Oh, Trudy, you reminded me that I was lucky enough to see him perform Othello at the Shakespeare Theater at the Folger around 1990 -- it was a great performance, and I remember also being utterly struck by Andre Braugher's performance as Iago -- it was the first I'd seen or heard of Braugher, and he was amazing. The two of them together is one of my favorite theater memories.
Can I mop your brow? I am at the ready with the fearsome brow-mop.
Wash ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Oct 30, 2026 9:22:33 am PDT #14595 of 14604
Trudy Booth - Oct 30, 2026 9:28:36 am PDT #14596 of 14604
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Oh I'd have loved to see that!
I'd always like Kyle McLaughlin just fine, but realized he is actually remarkable when I saw him with Patrick in The Caretaker. I think this is what people mean when they say an actor is generous.
JenP - Oct 30, 2026 9:53:53 am PDT #14597 of 14604
I think this is what people mean when they say an actor is generous.
Agree 100%. It's so interesting when you know you're seeing something special. For me, at least, I don't really have "actor sense" to always understand what's making it so special, but it's still so clear. I remember having that feeling watching Richard Thomas play Richard II at the Shakespeare Theater Company in '93/'94 (the internet tells me). He just WAS Richard II. Amazing.
Calli - Oct 30, 2026 11:02:47 am PDT #14598 of 14604
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I wish I could have seen Patrick Stewart’s Prospero. (For all its faults, the Trempest is my favorite Shakespeare play.) All the online tributes for Sir Pat have had me verklempt.
Steph L. - Oct 30, 2026 11:51:38 am PDT #14599 of 14604
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
Oh, Trudy, you reminded me that I was lucky enough to see him perform Othello at the Shakespeare Theater at the Folger around 1990 -- it was a great performance, and I remember also being utterly struck by Andre Braugher's performance as Iago -- it was the first I'd seen or heard of Braugher, and he was amazing. The two of them together is one of my favorite theater memories.
Wow, that must have been incredible. What a great experience!
Steph L. - Oct 30, 2026 11:57:57 am PDT #14600 of 14604
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
Oh, I meant to mention to the Midnight Burger people (and anyone else interested in an audio drama podcast with short episodes): if you're looking for something to fill the Midnight Burger gap, we've started listening to McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop. It's set in the 1920s, and it's magical realism/period drama/dark comedy. The podcast is narrated and performed by one woman, and the episodes are about 10 minutes. I think there's 5 seasons.
It's entertaining, the narration is maybe just a *bit* on the twee side, but it's clever and a good story.
Trudy Booth - Oct 30, 2026 12:50:16 pm PDT #14601 of 14604
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I wish I could have seen Patrick Stewart’s Prospero.
My sisters and I went. The staging was wonderful - we were outside and a giant full moon rose up over the stage. In the final monologue when Prospero gives up his art he waved his hand at the booth and they cut his mic... his voice carried perfectly through the amphitheater, clear as a bell. Goosebumps.
-t - Oct 30, 2026 12:57:26 pm PDT #14602 of 14604
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, wow
JenP - Oct 30, 2026 1:33:21 pm PDT #14603 of 14604
Oh, that's amazing.
Prospero gives up his art he waved his hand at the booth and they cut his mic... his voice carried perfectly through the amphitheater, clear as a bell. Goosebumps.
Wow, that must have been incredible. What a great experience!
Truly.
McGillicuddy and Murder's Pawn Shop.
Noted! Are you guys listening to the new omega Station eps?
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 30, 2026 4:44:15 pm PDT #14604 of 14604
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
I think my first awareness of Patrick Stewart was as Gurney Halleck in David Lynch's Dune. He was amazingly good in everything he did, but the three roles I'll always love are Captain Picard, Professor Xavier, and Sterling in Jeffrey.