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which is why this is the episode they submit for the emmys: best show, best writing, best direction; among the actors, tamara, for sure.

was just coming to post. free link to the ny times obit: Tatiana Schlossberg

i once heard about a family who told their kids for reaons passing understanding, that not only did santa claus bring the presents, he brought the tree, as well. those parents must have been exhausted by christmas morning!

nothing to add to the comments. but, for the love of god, i will never understand why men — and the occasional woman (looking at you jamie lee curtis) — do not unbutton their jacket when they sit down. it looks so stupid!

in total agreement! over the years, i’ve written thousands of words going into all the gory details — particularly regarding ‘as the world turns.’ always wished i could have asked him about the ‘i hate soap opera’ comments. was he being funny, sarcastic, ironic? would have loved to heard the specifics of what he — and gloria monty — hated. and what did he think about the impact on the soap genre.

No, I was referring to the big orange one. that’s what i thought. a few — very few, so far! — republicans are appalled enough to speak out.

are you suggesting that i ought not have shared this?

cannot make this sh*t up. from our fearless leader:

just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse… this piece in people got one thing wrong. the character he played on all in the family wasn’t actually gay. archie just thought he was. the character who was gay was played by phillip carey — asa buchanan.

it’s the link from the times. done it i don’t know how many times before, so no clue what the problem is.

don’t know why the link’s not working. the gist is that the reiner’s son nick has been arrested and is being held on $4 million bail.

try this again: freebie from the ny times. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/15/us/rob-michele-reiner-dead?unlocked_article_code=1.808.vCxj.TQmQs5NV070s&smid=url-share

freebie from the ny times: nick reiner arrested https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/15/us/rob-michele-reiner-dead?unlocked_article_code=1.808.vCxj.TQmQs5NV070s&smid=url-share

victoria rowell talks about working with dick van dyke on ‘diagnosis murder’ in the new american masters, ‘starring dick van dyke.’ he has had an incredible career. the documentary revealed things about van dyke i never knew — he worked with pat boone! and they show him winning a daytime emmy for his turn on ‘days…’

and so it begins: CBS News Presents: A Town Hall With Erika KirkNew Erika Kirk opens up about life, loss, the state of political discourse and more in a one-hour town hall event moderated by Bari Weiss

and so it begins: CBS News Presents: A Town Hall With Erika KirkNew Erika Kirk opens up about life, loss, the state of political discourse and more in a one-hour town hall event moderated by Bari Weiss.

any thoughts re tony dokoupil as the cbs news anchor? i’ve been less than impressed. but, my only exposure has been the endless, annoying, commercials for cbs mornings i must endure in order to watch ‘beyond the gates’ without paying for paramount+.

re jon lindstrom’s status: could be wrong about this, but iirc, with the exception of tamara tunie and clifton davis, actors on contract were required to relocate to atlanta. jl didn’t want to relocate, so is recurring despite his character driving a lot of story.

exactly! that archive is a goldmine — don’t know how many i’ve watched, but lipton’s is the only one under two hours. for someone of his caliber, i’d say three is the average — some are as much as six hours. people know it’s important and they cleared their schedules i was put off my his dismissive attitude toward soaps. though in his book, ‘inside, inside,’ he tells a hilarious story about irna.

agreed that it was random. but, i’ll never forget that screen with larry bryggman in a rocking chair saying goodby to their baby (can’t remember the name).

on ryan’s hope, when kate mulgrew (mary) became pregnant in real life it was written into the show. she gave the baby up for adoption, but mary had the baby (ryan) so, when she returned to the show she had to play a happy new mother. can’t even imagine.

this one, at least, had real consequences. it’s why irna was fired in 1973 — she died six months later. and a few years later, gave doug marland the opportunity to retcon into frannie/sabrina and win an emmy for julianne moore.

of course it is!

seems just a bit early for poinsettias and christmas decorations.

with you on all of this!