Gunsmoke and many of the daytime soaps.

What helped KL stay into the '90s was sensible budgeting. From 1986 onward, the show shed at least one high salary actor per year. Michelle Lee even took a paycut just so she could appear in every episode.

I wonder if NE will get mentioned at all.

"I feeeel you, Reposted Lt. Broccoli!"
*scourges self*

Thank you. I actually pre-wrote my Young Doctors review back in January. I got a kick out of it, largely because I was a hardcore soap opera fan up until my first summer job.

Yeah, I saw that. It also sounds like Romain Gary had a whole bunch of issues with eventual ex-wife Jean Seberg.

Ram ended up being one of my favorite characters.

Yeah, the film's like, "Look, you either go with it or you don't."

I almost went with the one where Kevin Dobson's doing a weird combination of tough dad and best bro.

I have that same problem, Patrick.

TRON
“On the other side of the screen, it all looks so easy.” — Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges)

White Dog
Few things are worse than being hit over the head with how something is worthy of our care. Perhaps the only thing more insufferable is when people act irrationally to support something unworthy of our care. Those are the centerpiece flaws of White Dog, directed by Samuel Fuller from the script he co-wrote…

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One week from Tuesday, Federal Judge Tunheim will hear oral arguments about the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project. I spent most of this week talking to opponents, supporters and folks in between, like the state climatologist. I don’t expect an out and out conclusion on the 18th — the idea of…

Placeholder, “Kaddish for Uncle Manny.” Expect it around 10:30 a.m. CST. You know, unless there’s a fire in town or something.

Thoughts on Northern Exposure, episodes 59-60
“The Big Feast”
“Maurice J Minnifield, our generous host, friend, and employer. I'm sure I join everyone in saying thank you for these very fine eats and drinks. You are a real American. You're an ex-marine and astronaut, you are America. You're rich, you're rapacious,…

Yes! Now we just have to decide on hosts. How would we feel about any of the following:

I feel like that type of programming could have worked pretty well during the primetime soaps' heyday.

You should watch that Cosby episode. I remember being really impressed with Braga.

I wonder how much longer the Fox/McKeon relationship lasted.

True, on both counts. I should make the effort to find better researched, non-pop and non-asshole history books.