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I think the "Green Acres" theme song deserves a mention simply because it's so hilarious hearing Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor acting it out.

I would love to see Linus Roche come back, I would definitely watch for him. And SEM, and maybe Carey Lowell in guest appearances. Ed Green returning would be welcome I'm sure Jack would appear in the opening but I imagine he might be too old for the role now?

On the photographic evidence question, a poster on IMDB says that Della is handling an early Polaroid camera, but either way it's impressive to me that she's shown to be so comfortable handling the early photo tech. There's another episode where Paul is quietly using a twin-lens camera to photograph evidence at the murder scene (I think to keep Tragg from noticing) and I'm pretty sure there's at least one episode showing the kind of press cameras that a "cigarette girl" in a club would use to photograph customers, and it being later used as some kind of evidence. It is disturbing that censors didn't object to showing a woman being struck on camera...

I haven't seen it lately but "Black Eyed Blonde" has that very dramatic ending, and there's that early scene where the title character comes to visit Perry and he asks Della to photograph the woman's face. Della whips out a large format press camera as if she did that all the time!

I've been watching Perry on IMDB via Amazon Prime. They do insert commercials but if I'm not mistaken there seem to be fewer cuts of the actual episodes than on MeTV. However they cut the closing credits from the episode I watched tonight - which annoys me, I love looking at the guest cast list. I watched the Case of the Gilded Lily from Season One, a good one and I loved the scene where the witness describes a certain "early 30s blonde" and the camera slowly pans on the defendant's secretary, his wife and the secretary's roommate. Something similar goes on in "....Lucky Legs" where the defendant and her roommate have similar looks and both are seen in the hotel room of the victim.

I also love that one, it has elements I can't remember seeing in any other Perry episode - a defendant who really doesn't want Perry to help her, and the scene where Perry is standing alone in the victim's bedroom trying to reconstruct the murder with the voices from the courtroom being played over the scene.

I just saw the mention of The Time Tunnel above. I watched that show when I was maybe 12, I had a crush on James Darren. The funny thing about it now is that I immediately recognize Whit Bissel every time he turns up on Perry Mason, as he just did on the episode I watched tonight. Why I remember Whit and almost nothing else about the show I don't know. I do seem to remember that the first episode had a Titanic theme and in another Robert Colbert speaks to President Lincoln? Such random memories...

Wow, well deserved victory for Meddy! I wasn’t able to watch nonstop though, I was so disgusted by the crowd. and can ESPN please fire Fowler? He has no tennis background and I get tired of hearing him making stuff up. I havent seen the womens final but have it recorded. Congrats to Emma and best wishes to both her and Leylah.

I would love to see Felix win the title. As for Emma and Leylah, I will be happy for either. I did just happen to remember that Andy Murray won the US Open before he won Wimbledon so who knows if history will repeat with Emma? Either way it is a great accomplishment for both of them and especially whoever wins of course.

Leylah and Emma, what a final this is going to be!

This match between Leylah Fernandez and Angie Kerber is tremendous, it looks like Leylah is going to take it!

Wow, Barty lost...and Naomi, and Sloane, and Petra...whom do I root for? A new slam champion on the women’s side, to make it interesting? I wasn’t able to stay up late to see Tiafoe win but am very happy to see his progress. Glad that Felix is still in the tournament as well though I believe they play each other next.

For anyone who wants to avoid the ESPN talking heads, ESPN plus or Watch Espn (whatever they call it now) is $6 a month and I was able to watch the court I wanted so far today with no commercials*. You browse until you find Tennis and it shows the matches. I only saw part of Murray/ Tsitsispas but I think it works for all the matches at least for now. *okay I am watching Tiafoe there now and there are a few commercials but it’s much better than the ESPN usual.

That "are you still watching" annoys me too, especially if it happens while I'm eating dinner! Maybe it is a Roku function, I think I've see it while watching a series of Youtube videos on my Roku as well.

I forgot to mention Gael Monfils has also been vaccinated. It's been fun to watch his improved play the last 2 weeks.

Yes even before reading about the latest cheating incident I was floored by Tsitsipas' astonishingly ignorant/selfish statements on Covid. Unfortunately he appears to be not the only prominent player not to be vaccinated after all this time. However I've noticed that several of the Italians: Berrettini, Sinner and Musetti, are all vaccinated (as well as Roger and Rafa and Andy - and Naomi and Ash Barty and I think Serena). After all their country went through I'm not surprised but happy to see. I'm also a fan of Felix and especially Musetti. Hoping for good things in the future for them even if it takes some time.

I'm old too because I can't look at Seb without thinking of how much he looks like his dad Petr!

I haven't seen Roger's video but I was watching the Toronto final on Tennis TV and the British announces said "sad news...Roger" and for a second I thought they were going to say he was retiring. I agree that it's coming. Maybe he will want to come back to Wimbledon for some kind of special appearance but to put himself through surgery and rehab and possibly living with pain afterwards just doesn't seem worth it for a man who clearly has a lot going on with his family and foundation and has been such a unique and memorable champion. I do think Roger is realistic enough that he will know when the time has come and will be able to deal with it and make his announcement. Sad but at least we all have great memories. I saw him play in person over Labor Day weekend at the US Open in 2008 (I have a photo somewhere, I will look for it) and I'm glad I went. No one ever played as he did :(

I may be wrong about this, but as a long time Odd Couple watcher I was under the impression that Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were wearing their own clothes on the show. I believe the show had a very cheap budget and I did read that the actresses who played the Pigeon Sisters in the early seasons did have to bring their own outfits!

So sad, but the tributes to Markie Post from everyone especially her daughters are so touching. She was so good in Night Court (especially as foil to John Laroquette as noted above) but it's so good to see her appreciated for herself as well. RIP.

I just re-watched the coverage of the women's balance beam. It was so good to see Simone so happy about ending the week on a positive note, earning her seventh medal after taking care of herself, with the support of her team mates, and with her support of them in return. Her statement about mental difficulties being "something you can't see" was moving to me. Best wishes to her.

It is horrible. I haven't been able to watch Z since this came out. Tennis clearly needs a policy governing domestic violence and other abuse but it may take a collaboration among the ITF, ATP and other prominent organizations to make it happen.

You’re welcome @CouchTater and also @Harry24 - hi to you too :) I recommend checking the webpage on a desktop or laptop if possible, it seems to display more courts than the mobile options. There are some tough early round matches - Andy Murray vs Felix AA for one!

For those who would like to watch the Olympic Tennis, it appears that it will be streamed at this page: https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule/sport/tennis It also lists replays which is good for anyone in the Americas given the time difference. I was also able to download the Olympic Channel free on my Roku, it's supposed to show the tennis as well.

I was a big fan of Stefan Edberg and I seem to remember that when he let it be known he was retiring there would be a big to do made of it at each tournament he played. After he lost badly to Goran at the USO they announced the creation of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for example. I don’t know if I am just speculating, but perhaps when he and Roger were working together Stefan might have suggested that Roger not do a farewell tour when the time comes, so to speak. So maybe Roger is planning to retire this year but wants to wait on the announcement. I know how much he loves to play but I imagine he has to balance that out with the rest of his life, and the fact that he is 40 as you say @Spunkygal. There will never be another player like him that’s for sure.