The staff recently made it so that Level 1 newbies can submit...and now the down side of this emerges. I just had a submission for an ep in my guide that is recapped from a level 1- 0 % member who changed nothing but mentions in comments that he/she wants to see the series and episode.

So, for those who think this change is a good idea, keep this in mind when new eps start rolling out of popular shows...sigh....

Sad to hear that David Carradine, star of Kung Fu and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as well as the Kill Bill movies and a large number of other shows/movies, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room today. David was 72.

I think the best way to describe his acting style was relaxed and laid back. He seemed to have a wry sense of humor even as he was in an intense action/drama scene.

RIP David...you will be missed.

- Hi, everybody! Hope everything is going well for the start of the week....round here, it's still sorta cool and wet spring type weather...it's not bad, though, compared to the hot and humid stuff soon to come.

- Well, the upfront stuff is being announced for the coming fall TV season and a few surprises will be happen here and there. Dollhouse got renewed by Fox but given the budget cutbacks, lousy time slot and its lead in show is a comedy(!), I'll be surprised if it gets all the way thru a second season. Shows that have me interested that are new/sorta new: Day One, V (remake of the 80's series that was huge as a mini-series but was very weak in its lone season afterwards) and The Bridge (another CTV/CBS joint show). I'm sure they'll be other shocks and surprises as the schedules roll out this week.

- Guide wise, finished recapping Season 1 of King of Kensington (3 eps unavailable for music copyrights) and have a few left for Season 2. Next, recapping a few shows I've just not had time to get done (recorded but stored for free time, whatever that is... )

- One thing I have been doing is checking the New Shows section here at the site fairly regularly...some kinda odd stuff popping up. Mind you, I also saw one show that has been announced as a pilot for one network that already has an editor in place without any eps listed. Ahhh, the dedication of some people these days even with the need to attain 80 CP's to get the honour...it really is, well, hard to put into words...

- That's bout all...as for me, watching Season 6 of Mission Impossible on DVD...I really like the show but the sixth season had far too many criminal syndicate plots. A lot of shows tend to get like that when they pass their expiration date.......take care, everybody!

I miss my friend.

Hi, everybody....hope things are going good for ya wherever ya are...round here, it's slowly creaking into warmer weather though a bit hit and miss so far....low 20's C for high today before diving down to mid-teens again for rest of this week.

- Well, the swine flu is THE news item on the networks and part of me can't help but be a little cynical about the media coverage. If this had originated in Europe or South America instead of Mexico, would CNN and all the talking heads be on this as hard as they have been? I hope this whole think peaks soon regardless and there are no more mortalities associated with it.

- Site wise, I see level updates are frozen once again with no real idea when they will be fixed. Hopefully, it will be soon as I'd hate to see people slow down guide work because of this. As for me, picked up a few guides recently and working away on updating others. Just too much work to do to put off and such.

Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqqO-sWDM7E

(A great little folksy song I first heard a while back..not the original music video made for it but still good.)

Well, that's bout all...oh, I do recommend that if you get a chance, watch the Season 6 DVD set of Hawaii 5-0....the last ep of the season features a great performance by Patrick Wayne. Take care, everybody!

I miss my friend.

Howdy, everybody..hope everything is going well....spring like weather is gradually coming here and luckily, no floods like what is happening out in Winnipeg and surrounding areas.

- Saw a sports article about various promotions being carried out in pro baseball stadiums this summer with the Florida team holding a "Lawyer Appreciation Night"....two things come to mind with this: 1) Holding this at a place that serves alcohol to non-lawyers may not be a good thing 2) Saying one appreciates lawyers is kinda odd for anyone to say...

- Site wise, I was a bit taken aback by the staff not only rolling back part of the disastrous ep page redesign but PMing people to thank them for the feedback. Is it a sign that someone in power is giving more than lip service to the statement that "Feedback is appeciated and listened to..."? We shall see though I still say the Dev team here has to get more hands on when they ram thru site changes. Making the PTB happy is all well and good but if it results in diminished functionality of the site to people visiting, the site slides backwards as a result.

- Myself, continuing to recap the odd show. I picked up the editorship for The Friendly Giant and will fill the guide in as best as possible. Oh, and it's been rather amusing to keep up on the New Shows added to the database here recently as apparently whoever does it forget to check to see whether show X is here already from time to time. In addition, there's been some odd choices for adding as well...Roland Garros (twice), which is the French Open tennis broadcast, was added along with a fairly large number of TV movies...interesting, yes?..

- Well, that's bout all....have a good weekend everybody...oh, and new DVD sets for Hawaii 5-0 and Mission:Impossible come out in the next few weeks...good stuff!

I miss my friend.