Angela Bassett would be terrific as Madie Norman, the interesting and underused actress who co-stars with Joan & Bette in "Baby Jane".

She steals the show in "Grand Hotel" with her tough humor and vulnerability, eclipsing the four other stars, who were all more prominent than her in 1932. She doesn't get a lot of credit for making terrific performances out of supporting roles, but she does well with "The Women" and "Best of Everything"

There's always "Four in a Bed" — but Blackpool wins every time.

So Haley's 21, which would mean that Phil built that single screen movie theater on a main business street sometime in the late 90s? And how is that the only thing he ever built? Was he some kind of failed contractor we never knew about in 6 seasons?
The Rialto was a movie theater/live theater built in the late 20s…

Cucumber has many characters who are not white. The second main character is black. The secondary young person is black. Sex partners, friends, and rivals are a variety of races and it's not treated as a big deal.
Banana not only has many more characters who are not white, it seemed to focus on lesbians (black and…

They are very good, and very unique in television. You have to watch Cucumber first, and then Banana as soon as possible after (back to back is preferable). The reason for this is because a minor character in an episode of Cucumber will be the main character in its corresponding Banana. Cucumber tells a story, but…

I saw the costume when it was on view in LA a few weeks ago. It's probably made of more than one lion. The curly mane is from teenage girls, but the rest is lion. I was marveling aloud at the level of detail, especially the nail beds where the claws retract, and the owner told me that it was because they were real…

"Not Another Monday" is not only my favorite St. Olaf story, but also my favorite Dorothy reactions to said story.

I love the long trailers that give away the plots — if I'm really stoned, I feel like I've seen all five movies in their entirety. Only to discover that I now have to sit through a single film that is two hours long.

And there have been a handful of films, "Coraline", "Tangled" and "Life of Pi" for me, that just don't work as well in 2D, regardless of the 1080p. And the "Pina" and "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" don't work at all in 2D. It's also been nice to visit old 3D films for the first time, like "Dial M For Murder" and…

I have to disagree about the Peeps. There are special Christmas-themed flavors, such as sugar cookie chicks, and gingerbread men that have a great gingerbread flavor, though they are hard to find. I also discovered the joy of roasting Peeps over an open fire — if you do it carefully, the sugar coating gets a nice…

I would still vote for WKRP, but I can't believe Cheers' "Thanksgiving Ophans" is not on the list!

I hope this means there may be an installment with Marsha, Queen of Diamonds, who I don't believe has been adapted into any form since the '66 TV show.

Stay Grassy, San Diego sounds kind of good.

There was a faithful 3-night miniseries in the early 80s that is on DVD.  Jane Seymour plays Cathy, and is fairly believeable, and Timothy Bottoms plays Adam and Sam Bottoms plays Cal, plus Bruce Boxlietner and Hart Bochner as their respective brothers.  

There was a very faithful 3-night miniseries in the early 80s that starred Jane Seymour as Cathy (she was surprisingly believeable!), Timothy Bottoms and Sam Bottoms as father and son, and a pretty great cast all around.  It's on DVD.

Another of the show's female writers was Georgia Jeffries, who later wrote and produced for "China Beach" and "Sisters".

Ooh, that looks great!  Thanks for the recommendation! :)

Melrose Place season 2 finale, "Till Death Do Us Part" which had the much ballyhooed (and subsequently censored) gay kiss.

I've heard that the only one who ever really got paid was Smokey Robinson.  I assume Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross did alright eventually.