Yes! Some bad candy when I was a kid made me very sick. It turned me off of Halloween for the longest time.

SQ

Requesting Lana Del Rey submissions.

Requesting Grammy submissions for Radiant Children, please.

Video for “I’ll Never Love Again” just dropped.

I’ll admit that I was a little giddy seeing Jim Dial again lol. The reboot wasn’t complete without Charles Kimbrough making at least one appearance on it.

Very funny episode. The highlights of course being Megan Mullally and the return of Leslie Jordan as Beverley Leslie! Those two together are a riot every time they share scenes together, and neither of them has missed a single beat as frenemies. I’m really liking “Grandpa Jack,” so I’m glad they’re still finding a way to incorporate that storyline…[Read more]

Are you really asking this? Clarkson, Perkins, & Scanlen.

Season 7 is a great run that most shows don’t get to enjoy, so props to that achievement for this landmark series. Like I said before in my review, this feels like a natural stopping point where we can get resolutions with most (if not all) of the major characters one way or another, and now Piper can write her book to bring the whole corrupt…[Read more]

Season 7 will be the final season.

I could imagine that elusive film being “Sunset Boulevard,” but Ryan Murphy dropped out of directing, and Close won’t do it without him. We talk about waiting for just the “right” film vehicle all the time around here, and the reality is that it may never come. And as we all know, tomorrow is never promised. See Heath Ledger, Philip Seymour…[Read more]

Also, if you’re interested in Tim O’Brien’s writing, I highly recommend reading “The Things They Carried.” It’s a classic of the genre and very accessible.

Absolutely not.

Describe your first professional job.

TV RATINGS: “THE CONNERS” TOPS TUESDAY, COMES UP SHORT OF “ROSEANNE”
by: Joe Otterson | Oct 17, 2018, 11:13 AM
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“The Conners” premiere was the top-rated show of Tuesday night but debuted well below what the premiere of “Roseanne” drew earlier this year.

The series debuted sans Roseanne to a 2.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 10.5 million…[Read more]

Milo did that shit tonight! I thought that “Super Bowl Sunday” was his shining moment on the series to date, but “Vietnam” just surpassed that. Ken Olin directed this episode beautifully BTW. All of this looked very … expensive. Michael Angarano made a great first impression too. I’m instantly drawn into Nicky’s story now.

That was something. Such a tricky line this premiere towed throughout, but it worked out beautifully considering how it all came about. Funny in places with just the right amount of pathos where it was needed. Two scenes in particular were pitch-perfect: Darlene comforting Jackie in the kitchen and Dan confronting Marcy on the porch (best thing…[Read more]

Man Booker Prize: Anna Burns becomes first winner from Northern Ireland

BBC News

Anna Burns has been named the winner of this year’s Man Booker Prize – becoming the first author from Northern Ireland to triumph.

Milkman, set in an unnamed Northern Irish city during the Troubles, is a coming-of-age story about a young girl’s affair with a…[Read more]

Artistic/historical/awards perspective; much in part b/c of prognostication sites like this one.

SQ

Glenn Close is stellar in “The Wife.” This would be a perfectly earned Oscar win and no “Still Alice” shenanigans of any sort.

Colman’s guaranteed nothing in lead. She would have won supporting with no problems. Oh well. Supporting might get both Weisz and Stone in, but likely just Stone. Weisz deserves it more though.

Episode Title: “Vietnam”

Synopsis: A young Jack makes a decision that will impact the course of his life forever.

Discuss.