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Yes, I believe that is the root of the problem, too.

I loved in the van coming back from the house where Lopez was found, when Lopez had his front legs draped over his owner-to-be. But the trip back to the house itself I could have done without. For the first time with this show, it just felt entirely too "we're doing this solely for the cameras." Same with putting Country Matt in prison garb. I watched the natural disasters clip show, as I will never tire of Tia running away from the bees. I feel you, sister. And I loved the bonus footage of Tania being the one to grab the (non-venomous) snake the guys kept dropping because of their skittishness. But I feel no sisterhood bond there -- I'm even more afraid of snakes than I am of bees. (Throw in intravenous needles and being more than four rungs up on an extension ladder [step ladders of any height are fine] and we'll have covered all my phobias.) Lopez' non-reaction to Tamy was kind of funny to me, because we usually see it on the show with puppies, while most of the older dogs do come running up to someone (whether it be one of the prospective adopters or someone from VRC) for cuddles rather than exploring. Like the younger ones are still naturally inclined towards the new smells while the older ones understand what's at stake. Lopez had been turned down several times for not "selling himself," so I like that she wasn't any less smitten with him because it took him a while to wander over to her. I watched an old one where a volunteer fell in love with a timid dog that had been there nine years, and Tia was rather emotional because she thought that dog would never find a home. The adopter was young, living with her parents and studying to be a vet tech, and at the home visit we learned she'd spent most of her savings to fence in a big section of the family's yard to create outdoor space for the dog (they already had cats - all Bengals). I noticed in the update photos there were no pictures of the dog with the cats, when they usually love to show (and I love to see) inter-species bonding, so I wonder how that's going. Probably a "we'll let you live here, but that's as good as it gets" relationship.

Maybe they're one of those couples who names their poor kid for where it was conceived. (When I hear Kensington, I think London rather than Philadelphia, but I certainly don't think "You know, that would be a nice name.")

I think Faith Salie covers it best.

Nice to finally watch a Giants game in which the other team is doing a better job of shooting itself in the foot. We could be 3-0 right now if not for stupid mistakes (I know, if a frog had wings ...).

Even if none of them have ever watched it, I'm surprised not one of the three had ever heard/seen Sam and Diane discussed. They're right up there with David and Maddie as frequent comparisons when talking about putting TV couples together.

Me too, but I wondered if that was a function of geography. They're quite common here (Los Angeles), but I didn't pay attention to where any of the contestants were from. If they weren't familiar with bottlebrush trees from their surroundings, it's not the sort of thing I'd expect them to have covered in their J! preparation.

I'm going to give Barbara the benefit of the doubt that she was facing the board (with her body rather than just her eyes as everyone else does) rather than doing some sort of beauty queen pose, but, having listened to the interviews for once, I was rooting for the guy in the middle because he has a cat. I found this a rather ho-hum game, with a lot of over-valued clues. Lillian Gish as a TS was jaw dropping to me, given the clue itself, the photo and the category spotting them the -sh. Charles Dickens was a pretty close second. Diane of Sam & Diane fame was pretty surprising, too.

And her kids will be in trouble, because she'll interfere with them developing a proper immune system. People on a (futile and harmful) quest to eliminate germs from their lives annoy me.

I'm so glad FN has started airing this. I don't watch programming online (I haven't hooked up my computer to my TV, and I'm not squinting at a 19-inch monitor rather than a 56-inch TV), so I'd been missing out on these segments. Many of the judges come off better in this than they do in regular episodes. And it's fun to see Ted just lounging around with a glass of wine and periodically annoying them. Am I correct in assuming all the judges who tackle a given basket are different than those who judged the contestants faced with that same basket? Not that this is a competition, as they merely taste and praise each others' food - is there an episode in which flaws in the dishes are acknowledged? - but if one judge had already been in studio with a particular combination of ingredients and had time to reflect on what did and didn't work in multiple chefs' combinations, what they might have done, etc. that's an advantage. Of course, for all I know, the judges are given the basket ingredients in advance and no one is flying by the seat of their pants. That would be a shame, because the jovial atmosphere and food produced would be a treat to watch under any circumstances.

Matthew McConaughey, who starred in the film adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer (about a criminal defense attorney who mostly operates out of his chauffeured Lincoln Town Car rather than an office).

I was blown away by FJ being a TS. I guess they all started with 1952 and worked their way forward, thus running out of time before getting to the right answer, rather than having recent history pop into their head and thus thinking, as I did, "Um, 2008?" I loved, in a sick sort of way, I suppose, that the DD about the North Carolina flag had a trap built into it. Because it was a fairly easy clue, I thought, yet easy to ignore the wording (as the contestant did) and thus answer with the state rather than the letters. Monterey surprised me a little bit as a TS, as did amicable, telemetry and weight. Electrocution and Roger Clemens going unanswered really surprised me. Did any other X-Files fans yell, "Roswell! Roswell!" in homage to Jose Chung's From Outer Space in answering the adventure travel question?

I couldn't believe sweat glands was a TS. No one knowing The Commodores sang Brick House was surprising enough, but not being able to identify the tubular structures that cool the skin and body?

Allow me to summarize a recent email conversation with the company from which I ordered a replacement battery for my ancient cell phone (and it has been the same employee each time, not a different rep responding to each email): Me: USPS tracking showed this package's status as out for delivery the morning of 9/18, but it was not delivered. Late that night, the status was changed to "delivery status not updated" where it has remained ever since. USPS seems to have lost the package, so please send a replacement. Company: USPS tracking shows the following: [copy and paste from the USPS website, showing the exact information I included in my email] Me: Yes, I know; that's the information I sent you. As an additional three days have transpired since I first contacted you and nothing has changed, the package is clearly lost. Please send a replacement ASAP. Company: USPS may have lost the package. Would you like a replacement or a refund? Gee, I don't know. How about a replacement. (I would say refund and give someone less stupid my money, but my parents have ordered from them several times with great results, and they offer free - and fast - shipping ... when USPS manages not to drop the damn thing in a gutter somewhere between the post office and my house, so I'll give it another try.)

At the time, I thought his Julia Child would be the worst of the evening. And then came the Pancho Villa clue. That one wasn't just bad, it was offensive, because I don't think he was attempting to imitate one individual's voice, but instead just doing a terrible cliché of a Mexican accent in general. FJ was one of those, "Well, it must be X" clues for me -- I didn't specifically know the book had been referred to that way, but from the information given and the show's traditionally shallow exploration of non-American subjects, I figured the obvious guess was the right one. I didn't watch last week, so tonight was my introduction to the champ. I like her, and like the bopping along to the J! music she did after writing her FJ answer.

I don't much care for the rest of the film, but the first and last parts of the scene in Bruce Almighty where Bruce uses his powers to cause Steve Carell's obnoxious anchor character to make a total ass of himself on the air make me laugh until my stomach aches.

I always keep one of those Bertolli meals in the freezer, and the shrimp, asparagus & penne is my favorite, too. I also like the chicken Florentine & farfalle. But I'm really annoyed at how little shrimp/chicken is in them now compared to when they first came out. Cheap bastards.

I agree with Jason Alexander that it's almost two different series, with the first several seasons revolving around things that could happen to just about anyone (or at least Larry David) and then later seasons going bigger and less realistic. I like both, but you may find yourself drawn more to one or the other.

I had to record it, and didn't have quite as much space left on the disc as I thought, so I missed the updates at the end. I figured he was going to be a foster fail. Yay! I'm so glad this show is back.

From the promos, it looks like immediately prior to the new episode will be some sort of recap/catch-up special. I read on a pet forum this summer that one of the VRC employees had posted on his Facebook page that "Brandi with an i" finally got a home. I hope that's true, and I'm assuming they'll include that in an episode if it is. I will cry happy tears through that one!

Volume one was 15 years in the making, and I have yet to see anything about when we might see volume two. Or, what Charlie Baker said.

I always get a good laugh out of the State Farm commercial with a young guy thanking his "roommates" for putting up with him - including an English accent phase ("We're lit-rally out of milk") - but he's now found his own place.

I liked the ones on Sesame Street, but that's the last time I had any interest in any Muppets. And puppets issuing statements about their love lives is just blowing my mind.

Very well said. Although I think a relationship drama about these two complicated characters and the reality of their intense but not entirely healthy and beneficial love for each other could be interesting, if someone other than CC was at the helm, I'm talking about some imaginary work (or fan fiction); it's not what I'm looking for from XF. It never was, and it certainly isn't now. The idea that going this route was necessary to maintain tension and open storytelling doors is laughable.

Like a spec script, but a commercial -- you create one on your own (as opposed to being hired to make it) and shop it around in the hopes of getting a gig.