I Am A Swede

11 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Proposed spin offs that never made it .

I know there were talks about doing a spin off from "Upstairs, Downstairs" when that show ended in 1975. It was supposed to feature Hudson, Mrs. Bridges and Ruby from the original show. Sadly Angela Baddeley who played Mrs. Bridges died shortly after UD ended, so it never materialized.

Whatever happens I hope and pray that Zelensky comes out of it alive so he can continue to be a leader for the Ukrainians. He has really risen to the occasion.

A standing ovation is nice and all, but I wish that we could give Ukraine something a little more substantial.

Ukraine conflict: Putin's war prompts dramatic German U-turn

Several countries, including Norway, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Latvia want to ban Russia from this year's Eurovision Song Contest due to what's happening in the Ukraine. Finland has outright stated that they will boycott the contest this year if Russia is allowed to participate.

10 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

 

  

This was posted just a few posts further up on this very page.

8 hours ago, DRW50 said:

When I first started watching  Emmerdale, they had a cot death storyline. The moment was built  up to through the episode as we saw a number of lovely moments with mother and son, and others who  were close to the family. At this time Emmerdale had an hour-long episode a week, which  they often used to  layer material in a way that gave more impact to this type  of moment. But beyond  anything else - the community, the heart - it's  Charlotte Bellamy, who played  the mother (and is still on  Emmerdale - she is one of the finest actors in soap), who absolutely wrecks me any time I watch this episode. 

 

Charlotte is phenomenal in these scenes. There's just no other word to describe it. 

I hope she can find the strength to overcome all that's happened.    

Kamila Valieva's controversial Winter Olympics ended in tears with a fourth-place finish after the 15-year-old fell multiple times in the free skate.

Wow.....just....wow......  

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever see this gesture in this setting. 

MEP who appears to give Nazi salute in European Parliament faces sanctions procedure

17 hours ago, Khan said:

Who da hell thought drawing Miss Angela like a Monchichi doll was a good idea!?

First trailer....

I'm not impressed by this, nor by the small tidbits I've read about the show.

Novak Djokovic: I’m not anti-vax but will sacrifice trophies if told to get jab

All restrictions ended here yesterday for those that are vaccinated. Some guidelines still remain for the unvaccinated, but since there will be no way of controlling this I suspect that not many will care. If they haven't bothered getting vaccinated by now they sure as hell won't bother with this. 

1 hour ago, Soapsuds said:

1982-1983 season

March 7-13 

1. Dallas 27.7

3. Dynasty 25.2

4. Falcon Crest 23.7 (season finale- Julia Is revealed the killer of Carlo Agretti and shots are fired).

11. Knots Landing 20.6  season finale

Very early to have season finales for Falcon Crest and Knots Landing wasn't it?  Was there a particular reason for ending their seasons as early as this?

10 hours ago, Wendy said:

We literally had lunatic extraordinaire, MTG, complaining about Pelosi and the "gazpacho" (instead of Gestapo) police. Yes, this is real life.

We are DOOMED if such criminal idiots keep infecting the Senate.

"Gazpacho" police??!!  

I think that is the one of the stupidest things I have ever heard!

So, the new owners of the Woolpack are..... Charity and Ryan!! 

I'm not surprised, but still....

It's becoming an exercise in self-torture to watch this show. Maybe I'll just stick around for the 50th anniversary. I'm sure whatever they will come up with in terms of "celebration" will be enough to destroy any lingering positive feelings I have.