DramatistDreamer

Labour continues to get those "L"s tonight. Whew! Some area named Workington, which had been Labour for 100 years just went to the Conservatives. Meanwhile SNP continues to "clean up" in Scotland. EDT: And turnout was down? Really? At a pivotal time like this??

Part of me feels as though and this is jmo, May wasn't seen as "committed" to the Brexit cause as Johnson and many of the men in her party were determined to get her out of the seat of power and replace her with a man that they thought more passionate about Brexit and yes, even if it meant putting in place a big sh*t talker like Johnson. As for N. Ireland and Scotland...I guess being an outsider has its upside. I don't know whether the well-heeled U.K. media (comprised mainly of private school boys pretending to be everyman) put either N. Ireland or Scotland very high on their list of priorities. N. Ireland seemed to be mostly regarded as a problem (or potentially a problem) that needed to be managed. Scotland's economic status has moved it up in prominence but this has been in the last decade or so. I remember when I was studying in London, Scotland was mainly seen as this exotic (a world away without really going too far) place where people could take a weekend trip to get away. It was odd but I never really got the sense that Scotland was actually a part of Great Britain. That was just the sense I got but that was in the 1990s, sentiment may have changed since then. Johnson has disparaged the idea of Scotland having another referendum but the SNP insists that the British government must respect the will of the Scottish people and the promises made that they would respect Scotland's status as a part of the EU.

I'm watching Election Coverage via livestream and there are still people who believe that the results don't look as bad for Labour as people think and it's too early to call it catastrophic for Labour but others give the impression that British Bernie has flopped. Labour has made some inroads in certain regions but from what I'm hearing/seeing, not enough to undo what's been happening at the polls in Wales. Some people think that Northern Ireland should be included in the list of possible breakaways but Northern Ireland is far more complicated, imo. Extraction from the U.K. is likely to be messy for any country that leaves but Scotland is better much positioned to have a cleaner break than N. Ireland. Scotland has a healthy employment rate and has oil, which still counts as a valuable commodity for now and likely over the next decade, at least. Given that many Scottish voted to stay with the U.K. because they were promised that the U.K. would stay in the EU, I'm not sure how the U.K. convinces Scotland to stay for the long haul, especially since #Brexit has been so damn messy. If things were orderly, as the Tories had promised, that aspect might have counted for something in the minds of the Scots but since it has been anything but orderly and been described as a "shambles", I just wonder how many people will now see trying their luck on their own as a republic as not so risky after all. Because as Mary J. Blige once said "I can do bad all by myself". Surely much of Scotland (who voted to Remain, as well as heavily Labour today) must be pondering this same idea.

Nobody's truly surprised by those results in Great Britain, are they? That's 40+ years of conditioning. I know I must sound like a broken record because I've been saying this for years (since the referendum years ago) but it's going to be interesting to see what moves Scotland makes after this.

Looking at the character of Thelma Evans and the elegance that BerNadette Stanis exuded as her, I would've preferred someone like Condola Rashad in the role. They already had the comedian in the bunch in Jay Pharoah, no need for another JJ.

Having witnessed her in action personally, Viola Davis is certified gold onstage, I expect greatness as far as she's concerned. Andre Braugher will make a great James too. I'm not sure about Haddish onstage but I can't quibble about any of the rest of the cast.

He likely saw his daughter's marriage as some sort of strategic financial decision to merge his family with another wealthy real estate family. DJT's father made the decision to move the family out of their Queens church to a church in Manhattan where the wealthier and well-connected chose to worship. Religion and worship as a form of currency to be transacted. Like father, like son.

I don't subscribe to Disney but I've heard that Ming-Na Wen (Lien Truoung Hughes #1, ATWT) was in the Mandalorian. Apparently people are also complaining that her character was vastly underutilized.

I'm guessing that, like last time, Russian athletes who have proven to not have tested positive can compete under a neutral Olympic flag. The prospects for team sports like The World Cup look pretty slim though.

Has anyone seen The Irishman on Netflix? It was a blink and you miss it moment but I could've sworn I saw Marie Marshall (Denise Darcy, ATWT) in a wedding scene. The character had no dialogue so I doubt she would've been in the credits. I even checked un-credited actors on IMDB but the only non-speaking actors mentioned in the wedding scenes were mobsters. I admit this woman looked a bit older than the picture on IMDB but that photo could've been from years ago, or the actress could've been 'made up' to look a certain way. I guess I'll never know.

Watching an early '90s episode of GL and came across this commercial, does anyone remember it?

Speaking of Who Shot Roger? stuff, I was jonesing for some GL but there are no further episodes of this storyline have been posted yet, so somehow I've ended up watching a Christmas episode from 1986 and seeing these scenes with Phillip and Dinah, it occurs to me that they were cousins. Were there any emphasis on this fact going forward in the show, in subsequent years, after re-casts? I really don't remember this.

According to her post, the decision had nothing to do with RA. She said she'd simply had nothing more to accomplish since she'd met all her goals. Whether that's true or not, I'm just going to take what she claims at face value.

No one should be surprised by something like this, and in Mississippi, it's pretty much par for the course.

Here's the trailer with McKenna Grace (one of the Faith Newmans, Y&R) in Troop Zero, starring Viola Davis. Looking at her and barely recognizing her, I realize it's probably been ages since I've seen her onscreen.

Clinton was probably aware that women are held to much higher standards than their male counterparts. Much of the electorate will applaud a man who is vocal and can trade insults but when a woman does it, she is seen as arrogant and deserving of being put in her place. Had Hillary went into a full-throated verbal assault on Trump, I just don't believe it would've went over well. I don't have that much faith in the American public to give a woman the same space as a man in many aspects in life, including presidential politics.

Since the merger in August, shares of CBS and Viacom have each dropped about 20%. Also, according to the newly merged company's chief executive, Viacom-CBS will be looking to reap half a billion dollars in cost savings- which most people know by what means this will be- through layoffs and job cuts. Of course, there are implications for all divisions of both companies but I don't know what further implications there could be for a division like CBS Daytime, an already stripped down department. https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/young-sheldon-meet-spongebob-cbs-and-viacom-are-back-together/ar-BBXM7N1

China doesn't celebrate Christmas but still...I can't believe tennis is being played right now. I'm not watching because frankly, I need a break from tennis but for anyone who's interested. https://www.youtube.com/user/australianopentv/videos

Who the heck is this? Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Just goes to show how truly messed up a country the U.S. is. I can't think of another country where something like this would take place. Can you?

Since the first time I'd seen Gatti was on Guiding Light as Dinah Marler, I remember being very confused when I saw her portraying Keesha Monroe on Y&R. I think that Keesha was definitely meant to be a woman of color, if not black. I remember wondering if Gatti herself was of mixed heritage but though there was never any indication of this being the case. I think Y&R was likely going for an ambiguously ethnic look. The storyline was compelling, without doubt but the casting choice was weird, even back then.