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Both great points, even when Roseanne was starting to do more at the salon. She could have thought about trying to get her cosmetology license and she would have had on the job experience, but that wasn't her. She was: "I need something I know I can do, get money, and work for people who get pissed off at me, but know I work well." She never thought ahead, much like Becky. Same with Dan, Mark had such capabilities and could have even started his own garage repair, especially in Landford, but making him dumb ass was where they thought it would be "funny".

I agree and in fact I wanted her to start ignoring him and then saying: "I'm sorry, my name is Erica, not "black nanny 2" you dumb ass, so until you address me as such, I don't hear you."

That's what makes this such a problem and with Zoey gone now. It just makes you scratch your head where Dre and Bow are coming from. Dre thinking having the world revolved around him and being able to have money to buy what he wants since Pops was barely getting any money. Or he got himself caught in some bad schemes with Ruby or his sister. Dre in his head feels he earns all the damn clothes and shoes he wants. However, that's where it goes too far. Dre then talks about spending money, why Bow needed to stay home. Yet they are throwing money at a new nanny that Dre keeps thinking it is in the right to call: "Black Nanny 2" when she has told him over and over again her name. Even wore a name tag and yet he still goes; "who?" The main point when Bow to say home because of Devante and getting over her PPD and Zoey leaving. She wanted to be around more before Junior got a real job or into college (hopefully) himself. Leaving just the twins. Instead she had turned into throwing Junior or Erica at them and just going about doing things. Now getting called in the stay at homes who basically became that and lost their intelligence as a result. Almost like a reverse stay at homes from American Housewife. Where they are just priveledge and just want to be the center of attention for everyone. Let these ones were like: "I couldn't do it all, so I gave up my job, but now I throw the kids at work and do: spas, yoga and OMG coffee houses." That just paints a very poor picture. Even when Dre told his boss he had become him, I wanted to go: "you have been him since day 1 you dumbass." His tantrum with Bow sleeping in was too much. Same with Charlie spying on Bow and buying her stuff, that's going to creepy, not funny.

As funny as this was, it just bothers me that Eddie can understand his grandmother to the T, but yet can't speak enough Mandarin while everyone else seems to just run with it. This is one of those times where both Jessica and Evan just go too far. I know they want us to see how they are a like from Evan ruining things for Eddie when it doesn't go right for him and if he can't be happy, than no one can be happy. To Jessica willing to screw herself over just so she can win at a stupid game. Happy for Emery and couldn't stop laughing at dance completion Louis.

Ok, so let me get this straight. Dre wanted Bow at home not because of taking care of their baby who was born pre-mature and to be there for the rest of the kids, but so she would cook and clean for him? So, he could enjoy his mornings to himself while she ran them to school when Junior couldn't? Umm... yeah and now we have "Black Nanny 2" if I would have been Erica my reply would be: "I'm sorry, I will not respond to you unless you call me by my name." Followed by: "Do you know how dumb you sound saying: 'black nanny 2'?" Poor Junior, he finally gets on level ground with Diane and then feels bad about it. Seriously if Junior ever goes to college or moves out, Diane will have no one to talk to but herself and Jack's IQ is lower than Juniors. How is he going to survive? Something about Charlie, I was cracking up, but eating Dre's sandwich and ordering the leotards, ummm that when Charlie crosses the line from funny to not only creepy, but why would anyone want to be friends with him? No matter how much they try, having Bow be a stay at home mom and have the new nanny basically taking care of Demante all the time, just brings up more the writers don't know what to do with Bow or the baby at all.

I felt Brock never learned anything over the course of the series. Even when they focused on him being diagnosed as clinically depressed and how he and his theorpist believed that putting his practice on hold for a bit and trying his hand and professional golfing. Especially, when it was revealed he decided to not do it since Reba was pregnant with Cheyenne at the time and decided to be stable. However, when Barbara Jean felt that no one should be depressed if you are married and happy (she was such an air head about that). Plus add in the actress playing Kyra's real life eating disorder. They pretty much just dropped it all and decided to spend the next season like nothing ever happened. I also never really saw Brock realizing he did some very stupid things, even thinking he made a mistake. He made some real stupid decisions and almost had Van's parents thoughts thinking Cheyenne should go away (as many people in the late 90s believed teen age pregnancy should be treated). However, when the series ended and the stupidity of bringing 7th Heaven back for an 11th season after it had wrapped up. The series felt so rushed that I think given another season with a proper wrap up, we would have seen Brock apologizing and Reba meeting someone new.

I just couldn't believe that the Principal didn't think ear when it came to Mike Tyson, I mean he is most likely my brother-in-law's age so he be in his early late 20s when that happened. It was national news, I can't believe he answered "penis" as for the Seagul guy, really, just how did he mis hear that after Alec and the celebs kept saying: "singles".

If Miranda would have been born in 78, like me she would have graduated in 96, and I have always thought Miranda was older than Meredith, but younger than Arizona. Another reason why when Miranda first met her and she was on Roller Shoes at her age and position, she thought it was a mistake. Still echoing my thoughts, I do hate it when they go to other hospitals, hell on Grey's you go to another wing of the hospital like Psych or the cafeteria, everyone acts like an idiot. Most of Grey's main characters have died because they were treated by another doctor/hospital who felt: "They are fine" or "I'm busy being an asshole, let them die."

Takes Bailey having a heartattack to finally tell Ben the reason why she has been so bitchy to him is because she is afraid he is going to die saving people fighting fires or in disaster situations. Of course seeing your life flash before your eyes finally showed her, how many times she could have died just trying to do her job. I was also distracted by the young Bailey actress also being too tall. Also, the flashback of her father looked nothing like the actor who played him back in season 4. I also agree, Grey's has constantly shown that doctors in other hospitals are idiots, but sad but true on how women especially ones of color who think their problems are in their heads. When it is not.

It's a contract thing with them, I know Mark originally didn't want to take the job on ST due to what he was going to get paid vs what he could do WORKING. However, that changed when the various projects started coming and he doesn't like missing them do to exposure and other avenues. Same with Lori, but Mark did take some time off after his hip surgery a few years ago and Lori was off one episode due to getting sick a few days before filming an episode. So, if it's a major illness or surgery, they are usually always on.

The fact is I see Danny more on than everyone else as it is HIS house. Plus, if they do decide to have Danny go back to sports (like he was in season 1). He would be gone a lot for various events and interviews. Since that was not uncommon even back in the late 80s. I even remember a few episodes Danny said he had just gotten back for over a week trip and both Jesse and Joey were happy to have it back as it was rough with all the girls various events and Michelle not sleeping good for a week. More reasons why Danny took the Wake up San Francisco job in Season 2 not just because of Becky being introduced but because he be home before and after the girls left for school since his schedule was different and more controlled. Jesse, Becky and Joey I see screen time just about the same as this past season. Joey really wasn't in much of season 2 as he was in season 1 and 3.

Same here. Happy it is getting a 4th season, but how are they going to explain Joey and the rest of the Gladstone kids being in SF? I mean, they were fine in Las Vegas, just because Joey's wife would be gone most of the time on the cruise ship. Doesn't mean they be in San Fransico on a regular basis. However, I do look forward to Danny and Vicky back together and what Danny will be doing for work. As for Steve returning, well if DJ is still in contact with Julie, Steve's cousin from way back when (the actress is still in entertainment) then I could see it. Plus, would Jaleel White really come back as Steve Urkle? Or Professor Urkle? Hmmm.

Completely agree, I mean Steve would have had universities and the government knocking at this door ready to pay him in millions. I do know the entire clone so Stefan could exist was because White was having problems doing his Steve voice as he got older, in fact taking him up to a half an hour to practice in the last three seasons. But he even agreed later on it was too much.

I know, Mrs. Readster even went: "Are you an idiot?"

The switch to CBS really assassinated a lot of the characters. Both Jaell White and Reggie said they saw the scripts and were not impressed, but they were earning a paycheck. Plus Reggie's switch to guest spots on CBS worked out for him the long run for his career while Jaell went into voice acting since people saw him as Urkle. Loved the Carl episode with the hostage trauma and even the shooting episode a few years later was well done.

Oh I caught it too. I just wanted him to say: "Freaking A" at one point.

Completely agreed and also showing how her "breakfast" friends handle their families is also off screen. As we see they approaching parenting differently, but we never see their spouses or kids themselves. I get they don't want to spend money on more actors. But I rather see those families a bit more than some random high school set of kids because Anna-kat is the same age as the other kids. So, they could expand there, but they don't. Viv and Spencer have gotten the most expansions this year and it's been really good. However, when we see Cooper his Mr. One Note "I'm so privileged I have no common sense and nothing upsets me." While Taylor's friends are: "Ummm... how do you tie your shoes." Time to move on a bit more show.

I agree, seriously I don't Steve really got into "stalker" mode until the last two seasons. Things with Myra made sense and even Laura realizing she did miss his presence worked, even when Myra stopped being jealous of her. But I agree, the writers couldn't leave it alone and then go into the entire fall out with Disney and CBS thinking they could save 3 series that had ran their courses, spelled the end of all the characters, especially Steve.

This was probably one of my favorite episodes, Mrs. Readster and I were laughing constantly. As for Greg destroying the printer and Viv having a melt down as she couldn't handle the kids and Greg was great. However, Viv is so far removed from reality and I know this is the point of the show that all the privilege and rich people of the town don't get basic concepts because everything has been handed them. I see Viv having a baby basically have them like everyone else in town. They have problems for the first year or so because of the adjustment, then they just throw them on a nanny or something and go back to life as usual. It's like Katie's one friend, they made a big deal about her having a 4th baby, yet we have seen said baby twice since then and now once again, the baby isn't there.

Right and that's what I think is the problem, they don't want to educate but they do want to make the plot work for them instead of the characters. So, hence even after 2 years of build up of why Maya is the way they are and how the kids have had to actually deal with being in one place and classic middle/high school norms and pressures. They at times write the faculty as oblivious so they can't make the plot/storyline work. Even with Kenny's ex-wife and how she said he changed. It goes to the point, especially after the reason he want to her was to get some extra money since he would not helping JJ as much since the school wasn't going to be paying him anymore. Why he would be in a relationship with her even if he was more selfish in the past and have have her keep some of his stuff like that when really, she had no use for it. It also seems more like they divorced because Kenneth had no back up after his atheletic career feel apart and she liked having money. Because she didn't do anything with those cards since they were worth money and then Kenny had to act like he was still a big shot to her. It just didn't work.

Considering the cops and FBI on Grey's for the past 14 years have been depicted as complete idiots who won't shoot to kill a person who is mowing down people. But a 12 year old trying to open his window, no shoot him in the neck. Station 19 looks interesting for the spin off, but I'm glad Baily finally stopped being mad at Ben when she realized this could happen to Tuck.

Amelia said that in an hour or two they would know if he was completely brain dead, but at that point it made the most sense. Something I also wonder with abusers is what really motivated them to become it in the first place. Sometimes it's ego, sometimes as we saw with Paul, he has real control and anger issues. Even his commitment to his health. Other times, he was treated in some way in the past. However, I do feel it was too easy to have it be a random drunk driver and have him die. After all the build up and stuff for years and that's how it ends. Of course he was screwed when he jumped up to attack the other woman and Merideth was right there. With a few doctors and nurses about 20 feet away. As for Mathew's wife dying, that was too much plus how Arizona was: "I was in an emergency surgery and she was fine when I left." I didn't blame April she did what she was suppose to do, now for Dr. Roy and the other woman who acted like a horndog and not knowing how a woman's body is suppose to work. That was too much, also Meredith talking about running out of the country, I mean come on.

Yes I believe The Ropers is a great example of how not to do a Spin off series. Now granted it was doing well in ratings at the time and it probably would have gone on 2 more years if there weren't so many schedule conflicts with the series and Don Knotts success as Mr. Furley on 3s Company at the time. However, I think good examples of how to do spin off series such as: Fraiser, Angel, Deep Space 9 is how you can spin off popular to semi popular characters and do it right. The actors have a presence, writing is good and so forth. Here with this, you have a main set of actors that work in small doses or just one episode or two a season focused on them. When you try to do all of it, it just doesn't work. Even Bev's reason for being there was in character, but at that moment you would be: "So, if it's 1990 something, when did Adam finally graduate?" Even with a sliding time scale, it didn't work. Plus, where was the previous principal going? Was he retiring? Got a new job at another school, becoming a super Superintendent or assistant Superintendent?

Didn't it change already? I feel like we are trending on the same thing.

Sorry to say, my own wife could care less about my interests or hobbies. I was doing my movie facts the other day and she said: "Don't care, I just asked who the actor was." So, I can relate to Greg very easily, I just have the point where I love it if Katie went and got a job in something, anything. She seriously could do work, despite all the other "moms" on the show, they could do actual work instead of acting like they can go out and eat any time or something. I know this show is "American Housewife" as in the wives that stay at home, but still it goes to the point where you want to go: "If you hate it that much, go get a job or do something you are more active in." Then they wonder why Taylor is so dumb or that Oliver feels like he needs to escape the family.