It kind of makes you eel your 'hood' is special, huh? Years ago when I was still living in SD, a TV pilot was filmed in my neighborhood, but all the filming was done at night and included a house fire scene. They actually painted the house black, broke out a few windows, and looking at the house you would have thought for sure there had been a fire. Raquel Wealch was the main star, and there may have been others that have now 'made it', but can't remember. My oldest DS lives in Wilmington NC, where several tv shows have been filmed, currently, One Tree Hill. It just so happens my best friend in IL son is the writer(Mark Schwahn)which gives my son and GS opportunities to be on the set. GS was in a recent episode, but in the crowd I couldn't get a glimpse of him. Mark also wrote Coach Carter with Samuel L Jackson and I was lucky enough to walk the red carpet. He flew his Mom out and she called to tell me Mark had a ticket for me also~he knows she and I are closer than sisters and wanted her to feel comfortable in the 'big LA environment'. We had an awesome time and it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime things. Anyway, not bragging, but certain things like filming in your very own neighborhood or going to a movie opening, don't happen often. It makes for a nice memory. Hope tou get to see a celeb or two, Lynn! ;o)

This sounds fun & thought provoking! A is for age: 47 B is for beer of choice: something dark - I usually order Sam Adams when out. C is for career you want: I want to become a labor mediator eventually D is for your dog's name? Molly Elizabeth E is for essential item you use everyday: dental floss/toothbrush/contact lens cleaner F is for favorite TV SHOW: Boston Legal G is for favorite game: Mah Jong H is for Home town: Batavia I is for instruments you play: I have fun trying to play the harmonica J is for favorite juice: grapefruit or cranberry K is for whose butt you'd like to kick: DH's ex L is for last place you ate out: A diner somewhere near Binghamton NY in November M is for married: Yes, 10 years in July N is for your full name: Karen O is for overnight hospital stays: 19 & 25 years ago for my childrens' birth P is for people you were with today: Deb & Anita Q is for quote: It's all BS R is for Biggest Regret: staying with my ex for so long; I can't say I regret marrying him because he is my DDs dad. S is for status: employed FT, PT student, wife, mother, homemaker T is for time you woke up today: 6:00 AM U is for underwear you have on now: none V is for vegetable you love: all, except eggplant W is for worst habit: interrupting people X is for x-rays you've had: none Y is for yummy food you ate today: DH's homemade pizza Z is for zodiac sign: Libra

THANK YOU! Sorry if I missed it above. I thought I looked good. Does anyone know the channel that airs the Christmas episodes of the old sitcoms? TVLand? As many times as I watch shows relating to Christmas, I can watch them again and again. Polar Express is, by far, one of my top favorite Christmas shows. Thanks again. Donna

I only watched the first episode of Blood and Oil and could see how the whole thing was laid out for the season. It's way too breathless, in the current way of ABC shows, without the kind of dynamic lead that the Shonda shows have. The first episode of Blindspot is a total mess and I nearly dumped it, but there was nothing else interesting on when the second one aired and it was better. Turns out to be more intriguing than it should be. There's a woowoo element to it -- the tattoos seem too predictive to be merely roadmaps from old information, but even though there's really not much there, I find I enjoy it and like the characters. I liked the Limitless film, so have been watching the series. It keeps thinking like a film, however, and is going to exhaust itself or eat its young. For the moment, I like it kind of middling. It's sort of like a comic book style Castle with the naive rogue outsider leaping in. I wouldn't miss it if it were gone. I really like Quantico. It has the most depth of any of these shows. It has a lot of depth for a show that has depth. The characters are very well drawn and distinguishable one from the next, which is rare on TV ensembles. The parallel story telling between the academy and the future can be annoying, especially if one doesn't have eyes glued to the screen, but, unlike in some shows, there is enough difference between the characters and their past selves, and their relationships and the past relationships, that it's really very interesting. There's also some of that ABC breathless quality, but since there's actual peril, not made up soap opera peril, and since it's driven by a forward moving plot, it doesn't bother me. It's my favorite new show. I like Heroes Reborn, but it's not exactly new. :) And I liked Heroes. I think it's supposed to be a limited run, which is good, since the plot is save the world. For self-contained, episodic procedural, I like Rosewood. It could be an 80's show, but I like that the rogue outsider is a qualified professional rather than just some dude, and it doesn't matter what the body of the week is--I could just watch Morris Chestnut and listen to his voice and be sufficiently entertained. :) The supporting players are also good, though, so it's not a one man show, and it's a thrill every time the great Lorraine Toussaint has a scene (as his mother).