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Right and I think Mary said it best: "I go to school, I can't really talk to anyone, ect." It also seems that Mary doesn't have her own phone and even with kids that are "on their phones all the time". As a teacher, they tell me they really hate not being able to interact with people on a regular basis. It's one thing to be on social media or playing games, but at one point, they want to go to: houses, parks, movies, ect. As COVID has shown, we are social by nature and even introverts hate the fact they are reclined to going places because "they have to" instead of "they want to".

Apparently, the writers got bored with "Junior needs to find himself." Now, he is stuck with Skye the twin sister of the woman he originally was "in love with" and honestly they both come across as morons, not people who are just young and "think they are in love". Once again, where is Demonte? You know kid #5 writers, you said was so IMPORTANT to put in the show. I mean the kid is almost 4 now, find a kid actor who can act or do like they did on the Connors and basically just rewrite history that Jerry and Andy don't exist anymore.

Even when he does it and they are "trying to" make it that it isn't funny to Greg and only to Social Idiot. It makes it more painful, not heartwarming. I mean not only did he ruin a nice suit, but had Greg known as a guy with a big ass, when like I said, did the other guy look in the mirror. This was with Greg's obsessive assistant. They kept beating us over the head it was funny and seeing the actor who played the assistant, got a new show and left. I think the writers would have continued to shoved him in our facing to prove: "Doesn't Greg's job truly suck he has to put up with this?" I'm sorry, as someone who has a doctorate himself, Universities make sure you are allowed to "choose your projects" to write on. From books to scholastic journals. If it doesn't fit you, you can refuse, but you have to either accept another option or propose your own. Instead Greg is: "Yeah, you got tenure, but you get a broom closet office, you can ghost write, which you love, but let's stick you with people we would run over with a car. Oh yeah, you want to teach a class NO ONE else cares about, but hey we are going to make you jump through hoops to get it." Greg seriously could sue the university over all this crap. I did like the "mean mom" situation at the library, because that was more realistic then them constantly trying to screw Katie over. Of course, we are still lead to believe that the principal is still scared of being grounded. FROM WHAT? He has his own house, ect. IT's not funny, I think Katie said it best: "You are not only a grown man, you have a high position, why do you listen to your mother?" Sadly, even with Taylor and Tripp out of high school, Oliver still is there, and we have to deal with the crap that is the stupid school staff at the school, especially the principal who apparently named names to get his job.

Barry, please, just stop! It's not funny anymore.

No problem with new Anna-Kat, but why couldn't we get rid of the Social Dip? I don't get why the show loves the actor and story so much. "Oh, but you care, not the people who like and make me money." Yet, still likes to say how much Greg's ass is so big, did he look in the mirror? I think I know who gained the Quarantine 19. Malotorian... LOL!

I'm trying to figure out why DJ's voice mail would be full. I mean, Mary calling is one thing, but as both Darelene and Becky commented on: "Who would be calling him constantly?"

He was well done! The only episode I didn't like was when he talked about being a professional athlete. The lesson wasn't just how few people get to play professional sports. But when the dad was able to bring one in and talk to him about education and sports. That made Mr. Feeney's point mute and didn't really emphasis from a different POV.

I have HATED how teachers are depicted on TV shows and movies. Honestly, outside maybe Boston Public. Teachers are constantly shown as: not able to communicate, closed minded, stupid and apparently just letting students run rampant in classes or activities. I can understand that maybe the writers were going for punchlines or had bad experiences with said above in their own pasts. However, AS A TEACHER I grit my teeth when I see that. You don't want to know my feelings on the teachers in the Spider-Man movies. Oh God!

Right, she did in Lela's last episode, but her line: "Maybe you need a drink." Was not only so out of place, but you could tell MT was just doing it for a $15K paycheck for 3 minutes of screen time.

Right and it didn't allow Carter to grow as a teacher himself. He was very knowledgable and knew things other doctors might not think of. He also was taught by a good teacher, but sadly, his students lied to him, not just Lucy. They also had no interest in either surgery or emergency medician. They wanted "their own way" and sadly, Carter got taken for the ride and it backfired on them both. I can't think of the one doctor's name who was more interested in psychology, but had to do an ER rotation and turned out to have a latex allergy. If Carter would have been: "I get this isn't want you want, but you do NEED this rotation or you won't get to do anything." He would have learned of his latex allergy sooner and gone from there. OF course Carol protecting Lucy and not trying to help her with her IV (granted not her job), but would have been: "Carter, Knight needs to know how to do IV, she just can't get it straight." There would have been a lot of time saved and Carter would have learned to focus more on his students "needs" and their "wants" and would have been better for it. Of course, Peter, Mark, Kerry, while making mistakes were NEVER called out on their failings unless it was Mark's pre-clampsy mother, Kerry being an idiot too focused on her personal life or Peter wouldn't have been taken by his superiors the way he did and either quit or sued. It would have been better in the long run. Of course same goes for Morris, sorry, I get he didn't really WANT to be a doctor, it was all his dad threatening to cut him off, ect. However, for us to "believe" another med student carried him all the way to being a resident? Don't think so.

I know, how true. I mean Harris is honestly burying her hole since Day 1 and still hasn't gotten a reality check. Mark keeps getting dumped on, hell Jackie could have had a retirement as a desk job in the police of if Bev would have just said in 2008. Here is the money from the Lunch Box, good luck in life and been done with it. Of course as we have pointed out they are all in worst shape and while DJ seems to have no real "direction" as the show makes it up as it goes based on the actor's schedule. Seriously, Becky has at least a chance of trying to get somewhere in life. Darelene and pretty much screwed herself over and still plays the victim because she is this "know it all, and it's her way, that's best." That got her mother where? Oh yes, poor and dead.

How true and the same thing happen to Shelly Long on Cheers, which her reasons were because it allowed more time with her family and bigger payouts than TV did. However, she ended up in a lot of flops. Then you have actors that "leave" for other series that they were convinced would get them more pay and more attention say: Terry Ferrel on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Granted the show was 1 year from ending it was pretty well known middle of season 6 it was going to end with 7 seasons. However, she only did 4 years on Ted Danson's new series on CBS and was basically fired because of dispute over a contract. You also had well known teen actors like Jonathan Taylor Thomas who wanted to leave Home Improvement to focus on school. Yet, failed to mention what he really needed was a few good payouts so he be fine financially while he attended school. Which pissed off not only Tim Allen, but several studios including Disney because he wouldn't be truthful with them. Grimes threaten to walk because he HATED how Morris was being written and the show did a double take and started bringing him more towards a conflicted person who actually "learned" from his mistakes and became a good doctor. Entertainment business is an odd bunch. You get people who do things right like Clooney and the show fails them. You get people like Caruso, Somers and Long and it backfires on them. Then you get people like Ferrel, Thomas who couldn't be truthful with things and pissed people off for several years.

I know and they want to argue: "Well, the audience will follow them and we can then get ratings for those times." However, as time has shown that isn't always the case. How many shows ended up dying off because of such a change? It's one thing when the network is ready to give up on the series and the move is to lead to the excuse: "Yeah, see we have to end the series, no one cares anymore."

I've seen shows with much worst loses and yet they kept them on TV despite the losses. I mean 20-30 is not a huge lose especially considering ABC and many other networks can't seem to find new shows and late premieres due to COVID aren't helping either. But then again, they have trimmed shows to bare miniums like with DWTS and Bachelor and it's becoming more and more obvious that ABC needs to start rethinking shows that are dying or have been dying and ones they need to focus on. Seems like cutting Schooled despite two main stars getting into lawsuits and sexual harassment situations was not a good idea.

If anything, COVID-19 has shown that reality shows like this, are way past time to just go quietly into the sunset. The people on them really don't care, or show such selfishness that people are honestly tuning out because it's gone from fantasy too: "I see this next door or at home, I don't watch this show to face reality, it's to escape." I mean Cops was put to bed after way too many riots from police offers honestly doing stupid things and people ignoring facts. After that happened, many asked why it lived past 2000 and later 2010 because it was the same thing, just a different place and year. That's what the Bachelor and Bachelorette have turned into. Just a joke and outside of ABC keeping Chris Harrison employed, the show needs to end.

I agree, you know there was a time lapse. Plus, the next episode seems to pick up weeks later, so unless the bank was given too many notices with: "You can't evict people right now due to the pandemic." Or Ben had one of his finance guys basically argue it was not possible throw people out of the house due to the pandemic. Either way, the writers keep going: "Well, it's a real thing, but it doesn't have to make sense as long as it comes across as funny and keeping the characters 'stuck" in the same house."

I agree, and I was reading over at one of my favorites, Stargirl since they started filming season 2. They said they are trying to be supportive of each other and have fun. Yet, they have talked to other actors trying to do the same, but everyone feels tired, stressed, ect. Which you can't blame people for, it's just that kind of a time. Doesn't help you have people doing stupid things, because they want to feel "normal" yet rise problems in the country from acting like: "I'm not here, the house isn't on fire, this is fine... lalala."

Right, even with Dre's big baby acting like ALWAYS, it was still who Dre is. Same with the situation between Junior and Bow, that was very realistic and telling of everything happening. It was like post 9/11 where people just wanted to go to the point: "Enough with the damn extra security and taking off my shoes. I just want to be normal and screw it if someone really is about to do something horrible, it's about me!" Though even at this point in time, where Bow at the hospital tiredness was very realistic, seriously, she should work for another hospital, because they treat her like shit when she has had a successful career and even saved their asses at time.

See, because I think it came to the point both the real Adam and the actor were: "Yeah, by this point in my life, I still me, but I had decided to start you know, acting like I was about to finish high school." Plus, the way Schooled ended abruptly and with two of the actors getting caught in sexual harassment problems and Tim Meadows back on the show full time. It feels more like they are trying to either salvage or start wrapping up the series. You can tell a lot of the cast are just phoning things in, they are trying to keep things going, but it's repeat the same stories with both Barry and Erica and Murray and Bev left and right. Honestly, ABC should be smart and just let the show end after this season.

Right and I really did like what Anna brought to the show and her and Carter did have chemistry. I just saw this as an example of: "We had plans for the character, someone offered them a better deal and that's just where things went." It wasn't like she didn't still have successful career, but as people point out you have actors who leave when they shouldn't because their agent/manager thinks of a dumb decision. Or you have ones where the TPTB love the character's ass so much they never let them go, no matter how bad or how much they write the character horrible. They beat you over the head with them like Abby or Sam. Where you get where the actor expresses they aren't happy with the character and threaten to walk and they do make the changes like with Grimes.

It was just 2 years ago, was basically the local people feeling sorry for them.

Wish that happened with two houses near my in-laws. The guy was foreclosed on and sadly, they let him live there for 2 months and then decided to commit suicide. Many said if they would have truly "kicked him out" he would have lived with his brother and most likely would not have went down that road. While another one refused to leave and they let the woman live there for almost a year money free, even shut off the power to the house and they wouldn't leave. Once the house was sold at auction, she got up and left finally because a new family owned the house. She got ZERO, but kept acting: "Well, if they aren't going to arrest me, I'm staying."

Oh I agree, especially when you hit that stage in your life and despite the fact she does have her nieces and nephews (and son). She feels in her 60s, what does she really have? Nothing, hell her goes back and forth that her mother is still alive. I mean if Bed did ever die, you wonder if at that point Jackie would realize if it was really the life she grew up with and then did. Or if really, she held herself back for decades.

Like I said, it's like Tyra is trying to bring her talk show back or make some kind of come back and I'm sorry ABC, but this was a bad choice. Tyra's days have sailed.

Sounds like the Lunch Box is circling again and COVID is of course putting it like many other ma/pa stores from closing. Guess they can't curb side.