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[Simon A]

"That was by favourite Eagles song"?

[David T. Cole]

Nope. Keep in mind this episode is the third time this phrase has been used.

[Aethera]

Is it "apropos of nothing"?

Edited October 22, 2014 by aethera

[MuuMuuChainsmoker]

Is it "cavalcade of bullshit"?

Edited October 22, 2014 by MuuMuuChainsmoker

[Tara Ariano]

MUUMUUCHAINSMOKER FOR THE WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!

[Fukui San]

Carpet bombing guesses now

As it were

Rambaldi

Dave mentions the dog

Bless me heavenly father

Don't sue me

Take a break

It's Mulotti

Edit: never mind.

Edited October 22, 2014 by Fukui San

[Sarah D. Bunting]

You can add "as it were" to "that's what she said" and "your mom's a ____" as things it will never be because they are the connective tissue of my speech. hee.

Congrats, Muumuu!

[MuuMuuChainsmoker]

Oh, thank the sweet baby Jesus and/or the satanic baby Damien. I've listened to the last 3 pods waaaaaaay too many times. I love y'all, but I was starting to have recurring dreams featuring the Brody children and Gordon Lightfoot.

[David T. Cole]

Ha ha, please email me at ehg@previously.tv with the next phrase. Take your time, it'll be about a month or so before we are back to "live" episodes.

[Tara Ariano]

The reason it took so long is that "cavalcade of bullshit" is so much something Sarah would say -- and we made it harder by having her say it every time after the first one.

[SVNBob]

Thanks! In fairness, I should add that you're on your own for figuring out some of the season two games where every player was given a different character to play, with each character having a completely different set of rules to determine whether they win or lose. Ain't nobody got time for that.

I think the same fan that is doing the subtitling did a reference guide to the roles for the second, office-themed game in the seond season. You might be able to find it if you tumble around the Internet somewhere.

I posted a while ago about The Genius and other South Korean reality shows I watch in the International Programs thread here. And got very excited when I found out the third season had stared. It's really good so far.

I even thought that the Jury game from the second episode of this season might be a good game to play on these forums. It has Mafia-like tones, with zn informed minority and uninformed majority, but no elimination mechanism, so all players can participate the entire game.

[ApathyMonger]

I just started watching The Genius after listening this morning. I'm definitely on board.

[EllieH]

Guess I don't need to share my (wrong) TPTDP guess now!

I too enjoyed the twist with Trip leading the game, how fun!

[Solid Muldoon]

Survivor lost me when I realized that these women who were supposedly dumped in the wilderness with no resources all of a sudden had shaved armpits and legs. I guess the hairy pits from season one didn't test well.

[Alison]

Survivor lost me when I realized that these women who were supposedly dumped in the wilderness with no resources all of a sudden had shaved armpits and legs. I guess the hairy pits from season one didn't test well.

I heard somewhere (probably Rob Cesternino's podcast) that the castaways get feminine hygiene products, sunblock and condoms, so I wouldn't be surprised if the ladies got razors. Even if they got waxed before they left, there would still be some...unsightly growth during taping.

[Halo]

We had Read All About It in NW Washington State. Not just an eastern thing. I hadn't thought about it in ages, but that dippy theme song brought it right back.

[panthergirl13]

What show is Liv gonna recap once Face Off ends?

[David T. Cole]

Project Runway: Threads I think (not 100% sure).

[Primetimer]

In which Liv learns what penultimate means.

Read the story

[Primetimer]

Listen in on the TV Cop roll call!

Read the story

[Misanthrope]

Word nerd moment: the word for a brand name that becomes common usage is "eponym".

[Sarah D. Bunting]

THANK you!

[bippie102]

Please tell me that you are going to keep Liv around after Face Off is over. She always brightens my day!

[Solid Muldoon]

I was just three days from retirement! I bought a boat!

[torontomeridith]

As far as product placement and clearances, I can tell you that to get a brand name cleared can take a bit of back and forth and contractual discussions. Sometimes, a TV series just doesn't have the time to get a name cleared and that's when they go with the fake brand names. Sometimes, it is a financial issue. Sometimes, the brand doesn't want to be associated with the series or the product may be used incorrectly.

[Tara Ariano]

I am furious with myself that Ration Cop took until after we wrapped the episode to remember UNDER THE FUCKING DOME.

[Solid Muldoon]

Sgt. Muldoon of the Costume Division reporting:

Every police detective on TV wears a black trench coat. Day or night. Winter or Summer. Rain or shine. Black trench coat.

And when they stand at a crime scene in the rain? No hat. Never a hat. Not even a Fedora, which goes with a trench coat like fries go with a burger.

[David T. Cole]

Except Columbo.

[Solid Muldoon]

Bwah! Just last night I watched the episode of Columbo where his wife had given him a brand new black trench coat. He couldn't stand it. He kept trying to "lose" it but his sidekick kept finding it. So funny. I love it that MeTV is rerunning Columbo.

[Sarah D. Bunting]

And Logan in his caramel-colored leather midi coat. (But Ceretta's furry porkpie = best.)

[Monty]

I am baffled and enraged by the way they waste bullets on The Walking Dead. You just risked your life to sneak into a zombie-infested city to find those bullets, dummy! And shooting THESE zombies just means that even MORE zombies will be here in a minute. It's not a sustainable plan at all.

[Solid Muldoon]

The bullet thing on The Walking Dead really bugs me. What's the first thing people would steal and hoard when the hurt comes down? Bullets. You aren't going to find them around. And bullets have a shelf life. Especially shotgun shells. Especially in the wet heat of Georgia.

And that silenced pistol Rick used really annoyed. A "silenced"automatic is as loud as a firecracker.

[Kierstyn]

Gonna be a little risque here, so be warned...

But that episode with Fitz's daughter's sex tape on Scandal caused quite the discussion in my household. Specifically, we were talking about the usage of "Eiffel Tower" versus the more commonly used "wobbly H." The difference between the two is that the "Eiffel" implies that there is kissing sexual contact between the two male participants, versus the lack of male on male contact in the "wobbly H."

This took us on a number of tangents. First, do you think Shonda (or her writers) knew the difference when they chose their specific term? Second, since tv standards and practices are notoriously crappy about portrayals of gay or bisexual activities, do you think they knew what they were signing off on? And also a part of me was cringing during the conversation with the horrible parents, expecting that there would be some shaming involved with "in your greed over the President's daughter being involved, you seem to have forgotten... do you want some tape with your son kissing another guy leaked?" and then I was so happy that they didn't go there because there is nothing wrong with that. Anyway... I wasn't sure if they were being subversive in their choice of slang usage, or just unknowing in the implications. I think Shonda knew... my husband does not.

[Wilkin]

I was always under the impression that an Eiffel Tower involved a high-five, not kissing.

[girlonthepark]

Very minor correction - John Cusack's character in Better Off Dead is Lane, not Lloyd. Lloyd is from Say Anything. The only reason I make this correction is that both of these were made during the period that I still loved John Cusack as he was at his most Cusackiest/was still making decent movies*. Nowadays, the Cus is like someone's ponchy dad, ruining ladyboners everywhere with his poor filmography and weird old man twitter account. Dear God, that man and his spelling!

Also, if you're talking about a slogan for Spike, it should be "The Face-Punching/Star Wars Channel!"

Anyway, keep up the good work, TV Cops! I appreciate you keeping our streets safe!

*This period extends to High Fidelity in 2000. Nothing after that was any good (and no, Serendipity, while sometimes a rainy Sunday afternoon time sink, is not an exception).

[girlonthepark]

Oh! And Tara, the nonvasectomy plot was also an issue in the last season of Gilmore Girls where Jackson didn't get one after Davey and Martha were born and then Sookie got pregnant again. Again, this was presented in an "Oh Jackson!" sort of way and everyone just kind of let it go and Sookie resigned herself to being a mother again against her will which is such insane bullshit, it still makes me angry to think about.

Also, please note that I say this as someone who birthed a tiny human. I love my kid but I hated being pregnant and if my husband did that to me, I would be absolutely furious/leave his body in a swamp.

[swimmyfish]

Oh! And Tara, the nonvasectomy plot was also an issue in the last season of Gilmore Girls where Jackson didn't get one after Davey and Martha were born and then Sookie got pregnant again. Again, this was presented in an "Oh Jackson!" sort of way and everyone just kind of let it go and Sookie resigned herself to being a mother again against her will which is such insane bullshit, it still makes me angry to think about.

Also, please note that I say this as someone who birthed a tiny human. I love my kid but I hated being pregnant and if my husband did that to me, I would be absolutely furious/leave his body in a swamp.

 

Not that I want to defend the practice in general, but in the specific case of Gilmore Girls, that became a plot point because Melissa McCarthy was pregnant. Since Jackson "had" the vasectomy after their second child was born, and MM became pregnant well after that, they were kind of in a hole as to how to explain it. Probably they could have come up with something a little less invasive, but they went the most expedient route.

[AbbyAdams]

re: brands on TV, I think there is a difference between what they can say and what they can show. I remember on Veronica Mars, they would say "google" and then show a fake search engine (Planet Zowie?). But that was 10 years ago, so who knows.

[Portia]

Since Jackson "had" the vasectomy after their second child was born, and MM became pregnant well after that, they were kind of in a hole as to how to explain it. Probably they could have come up with something a little less invasive, but they went the most expedient route.

I can't imagine why they didn't just make the plot point that the vasectomy failed. It's rare, but it's been known to happen. And it makes for a great story!

[heatherkay]

I never got tired of ordering a beer when I was working in rural Spain.  Most of the bars only had one beer, on tap, and the only choice you had was whether you wanted a big one or a little one.  In Kansas City, you can't quite order just "a beer," but the Boulevard Brewery is such a ubiquitous presence that you can pretty much just order a variety ("I'd like a pale ale"), and BLVD is what you get.

[Kierstyn]

Wilkin: "I was always under the impression that an Eiffel Tower involved a high-five, not kissing."

Oh. Maybe the meaning has changed a bit since I was in college...? it had a different connotation back in the 90s (my husband is roughly my age and his impression was similar to mine). Now I feel old. And dumb for putting my aged understanding of sex-slang onto my impression of this Scandal episode.

[smrou]

In Kansas City, you can't quite order just "a beer," but the Boulevard Brewery is such a ubiquitous presence that you can pretty much just order a variety ("I'd like a pale ale"), and BLVD is what you get.

It sort of works this way in at least some parts of PA.  Order a lager and you get Yuengling.  I haven't spent enough time in PA to know how big a region this applies to, but my sister used to live in Wilkes-Barre and from talking to her and hanging out with her and her friends there I know that at least in and around Wilkes-Barre that's the way to order a Yuengling in a bar.  I honestly don't know that I ever heard anyone order it by name.  It was always just "lager".

[StatMom]

Sgt. StatMom would like to issue a citation for egregiously empty cups. The actors sling around these allegedly full piping hot cups of coffee, then tilt them full force all devil-may-care down their throats. Can't props at least put some water in there so they have the proper heft and the actors can maybe remember what drinking is supposed to look like?

[MaryPatShelby]

I loved this EHG! When I read the description I thought it was going to be a taxonomy of TV cops, of sorts. This was so much better!!

[Jesse]

It sort of works this way in at least some parts of PA.  Order a lager and you get Yuengling.  I haven't spent enough time in PA to know how big a region this applies to, but my sister used to live in Wilkes-Barre and from talking to her and hanging out with her and her friends there I know that at least in and around Wilkes-Barre that's the way to order a Yuengling in a bar.  I honestly don't know that I ever heard anyone order it by name.  It was always just "lager".

That was going to be my comment! It only makes sense in eastern PA if someone says "lager."

[John Potts]

I was going to mention the Gilmore Girls too, which showed really crappy sexual ethics on both sides. OK, Sookie doesn't want another kid, but I'm pretty sure signing your husband up for a vasectomy without his consent is assault of some kind. Jackson then made that worse by pretending he'd gone through with it when he hadn't. I get that "Real life wrote the plot" there (and that people in Stars Hollow are "quirky") but surely any real world husband would say something like, "I get that you don't want any more kids, but can we perhaps wait to discuss this and not decide immediately after you've squeezed another human out your ve-jay-jay!"

[April Bloodgate]

I loved this EHG! When I read the description I thought it was going to be a taxonomy of TV cops, of sorts. This was so much better!!

I thought the same thing and was much happier with what it turned out to actually be.

[April Bloodgate]

Gonna be a little risque here, so be warned...

But that episode with Fitz's daughter's sex tape on Scandal caused quite the discussion in my household. Specifically, we were talking about the usage of "Eiffel Tower" versus the more commonly used "wobbly H." The difference between the two is that the "Eiffel" implies that there is kissing sexual contact between the two male participants, versus the lack of male on male contact in the "wobbly H."

This took us on a number of tangents. First, do you think Shonda (or her writers) knew the difference when they chose their specific term? Second, since tv standards and practices are notoriously crappy about portrayals of gay or bisexual activities, do you think they knew what they were signing off on? And also a part of me was cringing during the conversation with the horrible parents, expecting that there would be some shaming involved with "in your greed over the President's daughter being involved, you seem to have forgotten... do you want some tape with your son kissing another guy leaked?" and then I was so happy that they didn't go there because there is nothing wrong with that. Anyway... I wasn't sure if they were being subversive in their choice of slang usage, or just unknowing in the implications. I think Shonda knew... my husband does not.

1) I also thought that it just involved the guys high fiving.

2) Considering the same-sex hook-ups that they've been actually showing on How To Get Away With Murder, I don't see how they wouldn't be in the clear to just mention the name of an act that involves same-sex kissing on Scandal.

[EllieH]

 

I loved this EHG! When I read the description I thought it was going to be a taxonomy of TV cops, of sorts. This was so much better!!

I thought the same thing and was much happier with what it turned out to actually be.

 

I don't know, TV Cop-Cops could be kind of fun? Perhaps TV Lawyer-Cops as a follow up?

[girlonthepark]

I can't imagine why they didn't just make the plot point that the vasectomy failed. It's rare, but it's been known to happen. And it makes for a great story!

Exactly! I know people who have been in that situation with "whoops!" vasectomy babies. Also, I do agree that it was wrong for Sookie to force Jackson off to have a medical procedure without talking to him about it beforehand. If their relationship was supposed to be one of the healthier ones on the show, why couldn't we have seen them have a conversation about family planning?