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So sorry to read about Sophie. She indeed was a cutie. Deepest condolences Shelly.

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I was "today year's old" when I learned that Teddy Pendergrass was a member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 🤦‍♂️:

Finished Deadloch (mentioned previously) - recommended. Also gone through The Horror of Dolores Roach (Prime) - aka, the Sweeney Todd of Washington Heights. Crazy, mostly fun ride.

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Deadloch (Prime) - first episode in, enjoyable so far.

What, no Kajagoogoo?

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A few recent watches: On AppleTV, Silo - why are people living underground in this dystopian future? On Hulu, The Class of 09, an interesting portrayal of how a surveillance-state develops: Also started on AppleTV, High Desert, for some comedy: Decent, if not great watches so far - soft recommendations, all. They could all use some tightening up, storywise. But then they'd be movies instead of a series, I guess #shrug.

RIP Auntie Joyce

^I predict there will be word-salad euphemisms & back-stabbing all around.

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The antagonistic scenes with males (the guy in the diner, the father in her office, come to mind) all seem convenient scenarios of the character's making. Provoked responses...self-fulfilling prophesies, stemming from earlier damage. When I see characters like this, I don't think of them as brave, empowered, or enlightened. I am reminded of the scene in the movie Disclosure where the lawyer says: "Ms. Johnson, the only thing you have proven is that a woman in power can be every bit as abusive as a man!"

MUCH prefer something along these lines: which has been a treat to nearly all the senses & non-sensibilities.

^I think the whole, twin-switching is pretty cringe-worthy. Not sure if the professional/patient switching, or the personal/sexual partner switching is moreso. Is that a positive commentary or reflection somehow? Not sure how "brave". They just seem to hate men.

Some recent TV series watches: Citadel (Amazon Prime) - like, easy watch, recommended, Priyanka Chopra looks amazing, can't wait for the next ep to drop Dead Ringers (Amazon Prime) - not so much after one ep, despite being a big Rachel Weisz fan...if the original movie with Jeremy Irons grossed you out, take a pass on this The Last Thing He Told Me (AppleTV) - yawn, super-disappointing for a Jen Garner fan (Alias) after two or three eps (I'm not sure when I fell asleep)

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^Sorry, I had my "Mr. Literal" hat on this afternoon 😔

Hasn't Leica been doing cameras with monochrome-only sensors since the M9 Monochrome?

Just finished episodes 7 & 8 to complete the season - wow! 👍

You had me at "Salma Hayak"

Watched 6 eps this weekend. Great writing. The kind that is refreshingly honest, but not annoyingly "smart", iykwim. Caplan is the real star here, serving triple-duty as not only her own character in the show, but also as the omniscient narrator AND Fleishman's inner dialog voice. She kills at all three.

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The Night Agent (Netflix) - a well-done FBI/Secret Service-based drama series that avoids most of the cliches. Recommended. Lucky Hank (AMC+) - Bob Odendirk's new dark-ish comedy. Two eps in. Pretty good, easy watch.