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I would be surprised if he could pinpoint ANY place on a map. Hell, I'd be surprised if he even knew what a map was w/o being prompted.

I love that she's calling her comedy tour "Oh Well." Sums up this country's current mood accurately.

Yep. His first wife, Regina, is also his second cousin. According to wikipedia, they knew each other from childhood.

Fortunately, though, something good came out of Bill Bauer's back-from-the-dead story, and her name was Hillary. It says aplenty that viewers took to her (and that even Bert came to regard her as a member of the family) despite the awkward circumstances surrounding her arrival.

#blackdontcrack

Actually, I tend to prefer the higher rate of interaction among characters, if only because I am a big believer in community-type stories on daytime, with umbrella stories that can bring in as many characters as possible. I guess that's why I'm still such a fan of ATWT and GL, with their themes of "brotherhood of man" and all that.

Once again, I note the irony of Germany not being here for our racist bullshit.

You know, we laugh about Nikki's presumed agoraphobia, but that would have been AWESOME for the character, in terms of the stories that could have spun from that disorder. Much more open-ended, IMO, than her now-you-see-it-now-you-don't multiple sclerosis.

Agree! They're too afraid to take him on, because they don't want to alienate potential voters, so they'd rather just quit? And you think Democrats are the snowflakes!? Either way, you're out, so why not just enter Thunderdome and pray that the gods are with ye?

Frankly, whatever respect I might have held for Rudy, I lost it the day he chose to announce publicly his separation from his then-wife, Donna, without bothering to tell her first. Seriously, what kind of asshat are you to do that even to a wife you probably couldn't stand?

Nah, I think the actor just met one of her nicer personalities.

Actually, I think the only thing wrong with that jogging sequence is the music. It's too "Streets of San Francisco."

Between the national anthem debacle (to think that there was a time when we would have labelled THAT as un-American), the abuse allegations toward her parent (which fractured her relationship with her sister for awhile, but she has since recanted), the multiple personality claims (that I've NEVER believed), the sudden fascination with all things Iowa and loose meat (that found their way into the show's storylines), the presumed menage a trois with her and Tom's personal assistant (which, not surprisingly, proved to be their marriage's undoing), the ongoing struggles with her show's writers and producers, and all the other, crazy s**t that I'm overlooking...yeah, if the Internet had been around back then, I think it would've committed suicide.

It does! Thanks!

Did the show ever explain specifically how Powell was related to the rest of the Lords? I remember someone saying he was a cousin, but that's all I ever heard.

Agree. Remember all those "Free Melania" jokes? IJS.

Which is still allowing her to benefit, IMO. Plus, if Roseanne follows through on her threats to fight back, at the very least, she'll probably demand a ridiculously high amount just to keep them from going through with it. Maybe I'm being petty, but I'd rather see them move on than allow her to make one more nickel off her show. Two other points: I'm glad that Michael Fishman is focusing his energies on other, more positive things right now. Whenever life throws you curveballs (HA!), you need to surround yourself with the things that can recharge you both physically and mentally. And yes, Roseanne is falling apart; and no, I have no [!@#$%^&*] to give her. The Khan of the mid-1990's, in fact, is kind of glad to see her receive her comeuppance after all the tabloid hell that she and Tom Arnold subjected everyone to. Shalom, girlfriend, and kick rocks.

Frankly, I can't see how they could continue without Roseanne being compensated financially.

IIRC, a lot of that material -- specifically, Michael's shooting -- was written during a WGA strike.

If this were to come to pass, they would HAVE to kill off Roseanne. Just like they had to kill off Edith Bunker on "Archie Bunker's Place" after Jean Stapleton told the producers she wasn't coming back. Otherwise, to paraphrase Carroll O'Connor, if they keep her alive but off the show, viewers will keep asking when she will be back. Plus, I think Roseanne's death might open up new story avenues for all the Connors, with Darlene stepping reluctantly into the role as the family's new matriarch. (I'd also like to see a new love interest for her, but that's neither here nor there.) Yep. There could be complications -- maybe an infection or something that starts in the affected area but soon travels to the bloodstream and eventually the heart. You know, kind of like what happened to that one kid in "A Separate Peace"?

Agree.

ICAM. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Joss is the kind of feminist who's a feminist because it helps him score better with women. His views on feminism are about as genuine as the vampires and other supernatural creatures he built his career upon. Unfortunately, it feels like it's been eons since his ex-wife's charges against him and revelations of his infidelity were news; and now, they've been forgotten. But, hey, that's life in the fast-paced, never-a-dull-moment, what-did-they-just-say-somebody-hold-my-wig age of Trump. On the one hand, I'm with you. But, OTOH, I kinda see their point. If we start to engage with the other side on their level, very quickly, it'll devolve into the kind of that's-alright-that's-okay-you're-gonna-work-for-US-someday taunting that's best left to high schoolers. Subsequently, all real talk ceases and the pertinent issues that NEED to be addressed get swiped off the table and tossed onto the proverbial floor. (When it comes to things like calling AA's apes, though, there's nothing that needs to be discussed. Racism is racism. Period.)

You know, it's one thing for her to lash out at her former castmates, but this targeting of Black women -- first, Whoopi; then, Ms. Dungey and Michelle Obama (!); and now, Wanda -- just proves EXACTLY why many are shedding no tears over this situation. Oh, and Rosey needs to shut the [!@#$%^&*] up and get the hell off Twitter. Oh, please. Her Jean Randolph gave notice YEARS ago. From the piece: You can’t be like, “Hey, we think [Trump voters are] wrong, so we’re going to shut them out and hopefully they’ll go away.” It doesn’t work like that. We have to understand where people come from and why people feel this way. Listen, I understand where they're coming from and why they feel the way they do. Which is why I feel perfectly fine shutting them out and hoping they'll go away. (IOW: I am sick and tired of people asking others like me to empathize with the average Trump voter. Okay?) Preach!

Yep. You know, I would understand if we Black men and women got together one afternoon and decided never to run for president again. I really would. I agree that Samantha Bee crossed a line, and I am glad she apologized for her error, too. However, calling Ivanka, or any woman, a c**t, while odious, is not the same as suggesting an African-American descended directly from an ape. One is racist, the other is misogynistic.

I just blamed Frost's Betsy's lack of romantic relationships on the fact that I found Frost herself to be, well, frosty.