All My Shadows

Those cast interviews add some extra insight. I'm glad that they've explicitly stated that they will be getting serious again. I haven't watched it on television in years, so I didn't realize that the change in tone coincided with the rebranding to TEENick. All I know is that at some point, the show just got bogged down in endless triangles and unrequited love. Which, DUH, that's a huge part of this show's character, but there were lots of things missing. NC looks like it will bring some of those missing elements back while still retaining the look and feel of actual high school life.

Those Straight Talk videos are awesome! It's so weird, but Lauren and Adamo talking just looks and feels like two high school friends catching up after a long time. Specifically, for me, they still feel like "older kids" whereas Adamo with Miriam feels like one of the older kids catching up with someone who was in the same grade as me, which is essentially how it was when they were on the show. It really and truly felt like they went to school with my friends and I, and now these videos feel like they're catching up in the same exact way we do. Meanwhile, here is a trailer (from Netflix) for NC which states that all of the episodes will be available on January 15. I agree with one of the commenters in that it looks like they're trying to get back to the feel and content of TNG's glory days. It looks pretty decent, and I'm going to definitely give it a shot, even though I still know so little about the carry-overs from the previous series. I wonder how much time they'll spend on exposition in the beginning since technically it's a brand new series. Also, what is supposed to be the opening sequence is below. I love the new mix of the theme song, and I like the idea of using social media, but they definitely overdid it, and making nearly every photo and clip a selfie makes it look way unnatural. The song has a good, moody vibe, and it's ruined by all the huge, fake smiles.

I was barely out of high school when Poker Face was released. Going diamond is a big deal, but I don't see how a 7-year-old song getting there is indicative of where she's headed.

Wasn't he the one who ended up being Craig's son? From the show's last few months.

I saw this couple on PBS's Song of the Mountains a few years ago, and their Christmas album has become sort of a new holiday tradition for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C988VEpQQ-E

I've always heard the Rosie rumor.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't realize she had a quote about sticking to the same formula, here it is since it goes back to a prior discussion about her: See, and her humility is one of the main reasons I've always enjoyed her. Just to clarify my thoughts, she doesn't have to do anything different at all. I'd love to see her grow and change and evolve, but I'm not hating on the new album. She's the best mainstream vocalist of her time and, as noted above, will destroy the competition every step of the way.

This FINALLY made its way on to YouTube. It's the special episode of A&E's Biography from 2003 that focuses on AMC with some general soap stuff as well. It focuses mostly on the process of producing a single episode (#8442) while also touching on other topics. I used to have this on VHS, but I haven't had a VCR in yeeeeeeeears. There are some great classic clips in here, including some of that late 70s stuff that I'm always searching for.

How can you agree with Cheap if you say... ? LOL Cos, of those four, only one is actually a "mopey break-up song"! And a beautiful one (co-written by Linda Perry) at that! Have you listened to the album? I hate the way the board does quotes now. I prelistened to each song on iTunes the day the album came out. I know those aren't all mopey, but I was literally referring to the titles lol Production-wise, there are different things going on, so I'll be fair and stop using "mopey." Lyrically, though? It's nothing new.

I completely agree with Cheap. I'm sorry, but just those titles alone are screaming "More mopey break-up songs!!" I get this, but at some point, it just becomes formulaic, IMO. A new Adele album, a new batch of break-up hits in which Adele is either the wounded doe or the sassy victor. She is an extraordinary singer, but if every album is going to be the same, what's the point?

Wow, what a treasure trove you've put together! Thanks for the heads up. The holiday break is coming up, so I'll be sure to partake in some classic UK soap. It's become sort of an annual routine.

I mostly remember Adam Rickitt having cheese face in his second run on the show. He might have been a young heartthrob in the 90s, but yikes. But then when you compare him to Ben Price...

The full schedule of holiday programming has been released: http://www.metv.com/files/schedules/MeTV_2015_PRIME_HOLIDAY_CAL_ET_REV.pdf Once again, I'm wetting my pants with excitement! At some point, even when TV Land was still mostly classic TV, they stopped pulling out other shows for marathons and only stuck with what was already on the regular schedule, so it's GREAT to have a holiday marathon that includes random shows that aren't on the schedule. The White Shadow, Vega$, and Our Miss Brooks are the biggest surprises. The only thing I'd ask for is that they did something on weekends too, possibly a two or three hour block during the day.

I'm suddenly EXTREMELY EXCITED because they'll be pulling out a Thanksgiving episode of Our Miss Brooks in two weeks, followed by Donna Reed, in primetime. Too psyched!

I'm loving the tracks from Bieber's new album. This is my fave so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ELbX5CMomE No, it's okay, I didn't want to embed it at all.

Aw man I'd previously assumed that he'd already passed away, but learning that he hadn't brought a new level of enjoyment in my watching the mid/late 70s episodes (still making my way through 1976, slowly, but almost to '77). You're right, Carl. Ernest represented a huge part of Corrie's formula that isn't there anymore. The uptight, prim and proper pillar of the community who is just absolutely dumbfounded when he's revealed to be human every now and then. Farewell to another part of a bygone era.

I just realized since the Christmas stuff starts on the 16th, you can already look up the first week's schedule: Monday: Family Affair & The Bob Newhart Show Tuesday: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis & The Lucy Show Wednesday: 21 Jump Street Thursday: The Doris Day Show & Make Room for Daddy Friday: The Brady Bunch (Thanksgiving and Christmas)

I was going to say that I'm surprised they didn't do some kind of marathon tonight to celebrate it, given that WW regularly airs on Saturdays already, but I'm really not surprised at all. They rarely break from the regular schedule.

The Christmas celebration looks like it's gonna be the best yet this year. They're simply airing an hour of Christmas programming each week night from November 16 through December 25, but it'll include tons of shows not on the regular schedule including Mama's Family, Hill Street Blues, Father Dowling Mysteries, The White Shadow, Dr. Quinn, MacGyver, and others. I can not wait for the full schedule to come out! I've been wanting to see The White Shadow for years, and it'll be nice to finally see an episode of HSB now that I'm actually interested in watching it. Also excited to see Father Dowling.

The news isn't the content of the lyrics (which we haven't heard, really). The news is that the woman whose last album has sold nearly 30 million copies (11 million of them in the US), who has the highest digital sales album ever, who is universally adored for her voice and songwriting talent and managed to be a superstar despite the immense hangups our world has about overweight women, who has the most successful album of the decade so far, who had the #1 album two years in a row, and on and on and on, is releasing a new album. She'll slay! Hatuuurs to the left. I get it. Bertha makes the people wet. I really don't think her being overweight has been a factor in anything she's done in years, though, especially considering she dropped a considerable amount of weight between 19 and 21 (the albums, not the ages). Everybody clings to Adele because "OMG she's a real singer!" and that's great, but my head isn't so easily turned by that anymore. If her brand is the "real singer" who sings about "real things," then I need to see some progression. I can take 30 albums of Britney sipping that bub in the club, but I can't take yet another Adele record filled with torch songs. It's time for her to use that voice in other ways. Look, I'm glad she's bad, but I'm not excited because for all we know, this song could have been a last-minute cut from 21. There's nothing new here at all, really.

WTF, why is Adele moping over a failed relationship news?

There were shows making boob jokes when M*A*S*H was on just as there are shows with good stories and good acting now, so I'm not understanding the purpose here...

Martin Milner has passed away He's just one of those faces that you associate with classic 60s/70s TV. Route 66 and Adam-12 are both favorites of mine.

Oh. My. GOD. Daniel Clark is SO SO SO SO fine!!! I can't even handle it. That hairline is steady receding, and I don't even care.