Just heard on the radio: RIP, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen.
Wash: Don't fall asleep now. Sleepiness is weakness of character. Ask anyone. You're acting captain. Know what happens you fall asleep now? Zoe: Jayne slits my throat, and takes over. Wash: That's right. Zoe: And we can't stop it.
'Shindig'
Natter .44 Magnum: Do You Feel Chatty, Punk?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Fred Pete - May 23, 2006 6:22:36 am PDT #8675 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Topic!Cindy - May 23, 2006 6:29:29 am PDT #8676 of 10002
What is even happening?
Oh, that makes me sad. I know he's lived a good, long life, but still...
Narrator - May 23, 2006 6:37:55 am PDT #8677 of 10002
The evil is this way?
Paul McCrane played Dr. Romano on ER, and is now on 24, apparently.
Romano, a surgeon, lost an arm when he stepped too close to a helicopter blade. There was much angst because the arm was not reattached sucessfully and he could not be a surgeon with the replacement mechanical arm. Then Dr. Romano was killed when a helicopter collided with an airplane (?) during take-off or landing or something. The helicopter fell on him in the hospital ambulance bay. I kid you not. The show not only jumped the shark it did a whole "Jaws 4" (where the shark was stalking the characters) homage.
sumi - May 23, 2006 6:47:21 am PDT #8678 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I think that all of McCrane's characters should be killed by vengeful helicopters.
They need to go back to Fame and kill off Montgomery the same way.
§ ita § - May 23, 2006 6:53:08 am PDT #8679 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought the death of Romano was a brilliant move, not just because he'd just fired someone. The fired guy never told anyone he was fired, and just kept right on working. Plus, an asshole like Romano needed something supremely stupid to happen to him.
The show's picked up a bit, last season and this.
sarameg - May 23, 2006 6:55:01 am PDT #8680 of 10002
Who was it he fired, anyway?
I laughed and laughed and laughed when that happened.
tommyrot - May 23, 2006 6:58:19 am PDT #8681 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You know, I've always wondered - if there is a God, why doesn't he just, like, tell us stuff, instead of us having to guess all the time.
Well, here's some info right out of the Deity's mouth:
MIAMI - A reverend who introduced Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist during a breakfast with other pastors Monday said the Lord came to him in a dream two years ago and told him Crist would be the state's next governor.
The Rev. O'Neal Dozier said that before the dream he did not know Crist, nor had Crist made known his plans to run for governor.
"The Lord Jesus spoke to me and he said 'There's something I want you to know,'" said Dozier, pastor of the Worldwide Christian Center in Pompano Beach. "'Charlie Crist will be the next governor of the state of Florida.'"
Since then, Dozier has spent time with Crist and talked with him at length about policy. He told the group that Crist would be uncompromising in his Christian faith.
"I introduce to you, as the Lord Jesus has said, the next governor of the state of Florida, Charlie Crist," Dozier said.
Crist's first words were, "Well, as they say, the praise doesn't get any higher."
§ ita § - May 23, 2006 6:58:34 am PDT #8682 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Who was it he fired, anyway?
The redheaded annoying guy. Archie Morris.
Jon B. - May 23, 2006 7:05:17 am PDT #8683 of 10002
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What character did Dr. Romano play on 24?
Also, what Cindy said.
sumi - May 23, 2006 7:06:01 am PDT #8684 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
McCrane played the mysterious guy who was running Logan.