All My Shadows

Nicol

That's exactly it. I don't like the idea she's pushing that the way KL did it was the absolute only way to ever deal with the issue. The whole "this is what you do" thing bugs the crap out of me. No. Not everyone reacts that way. Sid and Karen? Karen and the kids? Yes, those characters do. But it's not always like that in real life. I don't even like the way she just says that there are no happy endings in real life. The whole thing is kinda smug. Thanks for sharing it, though, because it is indeed nice to see some praise for KL ~~ Watched Lilimae's first hurrah...Julie Harris played the hellllll out of that character, it's no wonder they wanted her back as a regular. The singing, the screaming, the sly little hints of trouble (nudging Karen to pay the taxi driver), etc. Loved every second of it. I will admit, though, the sight of Val running barefoot in the woods in a slinky little dress, big wavy curls rolling around on her head, had me laughing my behind off!

Exclamation points in movie titles just make it hard for me to take them seriously Even Tora! Tora! Tora! The Women

Odia Coates

Lowe

Wayne Arnold - The Wonder Years

Kiss You All Over - Exile

What is Claire's signature comfort snack going to be? Alice Horton had her donuts, Kate Martin had her banana bread. Claire needs something to give to her flock when she comforts them on the bus stop bench. Twinkies? Fritos?

Critical Condition is a phenomenal hour of television, but that article just goes down all wrong for me.

Under the Tuscan Sun

Melissa Manchester

Juwann

The huge place in the boondocks. Summers in Hawaii or winters in Aspen?

Goodnight Goodnight - Maroon 5

River Runs Through It, A

Incubus

Telly Redford - Salute Your Shorts

Hank

Yall have seen this, right? I think I found it through SON, but it's worth adding to this thread: I don't know whether to laugh or take it seriously because while they aren't great, those dudes are gooooood. I'm convinced the Val actor is Van Hansis. "Ennn Metheeeson" kills me.

I just realized Fiona and Declan's mom played Adam's mom on LWD The Adam drama was pretty good (first half, at least). Some of the dialogue was clunky and just plain bad, but the story is good, so I'm willing to give it a pass. And Drew? Drew fills me with lust.

Pacey Witter - Dawson's Creek

Earl

Wow, that male menopause story should have been given the green light. I'm surprised Agnes never tried to do that. It's a very real issue.

I wholeheartedly agree. I just can't say enough about how great the show was at being a parody of soaps while sucking the viewer in and very much being a real soap at the same time. It's easy to see why it was a huge success -- the comedy attracted non-soap fans, but it was a huge manipulation to make them care about the characters enough so that when things got dramatic, the non-soap fans were still extremely invested in the storylines. Just superb. In the 35 episodes I've seen, there's nary an off moment of comedy or drama. And that cast...man. That cast! I could go on and on about the cast. The main crew were all sublime, but so were the recurring stars like Samantha Harper, Michael Lembeck, Sudie Bond in her far too few appearances, REVA ROSE!!! who was adorable as Blanche. Will Seltzer played the hell out of Davey Jessup. I found Tom more attractive, but Sgt. Foley definitely had a sexiness to him. I could never get past the nose, but that voice... I'm up to the episode where he and Mary kiss in his apartment, and the whole thing is very hot. Tom and Mae were hot together, too. It's criminal that episodes 36-325 haven't seen any air time at all in at least 20-25 years. I'm so obsessed with the first thirty-five, I'm sometimes forget that that's only a small fraction of the whole run. I have seen, though, the pilot of Forever Fernwood, which was the continuation series after Lasser and Solomon left in 1977. It was very good, but since the story continued on from the last episode of MHMH, it was hard to know what all was going on, and there aren't any comprehensive synopses online.

LOVE THIS SHOW!!! AAAAH!! I will forever be indebted to TVLand for bringing it to me all those years ago. And now I'm getting towards the end of the DVD set...so unfortunate that we'll probably never see a volume two.