According to @ hoppcer on Twitter, Cara Buono is not in the season 4 opening credits. They also re-added Matthew Modine and Paul Reiser. I’m scared for Karen now 😬
Also Maya Hawke and Joe Keery’s names are together now which makes me happy lol.
Edit: Joe Quinn and Eduardo Franco aren’t included either.
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There’s new stuff we’ve been watching after finishing off some of the things mentioned in the last installment. Thankfully, it’s not like TV used to be, given the continuing availability of new things.
We are currently in the middle of the latest season of “Shetland” from BritBox. Based on the characters from the Ann Cleeves novels about a police force in the far north of Scotland. This is the final season for lead actor Douglas Henshall, who plays Detective Jimmy Pérez, but the series will evidently continued without him.
Just wrapped recently was the second series of “Bäckström,” playing on AcornTV. The title character, portrayed by Kjell Bergqvist, is a Swedish detective who is brilliant but incredibly obnoxious. His only friend is a young neighbor boy because everyone else is driven away by his boorish behavior, including most of his colleagues.
Also on AcornTV is a brand new series, “Recipes for Love and Murder,” based on the first novel in a series by Sally Andrew. Set in a small community in South Africa, it stars Maria Doyle Kennedy at “Tannie Marie,” a cook and writer for the local paper, who fills her advice column with recipes designed to solve the problems for people who have written to her.
Another AcornTV offering is “Mystery Road: Origins,” a prequel to the existing series and movies about a detective in Australia’s outback, set in the late 1990s. Jay Swan returns to his hometown and faces a mysterious gang of robbers. Mark Coles Smith plays the younger version of the character originally portrayed by Aaron Pedersen.
Still on AcornTV — which is definitely worth the few bucks we pay each month — is “The Sounds,” which we finished recently, a Canadian-New Zealand production. A Canadian couple moves to New Zealand to escape family drama, only for the husband to go missing. A number of strings are left dangling, but so far there is no report of a follow-up series.
Over on Hulu is a comedy called “Reboot,” about an attempt to resurrect a 20-year-old sitcom. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Judy Greer as the parents of the dysfunctional family, with Paul Reiser as the show’s original creator who wrests control of the reboot from his daughter, who pitched the idea.
Doubtless there are certain shows I’m forgetting at the moment, but we are looking forward to a couple more coming from BritBox: “Sherwood,” starring David Morrissey and inspired by real life murders in Nottinghamshire, England, in 2004; and “Karen Pirie,” from the novels of Scottish crime writer Val McDermid, about a young female detective who specializes in cold cases and has “a quick mouth and a tenacious desire for the truth.”
Finally, from AcornTV, the third series of “My Life is Murder” starts next week. Starring Lucy Lawless as private detective and former police officer Alexa Crowe, the first series was set in Melbourne. She moved to Auckland for the second series and remains there in the new shows.
With all of this entertainment, it’s a wonder we find time for anything else in our lives. But this is all confined to the evening. We seldom turn the TV on before the sun goes down.
Page 2: The Big Picture -- Roommates Cary Grant and Randolph Scott
Page 4: A rocking online photo exhibit of Elton John
Page 5: Jacqueline Onassis’ Bahamas getaway house goes on sale at $5.5 million, Bruce is a new musical about the troubled making of the hit 1975 movie Jaws
Page 6: Hellos & Goodbyes
Page 8: Picture Perfect -- Lionel Richie with Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Hawaii
Page 9: Demi Moore, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon, Fran Drescher and co-stars Steven Weber and Jessy Hodges on Indebted
Page 12: Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin for Genius: Aretha
Page 13: Jimmy Kimmel gives sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez some hand sanitizer, Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas, Nathan Fillion on The Rookie
Page 14: Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell say I Do
Page 16: Desi Arnaz Jr. surviving the dark side of fame -- Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s son battled addiction and endured heartbreak but has ultimately found inner peace
Page 18: Cover Story -- Inside Karen Carpenter’s private struggle -- friends share memories of the beloved singer’s amazing, complicated and tragic life
Page 22: New details of Natalie Wood’s tragic life
Page 24: Meryl Streep standing by my daughter -- the Oscar winner provides emotional support after Grace Gummer’s surprise split
Page 29: Horoscopes -- Aries Tony Dow
Page 30: Entertainment -- Dolly Parton for Biography: Dolly, Cate Blanchett on Mrs. America, In the Spotlight -- Tom Wilkinson
Page 32: Movies -- Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake on Trolls World Tour
Page 33: DVDs, Books, Music -- Andy Williams
Page 34: Television
Page 36: Great Escape -- Josie Bissett on Belize
Page 40: 5 Ways to Boost Your Immune System, Kerry Washington
Page 42: Whatever Happened to the Cast From My Two Dads -- Greg Evigan, Paul Reiser, Staci Keanan
Page 43: It Happened This Week
Page 44: Jennifer Tilly plays her cards right -- the Oscar-nominated actress and poker champ opens up about love, life and what’s next
Page 48: 1962 -- the greatest year at the movies -- Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill a Mockingbird, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Page 49: The Miracle Worker, The Manchurian Candidate, The Music Man
Page 50: Prince Charles keeping calm and staying strong -- after Charles’ battle with coronavirus the royal family takes extra precautions to protect Queen Elizabeth
Page 52: 5 Things You Don’t Know About Me -- Jennifer Grey
Working with the entire sketchbook page tonight... I realized after I started working that the page didn't have the dimensions for what I was hoping to do, which is fine, actually. That's why this is is a sketch.
Abstract paper collage sketch on sketchbook page by Karen Reiser
Stein P. Aasheim med boka I Roald Amundsens skispor
Dato: 30-08-2012 16:56 CEST
Opprinnelig tittel på pressemeldingen: Stein P. Aasheim med boka I Roald Amundsens skispor
Kategori: , Kunst, kultur, underholdning Sport Livsstil, mote, fritid Vitenskap, teknikk Først 100 år etterat Roald Amundsen nådde Sørpolen, ble ruta hans repetert. Meter for meter og snøstorm for snøstorm fulgte Stein P. Aasheim, Vegard Ulvang, Harald Dag Jølle og Jan-Gunnar Winther i pionerens gjenblåste skispor. Nå har Aasheim skrevet bok om den dramatiske turen. 14. desember var målet – hundreårsdag og jubileumsfeiring. Da sto Jens Stoltenberg og ventet på Sørpolen. De greide det akkurat, med 17 minutters margin – etter 1300 km og 44 dager. Boka lanseres på Polarinstituttet i Tromsø 4. september.
Først 100 år etterat Roald Amundsen nådde Sørpolen, ble ruta hans repetert. Meter for meter og snøstorm for snøstorm fulgte Stein P. Aasheim, Vegard Ulvang, Harald Dag Jølle og Jan-Gunnar Winther i pionerens gjenblåste skispor. Nå har Aasheim skrevet bok om den dramatiske turen. 14. desember var målet – hundreårsdag og jubileumsfeiring. Da sto Jens Stoltenberg og ventet på Sørpolen. De greide det akkurat, med 17 minutters margin – etter 1300 km og 44 dager. Boka lanseres på Polarinstituttet i Tromsø 4. september.
I Roald Amundsens skispor er et dypdykk i Roald Amundsens eget kappløp. Amundsen hadde ført en hel nasjon baklyset med å reise til Sørpolen i stedet for Nordpolen. Han måtte ganske enkelt lykkes. Med loggboka til Amundsen og de gamle dagbøkene som teltlektyre, kom jubileumsekspedisjonen tettere på Amundsen og hans menn enn noen tidligere har vært i stand til. Boka gir et usminket bilde av kappløpet for å holde tritt med Amundsen. Bedre enn noen er Stein P. Aasheim i stand til å sette ord på både gleder og lidelser underveis. For det gikk ikke som planlagt. «Jeg forsvant ned i en mørkekjeller jeg ikke visste fantes», skriver Aasheim. Da gjensto det fortsatt 400 km.
De fire karene representerer bærebjelkene i det som førte Amundsen til suksess: skiferdighet, vitenskap og eventyrerens nysgjerrighet. Samtalene i teltet gir et spennende utgangspunkt både for å trekke historiske linjer og for refleksjoner rundt polarområdenes betydning i dag. Aasheim skriver videre: «Det var langt mellom ytterpunktene, både fysisk og mentalt».
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Stein P. Aasheim (f 1951) bosatt i Isfjorden, Romsdalen med én kone, to døtre, fem kajakker, syv hunder, to hester, en pent brukt polarpulk og én fluesnapper i fuglekassa. Stein P. er nestor blant norske eventyrere, med en CV som alene ville fylle en hel bok. Han har skrevet omkring ti bøker fra sine reiser.
I don’t think it was as strong or as solid as the first season, but I still really enjoyed it.
I am disappointed by the use (misuse?) of Bob.
Part of this is, admittedly, simply due to my deep-rooted affection and nostalgia for Sean Astin (I watched The Goonies a LOT as a kid, alright? And Samwise Gamgee, as previously established, is my #hobbithusband.)
But mostly just because it seems like a waste of a character (and consequently a waste of Sean Astin)?
I mean, obviously he has to go if Joyce/Hopper is to be endgame (and I sincerely hope it is), but, Christ, keep him around for more than a single season, yeah?
Give him a bit more room to develop, because as is, he comes off as little more than a plot device--someone to figure out the drawings are a map and someone to be a tech wiz at the end, and that’s it.
And his death was so clearly telegraphed, such that it would have been more shocking if he hadn’t died, yanno?
It’s just frustrating.
In other news, after season 1, I was furiously waiting for Jonathan and Nancy to just MAKE OUT ALREADY GOD, and was super thrilled when they finally did, but in hindsight, I kind of think it might have been too soon?
Idk, it kind of depends on where the writers take the relationship, but a part of me is worried this is going to be like Niles/Daphne from Frasier all over again.
Like I was super into Niles/Daphne before they hooked up in canon, and I was even super into the episode(s) where they did hook up, but afterward I was kind of like, “meh?”--because all the tension was gone.
Of course, it doesn’t help that Steve got some great character development and is basically now THE BEST.
(Maybe they could just OT3 it up? I’m not usually into OT3s, but I COULD GET BEHIND THIS ONE.)
Still, Murray Bauman definitely gets my shipping tendencies.
“Plus, the real shit: shared trauma,” pfft.
Dacre Montgomery has the prettiest eyes but his character has the worst hair?
Like, I’m old enough to remember when that was a legitimate style, and...just...*softly* no.
Speaking of Billy, I feel they must have plans for the character, but as currently presented, he’s just so...over the top and repugnant?
Like, his Freudian Excuse for being a dickhead just does not seem to match up with how incredibly violent (and downright sociopathic?) he is.
At the same time, a part of me desperately wants to see Billy Hargrove/Karen Wheeler become an actual thing, if only because I feel Karen deserves a bit of fun. #getitgirl #usehimforallhe’sworth #whichisn’tmuchbutstill
Winona Ryder does an all-around amazing job, but one of the things I haven’t really seen people touch on is how great her Midwestern Mom accent is?
Like, I really appreciate how it isn’t your average broad, Minnesotan, “oh yah, dontcha know?” stereotype.
I was pleasantly surprised by Paul Reiser.
Like, if you’re familiar with his character from Aliens, you (SPOILER ALERT FOR THAT FILM) expect him to turn out to be a villain, and I like how they played with that and ultimately subverted those expectations.
(I also appreciate how he DIDN’T DIE AT THE END, LIKE BOB. /still bitter)
The kids are all great, and Mike and Eleven are the cutest, and I just want to see them hold hands forever okay?
Despite my worry about the Jonathan/Nancy ship, I still really want to write fic for them.
Probably a filling-in-the-scenes fic from season 1???
(Because jfc, tHE UST THEY HAD BACK THEN, AMIRITE?)