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Storm Clouds in our Future?

Last post by Dan « November 13th, 2020, 6:02 pm
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by Lzcutter » August 23rd, 2014, 11:24 am
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Any way you slice it, this does not sound good:

Here's hoping our favorite movie channel -and its employees and our friends- come through...
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November 13th, 2020, 6:02 pm
BBC Suggestions

Last post by movieman1957 « September 25th, 2020, 7:31 am
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On the heels of the Miss Marple thread I wanted to ask for suggestions on some of your favorite BBC productions to take up.

Among those I watched...
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September 25th, 2020, 7:31 am
Morse prequel

Last post by Masha « January 20th, 2020, 10:33 pm
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by stuart.uk » August 5th, 2011, 9:23 am

After the sequel to Morse, Lewis, now there is to be a one off prequel. It will feature Morse, as played by John Thaw in the original, as a young man...

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January 20th, 2020, 10:33 pm
PBS

Last post by movieman1957 « December 31st, 2018, 3:36 pm
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by movieman1957 » July 3rd, 2009, 9:28 am
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I thought we could have a place to comment on PBS shows as they might be of interest to people. While not movies they are often intereting enough to...
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December 31st, 2018, 3:36 pm
YOU Tube'n

Last post by ChiO « June 29th, 2017, 5:54 pm
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hey, guys, if you are like me, you get a lot of fun emails or video clips that you'd love to share with the people here. What do you think about a...
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June 29th, 2017, 5:54 pm
IMDb Shutters Message Boards

Last post by Sue Sue Applegate « February 25th, 2017, 2:45 pm
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by Professional Tourist » February 4th, 2017, 6:28 pm

Yesterday the IMDb gave two weeks notice for the shut down of all their message boards:
IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source...

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February 25th, 2017, 2:45 pm
Producer Paul Gregory on His Career & Night of the Hunter

Last post by Sue Sue Applegate « November 26th, 2016, 10:59 pm
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by moira finnie » August 23rd, 2012, 8:21 pm

93 year old producer Paul Gregory tells it like it is, from his POV, in an article in today's The Desert Sun Newspaper on Aug. 22, 2012, brought to...

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November 26th, 2016, 10:59 pm
The Royals!

Last post by Rita Hayworth « June 11th, 2016, 6:58 pm
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This is a query to our friends across the pond. When John Kennedy Jr., and his fiancee Caroline were married, was your TV filled with their lives,...
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June 11th, 2016, 6:58 pm
"Lost" Movies Found on YouTube

Last post by Jezebel38 « May 30th, 2016, 9:16 pm
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by moira finnie » February 3rd, 2009, 7:49 am
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Here's a spot to post links to some very rare videos of entire movies that seem to have fallen off the radar. A few, like The Story of Temple Drake ,...
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May 30th, 2016, 9:16 pm
Series Finales

Last post by Professional Tourist « May 15th, 2016, 1:01 pm
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by movieman1957 » May 21st, 2015, 9:27 am

With so many shows ending their terms and understanding that tv series didn't really have the kind of wrap up episodes until probably the 70s I...

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May 15th, 2016, 1:01 pm
Favorite Quotes and Exchanges in Television Programs

Last post by movieman1957 « February 24th, 2016, 11:25 am
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by Masha » February 13th, 2016, 3:02 pm

Gansuringa Garu :

Dr. Bianchi : Be clever like a snake but simple like a pigeon. There's nothing wrong with thinking things over delicately....

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February 24th, 2016, 11:25 am
Sherlock on PBS

Last post by Masha « January 25th, 2016, 12:20 pm
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by Masha » January 3rd, 2016, 2:43 am
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Our local PBS stations have begun airing new Sherlock season as part of: Masterpiece Theater. The first episode has them in 1890s. It is very...
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Last post by Masha
January 25th, 2016, 12:20 pm
POLITICAL CORRECTION

Last post by mrsl « January 21st, 2016, 10:19 pm

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At first I was surprised to hear about the possibility of many actors not attending the Oscar program because of the failure to offer more black...

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January 21st, 2016, 10:19 pm
FaceOff - Movie make-up series

Last post by Masha « January 13th, 2016, 3:24 pm

by Masha » January 13th, 2016, 3:24 pm

On SyFy network beginning tonight is new season of: FaceOff . It shows how movie make-up is created and applied. It is presented as competition among...

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Last post by Masha
January 13th, 2016, 3:24 pm
Excellent episodes of madcap series airing this weekend.

Last post by Masha « January 3rd, 2016, 6:47 am
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by Masha » December 24th, 2015, 2:13 am

BBCAmerica is airing many episodes of wonderful, madcap and thought-provoking series which I wish all would allow into their life. I know there is...

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Last post by Masha
January 3rd, 2016, 6:47 am
Downton Abbey

Last post by knitwit45 « January 2nd, 2016, 11:52 am
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I'm sorry, I must have misspelled something when I searched because there are a lot of references to Downton Abbey, but it's so good, I figure we...
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January 2nd, 2016, 11:52 am
TITANIC: Blood and Steel ... On Encore

Last post by Vienna « December 26th, 2015, 5:15 pm
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by Rita Hayworth » September 16th, 2012, 2:53 am

TITANIC: Blood and Steel

Premires On Encore ... October 8th to 13th.

From Encore - Text Below.

Belfast, 1909. The Harland and Wolff...

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Last post by Vienna
December 26th, 2015, 5:15 pm
Name That Classic Film Figure?

Last post by sterling « November 23rd, 2015, 4:09 am
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by moira finnie » March 28th, 2014, 3:18 pm
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One of our members from France, Georges (who posts here as Sterling ) asked us to take a look at a photo of an actress who looks very...
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November 23rd, 2015, 4:09 am
Combining yesterday and today

Last post by Western Guy « October 2nd, 2015, 2:55 pm
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by mrsl » October 1st, 2015, 5:35 pm

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I'm probably talking off the top of my head here but I saw a Murder She Wrote episode, the other day which I had never seen before. Now that I...

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October 2nd, 2015, 2:55 pm
Returning shows and new shows

Last post by mrsl « September 22nd, 2015, 7:07 pm
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by mrsl » December 27th, 2013, 6:21 am

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Naturally I'm counting the days until both Downton Abbey and Longmire return in the same week.

But I've seen the ads for some of the newer shows...

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September 22nd, 2015, 7:07 pm
Tom Baker on BBC

Last post by Masha « September 18th, 2015, 12:55 pm

by Masha » September 18th, 2015, 12:55 pm

BBCAmerica is airing Tom Baker episodes of: DW each morning beginning Saturday and continuing through next week.

Most people consider him the best...

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Last post by Masha
September 18th, 2015, 12:55 pm
Detective Superintendant Foyle

Last post by movieman1957 « August 10th, 2015, 11:03 am
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by mrsl » June 4th, 2014, 6:13 pm

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For those who are interested, if you have channel WYCC (Channel 20 on the Uverse system), the original Foyle series is starting up as far as I can...

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Last post by movieman1957
August 10th, 2015, 11:03 am
Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries

Last post by knitwit45 « June 4th, 2015, 11:39 pm
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by mrsl » June 4th, 2015, 5:48 pm

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Two Weeks ago I ordered the first season of this series and it arrived on Thursday. I was so thrilled that I sat down and had a little marathon of...

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June 4th, 2015, 11:39 pm
2014 tv shows new and continuing

Last post by RedRiver « May 26th, 2015, 12:23 pm
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by Lzcutter » April 30th, 2014, 2:55 pm
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Hey guys,

Wanted to start this thread about television and what is happening with some of our favorite tv shows.

The network upfronts are coming...
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May 26th, 2015, 12:23 pm
Could you justify puttin' it on your weekly schedule?

Last post by RedRiver « April 15th, 2015, 12:13 pm
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by klondike » March 31st, 2011, 9:00 am
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Hey, Friends & Neighbors, you've all read me blatherin' on about this one Big Time, and the general consensus has been: Hmmmmm . . :roll: :roll:...
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Last post by RedRiver
April 15th, 2015, 12:13 pm
CALL THE MIDWIFE

Last post by tinker « April 6th, 2015, 7:38 pm
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by mrsl » May 19th, 2014, 3:41 pm

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This is just too good a show to be lumped in with the other various offerings on PBS much like Downton Abbey is so I'm giving it it's own topic...

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Last post by tinker
April 6th, 2015, 7:38 pm
Actor Harrison Ford recovering from plane crash

Last post by RedRiver « March 8th, 2015, 3:13 pm
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by Lzcutter » March 6th, 2015, 10:24 am

Actor and avid pilot Harrison Ford is recovering from injuries suffered when he landed his vintage WWII plane on the Penmar golf course in Santa...

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Last post by RedRiver
March 8th, 2015, 3:13 pm
The Oscars 2015

Last post by mrsl « February 27th, 2015, 8:16 am
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by Lzcutter » February 23rd, 2015, 10:31 am

So what did everyone think?

I enjoyed much of the show, especially the opening musical number (for the first time since Hugh Jackman hosted) and...

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February 27th, 2015, 8:16 am
The Vast Wasteland

Last post by mrsl « February 21st, 2015, 2:03 pm
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by mrsl » June 29th, 2007, 10:25 am
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Every now and then I refer to the title of this thread, usually in exasperation because of some new, and more stupid thing, one of the networks has...
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February 21st, 2015, 2:03 pm
QI

Last post by Masha « February 17th, 2015, 9:48 pm

by Masha » February 17th, 2015, 9:48 pm

QI is British television series featuring erudite, intelligent and well-educated people being silly teapots.

It is hosted by Stephen Fry who is...

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Last post by Masha
February 17th, 2015, 9:48 pm
Jon Stewart leaving the Daily Show

Last post by mrsl « February 12th, 2015, 1:58 pm
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by Lzcutter » February 11th, 2015, 10:34 am

As viewers no doubt learned last night, Jon Stewart is calling it a day on the Daily Show . He has been the face of the show for 15 years and I...

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February 12th, 2015, 1:58 pm
Good introduction to a madcap television series

Last post by Masha « February 2nd, 2015, 8:45 am
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by Masha » November 20th, 2014, 8:25 pm

I have stated before that there is a particular television series which I love dearly. It is thought-provoking, charming and hilarious in even...

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February 2nd, 2015, 8:45 am
Me-TV

Last post by Rita Hayworth « December 30th, 2014, 8:27 pm
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Since we have written quite a bit about Me-TV programming on this message board, thought it might interest others to know that there is a blogathon...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
December 30th, 2014, 8:27 pm
Holiday Films

Last post by mrsl « December 21st, 2014, 3:47 pm
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by movieman1957 » December 10th, 2014, 11:14 am
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I might be mistaken but I thought there might be a place for any holiday films. And for those maybe not so much what is good or bad about them but...
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December 21st, 2014, 3:47 pm
Detergent pods

Last post by Maricatrin « November 17th, 2014, 10:14 pm
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by mrsl » November 16th, 2014, 3:49 pm

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I've already posted on a couple of other sites, but am trying to spread the word as much as possible.

As much as I worry about the possibility of...

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November 17th, 2014, 10:14 pm
Movies & Music Mixed

Last post by Masha « November 17th, 2014, 5:26 pm
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by Maricatrin » November 15th, 2014, 6:02 pm

Some members are already aware that I’m a bit of a geek (no, not THAT kind of geek!) in regards to music videos; I hope no one minds if I start a...

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November 17th, 2014, 5:26 pm
Separated at Birth?

Last post by Maricatrin « November 15th, 2014, 5:30 pm
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by moira finnie » September 30th, 2013, 8:23 am
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While enjoying an episode of Frasier recently, it occurred to me for the umpteenth time that Kelsey Grammar and Curt Jurgens share more than a giant...
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November 15th, 2014, 5:30 pm
Las Vegas Lynn on PBS?!

Last post by Lzcutter « November 2nd, 2014, 6:42 pm
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by moira finnie » October 30th, 2014, 9:01 am

Our pal, Lzcutter of the SSO & TCM Message Boards, has a documentary being shown on the Las Vegas PBS channel this evening. As many of us know, Lynn...

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November 2nd, 2014, 6:42 pm
10/7/14 NCIS Episode with Glenn Taranto

Last post by kingrat « October 6th, 2014, 3:00 pm

by kingrat » October 6th, 2014, 3:00 pm

For those of you who sometimes watch NCIS , please be sure to watch Tuesday night, October 7. Glenn Taranto, an actor whom some of us know from the...

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October 6th, 2014, 3:00 pm
College Profs on Film: Good, Bad or Just Ewwww?

Last post by RedRiver « September 14th, 2014, 3:26 pm
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by moira finnie » September 1st, 2014, 12:39 pm
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Okay, as Cinemaven and JackFavell have recently pointed out , college professors on film, especially when they are husbands, tend to...
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September 14th, 2014, 3:26 pm
Favorite TV Shows

Last post by Rita Hayworth « September 13th, 2014, 10:05 pm
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Olbermann is great. I also loved Bilko.
Other Favs
Car 54, Where Are You ?
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Munsters
The above list shows that I am a real...
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September 13th, 2014, 10:05 pm
Truly Guilty Pleasures

Last post by RedRiver « September 3rd, 2014, 12:31 pm
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by moira finnie » August 21st, 2014, 6:52 pm
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Psst, yeah. YOU. Do you ever watch something on television by yourself that you would never glance at if anyone else were there? Okay, I don't want...
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September 3rd, 2014, 12:31 pm
Talking Pictures narrated by Sylvia Syms

Last post by moira finnie « August 9th, 2014, 5:22 pm
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by stuart.uk » August 9th, 2014, 10:44 am

In the UK we have a usually weekly series called Talking Pictures on BBC 2, which usually followed by a movie starring the subject of the series....

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August 9th, 2014, 5:22 pm
Things I Learned about Traveling from Classic Movies

Last post by CineMaven « August 6th, 2014, 5:05 pm
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by moira finnie » July 13th, 2014, 2:13 pm
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1.) Never sit opposite ladies on the train who write their names on steamed up glass between you. There's a tunnel coming and you won't be able to...
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August 6th, 2014, 5:05 pm
D'Oliveira story would make a great movie

Last post by stuart.uk « August 1st, 2014, 12:47 pm

by stuart.uk » August 1st, 2014, 12:47 pm

I've often thought the life story of black South African Basil D'Olivera would make a great movie and in the wake of the film about Nelson Mandela I...

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August 1st, 2014, 12:47 pm
Reba McIntyre

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I'm very aware that many people laugh at and disregard country and western music and of course everyone is entitled to their own preference. But...

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July 23rd, 2014, 11:58 am
How great is Rory Mcllroy in all time terms

Last post by stuart.uk « July 21st, 2014, 7:09 am

by stuart.uk » July 21st, 2014, 7:09 am

Rory Mcllroy has one The British Open Golf Championship, giving him his 3rd major at 25, only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods can match that...

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July 21st, 2014, 7:09 am
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

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by Professional Tourist » July 3rd, 2014, 5:53 pm

Has anyone else here watched Jerry Seinfeld's new series? It's broadcast Thursdays at noon eastern time on Crackle.com, but I've been watching the...

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July 3rd, 2014, 5:53 pm
What are you reading?

Last post by ChiO « June 16th, 2014, 7:55 am
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So, what's on your bedtable? Are you reading a good mystery, history, classic, biography, philosophical tome, poetry collection, self-help book,...
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June 16th, 2014, 7:55 am
Another question to my British buddies

Last post by stuart.uk « June 15th, 2014, 1:21 pm
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by mrsl » June 8th, 2014, 10:33 pm

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I literally screamed Oh NOOOOO at my television last night at the end of Gently at the Cathedral. Here they don't say what series (season) is...

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June 15th, 2014, 1:21 pm

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