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Search seemed to be the exception to the rule for 15-minute soaps and humor (and maybe someone felt that a show about a young widow who was constantly at threat of losing her livelihood as well as custody of her daughter needed some lightness).

Just another reminder of the sickening propaganda of that paper. Voter suppression doesn't "just go away." Just in 2020 alone there was an article (I can't find it now) saying the states with the highest amounts of voter suppression laws had the lowest turnout. There is a deeply concerted effort in the mainstream press to praise and support voter suppression laws. I hope someone digs into exactly why that is (beyond the likelihood it will lead to a GOP landslide, which the media wants more than anything).

I thought someone else had died. Glad that isn't the case.

Circling the wagons for the right wing Rolling Stone owners (I notice Dave Weigel has been retweeting and amplifying so many right wing talking points lately - he must want to get back on Chapo).

Thanks. I'd never heard of this show.

@I Am A Swede in case you didn't see it, my link above has the last few minutes of May 1989 episode. (the day is wrong, but only by a day)

This will just keep happening - the insurrection was an open invitation. I'm very sorry for the officer and his family. You will be shocked to hear that voices like Glenn Greenwald and Matt Stoller, who loudly claimed the fencing and security was too much, have nothing to say. (Greenwald is too busy trying to attack Sarah Cooper for clicks)

Pathetic. The media is working overtime to try to "well actually" how decimating these voter suppression laws are.

Another Life commercial 1984 - YouTube

It's terrifying, as the grifters just keep piling up, rewarded for doing nothing but shitposting and being abusive. I am starting to wish a law would be passed banning members of Congress from having social media accounts. The likes of MTG would leave Congress ASAP.

End of Emmerdale Farm - Tuesday 2nd May 1989 - YouTube

I never really could figure out who we should root for. I think we were meant to see Tony and Ally as the money couple, but they had little chemistry. Tony and Carla had more chemistry, but I just didn't care about Tony. Danny and Ally had more chemistry than Tony and Ally, but how could anyone get past his role in Casey's death and her accusing him of rape (both of which hung over the characters even in that later period)? Carla and Danny were a "just because" couple, which is rarely worth the watch. The City didn't really have any rooting couples. I do think they had actors who had chemistry, but not a single couple who had been together for more than a month or two (if even that) before the show began. Jacob and Angie were closest, but that's down more to the chemistry between Debbi and Darnell. I also thought Nick and Lorraine had a lot of chemistry, but then he was tangled with Sydney for most of the show's run, wasn't he? I agree about B&E bringing some depth to Loving in places. I will probably always wish it had been done in a different way than slaughtering the Aldens, but I can't deny the strengths of the story.

Wow! It has been so so difficult to find any of that era. Even my vague dislike of John O'Hurley won't keep me away. Thank you,

Going through these as I'm not sure how much longer I'll have Netflix. Episode 4, about Alonzo Brooks, is the first where you could really tell they were playing around for TV, as one of his friends told this rambling story to justify why he didn't go back to the party that night. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to read this was a lot of BS: https://screenrant.com/unsolved-mysteries-alonzo-brooks-murder-missing-information/ Anyway, so far I'm enjoying the show (if enjoying is the right word). I still miss Robert Stack, the trenchcoat, multiple cases an episode, and the sense of cheese, but these types of shows aren't like that anymore due to the true crime/podcast glut. I'm glad they at least kept that iconic theme music. And some of the episodes have done a wonderful job of setting up atmosphere, especially the "house of terror" episode.

Not sure if this should go here or not, but not sure where else to put it, especially since the Snyder obsessives have been pushing more than ever about Darkseid, to the point where some were asking them to leave Ava DuVernay alone. This movie not going forward is a pretty clear message that they are moving on from Snyder (even though he was not involved in the film).

Loathsome J acob Wohl claimed Gaetz is bisexual. For once I would tend to believe him, mainly in a way in which his interest in allegedly taking advantage of people does not stop at gender.

I saw comments from before this ever started that the bill is going to have a hard time with the House for reasons like the above. I guess we'll see what happens.

https://archive.org/details/the-bold-the-beautiful-october-27-1992

As you said, these conversations were all happening long before everything with Meghan, but she essentially represents a very harsh reminder of how far removed the family is from them, and always will be. Meanwhile, the future of the monarchy is being represented by conveniently timed PR articles about William being the sexiest bald man...

It's awfully convenient that the press release tsk-tsks happen AFTER the bill has been passed and signed. As @Khanwould say, too much, too little, too late.

@Mitch I do think Lara Parker could have been a good choice for the role, if the writing had been there.