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Good for him. Related note: should a petition get started for the purpose of keeping him off the show?

I see the glass as half-empty. I can't really think of any other major reality series when the Coronavirus would be a major worry. Survivor has plopped down in Fiji for keeps, The Challenge can probably do seasons in the U.S. where the only diseases that get passed around would be venereal, and most of the others are held in studios. If CBS cuts their loses and cuts Worldrace loose, then that's it. I always imagined that TAR might be shopped around to other networks, but the gap between seasons might be too great, and only the diehard fan base would be patient. I see it more as "the American Dad in a sea of Family Guy."

"You know, now that you mentioned it, I always heard of a guy in my family who fought in WWII. They said he took out Nazis in hand-to-hand combat and dump their bodies in quickly-dug graves. They never said that he came home. You think this 'Gravedigger' guy is related to me? Are you high, Lynne? I mean, seri- . . . shit. Sore spot. Come back!" As cliche as it might be, having Gravedigger as Jefferson's grand-uncle being the reason why he has stable metahuman abilities works for me. Also, next week is the finale, so the one-on-one battle won't be dragged out through May. Sadly, it also means a lot of dangling plot lines would need to find resoultion . . . Khalil's struggles with Painkiller, whether Grace actually lives through next week after she got engaged to Anissa, whether Brandon will kill Dr. Jace, La La dealing with Lady Eve . . . and a certain grumpy albino who hasn't been seen much this season. There will be a fourth season, right? I mean, the potential is there for the writers to lose their minds explaining how in the almighty fuck shit that harsh went went in Freeland, especially now that it's been retroactively set on Earth-Prime. It'll be a tough to sell the series taking place in a world where Flash and Supergirl exist.

OPM is going into Death Battle again. Next week, it'll be Genos vs. War Machine. Here's a brief peek at Genos:

Great episode. John taught us the basics about the Coronavirus and some of the dumber reactions to it. Bonus: we got to hear Bob Costas say "fuck." As much as I'd want an online clip of John making a pitch to give obscene amounts of HBO money to the Phillie Phanatic, I think John did us a service with the education. Even if it turns out the Coronavirus doesn't turn out to be the disease to end all diseases, it still has the potential to take out large amounts of people, so we have to take it seriously. Sadly, our president talked about it in his usual way, and that was not reassuring.

I was thinking about that at the time, but I figured things would be better if I didn’t directly point it out on the live and episode threads. Ditto for the mere thought of the production staff’s collective butthole puckering up. I mean, they just got through the ordeal of Feely Dan, and now this?!? 😜😜😜

Apologies for not chiming in last week. The train arc is over, with Prosciutto and Pesci both dead . . . the latter getting zippered, then pull apart to death. The stars in the story were Mista and Bucciarati, as they dealt with enemy Stand users in interesting ways. Apparently, not only can one of the Sex Pistols take bullets shot at Mista's head, they can also guide others to targets, like with #6 being on Bucciarati's shoulder most of the last episode. And Pesci goes from dumbass to badass and back in a believable manner, with Beach Boys being a far deadlier Stand than it appeared to be.

Just checking . . . anyone else read the "Supremacy of the Cybermen" crossover from a few years ago? It should be fun to compare and contrast to the final episodes of this season.

This was a poster I had made after the airing of "The Name of the Doctor." I believe it applies as my main reaction to "The Timeless Children." I reckon Chibnall is pushing the envelope as to the Doctor's past. I'll still watch it; I just won't be as upset as others about it, because I want to see where things go. It just feels like something that happens with big-name comic books . . . where they wind up going in a new direction every few years (Jonathan Hickman's recent revamp of X-Men being my "go to" example). Personally, I thought the Fourth Doctor was fucking with Morbius when the pre-Hartnelll faces were dsiplayed. But that's my head canon, and apparently I was wrong. I feel bad for the Doctor at the end: Doctor: (slumping on a chair in her TARDIS): Wow. That was . . . wow. I have so much to process. Judoon: (materializing) Jo So Bo No Ko!!! Doctor is to be imprisoned immediately!!! Doctor: Oh, you rhino-headed mothe- (blips out) (smash cut to . . . ) Doctor: (yelling) You think prison can hold me? You reckon you Elephantman knockoffs can do a "Docshank Redemption" special to me for the holiday season? I WILL GET OUT!!! I INVENTED TOILET WINE, YOU BASTARDS!!! Regardless on how one reacts to the "most everything you knew about Gallifrey was wrong!" direction, one has to give it up to Jodie. I believe she's been doing a bang-up job in the role, and she's made it her own. Of course, I'll cop out in saying there's no such thing as a "Worst Doctor Ever," even if polls are involved. And I'm good with "The Fam," at least as a diversion from the usual companion set-up. Aside from wonder when Ryan's condition will rear its head and almost kill him, I've been good with this bunch. And if that makes me less of a fan not to have a strong opinion? So be it. Note to self . . . re-read the "Supremacy of the Cybermen" crossover Titan Comics did a few years ago, and compare/contrast to the Cyberlords. I think I'd take them more seriously if they didn't have those collars. The Master could have just put the usual insignia of Gallfirey on the chests, but I think he wanted to make them look like proper gits as they took over the universe.

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That was funny as well, and it let me know that Pete was there for whatever epic sketch John had. I take it you can generate memes off that picture?

Here's John doing a bit on Delta Airlines. I thought it would be appropriate to share. I just heard that in a commercial for The Hunters. Close enough?

. . . which spun into an extended slam on LaGuardia. I'm guessing it is that bad. . . but I haven't been flying in ages. "Auntie Orphan Anne!!"

Heads up . . . annual epic John Mulaney sketch coming up . . .

Heads up: the series will be airing on Saturday nights at 3 a.m. following the Toonami block. Check it out if you missed it the first time.

Production of The Amazing Race has been suspended due to Coronavirus concerns. I posted in a Challenge fan group on Facebook, and I wondered if production of the next season (not the one immediately after WOTW2; that's in the proverbial can) might be affected by the threat of a pandemic. There is some skepticism from those responding, and I'll leave it at that.

I hope this is okay to post here: The Amazing Race has suspended filming due to concerns over the Coronavirus pandemic. What I'm wondering is if Survivor might be affected. I know that they're permanently based in Fiji, but there might be a possibility that alarms might be going off. I'm assuming S41 hasn't started filming; I'm thinking a season would air with enough time for Probst to unwind and do the S40 Reunion.

. . . Beast Boy?!?

I got the news from Reality Blurred. I have to wonder if the threat of an epidemic could curtail other reality shows, and if TAR33 would be able to resume.

Reality Blurred: Andy perks up a little after last night’s episode. Also, Erik gives us “Saving Private Zohn.”

Movie finds their Isabella and Krone. I’m hoping the actress playing Krone goes all-out with the crazy.

In my mind with Ben, Denise, Jeremy and Michele-with-one-L: BDJL: Third Tribal Council in nine days. Damn, Sele sucks! Me: No argument here. BDJL: Adam is a total liability, but we need to get a power player out of this game. Me: Wow. That's just occuring to you guys? BDJL: We have to target an old-school player and make a statement to show we're not going to stand by and watch others dominate the game. Me: Sweet. So . . . Parvati? Or Rob? Man, if you guys do Rob, at least you'd send him back to Amber, and that would make Natalie and Danni very uncomfortable. BDJL: Nah, we're gonna vote Ethan. Me: Good move, because he has go- . . . what the fuck do mean "vote Ethan"?!? BDJL: Well, we can't vote out either of the other two. And Ethan is in an alliance with them. Me: What, are you gonna say that none of you want to face Ethan on Day 39 because he's a cancer survivor? BDJL: . . . Me: What? BDJL: He's a cancer survivor?!? Me: Motherfu- [fade to black] Okay, okay, I know Ethan's health and "story" probably didn't doom him to EoE, but it gets frustrating to see the bigger game run around unscathed. It's not that I really hate Rob or Parvati. If either of them are going to win $2 million, I want to see them sweat. Parvati had to work to win S16 (though a pants-crapping performance by Amanda helped her a lot), but Rob had idjits and a Section 8 give him the check three years later. Seriously, in my head, I figured Ethan might have been a possibility, but I felt the editing skewed towards Parvati and Adam. I was thinking, "How messed up would it be if the third person in the power alliance got booted?" And yet, I didn't bring it up on the live thread. On the bright side, Natalie gets her third token, and she actually figured it out. But from what I saw, I don't think that would buy her much in terms to keeping her in the game. I figured she deserved at least three tokens for "selling" the vote-steal advantage to Sarah, since she was inspired to bring fellow cop Tony in for help. That was high comedy . . . though I imagine Tony camouflaging Sarah's face for nighttime infiltration, and the production staff's collective butthole clenching tight. I mean, Feely Dan wrecked the prior season . . . I'm happy Sandra is in the game, though I'm thinking she might ask for a throne the next time she feels like sitting a mission out. Of course, she technically didn't sit out two challenges n a row, and she had the idol . . . so she was safe no matter what. And she caught a shark! And then Tony ran around with it like the lunatic that he is. Good times.

And he had cancer. Did you know that?!? Seriously, though, I wish him well. But I still want Natalie earning those tokens.

Well, at least he’s still in there. No cup of coffee like TAR.

In my head, I was thinking Ethan, since he was a power player with the handicap of not being Rob or Pavarti. But I didn’t hear his name. Is that an official blindside? ETA: Did any of you go by “imissethan” on TWoP? If you’re out there, you have my condolences.