Only the Lonely
“Yeah! Oh … sorry … but I just got lucky in there with a girl. Not in that way … she does everybody in there … not in that way. But she probably did that guy there … I gotta go.”

Thoughts on Northern Exposure, episodes 3-4
“Soapy Sanderson”
“Look, Mother Theresa, I did not get off the plane and say that I am Marcus Welby, kindly physician, and all around swell guy! Okay?! I was fully prepared to do my time in Anchorage, but I am contractually bound to this tundra under false pretenses and…

Yes, that'll be fine.

Unfortunately, I had that plot twist spoiled a decade ago. It is rather clever, although I'm not quite buying the idea that the investigator would blindly accept what he was eating as everyday beef.

Interesting — I found the first episode to be exposition-heavy.

Yes, that will be fine. You won't get much, mind you.

Sorry, gotta swap something other than Bones. Had to be a show that aired this fall.

Would you like to plug in anything else to replace Bull? You may add up to four additional midseason shows with City.

Like Burger King said BITD, sometimes you gotta break the rules.

You already have Pure Genius.

Ah, we do our own layout work before sending the pages to the press.

Yeah, vehicular damage is about as far as we go with accident coverage. We also wait until law enforcement releases a name.

No, I agree, that moment between Joel and Chris could have gone in a different direction if Chris' one-nighter hadn't come out of the trailer.

Perfect. That is a bold move with LOT.

I'm afraid you don't. You have a slot, but it's reserved for shows that launched/returned in the fall.

You've already scored as much points as you'll ever get for Pitch. It's untouchable.

Did you want to pick up any other shows besides Emerald City?

And Max Wright, a few months before ALF, as her hapless opponent in a city council election.

*plays "Sleepwalk" for Arundel*

Fair enough. I did find the food fight scene quite effective as a metaphor for the women's desire.