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I never did get back to my re-watch after Thanksgiving, so I still need to finish season four, but I've recently watched some season three episodes instead. I love Steele Trying (when they go to San Francisco) so much (even more with Tony Bennett ... alas). This manipulation is so different from his usual MO -- which is why she responds accordingly. It's adorable. And, of course, it blows up in his face. I love his reaction when it turns into a real case -- the way he plops down on the ground and just looks like, "How the hell did this get away from me?" is perfect. And then all his shenanigans trying to contact Mildred, and Bertha. Serves him right, and it's so much fun to watch. Laura's method of drawing the cops' attention in the strip club so those goons can't take them off makes me roar with laughter every single time. Her fabulous rant about punishing the women doing sex work while ignoring the "filthy, oppressive, exploitative men who drove us into this by denying our rightful place in society." His insistence to the cops that she's right, and he's as guilty as she is. Then cut to the next morning after they've been released, when she wants to know why his bail was $250 and hers was $500. "Well, you were the professional in the group." One minor thing having nothing to do with Steele or Laura that I really like is Seymour's reaction when Mr. Steele cites Bertha's six curtain calls for Streetcar to prove he knows her -- instead of writing him as rolling his eyes, like, yeah, my washed-up actor of a sister just will not shut up about some stupid community theatre performance a hundred years ago, they have him beam with pride about "her greatest triumph." But the one thing that has always bothered me about this episode is Laura knowingly allows Rita up to be killed. Yes, Rita tried to lure them to their deaths, so she's hardly an innocent, but Laura would normally set her up to be caught, not killed!

"The blind leading the blind." I manage just fine. But, truthfully, I don't dislike it, I just don't get excited by it. I think it's pretty much all hat and no horse, more a gimmick than a properly-developed episode. It's beautifully directed, and a good concept, but the writing leaves something to be desired. So CC in a nutshell, I guess. I mostly remember nodding along with Jessica's TWoP recap like a bobblehead. I say this every time, because it's the other thing I clearly remember -- the four arched eyebrows as the two Scullys pass each other is a work of art.

If that's the only way pee is going to get out, you're going to need to use a catheter frequently. There are several conditions that can cause the bladder not to empty completely when a person pees on their own; if that can't be aided by other means, using a catheter is necessary (and just letting the extra pee hang out there isn't a good option because of the infection risk). Someone for whom that condition is chronic or permanent rather than temporary is going to need a large supply.

I watched the first season recently, and remembered just how much I loved watching the Arnold family dynamics. It was awkward, or even downright painful, to watch sometimes, but that's because it felt so real. The episode when Kevin goes to work with his dad, and sees the crap he has to put up with (and starts to kind of understand how it goes when reality shifts your life from dreams and ambitions to obligations) is very good, and I'm glad they did that one early on to help the audience understand why Jack is the way he is. I remembered that Winnie's brother being killed happened in the pilot, but I had forgotten the Kevin/Winnie kiss did, too. I never cared about their relationship, and I have even less patience for it now. I'm just so happy they didn't wind up together as adults, because I hate how many shows have childhood sweethearts stay/get back together, when in reality very few do (which is a good thing!).

The logical thing to do is to take any paneling down and affix the drywall directly to the studs. But I had a room where removing the paneling would have created a couple of problems because of built-in shelves and the way the panels connected to the wainscotting, so in that one instance I just went right over it. It's fine, but you wind up with sheet rock pretty much right at the same depth as your door molding (at least with my paneling, which was old, actual 3/4" pine; flimsier modern stuff will give you a little more clearance), instead of having the nice gap between wall and frame you're used to. Small price to pay in my situation, but under normal circumstances you'd remove the paneling.

I'm ridiculously pleased by this. When this revival was announced, one of my first thoughts was, "We better see the Log Lady again." When Coulson died, I figured that wasn't to be. I'm glad to read she had a chance to film some scenes.

She made partner in the first season.

One of the big behind-the-scenes problems with Moonlighting was Glenn's continual inability to get scripts done on time. The actors had dialogue taped to the dashboard of the car, because they'd been handed pages right before shooting. The production company once made the deadline for the East coast satellite feed by 20 minutes. So, yeah, he had to deal with co-stars feuding in a way that was unanticipated and new to him (on Remington Steele, the actors just pretty much didn't talk to each other; no throwing chairs or showing up late), but he was also his own problem. Which is why when push came to shove in season five, he was the one shown the door.

Improper use of apostrophes annoys me far more than it should, and it baffles me a bit. I don't think the rules are that complicated, especially when it comes to possessive vs. plural, yet I see a lot of written work that is otherwise correct littered with inappropriate apostrophes.

Per Dave, there's no delete option anymore, but they'll go away after a month.

My first thought (well, second; first was, "Damn right!") was to wonder whether the editors still would have chosen M&S for the top slot if the revival hadn't happened (making the show fresher in their minds), but then I looked at the rest of the top ten, and many duos come from old shows.

Permanent hair loss isn't a well-known side effect of chemotherapy, and presumably one basis for the lawsuit is the potential for it with this drug was or should have been known by the manufacturer, but was not disclosed. So patients didn't get to decide, yeah, I'll risk it or no, I'd like another form of chemo that doesn't carry that risk.

My migraines are miserable when they occur, but they're far less frequent and far more treatable (Excedrin migraine can knock some out in a few hours, and Imitrex takes care of the rest) than many deal with. I'd have to deal with a far more severe pattern before I'd inject myself with botulism to handle them, but it's working - when nothing else does - for enough people that I can't get too worked up about the commercial -- except for the general "so ask your doctor about ..." nonsense that's screwed up about all drug advertising.

I'll be e-mailing this to my mom, as we are ridiculously fond of saying, "Wait, there's more!" to each other in describing any new product, as an homage to the cheesy goodness that is the average infomercial. (Also, "Well, gotta order one" upon seeing an infomercial, but that's an homage to my late grandpa's reaction to quite a few of them - mostly notably as we stood in a hotel room waiting for people to get ready for his closest brother's funeral and some sandwich maker was advertised. We all cope in our own ways, I guess.)

I don't even understand what Instagram or Pinterest are. I don't use Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr, either, but I know what they are. The other two were subjects of clues in a Jeopardy! category a while back, and I thought that had taught me what purpose they serve (I don't want to use them, but it's nice to be conversant), but that knowledge didn't stick. Instagram is pictures, I have that general sense, but Pinterest won't stay in my brain at all.

Heh. I wanted Leonard Floyd, and Chicago jumped up to grab him. One of my good friends is a huge Bears fan, and I emailed her, "You stole my linebacker!" The Giants just spent a boatload of money on defensive players, so I figured if it wasn't a linebacker (and, more specifically, that linebacker since he's a good pass rusher) it would be an offensive tackle. Shows what I know. I'm just glad it wasn't LB Myles Jack. So, being in Los Angeles, I finally have an NFL team again. It's the Rams, whom I didn't like when they were here the first time, so it's going to take me a while to get invested - and years before I'll root for them against Seattle so long as Pete Carroll is there - but I can once again attend an NFL game without needing a hotel (and possibly a plane). Time will tell if the draft deal to get Goff was worth it. I tend to think not, since they have a whole lot of needs in addition to QB, but we'll see. I figured the Seahawks were going to take Germain Ifedi, so since he was still there for them with the last pick, they made a good move trading with the Broncos for an additional third round pick.

I love the Xifaxan intestine in the commercial where it's at the game, so the other one. (She doesn't repel me, but she does annoy me.)

I didn't discover this show until the most-recent run of episodes, and didn't stumble across this forum until now. Oops. Add me to the list of those with a crush on Dan, and those who could easily do without the police segments. It is rather amusing to watch how many people manage to get away from them, though. I love medical documentaries set in hospitals, so I find myself wishing we followed the patients inside, but it's really nice to see the EMS aspect of their care. And I would not want the injuries blurred; that's part of what I'm watching to see. Not in a "ooh, gore!" way, but I'm watching for medical personnel and medical procedures, and seeing the injury is part of anticipating and understand the procedure. I don't like that they teamed at least some people up specifically for the show rather than just filming people with their existing partners, but it's still mostly a proper documentary series rather than a reality show, so I hope it sticks around.

The glossary thread is here. Maybe it should be pinned.

I truly laughed out loud at that. Maybe this means we see the Log Lady in a flashback. Or maybe she filmed something last year, but I thought filming hadn't started by the time she died.

I haven't watched this, because I read Speaking Truth to Power when it came out and feel like a fictionalized retelling isn't going to add anything beyond Hill's own words, but I'm hearing so much chatter about it I may have to borrow a friend's recording of it. It's certainly heartening to hear that some people changed their mind after watching it. I met Anita Hill in an airport ... while reading said book. I was reading, became vaguely aware of someone standing near me, heard, "Are you enjoying the book?" and looked up to see the smiling face of the woman herself. We chatted briefly. I had believed her at the time of the hearings, and certainly after reading the book.

I haven't watched recently enough to know about the screen time between Sabrina and Kris, but I suspect Kate's lack of enthusiasm for Cheryl was both things you mentioned -- Cheryl, specifically, as they just didn't click, and the idea of any "interloper" regardless (while it was Farrah's decision, it was heavily influenced by the chauvinistic grumblings of Lee Majors, and from all I've read, that grated). I forgot about Melody Thomas Scott being in an episode, but now that it's mentioned, I can vaguely picture it. She'll always be Nikki to me, even though I was only a casual fan at best of Y&R, so whenever I go back and watch her in something from that era (e.g. Piranha - spoiler alert, she gets eaten), I think of her as Nikki, even though that project came first.

Another article on the cast list. I'm rather tickled that David Duchovny will be returning, but no Michael Ontkean?! I always like to see Piper Laurie, and Lara Flynn Boyle will be a fairly obvious absence, but Michael Ontkean?

Whenever I hear a woman say that - which isn't often other than on TV, but you're certainly not the only one - I marvel at what a different set of women we must have in our lives. I absolutely love the company of women, whether as friends or colleagues, and haven't experienced the kind of behavior you're describing anything more than occasionally since high school. Anyway, sounds like a wise decision in cutting this friend loose but leaving the door open. She sounds exhausting to be friends with!

Uncle Angelo didn't name names to the media, though. Rose says he wouldn't tell her who owned the building (prompting Sophia to proudly declare, "A Sicilian never squeals, never!" then pause to ask Rose if they offered him money and, when Rose says no, repeat her pronouncement), but that the station's research team will find out. And when we hear the news report, indeed we hear something like, "We've learned the building is owned by ..."