JD DeLuzio replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Well, not knowing how the character develops, that could have been serious. She's already realizing that she doesn't really know her daughter and granddaughter."
yesterday
JD DeLuzio replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"Probably not the people who complain about the singular "they," though.
Never did understand terms like "chest-feeding." Whom does the term "breast-feeding" exclude? They're still breasts. "
yesterday
JD DeLuzio replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Not so certain about that one, personally, but we're only about seven episodes in. Characters grow. I know that Rory and Paris eventually become friends, for example, and Paris right now can barely act like a human being, much less a likeable one."
yesterday
JD DeLuzio replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"The first few seasons were regular viewing at my house-- my parents having both grown up in large families during the Depression. Interest faded after a while, and the show itself drifted into something unrecognizable."
yesterday
JD DeLuzio replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"The Waltons made their debut in the TV movie, The Homecoming. Apart from the fact that John, Livvy, and Grandpa were played by different actors, the Walton house and Godsey's store were entirely different structures than we see in the series.
The…"
Friday
JD DeLuzio replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Grammar Cop
"With reference to the post that starts this thread:
 
The ship has sailed on this one.
It sounds odd to people who were educated when we were, but people have been using the singular "they" for generations, colloquially, and it beats the plethora of…"
Thursday
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"We're probably on the same page.
(BTW: that image, if you do not know it, is real. It's one of several photographs someone took in late February. They went viral this week. The eagle finally gave up and flew away. Geese can be nasty)."
Thursday
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Too bad it has come to this."
Thursday
JD DeLuzio replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Here's an oddity among our viewing.... We never really watched Gilmore Girls, so we decided we'd try it as one of our "in-rotation" series (I had been re-watching Mad Men, and we will have to return to Parks & Rec in a months or two). We're rather…"
Thursday
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Although I'd heard of Dark Shadows as a kid, I read some of the comics long before I actually caught the show, in reruns.
That classic bit aside, I have Dark Shadows #34, which unofficially crosses over with Dr. Strange, and the Dr. Strange issue in…"
Wednesday
JD DeLuzio replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"Nightmare Alley.
 "
Monday
JD DeLuzio replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"While I personally wouldn't call it the scariest, it's an excellent film which I've watched a couple of times now."
Mar 2
JD DeLuzio replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"We finally saw My Neighbour Totoro (1989). I've watched some anime, but not this famous family-friendly one. But a couple of years ago, when we needed to replace our second car, my wife found a good deal on a Toyota Matrix. It had a small Totoro…"
Mar 1
JD DeLuzio replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for week of Feb. 17, 2025
"I've read the first issue of Let This One Be a Devil, which coincides with my writing my New Jersey Devil piece for the forthcoming book. I've been immersed in Leeds Devil lore for a while now. This issue features a good set-up and artwork, but I…"
Feb 21
JD DeLuzio replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"I'm about two-thirds through Horace McCoy's original novel of They Shoot Horses, Don't They? We recently saw the movie.
The book is worthwhile, and quite gritty. The only concession to the sensibilities of the time is writing "f----" and "f----ing"…"
Feb 21
JD DeLuzio replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows
"So are many of the showrunners."
Feb 20
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