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Karma came quick and swiftly for Lauer. I'll echo what others said: Not surprising. He gave off that vibe very, very strongly.

That is, without a doubt, the case. She's coming at this with an outdated, ancient mentality. I can understand why she's saying these things. What the journalist said is not the problem here. Unfortunately, the problem is that this kind of opinion is what many have been fighting against and, once more, it is validated. Just because it's Lansbury and she's old doesn't mean it should be shrugged off. It shows, once more, how much work needs to be done.

Nooooo, Angela Lansbury, nooooooooo! She says women must sometimes take blame for sexual harassment.

EPISODE 6: WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE So much great stuff! Such a good season so far. Aunt Virginia is put to some good comedic use following Jeri’s murder. Can you imagine how difficult she would be as a witness? Well, she’s worse! It all clearly is heading towards Ginny being accused of Jeri’s murder, but it barrels on with such conviction and such fun that you don’t care. Greg takes Paige's games and uses them against her by piling on so much work, she doesn’t have time for anything else. Consummate professional that she is, Paige responds by doing her job. Meanwhile, surprisingly, Greg and Paula (who’s still arguing with Karen over wanting Karen's husband’s penis) run into each other. Holy randomness! The two begin to spar in a way that’s obviously meant to be sexy, only we’ve never really seen Paula behave like this before, have we? Greg would never give her a second look, unless she suddenly develops a Paige-like acerbic tongue that catches his attention and matches his wit – and so she does. Yet, I can’t deny, this could be fun. It will be interesting to see what, if anything, they do with it. Karen and Paula make up, only for Karen to find out Paula's going out with Greg. It’s not the only Greg-surprise Karen gets this week. She learns that Michael's bought himself a fancy smancy watch and, in a way that recalls the Karen of seasons 1 or 2, mercilessly makes fun of Michael for the extravagance. A few million dollars have not changed Karen for-the-people McKenzie. It’s not all fun and games, though, when she realizes Michael was inspired to get the watch by Greg. I loved that little realization. Val and Amanda officially meet or re-meet or whatever, after which Danny goes crying to Amanda and spends the night with her. The next day, he finds Val waiting for him outside his apartment. She forgives him. Val is given a big speech to explain this but, honestly, it all screams plot point. How did she reach this point? How and why did she make this decision? I didn’t get a good enough answer, BUT… I’ll reserve judgment as long as the plot that results from this is good. Mack ends up with the theory that Mark Baylor killed Jeri and warns that he will put him away. Instead, you guessed it, aunt Ginny is arrested! Mack gives good shock-face freezeframe. Winner of the episode: Mack, for getting his drive back. Loser of the episode: Paige, for not seeing this coming.

I KNEW Sophia Bush's exit "because she wanted to" was leaving a lot unsaid. It just didn't make much sense -- until now. How horrible. She's been a part of 2 hit series and BOTH came with highly abusive, harassing men. Ugh. Oh, man. I love Dream. What a horrifying experience. I guess the BSB are canceled. EDIT: Nick Carter denies rape with the type of "this was 20 years ago!" bullsh!t you'd expect.

She did a video for Beautiful Trauma and it's just as awesome as I thought it would be! With a special, sexy guest star!

Ask (?) and you shall receive! Amazon orders MULTI-season pick-up of the series... but it will be set BEFORE Fellowship of the Ring! This is a lot to process. It all depends on what, and how, they do it. I'm thinking they could do young(er) Aragorn, if they can find a great actor for the part. We can see Sauron's exploits after his fight with Gandalf and during the building of his army/amassing power in Mordor. There are so many options.

The Telegraph says Amazon and Netlfix are in a bidding war over the rights which are so expensive HBO had to tap out. Insane! I think those wouldn't attract as much interest/attention (not saying that's right) and, with when they're talking $250 million, I don't see them going for the less-known. That being said, there is so much backstory, appendixes, characters not previously used, etc. that they can re-do the trilogy AND add more stuff. Except Tom Bombadil. Even before the first movie I thought it wasn't filmable and I was glad he was never included. I can't see anyone getting it right, if it's even possible.

700,000 on the first day!

Top TV and music executive Benny Medina accused of sexual attack.

George Takei 1 hr · Friends, I'm writing to respond to the accusations made by Scott R. Brunton. I want to assure you all that I am as shocked and bewildered at these claims as you must feel reading them. The events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur, and I do not know why he has claimed them now. I have wracked my brain to ask if I remember Mr. Brunton, and I cannot say I do. But I do take these claims very seriously, and I wanted to provide my response thoughtfully and not outof the moment. Right now it is a he said / he said situation, over alleged events nearly 40 years ago. But those that know me understand that non-consensual acts are so antithetical to my values and my practices, the very idea that someone would accuse me of this is quite personally painful. Brad, who is 100 percent beside me on this, as my life partner of more than 30 years and now my husband, stands fully by my side. I cannot tell you how vital it has been to have his unwavering support and love in these difficult times. Thanks to many of you for all the kind words and trust. It means so much to us. Yours in gratitude, George

Not George Takei! You always know it could be worse but you don't want to believe it IS worse.

Well, LWYMMD and RFT? were good preparation for the different sound of a lot of the songs. I think, overall, the songs are better than the early samples suggest but it is very R&B-tinged and I am not here for that. "Getaway Car" is my fave following my first listen of the album, but that's no surprise since it's closer to her older sound. Generally speaking, I don't see why she had to go this direction. It was very possible, once she went pop, that her output wouldn't be as steady as when she was country (popular mainstream success is notoriously difficult) but I didn't expect it to happen so fast. It's like she's going through some PTSD following her character decimation and we're witnessing it in album form. I will have to listen to it, of course, more times and see how I feel then. I can't believe a lot of these songs were co-written by Max Martin and Shellback. It doesn't feel like them at all. I'm sorta glad I've never listened to the 1989 bonus tracks. At least I can go back to those and they'll be brand new.

Sean Astin, who played Samwise, weighs in. I like his approach.

lmao OK OK I accept that!

OMG lmao Taoboi been liking the songs and you've been hating nonstop and now you finally like one and Taoboi's like "meh"??? Too funny for words! I'm not listening to the new one. At this rate, there will be hardly any new songs left. I'll just wait for the album in 5 days.

They're developing a series based on the books! I'm wary, but how amazing would it be if they got it right!?

On this Friday, November 03, 2017, the day of Thor: Ragnarok's release, only some God of Thunder hotness will do!

I'm not making a decision on how I feel about the Reputation era songs until of course I've listened to the whole album, but boy does she still have selling power. LWYMMD peaked at #1, Ready for It at #4 and now Gorgeous debuted at #13!

It's already becoming a meme/GIF

The TALKING DEAD episode celebrating the 100th episode was really good as well. So many guests!

Wow. I hope it wasn't anything more serious than dizziness and then fainting from overheating. And her crew was on it. On a lighter note, that looked super dramatic lol Soap operas would be jealous.

On this Tuesday, October 31, 2017, Halloween Hotness! Happy Halloween, Lovelies!

The premiere was really good. Some great Andrew Lincoln stuff, even if I'm not 100% sure how I feel about the flash-forward. Then again, considering the theme of hope and getting back to being yourself, and fighting for something, it fit. They had a strong sense of hope for the future, of people coming together and making it work. Gabriel getting stuck with Negan was a great twist. I'm curious to see what they did with that.

The story is indeed very promising. He hasn't done that yet, although I'm sure this is going that direction. So far, it's been all about a dirty lawyer lol Oh, without a doubt both Harris and McCashin were fired to free up the budget. But it's clear they had the least use for them anyway. Other than the loss of the actresses/characters, the problem was that Val still needed that dynamic in her storylines, hence the sudden appearance of Ginny as a dime-store replacement. I do, think, however, that she's a little stronger now with the beginning of this story. It's solidified her a little bit. Well, she was at Sumner Group for a good portion of Season 10, so I think, if they had truly been interested in writing for her, it wouldn't have been a problem. If Abby fit in at such diverse places as Knots Landing Motors and Lotus Point, then SG would have been fine. While I loved her final storyline (and probably the only brilliant story they ever gave her), it was clear they weren't feeling her as soon as Season 8 started. I swear, it felt in season 8 that she would show up for a scene or two an episode and then disappear. But it was nothing compared to the evilness of her season 9 story. From the beginning, it was clear they "got" and liked Greg, Paige, and Karen, and Mack to a lesser extent. And it was equally obvious they didn't have as much interest for Val, Gary, Laura, Lilimae, and Abby. And they really didn't get Ben. It's a shame that they didn't recognize the drawing power those characters had. I'm only glad Jacobs and Filerman were still around. I am fairly certain they might have gotten rid of all of them (instead of most of them) if they could.