Sunday Night TV and Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Sun May 09, 2010 at 08:26:33 PM EST
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Why do they overload Sunday nights with so many watchable programs?

There's a new Pacific, ~~Nurse Jackie~~ Celebrity Apprentice, Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters. My favorite which I'm saving for last will be AMC's "Breaking Bad" when we find out what happened to Walt's brother-in-law Hank, the DEA agent who took a ton of bullets in a parking lot last week, right after he got fired for beating up meth cook Jesse and turned in his badge.

I hope you all enjoyed Mother's Day. I did -- "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was really good, and if you read the book, you won't be disappointed.

It looks like Elena Kagen may be nominated for the Supreme Court tomorrow. At least she's not a former prosecutor. After John Roberts and Sam Alito, it's time for a change from that pattern.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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I'll be watching Foyle's War (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by shoephone on Sun May 09, 2010 at 08:38:20 PM EST

A great show that PBS brought back for four episodes.

: And it gets better (none / 0) (#6)
by nyjets on Sun May 09, 2010 at 08:50:13 PM EST

Then they show several new Agatha Christie mysteries including Murder on the Orient Express with David Suchet. And then Inspector Lewis to finish it off.

Chief Justice Roberts (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by Peter G on Sun May 09, 2010 at 08:42:20 PM EST

did previously hold positions in the White House and the Department of Justice, but (unlike Justice Alito) he was never a prosecutor. He didn't even handle criminal cases when he was Principal Deputy Solicitor General. Kagan's prior government service is not too different, really (identity of administration aside). I hope this pre-leak is a head-fake, though. Holding out for Judge Wood.

Leaks like this from team Obama (none / 0) (#5)
by andgarden on Sun May 09, 2010 at 08:50:04 PM EST

have a tendency to be true.


: Via (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by andgarden on Sun May 09, 2010 at 09:20:46 PM EST

Chuck Todd:

NBC's Pete Williams: Elena Kagan is the POTUS' pick to replace Justice Stevens, making her 4th woman ever on high court.
Fait Accompli.
Personally, I'm pleased. But I hear the concerns of those who aren't convinced.

Jeralyn - Spammers hitting an old thread (none / 0) (#2)
by shoephone on Sun May 09, 2010 at 08:39:24 PM EST

"Good Krugman, Bad Krugman."

: zapped them all (none / 0) (#20)
by Jeralyn on Mon May 10, 2010 at 12:40:29 AM EST

thanks

Nurse Jackie is new on Monday nights- (none / 0) (#4)
by Joan in VA on Sun May 09, 2010 at 08:47:21 PM EST

the Sunday night airing is the third(?) time it repeats from the previous Monday. So you should watch it/Tivo it on Monday and then you don't have to cram it into an already packed night.

I'm watching The Tudors.

Me, I'm heading "Down in the Treme" (none / 0) (#7)
by Cream City on Sun May 09, 2010 at 09:10:33 PM EST

(love that theme song; I swear it's given my dancing feet every time it goes through my mind).

So later, y'all. :-)

: treme is starting to lose me (none / 0) (#14)
by ruffian on Sun May 09, 2010 at 10:06:55 PM EST

If you are going to fill five minutes with a song bashing Bush, it better be a better one than that, given all the other great music to choose from.
I wish they would stick with the good dramatic stories and characters and spend less time on the politics. that from ME, the political junkie. I know you can't separate the politcis from what is goi g on, but it seems like a heavy-handed treatment to me.

Watching Boston beat the Yankees (none / 0) (#8)
by oculus on Sun May 09, 2010 at 09:15:34 PM EST

Oso far--top of the sixth). Just saw "Date Night," which wasn't memorable but had some funny moments. All the previews seemed to be written by the same team.

Former prosecutors cum judges are (none / 0) (#9)
by oculus on Sun May 09, 2010 at 09:19:33 PM EST

at keast savvt as to crominal law and procedure. Not so as to civil law and procedure. And often former prosecutors surprise their former colleagues by turning out to be more criminal defense oriented than anticipated.

Not my law school classmate Alito (5.00 / 1) (#13)
by Peter G on Sun May 09, 2010 at 09:51:08 PM EST

No pleasant surprises there at all, I'm sorry to say. At least not so far. We still have 25 years to go, I guess, to see how things eventually play out.


: My comment references pre-Federalist (none / 0) (#16)
by oculus on Sun May 09, 2010 at 10:23:13 PM EST

Socity prosecutors!

Obama picks Kagan for SCOTUS! (none / 0) (#11)
by Saul on Sun May 09, 2010 at 09:21:18 PM EST

Yup (5.00 / 1) (#12)
by andgarden on Sun May 09, 2010 at 09:22:38 PM EST

Honestly, I'm excited. I'm prepared to eat my words, but I think she'll be a great Justice.


Lordy, three women at once (none / 0) (#15)
by Cream City on Sun May 09, 2010 at 10:17:03 PM EST

on the high court? And not a Prot among 'em? I know conservatives who will call this the end times.


: We could stand (5.00 / 2) (#17)
by Peter G on Sun May 09, 2010 at 11:13:49 PM EST

a few more, don't you think?

Few More? (none / 0) (#18)
by squeaky on Sun May 09, 2010 at 11:41:19 PM EST

Women, Protestants, or Conservatives who would call this the end times?

I thought my comment was perfectly clear, (none / 0) (#27)
by Peter G on Mon May 10, 2010 at 08:51:52 PM EST

but sorry if it wasn't ... Women. Or were you joking, Squeaky? Damn internet - no face to face communication clues.


: Just Enjoying The Vagaries of Written Language (none / 0) (#28)
by squeaky on Mon May 10, 2010 at 09:16:12 PM EST

I thought it was funny... sorry if I was entertaining only myself... and yes, your comment was perfectly clear.

mothers day (none / 0) (#19)
by jharp on Mon May 10, 2010 at 12:40:12 AM EST

I enjoyed Mothers Day as well.

Talked on the phone with my 75 year old Mom for well over 1/2 an hour. (there are 4 of us)

And my 48 year old wife and Mother of my two kids and I had a great time eating, and planting stuff, and enjoying the weather in the Midwest.

Cyndi Lauper fired? (none / 0) (#21)
by mexboy on Mon May 10, 2010 at 05:50:47 AM EST

That's it, not watching celebrity apprentice anymore. She was the best thing in it. Trump blew it big time.

Cyndi Lauper fired? (none / 0) (#22)
by mexboy on Mon May 10, 2010 at 05:51:01 AM EST

great game last night (none / 0) (#23)
by CST on Mon May 10, 2010 at 09:18:37 AM EST

celtics/cavs - greater of course because the celts won. But man, two huge nights from Rondo and Tony Allen who came off the bench to completely change the direction of the game.

I don't know if we'll win the series, but if we lost that game there was no chance. Now at least we're still in it. And if the Celtics have a future post-big-three, it will be because of Rondo.

Still not... (none / 0) (#24)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Mon May 10, 2010 at 09:35:08 AM EST

...talking baseball, I take it? Probably just as well considering...

Rondo was a beast with that triple-double. The rebounding stat was what jumped out at me.


at least we won (none / 0) (#25)
by CST on Mon May 10, 2010 at 10:07:04 AM EST

one of the three against the dreaded yanks. I'm actually going to a sox game on wednesday but on the other side of town - there's playoff's going on! It's hard to focus on a new season when you're highly invested in the previous ones still. Especially when you don't really want to look too hard because of what you'll see.

Rondo was a beast. He had as many rebounds as K.G. and Ray Allen did points - the two highest scorers for the Celts after Rondo.


: I purposely tried... (none / 0) (#26)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Mon May 10, 2010 at 10:23:35 AM EST

...not to be too invested in the Nuggets, which turned out to be a good thing. Not enough quality depth or any significant front-line size. I have a feeling they're going to blow-up the team this off-season.
The Av's, on the other hand, were a pleasant surprise.
I've got a Sunday afternoon Rockies game coming up soon. Just hoping it will be a nice day and not snowing!