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By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:00:07 PM EST
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After four hours at the jail today, I'm ready for some TV. There's The Biggest Loser, Part II of Dancing With the Stars and The Good Wife.

The best I think will be The Biggest Loser. What are you watching?

If you'd rather talk about something else, go right ahead.

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    PeeWee Herman! (5.00 / 1) (#21)
    by katiebird on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:34:51 PM EST
    Oh my God! Peewee Hermon is on the Jay Leno show!!!

    I have the Good Wife programmed to record (none / 0) (#1)
    by andgarden on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:03:11 PM EST
    Let's see if the first one holds up.

    Well, my Good Husband already went (none / 0) (#25)
    by Anne on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:05:30 PM EST
    to bed, so apparently he was not programmed to record anything for me - I was forced to just watch the show.  So rude, lol.

    I like Julianna Margulies and liked the show; it has potential.


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    12 minutes in (none / 0) (#26)
    by Jeralyn on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:14:52 PM EST
    I think it's trite so far and I don't think I'm crazy about Margolies. Her acting seems limited to playing a deer caught in the headlights. The writing sucks. The associate saying "I interned for the Innocence Project, my dad is Barry Scheck's best friend" made me wince. The daughter role seems like a redux of James Woods' last prosecutor show  (which I liked.)

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    I guess it depends on whether (none / 0) (#27)
    by Anne on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:22:18 PM EST
    you can step out of the real world and lose yourself in fiction; if the show replicated real life, it would be a documentary, and no one would want to watch it - well, unless there were dancing, weight loss or a marriage proposal involved...I'm sorry, but part of me is finding it funny that someone who apparently loves Big Brother, DWTS and the Bachelor/Bachelorette is criticizing a fictional drama for being "trite."

    If I were Margulies' character, I would not look like a deer in the headlights - I would probably look like the poor dead deer at the side of the road.

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    I love fiction (none / 0) (#30)
    by Jeralyn on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:27:19 PM EST
    but it has to be believable and creative. This seems like a rip-off of the Eliott Spitzer story. It's no Brothers and Sisters or even Desperate Housewives. And yes, reality tv is great. Partly because of the originality and unique characteristics of each contestant.

    But I do hold legal shows to higher standards. LA Law was great, the law and order shows aren't. This one seems more like Law and Order, and the character is not credible so far as a  criminal defense lawyer. But we're only 30 minutes in. The private investigator is the only character I like so far.

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    Did you happen to see (none / 0) (#40)
    by Anne on Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 08:28:30 AM EST
    Raising the Bar on TNT?  I found it very enjoyable, but I have no idea how accurate - or not - it was.

    I agree that there was a little too much Eliot Spitzer in this plot - but I also think that one of the things people never get to see is how the "good wife" and the families deal with the aftermath of something like that.  

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    I am watching Padres short stop (none / 0) (#2)
    by oculus on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:04:08 PM EST
    overthrow first base by maybe 10 feet.  But it is only the first inning.

    de la Rosa is really struggling. (none / 0) (#6)
    by magster on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:43:45 PM EST
    Pulled in 2 1/3 innings.

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    Too c-c-c-old... (none / 0) (#10)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:10:10 PM EST
    ...to be playing baseball!

    They haven't turned the heat on in my building, so I'm freezing just sitting in my living room.  Can't imagine trying to catch or hit a baseball.

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    Bake a casserole... (none / 0) (#12)
    by magster on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:12:14 PM EST
    ...with your oven door open.

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    Already baked some chicken... (none / 0) (#14)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:16:01 PM EST
    ...and had the oven door open.  I think my down comforter is calling me.  

    Not really looking forward to the drive to work tomorrow if we do indeed get snow.

    A Rox win will help my disposition be a little more sunny though!

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    SNOW?! (none / 0) (#28)
    by nycstray on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:24:00 PM EST
    O.M.G.! Don't even say the word this early!!

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    heh. (none / 0) (#13)
    by andgarden on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:14:08 PM EST
    I'm still running my AC!

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    I'll be running mine... (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:17:22 PM EST
    ...come the weekend.  Back into the 80's by then.  Got to love Colorado weather!

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    Almost looked like snow in the Padres' (none / 0) (#16)
    by oculus on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:18:27 PM EST
    dugout but maybe it is sunflower shells?

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    Still 41 degrees out... (none / 0) (#17)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:23:45 PM EST
    ...so no snow yet.  Raining pretty good though--kind of surprised they haven't gone into a rain delay.

    Must be a lot of sunflower seeds...

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    Probably trying to complete 5th inning. (none / 0) (#18)
    by oculus on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:27:46 PM EST
    Getting really late in the season for a makeup game.

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    I wonder if I should get out my flashlight (none / 0) (#19)
    by magster on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:28:30 PM EST
    and drain my lawn sprinkler system.  The forecast says 35 for the low. You need a hard freeze to break pipes, right?

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    Usually... (none / 0) (#20)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:33:24 PM EST
    ...that is the case.  The soil temp is still up around 50 degrees last time I saw, so that helps.

    I wouldn't put it off too much longer.  My geranium got a little case of frostbite last night...  

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    when do you stop watering all together? (none / 0) (#24)
    by Jeralyn on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:49:30 PM EST
    I shut off the automatic setting last night but do I need to turn it back on this weekend? When do you shut the pipe for winter? I'm terrible with these things.

    I have the heat on. And am not looking forward to driving to Boulder tomorrow.

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    I just wait for the first forecast sub 30 degree (none / 0) (#29)
    by magster on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:25:36 PM EST
    night, which is usually October.

    The leaves on my trees are still green, so if I have to shut 'em down this week, I'll probably fire them up again to get through October.  I've never done that before.

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    Oh, and... (none / 0) (#31)
    by magster on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:29:44 PM EST
    you should water trees in the winter if there is winter drought.

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    This is not fair and not substantive (none / 0) (#3)
    by andgarden on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:17:02 PM EST
    but are you ["[u]nsatisfied with the performance of standard toasters" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/dining/23bloom.html?hp=&pagewanted=all]?

    I heard on Sirius Left that bin Laden (none / 0) (#4)
    by sallywally on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:22:08 PM EST
    has released a tape today saying Obama's "end" would be at the hands of Al Quaeda. Anyone else know anything about this?

    Noticing any top news stories that would (5.00 / 1) (#23)
    by Inspector Gadget on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:45:12 PM EST
    create the need for scaring Americans? Like wanting to increase action in Afghanistan.

    It's amazing the timing that bin Laden has with his tape releases.


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    See Huff Post (none / 0) (#5)
    by oculus on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:34:07 PM EST


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    I didn't find it immediately available but (none / 0) (#7)
    by sallywally on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:44:40 PM EST
    via Yahoo News, the AP reports it. From the piece:

    "Many analysts believe that al-Qaida has been alarmed by Obama's comparative popularity in the Middle East, especially following his landmark speech to the Muslim world in Cairo in June.

    "'America has come in a new, hypocritical face. Smiling at us, but stabbing us with the same dagger that Bush used,' said Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri in the message.

    "'God willing, your end will be at the hands of the Muslim nation, so that the world and history will be free of your crimes and lies,' he said addressing Obama at the end of the two-part video."

    This sounds pretty scary to me....

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    Perhaps the GOP wingnuts and (none / 0) (#8)
    by oculus on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 08:51:54 PM EST
    radio wingnuts and TV wingnuts will shut up in solidarity w/us against "them."

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    Fat chance.....n/t, (none / 0) (#9)
    by sallywally on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:09:25 PM EST


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    LOL, that was a snark, eh? (none / 0) (#11)
    by sallywally on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:10:18 PM EST


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    Can't remember now (none / 0) (#35)
    by shoephone on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 11:45:53 PM EST
    Are you going to be in Everett the end of this week or the beginning of next? It's supposed to be 85 degrees tomorrow...

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    From now on I will call you (none / 0) (#38)
    by shoephone on Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 01:40:25 AM EST
    ~Bumbershoot Don~

    Truth be told -- if I was a grantwriter for a nonprofit, your seminar would probably be helpful info.

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    Watching season finale (none / 0) (#22)
    by Cream City on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 09:40:03 PM EST
    of Warehouse 13.  Love the show, hope it's renewed -- and it really knows how to end the season with a classic cliffhanger.

    Already renewed. (none / 0) (#41)
    by Jerrymcl89 on Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 01:23:51 PM EST
    Apparently did quite well by Syfy's modest standards.

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    Reminder: Clinton on Letterman tonight (none / 0) (#32)
    by nycstray on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 10:57:43 PM EST
    just sayin' :)

    D@mn. forgot. (none / 0) (#37)
    by sj on Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 12:49:57 AM EST


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    He seemed worn out (none / 0) (#39)
    by andgarden on Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 06:55:56 AM EST


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