No, I'm not planning a return to journalism. I'm interviewing to be a sales associate at a mattress store. I'm at the point where I don't think I can support myself anymore as a delivery driver. (And I'm having some come to Jesus talks with myself about living within my means.) The sales job would pay more than double what I currently make, plus commission. Anyway, I'll catch up with vintage Broadway soon.
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The first task sees the sewers coming unstuck with delicate lace and slippery satins.
Because I'm still resisting making the Olympics a Top Pick, tonight's choice is Murder in Glitterball City, a two-part true crime documentary premiering on HBO. Seriously, if we took away true crime from TV and/or streaming, most of Hulu's new programming would be non-existent.
So you're supposed to be fasting now. No snacks!
No meat from mammal or fowl.
Enjoy!
Here are today's Invitational Tournament contestants:
- Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California;
- Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada; and
- Roger Craig, an applied scientist originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Jeopardy!
NAMES IN SPORTS // QUOTABLE NOTABLES // WELL, THAT'S PATHETIC // A GOOD OLD JOB // HOW'D THEY COME UP WITH IT? // FORESTRY FICTION
DD1 - 600 - A GOOD OLD JOB - The name of this profession is also the action done by the worker who pulls a handle to make fizzy nonpotent potables flow (Andrew doubled to 9,600.)
Scores at first break: Roger 3,800, Long 1,600, Andrew 3,600.
Scores entering DJ: Roger 5,800, Long 1,600, Andrew 10,400.
Double Jeopardy!
PEOPLE OF THE WORLD // IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS // THAT DRINK IS NAMED FOR ME! // A MUSICAL LANGUAGE LESSON // GOING DOWN IN HISTORY // BEAUTIFUL THINGS
DD2 - 1,600 - PEOPLE OF THE WORLD - At about 70 million, the Hausa are the largest group in this African country, about 30% (On the first clue of the round, Long added 2,000.)
DD3 - 2,000 - IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS - To insist on a point until people start to doubt you & it is to do this, spoken by Queen Gertrude in "Hamlet" (Long lost 6,400 on a true DD vs. 14,800 for Andrew.)
Andrew opened a clear lead by doubling on DD1, Long dropped to 0 trying to catch up on DD3, and Roger never really got rolling but managed to keep the game alive into FJ at 10,600 v. 16,400 for Andrew and 2,000 for Long.
Final Jeopardy!
AMERICAN AUTHORS - She wrote the foreword for a 1971 cookbook sponsored by the Jackson Symphony League
Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Andrew had a big enough lead that he was able to hang on, dropping 4,801 to win with 11,599.
Final scores: Roger 0, Long 67, Andrew 11,599.
Judging the writers: Odd writing on DD1, as the "action" is really not the same, but only the second word of the profession the clue wanted, which might by why Andrew only gave the second word before being told to BMS.
That's before their time: No one knew Warren Zevon's "Poor Poor...Me" who deserves commiseration is pitiful.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is soda jerk? (Andrew's initial response was just "jerk".) DD2 - What is Nigeria? DD3 - What is "protest too much"? FJ - Who was Eudora Welty?
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| Happy Birthday, Yoko Ono (Born 1933), Via Tumblr |
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An idiot sandwich! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, February 18!
Our Top Pick tonight is 56 Days (Amazon Prime Video, 3 a.m.). For anyone who wants to know how streamers are finding their niche, Amazon provides a romance crime thriller that feeds on the young demo's nostalgia with former Disney stars leading. The hot-and-heavy romance between Liv and Maddie's Dove Cameron and Victorious' Avan Jogia ends with one of them... melted? Karla Souza and Dorian Missick will find out which one is dead.
Elsewhere, Star Search finds its star, Parenthood happens under the sea, Ten Pound Poms returns for us Americans, Gordon Ramsay gets docuseries treatment, Shrinking goes to school, and Rental Family once had Oscar buzz.
Here are today's Invitational Tournament contestants:
- Drew Goins, a journalist from Washington, D.C.;
- Karen Farrell, a professional lecturer of international affairs from Chesapeake, Virginia; and
- Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada.
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| The National Bird Of The British Virgin Islands Is The Mourning Dove, Via Birdfy |
Tonight's Top Pick is Will Trent, because we haven't done it in a while, and I'm going through my Giphy files deciding what to keep and what to toss.
Here are today's Invitational Tournament contestants:
- Alison Betts, a creative executive originally from San Jose, California
- Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California; and
- Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York City.
Today's Notable Opening Night is Feb. 16, 1959, when A Majority of One opened at the Shubert. Because of time, today is just going to be a capsule summaries kind of day.
Tonight's Top Pick is Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, premiering on Netflix. Because I'm not even sure I'm going to bother making the Olympics one of my Top Picks this week.
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| Vanished |
D'oh! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, February 15!
Our Top Pick tonight is Vanished (MGM+, 9 p.m.). This miniseries follows Alice Monroe (Kaley Cuoco) when her boyfriend (Sam Claflin) disappears during their French vacation, and she is pulled into a bigger mystery as she uncovers truths. Does it sound original? No. But it is a mere 4 episodes.
Elsewhere, Dark Winds cruises back, 60 Minutes gets ultra processed, Wes Moore is a Thing That Matters, Family Guy is still a thing, some get Naked & Afraid, Minnie Calls the Heart, Qualifiers want to be Champions, Industry aims for expansion, and The Simpsons closes out season 37.
