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She was just in town for me over the past weekend. Sadly, too rich for my blood. Hate that. My first concert was Ms. Janet.

Sounds like it DOES have interludes after all. (I love the interludes) I think this is a good album opener, but not a single...

Location, location, location. This is a simple, modest home that has no business going for a million dollars. Do not get me wrong; I like it, but in my neck of the woods (Midwest), it might fetch half that.

This video is "That's The Way Love Goes II" The song IS growing on me.

Not to mention, nineties talk show host Jenny Jones as the contestant in the Match Game commercial.

OMG...this is so eighties! And I forgot about them!! I always thought she had a great voice. Makes me wanna dance in front of shards of mirror in a furnished warehouse loft.

I listened, and as a huge fan of Ms. Jackson..... meh This is NOT the single to come back with. It sounds like an album cut from janet. It does grow a bit on me, though.

After Michael Knight left, Dixie went to Craig (Who Shot Will?) and somehow wound up with Brian (bypassing Dr. Andrew along the way). I never really bought her with Brian; it seemed forced, and of course, Brian should've been with Haley, who was already mixing with Charlie and Alec at this time. I wasn't crazy about Brian Greene as Bodine, and he didn't last long. Along with high-waisted pants, here is where Cady McClain's flirtation with awful hairstyles would soon take off.

My favorites are when Janet rocks out like "Black Cat" and "If," or "What About." I do like the vibe of TTWLG.

ECSTATIC!!

I do not know why I'm going hard for "Bitch, I'm Madonna," at this moment. Na-na-nuh-na-na!!

Miss Janet has always been one of my favorite artists. Rhythm Nation 1814 spoke to me at the time, and yes, it is dated and earnest, but at the time, it was influential. I remember one review likening it to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On?" in it's exploration of the day. It's also the album, IMHO, where the interludes worked the best. (I think the interludes are the only shot we ever have of seeing the "real janet," as there is always a high level of artifice surrounding the Jackson family). I was also into janet.; it always felt as if we were both exploring similar issues at similar times during the Control/RhythmNation/janet. days. She hasn't put out anything since 2008's Discipline, other than greatest hits lp's. Damita Jo happened around the time of the Super Bowl fiasco (and yes, JT left her high and dry), and ever since, she's been away from the airwaves, a victim of the double standard for flaunting sexuality. (Is this NOT a few years AFTER Diana Ross fondled lil Kim's pasty at the MTV awards?) Although a huge fan, I'm not immune to the criticism. Her voice is thin. Her albums can get samey, especially with the ballads, and in later albums, her voice is lost in all the production. The sexuality bit has worn tired, and it is particularly weary on Discipline, although there are several songs I enjoy on that album, as I do on all her albums. Unfortunately, after a big splash with the first single, nothing else was heard since. I also enjoy Janet's one-offs like her collaboration with Shaggy for "Stella" and her collaboration with Luther for "Mo' Money" as well as the early collaboration with Herb Alpert, "Diamonds." I particularly liked when Janet rocked out, as in "Black Cat," "If," and "What About." And the whole lip-synching bit? I didn't really care. I was there to see Janet dance.

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They started phasing out McKay's in the mid-nineties when they brought on a coffee shop, Insomniac, like Starbucks/Friends' Central Perk, where Julia Santos worked for a while. After the coffee shop was Hayley and Mateo's two bars, Holidays and SOS. Then some time later in the early 00's, McKay's was back, but it was a different set and then only referred to that for a short time; it eventually became Krystal's. Then with AMC 2.0, we got Jane's coffee shop, Jane's Addiction.

Didn't the Goal Post become McKay's?

IMHO, a "classic" is a work of art that will stand the test of time. For that to happen, there would have to be some level of quality to it. It also stands up to repeated viewings; something someone wants to see or hear time and time again. It is also a work that is highly influential and/or epitomizes a genre or style. In this instance, Star Wars, Jaws and ET are classics, in that many people enjoy watching them repeatedly, their narratives have stood the test of time, and each of them are representative of ideas that would be referred to as a touchstone. Star Wars for science fiction genre, Jaws for the summer blockbuster and even suspense/horror, and ET for family films and all three as blockbuster movies. Some movies can be labeled instant classics, because they are of such high quality and/or so beloved, they would fit the label. I'm thinking of when Schindler's List first came out. Many Christmas movies, despite the quality, fall under the "beloved" aspect. Christmas Vacation, starring Chevy Chase, comes to my mind as a "Christmas classic." It is also my opinion, however, the phrase "instant classic" is overused. There is also a distinction between "classic" and "cult classic." For instance, Mommie Dearest is a "cult classic." Many of these movies are "so bad they're good" or beloved despite the quality (Pink Flamingos) or that they involve a certain actor (Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns) or genre (Blade Runner, Friday the Thirteenth). When thinking of "classic films" for this thread, however, I believe the originator was thinking of movies that may have been prior to 1980. Possibly even just B&W movies. Most contributors have kept the thread in those areas.

Greg Gordon played Brian when I first started watching. He was Trask's little brother. He and Hayley had to carry around a "flour baby" for a school assignment and when it burst, Hayley washed it out of her hair. Kelly Ripa goes upstairs a goth brunette and comes back down a blonde, and stayed that way. For me, Borlenghi, who I think came in early '91, was Brian. Eventually I got over the fact he was kind've dopey (unlike Gordon's Brian) and that he talked as if he were constipated and trying to push one out. The other two just weren't there long enough maybe. Although I did like Green's Brian with Dixie, as I couldn't see Cady with Borlenghi.

"Pine Valley hasn't been the same since you left." No, Ms.Kane, it hasn't. Such delicious writing; such performances. I miss my soap.

This didn't surprise me at all. After all, Tom, as a character, had two major elements that affected his character during this "boring" time in the early nineties. One, he was Catholic; and two, he was a recovering alcoholic. Both of these factors mean that peacefully protesting at an abortion clinic and invoking God to help someone through troubled times was completely within Tom's character. So...the 2008 election could've been an interesting storyline, if Tom were to have been a McCain supporter and Livia stumping for Obama, eh? One of the things I liked about Tom's character, that I found missing in AMC towards the end and in today's society, is that Tom was a man of his beliefs, but didn't always try to foist them on others. I also never felt as if Tom were pandering or syrupy or holier-than-thou as latter-day characterizations of these "moral tentpoles" would become. And...I actually enjoyed Tom, despite my penchant for "grayer" characters (Gloria Marsh; Edmund), more colorful characters (Opal, Marian, Trevor) and outright villians (Adam, Arlene, etc.). IMHO, no way did Edmund replace Tom, but perhaps Zack did replace Edmund for Most Likely to be a Moody Summab*&$h. However, Zack had nothing on Edmund for those brooding eyebrows.

I LOVE this song! Didn't think anyone remembered it. I think the lyrics are tight. Love to listen to this one late at night, driving down the highway, moon roof open...

Meh. Jacob Young owned JR in a Way no one had since McCartney. Bennett has failed to impress as an actor. Even since AMC. (give me Bennett over Ridings any day, however).

yes ma'am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUB0cM-Yf6E&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL03A7506BB5A90227

Myrtle looks so spry! I had a small donut hole during this time, because I don't remember this ish at all!! I remember talk of re-opening, but I don't remember it being in Cortlandt Manor! The dialogue is incredibly clunky, and even the magnificent Jill Larson is not able to sell it. The whole thing sounds like she's reading off the bits of script she has taped to the lamp and other set pieces. The one thing I will say about this clip is that everyone looks so fresh! Robin Mattson looks good, but it is a little out-of-character for Janet. (I will always be upset for AMC turning Janet crazy again just so Collins can do shtick and McTavish can have a convenient villian. Mattson did SO much to redeem the character.) I do like the bit Belinda starts at the end to the Supremes. That kind of stuff was kind've missing on AMC in latter years.