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The original BG didn't have characters with names that sounded anything like that ( 1980 may have). Those were not names of ACTORS, they were names of CHARACTERS, which tend to be easier to remember. This show also did not have any form of dagget or daggit.

Ok, this show had quite a supporting cast over the years. Characters included: Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Dodo Chaplet, Amy Pond, Rory Williams, Clara Oswald, Rose Tyler, Dorothy Gale 'Ace'McShane, and Micky Smith, plus one dog, sort-of.

Next movie. "When you can do the things that I can, but you don't. and then the bad things happen, they happen because of you." "An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That's dead. Forever." "Who's putting coffee grounds in the disposal? Am I running a bed-and-breakfast for a biker gang? Oh, that's Charles Spencer by the way. He's a great kid. Computer engineering degree. 3.6 GPA. Had a floor-level gig at Intel planned for the fall. But first, he wanted to put a few miles on his soul, before he parked it behind a desk. See the world, maybe be of service. Charlie didn't want to go to Vegas or Fort Lauderdale, which is what I would do. He didn't go to Paris or Amsterdam. Sounds fun. He decided to spend his summer, building sustainable housing for the poor."

Forgot I was up. Let's see....

I have to catch up. Post-Crisis, I've skimmed the Black Lightning episode and that's that, so far.

I once read some Bachman stuff- "The Long Walk" and "Why I Was Bachman." On the one hand, Bachman's stuff began selling really well entirely on its own merits. On the other hand, when Steven King's name was later attached to his Bachman books, the sales multiplied. Obvious differences included more exposure, and readers having confidence in a particular writer's work over unknown quantities. (I have a dozen or so authors I really like, so I get that.) Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse "the Body" Ventura, IIRC, both became governors (Ben Richards and Captain Freedom.) Erland van Lidth was in Stir Crazy as well as "THE RUNNING MAN." As "Dynamo", he sang his own arias while driving his Stalker vehicle. Big dude, went to MIT, wrestled and sang opera. Had a short acting career due to dying young. So, the movie is "THE RUNNING MAN." Ended on a much happier note than the book of the same name. Although the book didn't have Dweezil Zappa saying "Don't touch that dial."

Ok, that's more like it. Sharon Stone Total Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger

I think I saw all of the first episode. They tried for a British secret agent show. We didn't feel like watching that.

Next song. "Schoolgirl sweetie with a classy kinda sassy Little skirt's climbin' way up the knee. There was three young ladies in the school gym locker When I noticed they was lookin' at me. I was a high school loser, never made it with a lady 'Til the boys told me somethin' I missed. Then my next door neighbor with a daughter had a favor So I gave her just a little kiss Like this."

Bridget Bardoe????

Katie Segal???

Jack Black The Muppets Anchorman- the Legend of Ron Burgundy Ben Stiller ("Como estan, beeshes?....")

No, I rarely know what album is connected to what songs.

Any chance this was PHOEBE CATES? That Gail Berke clue reminds me of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."

There were quite a few live actors The Muppets besides Jack Black. Actresses, too.

That's the movie. The teacher, Sloan, and Principal Rooney. If we all drew a blank, I was going to add Alan Ruck, and Matthew Broderick.

That's the line.

Apparently, you're Lord George now. Where did you get a peerage?

That's Pink Floyd. Hang on...... quiet desperation is the English way..... "TIME!"

John Cusack was in High Fidelity Jack Black The Muppets

Ok, next movie. Ben Stein Mia Sara Jeffrey Jones (Ben's lines in the script make it easy to remember he was in this movie, and what its name was.)

Oh. "Ursula Andress?" If so, I had no idea she was in so much stuff.

I had guessed that she'd completed her term of office while I wasn't watching the show (I watch less and less, nowadays.) But, yes, the scripts aren't going to be perfect. I'm not going to gripe over every little thing, and I can let things go as long as they're not persistent problems. In other news, we saw a glimpse of both the Canaries and the JSA. For anyone who had trouble identifying them, I can fill in the blanks. Stargirl was in the middle- supposedly she's getting a new series. We had Dr Mid-nite to her left (from our perspective, the left of the screen, but to her, on her right.) The big guy behind her is probably "S.T.R.I.P.E."- Pat Dugan. Formerly Stripesy, the non-powered companion to the Star-Spangled Kid, he put on armor now to try to keep Stargirl out of trouble. So, Stars and STRIPE. Hourman is obvious in the yellow cape, to the right (from our perspective.) To the far right is Wildcat. Ok, so Courtney is wearing the Star-Spangled Kid's Belt and wielding Starman's Cosmic Rod (from when the modern one retired. (I must say, I'm really glad they had redesigned that thing from when the original Starman wielded it in the comics- it really, really looked like something specific, and it was NOT a weapon- the original Gravity Rod and Cosmic Rod.) Doctor Mid-nite probably needs the goggles to see and can see in total darkness, carrying "blackout bombs" to blind others and assist in his own sight (that's been true of a few Dr M's.) Hourman is almost certainly Rick Tyler, Rex's successor. Rex's Miraclo pills allow for super-strength to the user, for 1 hour at a time. In the comics, Rick wears 2 wristbands. One delivers a very specific dosage of Miraclo to prevent overdosing and addiction problems- so he has the 1-hour strength. The other used to allow him to step outside of time for a TOTAL of 1 hour- but that hour's been used up so in the comics it should do nothing now. Additionally, Rick was given a slight connection to the timestream- which allows him to get glimpses of the near future- for up to 1 hour and often exactly 1 hour into the future. In the comics, the original Wildcat is boxer Ted Grant. (In the arrowverse, he taught Laurel to box- in the comics also, IIRC.) He went into retirment in CoIE when his legs were badly injured while rescuing people. Yolanda Montez, who admired him and also had some sort of powers, took up the mantle and called herself the new Wildcat- before CoIE ended. I'm not sure what happened to her in the comics, but IIRC, she survived. Her eventual successor was a student of Ted Grant's who put on the costume before he was ready- against Ted's insistence. He lasted for less than 1 issue since he went up against Killer Croc and was killed (Batman vs Wildcat #1.) Meanwhile, Ted Grant, despite his age, is the current Wildcat, still a dangerous boxer, and still a JSA member. When he was killed in a JLA/ JSA crossover, his secret came out. He had nine lives. ("Since when do you have nine lives?" "Since about 1945. Oh, come on. How old am I? Did you think I was still this good due to diet and exercise?" ) It's some sort of mystical ability, so he has 9 lives again, and if he loses one every once in a while, since they will regenerate. (If he gets killed 9 times in quick succession, that will be the end of him permanently, according to how they work.) Here's hoping that the Canaries and Stargirl series' aren't all dark, depressing, angsty things like Titans and Doom Patrol. Some people didn't recognize Swamp Thing in that swamp on Earth-19. We had the Green Lantern Earth as well as ones for the JSA, Swamp Thing, Titans and Doom Patrol. It was a nice touch that the Earth-96 Superman "went back" to the yellow in his insignia rather than the black (a la "Kingdom Come"). I hadn't caught that when I caught the nods to the movies. I'm curious if the current Lex on "Earth-Prime" is a normal human who's incredibly smart (as I hope) or if he was able to keep the energy projection powers. I hope not, since there's been no explanation as to how they supposedly work. Also, and more importantly, Lex as a supposed hero is motivated by a distrust of supers- aliens, those with superpowers, and so on. As a human who uses tech, he contrasts himself with those having innate powers. If he's claiming to be a good guy- and draws the line between humanity and supers, then having no powers helps his message but having powers and keeping them secret risks his secret coming out and triggering a backlash. Then again, that may be what the writers are planning.

"I used to think that the human brain was the most fascinating part of the body. Then I realized, 'Well, look what's telling me that.' "- Emo Phillips. Seriously, though... The good news is that we're not exceptions- everybody does this to some degree, whether a little or a lot, so it's not just us that can be fools at times. Furthermore, we can get better, and we can keep getting better, if we put some work into it. We won't "arrive"- there's no "destination". It's a little like Zeno's Paradox. We can eliminate 1/2 our faulty thinking and bad habits, then we can eliminate 1/2 of what remains, then 1/2 of what remains still, and so on. The effort is worthwhile, IMHO.

I'm a little annoyed about the US President's speech. She noted that Ollie was their FIRST hero. Supposing they connected all the dots and concluded he wasn't only the GREEN Arrow but was also "the Arrow" (aka "the Hood") and so on, he would have been active for 7-8 years. BEFORE that, we should have had Superman active for at least a few years, and before HIM would have been Batman and Black Lightning, since both either vanished or retired after some time as heroes, and their retirment/vanishing was more than a few years ago. I imagine someone saying Batman didn't count as he wasn't a "hero" (or was an urban legend used by the GCPD to deter crime), and someone else wouldn't count Black Lightning as either local or ethnic (not saying those are GOOD reasons- Ollie only covered one city also), but overlooking Superman??? Was this actually addressed in "the Bottle Episode?"