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Christopher Cousins will be joining Revolution. http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/christopher-cousins-joins-revolution-duo-cast-in-amazon-pilot-the-after/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2BAMgPSQ8s

Overall I thought this was a very good episode. For a premiere I think it was a little slow, with many disparate story threads, but I liked that we got to see so many different parts of the group. Glenn and Maggie are such a great little couple - for people who were sort of just thrown together in season 2, they've become so solid and they seem like the rock. I still wish we saw more of Tyreese with the group. Even now he seems surprisingly isolated. He seems to have built his own little group, with Sasha, and Karen. I would have liked to have seen how he and Karen got together. I think Chad and the actress have chemistry and I liked that they seemed to be having actual conversations - it didn't feel forced. I just wish we knew more about them. I love his relationship with Sasha and I love how quietly tough Sasha is - the scene with the pool cue was great. I'm going to be ticked off if she dies. When Rick met the woman in the woods, I was wary of a return to those long, talky scenes that remind me of people like Dale, or that interminable episode in season 2 that took place in a bar. Fortunately that didn't happen. I was actually riveted by these scenes. The woman who played Clara was haunting, mysterious, she wrung everything out of every line. Andrew Lincoln was, as always, the perfect support in moments like this. I was moved by her death, which I hadn't expected to be. Appreciate seeing more of the "normal" aspect Rick is trying to achieve - the farming, the school. You can already see how it won't work, but you know how much he needs this to be a possibility. I love the brutal realism of Carol clearly wanting to teach kids about reading and imagination, but also teaching them about knives, because she knows. The scene where Carl was arguing with the girl who insisted walkers are just like people also stood out for me. It was one of those moments where "normal" starts to blind people, make them not face the ugly reality. I had mixed feelings about the people who died. I thought the guy who played Patrick was a little old for what they seemed to want the role to be. I also think it would have made more sense if they'd kept a character from last season for this role, so we'd care more. What about the boy who was in Tyreese's group? With that said, I didn't mind him. I felt sorry for him. I wish we'd seen a little more of Zach, Beth's boyfriend. I know they wanted to show how she is becoming numb to any pain, and also perhaps set up something with Beth and Daryl, but I would have liked to have cared more about their relationship. I did enjoy his brief scenes with Michonne and Daryl. Emily Kinney's very underrated - her performance in the scene with Daryl was right on the nose. I love the little family of Rick, Michonne, and Carl. I know they aren't actually a family, but they just come across that way - he was very happy to see her, he wanted her to stay, she was teasing him, in her own Michonne way. Then she had the comics for Carl. It all just felt right. I think seeing this side of Rick and Michonne helps balance out the more intense, earnest side of their characters. I dread seeing any of the Governor story again but I'm glad they remembered Michonne's love and loyalty toward Andrea. There's something very cool and loose about the Rick/Michonne/Daryl interactions. Michonne teasing Daryl about being a cop was a fun moment. The best part of the show is the relationship between so many characters. I hope that won't change.

Interview from last week with Andrew Lincoln and Sonequa Martin-Green. http://collider.com/andrew-lincoln-the-walking-dead-season-4-interview/#more-286891 Scott Gimple interview. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-season-4-spoilers-648082 spoilers in both

They named the weeping thug's sisters after Doctor Who companions? Really? Someone clearly wants me to watch. Not interested at the moment, Hollyoaks. Sorry.

Are they saying Nolan was never actually bi? Didn't they claim from the start he was bi?

I do wonder what would have happened if Davidson had stayed. I think she left for school, and was replaced by Lisa Denton. If she had wanted to stay, I wonder if they would have let her stay. She's very good in these clips, great understated grief. It's a beautiful performance. One of the soap magazines at the time also said she was dating Peter Reckell.

Am I crazy, or is this Michael Storm, talking about gay marriage (in an extremely progressive tone)...in 1987?!? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO15dFrzYmY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfGioqQBeYE

I hope they may move beyond the "one black guy" rule, but I know what you mean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M5AffLtCT0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B7Q79Q0tOY

1986 promo. This is a terrific promo - one of the best I can remember for Loving for most of their run. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOfWELDEBm4

Yes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSTz7toIwNQ

Thank you.

Sometimes I wonder who CZ got along with. I think she was close to Anthony Herrera, although didn't she say they had some issues early on?

Thank you. Did you put these in the WATN thread? Faith looks and sounds about the same, just older.

Gerrymandering also has a lot to do with it, sadly. Congress will face no consequences for their insanity, and they know it.

Michael Cudlitz is joining the show. (spoilers) http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-casts-pivotal-comic-648071 I never watched Southland but I've heard nothing but praise about his work there.

I agree. I think he comes across as somewhat arrogant in his interviews.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/gale-anne-hurd-inside-walking-644517