I don’t want every show to be like old network TV — I remember when HBO started and it was revolutionary. Or even British TV on PBS.

Yes we do. Source: I was at the PLCB last Sunday. Of course the hours are shitty and not all stores open, but it is legal now. Has been for at least a decade. 

Pfft. It’s the PA Lottery commercial. So good that after 20 years they made a shot-for-shot remake and have been airing THAT for over a decade. 

There is a LOT of awesome music on Homicide — two that stick out is Peter Gabriel’s “No Self Control” and the ‘70s music on the Gas Man episode with Bruno Kirby.

I’m profoundly mixed. I prefer Ken as a host -- honestly, I thought Buzzy Cohen did a better job, but Ken is ok and has improved over time. Mayim was always a bit off on timing and not as good at interacting with contestants, and she didn’t really improve. But if, as suspected, this is connected to Mayim’s…

Again, can’t speak for Jennings and the LDS, but Jews, even the most doctrinaire, don’t believe in simple Biblical literalism (though some do believe in a literal interpretation of Genesis). 

I’m a practicing Jew and I know loads of very smart people who are also practicing. Your argument, at least vis-a-vis Judaism, is fundamentally flawed because it’s couched as being about a belief in the supernatural. Judaism is profoundly concerned with ethical conduct in day to day life (as well as maintenance of…

The decision about Mayim precedes the current war in I/P and in any case, Jeopardy’s core audience skews older. I really doubt they care about Mayim’s stance on Israel. 

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are one of those couples that make me think they’re both a mess in different ways. I’m not a fan of Angelina’s entitled white lady vibe. 

Yep. She wouldn’t have the perspective or foresight at 20 that she has at 40+. Different bad choices, but bad choices nevertheless. and when you read about her childhood and adolescence, a lot of her life path seems pretty preordained. It’s not like her parents tried their best and were just stymied by what was…

Matt was terrible. Alison is delightful, she’s so warm and cheerful and has good chemistry with Noel. 

Variety says something a bit different:

It was extremely obvious that Momoa can’t handle live TV — he was in almost no live material. Update was *super* long. too. 

I don’t think they were making their own golden syrup. They were making a syrup for serving alongside. When I’ve made syrup sponge pudding, you put the golden syrup at the bottom of the pudding basin. 

Yep, the Holocaust on film was also my immediate reaction (also Jewish).

California is a community property state, and while a good prenup can override the 50/50 split, a good lawyer can also get a prenup tossed. A legal divorce would be extremely expensive. 

every time a white man calls media criticism a “lynching,” a part of me dies. 

Not really relevant, but Lisa Rinna is right about Gigi Hadid. All the Hadids’ Lyme diagnoses are from the same infamously sketchy clinic. Chronic Lyme is a whole rabbit hole. 

A couple are actually good. A few others start promisingly and then dive into disaster. Ryan Murphy is very talented at having a good setup and then having no idea how to finish it. 

I have no idea if all this happened. I will say Emma Roberts has never impressed me either as a person or an actress, and seeing that the latest season of AHS stars her, Kim Kardashian, and Cara Delevigne made me ask if Ryan Murphy had hired anyone who could act.