What a mess of an episode. So much angst and "cowards!"

Absent, but Noteworthy
—Genius finale on National Geographic
—Preview of The Bold Type on Freeform: https://www.youtube.com/wat…
—PBS begins the six-hour documentary series The Story of China, which has pretty mixed reviews; if you want a good history documentary, History’s America’s War on Drugs is quite good (episode 3…

I don't have getTV so I'm out of luck. I remember seeing an episode or 2 several years ago on Retro TV back when it had a heavy detective lineup of Crazy, Simon & Simon, Rockford, Kojak, Cannon, Streets of SF, etc. I believe it was on Hulu once upon a time, too, but that would have been a few years ago.

8. Atticus Shaffer

Better Call Saul for top pick for the third Monday in a row? That makes five times this season — and there were only 10 episodes. These days, this section lives in really small box.

MUST SEE TV, 24 October 1985
(Ratings ranking out of 66 programs)

I'm pretty sure I threw something at the TV when I realized how they were going to leave her storyline. It's just the most unbearable plot concepts.

I discovered some pretty big gaps in my original account's history. Granted, I have most everything I wrote in my own collection, but nearly all of it doesn't have that _final_ edit I gave it before posting.

Absent, but Noteworthy
—In the morning, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles finally returns on Nickelodeon
—My Mother and Other Strangers series premiere on PBS’ Masterpiece
—America's War on Drugs docu-miniseries premieres on History
—Claws episode 2… Niecy Nash, Dean Norris, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes… I cannot not watch it.

He was a part of one of the best casts ever ensembled for TV: St Elsewhere, season 3 https://youtu.be/_Fy4BOnK6QA

A Neil Armstrong clue only reminds me of the countless shouting arguments I had about him with college friends — they believe Apollo 11 was staged.

No Must See TV today. Seeing several Bill Cosby stories today soured me a lot on starting the lineup. I did finish ratings research for the 1986-87 season via Broadcasting, which stopped listing summer ratings after July, so tomorrow, I’ll be making a few phones calls and see if I can finally track down microfilm of…

Murphy Brown meets #35: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Absent, but Noteworthy
—Lupin the 3rd Part 4 premieres on Toonami
—That’s Still on TV: Cops begins its 30th season on Spike on Saturday night

They only mentioned for kids in the pilot, though one instance can be (very liberally) interpreted as in the current household. Sondra appears briefly twice in the first season, one episode focused on her (summer in Paris) and briefly in the episode prior to this one.

I'd agree. I believe part of it comes from the new wave of commenters coming to the site and upping the feuding and visciousness. If that goes on for so long, surely it will seep into the longtime regulars. Fingers can also be pointed at The AV Club for lowering the bar of what is story-worthy.

IN THE NEWS, Mid-October 1985

MUST SEE TV, 17 October 1985
(Ratings ranking out of 67 programs)

"1817, a great year!"
-Alex, a white guy

I thought Mayim Bialik.