Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I'm not saying you weren't easy to find. It was kinda out of our way, and he didn't want to come in the first place. Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting.

Mal ,'Safe'


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.


erikaj - Aug 26, 2026 1:30:56 pm PDT #13733 of 14509
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal

Yes. Along with proof nobody reads my lists.


DavidS - Aug 26, 2026 1:35:20 pm PDT #13734 of 14509
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Happy birthday, lisah!

Current musing on Dolly: Interesting that her style was seen as hyper femme, but her iconic looks were usually very fancy pant suits. A more bedazzled variation on HRC's boss ensembles.

Current musing on Tim: I discovered him in RHPS in the 70s. So I didn't realize how ubiquitous he was in kid's media during the 80s/90s: Muppet Treasure Island, voice work in Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Xmas (direct to video - but the best direct to video Disney sequel), Annie, Wild Thornberries, Ferngully, Captain Hook, Jimmy Neutron.


Jessica - Aug 26, 2026 1:47:38 pm PDT #13735 of 14509
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I have another 80-year-old in mind.

As pointed out by a co-worker of mine, almost the entire adult cast of Home Alone 2 has died now. (ALMOST)


Dana - Aug 26, 2026 2:02:41 pm PDT #13736 of 14509
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Still pissed about Catherine O'Hara.


JenP - Aug 26, 2026 6:50:11 pm PDT #13737 of 14509

Happy Birthday, lisah!


lisah - Aug 26, 2026 7:10:52 pm PDT #13738 of 14509
Punishingly Intricate

Thanks, friends!


Dana - Aug 27, 2026 8:29:51 am PDT #13739 of 14509
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Aw, the voice of Optimus Prime died.


-t - Aug 27, 2026 9:17:34 am PDT #13740 of 14509
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I am not enjoying this daily new person to mourn feature


Steph L. - Aug 27, 2026 9:19:18 am PDT #13741 of 14509
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.

My cervical spine surgery is scheduled for September 14. And that's actually great, because we have a trip to the beach planned for the second week of November, and I should be recovered plenty by that point to go sit on a deck and read.

Now I have to obsessively plan.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 27, 2026 9:51:59 am PDT #13742 of 14509
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.

Best of luck with the surgery, Steph!

Happy (belated) Birthday, lisah!