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popculturebuffet · 4 years

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Ducktales: Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks! and Quack Pack! Review/Thoughts

Hello errybody, I’ve decided being a huge fan of this verison of Ducktales, and someone who likes reviewing stuff and going on and on at length about it, to review this season’s episodes as they come out, both to get me writing critically again, and to get more non chat content on the old tumblr. First, while you likely don’t care a little about my history with the ducks; While I , sadly though i’m trying to correct it, haven’t read MUCH of Carl Barks classic donald duck comics nor that of his avid fanboy and clear sucessor in quality and talent Don Rosa, I did read Rosa’s utter classic “The LIfe and Times of Scrooge” mcduck in high school and the story stuck with me sense. I’ll go into Life and Times another day hopefully, but naturally when the reboot was announced I was excited.. a great voice cast, and donald,my boy, as part of the main cast. The show has been a joy to behold and with steven universe having taken a bow JUST a week ago and Covid ravaging our lives, it coudln’t of picked a better time. But do these episodes keep the momentum from an utterly marvelous second half of season 2? The short answer is “Fuck yes” but the long answer is under the cut.

Challenge of the Junior Senior Woodchucks! While “Challenge of the x” is a popular snowclone title I can’t help but think of superfriends with the title... or now I thought of it shortly before writing this, hearing “Meanwhile at the legion of doom” when they cut to fowl.. or rather “Meanwhile at FOWL” but in that same announcers voice. I”m a dork, that should be obvious But I was hyped for both episodes: Violet is a faviorite mine, I ship her with huey so them interacting for the first time was wonderful to me, and.. okay the subplot didn’t hook me and we’ll get to that, but we had her dads and one of my other faviorites (I have several, get used to it now) , Lena , at least putting in an apperance. And honestly.. the main plot lived up to it. As I said I didn’t really dig the sub plot, more on that in a second, but I REALLY enjoyed this. From the begining Huey was my faviorite of the three triplets, easily, as it’s fairly easy for me a grown ass dork with anxiety, self confidence, anger issues, depression and constant self doubt, to relate to a little duck with the same and I’ve loved Danny Pudi since community, so naturally I was excited for his turn for a spotlight season. And again the show didn’t disapoint.. Huey has a rather decent arc with some unexpected turns: First unexpectly, the trailer lied as while Huey and Violet look ultra competiive, theirs no real confilct..s econds after that bit the two shake hands (after a good 20 seconds of adorable and hilarous failure to do so that fits both like a glove.), and try to be good sports. The problem is instead internal: As Huey muses to his siblings (Webby very much included, getting her own great bit of encouraging Huey while also assuring Violet she’s also great he just needs it more, which is accurate) “If i’m not hte best junior woodchuck who am I”. Like Louie last season towards the begining (when he didn’t have a clear purpose in their adventuring dynamic) and towards the end (When della nearly took it away from him), he’s nothing without his sense of who he is. It’s easily why he’s the one to comfort him when his other siblings are either torn between two friends or you know, Dewey. Louie knows what it’s like to be rattled about who you are. And WHY Violet outclassing him rattles him so much is intreating and to me makes a ton of sense: Huey’s identity to me is so wrapped in his intellegence and woodchuckery because , besides being oldest, it’s what he HAS on his brothers. When you think about it, Louie is the charmer, Dewey is charsmaticin his own way and loves hogging attention not to mention being fairly athletic... to stand out Huey NEEDS his brains to be the one with facts, and plans and his book. He may not be the first on the front lines but he’s the first to solve a trap or figure out where they are if scrooge or his mom hasn’t already.. and if someone’s markdely better at that, and worse in an activity that’s wholy his own and now it’s been revealed impmortant to his mom.. just who is he. The poor kid simply breaks down at the thought and takes bigger and stupider risks, which is sad to watch.. and thankfully lightned by his delightful mental brekadown in the form of the stephen root voiced JW Guidebook, a talking hallucination who gives huey his knowledge and edge back in the contest.. but it’s STILL not enough. And that’s when the other intresting bit comes into play: Huey.. has a moment of weakness. Despite the guidebook saying to always save your fellow woodchucks when violet gets stuck slipping in a tree.. he does nothing and leaves, despite JW , whose now become his concious, begging him not to. It’s a sad, well done moment, and one that makes the story richer. Naturally violet escapes and when huey falls off the lava bridge to the finish line in a nother moment of desperation, and after a returning JW burns because apparently ducks and sabrewings are fireproof but imaginary manfestations of knowledge arne’t, she saves him... and is a good friend and woodchuck in NOT chastizing huey for his moment of weakness earlier, but comforting him, revealing she’s tried three times before and adding some more depth to her character: Despite her awkardness with people, she’s a kind, caring person, and gives Huey the lesson he needs: faliure, and the ocasional bout of moral weakness, is okay.. what matters is you learn from it, dust yourself off and keep going. Huey bows out due to this, as while violet is more than willing to let him pass with her, Huey knows he hasn’t earned it, yet, but he can keep trying and that this is her moment, not his. And in that, I feel learns that he dosen’t NEED recognition to be his best self.. he just needs to be a good person and a good woodchuk. I’ts a damn fine story and despite not being the intended premire, works as a great one.. mostly. And also yes I ship them.. as much as two ten-elven year olds can be, but they are adorable and geninley have a good repore. And before I get to the dispaointing subplot, i’d be an idiot if I left out Violet’s family: We meet her dads, hilariously wearing shirts that say i’m with dad which is also really fucking adorable, and have our first onscreen conformation that Lena’s now her adopted sister, with Lena loudly screaming it in one of the best lines of the episode.. it’s clever to me: it over the top makes sure that we know yes, these men are gay and her parents.. but in a needed way given disney’s tendncy to dance around that or loudly proclaim a minor character no one cares about is gay in a way they can edit out. It’s a great step forward for the channel and the company and good on the crew for going ahead with it and good on disney for not beign dumb about it, nor, like again they have a bad habit of doing, loudly shouting about it to the media. Excellent work.

Now i’m done rambling about Huey’s psyche and america’s new faviorite gay couple, I gotta get the suplot out of the way: while the whiporwill is freaking adorable as is dewey’s bond with it, otherwise this plot is.. really damn weak: it has some good jokes (Louie’s blunt no when Scrooge asks if hte family wants to fight a bear, Webby’s disapointment when she finds their not walking in the path of literal giants, Donald’s runner with the spy drone mosquito (and Della’s instiance to just let it suck his blood), and Della proving she has the family temper with her own donald brand angry dance) it’s just.. not enoguh. It feels like it’s an oblogiatory plto for the family and while it does set up the season’s overaching plot with a strong character, as it’s intresting learning that Scrooge had an idol at adventuring and thus is following a legacy himself, overall the subplot itself is just there and distracting from the much more intresting A-Story. That being said it was at least sorta worth it for the ending bit where huey and violet suprisingly find launchpad at the end of the trial in a cave.. as do the duckfamily, both groups crying out “Launchpad?!” with launchpad giving out a hilarious “that’s me, i’m launchpad” and while the setup for it was weak, the idea of the family going around the globe to find missing mysteries wile fighting fowl over them is a great concept. Overall a really damn strong start to the season with a weak b-plot and i’m gald even if this isn’t what htey planned to start with it’s what they went with. Quack Pack: Quack Pack.. is one of disney’s secret shames.. I mean it’s not SO secret as it’s on D+ while this show’s predecessor wonder over yonder and superhero fantasy classic american dragon jake long are not for reasons I sitll don’t get, but that’s a rant for another day. It clashed badly with ducktlaes,was meiocre most of the time (It helps the two episodes I did watch were donald focused as he, a nicely redeisgned dasiy, and their co-worker kent were the highlights), with the boys somehow being more obnoxious than they were at their worst in the original ducktales. Now that’s off my chest the episode itself.. is really damn good and a nice take on sitcom parody, with the family getting ready for a photo. Dewey’s “since the internet” line in paticular killed because, having watched boths ome of the best sitcoms (roseanne, designing women) and some of the absolute worst (My wife and kids, last man standing,home imporvment etc), most modern ones i’ve seen, even the good ones, have kids written this terrible way. Otherwise though it was highly enjoyable and having Jaleel “Urkel/Sonic the Hedgehog” white here to take the piss out of his former genre as Gene (and doing such a great job I really want to see Gene back next season), is the icing. That and Huey going half insane trying to figure out what’s going on, as well as the unsettling reveal of the studio audience. Really the ep is a laugh fest, as well as the glorious arrival of goofy who to my relief, wasn’t a hallucination.. which itself is a great gag as is the offscreen internal thought of “okay so now htey ahve to take goofy with them on this deadly adventure all the way back to the states?”. The using of the adults old designs, as well as having dewey do the triplets dance and wear an outfit similar to theirs from “Mr Duck Steps Out” (Which I saw earlier this year and other than daisy’s horrifying early voice it wasn’t half bad). It’s just hard to go into and throughly enjoyable. But analysis right the real meat is in my boy donald: Going into the ep I genuinely expected Dewey to be the obvious source of the wish: while knowing gene was involved meant it was easy to see it was his fault HOW was a good question.. but having Donald do so and throughly enjoyable, and naturally gives us two great gags int he rwo: Donald’s VERY donald response “I wish for that 6 times a day! how wsas I supposed to know I was rubbing up against a magical lamp” and everyone spouting off their catcphrases, all either actual ones, basically something she does all the time turned into one (della) or poor beakly who gets “i’m not a spy” for some reason an dis cross about it. But the fact Donald not only figured it out quickly but wants to stay.. is perfectly in character. Donald in general, and especailly here, dosen’t WANT to be an adventuer anymore: he does it for his family, but he’d probably perfer the tgif lifestyle where problems are minor and solved with heartwarming lessons.. not full of lingering restiments, damage you caused, or loosing a decade of your sisters life and having to struggle to care for her kids. The rest of the familys looks when he gives his reasoning say it all: they really get why he wants this.. but Huey, who nicely got to be the one to break the sitcom news to them on top of everything else, makes an even better one: their lives are who they are.. this.. isn’t real. LIkea tgif sitcom it’s a plastic imitation of life that’s nothing like it: it’s comforting sure since hte real world is fucking complicated and miserable at times.. but hiding from it dosen’t fix things. And while Donald, of course angrily denies this while his family ends upf ighting the studio audience, it’s Goofy, loveable guest star and everyone’s other faviorite dad, who gets his friend to see the truth: eveyr family has thieir own normal. He and max are widower and his kid. Just a family of three (I”m counting PJ since , by his tene years at least, Peg is missing, though Iw ish she’d come back as her and goofy would be cute and she deserves better than Pete but whatever, and his dad is an emotionally abusive douchehead). But their happy, they make memories even if goofy like donald can’t walk five feet without the universe, and that’s what counts> it’s a touching sentiment and i’m happy Donald now has a friend whose also a parent and probably made similar sacrifices, and some Donald hasn’t had to just yet and probably won’t now dellas back, but made it through. So donald helps his family fight the humanoids, take sa picture and it’s just a genuinely sweet ending... a great episode with a great concept that also opens the door for the return of the world’s other best dad more times. And again I want to see him smooch pete’s ex wife. This is the hill I will die on apaprently.. and with that I leave you. it was a good start a fun thing ot dive into and I hope for more.. oh and before I go, while i’m not a GIANT max and roxanne shipper, Idon’t dislike the ship I just don’t hav ea large attachment, it was absolutley WONDERFUL to see that they went to prom together. Okay i’m done, until next week, courage and stay safe.

#ducktales #season 3 #challenge of the senior junior woodchucks #quack pack #review #goof troop #donald duck #goofy goof

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citizenscreen · 5 years

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Out of the blue I watched a new-to-me movie the other day about a retired Army Colonel who takes on corrupt politicians in his hometown in Georgia. The movie’s title is Colonel Effingham’s Raid, a 1946 comedy directed by Irving Pichel starring Charles Coburn as the title character. Colonel Effingham’s Raid has a lot going for it with charm high on its list of attributes thanks in large part to Coburn, the Georgia native with a talent for comedy and an English accent. It was then that I decided to dedicate an entry to him because I enjoy him so…and…lo and behold, this week would have been his birthday.

Charles Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961)

We have an embarrassment of riches in the character actor department of classic films. There are numerous memorable actors who deserve praise for bettering films simply by their appearance no matter how small a role. One of those is Charles Coburn who enjoyed a popularity many of the other character players did not. Indeed, thanks to Coburn’s 3-decades-long screen career during which he appeared in nearly 100 movies and television shows, his name recognition rivaled that of the stars whose names appeared above the title. Coburn was also highly regarded critically receiving three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor, taking home Oscar once for his delightful portrayal of Benjamin Dingle in George Stevens‘ wartime comedy, The More the Merrier (1943). More important than awards, however, was Charles Coburn’s undeniable ability to delight greatly with his talent.

Charles Douville Coburn was born in Macon, Georgia on June 19, 1877 and grew up in beautiful Savannah. He was the son of Scotch-Irish Americans Emma Louise Sprigman and Moses Douville Coburn who were not entertainers, but that didn’t stop young Charles from taking odd jobs at the local Savannah Theater starting at the age of 14. He was bitten by the entertainment industry bug early and did everything from handing out programs to being the doorman to theater manager by the age of 18. Failing to make his mark in Georgia, Charles left for New York at age 19. Although Mr. Coburn didn’t hit the big time immediately, his Broadway debut in 1901 was an inevitability as was his forming The Coburn Shakespearean Players in 1905. His partner in that endeavor was another actor, Ivah Wills, who became Mrs. Coburn in 1906. The two had six children together.

In addition to managing the Coburn Players, Charles and Ivah starred in and produced many plays throughout the decades during which the troupe traveled to college campuses across the country and appeared on Broadway. The couple met when he was playing Orlando to her Rosalind in As You Like It. They continued to work together until her death in 1937 performing Shakespeare and French and Greek dramas and comedies. In her book, Greek Tragedy on the American Stage: Ancient Drama in the Commercial Theater …, Karelisa Hartigan mentions how the Coburn Players would give over 100 performances every summer mostly outdoors. The popularity of their performances created an interest in outdoor theaters with other companies following their lead. Charles Coburn played most of the male leading parts with Ivah, billed as Mrs. Coburn, playing the female leads. The productions were often called “amateurish” by critics, but the performances were always praised. These scholarly productions likely led to Charles’ English accent despite being a Southern gentleman.

I’d be remiss not to mention that although few know her name, Ivah Wills had a long list of credits in her own right both as an actor and producer in a career that spanned 35 years. Ivah garnered positive reviews along with her husband and both were highly regarded members of the acting community. To put it in perspective, consider that George M. Cohan was among the honorary pallbearers at Ivah’s funeral.

Cobrun and Wills in The Taming of the Shrew

Ivah and Charles

After Ivah Wills’ death, Charles Coburn moved to Hollywood to start a movie career. He’d already appeared in a 1933 short film and in The People’s Enemy, a crime drama directed by Crane Wilbur. However, the roles that would cement his legacy as a screen star began in earnest in 1938 with comedic performances far removed from his classical training, but roles in which he excelled. Coburn’s best movie roles are the ones where he perfectly balances the high-brow snootiness with a touch of bumbling fool. Roger Ebert described him as a toned down Charles Laughton and that’s exactly right. Coburn paved the road to stardom at the age of 61 and became a steadfast presence that could be counted on for his comedic timing as charming old men with affected manner and accent – always with a monocle, which he removed only to eat, and sometimes chomping on a cigar. One cannot help but smile when he appears on screen.

Clarence Brown‘s Of Human Hearts (1938) offered Coburn his first substantial role alongside a first-rate cast led by Walter Huston, James Stewart and another terrific character actor, Beulah Bondi. Although that film is a Western, Coburn played a doctor, the type of professional role along with several judges, business men, a couple of “sirs,” and rich guys that he enjoyably brought to the screen throughout his career.

Charles Coburn’s memorable big screen credits are too numerous to list, but he made important contributions to such enduring classics as John Cromwell‘s Made for Each Other (1939) and Garson Kanin‘s Bachelor Mother (1939). A personal favorite of mine, Preston Sturges’ The Lady Eve (1941) wherein Coburn plays “Colonel” Harrington, father to Barbara Stanwyck’s Jean Harrington, a duo of card sharps adept at swindling the rich, would not be the same without him. The actor followed that Sturges gem with his first Oscar-nominated performance as an irascible tycoon who goes undercover as a shoe clerk at a department store to try to uncover agitators trying to form a union in Sam Wood’s The Devil and Miss Jones (1941). Starring Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings and a slew of fantastic character actors like Spring Byington, Edmund Gwenn, S. Z. Sakall, and William Demarest, you must make time to watch The Devil and Miss Jones if you’ve not seen it. It is bewitching fun.

Coburn and Jean Arthur in THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES

The 1940s served several standouts for Charles Coburn who appeared in 4 to 5 pictures a year in the early part of the decade. Of course, his Oscar-winning performance in Stevens’ World War II comedy The More the Merrier stands tall above the heap. Opposite Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea, Coburn is wonderful as the retired millionaire who finagles his way into a room during the wartime housing shortage. Coburn’s blustering but endearing manner in this film typifies the greatest gift he brought to the movies, by my estimation, and it is hard to resist. Variety agreed with me as of this movie they wrote, “A sparkling and effervescing piece of entertainment, The More the Merrier, is one of the most spontaneous farce-comedies of the wartime era. Although Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea carry the romantic interest, Charles Coburn walks off with the honors.”

Another worthy 1940s turn for Coburn was Ernst Lubitsch‘s Heaven Can Wait in 1943. Here he plays another grandfather and another millionaire with usual memorable flare alongside a stupendous cast led by Gene Tierney and Don Ameche. Once again I must mention Pichel’s Colonel Effingham’s Raid in which Coburn co-starred with Joan Bennett and William Eythe and several other veteran character actors like Donald Meek and Cora Witherspoon. This was a fun discovery.

Charles Coburn received his third Academy Award nomination for what TCM’s Robert Osborne described as a “rip-roaring performance” as a gruff but loving grandfather in the coming-of-age tale told in Victor Saville‘s The Green Years (1946). Following that performance, Coburn’s big screen appearances slowed down significantly. He had signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1945, which required only four films in two years. This meant that the actor had more time to return to the stage and to dedicate time to television work, which he did with gusto starting in 1950 as a premiere guest on many anthology series. Still, Coburn made a few notable pictures in the 1950s delighting audiences with a comedic millionaire performance as Sir Francis “Piggy” Beekman in Howard Hawks‘ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), a role that could have easily been creepy portrayed by anyone else. He also played against type in John Guillermin‘s murder mystery, Town on Trial (1957), which I must get my hands on.

Coburn with Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in a publicity shot for GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES

Coburn’s final screen appearance was in The Best of the Post, an anthology series adapted from stories published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine. The March 1960 episode is titled “Six Months More to Live.” That seems a somber ending to a stellar career, but one to be proud of for many reasons not the least of which is that Coburn appeared in five Oscar Best Picture nominees: Kings Row (1942), The More the Merrier (1943), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Wilson (1944) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Only the last of these won, but they were all improved by the Coburn brand.

At the time of his death Charles Coburn was married to Winifred Natzka who was forty-one years his junior. The two were married in 1959 and had a daughter together. The actor’s final acting role was fittingly on stage in a production of You Can’t Take It With You in Indianapolis, Indiana a week before his death at the age of eighty-four. The previous year he had been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6268 Hollywood Boulevard. If you ever pass that address be sure to look downward at his star – it was well earned.

A Tribute to Charles Coburn Out of the blue I watched a new-to-me movie the other day about a retired Army Colonel who takes on corrupt politicians in his hometown in Georgia.

#Character Actors #Charles Coburn #Classic Character Actors

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imalifegen89 · 3 years

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A Legacy Left Behind - Chapter -1 - Initial Encounters - Part 5 (Final)

The new beginnings

Briefing Room, Level 27, SGC - Colorado

Next morning at precisely 0800 hrs, John found himself in the spacious Briefing Room which offered an overview of the Stargate and the Embarkation room through its clear glass window. A detailed star map dominated the wall next to the General's office, which was adjacent to the briefing room. There were projector screens, computers and other stationary surrounding the huge conference table that could comfortably seat about 30 people at a time.

"Hi. Good morning. Major John Sheppard, I presume- Cameron Mitchell- Nice to finally meet you in person- You caused quite the stir around here, man!" The Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, who was lovingly fondling the coffee machine near the window, offered a friendly greeting.

"Good morning, Sir." John returned the greeting and made his way to the coffee machine intending to get a cup for himself as well. He had a feeling he was going to need it.

The handsome Colonel flashed him a grin, his blue eyes sparkling with good humor.

"Relax Sheppard; we are not going to feed you to the sharks or anything. It’s just about you telling us your side of the story of what took place so we have the whole picture of the situation. We still have some loose ends to tie up, you see. And for the record, we only really start throwing our guys to sharks or alien versions of nasties after at least their third gate hop." His charming Southern drawl and the easy conversation did help to wash away some of the tension John carried in his shoulders without even realizing it.

He carried his coffee to the seat the Colonel pointed to and they both sat down. They didn't have to wait long as the remainder of the brass walked in for the briefing. John was introduced to Colonel Marshall Sumner, Marine Corps, Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter, Air Force and Mr. Richard Woolsey, liaison for the International Oversight Advisory (IOA). Dr Lam and Sergeant Harriman also joined and completed the gathering. After everybody was properly armed with their caffeine intakes and settled at the table, the General opened the debriefing session.

"Now Sheppard, Marshall plucked you out from the detention facility they have hidden away behind Bagram Air Base. We know they kept you there for five days. Take us through what happened from the beginning, from where you started, who was with you and what your initial mission was. Anything and everything you can remember and give us as many details as possible."

John took a deep breath, cleared his mind and then throat and started his account as ordered.

"I was sent in a Pave Hawk to pick up a CIA agent, Mr. J. Smith, from Kandahar airport. Caucasian, blond, brown eyed, early forties, 5’6”, spoke with a slight German accent. I was to deliver him to Bagram but I was under orders to divert as required if Mr. Smith requested. He was on record as my crew. I was on comms black out as well. He kept on comms with someone on a private channel from the moment I picked him up and I didn't understand any of it- it was mostly code. Thirty-three minutes into our flight, a Black Hawk came out of nowhere and went down hard right in front of me."

He took a sip of his coffee and took a steadying breath and continued. Nobody interrupted him but he had their full attention.

"I followed it down. I sent a quick message to Bagram but didn't acknowledge their reply. Mr. Smith was insisting that we continue our flight but I didn't listen to him either."

He hesitated here, because he didn't know how to put into words the compulsion that took control of him that directed all his actions from there on. The help came from Colonel Sumner, surprising Sheppard.

"This is probably where your biological imperative took hold. Basically your ATA gene came online and one of its rather strong side effects is the urge to annihilate anything Wraith-related. Don't worry son, you will get the full lecture in the near future. Do go on and tell us what you felt and what you did then."

With a grateful nod towards the Colonel, John continued his narrative;

"Like you said Sir, Things started to feel weird just then. Everything sort of came into sharp focus and all my senses sort of elevated to a very high degree. I was on auto-pilot when I landed my bird near the downed Hawk and armed myself. By then everything else was faded to background and in my mind unimportant, the survivors were already piling out of the bird and I could not stop to check on any of them. By then I had three clear targets, a male and a female, 100 yards off to the South of me and a creepy crawly bug/baby/spider hybrid thing that was crawling towards them in a hurry."

The dread, the guilt, and the nausea he had been pushing away resolutely whenever he cast his mind back to it-since he woke up in Antarctica, came back in full force. He hadn't had the time to properly dwell over his actions as he was occupied from the moment he was awake back at the Outpost. He realized that he still didn't know what happened to the survivors of that unfortunate accident.

"Continue, Sheppard." The order was soft and full of understanding, yet firm.

So he continued, doing his best to keep his voice flat and face neutral.

"I engaged them from a distance first- opened up with the carbine and emptied a full load on both of them but that didn't do anything to them. The male alien- charged me and I stabbed it on the neck and shot its right palm with my hand-gun, the palm with the mouth-like opening, neutralizing it."

"Sheppard, can you describe them, what exactly these Wraiths looked like?"

The question came from Colonel Mitchell. And it was significant for some reason; if the laser-focused looks pointed his way were any indication.

"Well, they were very thin and very tall, easily over 6 and 1/2 ft. They moved way faster than humans and were obviously bullet resistant. They both had kind of long faces, pasty pale, cat like eyes, flat noses and mouths full of pointy teeth. Long white hair that looked slimy. Oh, and really nasty breath. And, um, one of them had, um, curves and, um, breasts and a sort of shrill voice, so I assumed female."

John finished, blushing slightly avoiding looking at anyone. He heard snickers from both Mitchell and Carter.

"Major Sheppard, can you tell us the significance of the way you attacked? How did you know to do that?" The question was from Dr. Lam and she had an intense look on her face. He realized that everybody was staring at him raptly, in varying degrees of alarm and fascination.

"Like I said Doctor, the compulsion that took over my mind sort of gave me all the information. I could see the attack points as if I had an HUD on me. I can't really describe it except to say that I knew what to do and how to do it."

"Sounds like basically your online experience came with some genetically stored information about the Wraith as well. This is extraordinary. I must consult with Dr. Beckett about this at the first opportunity." The doctor had a gleam in her eyes that made Sheppard want to squirm.

“I need to sit down with him and go through all the weak points of the Wraith, their biology and everything else he can tell me about them as soon as possible Jack." Lam directed the last at the General who looked like he wanted to squirm as well.

“All in good time Doctor, let's hear his story first."

John took his cue to get on with it.

"The female was trying to get into my head by this point. She was hurling attack after attack at my mind and she had me on my knees and squeezing me by the throat. She was trying to keep me alive and get information out of my head. I shielded my mind and somehow managed to throw it all back at her- She wasn't expecting it and I caught her off guard. I managed to stab her the same way I did the male and she died. Then I shot the bug hybrid to pieces. Things went back to normal for me then; the compulsion and the energy and sensory boost faded away and I figured I got them all. I remember having the worst headache I have had in my entire life - The return to crash site is a bit hazy and I think I met Steven- uh Lieutenant McGarrett of the Navy SEALsb- I was arrested and my memory is blank from there. The next clear memory I have is being thrown into a cell I thought was in Bagram."

John gulped the remains in his now cold coffee in one big swallow. The General waved a hand towards the coffee maker signaling him to go for a refill. The Sergeant refreshed the General's coffee; nobody else moved. They were all busy taking notes on their PDAs and laptops.

John sat back down and at the nod from O'Neill he continued his account.

"There were five people in there with me with-in like ten minutes. I had the feeling at least three of them were CIA. Mr. Smith was one of them. One CIA guy sounded like a Texan and over 6'3 while the other was African American with cut glass British accent. The other two looked Chinese but they never uttered a word when they were around me. Smith started asking what I did to the aliens; I think they referred to something called homo-iratus at a point and something about keepers. He was quite insistent that I tell him how I got to know about the aliens and I think he couldn't see what I could when we landed at the crash site. Anyway I had the same sort of strong urge again not to reveal any information. They resorted to physical interrogation techniques soon after."

John fervently hoped that the General wouldn't make him talk about the ensuing five days, he lost track of the things they were doing to him by the second or third day. He could feel a cold sweat starting to break all over his body despite the pleasantly controlled temperature in the room.

"Hmm, I don't see the point in making you talk about the torture now Sheppard, we have all seen the medical reports Carson forwarded that came from the pod. It's SOP for any major incident involving our personnel- Besides I'm sure Dr. Heightmayer will sit down and have a talk with you soon enough. She is the resident psychologist for the SGC."

"Carter, I'm sure we can run a search and get IDs on those CIA goons, yes? Sheppard can ID them for us and we can finally get some headway on the missing agents of the elusive 'Keepers Collective'?"

The Air Force Colonel gave a nod of affirmation and John was sure she was already running a search on the laptop in front of her, along the same lines, before the General even made the request.

"So you want to tell him how we got to him?" O'Neill asked the Marine Colonel.

Sumner started to recount the story with a sip of his freshly refilled coffee.

"This was roughly three weeks ago, may be a day or two before you encountered despicable Mr. Smith. Apollo, our second BC 304 warship that was on orbit at the time, started tracking a string of coded messages. It got their attention because they caught reference to this 'Keepers Collective'. Now, this is a group of agents we believe are in league with the Wraiths on earth. They have infiltrated many of our government agencies in a very short time. So our people stumbled across a signature of transporter activation. It was heavily encrypted. When we finally managed to get it decrypted, it was a transporter activity that beamed a flying object from its original path to Area 7 in Russia into the middle of Afghanistan. That was where you got your surprise mid air. We think the plan was to get it safely into on of the small villages that had several entrances to a hidden cave system, but the chopper went down. This village was where the transporter signal originated."

"We believed it was the missing chopper that we were actually looking for. We had a team transporting a cryofrozen Wraith hybrid to a secure facility in Russia for study. This was a specimen that we found during a raid on an enemy base. They never showed up at their destination and we were on alert regarding their disappearance. So when we caught on to the fact that our bird was hijacked by the enemy, we deployed teams to locate them." Colonel Sumner paused.

At this point, Colonel Samantha Carter interjected and informed John somewhat apologetically-

"-It took us sometime to pin-point the origin of that signal. I was there with the tracking team in Apollo, We have only really come across this species a few months ago and up to that point, all we had were some obscure reference from the data we retrieved from Antarctica. We didn't even know that they had beaming capabilities until we caught this activity. Saying we were surprised would be an understatement."

She inclined her head at the Marine Colonel, smiling slightly, indicating he should continue with the brief.

"So we beamed two of our teams to recon, to take over and secure this village where they were operating." Said the Colonel. “They took custody of eight agents, all human, and sealed all the cave entrances. They also uncovered a shallow grave area where they discarded the dead villagers after Wraith feedings. Our teams were trying to locate our missing chopper when they caught some of the comms chatter between the SEAL teams. They were about 30 miles from the crash site then, still near the village. Then Apollo's sensors caught another one of those beaming signatures at the same time the radio chatter started. Different origination this time and a different purpose. When they finally reached the crash site, they found the wreckage of the two birds and five confirmed fatalities. Two civilians and three SEALs."

"The SEAL team had already apprehended and taken you away by then and left a marker for body collection. The SGC team was ordered to leave the crash site security operation to naval forces. They never found any traces of your fight with the Wraiths and the bodies had already disappeared by then. So we didn't know that you had engaged the Wraith at this time. We believe your Mr. Smith and his buddies got there and sanitized the site. We only knew that we found our missing cargo transport and assumed the cargo was destroyed."

He paused again, taking in the appearance of the Major. He had grown steadily more pale throughout Marshall's report and was looking shaken and as if he was about to get sick. It was obvious to him that the kid was blaming himself for not saving his fellow soldiers when he had the chance. And this was the first time he heard the confirmation of what happened to the occupants of the Black Hawk. But Marshall knew from experience that there was nothing he could do once he was under the influence of his genetic heritage. John was staring blankly at a point of the table and Marshall knew he was no longer there with them; he was back there in Afghanistan reliving the memory- trying and failing to see how he could've changed the outcome.

Marshall leaned in closer to the table and fixed his gaze on Sheppard.

"Sheppard, listen to me." He didn't raise his voice; but the command in his tone brought John back and he flinched slightly as he focused on the colonel.

"There was nothing you could've done differently. I, the General, Colonel Mitchell and all other ATA gene carriers who came online during combat facing Wraith went through something similar to what you experienced. And none of us even had to face a fully fledged Wraith queen before. Yeah the females are very rare and they are all queens. It was a Wraith drone or a hybrid every time for us. So we know what happened to you was much worse."

"Besides Sheppard, what you couldn't have predicted was the guy in the chopper starting to call for help on all open radio frequencies. They broke their comms blackout directive. And we are positive it wasn't even the first time they did it because that was how the transporter signal locked onto them in the first place to beam them to Afghanistan. That is how your SEAL buddy Steve knew what happened and that was how the second transporter signal locked on to them as well. This time bringing a bomb that blew them up. We don't know if they could have survived the encounter if not for that call but there wasn't anything you could do."

"But what you did do saved a lot of lives, Sheppard. Those Wraiths were feeding on that village and would have just kept on going if it wasn't for you. There were kids in that village. I know it's hard but that is what you have to focus on Sheppard, because when it comes down to it, knowingly or unknowingly you made the only call you could as a soldier. You put the safety of the humans as a species first above that of your fellow soldiers. You went after the much bigger threat because the War we are fighting against Wraith is much more important than any other war. And like it or not, you are a part of it."

He watched Sheppard visibly collecting himself and regaining some of his composure with huge effort and focusing on him more or less. The Major took a sip of water Walter had kindly placed in front of him and gave a barely perceptible nod.

"So the second signal, we tracked to Bagram, of all places. I'm sure Mr. Smith's buddies again had something to do with it. When our ground team got there a few hours later they found an abandoned site- they had cleared out. Around this time, you were already in custody and we still didn't know anything about you or your involvement except for what we intercepted through the radio chatter. We were not focused on the AWOL zoomie who took off after landing his bird and then got himself arrested. Our teams were instead instructed to keep looking for the missing Wraiths that were feeding on the villagers.”

John thought he detected another slight note of apology there. Colonel Carter took over from the Marine Colonel at this point.

"While we were busy tracking the Wraith-related activity, Rodney was following a strange signal that came online around about the same time you came online. Since we never had the Outpost react to anyone coming online as an ATA gene carrier, he didn't know what it was. He was keeping an eye on it but didn't realize he was actually reading your brain activity."

"He contacted us and the SGC on the third day of your captivity in all-out, full-blown panic. He had finally figured out it was human vitals, with the help of Dr Beckett. By this time you were in trouble and the Outpost was reacting to your distress. They had power fluctuations all over the place and McKay was being bombarded with Ancient and English demands to locate 'P1' and bring them in. That was what Terra Atlantus was calling you. On the fourth day the Chair came online on its own and it launched a program onto our network, our heavily encrypted secure SGC network. And within a couple of hours the Outpost had complete control of the whole national grid and soon after that, the global network. The internet, communications, Satellites; it had control of everything. The White House had issued an order to neutralize the Outpost. They issued evacuation orders to both McMurdo and Terra Atlantus after POTUS authorized extreme measures. But McKay refused to move and he figured out what it was telling us."

She paused briefly to hydrate herself. John thought her timing had more to do with adding to the suspense.

"Your location - That was what the Outpost was looking for. So once McKay figured it out, we scrambled the team with Marshall in the lead to go down and get you. Once McKay managed to convince the control at the Outpost that we were retrieving you, it released our networks and went back offline again."

"Yeah that is one debriefing at the White House I'm not willing to ever repeat again." Jack O'Neill said with a theatrical shudder.

"Well, you know the rest- I found you and beamed with you to Antarctica, and the outpost took over your care. I went back to Bagram to continue the investigation. We have three of your captors in custody along with the agents we arrested in the village. They are all detained at Area 51 and undergoing special hospitality. Being in league with an alien species that literally eat humans for sustenance is not your average war crime. We recalled our teams from Afghanistan after a week, when they kept running into dead ends. We are still keeping our ears to the ground for anything regarding Smith and his cronies. But the odds are they have gone to ground now that their operations are compromised." Colonel Sumner finished the narrative.

John was feeling completely overwhelmed and in way over his head. He hadn't known the lengths that an unknown sentience had gone, to make sure of his safety. He shuddered at the real possibility that it would have been destroyed before John even knew its' existence. He realized that he had connected to the sentience in Terra Atlantus at an astonishingly deep level because the thought of its' destruction made him feel like losing a part of his soul. It had buried itself in his mind so thoroughly and completely and John didn't mind one bit. Because as strange as it was, it was home.

"Alright then, I think we got everything covered. We will meet up again if anything comes up that we didn't cover today. But for now I think we are done. I don't know about you people but I'm hungry-" The General remarked, ending the intense debriefing/briefing session.

"Sheppard, meet Walter after lunch- He will have your introduction program and work schedule. So you can get on with your life here. It's gonna be fun-" the General predicted cheerily at Sheppard.

Then he turned to the civilian who was quiet throughout the whole session and remarked sourly.

"Well, Richard, you and I have to brief the White House and IOA, now won't that be fun? No it won't be fun!" With that he got up from his chair and walked towards his office. John heard a muttered comment about 'processing protected assets and future headaches' from Mr. Woolsey as got up and scrambled to follow the General.

John also got up hurriedly from his chair and received an amiable pat on shoulder from Colonel Sumner when he thanked him for the rescue. Colonel Carter did not show any signs of leaving her seat or her laptop anytime soon. Walter had already followed the general out to help prepare for his not fun briefing.

The Mess hall

Colonel Cameron Mitchell appointed himself John's unofficial welcome wagon, taking him to lunch with him. He was introduced around to some of the gate teams who were there. Some of the scientists were eyeing Sheppard like a pack of hungry hyenas and Mitchell deftly maneuvered him around them to a secluded corner where they could eat in relevant privacy.

He gave him a rundown of the chain of command at SGC, responding to John's question as to where he fit in.

According to Mitchell, General Hammond of the Homeland Security had the overall authority concerning all extra-planetary operations; therefore SGC came under his purview and he reported directly to the POTUS. General Jack O'Neill was the base CO and was stationed at the mountain. Colonel Sumner was the head of military for all military personnel in the mountain while Colonel Carter was the head scientist and in charge of all science projects happening at SGC. She had overview of all science related projects concerning all extraterrestrial technology at Area 51as well. She shared that responsibility with Dr. Rodney McKay. Mitchell was the head of gate operations and third in line of the military chain of command. He also led the first gate team, SG-1.

Carter usually wasn’t involved in military operations as she had her plate full with science. John would fit in there after Mitchell. They had four more Majors; two Air Force and two Marines, but John had more time in rank and therefore seniority. There were three captains and eight Lieutenants that completed the officer contingent.

They had fifteen NCOs and over one hundred fifty soldiers belonging to a convoluting mixture of Marines, Air Force, and soldiers from various military branches belonging to five different countries. The IOA provided the civilian oversight and acted as a diplomatic body due to the multinational nature of Stargate Command. They had sixty Scientists based here from several nations as well.

After the meal John was given the information packet regarding his schedule. There were more medical checkups, psych evals, a couple of one-on-one lecture sessions with various military and science personnel for history and information sharing, a ton of reading materials stored in a few PDAs along with all gate mission reports up to date, physical training, flight simulations and new flight orientation and qualification sessions. He noticed he was also on a roster to be beamed to Antarctica on a weekly basis for training, Ancient tech maintenance and related projects.

His life at SGC had officially begun.

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dweemeister · 4 years

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War of the Worlds (2005)

Shortly after California told its residents to stay at home a few weeks ago because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the first films I watched as my home state grinded to a halt were Ousmane Sembène’s Emitaï (1971, Senegal) and Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds. Emitaï, in its patient beauty, lambasts colonialism in its depiction of a tribe resisting French forces from imposing a rice tax. War of the Worlds, the subject of this review, is one of the first post-9/11 disaster films that have a noticeable difference in tone and approach to those released before the attacks. I definitely know how to calm myself down with a nice relaxing movie (so thank goodness I watched and reviewed 2011′s Contagion years ago). The lightheartedness and star-spangled romps that are Independence Day (1996) and Armageddon (1998) this is not. War of the Worlds, loosely based on H.G. Wells’ classic science-fiction novel of the same name, is closer in spirit to 2006’s United 93 and World Trade Center than those late ‘90s films.

Spielberg’s film is a tale of two halves. A stellar opening hour capturing the initial desperation and unknown threat of the alien attack gives way to incomplete character arcs, inexplicable decisions, and an incoherent resolution that fails to achieve the catharsis it wants. The filmmakers may not be entirely intentional in their portrayal of a (mostly) faceless threat wreaking destruction. Along with The Day After Tomorrow (2004), War of the Worlds set the mood for disaster films long after becoming faded memories in retail bargain baskets, cluttered DVD shelves, and the non-curated hellscape of premium cable and streaming services. The bleakness of these post-9/11 films hew closer to Wells’ motivations when his book was first published in 1898 rather than the jolly arrogance of the 1990s disaster films. As such, War of the Worlds – an afterthought in Spielberg’s filmography and something I paid little attention to upon its release – may just yet outlast the entertaining, unquestioning disaster films it is so often compared to.

Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is a divorced longshoreman who commutes from Bayonne, New Jersey to the docks in Brooklyn. His house sits near a looming overpass; American flags are being flown on the front porches of the entire street. This would be a Norman Rockwell illustration if the neighborhood was less blue-collar. It is his weekend to look after teenage son Robbie (Justin Chatwin) and younger daughter Rachel (Dakota Fanning). Robbie and Rachel favor Ray’s ex-wife Mary Ann (Miranda Otto) and her current boyfriend Tim (David Alan Basche). Mary Ann and Tim drive to Boston to visit her parents, and Ray – again – fails to form a connection with Robbie, who insists on calling his biological father by his first name. Rachel, timid and claustrophobic, is not nearly as rebellious, but it is clear she would rather be elsewhere. Soon after, an anomalous electrical storm spawns activates “tripods” buried beneath the Earth’s surface. These alien tripods disintegrate items and people instantly with a blinding white energy beam, which Ray witnesses with a crowd after running off and telling his children to shelter in place. Returning home, Ray barks orders, without explanation, to his two frightened children to pack their belongings and food for a sudden trip to their mother’s place.

Others of note appearing in this adaptation of War of the Worlds are the traumatized Harlan Ogilvy (Tim Robbins); Ray’s friends Vincent and Julio (Rick Gonzalez and Yul Vázquez); and the children’s grandparents (Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, who played the leads in the original 1953 film adaptation). Morgan Freeman narrates the opening and closing seconds of the film.

Spielberg and screenwriters Josh Friedman (1996’s Chain Reaction, 2019’s Terminator: Dark Fate) and David Koepp (the first two Jurassic Park films, 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) are conflicted about whether their adaptation of War of the Worlds is about a father’s redemption or, like Wells’ novel and the 1953 film adaptation, a broad metaphor of nationalistic hubris. There is nothing preventing them from attempting both, but the film, not without considerable effort, falls short at both. Spielberg’s War of the Worlds is a character-driven piece where Wells’ novel (only one human protagonist is named, and he relates what he has witnessed to an unnamed narrator) are the 1953 film (two lead characters thinly developed beyond their professional duties) are not. Wells’ work and disaster film/invasion literature does not completely resist personalized narratives, but the grand scope of their stories makes personalization tougher because of the thematic juggling they require.

For those keeping score of father figures in Spielberg films, War of the Worlds positions Ray in a story that progresses towards paternal redemption. Ray is a terrible communicator to his children; he never comes to terms or improves on those skills. He is an inadequate provider for his children and has little knowledge of their inner lives, dismissing those failures and oversights as legacies from his divorce and his fatiguing job. The disrespect between Ray and Robbie across War of the Worlds generates turmoil throughout, but a decision that Ray must make about his oldest child – who is spiteful, reckless, and more childish than he would like to think – neuters the screenplay’s advances towards Ray’s paternal redemption. With Robbie’s aborted character development and decisions coming out of left field, this is where the film derails, never again reaching the heights of the technical and aesthetic mastery of its opening hour. Most of the Jurassic Park-esque final third with Tim Robbins’ Ogilvy forgets Ray’s character development, preferring to emphasize Ogilvy’s disturbed mentality. The handful of exchanges between Ray and Rachel as they stay with Ogilvy have the best examples of acting in the film. Though Ray’s efforts to tend to Rachel are flawed as he contends with Ogilvy’s deteriorating mindset, he succeeds. Rachel, in the grimy darkness of these scenes, now looks and trusts Ray to protect her. As vindicating as this is, the preposterous closing scene that discloses Robbie’s fate of War of the Worlds undermines the writers’ intentions.*

War of the Worlds is Spielberg’s attempt at allegorizing the terrorist attacks of four years prior and the United States’ response to them. Certain images of this film are references to the sights that announced that America was indeed pregnable. Ray’s detritus-covered silence after returning from the first attack in Bayonne harken to the scenes of survivors and first responders finding their way in the dust clouds after the Twin Towers’ collapse. A downed Boeing 747’s fuselage is ripped open, with belongings strewn to the side, evoking United Airlines Flight 93. A lengthy board of the pictures of missing loved ones – with messages of love and sorrow written on these notices – might be familiar to those in the greater New York City area. For Americans of a certain age – namely, those old enough to remember the attacks and their aftermath – these scenes are loaded, a reminder of a dreadful day.

Spielberg, Friedman, and Koepp’s appropriation of these images for War of the Worlds never teeters on the exploitative, but their evocations feel empty. The rubble covering the bodies of Ground Zero survivors and responders became symbolic of their mental trauma and the physical health effects that have delayed their deaths at the hands of terrorists. When we see Ray sitting in his kitchen, barely able to muster a word to his children about what he has witnessed, his reaction seems realistic but the imagery is off-putting. The wreck of a 747 is a hollow reference to United 93 and the desperate passenger rebellion that ensued onboard; the wreck’s presence in War of the Worlds, given that we hear but never see the crash, feels like a contrivance by Friedman and Koepp to bolster the drama – Ray and the kids were THAT close to being rammed by a commercial plane. Given the speed and lethality of the tripod invasion, who has time to assemble a wall of missing persons in short order?

This version of War of the Worlds, like any artwork, is a snapshot of a culture or cinematic trends at a point in time. By 2005, the United States’ War on Terror included wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. These conflicts, presented as actions of moral clarity and relative ease for the American military, proved anything but. Spielberg’s War of the Worlds superficially touches upon themes H.G. Wells might find familiar: the overwhelming military force of the world’s superpower brought to a foreign nation, with little consultation from that nation’s residents to understand their interests. Here, the United States’ military might is associated with the alien tripods. But the opposite can also be true. At times, this War of the Worlds associates the United States’ enemies as the invaders, with the American military as the defending force (as they are literally portrayed). In this interpretation, gone is the allegory berating imperialism; in its place, a rather hollow inquisition about how the Pax Americana has failed to live up to its ideals. In two separate instances, Robbie and Rachel ask if the destructive force that their father is trying to save them from are, “terrorists.” Whether or not a viewer sees one of these interpretations as more valid than the other, Spielberg presents a United States with a scrambled understanding of its place in the world. Whether or not a viewer sees one of these interpretations as more valid than the other, Spielberg presents a United States with a scrambled understanding of its place in the world, the morality that it attempts – or, for the most cynical among us, claims – to uphold.

Compared to previous Spielberg movies with aliens at their center, War of the Worlds is devoid of the optimism in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). There are no friendly aliens to be found. The aliens’ motivational ambiguity has thematic parallels to the uncertainty found in most of Close Encounters. It should be no surprise, then, that John Williams’ score to War of the Worlds adopts much of the disorienting atonalism that defines Close Encounters’ first half. One always anticipates a recognizable, hummable motif with Williams, but it never appears. Often, like in “The Ferry Scene”, Williams provides an uncharacteristic atonalism – delivered by ascending rhythmic lines that refuse to resolve to the tonic, blaring brass, and distorted synthetic elements (a musician would probably say that it would be more personally rewarding to play Close Encounters than this). War of the Worlds is a film premised in confusion and wrath. Williams has composed a complex, harsh score appropriate for that premise, even if this means the cues for this film are difficult to listen to outside the film’s context.

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As much as I find the paternal redemption unsatisfying, Spielberg based Ray’s character arc on his own reconciliation with his father. Spielberg had incorrectly blamed his father for divorcing his mother, continuing to do so even after he learned the truth. After years of portraying absentee or workaholic fathers (Close Encounters, E.T., 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1991’s Hook, etc.), War of the Worlds marks an increasing forgiveness in how Spielberg handles fathers – culminating with Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012), which portrays the sixteenth President of the United States as a master politician (not exactly Honest Abe, as it includes a bold lie to Congress in order to keep peace negotiations secret) who tries to make time for his two surviving sons. This is a fascinating development in Spielberg’s maturation as a person and storyteller, however blemished this is.

The 2010s saw many action/superhero films defined by their nihilistic violence and gloom. War of the Worlds – with its propulsive action and intriguing style – is not uniquely responsible for those attitudes, but it began, in earnest, a procession of films examining the role and responsibilities of post-9/11 America through parable. Few of those films have been eloquent in their commentaries; War of the Worlds certainly attempts to do so, but it is inconsistent. Released near the beginning of that national reckoning, the film is all the more interesting because of that precocious timing, its status in Spielberg’s filmography still undetermined.

My rating: 6.5/10

^ Based on my personal imdb rating. Half-points are always rounded down. My interpretation of that ratings system can be found here.

*This should not be construed to be a criticism of how the alien invasion of Earth concludes. Spielberg, like Byron Haskin when he directed the 1953 version, keeps Wells’ original ending – often pilloried, but one that I find naturally poetic.

#War of the Worlds #Steven Spielberg #Tom Cruise #Dakota Fanning #Justin Chatwin #Miranda Otto #Tim Robbins #Rick Gonzalez #Yul Vazquez #Morgan Freeman #Josh Friedman #David Koepp #Janusz Kaminski #Michael Kahn #John Williams #H.G. Wells #My Movie Odyssey

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"Steven! Don't touch that it's dangerous!"

(Pearl @ Steven)

"Ah! Sorry, Pearl!" Steven backed up, holding his hands up to show he wasn't going to touch the indicated object. That being said, he didn't know what it was. Pearl would know, though.

"What makes it so dangerous?"

#ic #xwhiskeylullabyx #My Legacy is Not Up to My Genes (Steven)#I'm not usually that focused on this blog since my Tales blog has been my bigger priority #But hi! :D

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deliberatepace · 6 years

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SEEN, READ 2017

A friend once referred to me as "the most organized consumer of media" he'd ever met. This past year, I stepped ‘organized' up to 'borderline ocd' by taking a page from Steven Soderbergh and keeping track of every movie and episode of television I watched, every book I read, and every video game I beat (I also read probably 250+ scripts for work). Click through for a peek at my weird brain.

All caps, bold: MOVIE All caps: TV SERIES Italics: Book Quotation marks: “Video Game”

01/11 - THE MICK (1), SHERLOCK (1),

01/12 - CONVICTION (3), AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), ONE DAY AT A TIME (2),

01/13 - CHARACTERS (3), BEYOND (1), SUPERSTORE (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), BEING MARY JANE (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1),

01/14 - SPEECHLESS (1), BLACKISH (1), ONE DAY AT A TIME (2), EMERALD CITY (1), FREQUENCY (1), TOP CHEF (1), STAR (1)

01/15 - CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (1), ONE DAY AT A TIME (4), THE MICK (1), “Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void”

01/16 - ONE DAY AT A TIME (2), Possession: The Curious History of Private Collectors from Antiquity to the Present, Erin Thompson, SHERLOCK (1)

01/17 - THE REAL O’NEALS (1), THE MICK (1), INCORPORATED (1), LETHAL WEAPON (1), AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (1),

01/18 - FRESH OFF THE BOAT (2), SPEECHLESS (1), BEING MARY JANE (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), TEACHERS (1), HOMELAND (1)

01/19 - SPLIT, MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), THE BLACKLIST (2)

01/20 - CONVICTION (1), THE HALCYON (2), LIFE IN PIECES (1), BASKETS (1), LETHAL WEAPON (1), INCORPORATED (1), FREQUENCY (1), THE GOOD PLACE (2), THE BLACKLIST (1)

01/21 - BLACKISH (1), STAR (1)

01/22 - EMERALD CITY (1), THIS IS US (1), GOOD BEHAVIOR (4), APPLE TREE YARD (1)

01/23 - GOOD BEHAVIOR (2)

01/24 - CONVICTION (2)

01/25 - AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (1), SUPERGIRL (1), QUANTICO (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), TEACHERS (1), THE FLASH (1), GOOD BEHAVIOR (1), THE MICK (1)

01/26 - THE HALCYON (1), LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (1), FREQUENCY (1), HOMELAND (1), TOP CHEF (2)

01/27 - MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), HUMANS (2), STAR (1)

01/29 - CRAZY EX GIRLFRIEND (1), EMERALD CITY (1), THIS IS US (1), CHEWING GUM (1)

01/30 - RIVERDALE (1), APPLE TREE YARD (1), HUMANS (2)

01/31 - CONVICTION (1)

02/01 - THE MICK (1), HUMANS (1), THE 100 (1)

02/02 - BASKETS (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (1), HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), HOMELAND (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), TEACHERS (1), RIVERDALE (1)

02/03 - QUANTICO (1), SUPERGIRL (1), POWERLESS (1), BASKETS (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), SUPERIOR DONUTS (1), SUPERSTORE (1), AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (2), THE FLASH (1), BEING MARY JANE (1), ARROW (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (1), HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), SANTA CLARITA DIET (1), CRAZY EX GIRLFRIEND (1)

02/04 - EMERALD CITY (1), TOP CHEF (1)

02/05 - HUMANS (2)

02/06 - LETHAL WEAPON (1), THE BLACKLIST (1), INCORPORATED (2),

02/07 - APPLE TREE YARD (2), APB (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), THE MICK (1)

02/08 - SUPERGIRL (1), 24: LEGACY (2), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), TEACHERS (1), THE FLASH (1), IMPOSTERS (1), THE EXPANSE (1)

02/09 - LEGION (1)

02/10 - MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (1), THE HALCYON (1), ARROW (1), THE EXPANSE (1), SUPERSTORE (1)

02/11 - BLACKISH (1), RIVERDALE (1), SPEECHLESS (1), THE 100 (1), TOP CHEF (1)

02/12 - Christadora by Tim Murphy, STAR (2)

02/13 - BASKETS (1), POWERLESS (1), GIRLS (1), THE REAL O’NEALS (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), THE BLACKLIST (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (1), THE HALCYON (1), HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1)

02/14 - EMERALD CITY (1), THIS IS US (1)

02/15 - QUANTICO (1), 24: LEGACY (1),AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), TEACHERS (1)

02/16 - HOMELAND (1), BEING MARY JANE (1), APB (1), SUPERGIRL (1)

02/19 - AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (1)

02/20 - EMERALD CITY (1), ARROW (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (2), DOUBT (1), GIRLS (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (1), HOMELAND (1), HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), IMPOSTERS (1), LETHAL WEAPON (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), SUPERSTORE (1), THE BLACKLIST (1), THE EXPANSE (1), CRASHING U.K. (5), TOP CHEF (1), THE MICK (1)

02/21 - JANE THE VIRGIN (3), INSIDE NO. 9 (1), BIG LITTLE LIES (1)

02/22 - THE HALCYON (1), 24: LEGACY (1), CRASHING (1), THE MICK (1)

02/23 - SCHITT’S CREEK (1), THE REAL O’NEALS (1), TEACHERS (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), THE 100 (1)

02/24 - THE 100 (1)

02/25 - RIVERDALE (2), BLACKISH (1), TOP CHEF (1)

02/26 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1), BIG LITTLE LIES (1)

02/27 - BEING MARY JANE (1), APB (1), AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (1), ARROW (1), BASKETS (1), GIRLS (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), SUPERSTORE (1), CRASHING (1), BLACKISH (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (2), SPEECHLESS (2)

02/28 - FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), THE MICK (1), LEGION (2)

03/01 - BELLEVUE (1), INSIDE NO. 9 (1), EMERALD CITY (1), MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), LEGION (1), THE 100 (1)

03/02 - A.D.: After Death - Book One by Scott Snyder & Jeff Lemire, STAR (1), RIVERDALE (1), MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT (1)

03/03 - Avatar the Last Airbender: North & South Part Two by Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzcho, STAR (1)

03/05 - AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (1), EMERALD CITY (1), FEUD (1), WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?

03/06 - TEACHERS (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), THE REAL O’NEALS (1), TOP CHEF (1), GIRLS (1)

03/07 - BASKETS (1), CRASHING (1), MAKING HISTORY (1), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1)

03/08 - SURVIVOR (1)

03/09 - AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL (1), THE CATCH (1)

03/10 - MAN SEEKING WOMAN (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), TEACHERS (1)

03/11 - THE AMERICANS (1), DOUBT (1), THE REAL O’NEALS (1), BASKETS (1), THE BLACKLIST (1), “The Last of Us”, “The Last of Us: Left Behind”

03/12 - Nutshell by Ian McEwan, KUBO & THE TWO STRINGS, THE GOOD FIGHT (1), LOGAN, BIG LITTLE LIES (1)

03/13 - GIRLS (1), MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT (2), BIG LITTLE LIES (1)

03/14 - TRIAL AND ERROR (1), THE AMERICANS (1), SHUT EYE (3)

03/15 - QUANTICO (1), CRASHING (1), SURVIVOR (1)

03/16 - IMPOSTERS (2), MAKING HISTORY (1), GREY’S ANATOMY (1), THE FLASH (2)

03/19 - THE GOOD FIGHT (1)

03/20 - GIRLS (1), THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (1)

03/21 - SPEECHLESS (1), BLACKISH (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1)

03/22 - SUPERSTORE (1), THE BLACKLIST: REDEMPTION (1), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (2), THE REAL O’NEALS (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), CRASHING (1), SURVIVOR (1), THE AMERICANS (1)

03/23 - BASKETS (1), THE MICK (1), BLACKISH (1), Big Little Lies by Liane Morality

03/24 - QUANTICO (1), LIFE, LETHAL WEAPON (1), LETHAL WEAPON (1), BASKETS (1)

03/25 - BIG LITTLE LIES (1), RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), BEAUTY & THE BEAST,

03/26 - Finders Keepers by Stephen King, THE GOOD FIGHT (1), BIG LITTLE LIES (1), CATASTROPHE (1), THE CATCH (1)

03/27 - TRIAL & ERROR (1), GIRLS (1), CRASHING (1), LEGION (2)

03/28 - THE MICK (1), THE AMERICANS (1),

03/29 - SURVIVOR (1), CATASTROPHE (1)

03/30 - INSIDE NO. 9 (2), SUPERSTORE (1),

03/31 - TEACHERS (2), SCHITT’S CREEK (2), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), CATASTROPHE (1)

04/01 - LEGION (2), BLACKISH (1), MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT (2), NOBODIES (1)

04/02 - MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT (2), GHOST IN THE SHELL, BIG LITTLE LIES (1), THE GOOD FIGHT (1), STAR (2)

04/03 - CRASHING (1), GIRLS (1), MAKING HISTORY (2), TRIAL & ERROR (2), THE CATCH (1), BEING MARY JANE (1), STAR (1),

04/04 - IMPOSTERS (2), THE 100 (3), IMAGINARY MARY (1)

04/05 - THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (2), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), SURVIVOR (1)

04/06 - MAKING HISTORY (1), IMPOSTERS (2), BROCKMIRE (1), BLACKISH (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), THE MICK (1), SUPERSTORE (1)

04/07 - IMPOSTERS (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

04/08 - I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER

04/09 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (3)

04/10 - BROCKMIRE (1), GIRLS (1), BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1), No Mercy, Vol. 1 by Alex de Campi

04/11 - LIFE IN PIECES (1), THE CATCH (2), BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (2), No Mercy, Vol. 2 by Alex de Campi

04/12 - NOBODIES (1), SURVIVOR (1)

04/13 - ANGIE TRIBECA (1), IMPOSTERS (1), NOBODIES (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), BROCKMIRE (1), THE CATCH (1), SUPERGIRL (1)

04/14 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1), SUPERGIRL (1), ARROW (1)

04/15 - SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1), Black Hammer, Vol. 1: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire

04/16 - THE GOOD FIGHT (1), GIRLS (1), THE MICK (1), CATASTROPHE (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), SPEECHLESS (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

04/17 - SUPERGIRL (2), THE FLASH (3), ARROW (2), THE AMERICANS (2), CATASTROPHE (2), VEEP (1)

04/18 - SUPERGIRL (1), THE FLASH (1), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (1), FAMOUS IN LOVE (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1)

04/19 - ARROW (1), HOMELAND (1), SURVIVOR (1)

04/20 - HOMELAND (6), NOBODIES (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS (1), BROCKMIRE (1)

04/21 - AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), THE CATCH (1), SUPERSTORE (1), ANGIE TRIBECA (1), QUANTICO (1), LETHAL WEAPON (2), THE EXPANSE (1)

04/22 - THE AMERICANS (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), CHEWING GUM (1)

04/23 - SCANDAL (3), VEEP (1)

04/24 - SCANDAL (4), FEUD (3)

04/25 - SCANDAL (9),

04/26 - SCANDAL (6)

04/27 - GREAT NEWS (2), THE HANDMAID’S TALE (1)

04/28 - THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1), SILICON VALLEY (1), BETTER CALL SAUL (1), BROCKMIRE (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

04/29 - THE MICK (1), SPEECHLESS (1)

04/30 - BLACKISH (2), FEUD (1), AMERICAN GODS (1)

05/01 - SCANDAL (1), SUPERSTORE (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1), FEUD (1)

05/02 - FEUD (2), DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (1)

05/03 - THE 100 (1), SURVIVOR (1)

05/04 - The Circle by Dave Eggars, MAKING HISTORY (1), SILICON VALLEY (1), NOBODIES (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), SUPERSTORE (1), SCANDAL (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), ANGIE TRIBECA (2), BROCKMIRE (1), GREAT NEWS (2)

05/05 - NOBODIES (1), THE CATCH (2), SUPERGIRL (2), THE FLASH (2), ARROW (2)

05/06 - RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), THE MICK (1), BLACKISH (1), SPEECHLESS (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (2)

05/07 - The Land of Steady Habits by Ted Thompson, A.D. After Death: Book 2 by Scott Snyder, Happy by Grant Morrison, VEEP (1), DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (1)

05/08 - THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (2), DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2),

05/09 - MAKING HISTORY (1), SILICON VALLEY (1), JAMESTOWN (1), ANGIE TRIBECA (1), THE WHITE PRINCESS (1), DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2)

05/10 - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Vol. 1: The Crucible by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, THE FLASH (1), SUPERGIRL (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), BEING MARY JANE (3)

05/11 - SURVIVOR (1), NOBODIES (1), BROCKMIRE (1) ARROW (1), SCANDAL (1), THE CATCH (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1), JANE THE VIRGIN (4)

05/12 - JANE THE VIRGIN (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), GREAT NEWS (2), WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1) GAP YEAR (1)

05/13 - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (1), DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2), BLACKISH (1)

05/14 - DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2), VEEP (1), AMERICAN GODS (1)

05/15 - SPEECHLESS (1)

05/16 - WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2), GREAT NEWS (2)

05/17 - WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2),SURVIVOR (1) SURVIVOR (1)

05/18 - A.D. After Death: Book 3 by Scott Snyder, THE FLASH (1), SILICON VALLEY (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1)

05/19 - TOGETHERNESS (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (3)

05/21 - End of Watch by Stephen King, VEEP (1), AMERICAN GODS (1), THE HANDMAID’S TALE (1)

05/22 - THE HANDMAID’S TALE (2), SPEECHLESS (1), ANGIE TRIBECA (1), SCANDAL (2)

05/23 - THE HANDMAID’S TALE (1), GREAT NEWS (2), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1)

05/24 - THE FLASH (1), SURVIVOR (2)

05/25 - SURVIVOR (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

05/27 - TRIAL AND ERROR (1)

05/28 - VEEP (1), MAN SEEKING WOMAN (2)

05/29 - THE KEEPERS (1), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1)

05/30 - THE KEEPERS (1), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1), TRIAL AND ERROR (1)

05/31 - TRIAL AND ERROR (7)

06/01 - TOGETHERNESS (3), THE KEEPERS (1), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1)

06/02 - THE KEEPERS (1), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1)

06/03 - FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), DOWNWARD DOG (3), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1)

06/04 - THE CARMICHAEL SHOW (1), THE KEEPERS (3), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1)

06/05 - TOGETHERNESS (4), THE AMERICANS (1)

06/07 - UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (1)

06/08 - THE CARMICHAEL SHOW (1), SILICON VALLEY (1), THE WHITE PRINCESS (2)

06/09 - SILICON VALLEY (2), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1)

06/10 - WONDER WOMAN

06/11 - VEEP (1), UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (2), DOWNWARD DOG (1), THE BIG SICK

06/12 - SILICON VALLEY (1), THE HANDMAID’S TALE (3)

06/13 - THE HANDMAID’S TALE (2), THE LEFTOVERS (1)

06/14 - MAKING HISTORY (1), NOBODIES (3), BROCKMIRE (1), ANGIE TRIBECA (4)

06/15 - Never Mind by Edward St Aubyn, THE HANDMAID’S TALE (1)

06/16 - THE CARMICHAEL SHOW (1), RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE (1), DOWNWARD DOG (1)

06/17 - BEATRIZ AT DINNER

06/18 - Bad News by Edward St Aubyn, VEEP (1), THE LEFTOVERS (1)

06/19 - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (3)

06/20 - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (2)

06/21 - STILL STAR-CROSSED (1)

06/22 - CLAWS (1)

06/23 - RU PAUL'S DRAG RACE (1)

06/24 - SELENA

06/25 - THE LEFTOVERS (2), VEEP (1)

06/26 - THE LEFTOVERS (1)

06/27 - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (1)

06/28 - THE WHITE PRINCESS (2), THE LEFTOVERS (1)

06/29 - THE LEFTOVERS (1)

07/05 - The Talisman by Stephen King, GLOW (2)

07/06 - GLOW (4)

07/10 - ARROW (2), NOBODIES (2), "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves", GLOW (2)

07/11 - GLOW (2)

07/13 - YOUNGER (3)

07/15 - SPIDERMAN: HOMECOMING, “Dishonored”

07/16 - THE 100 (2), GAME OF THRONES (2), “Dishonored: Witches of Brigmore”

07/17 - SUPERGIRL (2), DETROITERS (3), THE 100 (2), RIVERDALE (1)

07/18 - DETROITERS (7), CASUAL (2), RIVERDALE (1)

07/19 - CASUAL (7), RIVERDALE (1)

07/20 - CASUAL (2), BETTER CALL SAUL (1), I’M SORRY (3), RIVERDALE (1)

07/21 - BABY DRIVER

07/22 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, GIRLS TRIP, RIVERDALE (3)

07/23 - INSECURE (1), GAME OF THRONES (1), YOUNGER (1),

07/24 - CLAWS (1), THE AMERICANS (1), “Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception”

07/25 - DAYTIME DIVAS (1), CASUAL (1)

07/26 - THE AMERICANS (2)

07/27 - ROOM 104 (3)

07/28 - THE AMERICANS (2)

07/29 - THE BOLD TYPE (1), YOUNGER (1)

07/30 - THE PASS, THE BOLD TYPE (3), INSECURE (1), GAME OF THRONES (1)

07/31 - THIS IS US (1)

08/01 - THE BOLD TYPE (1), THIS IS US (1)

08/02 - THIS IS US (1)

08/03 - YOUNGER (1)

08/05 - Paper Girls: Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan, THE DARK TOWER, OKJA

08/06 - INSECURE (1), ROOM 104 (1), GAME OF THRONES (1)

08/07 - CLAWS (1), ORPHAN BLACK (3)

08/08 - CLAWS (2), ORPHAN BLACK (2), THE BOLD TYPE (1)

08/09 - ORPHAN BLACK (1), Deadly Class Vol. 1: by Rick Remender

08/12 - CLAWS (2), ORPHAN BLACK (3), YOUNGER (1)

08/13 - ORPHAN BLACK (1), GAME OF THRONES (1), THE SINNER (2), Deadly Class Vol. 2: Kids of the Black Hole by Rick Remender

08/14 - HARLOTS (1), THE WHITE PRINCESS (1)

08/15 - I’M SORRY (1), CASUAL (1), DIFFICULT PEOPLE (1), CLAWS (1)

08/16 - GET SHORTY (1), THE BOLD TYPE (1), CLAWS (2), Deadly Class Vol. 3: The Snake Pit by Rick Remender

08/17 - I’M SORRY (2), DIFFICULT PEOPLE (3), THE GUEST BOOK (2), Deadly Class Vol. 4: Die For Me by Rick Remender

08/18 - I'M SORRY (2), MR. MERCEDES (1), INSECURE (1), Deadly Class Vol. 5: Carousel by Rick Remender

08/19 - THIS IS US (1)

08/20 - INGRID GOES WEST, INSECURE (1), GAME OF THRONES (1), "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End"

08/21 - ROOM 104 (2), ANIMALS (1), HAPPY VALLEY (1)

08/22 - EPISODES (1)

08/23 - THE BOLD TYPE (1)

08/24 - BLACK MIRROR (2), HALT & CATCH FIRE (2)

08/25 - BLACK MIRROR (1), HANDSOME DEVIL

08/27 - DEATH NOTE, HALT & CATCH FIRE (1), PEOPLE OF EARTH (5), WHAT WOULD DIPLO DO (3), CASTLEVANIA (4), GAME OF THRONES (1)

08/28 - GET SHORTY (2), PITCH (5), I’M SORRY (1), EPISODES (1)

08/29 - DUCKTALES (1), WHAT WOULD DIPLO DO (1), THE BOLD TYPE (1), Buffy: The High School Years - Parental Parasite by Kel McDonald

08/30 - THE SINNER (1), The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Pt. 1 by Michael Dante Dimartino

08/31 - THE SINNER (1), YOUNGER (1)

09/03 - MISS SLOANE, THE X FACTOR (2)

09/04 - INSECURE (1), HAPPY VALLEY (1), Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11, Vol. 1: The Spread of Their Evil by Christos Gage

09/05 - I’M SORRY (1), GET SHORTY (1), THE BOLD TYPE (1), AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT (1), Angel Season 11, Vol. 1: Out of the Past by Corinna Bechko

09/06 - DIFFICULT PEOPLE (2), YOUNGER (1), HARLOTS (2), The Old Guard, Book One: Opening Fire by Greg Rucka

09/07 - IT

09/08 - WHAT WOULD DIPLO DO (1)

09/09 - BOJACK HORSEMAN (3)

09/10 - OUTLANDER (1), THE X FACTOR (2)

09/11 - BOJACK HORSEMAN (1)

09/12 - BOJACK HORSEMAN (2)

09/13 - GET SHORTY (1), YOU’RE THE WORST (3), BROAD CITY (1)

09/14 - MOTHER!

09/16 - The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King, ZOOTOPIA, BRAD’S STATUS, AMERICAN HORROR STORY (1), YOUNGER (1), BOJACK HORSEMAN (1)

09/17 - THE X FACTOR (2), OUTLANDER (1)

09/18 - THE SINNER (1), BOJACK HORSEMAN (2) EPISODES (1)

09/19 - EPISODES (2)

09/20 - BOJACK HORSEMAN (2)

09/21 - BOJACK HORSEMAN (1), THE GOOD PLACE (2), BROAD CITY (1)

09/24 - THE X FACTOR (1), East of West: Vol. 7 by Jonathan Hickman, DOCTOR FOSTER (3)

09/25 - OUTLANDER (1)

09/26 - THE SINNER (2)

09/27 - INSATIABLE (1), SURVIVOR (1)

09/28 - DIFFICULT PEOPLE (2), I’M SORRY (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1), EPISODES (1), YOUNG SHELDON (1), BETTER THINGS (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), DOCTOR FOSTER (1), BROAD CITY (1), WILL & GRACE (1)

10/01 - THE X FACTOR (2)

10/02 - EPISODES (1), SUPERSTORE (1), VICE PRINCIPALS (1)

10/03 - BETTER THINGS (2), DOCTOR FOSTER (1), GREAT NEWS (1), THE MAYOR (1), THE MICK (1)

10/04 - THE GIFTED (1), GHOSTED (1), HALT & CATCH FIRE (2), BLACKISH (1), SURVIVOR (1)

10/08 - BLADE RUNNER, BLADE RUNNER 2048

10/09 - FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), THE MICK (1), GREAT NEWS (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), WILL & GRACE (1), YOU’RE THE WORST (2)

10/10 - EPISODES (1), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (2), GHOSTED (1), THE GIFTED (1), SCANDAL (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), THE MAYOR (1), SPEECHLESS (2), THE X FACTOR (2), THE MICK (1),

10/11 - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), THE EXORCIST (1), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), SURVIVOR (1), BROAD CITY (1), ROOM 104 (1)

10/12 - WILL & GRACE (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), HAPPY DEATH DAY

10/13 - THE FLASH (1), SUPERSTORE (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), BETTER THINGS (2), SCANDAL (1), THE EXORCIST (1), HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), VALOR (1), GREAT NEWS (1)

10/14 - CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (1)

10/15 - THE X FACTOR (2), OUTLANDER (2)

10/16 - KIM’S CONVENIENCE (2), THE EXORCIST (1), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1)

10/17 - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1)

10/18 - THE GIFTED (1), MR. ROBOT (1), SURVIVOR (1)

10/19 - THE FLASH (1), HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), VALOR (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), SUPERGIRL (2), GREAT NEWS (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), WILL & GRACE (1), BROAD CITY (1)

10/20 - CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (1)

10/21 - RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS (1), BATTLE OF THE SEXES

10/22 - THE FLORIDA PROJECT, FRESH OFF THE BOAT (1), YOU’RE THE WORST (2)

10/23 - THE EXORCIST (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1), SCANDAL (1), THE X FACTOR (2), BETTER THINGS (1), ARROW (1), BLACKISH (2)

10/24 - THE GIFTED (1), MR. ROBOT (1), DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY (1), SUPERGIRL (1), THE MICK (2), GOOD BEHAVIOR (1), BLACKISH (1)

10/25 - GRAVES (2), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1), DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY (1), THE FLASH (1), VAN HELSING (3), SURVIVOR (1)

10/26 - PAULA (2), MR. ROBOT (1), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), STRANGERS (7), BROAD CITY (1)

10/27 - BETTER THINGS (1), SUPERSTORE (1), VAN HELSING (1), HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), SCANDAL (1), ARROW (1)

10/28 - PAULA (1), JANE THE VIRGIN (4), STRANGER THINGS (1)

10/29 - THE X FACTOR (2), DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY (1), CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (1), STRANGER THINGS (1)

10/30 - GRAVES (1), DELICIOUS (4), FROM DARKNESS (1), STRANGER THINGS (2), WILL & GRACE (1) THE GOOD PLACE (1)

10/31 - FROM DARKNESS (1), SUPERGIRL (1), THE GIFTED (1)

11/1 - FROM DARKNESS (1), THE FLASH (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1)

11/2 - SURVIVOR (1), STRANGER THINGS (1), YOU’RE THE WORST (2)

11/3 - SUPERSTORE (1), YOUNG SHELDON (1), WILL & GRACE (1), LIFE IN PIECES (1)

11/4 - THOR: RAGNAROK, STRANGER THINGS (1)

11/5 - LADY BIRD, STRANGER THINGS (3), BIG MOUTH (1)

11/6 - THE X FACTOR (2), AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (1), BETTER THINGS (1), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1), BIG MOUTH (1), THE GOOD PLACE (1), WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME

11/7 - THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE (2), DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY (1), BIG MOUTH (2), THE GIFTED (1), SURVIVOR (1)

11/11 - BIG MOUTH (2)

11/12 - BIG MOUTH (1)

11/13 - SICK NOTE (1), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (1), BIG MOUTH (2), I TONYA, The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

11/14 - BIG MOUTH (1), THE FLASH (1), TEACHERS (1), GRAVES (1)

11/15 - SURVIVOR (1), THE MICK (1), FUTURE MAN (1)

11/17 - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1), THE EXORCIST (1),

11/19 - CRAZY EX GIRLFRIEND (2), YOU’RE THE WORST (3), BROAD CITY (2)

11/22 - SURVIVOR (1)

11/24 - GREAT NEWS (1), THE CLIMB (1), SEA OAK (1), SEARCH PARY (1), CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

11/25 - THE MICK (2), BLACKISH (3), RUNAWAYS (2)

11/26 - THE POST, FRESH OFF THE BOAT (5), RUNAWAYS (1)

11/28 - RUNAWAYS (1), THE MICK (1), SEARCH PARTY (1)

11/29 - SURVIVOR (2)

12/2 - COCO

12/3 - SEARCH PARTY (1), BROAD CITY (1), GOOD BEHAVIOR (2)

12/4 - SPEECHLESS (1)

12/5 - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1)

12/6 - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (1)

12/7 - THE X FACTOR (8), GOOD BEHAVIOR (2)

12/8 - I, TONYA

12/11 - WILL & GRACE (1), BROAD CITY (1), You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann

12/12 - THE MICK (1), TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1)

12/13 - THE SHAPE OF WATER, SEARCH PARTY (2), SURVIVOR (1)

12/14 - THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, SEARCH PARTY (2), CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1)

12/15 - SUPERSTORE (1), BETTER THINGS (2), THE EXORCIST (5), THE GIFTED (2), GOOD BEHAVIOR (4)

12/19 - The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, SEARCH PARTY (2), TOP CHEF (1), TOP CHEF: LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (1), THE GIFTED (1)

12/20 - LOVE YOU MORE (1), GOOD BEHAVIOR (1), SURVIVOR (3), HARLOTS (1)

12/22 - AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (4), ARROW (6), SUPERGIRL (5), THE FLASH (4), LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (1), HALT & CATCH FIRE (1)

12/23 - HALT & CATCH FIRE (4), THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2), KIM’S CONVENIENCE (6), QUEERS (8)

12/24 - MOLLY’S GAME

12/25 - GET OUT

12/26 - WONDER WOMAN, DOWNSIZING, STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI, ROOM 104 (5)

12/27 - THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (3), BLACKISH (2), FRESH OFF THE BOAT (2), FROM DARKNESS (1), THE POST, DUNKIRK, LADY BIRD

12/28 - “Monument Valley II”, Grief is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter, “The Witness”, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2)

12/29 - BLACK MIRROR (2), THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2)

12/30 - THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2)

12/31 - PEOPLE OF EARTH (2)

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The Five 8/2/19 | Breaking Fox News News August 2, 2019

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Hannity Pinned by Hannity 18 hours ago FULL SHOW UPDATE : https://youtu.be/AgA6LPbesDE

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REPLY Don Quijote 1st thing I check: Juan's NOT there!! 😂😂😂🎉🎊🎇🎆

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Johnny Lawrence 18 hours ago TRUMP 2020!!!! The train is moving full steam ahead 🚂🇺🇸MAGA🇺🇸

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Maurice Belanger 18 hours ago

NO JUAN WOW 😮👍❤️💕🇺🇾

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Ken Overman 17 hours ago There is no one on the Democratic side that can beat our President Donald J Trump

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REPLY Maxxwell Maxxwell 18 hours ago No Juan 👌🏻

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REPLY Grim Reaper 17 hours ago YES!! No Juan. It's a much better show without him.

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REPLY Audrey Carroll Greg! PLEASE keep Capri and axe Juan🙏🏽

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REPLY Steven Johnson 17 hours ago Obama will not Help the next DNC Candidate. Democrats are what they have always been. Fools!!

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REPLY Pete Duncan 18 hours ago Trump has become everybody's Presedent.

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REPLY ptsd and me 47 hensley 18 hours ago every election that i can remember [i am 71 ] they are going to fix the inner city. in 4 years it will be the same. stop the bs

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REPLY joe moreira 18 hours ago (edited) Shes a thousand times more tolerable then jaun when she talks about dems reality in dem is rear trump2020

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REPLY Tay Tollefsen Juan must go!!!!

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woodstock I am so proud of our people. NO Chant just like the president asked. We are gonna win. Sorry. You can't beat integrity, honesty, hard work and loyalty. Democrats have none of that.

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REPLY freethinker 45 18 hours ago President Trump the Peoples President

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REPLY Lisa Noel 17 hours ago Ben. Carson will prayvfirst and then GET IT DONE .WE LOVE. TRUMPS FRIEND BEN CARSON.

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REPLY mr ady and mim yay 17 hours ago Had Cummings shared the 16 billion with his residents, an average household with 4 people would have received $100'000. That would help to pay off some debts and get people back on their feet.

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REPLY Lawrence Foster Lawrence Foster 18 hours ago If YOU LOOK AT ANY DIVESTATED CITY HE SAID.

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REPLY Kathy Sloan 17 hours ago First - Michelle is NOT the most admired 'woman' in the country. More FAKE polls and FAKE news. How about doing some investigating for a change like on the video I found.

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REPLY Lee North 17 hours ago "If the Kingdom of God is within you then everywhere you go you outta leave a little bit of heaven behind" #spreadlove

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REPLY Joy Jarrelson 18 hours ago No classes Trump's got 2020 vision lmfao

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REPLY toneman335 17 hours ago President Trump 2020

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REPLY Made In USA 15 hours ago I live in southern California, and Trump is absolutely right. The Democrats have run our great state in to the ground. I hope he keeps up this theme so we can win back the House.

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REPLY Heinzy 16 hours ago Sorry I'm not American but why is M. Obama admired? Just wondering, not being insulting.

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REPLY mario pena mario pena Julian Castro .. was mayor of San Antonio texas.. LATINOS and Black neighborhoods are poorest.. westside and Eastside.. LATINO for trump.. 2020 . For the private sector.. from San Antonio texas

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REPLY Stephen Nguyen 16 hours ago Yeah, no stupid Juan. Thank you Fox

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REPLY Nirvana 99 17 hours ago No Juan Williams 🥂🍻

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REPLY Dennis Navarro 16 hours ago JUAN PLEASE STAY GONE. JUAN PLEASE STAY GONE. JUAN PLEASE STAY GONE.

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REPLY rogeliogarcia07 16 hours ago I like LIZA BOOTHE,why the 5 don't invite her to the program ?

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REPLY willard fillmore 16 hours ago Obozo was the worst whatever of anyone who sat in our oval office.. He is a bold faced liar. He is a traitor and a big time pedophile..!! I would be very embarrassed to even mention his name..!!

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REPLY Richard Martin 17 hours ago Barak Obama single most significant achievement was the creation and election of Donald J trump, Obama’s failures and smugness put Donald trump the 45th president of the United States 🇺🇸 in the Oval Office

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REPLY Emma White 17 hours ago NO Juan, 👍, I'm watching the " Five ", this lady that took his place it's worth listening. Thanks FOX News from New York, I live in California a blue state, Where I have to keep my mind quiet.❤

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REPLY Sofa Joe 17 hours ago @emilycampanio... you went to go see Guns and Roses the other night, one of your favorite songs is Night Train?... I was in love with you before but now it's official.

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REPLY Mary Annette 18 hours ago Sorry about that but my Mother never forgot her eight kids. Tragic situation.

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REPLY deathvalleyalex 17 hours ago Mr President let's focus on the sanctuary of California and the sanctuary cities like los angeles , San Francisco ,Oakland and all the other sanctuaries the democrats decided were more important than taking care of americans that are ill, hungry . jobless or. Homeless

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REPLY Bad Bob 17 hours ago John Wayne had some really interesting music. He made a song called "The Hyphen". That song explained so much in understanding how to relate to an American and not an ethnic label!

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REPLY Tim Schjei 17 hours ago Baltimore received 16 billion dollars in 2018. With 2 billion dollars they could have hired over 16,000 law enforcement individuals for two years, LA has 9000 sworn officers and should have 10,000 more. Where did the money go?

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REPLY Ralph Geigner 16 hours ago OBAMAS Regime ! Many in the Military felt him and his regime was weak leadership ! EXAMPLE ! Look at Putin's expressions, actions during interviews ! We had funding $ issues for repair parts and equipment overall ! We had Pay $ issues during his regime ! There was many issues at the VA's ! NEVER RATS ! Go ARMY

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REPLY John Kidd 16 hours ago Love the deranged Dems. Waiting for Michelle and Hillary to declare before the deadline. Now that would be a cat fight.

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REPLY Oceans 17 hours ago This President is completely transparent and everyday he is making huge strides in bringing America back to greatness. He knows he has a relatively short time, 4 years, to undo past disasters and give Americans something they can be proud of for generations to come. Your energy is beyond amazing out at the crack of dawn and working hard until the midnight hour and beyond. AND not taking a penny for your work.

How many people can say that. You are what America has needed for many years and I continue to be amazed at the monumental changes taking place in the Country you love. Read more

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REPLY James Woodman James Woodman 15 hours ago Dems are the party of Globalist and anti American

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REPLY Gene Lonnon 18 hours ago Bagalia starting chant for Hillary, only hope for Dims, playing out exactly as I called it 2 years ago. Can you say brokered convention?

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REPLY MCccc7 Cortes 17 hours ago Obama's Legacy First Year: hiked up prices on candy & soda, Increased prices on automobile plates.( They had to have security at DMV, cause ppl were flipping out) You had to buy or get a free unit to watch Hump back Tv., We now have to use Curly light bulbs, Cash for Clunkers. Obama phones. Good going Obama great Legacy! Lmao! Read more

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REPLY phantom 7 cross rose 15 hours ago damn, I have to say it, the 2 conservative babes are hot as most conservative babes are, by contrast, dem women exude hatred, very off putting, but the conservative babes make my sticker peck up😇

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REPLY Jim McCarley 17 hours ago I think President Trump hates wort hogs! Ever notice you never see him with one! I never saw an article where he invited a wort hog to the oval office! You recon he ever invited a wort hog to his mansion for lunch! Oh my! I just realized "for lunch"! He hates wort hogs! He hates wort hogs!

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REPLY Tietje Weaver 16 hours ago Beta males, yeah, we don't want to follow them lol

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REPLY Timeless 16 hours ago

OMG! Brian is no longer a book end, but part of The Five Squad? Fox is improving and Brian looks so relaxed 😎 now. Free!

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REPLY Rebecca Perez 17 hours ago

No this is not human behavior Greg... Children are suppose to be the most important person in someone's life... No... No... No... Lock him up...

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Arioch IV

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Can we replace Juan with this woman?

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Tim Schjei 17 hours ago Both the Republicans and the Democrats have been wimps since after Ronald Reagan and prior to Donald Trump.

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REPLY Dave Sandlin 15 hours ago This Kevin guy is sure on some powerful crack.

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REPLY JVONROCK 16 hours ago Seattle’s wayward citizens same as those all over the west coast. Perverted leaders still haven’t a clue. But disease has a way of cleaning.

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REPLY nobodybutme1000 16 hours ago Emily looks hot...as usual. Seems she's looking super fit too

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REPLY Ron Fall 16 hours ago Terrible analagy GREG!!!!! When you have kids then you can TALK!!!!!!! No defense of this guy no matter what.

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Tom Brown 14 hours ago Can someone please tell me what the hell Michelle Oboma can do. The only thing I remember her doing is ruining school lunches and trying to ban bacon. And lieing about how wonderful Berry was.

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Andyzerg 11 hours ago Emily Compagno monologue 7:53 SPLOOSH!!

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REPLY Hose Kim 9 hours ago Is Juan completely gone?

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REPLY Penni Bingaman 12 hours ago If a woman would forget her child in the car, it wouldn't matter. She's be prosecuted.

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REPLY Steven Johnson 17 hours ago Thoughtful opinions by all on the "Hot Car Case".

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REPLY Trudi Jones 17 hours ago Juan good, but I miss Jesse

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Jethro Payson 17 hours ago Being poor is not a crime. Making money off of it, lying, and letting criminals fester is different.

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Neide Durant 17 hours ago Get rid of Juan , it was a very pleasant five today !

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gaspar ortega 17 hours ago Kevin you are dreaming

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REPLY tkell31 14 hours ago Haha, the chunky democrat pretending that Pocahontas helps warren. She knows it's a killer. Hits right at her character or more accurately her lack of character. And yeah, +1 for no Juan.

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REPLY Ronnie Bishop 10 hours ago Trump will help the inner city’s if they will have enough sense to vote for him.

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REPLY RayLo RayLo 17 hours ago Hot car kids case: (19:00) You DON'T forget your kids!!! I don't care what may happen to distract you!!! You DON'T forget your precious babies in the back seat!!! Did he not recover in the 8 hours he was working that he realized 'My God, I forgot the kids'???!!!

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REPLY Annette Scott 59 minutes ago (edited) Liz warren milked the school system of thousands because the schools she attended as a student believed her. Dont forget this. This raises school costs on all of us.

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REPLY Downunder Thunder 11 hours ago Talk about depresive talk about Obama. Talk about racial hatred talk about Obama. Lost their jobs lost their homes if your a rapper you feel these bones. Oh we miss you Obama like a rat in trap so glad he is gone will never look back!

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REPLY Kelly Sebzda 17 hours ago Most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard trump doesn’t care about the inner city at all

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REPLY Bea Payne 14 hours ago Trump is doing a great job keep it up.

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REPLY John Lee 17 hours ago Nobody ever intends to kill their child?

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REPLY Dan Henry 14 hours ago Glad Juan is not there

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REPLY R- Sunday 16 hours ago Did Trump throw out DEPLORABLE?!?!

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REPLY MrJorjohn 13 hours ago it is a tragedy that he lost his own based on his mistake. Justice has been served by he. Himself. far worse than any criminal proceeding. Throw salt on his wounds forever.

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REPLY James Smith 17 hours ago Something is going on. I can not watch Other news. I am able to see you and I never choose Watch out America something is going on already.

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REPLY Tim White 15 hours ago

Love this woman that is the Dem representative......defends her party, but not so rigid that she avoids the facts.

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REPLY Julie Carveth 14 hours ago Every one Obama campaigned for lost

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REPLY unmolested mind 7 hours ago (edited) Fella killed his kids. kids are way to noisy to forget a car is a very small area

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REPLY Steven Johnson 17 hours ago Where can I go to get a full episode of the five?

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REPLY George Sanders 18 hours ago Obama did nothing in 8 years origami did but giveaway America to Europe in everybody else I thought I did nothing Obama is Antichrist helper that darn Antichrist is here and he had three major helpers, is one of them got it yet wake up in the name of God

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REPLY Sally Goozee No Juan, yay!

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REPLY Rayvon Hickman 15 hours ago 😂😂😂what a joke fox news

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REPLY gaspar ortega 17 hours ago Trump 2020

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Lili Tincher 15 hours ago Thy feel sorry for the stupid man that left his two children for their lungs to explode from the heat in the car, after forgetting to drop them off at daycare and taking them to work and forgetting them in the car? How about feeling sorry for the children that suffered a horrible death!!!

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REPLY rogeliogarcia07 16 hours ago DEMS BUNCH WIMPS.

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REPLY Lisa Noel 17 hours ago The Democrats don't apparently care about old diseases that we. Irradiated along time ago . Lockjaw for stepping on rusting nails. Yellow fever Bubonic Plague. That could take out millions. Of people . A very dangerous disease. Many others that are coming back because of illegal aliens and. Dirty cities. Clean up the dumps.

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REPLY Craig Johnson 17 hours ago

lose the coffe cup. Stop supporting child grooming!

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REPLY Steven Looney 17 hours ago

Fox News when Obama is elected - "It's been 3 years, he can't use George Bush as an excuse on the deficit anymore." Fox News on Trump - "These problems were there for years before he was elected." No, no bias here to see at all, move along.

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REPLY Lisa Noel 17 hours ago

I WOULD RATHER HAVE BEN CARSON AS PRESIDENT THAN. MRS. CONNECTED TO PRESIDENT OBAMAS CORRUPTION. NEVER VOTE FOR MICHELLE SHE IS TOO CONNECTED TO MOVIE STARS. DEMOCRATICALLY CORRUPT.

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David Garber 17 hours ago Bad news all the way. Poor kids. Dad screwed up. Bad bad news.

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Timothy Walters 17 hours ago This hot car topic , they say to put something in the back seat with your child , something you wont forget , like a phone or your purse . I can't believe it . INSANE ! You wont forget your phone but you can forget your child , or TWO of them ! This is mind numbing !

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William Gleaton 18 hours ago When I was a kid in Philadelphia in 1961 and on my mom was my only parent their fore we were poor and lived in the projects off Ridge Ave. I was surrounded by black children and their families, all that time I never experienced any kind of racist remarks or did I ever feel differently NO! . I guess my point is as children the world is amazing, full of wonder and we don't know hate, we don't know about meanness, or racism we have to be taught those things. Let's be more childlike in our hearts (what do ya say) can't hurt. ✌️ Read more

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REPLY fern senchisen 8 hours ago

So Obama created a bunch of democratic politicians the even he cant support? Thanks Obama.

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REPLY tkell31 14 hours ago Come on, they have to attack obammy because he's too tied to Trump. You can't attack Trump on immigration without attacking Odumbo, you cant attack Trump on inner cities without going after the cult of odumbo.

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REPLY Larry L No Juan equals good show

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REPLY MrJorjohn

13 hours ago i think democrats only vote because it is their duty to elect a democrat. they have no idea who they are voting for because the do no research and they care nothing for politics.. they make decisions for you the other Americans. The enlightened Americans. Illegal aliens are being let in because they know about as much as democratic voters so they also vote democratic.

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REPLY Pam S 16 hours ago Oh please, Obama was not more moderate to the left, he was the stepping stone to the far left, Hillary would have been the final nail in the coffin We would have lost this great nation.

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REPLY View reply fern senchisen When Democrats and Republicans hear from the people nothing happens. Trump has no choice but to act for the people even when no one supports him. He will do what helps Americans even if he has to walk into a wasp nest.

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REPLY John Kidd No appointment of Trump's will escape sleazy attacks by the Dumb Dems. Now that he's removed Ratcliffe from the DNI nomination, they think they've won. Haha, how does Trey Gowdy suit them or Jason Chaffetz, both of them would be the Dems worst nightmare. Be careful what you wish for. As usual, in opposing everything Trump does, the Dems have shot themselves in the balls again.

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Prissy Lovejoy Why do so many tv shows and videos show Trumps hair as bright red or “orange” when in actuality it’s almost completely white now.

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REPLY Adrian Johnson The hot car dad is a military veteran, no? I not a parent but if so, am I being unreasonable to have slightly higher expectations of him?

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REPLY max man half of the five

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REPLY Chris Mc Not full show

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REPLY Mortimer Brewster The saddest comment was about the father who left his kids in the car and they died. The middle guy (forget his name) said leave something in the backseat that you can't go without so you have to go back there and then you'll see the kids. What is so sad is that a phone or backpack would be considered my important than the children. It's tragic and I don't think the guy should go to prison (he will be forever punishing himself) but people need to put more priority on their kids than a phone. Also, learn how to drive. I wouldn't be able to forget the kids because I use my rear view mirror all the time -- I see the backseat and someone driving properly would see the backseat and the car seats.

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REPLY Steve Hev THE GREAT DIVIDER umm

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REPLY mike Lane love it

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REPLY ScootinNPootin ForUHemmroids 18 hours ago

It's funny how now NYC is begging for the powers that be back them and want the citizens at large to also back them I always have BUT, now when Officers across the US allow thugs to beat down an elderly woman, I draw the line. If we have to fin for ourselves so do they.

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Linda T

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REPLY DAT DAT 15 hours ago M.Obama happened upon fame and fortune just by marital association to the elected 44th. Other than that, she's not qualified to be in the political field...let's get real people.

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REPLY Zoukie Zouk 14 hours ago Cant stump the TRUMP.

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REPLY apache pete 16 hours ago Hey Juan , just cos your Not here ... doesn't mean we miss you .. WE DON'T .. and by the way that Lumpy whale in the white dress smells of Democrap. .. just Another Swamp creature lover.

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REPLY Jimmy Yeakel 17 hours ago I'm having a hard time with the "forgetting" kids in the car opinions. So, if I can prove no intent and my kids died because I forgot about them for 8 hours while I'm at work, no charges but........If I lock the kids in the car for a couple minutes to grab my dry cleaning and they don't die or suffer any physical trauma, I should be charged ?

I'm not saying locking the kids in the car with the motor and AC running is acceptable, I'm simply saying why charge the case that caused no harm and not charge the case that resulted in death ? Essentially, your charging some one for what "might" have happened and not charging someone for something (death) that actually happened.

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REPLY willard fillmore 16 hours ago

TRUMP 20/20..!!!

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REPLY Crystl Fire 14 hours ago If president obama would have given all 350 million citizens in this country one million dollars, just think how great he would have left this country. INSTEAD he spend ELEVEN TRILLION dollars and got nothing for it, he would only have had to spend $350 million and got free college and free healthcare for all!!

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REPLY woodstock 17 hours ago that is because there is no democrat strategy. it is just a bunch of virtue signaling driven by corporate leftists on the coasts. they want to try to remake america in the face of google, apple, the NYT etc. the problem is all the hypocrisy among them. it isn't going to happen. I believe in democrat proposals more than the people espousing them do. that is why i will vote trump. I know the difference between virtue signaling and sincerity. I will take sincerity every time and I will be voting trump for that reason.

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willard fillmore 16 hours ago (edited) Wow..!! What a heartbreaking story. I pray for him and his family..!! Just having to live with such a grief driven mistake. Is going to be his life sentence.. He will suffer enough..God Bless..

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REPLY The LoftCast 18 hours ago How can someone forget their children are in the car? I m sorry guys but ones children should be the most important thing on any parents mind so I disagree with what you say. It's gross negligence and the guy should face jail?

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Tim Carter

16 hours ago I disagree with all of them. When you have children, you are responsible for their lives. Even if it was an accident, as they say, it warrants at least a manslaughter charge.

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REPLY Glockbeard 17 hours ago Rumor is Tyrus body slammed Juan into Oblivion

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REPLY MrFetusPretzel 18 hours ago "Put something in the back of the car that you can't leave there"......like your kids?smh

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REPLY Crystl Fire 14 hours ago Harris can beat Trump and Michael obama can beat Trump...ROFL...LOL...LMAO...are you out of your simple mind. NO ONE CAN STAND that boyfriend of obama (michael) NO ONE!! Are these jokes living on another planet?? They must be living on uranus!!

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REPLY CHRISTOPHER BOWEN 14 hours ago If I accidentally kill you am I exonerated? I didn't notice you were in front of my car.

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REPLY Bolt Hayday 17 hours ago

I’m sorry but there is just too many parents killing their kids using a car. All ya gotta do is cry 😭 and say I forgot! Those were NOT newborns. And they weren’t 1st born. Forget the kids but don’t forget your sunglasses 🕶 don’t forget your phone 📱. Anyway an alarm should go off if the seatbelt is still plugged in the back and the vehicle is off. Or the windows roll immediately down. So simple car companies. But omg be sure we have the latest update to make ya comfortable driving!

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REPLY Suzanne Arsenault 17 hours ago There must be some Republican cities that are deplorable?

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REPLY Andy Greaves 17 hours ago Trump supporters are "stable geniuses!' LOL red-neck hicks!

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REPLY ivy kkb 17 hours ago Trump...r u talking about yourself??? WHERE the fund goes....???

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REPLY JOSE BURGOS 17 hours ago JUAN AND M WALLACE SHEP SMITH WHY THIS GUY'S KEEP FOX IN. BUSINESS THE OTHER TRUMP SIDE 👎 TAKING ABOUT TRUMP FRIENDS A CHILD MOLESTER AND NOW HE DONT KNOW HIS COCAINE PARTY FRIEND

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REPLY underdog ishere 18 hours ago Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina you never see him backing Trump. You all watch people he will be running for President one Day 8 =12= 16 years down the road but could be after Trump Leaves.

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David Pursel, Snake Hunter 18 hours ago C’mon, this has gotta be a bogus account. You can’t do any better than 480p? Are you serious?

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REPLY Karen D'Asero 13 hours ago Bummer, no Jesse.

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Diana is a Democrat it shows in all her response. She’s An Anti-Trump person.

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Best 80s Tv Shows List

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Original Run: 1987 94 Creator: Gene Roddenberry Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis Network: Syndicated The original collection was groundbreaking. Deep Space Nine and Voyager had their occasions. But TNG was head-and-shoulders the Star Trek franchise. Jean Luc Picard. Data. Worf. The holodeck. The Borg. Gene Roddenbury mustn't have had a cynical bone in his human anatomy, and as I watched his characters explore unusual new worlds, look for new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one h-AS gone before, I didn’t either.

The Cosby Show

Original Run: 1984-1992 Creators: Bill Cosby. Weinberger and Michael Leeson Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rash? d Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens, Joseph C. Phillips Network: NBC George Jefferson may happen to be moving on up, but The Cosby Present gave the nation a mo-Re relatable glimpse of the expanding middleclass among African-Americans but much mo-Re usually, dealing with all the trials that we all faced. Inspired by Cosby’s own family encounters which had been a staple of his stand-up routine, the show dominated the 2nd half of the ’80s, topping the Neilsen scores from 1985-90 and averaging more than 3-0 million viewers in the ’86-87 period. Cosby’s legacy might currently be in shambles, but the display was bigger compared to the man.

Magnum, P.I.

Original Run: 1980 88 Creator: Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman. Mosley, Larry Manetti Network: CBS When every other adolescent male of the ’80s and I grew up, we needed the li Fe of Tom Magnum, performed by Tom Selleck and his mustache: dwelling in an opulent Hawaii beachhouse as a guest of a never-current millionaire novelist and driving his Ferrari 308 GTS; wracking up a never-to-be-paid tab a T the country club run by one war-vet buddy and bumming helicopter rides from still another; and periodically solving mysteries using a mixture of smarts, toughness and mostly chutzpah. I never did figure out the way to walk that particular career path, but it was fun to dream.

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At the Movies

Original Run: 1982-2010 Creator: Gene Siskel Stars: Roget Ebert, Gene Siskel Network: Syndicated Two different exhibits, both titled In The The Films from various production companies, the combination of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert completely revolutionized the notion of movie criticism. Greatly admired for his or her ability to succinctly sum up the newest films together with their honesty and integrity in sparring with each other when opinions differed, the pair were also criticized by many for degrading the integrity of film criticism by decreasing it to arbitrary “thumbs up“or “thumbs down“gestures. Such was the legacy of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert and the duality of the show. They were among the only film critics whose thoughts an “average American“could often be expected to respect and did much for legitimizing the idea of film criticism outside of a class-room environment. Some might nonetheless criticize the idea of a two-outcome rating program, but it was the approachable eloquence of the hosts that created the format work.

Taxi

Original Run: 1978 83 Creators: James L. Ed, Brooks, Stan Daniels, David Davis. Weinberger Stars: Carol Kane, Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Andy Kaufman, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Conway Network: ABC/NBC Let’s just pause for a moment and remember that somebody once confident a community to set Andy Kaufman to the air. I just wish it'd been live TV. Like M*A*S*H, Taxi frequently tackled serious social problems like drug and gambling addiction, but did it with an incredibly unusual cast of characters from the alien-like Latka Graves (Kaufman) to drugged-out hippie Reverend Jim (Christopher Lloyd) to misanthrope Louie De Palma (Danny DeVito).

St. Elsewhere

Original Run: 1982 88 Creator: Joshua Brand, John Falsey Stars: William Daniels, Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd Network: NBC The seminal hospital drama of the 1980s, St. Elsewhere was never resoundingly productive in the ratings, but it racked in Emmys over the years for its practical, frequently-dark tone and occasions of humor. Its big, ensemble forged carried on several long and had a number of cross overs together with the Hill Street Blues that are related - serialized story-lines, type, leading to fantastic character development within the course of the series. Needless to say, it’s today often remembered for a different cause: For having perhaps the single-most WTF finale moment in TV history. At the conclusion of the final St. Else Where episode, the characters are revealed as having all been the creation of the autistic Tommy Westphall, who owns a snow globe wherein the imaginary St. Eligius hospital exists. Moreoever, because so many other exhibits and characters overlapped with St. Elsewhere, some followers posit this signifies that everything from Hill Avenue Blues and Murder: Life on the Road to The X-Files all take invest the “Tommy Westphall Universe“by extension.

Pee-Wee’s Playhouse

Original Run: 198690 Creator: Paul Reubens Stars: Paul Reubens, Laurence Fishburne, Lynne Marie Stewart Network: CBS There are two types of folks within my life: Those who like Pee Wee Herman and enemies. Years ago, I was gifted the total collection of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse DVDs. Over the years, I’d created a point to watch Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and Big Top Pee-Wee whenever the feeling was correct. As much as I loved this show as a child, I only expected to get a great kick from an episode here and there, but I found myself inhaling these DVDs. Pee-Wee’s Play-House is joyous morning viewing (over a bowl of Mr. T cereal, of course) or a great way to unwind at evening (I’d recommend taking a drink from a good beer whenever somebody says the “secret word“ only if your day was exceptionally hard). To get a display that had a cast of breakfast plates and genies, cowboys, puppet couches, pterodactyls, clocks, I think Playhouse still makes sense in 2014. It’s a fully realized vision of Pee-Wee’s whimsical, wacky world—puppet strings and all—and the collection is just pithy enough to pull in adults that are ready to go on the ride, too. Paul Reubens is a comedy icon and master of timing, and it’s unusual that a well-placed Peewee gurgle or squeal doesn’t get a chuckle out of me. If you can’t find any joy in all of that, we’ve got to re Consider our friendship.

Wonder Years

#s#The Original Run: 1988-93 Creators: Neal Marlens, Carol Black Stars: Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Olivia d’Abo, Jason Hervey, Danica McKellar, Josh Saviano Network: ABC The Wonder Years is a family present, and yes, a few of its episodes inch dangerously shut to after school-unique territory, but make no error: revisiting this late-’80s/early-’90s staple as a grown-up is just as—if perhaps not more—enjoyable than observing it the first time around. It’s unabashedly nostalgic, but it chronicles the ups and downs of Kevin Arnold’s, Winnie Cooper’s and Paul Pfeiffer’s adolescence from the backdrop of the Vietnam era and our nation’s changing social landscape with a maturity most exhibits geared towards kiddies absence. The small childhood moments that stay with us are treated with the respect they deserve. We laugh when Kevin’s brother Wayne gets him in a headlock and calls him “scrote“for the umpteenth time (attempt sneaking that by the Nick a T Nite censors today!) or when Kev squares off along with his mortal enemy Becky Slater, and we cry when Kevin’s periodically distant father struggles to relate solely to his teen-age children. And sorry, but if you don’t hold your breath when Kevin puts that letterman jacket over Winnie’s shoulders, you’re lifeless within. Music geeks will enjoy the amazing sound track as well.

Family Ties

Original Run: 1982-89 Creator: Gary David Goldberg Stars: Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael Gross. Fox, Justine Bateman and Tina Yothers Network: NBC We were given the Keatons by one of the finest family sit-coms of our time; these were were our family. Liberal working parents Steven (Michael Gross) and Elyse (Meredith Baxter) raised their three children—smart and conservative older brother Alex (Michael J. Fox), flighty and trendy middle kid Mallory (Justine Bateman) and sarcastic younger sister Jennifer (Tina Yothers)—with love, compassion and limits. Fox, whose job was introduced with all the collection, made Alex’s Republicanism humorous yet not cliched. The collection is still remembered for the very special episode, “A my name is Alex,“ where Alex struggled to accept the sudden death of his friend. Today family comedies continue to try to capture the magic that was Family Ties

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How Quentin Kenihan defied the odds to live an extraordinary life

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Photo: Quentin Kenihan, who died at the age of 43, has been remembered for his determination. (Instagram) When the late Quentin Kenihan was born, he had eight broken bones, including both his arms and legs, as well as several ribs. Key points:Quentin Kenihan helped focus public attention on osteogenesis imperfectaAlso known as brittle bone disease, it is a genetic condition that comes in different typesFuneral arrangements for Kenihan are currently being determined He was born with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) which is believed to impact about one person in every 15,000. In his 2016 memoir Not All Superheroes Wear Capes, Kenihan joked that the term "osteogenesis imperfecta" sounded like a Harry Potter spell. But the reality was, as he acknowledged, very different. "Some patients can have just a few fractures in a lifetime and lead normal lives. That wasn't my lot," he wrote. "My parents were told it would be extremely unlikely I would ever walk as my fragile legs would break under the stress of bearing my weight. "I was not meant to live beyond my first day. I had so many rib fractures, which the doctor told my parents couldn't be treated or immobilised, and one or several could pierce a vital organ. "My bones are not chalky nor do I have a calcium deficiency. My bones are brittle. They just break, like eggshells." Despite the challenges, Kenihan who died at the age of 43 became a highly recognisable and accomplished actor, writer, entertainer and disability advocate. Along with the late Stella Young, who died in 2014, Kenihan was one of Australia's most recognisable public figures with OI, and helped to break down stigmas surrounding the condition. While much is already known about the disorder, research into its nature and causes is ongoing. What is osteogenesis imperfecta?

Photo: Kenihan achieved prominence from a young age after being featured on television with his family. (Supplied) Commonly known as brittle bone disease, OI is a genetic condition. Its name means "imperfect bone formation" and the condition results in bones that break easily. Kenihan sustained more than 600 fractures during his lifetime. According to the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Society of Australia, there are five main types of the disease, which are classified according to severity. Its effects can include shortness of stature, bone deformity, underdevelopment of lungs, restricted breathing, loss of hearing and weakness in the muscles. "Children born with more severe types of OI can often sustain fractures in the womb or during childbirth," the society stated on its website. "The most severe cases of OI can result in infant death, often due to respiratory failure during or shortly after birth. "No two people display exactly the same characteristics of OI, even within the established types." What causes the condition?

Photo: Disability activist, writer and comedian Stella Young had osteogenesis imperfecta. (AAP: Suppled) Brittle bone disease arises from a mutation in one of the two genes that produce collagen, which is the most common protein in the human body. Collagen is a vital ingredient in human bones, and helps give them their strength. "[It] can be likened to the framework around which a building is constructed," the society states. "In OI, a person has either less collagen than normal, or a poorer quality of collagen than normal, leading to weak bones that fracture easily. "Seventeen genetic causes have been identified and research continues." The disease may be passed on by one or both parents, who can possess the genetic defect without displaying the symptoms. But it can also arise from a new mutation. Society president Fern Dyball said treatments had dramatically improved over the past 40 years. "Quentin's situation was able to shine a light and show people it's not a disability, it's actually about ability and what you actually can do," she said. "Times have changed a lot. For people with OI, it's really about inclusion. It's about people understanding they may tackle their day differently." How does it impact everyday life?

Photo: Kenihan helped focus public attention on his condition. (Instagram) The mildest forms of OI may go undiagnosed. Ms Dyball said people with mild OI tended to be less visible in society. "[They're] falling through the cracks and people don't know about them so they're not getting treatment," she said. But people with the more severe types are often impacted in fundamental ways. In Kenihan's case, he got around using a customised mobility scooter and also needed an oxygen supply. "I don't think everyone realises how much he relied on the oxygen [supply] and he was able to do so many things because of it," his carer of 12 years Ian Kissock told the ABC. Notwithstanding the tremendous challenges, Kenihan was determined to live life to its fullest. He achieved prominence at a young age after being featured in interviews and a documentary by journalist Mike Willesee. On Sunday, Willesee said he was "absolutely devastated" by the news. "He was such a tough little bugger who always defied the odds. The respect I had for him was enormous," he said. "I will always have a very special place in my heart for Quentin." He was a common presence around Adelaide, especially at the Central Market, and was often accompanied by his little dog Patchy. "Miles, [Quentin's] brother, is looking after Patchy but we can't tell her what's gone on," Mr Kissock said. How will he be farewelled?

Photo: Angelina Jolie with Quentin Kenihan. (Instagram) Mr Kissock said funeral arrangements were still being worked out. "The family are waiting for his mum to come home and they'll sit down and talk about it," he said. "His mother's flying back from Europe and they're waiting on an autopsy to find out what it actually was that took his life." Premier Steven Marshall said the South Australian Government would partner with Adelaide City Council to build a new inclusive playground for children with a disability dedicated to Kenihan. He was an ambassador for a similar playground in the southern suburb of Park Holme, and he had called for one to be built in the CBD as part of his council election campaign. "We want to partner with the Adelaide City Council to deliver this wonderful new facility and we want to do it in a way that honours the legacy of Quentin Kenihan," Mr Marshall said. "We'll work with the Adelaide City Council so that we can have an appropriate memorial for Quentin Kenihan. "I think it would be very appropriate to name it in his honour." Kenihan was also running as a candidate for a spot on the Adelaide City Council and had drawn first place on the ballot paper for the council election postal vote. In a statement released by the Electoral Commissioner on Monday, it was confirmed that Kenihan's name would remain on the ballot but it was explained that a vote indicated for Kenihan "must be counted for the candidate next in order of the voter's preference". The postal ballot will be sent out to electors between October 22-26 and will close on Friday, November 5. External Link:Tweet Ray Martin on Quentin Kenihan's many celebrity friendships Kenihan established many friendships over the course of his life. Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes first met Kenihan in 1997. It was Hayes who was star-struck, having grown up watching Kenihan's appearances on television. They last talked six months ago, and Hayes spoke warmly of his friend, whom Hayes conceded "had a huge ego" and was a "name-dropper". "We always just spoke like friends and artists," he told ABC Radio Adelaide. "I shared similar challenges to him in terms of the ups and downs of fame and career. "He could be annoying, he could be a pest he found a way to just get under people's skins and get to their hearts. "He was a charming bastard he was so charming and disarming and real a real sweetheart. "He had such a wonderful life and touched so many people, he was a really cool dude." Tributes are continuing on social media including ones from celebrities, politicians and friends a domain in which Kenihan was very active. External Link:Tweet Julia Gillard on Quentin External Link:Tweet Darren Hayes on Quentin External Link:Tweet Adam Hills on Quentin External Link:Tweet Charlie Pickering on Quentin Topics:people,human-interest,bones-and-muscles,diseases-and-disorders,community-and-society,arts-and-entertainment,actor,adelaide-5000,sa,australia First posted October 08, 2018 10:30:11 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-08/how-quentin-kenihan-defied-osteogenesis-imperfecta/10349868

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