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I was headed home from work, thinking I might catch the last 15 minutes of the ceremony. While waiting at a traffic light, something inside me said, "This is her night. You better get home." Sure enough. A very emotional moment; this is what awards shows are supposed to do. And I agree, Daytime Emmys started racing downhill after that.

Hoax

Why do they wanna "go hard" on guest stars? I know the original run had guest stars but this isn't Will and Grace. (and for that matter, they can quit over there too; that's why their original run JTSed.)

I think it was more likely that Broderick would have refused to stay around with McTavish.

I couldn't agree more. This episode was miles away better than last week. Although it is fun to have different combinations of the Fab Four in storylines, the season should've kicked off with everyone on the same page...hunting for Karen. Love Karen's insta-bond with Linda. And I always appreciate appearances by Smitty and Anastasia! Nice nod with the belly touch on the shower door.

Nobody had any thoughts on the season premiere?

The introduction of Wildwind in the early 90s really opened up the canvas in the same way I imagine Cortlandt manor did in the late 70s/early 80s. It's so funny...apparently these big estates existed in Pine Valley but no one ever discussed the Cortlandts or Merricks prior to.

Eric, it is so good to "see" you again. You always bring a sincere thoughtfulness to the boards.

If ONLY someone would rip off his toupee, and we all discover a heavy-breathing Marj Dusay underneath...then we could all go back to French fries at McKay's and Thanksgivings at the Valley Inn.

My people. "Fair is fair!"

Am I the only one getting Ashley Madison ads in these sexual harassment threads? LOL

I'll agree that the on again/off again scheduling did not sustain any momentum. And the nadir of the season was the first two episodes back. The show worked best in the first few seasons before the guest star parade and before the characters had become cartoon-y. The last installment, with Jack guesting on Shades of Blue, felt more like classic W&G to me, and has been one of my favorite episodes of the season.

I remember Jack staying there in the very early 90s when Erica lost custody of Bianca.

I'm going to offer some time in the mid-90s when the coffee house Julia worked at briefly came along (a la Starbucks). There was also McKay's. And then everyone needed to go eat at Holidays (Hayley and Mateo's place) before it was destroyed for SOS. What was the name of the place Krystal took over towards the end of the series' run? Was it BJ's or am I just being ironic?

First of all, the new season looks good. This show really grew on me the first season. One thing irritates me though. The original show took place in Indianapolis. They went to great pains to mimic the original set, so for the first episodes, I assumed we were looking at Ann Romano's old apartment with new tenants in Indianapolis. But somewhere along the way, (I forget where), we learn they are actually in LA (and this trailer has shots of LA). Why? I haven't found a purpose for setting the show in LA vs. Indy. It's not as if there aren't or can't be Cubans in Indianapolis. And I probably wouldn't think twice if they hadn't made the apartment similar. Does this bother anyone else? Thoughts?

For me, the most touching moment was with Schneider, when he refers to her as "Annie" for the first time. I can certainly understand where the character was coming from regarding "I should've done better." As parents, we often feel responsible in some way for the failings of our children, even if not truly our fault. There's always a "What if I...?" in there somewhere; certainly this would have been the case for Ann Romano, who cared enough for her children to get them out of a poor situation and divorcing their father.

And the seriously underappreciated Laura Branigan...what a voice...gone too soon. So we have a post-TC Suzanne Somers, post-H2H Stefanie Powers and a post-Dallas Mary Crosby with a pre-Silence Anthony Hopkins, pre-Unsolved Mysteries Stack and a pre-Murphy Brown Candice Bergen. What an odd moment in all of their careers! And I can't get over how LONG this is. You would never find a theme song running this long nowadays.

I liked this one too, although I don't remember that being the opening sequence. Remember when they changed the actress playing the daughter towards the end of the season? On another note, these are the same creators who went on to do Modern Family, so it all worked out in the end.

At first, this started like a sketch from SNL, but the read at the end is priceless. Thank you, Congressman Jeffries, for bringing us back on track from Moore, trips to Asia, and other diversions.

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Those last moments? Megan Mulally, come collect your Emmy.

Ya gotta love that plug at the beginning for their show, "Two of a Kind." "Friday night, right?"

Another showpiece for Sean Hayes. The guy has always turned in some great comedic work, but he's showing some very touching work in this season as well. Snootch. lol

I cannot believe we aren't talking about this...