DramatistDreamer

24 minutes ago, Khan said:

 

No, what I meant was, the incident with the two men posing as Communists (to make a donation to a Democratic candidate) might look like an incident of little (or no) significance, but so did the break-in at DNC headquarters back in '72, before Bob Woodward (according to the movie) decided there was something more.

Yes, I definitely understood what you meant there, it was more of an add on, more than an "except".  I just couldn't imagine where that whole breakin would be if they'd had the access journalism type press that we have these days.  Not a whole lotta follow up is going on now. 

I guess I've got what's going on with the disappearance and presumed death of that Saudi journalist and the obvious ties to Trump's WH more on my mind than that bizarro story of people trying to create leftist ties to communists.  That was laughable.  What's going on with this Saudi journalist is clearly not.

It's interesting to see but I think that Grant Shaud has shown the least 'rust' where his character Miles is concerned.  His comedic timing is pretty on point and looks sharper with each episode.

'Murphy'/Candace seems at her best when she can verbally joust with someone.  In the original iteration, that could be with her co-workers where she could be fairly combative but obviously, you would expect some mellowing and growth, but the downside is that Murphy's feisty nature can go missing when the show really needs it.  

From this reboot, so far, I think her best moments were when she had a situation where she could put her combative nature to good effect-- e.g., when she faced off against Trump's tweets in the first episode, then when she snuck into the WHPC and ended up facing off against Huckabee Sanders in the 2nd.  Yes, that final speech in the WHPC was a bit preachy but it did feel consistent with who the character is and has always been.

I would've liked to have seen the #MeToo aspects done over multiple episodes instead of trying to resolve it in one episode.  I do agree with those who felt that the episode was rushed.  I could have been sort of a running joke for a few episodes (albeit a bit of dark humor) to have Corky keep recalling episodes of harassment and disrespect as if she were reeling off a laundry list, the way she had been doing but don't confine it to one single episode.  I think the constraints of working within the sitcom format come into play.  The best way to handle this would've been to spread the story out over multiple episodes but I wonder whether there would've been network resistance to this (for obvious reasons).

Still, I did appreciate the attempt to tackle the issue and I did like those scenes between Tyne Daly and Candace Bergman.

Another positive aspect is that it seems like the young characters are holding their own.  They have good timing in their delivery and I'm seeing good interplay between the young tech guy and Frank and Avery seems to fit in with the rest of the cast.  The relationship and the aspect of Frank, Corky and Miles knowing Avery all his life seems believable. Also, I agree that the relationship between Murphy and Avery feels like the kind of relationship that you'd expect between Murphy and her grown son.

But people are right to note that things are not entirely cohesive where the dialogue and set up is concerned.  Also, I wanted Murphy to givethat drunk administrative assistant her a card and tell the young lady to take her a*s to AA. Especially considering Murphy's history, I wouldn't expect her to just passively look on in horror.

15 hours ago, KMan101 said:

Am I the only nut now downloading any full episodes I can get of old soaps on YouTube? lol. I'm always scanning these threads so thank you to everyone who posts videos. ATWT is one I've found a lot of and I'm going to sit down eventually and start watching. Should be fun. I'm also downloading a lot of AMC and GL. DAYS (and GH) is next on the agenda.

Nope, it's not just you.  I've got some ATWT saved that I've recently migrated to a flash drive until I find a way to get more space onto my laptop.  Can't decide whether I should get an internal or another external HD.

We really should be nagging and petitioning P&G to release more episodes online or something.

I don't get it, what does P&G really have to gain by letting those master reels molder in storage?  Can we find the guys behind the SoapClassics for some advice/advocacy?  How did they get P&G to budge on releasing episodes?

Yes Wang Qiang really rallied and was relentless in that final set against Muguruza!  She gave Garbiñe fits for that portion of the match.

Except, at least with Watergate, the media, in general acted with a degree of integrity (from what I've read).  There are aspects of today's media that have traded what integrity they might of had, for WH access.

Then there's trash commentary like the type that the Federalist engages in...

This is despicable. Sean Davis, founder of the @FDRLST, spreads a pathetic smear about Jamal #Khashoggi, the journalist and activist who is presumed dead and was reportedly killed at the behest of the Saudi regime. pic.twitter.com/W2KGBW8CWy

— Brandt (@UrbanAchievr) October 12, 2018

So this was one of the strangest stories I have ever reported on https://t.co/bJCfVt9TVp

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) October 12, 2018

I guess if Turkey wants some outside help with the investigation of a possible murder that allegedly occurred within the walls of their embassy then they must do a 'quick fix' with their own lack of human rights, at least as much as it concerns foreigners.

Turkish court to release US pastor Andrew Brunson, who was accused of terror links in case that hit US-Turkey ties https://t.co/UU4Ua5zDKM

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 12, 2018

I avoided the entire spectacle. Didn't watch one bit of video and skipped over any reference of Kanye or Trump, whom I've both blocked on my social media. 

So strange how the Republicans/conservatives used to attack the Democrats over how many celebrities they were seen in the company of.  Now you have the likes of Kid Rock and Kanye in the Oval office.   

I just have no desire to witness this slow-moving train wreck play out in front of me.  Excuse me, while I avert my gaze.

1 hour ago, I Am A Swede said:

Something for the future perhaps: Leo Borg, the 15-year old son of Björn Borg, was given a wild-card to the pre-qualification tournament for the Stockholm Open this year. Although he lost, the mere fact that the name of Borg is back on the tennis circuit is titillating. Wimbledon 2025?  

Didn't he play his father as a boy in that movie?

No surprise here.

61 percent of Trump's twitter followers are not real, according to new analysis https://t.co/ufM15lRnX3 pic.twitter.com/1X00CqIprI

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 11, 2018

Yeah, the GL Twitter feed is far more active than the ATWT Twitter page.

I realize that both are run by volunteers but it seems like the GL one keeps current more consistently.

Isn't there a Governor's race in OH?

I know it's not Congress but Cordray who used to run the Consumer Protection Bureau during the Obama administration (new at that time) is running as the Democratic candidate.

OH electing a Dem for governor for the first time in I-don't know-how long, would be big news, if it were to happen.

Came across this on Twitter.

Here I am with Justin Deas and ⁦@Margaretcolin6⁩ thank you so much for the photo! Thanks to ⁦@DStarsNStrikes⁩ for snapping this for me! #dss2018 pic.twitter.com/UBSJGSRaAn

— Guiding Light (@Guiding_Light) October 7, 2018

Ford is planning to lay off workers after they say President Trump’s tariffs have cost them $1B.https://t.co/4LPVVH4iwe

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 10, 2018

I am disgusted.

Migrant children quietly being adopted after their parents are deported: report https://t.co/khZQwq4LRL pic.twitter.com/ekph2gPfWZ

— The Hill (@thehill) October 10, 2018

The Saudi Arabia invite is causing a lot of controversy but when I heard about the floods affecting Mallorca, I immediately though of Nadal and knew he'd be helping somehow.

Rafa Nadal opens his tennis academy for those affected by the Mallorca flood disasterhttps://t.co/eLknOm5tG6

— AS English (@English_AS) October 10, 2018

I would hope like hell that Americans are smarter than to let the presidential race get down to two 70something billionaire white guys.  By then, we'd already be in trouble. 

Don't assume Bloomberg has learned anything from Stop and Frisk but should he try to promote that, he would likely lose most of the Black and Latino vote of anyone under the age of forty, chief among them Black women (funny how Black women stand up for everyone else's rights while we get nothing in return).

Also, don't assume that Bloomberg would mount a strong defense of women's rights either, given some of the statements that revealed about him when he mounted his mayoral campaign.  Although sadly, many Americans have proven that they are willing to vote in a man who doesn't care about women's rights.

When so-called businessmen take over the U.S. economy, the result is almost always a recession in the making.

BREAKING: Dow falls more than 2%, or 540 points, to new session low as sell-off accelerates https://t.co/aPEmq418gC pic.twitter.com/pSxpklQECw

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) October 10, 2018

Oops.

Serious doubts over participation of top players at the inaugural Davis Cup Finals in November 2019. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both refused to commit at this stage despite the offer of a wild card, and now Alexander Zverev has ruled himself out. https://t.co/dZNpDHX7EU

— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) October 10, 2018

15 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

I didn't hear about this. Was he talking about Murkowski?

 

Dianne Feinstein.

In terms of demonizing your opponent, I guess any woman will do, as for as the GOPers are concerned.

31 minutes ago, Khan said:

I'll be honest: from now on, as long as they aren't TOO heinous (in which case, I guess I'll have to "throw away my vote" and vote third party?), I'm voting for anyone with a (D) next to his or her name.  Even if it's lousy, slap-the-soda-oucha-hands Michael Bloomberg.

He and Trump have more similarities than you think.  They are both advocates for Stop and Frisk, a policy that had torn asunder civil rights for Black and brown men in, particular in NYC with negligible results on the crime rate.  Bloomberg tried scare tactics to leave the policy in place, claiming gun crime would escalate.

DeBlasio, for all his faults, did the right thing in stripping the Stop and Frisk policy and letting judge Shira Sheindlin (no relation to Judge Judy) deem Stop and Frisk unconstitutional, letting it die and rightfully so.

And guess what?  Crime (with the exception of sexual assault which is not normally connected to guns anyway) continued to decline without Stop and Frisk.

With Bloomberg, you ought to be careful what you wish for:  it's not just about soda and "nanny tactics", it is also about his blatant disregard for working and middle class, his billionaire friendly policies and his lack of care, in terms tracking foreign "dark money" moving real estate (of which Trump was a beneficiary).  Don't expect him to be an advocate for eliminating dark money from politics.

But hey, Central Park looks great, huh?

Worried about an unnecessary war with Iran? You are not worried enough. Please read this great report from @SteveErlanger https://t.co/jHFZJiAgJJ

— Joe Cirincione (@Cirincione) October 9, 2018

Damn Kei! 

I could just imagine how rocking that crowd must have been when Wu won that first set!  Wu is one of those players that I usually only see at Chinese tournaments and he seems to love to play at home tournaments.

Yes, there tends to be a rivalry between China and Japan but I think it tends not to extend to tennis, a highly individualized sport.  I mean, Kei has Michael Chang who is a Chinese-American.

Please don't let this man run for President.  The homeless population in this country will explode as it did in NYC with him as mayor.

Why I'm re-registering as a Democrat https://t.co/2aGDJM95HN pic.twitter.com/mXV9g9gqh5

— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) October 10, 2018

Why won't the GOP leave the Obamas alone?  I guess no need to hide their incredible wellspring of racist bile.

NEW: EPA chief Andrew Wheeler liked a racist FB image of the Obamas on an Italian meme page called "My mom is a virgin."

In an email, he told me he doesn't remember doing it.

He also repeatedly engaged with conspiracy theorists on Twitter. https://t.co/i1NfEQPNsa pic.twitter.com/Ox4tb8J9iS

— Alexander Kaufman (@AlexCKaufman) October 9, 2018

"Before Khashoggi’s disappearance, U.S. intelligence intercepted communications of Saudi officials discussing a plan to capture him, according to a person familiar with the information." https://t.co/UkGqIo8Ukq

— Marty Baron (@PostBaron) October 10, 2018

Here's the piece of BGM again with a different scene.  It was pretty popular from '86-87.

via ytCropper