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I still don't understand why they couldn't have brought back Alex Marshall back when Nick was still alive on this show. Having him, Marie, Jessica and perhaps even Scott might've helped give Nick a firmer footing on the canvas.

Perhaps, if I hadn't been worn down by years of awful writing, @BetterForgotten, I would agree with you. However, by the time Laiman and Passanante came along, I was desperate for anything on AW to hold my interest -- and you know I'd have to BE desperate, too, to even give two shits about something screwy as Lumina! However, in a way, that neglect worked in AW's favor. When AW was cancelled, it was in much better shape, overall, than it had been in quite some time. No, it wasn't as "together" as ATWT was at the end of its' run, but it was certainly better, IMO, than GL was -- either at that time, or at any other time in the decade to follow. I've always believed (or suspected) that "Ghost Reva" was a compromise of sorts between JFP and either CBS or PGP. KZ was ready to come back, and both network and sponsor were ready to have her back, too. However, JFP, who neither liked nor understood the "Reva phenomenon," wasn't all that keen on bringing her back, since she believed GL had evolved into a more well-rounded, ensemble-driven show. So, like I said, they drew up a compromise: CBS and PGP got what they wanted (Reva/KZ back on GL) but more-or-less under JFP's terms (a short-term arc, as Reva's ghost). If "Ghost Reva" flopped -- which it did, creatively, if not in the ratings -- then JFP would have all the justification she needed to keep both actress and character from returning full-time. But, if the audience were to respond well to the story...? Well, figuring out how to bring back Reva full-time after bringing on her ghost would be up to her successor, since I'm about 90% sure JFP was out the door and working at AW by the time "Ghost Reva" was done.

Somehow, I can't see Mitch McConnell being all that scared of Donald Trump. Is it just me?

At least, not to any legitimate news organization. Fox News, OTOH..... Really? You think so? All I see when I see Ronan's face is Mia's staring back at me.

It's unreal to me how the Baby Boomers and the Millennials receive the lion's share of media attention (and blame) while Gen-X'ers are totally ignored.

Yes, he did. And I am so glad he did, too, lol. But seriously. "White privilege" is EXACTLY what's going on here in regards to FH's slap-on-the-wrist sentence. Because she's white, female and in the public eye, she'll spend less time in jail than a POC who gets arrested for passing a bad check at Domino's Pizza.

Todd was a creep beyond redemption -- but, hey, his adopted father abused him, and his biological father was a brainwashing, Nazi-sympathizing, underground city-building-'cuz-his-millions-need-stashing perv; so let's just cut him some slack, okay? I shudder to think how latter-day OLTL would have handled a character like Karen Wolek.

And now, Lauer's daughter, Romy, is catching hell for posting video of her dad dancing online. I don't think it's right to attack Romy -- after all, she's sixteen, and she loves her father -- but AS her father, Lauer should have been aware enough to ask her NOT to post the footage.

"Don't Tie This Kangaroo Down"? Because, he's Australian! Get it? GET IT? My unborn self (who wouldn't be out of the oven until that June) is retroactively offended by that headline.

Trust me, boo. You were there also.

How many [!@#$%^&*] counsels does one president need!?

I hated him.

How can the Trump administration call the House impeachment inquiry a "kangaroo court," yet block the testimony of someone (Gordon Sondland) who actually has POSITIVE things to say about him? To me, by not cooperating with the House's investigation, they've effectively committed an impeachable offense. How big of a narcissist does Bernie have to be not to realize he's not meant to RUN for president, let alone BE president? He "tried it" three years ago and didn't get the nomination. He's trying it in 2019 and this time, he's putting his health in jeopardy. Bernie, God is trying AGAIN to tell you something. Take. The [!@#$%^&*]. Hint.

It's ironic that Trump would want polygraphs administered to his staff, since there's not a polygraph in the world that he could beat.

"House Democrats have repeatedly warned that if the administration tries to interfere with their investigation, it will be construed as obstruction, a charge they see as potentially worthy of impeachment." https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/us/politics/sondland-trump-ukraine-impeach.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage

And to eradicate everything Obama had accomplished (despite overwhelming resistance) in eight years. When you strip away the rumor and innuendo, and you examine what Obama did while he was in office, as well as what he faced every step of the way, you realize just how much everything that's happened since then has been motivated by racism.

Good. I like Buttigieg, but I believe in giving credit where credit is due. And all because they couldn't accept a Black man becoming president.

Especially when he looks more like one of the Oompa Loompas?

I just feel like Trump is doing this 1) because he understands zilch about foreign policy (and other things) and 2) he's pissed about the impeachment inquiry and is looking at this as a way to get back at the House.

If anything, he'll use this to justify restricting the borders even further. (Get ready for the snakes and crocodiles and the bullets to the knees, ladies and gentlemen.)

I'm delighted Chuck Todd took America's advice and grew out the rest of his beard. Now, if he could just find the number to Hair Club for Men and do something about his receding hairline....

Right? BoJo can challenge Big Liz to fire him, because he knows she would never do it.

Any mention of Roseanne (Conner) on this show has to be better than what happened at "Valerie's Family"/"The Hogan Family" after they canned Valerie Harper. Not only did they stop mentioning Valerie rather quickly -- I swear there were times when we were supposed to assume Sandy Duncan had been there all along! -- BUT, they even wrote an episode where the attic burned down, and with it, all the photos and other mementos the family ever had of their matriarch. (Like, REALLY, Miller/Boyett? Every. Single. One?)

PREACH.

Unfortunately, Sean Hannity, who obviously wants to be Trump's BFF, has taken to calling him "Shifty Schiff" as well. In fact, he repeats it so often -- and so awkwardly -- that if it were a drinking game, you'd be sloshed before his first commercial break. (Which isn't a bad thing, since you probably NEED to be intoxicated to watch his show on Fox News.)