DramatistDreamer

There's an issue that has been gnawing at me for many years...the discussion surrounding censorship of episodes, with many accounts claiming scenes being cut out in various countries where the show aired including the U.S. but I wonder whether this was truly the case across all PBS stations? Did anyone watch Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High on WNET/Channel 13 in NYC? I remember seeing scenes that were supposed to have been censored on American television broadcasts. Also, that station was pretty liberal with the content they showed (nudity, sexual situations, etc.) I remember as a kid tuning in on a Saturday night and being shocked that they were showing this...also, I still watched, lol.

Anybody know how ticket sales (or re-sales) are looking for the men's finals tomorrow?

Oh, that makes sense, LOL! I was about to say... Take away the scruff and the specs and Damian looks like himself.

Her last appearance was definitely in '94 and I am dubious about wiki entries claiming she appeared in 91. 94 was a depressing year altogether, the entire cast looked like they were in mourning. Sierra never had much of a storyline after '87 when Tonio took over Craig's business. All she did was function as a sounding board for Lily and Lucinda's angst. After that, she only had brief appearances to collect Craig when Scott wanted to leave the show (which was often). I don't know how much spark can be expected or generated from a such brief appearances on the back of other people's storylines (they weren't going to give her too much to do since she was only there for a brief stay). OTOH, I thought it was nice that she agreed to come on to help usher Bryce off the canvas whenever he wanted to go, lol.

😮 Is that really him??!

It was really a ONS. Lucinda explained that they knew each other before they had met her. Later she explained to John that they sought comfort in each other's arms because of grief. Personally, I think they worked much better as antagonists, that's where the heat came from. Marland was smart not to revisit this, imo. Today's soaps show no such restraint and continue to beat old story threads to death. A mistake. The only issue is her Southern accent afaic, There are people who look just Sierra in any Central and Latin America with the influx of Germans in the post WWII period (ahem, we all know why) and their German descendants stayed. Telenovelas are full to the brim with actors/characters who look like Finn and they were born and raised in countries like Mexico, Argentina and Perú and their roots are nowhere near the Iberian peninsula, lol. Finn returned in 94 after Marland's death, and the entire show seemed funereal at that time. When did she return before that? I thought her only previous return was in '89 when she helped usher Scott off the canvas, when he wanted to leave again. Boynton's casting wouldn't fly either with that quasi-"Scarface" accent. The only person who would be allowed to stay would be Karina Arroyave. Uh, when was Sierra ever in a triangle with Emily and Tonio??

Probably because, while both sides have reached an agreement, it still needs to be ratified by vote. Until then it is not a fait accompli and still officially a tentative agreement.

This episode is a joyride. The cat and mouse between Craig and Lucinda, Craig's taunting and Lucinda's triumphant expression when she calls his bluff and realizes she's guessed right and Craig's reaction when he realizes this, is a dynamic that writers just couldn't get right in the later iterations of Craig. Add his skulking around Sierra (I could've sworn I saw Finn trying to stifle a surreptitious urge to laugh when she and Scott suddenly face each other in the corner). The blocking in this scene is impeccable with Craig practically becoming an immovable object that Sierra can't avoid and Tonio fuming. Margo's scenes with Shannon and Harriet are hilarious. Hillary Bailey Smith's facial expressions add even more hilarity. I wonder if they were all able to get through that in one take, or at least without bursting into complete laughter. https://youtu.be/rE109Qu7HQM

What a disaster this tournament has turned out to be, especially on the ATP side. Glad I hardly watched any of it.

Although, I can definitely see why Fritz is not a great prospect either. I really haven't been able to watch much and I don't regret it. Whenever I have gotten the chance to get a look, the court speed is lulling me to sleep--then again, it's not too different from what I remember of IW decades ago. IW, in general, used to be the snooze compared to Miami. I don't mind Vika winning it, and I know that Badosa annoys a lot of fans but I am truly agnostic where she's concerned.

For me, it's anybody else but wife beater. I'm used to U.S. tennis media hyping up any players coming along since the days of the Williams Sisters' primes when they promoted any U.S. woman who they thought could beat them. This frenzy is not new to me, been dealing with it for twenty years now.

Only saw some of the match but I saw that 'Baby Daddy' won his match.

Speaking of that which fails to surprise, is anyone surprised that this has been revealed? Couldn't be me.

Wow, all the one-slam wonders in singles are scooting into the HOF this year! I thought a player needed a minimum of 2 majors (of the 4 GS tournaments).

Hoping Grigor can keep it up, all the way to the title. It's the only result that makes sense at this point.

No new revelations but still, a good article to read nonetheless. Also, a very tragic story that offers a lesson on waiting a little bit too late to get vaccinated.

Trump never really cared about the GOO, they were a means to an end for him. He's perfectly willing to take the party that he supposedly leads to satisfy his petty agenda. If anything, Mitch, Lindsey and those GOO incumbents would look more foolish for tying the fortunes of their party's fate to someone who doesn't care, one way or the other whether that party sinks or floats.

Yay for Grigor!

That photo makes me misty-eyed. John Abbott with his three kids. Happy birthday to Jerry Douglas! Oh, and Lisa Rinna is trending again...this time for reasons that are not good.

The only thing that surprises me about this is the length of time it took to get to this point.

"Go. To Hell. Tomorrow. Rogerrrr!" 😂

I don't think so, at least from what I have read from other virologists. From what I have read they made the choice not to formulate it this way from the get-go. I doubt that FDA approval had anything to do with this since they already had emergency authorization. What full FDA approval really did was give the federal government the authority to mandate it, rather than have it be taken solely on a voluntary basis. I really think many of these pharmaceutical companies didn't believe that this virus would adapt so efficiently. They seemed to treat COVID-19 as though it would behave more like other coronaviruses like MERS, which were deadly but not as ruthlessly efficient in its transmission ability.