using a hair boo-bah to pull his hair into a man-bun during a match. You'd have thought they had no idea that such things existed. I hate all Father's Days commercials.

You should see them doing the Haka before a match.

Having lived through the mullet era, I can say, the man bun is worse. Yeah, the mullet was bad, but not this bad.

I've only just recently seen that Chevy commercial, but it is now my most hated commercial ever. From the yellow sweater, through the man bun, to the bad mamma jamma, it's a complete horror show.

I remember the furor amongst her fans when their relationship became public because they were both married to other people at the time. I got FJ instantly - my mother said Schindler. I got Dunkirk, Silence, CCC, Elmore Leonard and Balboa Park (a total guess about which Spanish explorer made it to the Pacific coast), despite not being old enough to remember half of them. I almost said Madagascar then didn't because I thought it was a trick question. I picked Kensington Gardens instead of Hyde Park for the Princess Diana question; guess I was confusing the Peter Pan statue with the goddess Diana one. For the NOAA clue, I knew the National, Atmospheric, and Administration, but couldn't remember Oceanic. My mother was talking during the interviews, so I didn't hear it. Glad you survived your brush with fire.

Was it possible that PBS cut that scene? I don't remember it, but then again, as you say, it was a year ago. Just makes me want to watch it again.

That's the one! Thanks. :-)

I wanted to like your comment just for this. lol I remember her commercials for - was it shampoo of some sort - some hair care product, but never knew who she was until fairly recently.

Did they? I clearly didn't remember that, but then, I hated Love Actually and have only ever watched it the one time.

I was surprised that none of the contestants got that one. I think you suppressed the song, as Pallida suggested. :-) Yes, because the "the First" was in the clue.

Yay! No more Chantelle! Too bad the new champ is kind of dull, though. (Yeah, I know, I'm never happy.) Why couldn't that have been my FJ? I would've bet it all on that category, and damn it, I would've been right. Edward I falls right in my area of expertise; I could've filled my interview segment for a week with interesting facts about Longshanks, the Hammer of the Scots. Don't get me wrong, I really like the song. It just isn't in my Top 5. Top 20, probably.

Given current airport security, this one doesn't work anymore. No way would TSA agents let someone through to the gate just so they could declare their love - no ticket, no getting past them. (Well, except for psychos.) Hell, you couldn't do that in 2003 when Love Actually used this old chestnut, although I do realize that may have been filmed before the extensive post-9/11 security measures were put in place. Of course, without this trope on tv, we'd never have gotten Chandler asking some random Arab woman if he could stay with her when they got to Yemen, so . . .

I find that shirts and sweaters are either tunics or too short to cover the bits I want covered. That Untuckit commercial (or maybe just the company founder) is the definition of hipster pretentiousness. Hmmm . . . that's an idea. I wear two-piece suits - skirted bottom and a top which is long enough to come down over the waist of the bottoms - because it's too damned hard to get a one-piece out of the way when you have to pee. But the board shorts would be even better.

I love that Timothy Omundson's Eric was basically a grown-up, boring, uptight version of Jason. He was quite attractive, but so, so dull as a person. Still, I could see why Nan was attracted to him at first. Poor Martin with the natural raw food dinner. I loved him racing around the house testing his athleticism.

Two, count 'em, TWO, Elvis Costello clues in the same category! Where were they when I was on Jeopardy? (Yes, I got them both right.) The main reason I picked up High Fidelity in the first place was the bit on the back of the book describing how the record store employees made up Top 5 lists all the time, including Top 5 Elvis Costello Songs. High Fidelity wouldn't be on my Top 5 EC Songs list, but it is a terrific book. I did pretty well with stumpers in this game, and then didn't get FJ in a category on which I would've bet everything. Totally forgot about Charlie Chaplin, although RDJ completely deserved that nomination. Phooey - another day of Chantelle. Yay. Although my choices were her, really dumb in the first round Tracy, and had to read the entire category title for every pick Mike. I went with Tracy in the end because she picked up her game in DJ. I will confess to saying Aztecs. At least mine were actually in Mesoamerica. I will claim to not have heard the entire clue since I was in the kitchen; that may, or may not, have made a difference. It certainly would've for Appalachian Spring, where I answered Aaron Copland because I thought they were asking for the composer.