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The Princess Bride Mandy Patinkin Dick Tracy George

I'm thinking Magnum PI, but he doesn't live on a boat, and, as far as I know, there are only two such series. George

On to the Flash and Superman and Lois season finales. Both of the shows are more "team" shows than focusing on the individual heroes. Team Flash has gone through about as many cast changes as the Legends. Well, no. we've only traded Ralph and Cisco for Allegra, Cecile, and Chunk, but it just seems to have a different tenor. I thought the addition of the Still, Strength, and Sage forces was silly, though they've been in the comic for a while. But now there are good AND EVIL forces? At least it all got sorted out at the end. Now we just have to find out what happened to Frost... It's always good to see JW Shipp as Jay Garrick. It's fun that his wife Joan is played by the same actress who plays Nora West/Speed Force but is almost unrecognizable. Team Superman includes his family, John and Natasha Irons, and his mostly-evil-but-sometimes-good brother Tal. A few others get read in to the secret identity thing. I wondered why we didn't see Kara or any other heroes (other than the Ironses) help out. Something Sam Lane says in the finale indicates that although THIS Superman looks exactly like the Superman in the Crisis crossover, he's NOT the same one, as "whole leagues of heroes are on other earths." The main story line dragged out too long, IMHO, but there were nice touches. Bizarro World is cubic. When there is a big celebration for Superman and cohorts saving the world, some kids had Superman costumes on; others were dressed up like Steel or Natasha. I wonder if David Ramsey has some sort of ten-year contract with CW. He seems to have a cameo appearance in almost every show. He showed up in Flash a couple of weeks ago just to show that the green glowy wasn't a power ring. Now he appears in S&L to ask Irons if he knows who Bruno Mannheim is. Apparently Intergang will be the first threat of next season. It just occurred to me that this is a different John Diggle, since it's a different universe. I guess that's why the different haircut... Anyway, looking forward to Stargirl. George

I presume that "luxury yacht" is not the same as "luxury liner," e.g. "The Love Boat." George

DC has "retrofit" a number of characters into gay or bi. Jon Kent and Tim Drake come immediately to mind. And almost every new character has to be black (Naomi, the new Batman), gay, or both (the new Aquaman, Nubia). I have a friend who believes that DC (and perhaps Marvel) don't actually care if they sell another comic as long as they can continue to merchandise the properties. Sad, but believable. George PS: Having never read the Eternals, I had no preconceptions about the characters. Maybe that's why I liked the movie.

I can "hear" it, can't think of the title. George

Sounds just crazy enough to work. George

"One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small." George

WW is up. George

Rosanna Arquette Arsenio Hall Michelle Pfeiffer Kelly Preston Robert Picardo Carrie Fisher Ralph Bellamy Steve Guttenberg Sybil Danning Steve Guttenberg Steve Allen Ed Begley, Jr. Russ Meyer Monique Gabrielle Corinne Wahl George

Still. George

Fletch Kenneth Mars The Producers (1967) George

Before I comment on the season finales of Superman and Lois and Flash, a comment about Tom Swift, Batwoman, and Naomi. The Cosby Show did very well for many years. Although the cast was almost all black, the themes were relatable to most of America. It didn't target a black audience. This latest round of CW shows basically seem designed to appeal to black gays. (Maybe not Naomi, so much.) So, if your audience is ~ 1% of the population, you're just not going to get good ratings. Batwoman made it a couple of seasons, Naomi only one. I don't see Tom Swift being a hit, either. It's almost too bad, because the main story line isn't bad, but when Swift or someone else in the cast isn't railing about social justice, Swift is hitting on every other gay on the show. (And there seems to be a disproportionate number of them.) George

Is that a new song? It sounds like the Jackson 5's "ABC." George

If the other person doesn't want to sell, can your friend sell her half to her? George

The nasty part will be when your friend tries to recoup (at least half) her expenditures from the other person. George

I kept thinking of Pete Best as the fifth Beatle, though I wouldn't have thought of Bill, even had I thought of Billy Preston. George

Still no idea. George

Sounds like something from "Sweeney Todd"! George

Her flesh was covered by a Harley costume. George

Of course, no one else answered, either... George

No telling what was meant by the "seven." If I recall correctly, only Moses was called "the man of God" in the Bible. There was an unnamed prophet in the Book of Kings (I think) also referred to as "the man of God." Paul refers to Timothy as "thou man of God." Notably, Jesus is not given THAT title anywhere. (He has to make do with about thirty other ones...) George

I'm reminded of the "The Changeling" episode of Star Trek: "Your logic is impeccable. We are in grave danger!" Well, OK, no danger; but your logic is correct. Clearly, Margot Robbie would have given the game away. Kaley Cuoco, incidentally, voices Harley in the current Harley Quinn cartoon series. Paul Dini got the inspiration for Harley Quinn while looking at a video of Sorkin in "Days of Our Lives," of all places. In a weird fantasy sequence, she played a roller-skating clown. She was the voice of Harley in the "Batman: The Animated Series" show. Arleen Sorkin FYI, Mia Sara was the first to portray Harley "in the flesh" in the short-lived "Birds of Prey" TV show.

Vaguely familiar, but I'm not getting it. George

Pardon me. I thought it was TV Mash up. It sounded like "Welcome Back, Kotter," which, as I recall, has a sweathogs sequel and a cartoon. And, of course, Kotter was a teacher. Movie? No idea. George