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The Guardian has run an article which explains why the writer prefers Elementary to the home grown (to them) Sherlock: Television The other side Sick of Sherlock? Elementary has all the Holmes comforts you need While the BBC drama grows more convoluted, its American cousin remembers what was good about Conan Doyle’s stories in the first place: the mysteries

Ha, now I don't feel so bad that I have a few episodes left to go on Season 7!

I was taken with the couple of times that Stephen got into lengthy serious discussions with guests in the last week. When Charlie Rose was on last Friday, Rose mentioned that he could be alone and not feel lonely at all, and Stephen seemed struck by that, and started speaking about loneliness and difficulty in connecting to other people. It got into a really unexpected area. Then this week he and Andrew Garfield got into a really long discussion about the nature of spirituality taking off from discussing the film Silence. Both times it was really unexpected and makes me wonder if Stephen will be doing more of that when the occasion presents itself. It was really interesting.

Would anyone mind telling me what happened in the second half (spoiler tag okay)? I missed it. Thanks, I can't find a summary online anywhere.

It's New Year in Newfoundland (saw it on the internet), and in Atlantic Canada, in about one hour Eastern Standard time where I am...

I see everyone beat me to William Christopher. I believe he was on one of METV's ads for M*A*S*H* reruns not very long ago. RIP. I read an article this past week or so about research done in New Zealand that indicated that more deaths happen this time of year (the holidays). They did the research in New Zealand because it's summer there, and wanted to prove it wasn't weather related. What with travel, stress, being away from home you can see that this time of year may lead to more chances of serious illness or worse. Sadly.

I have just finished up to the end of Season 6 on Hulu (watching for the first time) and I think this is my biggest UO. I have seen very little of Rob Lowe in other things, so I honestly don't know if it's him or the character of Chris. But I think it's Chris. Many of the characters are self involved in one way or another - somehow that's typical of comedy I think - but Chris tends to be so self involved and needy for so long that I find him really irritating. Even when he's doing the right thing, trying to be supportive of his friends or becoming a good parent, he seems to view everything through some lens of wanting to be perfect, and fear of not being perfect. Maybe that's what the writers intended, or maybe he just doesn't seem like a realistic person to me, but it makes him hard to watch for some reason. I agree that the mean treatment of Jerry and the grade school humor really should have been eliminated. I actually like Tom, but I don't think the writers did much with him in terms of relationships (though I haven't seen Season 7 yet). I do like Andy and April separately and together. April is morbid at times, but she seems to say things for effect and not seriously. Andy is hilarious, and you do get the sense that he means well. Ron is a good character, but I think Nick Offerman is actually funnier as himself.

I saw Carly interviewed by Stephen Colbert maybe a year ago and she discussed seeing James on the same show previously and how good he sounded. She sounded friendly about it. It just seemed strange to not see any photos of her considering their children were mentioned.

I enjoyed the show, but it was very odd seeing a lengthy tribute to James Taylor without even a photo of him with Carly Simon. On the other hand there were at least two with Joni Mitchell in the photo. It made me wonder how she is doing. I wish they had ended with the Mavis Staples tribute, but it was certainly a lively ending as it was.

I was really hoping Carrie Fisher would recover. RIP. So so sad.

Thanks, I will have to check it on the actual channel. Sad subject, I realize, but they do the best tributes.

I think one way to judge how bad this year has been for celebrity deaths is to go on Youtube and check TCM Remembers - I know this will sound morbid, but after they posted this year's I went back and looked at all of them from 2003-2015 and 2000 (the years between aren't posted). There were some years when it seemed a lot of famous people had passed away - I find 2014 very moving, maybe also due to the music and the line of dialog between Bogart and Lauren Bacall - maybe also seeing Shirley Temple at the end - but some years didn't seem to have so many big names. Of course they only include people who have appeared in movies, even if they were better known for TV or music. But the version I saw doesn't have Zsa Zsa for instance. I hope they won't be missing anyone else.

On the Roku - I've had several of them over the years and I don't remember any of them overheating. I agree that contacting Roku might get you a replacement; they're not that expensive. On Youtube: I watch it a lot over Roku by creating subscriptions on my Youtube account (if you don't have a Youtube account I think you have to make one through Google? I'm not sure at this point but I notice a link to Youtube on my Google home page). You can make different subscriptions of one person's/company's uploads, or you can make a category like "Music" "Television" or just "Favorites" and put as many different videos as you want on it. Then you go to the Youtube channel on Roku (or Tivo, etc) and link them by putting a code they give you on your computer or tablet. You can then have the videos play in a row. Hope that helps.

I just saw this story today. Poor Petra, it sounds like she was very brave though. The great news today is that she can move her left hand so is hopeful of an eventual comeback. Here is the story.

I totally agree that Law and Order, and its spinoffs, really feel like New York and I've lived here quite awhile. Obviously being filmed on location, and often on the streets, and employing local actors, makes a big difference. I would definitely have picked the L and O franchise. Maybe it's not the point of the original article, but I do think it's important that if a location is a big part of a show, there should be attention to detail. I have just started binge-watching Parks and Rec for the first time - I'm up to Season 5 - and I think it's a great show. I love the cast. I laugh out loud a lot. However, my father's side is from rural Indiana and I wish someone, just one person in the show would have attempted an authentic accent. Even the bit players and guest stars sound Californian to me. They also have a recurring gag line about being 4th in the country in obesity, yet nearly all the extras are thin, including all the kids despite the jokes about overweight toddlers. That said, I love the show. Just saying.

Speaking of the black and white look - we had a thread about this - black and white shows versus color, and some that changed over mid-run - back on TWOP, but I feel, and I don't know how unpopular this may be, that some of the shows that went from black and white to color in the mid-60s should have stayed black and white. To me the outstanding example of this was The Fugitive, a highly popular show that was also extremely noir-ish with Dr. Kimble constantly hiding out on the run from Lt. Gerard. I remember that the finale, when Kimble caught up with the real killer, got an incredibly high rating, it's too bad that the network TV demands of the time meant that that last season was filmed in color, when I think the black and white look would have been way more effective.

That pretty much sums up the way I feel, I was browsing Twitter and saw that he had passed away. He was so very brave and positive all this time. I will have to watch the next Inside the NBA to see the tributes from Charles, Kenny and co.

I just started binge-watching this show over Hulu on the commercial free plan, just got to the start of Season 4. I can't remember the exact quote, but I loved the one where Leslie can't understand why she was matched up with Tom on an internet dating site: Tom: ..."Tom A. Haverford or Tom B. Haverford?" Leslie..."Tom N. Haverford." Tom..."Tom N. Haverford is my nerd profile, I never even check that one!"

I've been keeping my cable for the moment, though I know I could probably get by with over-the-air plus streaming most of the time if I really wanted to. I may yet go back to internet only though I'm waiting since Time Warner has turned into Spectrum in New York and I know that the new deals will mean fewer channels in the long run. I won't be able to get a basic channel plan anymore for instance. I do have Tivo and if you get a model that lets you connect an antenna (I think some models of Tivo Roamio currently do) it's a good way to have shows recorded to watch even over the air. One thing I do like is the Hulu no-commercials plan for $12 a month. I sometimes binge-watch a show especially if it's one I haven't seen before (I used to work at night for a long time so there were some shows I never really watched). My tolerance for commercials has really gotten low so it's fun to watch that way.

So the show is pre-empted on the 4th? I see CBS advertising a different lineup of shows this Sunday.

Boris Becker says Novak Djokovic's form dipped due to absence of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal Boris "man of a thousand excuses" Becker strikes again!

Lupita Tovar, the leading lady of the Spanish version of the 1931 Dracula, has passed away. She was 106 years old! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lupita-tovar-dead-dracula-actress-850624

I watched both Mike and Merv, I watched a ton of talk shows in the old days. I do remember one amusing moment when Orson Welles was on Merv's show and he casually commented "I never drink wine" - and suddenly gasped because he was making a series of commercials at the time intoning "We will sell no wine before its time".

I really liked the way they handled the last scene. I had a feeling Sherlock would show up, after the scene where Joan explained her thoughts on the reason for sharing the commendation. At the end, though, when everyone started clapping, I thought "Don't let him clap" and he didn't. The characters are so well observed and played. I definitely thought the astronomer's vest seemed to be a takeoff on one that Neil deGrasse Tyson has worn on the air, though Dr. Tyson's is classier I think. It would have been amusing to have him play himself, or someone like him, but this way I guess Sherlock's frenemy can reappear as an irregular, if that's what he is.

I was thinking about that one myself, the memory that stands out for me is when they brought Chuck Berry on and he and John played. John was so thrilled.