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This is Us reminded me of Sense8 in that it seems to be an anthology of separate lives and stories, but whether the people are ultimately linked by something other than their birthdays remains to be seen. As with all such shows, viewers are left to pick which people they respond to and either fast-forward through the stories they don't care for or figure it's not worth it altogether and bail. I already pre-disliked the overweight woman because I'm tired of "see the true person beneath the exterior" journeys and already watched a couple seasons of Extreme Weight Loss . Her preview also had the most crying.

My fingers were crossed for Dan, too, but once Jane turned out that really nice wedding cake I was resigned to her winning. Not that she was horrible or anything but I liked Dan and Susana better.

Is Lifetime still the network for women? Maybe they should pick it up. I'm being contrary now because I had been looking kind of askance at it*, but now I'd definitely watch. * Because as a tween, Nancy was one of my heroes and I figured CBS would screw it up.

I may have gotten accustomed to shorter streaming series of 10-13 episodes and U.K. imports with 3-4 90 minute airings, because I now wonder how any show can keep a premise going for 20+ episodes. I usually try to sample all new network shows, but since NBC couldn't even get the concept across for This Is Us in their trailer, Imma have to pass on that one.

I hope some of her visits are set up for purposes of the show, because otherwise driving 6-8 hours seems counterproductive to me. At least Dr. Dee has her plane. Michelle herself is great but I have to admit I could do without her kids being on the show. Dr. Chris (Australia) was called out to a cow with milk fever and (probably ginned up for drama) seemed out of his element and a bit flustered as he spent time typing the cows legs so she couldn't stand during treatment. Even I was thinking, "Oh, please. Give her some calcium and she'll be back to normal in a flash." Dr. Pol or Dr. Brenda would have handled that without blinking. Dairy farmers probably have supplies on hand to treat it themselves.

I've been binging this for a couple of weeks and got through half of season five before fatigue set it. Too many kidnappings and "family in danger" plots and too few actual clients. I pretty much hated Des and his constant manic stuttering and didn't care for Tinny, although my antipathy lessened after she got rid of the bangs. Jake and Leslie were the heart of the show for me, along with Malachy and Rose. I was watching intermittently and although I thought Jake was attractive with nice eyes, it wasn't until he took off his shirt that I gasped a little. Where had he been hiding that washboard? Then of course they added that shot to the credits for the remaining seasons. I read the episode summaries for season six -- which sounded pretty grim overall -- then watched the finale. Glad for a happy ending and for becoming acquainted with the lovely St. John's. Fun show overall but I think it would have been more enjoyable to watch weekly over the years. Seeing so many episodes in a brief period just highlighted the repetitious storylines. I lost count of how many times Jake got arrested for murder.

I am sick and tired of the almighty 14-49 ratings reverence. First of all, it's so broad to be meaningless. Do networks really think teenagers have more disposable income than people 50 and older? Kids are apparently watching less TV now, so the totals number of these influencers is smaller than ever. I watched the least amount of TV in my twenties when I was more about going out and partying. It just bugs me that one segment of the viewing public is separated out and reported on as if they're the only ones that matter. It's like electoral college votes overruling the popular vote.

If I ever went to Kleinfeld's I'd be more interested in meeting some of the staff than I was in finding a dress. Expensive dresses or not, I like Dianne's spirit and wish she was on more. I also like the managers -- Joan, Nicole and Dorothy. The Kleinfeld website "team" page only includes Camille, Debbie and Dianne as consultants. Here's some info on Keasha. It looks like she's doing well, so good for her. Such a nice person. Facebook page for Keasha's Perfect Dress (aired on TV One in US and Slice in Canada). It's hard to tell what year it was on but doesn't look like it's currently being broadcast. The TV One website for the show is very sparse. Fourteen episodes from 2012 are available on Hulu. Website for her store in Detroit. Article about her opening the new salon. Article about filming the show in Toronto.

Is it a particularly difficult surgery? The young blond vet was fairly pessimistic about the outcome, so I'm glad it turned out well for this elegant, sweet-natured kitty. Hopefully I'm wrong but can't help but think the owner had been instructed about proper nutrition previously and didn't follow the advice. Yes, dry food is tidy, not smelly, and easy for humans to deliver. Doesn't mean it's necessarily the right choice for every animal. Raw food is thankfully much easier to find now than it was a decade or so ago. My knees were sore in sympathy with Jeff, and I don't even have knee problems. Get some rest, dude! Otto the Queensland heeler featured on Lucky Dog was pretty calm for that breed. The training was interesting to watch. I would have loved to adopt him!

I'd like to see next season explore more of the family dynamics, including all the kids. How have their very different upbringings affected them and their relationships with their parents, individually and in the new pairings? Bud has the weight of being the golden child even though he's very "which of these is not like the others." An emotional crises upcoming for him, perhaps? I don't know why Sol and Robert are so in love; they're very different. Wouldn't be surprised if their marriage falters. Maybe if Sol was shown to at least be a competent attorney I'd have more respect for him. I hope Frankie and Grace will continue to be The Odd couple roommates, because I find their exasperation and clashes with each other to be both realistic and funny, underpinned by their ultimately loving support. We've seen Grace start to unclench and acknowledge some of her deficiencies over two seasons, but I'm not sure Frankie has grown or changed much at all. She's got lots of room to expand without Sol pacifying himself by enabling her wackiness.

Pretty obvious, one would think. Management, gah. Fortunately a friend of mine recently transferred to that department and took over the refund requests. She's normal so has been processing them within a couple of hours (again, it's one freaking click). She's also trying to get the lazy-ass supervisor to give her access to pay invoices, which I'm all for. For whatever reason this happens in the workplace, the supervisor is beloved by the president of the company so she gets away with all kind of shit.

I can only imagine the number of #afterbirth pictures poor Rashawn must be getting. Even I didn't think Princella's story of Lamont using the manual breast pump was necessary in front of their son, although I did enjoy her putting him on the hot seat about which parent he'd choose to live with after a divorce. That boy is the soul of discretion, I must say. Never complain, never explain, never answer loaded questions.

This episode wasn't annoying! How about that. She reminded me of the plus size version of the show from a couple of years ago. Even though I watched that, I was still a little surprised that Kleinfeld was able to accommodate this bride, even with custom ordering. That dress must have been a size ... 5X at least? She and her groom looked shinyhappy on their day, so best wishes and all.

I don't know? I used to work in the police department of a town of 75K and those detectives sure weren't killing themselves after 5 pm. But the city only averaged one homicide a year. The officers did get overtime if they worked more than 40 hours, thanks to the police union.

If we go by cop shows, nobody even goes home until an arrest has been made. They get the case, have nothing else to do and no other cases pending, and work on it exclusively around the clock.

Right? Even though I no longer own anything that needs to be either dry cleaned or ironed, I still kind of want a steamer! You know ... how hot do they get? Maybe I can buy one and use it to open my sinuses! I currently use the pot of boiling water and towel over my head method.

She's definitely lazy but it's possible she's doing it on purpose. She also takes a long time to process refund requests for customers and I would get on her case about that when I was full time. We starting telling (already unhappy) customers to allow 7 days for processing, then 14, then 30, just because she'd let them languish so long. And I'm not exaggerating, all it took was one click on the "refund" button on our credit card processing site. I swear, everyone's job but mine is so easy. ;)

Do you have other plates that aren't dishwasher safe? Follow up question: If so, why? ;) I assure you that nobody ever accused me of being a meticulous housekeeper, but at some point it just becomes easier to clean something myself than to spend time femalesplaining it and in the end having to re-do it anyway. It took one batch of ruined laundry before that chore was off the table for good. Three marriages and they all ended up with stereotypical work assignments of inside/outside the house. Everybody Loves Raymond did an episode where Ray pretends to be bad at something just so Debra will do it, and while I don't think that was the case with me, there's only so much of my life I'm willing to devote to teaching someone to iron who seems to have no grasp of the concept of clothing.

Now you made me curious, so below is the current list. It amuses me that nobody even pretends to track bottom feeder cable networks like TLC/Discovery, Food Network, Spike, etc. Agent Carter (ABC) Canceled after 2 seasons Angel from Hell (CBS) Canceled after five episodes Bordertown (Fox) Canceled after one season Castle (ABC) Canceled after 8 seasons Chasing Life (Freeform) Canceled after 2 seasons Community (Yahoo) Canceled after 6 seasons Containment (The CW) Canceled after one season Cooper Barrett's Guide To Surviving Life (Fox) Canceled after one season Crowded (NBC) Canceled after one season CSI: Cyber (CBS) Canceled after 2 seasons Da Vinci's Demons (Starz) Canceled after 3 seasons Defiance (Syfy) Canceled after 3 seasons Dominion (Syfy) Canceled after 2 seasons Extant (CBS) Canceled after 2 seasons Faking It (MTV) Canceled after 3 seasons Galavant (ABC) Canceled after 2 seasons Game of Silence (NBC) Canceled after one season Graceland (USA Network) Canceled after 3 seasons Grandfathered (Fox) Canceled after one season Hannibal (NBC) Canceled after 3 seasons Heartbeat (NBC) Canceled after one season Legends (TNT) Canceled after two seasons Married (FX) Canceled after 2 seasons Minority Report (Fox) Canceled after 10 episodes Nashville (ABC) Canceled, but may be picked up for 5th season elsewhere Of Kings and Prophets (ABC) Canceled after two episodes Rookie Blue (ABC) Canceled after 6 seasons Second Chance (Fox) Canceled after two episodes Telenovela (NBC) Canceled after one season The Bastard Executioner (FX) Canceled after one season The Brink (HBO) Canceled after one season The Family (ABC) Canceled after one season The Grinder (Fox) Canceled after one season The Muppets (ABC) Canceled after one season The Whispers (ABC) Canceled after one season Togetherness (HBO) Canceled after 2 seasons Undateable (NBC) Canceled after 3 seasons Under the Dome (CBS) Canceled after 3 seasons Wicked City (ABC) Canceled after 3 episodes ---------------------- 12 Monkeys (Syfy) TBA, currently in season 2 Code Black (CBS) TBA, likely renewed for season 2 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (CBS) TBA, currently in season 1 Damien (A&E) TBA Family Guy (Fox) TBA, likely renewed for season 15 Last Man Standing (ABC) TBA Limitless (CBS) TBA, likely renewed for season 2 Luther (BBC America) TBA Mysteries of Laura (NBC) TBA Rush Hour (CBS) TBA, currently in season 1 Satisfaction (USA Network) TBA, currently in season 2 Stitchers (Freeform) TBA The Americans (FX) TBA, currently in season 4 The Knick (Cinemax) TBA The Librarians (TNT) TBA, currently in season 2 The Odd Couple (CBS) TBA, currently in season 2 True Detective (HBO) TBA, likely renewed for season 3 Turn (AMC) TBA, currently in season 3 The Player (Fox) reduced to 9 episodes, likely canceled Truth Be Told (NBC) reduced to 10 episodes, likely canceled Blood and Oil (ABC) Reduced to 10 episodes, likely canceled Louie (FX) On extended hiatus ---------------------- Beauty and the Beast (The CW) Ending after season 4 Continuum (Syfy) Ended after 4 seasons Downton Abbey (PBS) Ended after 6 seasons Episodes (Showtime) Ending after season 5 Falling Skies (TNT) Ended after 5 seasons Getting On (HBO) Ending after season 3 Girls (HBO) Ending after season 6 Hell on Wheels (AMC) Ending after 5 seasons Hemlock Grove (Netflix) Ended after 3 seasons Mike & Molly (CBS) Ending after 6 seasons Person of Interest (CBS) Ending after season 5 Rizzoli & Isles (TNT) Ending after season 7 Royal Pains (USA Network) Ending with season 8 Switched at Birth (Freeform) Ending with season 5 The Good Wife (CBS) Ended after 7 seasons The League (FXX) Ended after 7 seasons Vampire Diaries (The CW) Ending after season 8, according to Ian Somerhalder

We seriously all need to chip in and send Teddi money to reupholster her couch after Ayn's constant crumb-dropping. That pink is showing the wear and tear. Rachel's choice of stores she'd need to have cordoned off with her made me laugh: Wal-Mart, TJ Maxx, Target, Whole Foods and ... Chick-fil-A. I'd need something pizza-related myself. I stumbled on this about her -- she's an adjunct professor of speech communication at the University of La Verne. Huh. Ayn, don't ever change. Who else would explain quintuplets as Cinco de Mayo?

I enjoyed drunk Grace admitting she hadn't eaten cake in years. Gaining weight isn't the done thing for the country club set. She has been so WASPY and controlling and shut down her entire adult life. Now that that brittle veneer has been cracked, I hope next season brings her some freedom and joy.

I quit my job last December but have been working part time as an independent contractor for the same company. The accounts payable person has to cut and mail me a check. Which she takes her damned time to do -- as much as 4-5 weeks after my monthly invoice has been approved. It's not that I need the money or am worried that I won't be paid, but her being a total lazy ass gripes the shit out of me. I'm also sure she doesn't make the other contractors wait so long because they're not former employees.

I also thought Nathan was making a wry joke about his future, but typecast as what, I wonder? A light romantic comedy actor? An author? A spaceship pilot? He's always played some variation of the clever, charming, snarky but strong/steadfast guy, so I'm pretty sure those are the sorts of roles he'd still be be considered for. If he wants to move more into Edward Norton territory, whatever and good for him, but his type was cast long before Castle.

Thanks for the snort laughter, Tara. Bunch of wankers.

I just hope, when/if Penny's family arrives that they aren't played as a bunch of backwoods yokels. We already know her dad isn't. Her mom should be overweight, although it's possible she dieted down. Her sister, brother-in-law and nephew are unknowns and could be anything. Meth brother doesn't have to be a stringy-haired lowlife, but I'm betting he will.