“They filled up the Chicken Man in Philly last night” - Bruce Wingsteen.

No kidding - would it have been much of a stretch to use humour to correct his mispronunciation of her name? I suspect, also, that she wasn’t as crippled by this incident as the story makes it sound.  This article has a click bait feel to it.

I feel the same way - it was a fantastic standalone series as it was originally intended. Season 1 was so character driven by actors who will not be reprising their roles (with the exception of Jennifer Coolidge).  IMHO this might as well be Season 1B.

There is a special circle of hell reserved for “Dr.” Phil (and Dr. Oz as well).

I’m wondering if revisiting the Silmarillion and Book of Lost Tales would make the show more interesting, rather than the other way around.

I really have to dive back into the Silmarillion - I tried to read it when I was in my late teens/early 20's but didn’t have the attention span - same with The Book of Lost Tales. Perhaps this series can provide a bit of a gateway to go back into it.

Also, what made Tony Soprano and Walter White interesting characters was it made us consider the nature of good and evil, nature vs. nurture, and the issue of redemption. I am not aware of anything in Sauron’s canon of those issues being central. In the larger Tolkien universe - yes - but not with Sauron.

Musical... uggh :(

Me too!  It was a halloween party when I was an undergrad - went as half man/half woman. It was a bad idea.  LOL

Not that it matters a fig, but I prefer Dominic West to King Charles III - better yet, I’d like to nominate Colin Firth to be the current monarch. Actually, how about Paddington Bear?  He’d be a suitable monarch and much less costly to The Realm.  Keep in mind this is coming from a Canadian non-monarchist.

I just read the article of source material linked above.  Fascinating story but a less than satisfying resolution.  It will be interesting to see how it is handled dramatically.  I hope that the Broaddus family sold the story and are in a position to recoup some of the costs they have incurred by holding on to the…

I presume that was a rhetorical question?

If there are no monsters, screw it.

“I’m a mama-papa comin for you” ... though compared to when I first rocked out on the tune, I am more a grandfather - but still freaking out in my own way.

I’ll be happy if it is just a somewhat novel reminiscence of Bowie.  I miss him.

I love Jon Hamm - both his dramatic and comedy chops, not to mention him seeming like a genuinely nice guy (at least in interviews). That said, I appear to be in the minority that thought Top Gun: Maverick was one of the shallowest, cookie-cutter, action movie I have seen in years. Now to be upfront: I detest Tom…

Jesus - the first one looks like it wants to eat brains.

Yep - feel like this is one of the final goodbyes to my era, and my long-spent youth.

I voted for Kodos