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I think Charmed was the highest-value clue. (Actually, I thought it was Party of Five, but after your post my memory has shifted to that being second from the bottom. Friends was at the top, and Partridge Family and Orphan Black were somewhere in the middle.)

In the beginning, when the characterization of George was quite different, he did, too.

I know I watched this, but damn if I can remember much about it other than Dreyfuss and Park Overall -- I like a love story about a person and their pet, the actors playing the daughters held their own, and the comic relief had enough going for her not to be a caricature, but that's about it. If I had this Laff Network, I'd probably check it out again, but when it briefly aired on some other network in the last couple of years, I wasn't impressed and didn't stick with it even for a "best of" marathon. So I think it was one of those things I watched just because it was on.

I don't eat pumpkin, and am so ever-loving sick of pumpkin being shoved into much of what I eat/drink for a month or so each year that I wanted to love tonight's segment, but it was pretty weak. I really enjoyed the premiere and have been reasonably satisfied since, but where is Jessica? And, more importantly, since TDS with Jon Stewart's weakest arsenal in the war on bullshit was reserved for the battles against sexism, I'm going to need to see some proof, and fast, that Noah's show will at least suit up.

Because helicopter parents have so insulated their precious snowflakes from germs that their immune systems are more vulnerable to lunchbox bacteria?

The play call was horrible, but I can't get with the announcers' "I can't believe they didn't kick it" hand wringing. Odds of picking up a yard (again, with a different play) vs. odds of a kicker who's fucked up more than once at 40-ish yards making a FG at 50-ish? When a miss either way means turning it over on downs in an area of the field the defense has a decent chance of handling. Yeah, I'm going for it.

It happened to a friend. She turned into a gas station at a busy corner, intending to get gas, but then took a look at the lines and the clock and decided against it, so continued on through out to the perpendicular street. A cop on the street from which she'd originated assumed she'd simply cut through to avoid the red light (it's a "no turn on red" intersection) and pulled her over.

That was the only one I didn't know. Other than Friends, I didn't watch any of the shows, but I'd picked up knowledge of the characters along the way, except for that one. (I rarely read entertainment news anymore, so that's easily explained.) It was a pretty good game for me. I was nervous about FJ, because no matter how much I've tried over the course of my life I have just never been able to get into Shakespeare in any significant way, but thankfully I know my planets. Diversification was ridiculously over valued as a DD. There was at least one, and I think two, surprising TS in that category, though, so maybe not.

Sorkin is frustrating, because in one breath he will acknowledge that he can screw up – profoundly – when writing female characters by writing them simply as appendages of the men around them rather than as fully-realized people, but then he'll turn around and do it again. Men have ideas, women are interrupting. Lather, rinse, repeat over how many years now? But I digress. Season two is my favorite of the series (with the caveat I stopped watching somewhere during season five). I love season one, too, and like seasons three and four, but season two fires on all cylinders. Week after week, I'd be completely engrossed in the episodes, and then sit back as the end credits rolled and marvel, "That was something close to perfection."

I lived through "I'm no women's libber, but ..." and now "I'm not a feminist, but ..." and I've completely run out of patience. Issues with the mainstream representation of the movement, sure, but disavowal of the cause itself? No. I'm getting up there, and I'm done. I won't dismiss anyone who finds this shit depressing.

I found it so fawning as to induce nausea, and the comparisons to Martha Stewart seemed quite petty. It was a passable article (although, yes, one in need of a copy editor), but mediocre journalism. I've never paid much attention to Ina's personal life, other than to note that her clinging to Jeffrey on the show reeks of insecurity, so it was interesting for me to learn she married him so young and basically did so to leave her family. That was interesting, and perhaps explains a bit, but if they're happy I am happy for them. I just wish he'd stay off the show. Of course, I wish everyone would stay off the show, so Ina wouldn't try so hard and instead just demonstrate her tasty food. The one thing I think the article hit dead on was that Ina is first and foremost a cookbook author (albeit a repetitive one) and the TV show is merely a marketing tool. And it was nice to highlight how hands-on she is in both the testing and writing of the recipes. I respect that.

God, the voice! I'll give her a pass on that which she can't help, obviously, but the rest ... the episode is unwatchable for her cutesy shit. You are an adult, talk like it! Plus, your house is boring. Next.

I think Sorkin's brand of sexism is more patronizing than misogynistic, but I agree the man has serious issues when it comes to women. I'm glad that some of his female characters (C.J. being perhaps the greatest example) have been played by women with that inherent something that makes the character come across much better than she's written.

I recently watched season one, and it's interesting to see how much Tania and Mariah have grown up since then. Mariah was only 17 when the show started, and I don't think Tania is that much older than her, so it makes sense, but "knowing" them now, it's kind of funny to see them in this larval stage of half responsible member of the VRC team/half unambitious teenager. They've stepped up and taken on more responsibility over the years, especially Tania, but I think Tia changed, too -- understanding they needed to be praised and thanked, too, when appropriate, not just told what they were doing wrong. As Mariah said, "I wish she'd trained me the way she does the dogs," and I think Tia realized she did need to incorporate some of that. Watching the dynamic between Tia and Tania back then was quite interesting to me. Tania was so desperate to please Tia that she'd get really upset when Tia corrected her on something. So to Tania it was, "I know what I'm doing (in training dogs), so why do I have to keep proving myself to her before she'll let me do more?" and to Tia it was, "She knows what to do, but she gets frustrated and gives up, so how can I rely on her?" They talk a lot about Tania as Tia's "Mini Me," and I certainly see that, but one of the funniest similarities to me is one between Tia and Mariah: while their speaking voices don't sound much alike, the baby voice they use when talking to dogs is incredibly similar.

Yeah, I'm assuming that's after Mrs. Scully's heart attack. Wasn't there a spoiler that she doesn't die, or is that just my wishful thinking masquerading as a memory?

I'm quite impressed with his French accent. In general, when he attempts to read a clue by mimicking the accent of the person being described, it's cringe worthy. But when he's just properly pronouncing a foreign word, he has a much better batting average - especially when it's French (which makes sense, given his background).

Yeah, it was an instaget for me as I've been there, and I was initially surprised to see several people say they knew it was Amsterdam but not the museum because it's the premier museum in Amsterdam, but ultimately I came to the same conclusion as you. It's terrific, because it's his house, and they were able to figure out pretty much exactly where his easel was placed, so you can stand in the same spot he did with the light streaming in from the window -- it's a great experience. I'm a bit surprised Alan performed as well as he did, as he had some stunningly bad answers.

Both; Sharon Gless guest starred on Judging Amy and Tyne Daly guest starred on Burn Notice (I didn't watch the latter series, but tuned in just for that episode). It's during the Jared Duff era of this show that SG appears, I believe. Judging by the dreck it airs and the advertisers who buy time on it ... oh, yeah.

I hope so. CSM is a key aspect of classic XF and William B. Davis made him a great villain, so I'm thrilled to have him be part of this revival. But I do want it to make sense, so since dude is very dead, I hope he's just part of the flashbacks.

Gillian seems a little off in that "You're on dangerous ground" scene between M&S. Anyway, I hope these trailers aren't all lipstick on a pig, because they do make it look promising. I just fear once CC got it into his head that this revival was the set-up for a third film (or future episodes), he became like a receiver who turns up field before securing the catch -- you inevitably drop the ball, and that end zone you were thinking about rather than concentrating on the task at hand goes poof.

I think she says how many years she had the car. Four, maybe? I remember thinking, "Three jobs in X years?!" so I'm pretty sure she designates the length of ownership.

CSM! Even knowing the spoilers, hearing his voice is cool (although I still only want him to exist in flashback, given he's, you know, very dead). I have to give 1013/FOX credit; these teasers they're cutting are great about setting the mood. It just makes me all the more bitter that CC has chosen to go the break-up route; the mysteries are there - and I love the idea of exploring the bullshit that is the government spying on us "to protect us from terrorists" - so there's just no need for the distraction of some ridiculous major relationship drama. I'll just never understand it. The best way to appease both major factions of fans - those who gave up on the stories and just stuck around for the relationship and those who resent the fact M&S ever became lovers and want to get back to aliens and conspiracies - is to just leave the relationship be. It exists, but it's not a storyline -- we're spending our time with M&S chasing monsters and unlocking cover-ups. All he's doing is setting up a distraction that is unlikely to make anyone happy. Asshole. Because if I didn't know what I know, I'd be all kinds of fired up by these promos.

One of the many things I looked forward to in the revival was the return of the Log Lady. We still randomly quote her in my family. "My log saw something that night."

This is yet another instance in which I just don't see what most of you see in a contestant; I missed Friday's episode, but Matt didn't bother me at all tonight. He's a bit abrupt in his answers, but it's barely noticeable to me until I come here and read about it. He's a good player. He also reminds me (physically) of a World Trade Center survivor who gave great interviews in a documentary years ago, so I rather like him. Great balls of fire, I apparently know jack all about botanists. I got FJ because the line "I pulled into Nazareth..." popped into my head based on the year - I love that song (and The Band) - but I never knew that was how the band Nazareth got its name.

I agree the detailed coverage of the Pope's visit has been ridiculous. Virtually all the news programs I watch are on PBS and Al Jazeera America, and their coverage of the Pope's visit has been reasonable. But last night I was with a small group of people who'd been subjected to the seemingly non-stop coverage by major news outlets and I felt their pain -- When we turned on the local (Los Angeles) news after the game and the lead story was the Pope's departure, much yelling along the lines of "Good, now we don't have to hear about him anymore" (and other, far less polite versions) ensued.