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And CSI and Survivor are still driving CBS to this day. CSI more in its influence but Survivor is vying to be the top-ranked series on broadcast in its 42nd season. That’s a format resonating through the generations.

Not to veer too off topic: Northern Exposure and Picket Fences may have dominated the Emmys in the ‘90s, but lived in the shadow of Twin Peaks, then Chicago Hope in the shadow of ER. They never had that linchpin, pop culture show until maybe CSI. I rarely hear anyone discuss NE, PF, or CH these days, partially because they aren’t streaming aside from PF. I’m glad to see Wiseguy on Peacock, but I guess it’s a bit radioactive due to Spacey. Maybe I’m underselling NE, because the Rob Morrow/Janine Turner romance was a big deal in hindsight.

Lhadi from Algeria 🇩🇿

Incredible how startlingly beautiful she was even to the very end. Regal even. Age dulled none of it.

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Okkar from Myanmar 🇲🇲 in NYC 🇺🇸

Brandon Leela 🇺🇸

Nathan from the UK 🇬🇧

Pojui from Taiwan 🇹🇼

All of the Seinfeld parents are gone, I believe. She was so funny:

Yikes at the Photoshopping on that cover. Kevin Spirtas looks like he needs a Benadryl or an EpiPen.

Would be hard to distinguish between the doll and the real thing.

Nope, I definitely noticed a little vibe too.

Meanwhile, aside from Victoria’s baby a thousand years ago with Cole, all the Newmans are alive and kicking. Even Cassie (adopted) got a replacement.

That’s just too much thinking! (To add to that, that means he would have secretly known Harrison wasn’t his because of his sterility, which would have added to his cat/mouse dynamic with Tara.)

LOL I just don’t want that generation of Abbotts to suffer another loss after Colleen, Delia, and Keemo. Just keep her off canvas for long enough that they can reinvent her if they choose. Or just Keemo her. (Although they’d never treat a white Abbott like they did Keemo.)

A man of his age and status would absolutely have grown children. Sheer lack of imagination + being cheap af.

What JG did was absolutely grounds for dismissal and perhaps a ban from ever holding another writing position. Up there with the all-time worst stories ever in the genre. I would love to see YoHarmony and stuffy Naya in scenes, but Amanda’s whole family is another story that’s been dropped.

Oh God. I can’t even with Devon. To saddle him with a child in such a bizarre and insulting way, especially when his first child died in utero…it’s nonsensical. They need to put him on the quick road to accepting Abby and Chance’s main custody of Dom, at least to facilitate their exit. The other alternative is for Chance’s mental state to deteriorate so much (or it leads to him suffering a serious injury) that he needs out-of-town treatment, Abby follows him, and Devon assumes full-time custody of Dom.

Jeff from Ghana 🇬🇭 but 🇺🇸 based

Totally weird. But it sorta underscores the idea that she’s not needed and they should send her, Chance, and Dom out of town. Ashley’s not on enough to be a factor in Abby’s life (same with Jill/Nina for Chance, who doesn’t have a connection with his Uncle Billy at all), and Abby/Chance have no deep or believable relationships with any other characters on the canvas. (The Abby/Mariah friendship was a plot contrivance.) Get rid of them and bring them back when they have a purpose and are played by competent actors.

Yeah, they’ve pretty much ditched Chance/Abby/Devon/Amanda (thank god), the budding Chelsea/Rey attraction, Billy/Lily/couch, etc. The Teriah wedding is basically comic relief at this point.

The Newmans are so dominated by Victor. His kids are chess pieces that he moves around, and Nikki is a cowed, battered wife. I prefer the layered sibling dynamics of Jack, Ashley, Traci, and even Billy. Plus, they’re all played by superb actors (again, even Jason Thompson is fantastic, albeit miscast). The Nick/Victoria/Adam trio just doesn’t do much for me, and Victor/Nikki have no siblings on the canvas now to counterbalance them and bring out different colors in their characters. It’s just the same old, same old. Victor shouts at one of his kids for betraying the other, demands family loyalty while offering none in return, etc.

When did Paris and Zende get couple-y again? Paris’s reaction to Finn’s death could barely be more casual lol. I don’t blame DW but this is what happens when scenes are only written to convey information and not emotion. I guess it’s good that they’ve finally really acknowledging Finn died aside from the Sheila/Li stuff.