DRW50

https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/keanu-reeves-why-we-cant-stop-watching.html

There's a new poll out about younger people, especially women, being less supportive of the lgbt community, for the second year in a row. It's by GLAAD, an organization I have little to no respect for and which has been tone deaf for a very long time, but I don't have a hard time believing the results. Beyond the increase in tension over transgender issues, we're also living in an era where bigotry and hatred are encouraged in all corners, and people are more and more happy to fall into line with extreme views. This is also another example of why I think, as I've always thought, that the whole "when old geezers die off young people will make everything a paradise" concept is bullshit. https://people.com/human-interest/lgbtq-acceptance-rates-drop-glaad-report/

This is the type of navel-gazing and attempts to cling onto power and shut others down that has helped lead to so many horrible moments in recent years.

They were in the same orbit - she was in the middle of his drama with Jim after he pushed Jim off the scaffolding. https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_4477_(21st_September_1998)

I don't care for Buttigieg, but I don't think he meant it that way. I think he meant he was trying to focus on his job (for once), not on whether she was voting for him. Buttigieg has never had any chance. He was mostly someone for the media to talk about until Biden got in the race and they had real stories to tell. I don't even believe he thinks he has a chance. I think he's angling for a job in the DNC, or on cable news. As I've never felt he was going anywhere I have stopped paying attention to him, but the amount of virulent homophobia surrounding him (including people who endlessly call him "Butt Plug" and "Bootyjudge") reminds me of why this party is so toxic and divided.

https://ilovesplatter.com/2019/06/22/crypticon-2019-sheryl-lee-ray-wise-twin-peaks-interview/

I don't like FX and I read they had an odd approach (like giving Verdon credit for all of Fosse's successes and claiming she became some kind of shut-in after he died), but I hope you enjoyed it.

The people who already hate him will believe her. Others will think it's all a lie (I have already seen people claiming it's Kavanaugh all over again and he's being set up). And of course others will believe her but not care because they hate women anyway and Trump is their hero.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/21/politics/trump-military-strikes-iran/index.html We're getting to that point again where I feel like we're close to a living hell, a mistake that there's no way we can come back from, similar to the games Trump played with North Korea. Maybe even wore as there are clearly very powerful people in Trump's orbit pushing and pushing to bomb Iran, as they are either deluded enough to think that we will defeat them, or they know we won't, but that they will get to go to Heaven. It's getting to that point again where I'm scared to go to bed and scared to wake up in the morning.

Thank you, @victoria foxton , for that 1993 episode. I had missed it somehow. Very enjoyable. I thought the episode felt very full of character, unlike the 1989 episode, which was much more generic. Clunky as it was, I liked the theme of Stacey and JJ struggling to let go of Jack. The scene with Buck talking tough to JJ was a highlight, and another reminder of what a strong child actor Geoffrey Wigdor was. I also liked the scene near the end where Stacey mourned the tree she and Jack had planted. Some terrific scenes with Clay and Gwyn - so much chemistry between Christine Tudor and Dennis Parlato. Parlato was so ideal for this role it's a shame he only got to play him for a few years. Dinah Lee and Alex were also fine. The Shana and Tess scenes stuck out for me. While it makes sense for Shana, who was so isolated during her years in Corinth, to help usher in a loner like Tess, the expository dialogue given to Tess just makes me wince. And while I just adored Susan Keith as Cecile, she had a very alienating, chilly acting style that must have been a challenge to write for. I can kind of see why they gave up on Shana, even though I wish they hadn't.

There are two people missing here, for two very different reasons. (also it's time to note that Savannah Guthrie's voice, no matter how much NBC pushes her, still sounds like she lost out on an audition for Sweet Valley High)

This is pretty fun.

Thank you, @dc11786 . Such detailed synopses and such depth, as always. The uploader put up a promo that aired during this episode, a promo for Edie Lehmann appearing on the Home Show "tomorrow." Clips from that appearance are on Youtube as March 31, 1989. So I assume this episode is March 30. I agree about liking the Clay and Ava scene. Lisa always brings so much depth to what could be a caricature. So did Wesley Addy. Loving was lucky to have the cast it did.

What bothers me is - and obviously he's a much better person than Trump - is that this is all Trump-esque, just saying whatever he wants and having aides go out and say "it wasn't me." It's the last thing to be focusing on right now.

No, because Republicans run them. That means they're luxury spas.

He decided to do the usual Beltway tsk-tsk, belittling AOC for calling the "detention centers" concentration camps.

He has a job on TV because this is how the media, and the Beltway, feel about the public. They feed us BS. They hate us. They don't care if we all drop dead. They hate everyone but the people who write them checks. He's a sanctimonious, brain dead loser and he always will be.

Third Way, playing a very clever game, participated in a Politico article about how they were warming to Elizabeth Warren. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/19/democratic-establishment-elizabeth-warren-1369874 The likely reality is that they want nothing to do with her, unless their only other choice is Bernie, but know that they can blunt her momentum by making her seem like their puppet. The Bernie bros have fallen for the bait, right on cue. Meanwhile, Joe Biden is busy talking about segregationists, reminding me why I have no faith at this point in the party being able to beat Trump.

@I Am A Swede I thought you might like this (especially the last line).

Pretty rare footage of a 60 Minutes piece on the pre-production of Neil Simon's play, God's Favorite. @Vee @SFK @EricMontreal22

I had no idea of who he was either but I'm also not that aware of the industry. I mostly just heard of his father.

For once the hype was right. Randall was pretty much on point from the start and, other than a bit too much wailing, was great all the way through. One of the strongest soap recasts of all time.

Someone put up a 1989 episode (they were asking about the date, if anyone knows). The Curtis/Rocky/Todd portions have been around before (even if I never get tired of seeing Rocky basically fantasize about wanting a threesome), but the scenes with Ava, Clay and Cabot are new to me. And so is the full credits with the full Loving theme.