From season 2 of Trapper John, MD:
Bear in mind that this was a full decade before Doogie Howser, MD was even a thought in a writer's mind. Michael J. Fox, about 18 months before Family Ties, guests as a teen doctor, whose knowledge astonishes the staff........! Michael Constantine (ex-Room 222, Sirota's Court) also appears.
Yes, that's right, not just the past week, but the entire month of January, especially insofar as the state of Minnesota is concerned. US Attorney General Pam Bondi is demanding sensitive information from state government in the Gopher State in exchange for removing ICE from the state.
To me, that's blackmail, or even extortion.
And, if you haven't been following all of this, why is Minnesota being targeted? One reason would be because Gov. Tim Walz ran for Vice President 14 months ago, and to President Pampers, the actions of ICE in Minnesota falls under political retaliation just because Walz and Kamala Harris dared to challenge Fraud Fauntleroy in 2024. This is the part unspoken so far.
Two innocent people are dead, and the Department of Injustice insists on misbranding them as domestic terrorists. Well, guess what, Dumb Bondi? ICE, under the misdirection of Greg Bovino, are the terrorists here. This mission of theirs is founded on lies from Ryan Shirley, which we've discussed before.
Brian Tyler Cohen & Marc Elias break down the discourse following the murder of Alex Pretti last week:
From season 1:
A star football player is being aggressively recruited by a college, whose famous alumni raises some red flags for Pete (Lloyd Haynes) & Principal Kaufman (Michael Constantine). Paul Winfield & Larry Linville guest star.
We're learning that, to the surprise of no one, the Department of Injustice has filed an appeal of the disqualification of attorney John Sarcone here in New York, after he'd been penalized for being improperly appointed as US Attorney for the sole purpose of prosecuting NY AG Letitia James.
Dumb Bondi doesn't get it, and likely, never will. Protocols have to be followed if you want your designated ambulance chasers on these cases. Lindsey Halligan did everyone a favor by bailing out in Virginia, tired of all the drama she was facing there.
Something else that Bondi doesn't get is trying to gaslight the public after another innocent citizen was murdered in cold blood in Minneapolis.
Alex Pretti, 37, a male nurse who worked for the VA, didn't have a gun, contrary to AI-manipulated video issued by the Department of Injustice. He had a cell phone. Bondi knows, as does ICE captain in Minneapolis Greg Bovino, that they're wrong, but of course, they don't want to admit it.
With much of the country in the grip of a massive winter storm, the likes of which we haven't seen in years, Dumb Donald thinks global warming is a hoax. Yeah, sure, Donnie, remind us again how you forgot everything you ever learned in school, dating back to kindergarten. Your best subject was, well, lunch.
Closer to home, Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello announced that a post-storm snow emergency will go into effect Tuesday morning at 8 am. Which means that crews will be clearing nearly 2 feet of snow, based on current estimates. I would think that with a storm of this magnitude, you'd issue the emergency, than have citizens clear their cars off the sidewalks before the storm hits, for safety's sake. But what do I know?
Warner Bros. had a line of Westerns in the late 50's that were among some of the most popular. Maverick. Cheyenne. Sugarfoot. Bronco. Lawman.
In hindsight, Colt .45, based on the 1950 movie of the same name, was the black sheep of the family. Why? Because halfway through season 2, series star Wayde Preston quit the show, upset that he was performing dangerous stunts without a stuntman to cover for him. ABC & WB had to use repeats to fill out the season after 13 episodes had aired. When the series resumed first run production for the 3rd & final season, Donald May took over as Sam Colt, Jr., cousin to Christopher Colt (Preston). Preston would return, but was given 2nd billing as, ah, punishment for his decision to quit.
May would move on to The Roaring Twenties, then a lengthy run on As The World Turns. Preston would never headline a series again.
Following is the opener, "Judgment Day", with Peter Brown and Andrew Duggan.
It comes down to tomorrow.
Two teams will punch their tickets to the Super Bowl on February 8. The oddsmakers seem to think they know, but do they, really?
In the AFC, top seeded Denver hosts #2 New England. However, the Broncos are depleted on offense, with running back J. K. Dobbins injured, and 2nd year QB Bo Nix out for the season after breaking his ankle vs. Buffalo. Former Patriot Jarrett Stidham hasn't thrown a pass since 2023, and will be asked to direct the Denver offense against the team that drafted him a few years ago. That would be a recipe for disaster, and coach Sean Payton has been playing hype man for Stidham.
Mike Vrabel, in returning to New England, has the Patriots a game away from returning to the Super Bowl. That, of course, begs to ask why his former teammate, Jerod Mayo, couldn't get it done last season in his lone year as head coach. Vrabel cut his coaching teeth in Tennessee, and, by all rights, could've landed the Patriot gig in 2024, which I'm pretty sure talk radio in Boston was chirping about, when owner Robert Kraft chose Mayo instead. 2nd year QB Drake Maye didn't play his best game last week vs. Houston, as the defense bailed him out.
All that being said, Denver has to get out to a fast start in order to have a chance. They can, however, count themselves thankful they're the home team, but regardless, I wouldn't mind CBS' Jim Nantz dusting off an old Al Michaels line about "Ice Station Zebra" at the start of the broadcast.
Pick: New England.
Seattle QB Sam Darnold is making Minnesota wish they never let him go after the 2024 season, and making Seahawks fans forget his predecessor, Geno Smith (Las Vegas). Two years ago, Darnold was Brock Purdy's caddy in San Francisco. Now, though, he's a game away from starting the "Big Game" himself.
However, Seattle has damaged goods as well, with running back Zach Charbonnet out for the season with an injury. The Rams are a more experienced group in the postseason, and that could make all the difference at the end of the night.
Seems the oddsmakers may actually be right for a change, as neither #1 seed will reach the Super Bowl.
Pick: Los Angeles.
Of course, I could be wrong.
"Dumb Donald is really dumb!!"---Gene Rayburn, Match Game, 1973-84.
"How do I know you're not sick? You could be some deranged lunatic!"--Will "Fresh Prince" Smith, 1987.
So now, we're finding out that California Governor Gavin Newsom was barred, at the last minute, from speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this week. Why? Because Donald Trump, after bombing in his speech, didn't want Newsom on stage upstaging him, which, in hindsight, is really easy to do.
Farron Cousins explains.
