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She said she hadn't used a single public restroom since, which made me think she avoided both men's and women's public restrooms, because of fear of what could happen to her in either one. And I respect her, "I don't think Lahren understands what these 'bathroom bills' mean to actual people, like me," thought as to why Jazz should do the show, I just think that since Lahren has had that explained, multiple times, yet chooses to keep saying/posting ignorant, inflammatory statements in her omnipresent quest for attention, it's a lost cause and it would be better to reward someone else with the ratings. As for the pronoun discussion between Jazz and her grandpa, Jack's argument was not about waiting to hear what the person chose for themselves - as in, this person was questioning gender identity and considering transitioning, thus he was waiting to hear what someone in the larval stage expressed as their preference before choosing a pronoun - he said the shift from pronoun A to pronoun B happens after transition, and because the audience member physically looked male, that's the pronoun he used. Implying, particularly in the context of the entire conversation, the physical transition has to be "complete" before the pronoun shift is appropriate, rather than acknowledging transition as a process that takes different trajectories for different people, and thus some universal marker need not be achieved before a different pronoun is appropriate. Now, obviously, he doesn't strictly adhere to this because he freely acknowledges Jazz as a she, and Jazz was as quick to dig in her heels as he was his; I didn't see the episode in which this happened, just the clips aired in this one, but from that the audience member did ever state an identity. In that case, they're arguing over a hypothetical. But he didn't acquit himself at all well in tonight's stated reasoning for why he was opting for the male pronoun. At least Jazz was saying that if she identifies as a woman, she should be referred to by female pronouns; she may have been wrong as to how that person identified, but the "if/then" assertion was accurate. Jack's "if/then," as he expressed it in what we saw, wasn't.

Jeez, yes; the simplistic coverage of the various transgressions revealed was a problem then, and it's even worse now when someone gives some little few-line summary that ignores every single thing other than that one incident. Top Chef in the media? I've got nothing, sorry, but the coverage of Deen's hostile (racist and sexist) work environment is a long-standing peeve.

Also, the increased publicity from having a reality show is a recent development, one that occurred when the other kids were mostly grown. Jeanette was a stay-at-home parent, so even though she did spend time accompanying Jazz to speaking engagements, she was still around a lot as they grew up. They may very well have had more a fair deal more time with her than with Greg, but that doesn't automatically mean they resent him. It's hard to know how the others all feel, since the show is about (meaning focused on) Jazz, not the Jennings family at large. How the "typical" kids in a family that includes a sibling with special circumstances is always interesting to me. From what has been presented, the other kids take note of but don't particularly resent Jazz getting more than an even 1/4 of the parental attention, but we've only had glimpses. I'd be happy to see that explored further.

In a series teeming with contenders for this title, the Jackie/Fisher storyline is one of the most realistic on television. The groundwork is laid as far back as her relationship with Gary, as we can see from that how vulnerable Jackie would be to an abuser. There were some of the same red flags in that relationship, except Gary was not an abuser and thus didn't exploit - and, in fact, in some cases encouraged her away from - those behaviors. And then in the relationship with Fisher, there are a few warning signs that stand out in real time, and a whole lot more than only become noticeable (to the characters, and thus the audience) in hindsight. (The two-episode arc in which the abuse is revealed and responded to is also - again, in a series that is an expert at such a thing - one of TV's best examples of weaving humor into a serious situation.) I think there is such value in the way it played out, gradually and subtly, something that could make members of the audience get to the culmination of it, look back, and think, "Wait a minute, that's similar to what's happening with me/so-and-so; is that wrong?" rather than a Very Special Episode that is so anvillicious it doesn't trigger that new awareness because it's so over-the-top obvious ("Well, of course that's abuse"). I wonder what kind of discussion it would have generated had it premiered in the social media age. Re. Roseanne liking him and encouraging the relationship, I love every moment of the "I consider myself a pretty good judge of people - which is why I don't like none of 'em - but you flew right under my radar" conversation, including her tone of voice when she says, as much to herself as to Fisher, that she pushed Jackie to get back together with him. That guilt from a loved one who missed the signs is just one more realistic layer to it all.

I don't think Jazz (or Noelle) should go on Lahren's show. It's not aimed at having a genuine discussion in which one actually listens to and thinks about another person's point of view, and she has specifically shown zero desire to do so with respect to the issues facing transgender people. There are venues in which an honest discussion can be had and thus maybe some minds in a non-traditional audience can be expanded, so I don't see the value in Jazz (or Noelle) engaging in this kind of environment - what value is there to them personally or the community at large, when the only one who benefits is a mean-spirited fame seeker? This Shane storyline is cute, though - he's a cool guy. I hope playing this out will help Jazz shake off a bit of her dating jitters when she's ready to do it for real.

From that same article: That man will never learn, will he? As for Scully not being in "the best of shape" as it starts - so we left off with Scully attempting to save Mulder (and mankind), and now we're going to open with her needing to be saved? Yep, sounds like XF. Nah, I don't know; that info is so vague I can't even come up with where CC might be going with it.

Yes, the girls' room (that became Becky and Mark's), D.J.'s room, the master bedroom, and the converted basement. Of course, Dan's a contractor, so he could have added on; maybe a garage apartment. I don't want everyone to be living together in the revival, though; it's such a sitcom cliché that adult kids inevitably stay in/quickly return to the nest (although less of one here, since this family is more likely than most on TV to have economic circumstances force them into multi-generational living). Especially in a limited-run series, there's no need to put everyone under the same roof to explain most of the action taking place in one home. I'd like to see David, Darlene, and their kids with their own place, D.J. living someplace we never see (maybe he and Andy have an apartment) so we just see him when he comes over to the house, and Becky and her kid living with Dan and Roseanne since Mark died. Darlene and family would be over plenty without needing to live there in order to have their frequent presence make sense. Oh, shit, I forgot Jerry. Well, he's in his early 20s, so he can be off at college somewhere. Bev could be living with Jackie, heh, if they don't want her to still be in that "this is your room until you croak, then we shuffle in the next old person" place. In fact, I think I'd like Bev to be temporarily staying with Jackie for some reason as the revival opens or gets going; that's guaranteed comedy, and temporarily staying together isn't unprecedented for them.

I forgot this game existed! I like this exchange. But I'm too lazy to put up a new puzzle. So I don't know if I should solve it and invite someone to take my turn, or just keep playing and give someone else the chance to solve. I think the latter. So: H

I feel like the commercial should bug me, because to the extent there's any sort of objective measure for such things, it qualifies as annoying, but because Sweet Caroline is one of those songs I find it impossible to resist singing along to, and in the cheesiest way possible, I instead find it funny. (Plus, the "So good! So good!" reminds me of parties at Howl at the Moon, and those were fun times.)

The War at Home The Stackhouse Filibuster The Midterms - there are so many moments in this I love, but I don't care for the Zoey/Charlie stuff (as per usual), I don't care about the little kid whose dad works in IT, and as much as I like the realism that people sometimes behave irrationally and need to be talked down, it's also a little uncomfortable watching Toby attempt to put the Constitution in the shredder. (Also, Sam can miss me getting pissy that a guy who engages in racist jury selection is not going to have his candidacy supported.)

The show was its usual outstanding, realistic self with how it presented the difference in Dan's reaction to Darlene engaging in activities traditionally defined as masculine versus his reaction to D.J. showing an interest in those traditionally defined as feminine. Darlene and David would be a great pair of parents to raise a gender creative child, so I'm interested to see how this is played. I'm also curious what they'll write as Mark's cause of death.

That one will probably live on forever; it seems to make the rounds regularly, and my mom distinctly remembers when her best friend called her (many, many moons ago, back when long-distance charges were something to behold) for the sole purpose of relaying that joke. (In the version she, and thus I, first learned, hall sex was passing each other in the hallway and saying, "Fuck you," but I've come to like the "Go fuck yourself" version better.)

Whenever you need an emotionally reserved, cantankerous, guy of that age with a twang, you cast Barry Corbin. If you want him more polished, you cast John Collum.

The War at Home - same reason as before The Stackhouse Filibuster - because Donna is already kind of annoying The Portland Trip - because Danny is even more annoying

I don't think it breaks the conventions of how we communicate electronically, though. It would, indeed, be bizarre to be posed a question in person, and without explanation wander off to do something else for two days before coming back to answer it. Yet I don't think that's strange at all in email (or whatever form electronic communication via a dating site takes) when there's nothing specific about the situation that means a timely response is needed. So, yes, I agree that the rules have pretty much always been different for electronic correspondence than they are for in-person conversation (just as they've always been for written versus verbal), and, yes, I think an increasing number of those accepted rules for electronic communication are improper deviations from basic courtesy, and are influencing the way we as a society communicate in general. The two-day delay in reading just doesn't fall in that category for me, so that's why the emphasis stood out to me. Never coming back to a conversation that had been ongoing and somewhat in-depth does, though. I would think if they'd met someone they want to date exclusively for now, gotten bogged down with life and decided they didn't want to pursue anything right now, or just lost interest for some reason, they'd drop a quick note stating that.

Is not reading a message (that one knows is just chit chat, not something time-sensitive) for two days - especially when those two days are the weekend - really that unusual, or problematic?

That's not quite as bad as the time in childhood my best friend decided she was going to be all sophisticated at the Japanese restaurant her parents had taken us to and ask if I want to eat some of the tuna roll with her -- but she wasn't sure what that red stuff in the middle was. Topic? I wish I'd seen the Chico episode. I've visited a couple of people back in the day who went to the state college there (its reputation as a party school seems well earned), but never anyone who lived there as an adult -- I'd have liked to see some of the rest of the area.

Julia cracked me up in the olive oil tasting segment of this weekend's episode -- her reaction to Jack's instruction, and then her implementation of it. Fun stuff.

Juice Newton does my favorite It's a Heartache, but I like pretty much every version of it I've heard. I unabashedly love Chapin's Cat's in the Cradle, and I don't dislike the Ugly Kid Joe cover (with the absent apostrophe), but I don't like that the shift from "When you coming home, Dad?" to "When you coming home, Son?" in the final chorus is gone.

This is hard; this is my favorite season. Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail - Both Donna and Sam either annoy or bore me at times in this episode, and since they're a big chunk of it, that's an issue. Also, I share @Melancholy's criticism of the WTO protest storyline. Ellie - I find her annoying; she wouldn't be my favorite kid, either. The War at Home - For the simplistic, one-sided way a challenge to the president from the left is treated.

I feel the same, and I think I've said here that she could have been eliminated entirely from Rear Window, with Stella (the fantastic Thelma Ritter) being the one to sneak into the apartment, and I'd enjoy the film even more.

I didn't even know he was suffering from ALS. That's very sad; I adored him as an actor and playwright in pretty much every one of his works that I saw.

1. Celestial Navigation - far and away, the winner 2. The State Dinner - weaves multiple storylines together wonderfully, and it's Mandy's one good episode 3. In Excelsis Deo - a terrific showpiece for Toby, and Mrs. Landingham 4. What Kind of Day Has It Been - if the others weren't so good, this would be ranked higher if for no other reason than how wonderfully it's shot, but it's really just a typically solid episode except for the ending; the really great stuff happens as season two kicks off 5. Let Bartlet Be Bartlet - great moments abound, but the Mandy's memo thing permeates and I just don't care

That's me with mustard. I hate it, and if they forget and slather it on, there's no scraping if off -- it's bread! That shit is in there now.

Yep, that's what I've long called it, but I stole it from someone (a stand-up comic, I believe) whom I can't remember to credit. Yikes. Knowing how many people a commercial's script passes through, it's really sad that made it all the way to air.