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SciFi Weekend: Doctor Who and The Two Masters; Legends of Tomorrow Breaks Time; Surprises On The Magicians; A Wedding On Orphan Black?; Hugo Award Finalists; Netflix Marvel Shows; Renewals and Returning Shows
April 9, 2017 — Ron Chusid
Thanks to time travel, there have been many episodes of Doctor Who which featured two or more Doctors from different regeneratons. In the upcoming season, not only will there be the return of Missy, but John Sims will be returning as The Master. The BBC reports:
John Simm will return as the Master to battle the Doctor (Peter Capaldi), new companion Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) in the forthcoming series of Doctor Who.
John Simm says: "I can confirm that it's true, thanks to the power of time travel I'm back. It's always a pleasure to work with this great team of people and I can't wait for you all to see what the Master gets up to in the next series. "
Steven Moffat, writer and executive producer, says: "Nothing stays secret for long on Doctor Who but you'll have to wait a little bit longer to see exactly what the Master is up to and how he makes his return to face the Doctor. It's been a huge pleasure to have fan favourites John Simm and Michelle Gomez face to face in the same role! It's not often you get to see a solo personality clash."
John Simm was last seen as the Master on New Year's Day 2010. Viewers will have to wait to see exactly when and how the Master will return to the new series, which starts on Saturday 15 April at 7:20pm on BBC One.
As previously announced, Doctor Who series 10 will also star Michelle Gomez as Missy – a later regeneration of the Master. Other returning foes include the Daleks, the Ice Warriors and – returning for the first time in over 50 years – the Mondasian Cybermen. An exciting line up of new faces and adversaries will debut across the series, including adorable-but-deadly Emojibots and David Suchet as the Landlord.
Steven Moffat has also been teasing a huge spoiler, to be revealed in a trailer to one of the episodes:
"This is just a public warning," said a playful Moffat. "Some people hate spoilers and some people love spoilers – and everybody hates me whatever way they think about it. So this is my last attempt in this role to avoid hatred.
"At the end of the episode there will be yet another awesome trailer for Doctor Who… at the very end of the trailer there is, frankly, an enormous spoiler, a spoiler that may actually melt your brains. But I promise you, you'd be better off not knowing because awesome though it will be here, it will be even more awesome in a few weeks' time. So we're gonna give you the option, in our frankly camp and ridiculous way…
"There will come up a warning and then there will be a countdown to the spoiler, and then there will be a warning to 'blink now'. If at that point you close your eyes and wait until you hear the cliffhanger noise, you will have a better experience in a few weeks' time."
Den of Geek has a spoiler-free review of the season premier.
Series ten will finally reveal the location of the TARDIS toilet. ("It's down there. First right, second left, past the macaroon dispenser.") It remains unseen.
Doctor Who TV has links to series ten interviews with Steven Moffat and the cast. In an interview elsewhere, Peter Davison discussed how the regeneration scenes were hard for both himself and David Tennant.
There have already been shows such as Broadchurch and Victoria which include at least two actors who had previously appeared in the Doctor Who universe. Another example is coming. Look at the cast in this show discussed at Deadline:
Netflix has come on board BBC Two's contemporary thriller Collateral as co-producer and will release globally outside the UK. As Deadline revealed last month, Carey Mulligan is starring in the David Hare created drama that explores the spiraling repercussions surrounding the fatal shooting of a pizza delivery man. New cast includes John Simm (Life on Mars), Nicola Walker (Spooks) and Billie Piper (Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful).
Rose and The Master, plus staring Carey Mulligan, who played Sally Sparrow in Blink.
Legends of Tomorrow was considerably improved in the second season. After an apparently happy ending, the Legends wound up in a Los Angeles with a changed skyline with futuristic buildings and buildings from Victorian England, and dinosaurs. I wonder if they are intentionally using things which the Legends have encountered previously. Screener discussed the aftermath of breaking time with showrunner Phil Klemmer:
It's no secret that the Legends revisiting an event they'd already changed is bad news — and now in the Season 2 finale, that's exactly what's happening. What can you tell us about the episode?
I guess I'll say this: We have to follow through on our promise. I think people would hate us if the Legends were able to perform this feat without any consequence… If this were a typical "Legends" episode, and ended with, "Alright, we didn't get a lot of style points but we succeeded." This really has to be different than a random episode throughout the season.
As a show, it's always been designed to reinvent itself at the end of every season, whether that's with the mythology or the characters or the stakes. The blocks that we build with are not designed to last from one season to the next. We've loved Season 2 and could continue writing this forever, but I don't think that would be true to the spirit of the show, which is supposed to be wildly unpredictable and zany.
We had to have a seismic shift for our story, and one that will leave people scratching their heads for the next five months or whatever. I think the show is at its best when you watch an episode and honestly don't know how the hell you got there. We never could have predicted that we would do an episode about George Lucas, or "Land of the Lost" dinosaurs. You can get a little too comfortable and we got good at doing the Season 2 thing. That's precisely the moment where you have to blow the canon up again, you know? Crash this beautiful ship of ours and see where you land.
It's scary — but it's a challenge that I know, when we all sit down in the writers' room for the first day of work, everybody's going to be on the edge of their seat and eager to start talking, because nobody knows where we're headed. And that's exciting and terrifying.
While 'Legends' is telling a unique story, it still exists in a shared universe — your actions can be felt on other shows. Is that a line you have to walk — debating how much to blow up so it doesn't impact 'Arrow' or 'The Flash'?
It is funny. Kevin Smith said at Paleyfest how Barry has suffered endlessly for making one mistake, and we've sort of made a habit out of it. Usually when we're in the Waverider and we're traveling through time, we're thinking the crossover is really the only time we have to make our worlds harmonious.
But you're right, we have maybe made a really difficult challenge for ourselves. You'll see in the last 45 seconds a different kind of mistake than we've ever made before — and the challenge of Season 3 is going to be coming up with a new mission-of-the-week… Because it's not as easy as going back in time and keeping George Lucas in film school. That's going to seem like a very two-dimensional surgical strike, compared to the historical messes that we have to clean up as a result of what we do in this finale. It's exponentially more complicated.
Despite the changes on Legends of Tomorrow, Marc Guggenheim says we will not see dinosaurs in Central City on The Flash next season.
Last week's episode of The Magicians had a dragon, a visit to the underworld (with bowling), and a lot of surprises. Eliot was surprised to find he was not going to get laid because a bunch of Fillorians and Lorians were turned into rats on Eliot and King Idri's wedding day. Margo surprised Eliot when the truth serum forced her to confess, but then, surprisingly did something risky to try to fix everything. Eliot was also surprised to return to Brakebills. Senator John Gaines was surprised to learn why some people did what he wanted, and further surprised when he gave another Senator a heart attack. Julia was surprised to learn that Elysium is run by Miss Persephone. The biggest surprise was the sacrifice Julia made for Quenton, presumably now opening the door to bringing Alice back.
The Dragon got the best lines of the episode: "You have 24 hours to return to the portal." "Or…" "I sit patiently, waiting for you to come back. No, I eat you, I'm a fucking dragon, what do you expect?"
Deadline had a panel with cast and crew, and had some teasers for the final two episodes of the season:
With just two episodes to go, the team promised to go out with a bang ("They're insane," said Maeve. "Quite insane"). Added McNamara: "There's been something for the entire season, and there's a perpetrator behind these things that are going on, and you don't know who it is… It's kind of a giant whodunit." Ralph confirmed that the April 19 finale will pull the rug out from under its characters, saying, "Just as these people think that they have real control over their lives and have made real decisions and have forward momentum and feel like they're taking responsibility for things for the first time, we draw back the curtain and reveal that they've had no control – they've been pawns." Gamble smiled. "Don't you love a cliffhanger?"
Orphan Black returns for its fifth and final season on June 10. Several pictures and clips have been released, including this one which suggests that Cosima and Dephine are getting married:
.@BBCAMERICA snuck some season 5 #OrphanBlack footage into their new brand commercial and we're so thankful. pic.twitter.com/88MDdThnxu
— Orphan Black (@OrphanBlack) April 6, 2017
The 2017 Hugo Award finalists are out. The awards will be presented on August 11, 2017. Here are the nominees for the two categories which include television shows and movies:
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Arrival, screenplay by Eric Heisserer based on a short story by Ted Chiang, directed by Denis Villeneuve (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)
Deadpool, screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, directed by Tim Miller (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Marvel Entertainment/Kinberg Genre/The Donners' Company/TSG Entertainment)
Ghostbusters, screenplay by Katie Dippold & Paul Feig, directed by Paul Feig (Columbia Pictures/LStar Capital/Village Roadshow Pictures/Pascal Pictures/Feigco Entertainment/Ghostcorps/The Montecito Picture Company)
Hidden Figures, screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, directed by Theodore Melfi (Fox 2000 Pictures/Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films/TSG Entertainment)
Rogue One, screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, directed by Gareth Edwards (Lucasfilm/Allison Shearmur Productions/Black Hangar Studios/Stereo D/Walt Disney Pictures)
Stranger Things, Season One, created by the Duffer Brothers (21 Laps Entertainment/Monkey Massacre)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Black Mirror: "San Junipero", written by Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris (House of Tomorrow)
Doctor Who: "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", written by Steven Moffat, directed by Ed Bazalgette (BBC Cymru Wales)
The Expanse: "Leviathan Wakes", written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)
Game of Thrones: "Battle of the Bastards", written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Miguel Sapochnik (HBO)
Game of Thrones: "The Door", written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Jack Bender (HBO)
Splendor & Misery [album], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)
Screenrant has looked at how the television version of Legion differed from the comics.
On a somewhat similar topic, Vulture compared how the ending of Big Little Lies compared to the book.
It's going down 8/18. #DEFEND pic.twitter.com/ALzi0WdELY
— The Defenders (@TheDefenders) April 4, 2017
Netflix has revealed that The Defenders will be released on August 18, 2017.
Daredevil will start filming season three later this year, to be released in 2018.
Iron Fist has received a number of poor reviews, but I doubt I will go entirely without seeing it before watching The Defenders. Nerdophiles has a possible solution–listing the must see episodes and recommendations for those to skip. They even have a synopsis of the episodes they recommend skipping. It won't save all that much time, only recommending skipping three episodes (the second, third, and twelfth). The first also also gets a poor review, but I assume the author recommends watching as it is the first episode and presumably does set up the show. In other words, it appears that the series doesn't really become all that watchable until the fourth episode.
In this era of peak TV, there are many shows I have not had a chance to see which others say are worthwhile. I've heard a few people say great things about Wynonna Earp. Screen Rant gives fifteen reasons to watch. The first season recently became available on Netflix, and the second season begins on Syfy on Friday June 9. Syfy has announced that Dark Matter will also return on June 9 with two episodes. Killjoys will return on June 30. I finally manged to binge watch Dark Matter in December, when other shows were on hiatus, and really enjoyed it. I didn't get into Killjoys, but I only watched one episode and will give it another chance if there is another slow period.
Hulu has released the first three episodes of an anthology series entitled Dimension 404, which appears to be influenced by The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror. I09 says these episodes are bingeworthy.
Netflix has renewed A Series of Unfortunate Events for both a second and third season. USA has renewed Colony for a third season.
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SciFi Weekend: Last Man On Earth Kills Off Pence Administration; SNL Does SciFi Skit On Trump; Riverdale Renewed; Doctor Who; Broadchurch Season 3; Passengers; The Night Manager; The Americans
The Last Man on Earth returned with an episode which barely involved the regular cast. The, staring Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern. goes back to before the virus killed off virtually everyone. In a news report Mike Pence was referred to as the president. Wiig's character was shocked that there was no vaccine for the virus, arguing that the president must have a vaccine. That led clips from news reports showing a series of funerals for President Pence, followed by President Paul Ryan, President Rex Tillerson, President Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, and finally President Betsy DeVos:
There was no explanation as to why Donald Trump was not mentioned, with Mike Pence president at the time. This might suggest that Trump was impeached before the virus struck.
The episode progressed to having Kristen Wiig move to a bunker with only her dog for company. She gradually went crazy, including trying to get the dog to say "milk." She turned out to be the person who sent out the drone shot down by Melissa (January Jones) in a previous episode. Kristen Wiig might be interacting with the regular cast as she left the bunker to search out the people she saw via the drone. Of course they have all moved on from the home where they were spotted by the drone, and we don't know if she is immune to the virus.
While Donald Trump was not recognized as president on Last Man On Earth, he was portrayed once again by Alec Baldwin on a science fiction themed cold open on Saturday Night Live (video above). The New York Times recapped this and other political skits on the show:
Sure, "Saturday Night Live" has offered ample criticism of President Trump and his young administration. But in its latest episode, the program expressed confidence that he'll be in office until at least 2018, long enough to see America decimated by an alien invasion force from the planet Zorblatt 9…
A military officer played by the cast member Kenan Thompson told him, "The aliens are killing us, sir. They have the most advanced weaponized technology we've ever seen. What should we do?"
The Trump character responded, "Here's what we're going to do. We are going to bring coal back, O.K.? We're going to have so much coal, you're going to say, 'Where did all this coal come from? I never knew there could be so much coal.'"
Informed that the aliens had already vaporized the state of California, Mr. Baldwin answered, "So then I won the popular vote?"
As Mr. Trump, he explained that the aliens had already been secretly living in the United States for hundreds of years. "Look, there's one right there," he said, indicating Leslie Jones. "And so is the woman next to her, right there," he said, pointing at Sasheer Zamata.
Asked where he was getting his information, Mr. Baldwin replied, "From a very reputable source, Infowars. It's a radio show hosted by Alex Jones. You know he's legit because he's always taking off his shirt."
When the aliens at last overrun the base and learn that Mr. Trump is president, one creature (played by Bobby Moynihan) declares, "Really? This is going to be so easy."
Riverdale has been renewed for a second season. I wonder if the season finale is already set, or if knowing that there is a second season will affect when we find out who killed Jason Blossom. Screener looks at the major suspects. On the one hand, viewers might be disappointed if there is not some answer in the foreseeable future after following the show. On the other hand, ending the mystery requires them to come up with something new to hook the viewers.
The series is sort of a Twin Peaks light with its murder mystery in a small town. Twin Peaks quickly went down hill after it revealed who killed Laura Palmer, and we found that they didn't have much more story to tell. (Hopefully they have come up with more story for the upcoming Showtime revival). There certainly is plenty of potential in Riverdale for additional stories, and not everything going on this season is centered around the murder of Jason Blossom. Perhaps it will be more like Veronica Mars in having a different mystery each season.
The CW Network has also renewed The 100 for a fifth season.
We are down to less than a month until the start of series ten of Doctor Who. The Gallifrey Times has an updated episode guide with what is known so far about every episode. The final two episodes feature the original Mondasian Cybermen seen on The Tenth Planet in 1966. New Who created an alternative time line in which the Cybermen were created on earth.
In other Doctor Who news, Radio Times looks at the question of Time Lords aging, or "why did Matt Smith's Doctor look so young on his 'farewell tour' (the 200 years he lives through in series 6), but become an old man while defending the town of Christmas on Trenzalore for 300 years in The Time of the Doctor?" Plus we learned last week that a CIA hacking tool revealed by Wikileaks is called the Weeping Angels.
Broadchurch was of special interest to Doctor Who fans from the start with a cast which includes David Tennant and Arthur Darvill. It became even more significant when show runner Chris Chibnall was picked to replace Steven Moffat. After two episodes of Broadchurch, it is showing promise to surpass the second season and be more like the first. While the murder of the first season still is having an impact, the second season is concentrating on a different crime, a rape. There are already multiple suspects, and more are likely to be added. Beth Lattimer, a key character from the first season, remains a significant part of the story, having become a rape counselor.
It looks like, as usual, the story is as much about the effect on the town as the crime itself, plus the show has already gotten into other topics including the challenges to the small town newspaper. I would suggest that even those who gave up the show in its second season give it another chance. Broadchurch is currently on Mondays on ITV. BBC America will be carrying the show in the future but has not posted a date yet.
Similarly I would recommend that those who gave up on Homeland give the current season a chance, but beware it does start out slow. The payoff the last few episodes makes it worthwhile.
Nerdist looks at the Easter eggs in the Deadpool 2 trailer (video above). This includes posters for Firefly, presumably due to Morena Baccarin being in both Firefly and Deadpool.
Netflix releases Iron Fist this week, with early reviews not being very favorable.
A premiere date for season seven of Game of Thrones has been announced. The seven-episode season will start on July 16.
Passengers will never become a classic science fiction movie, despite a cast led by Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. It is best to go into in looking for mindless escape and ignore how creepy the actions of the male lead were. Despite its flaws, the movie was actually enjoyable and even good for some unintentional laughs, such as with the resuscitation scene. Look at it more as a rom-com about the dangers of waking up a woman too soon in order to have sex with her. Or, if you are looking for comedy, you could just watch the blooper reel above (which some are arguing is far better than the actual movie).
The Night Manager was one of the top shows of 2016, but the miniseries completed the events of the John le Carré novel. A second season is being written, but has not yet been picked up. There is no information on what it will be about. It might take other elements from le Carré's books, especially as some of the characters do appear in other novels. I imagine they could also come up with an original story based on elements and characters from the first miniseries. As I posted previously, the producers of The Night Manager are also working on a miniseries based on The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
The Americans returned last week and is receiving additional media attention due to Russia being in the news recently. This includes articles in USA Today and Entertainment Weekly. The Americans has consistently been one of the best shows on television since it premiered.
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SciFi Weekend: Time After Time; Arrow; X-Men Casting News; Dark; Sense8; Santa Clarita Diet; Shows From Matthew Weiner and Amy Sherman-Palladino on Amazon; Doctor Who; Star Trek Discovery Air Date; Saturday Night Live
March 5, 2017 — Ron Chusid
Time After Time is the next network time travel show to premiere. TV Guide answers some questions about it:
Is this really about Sexy Jack the Ripper and Sexy H.G. Wells? Boy, is it! You see, back in the day, before H.G. Wells wrote any of his now legendary novels, he apparently built a real time machine. He was showing off this game-changing piece of machinery to his good friend John — who, as it turns out, is actually the notorious anonymous serial killer Jack the Ripper. And once John discovers the authorities were hot on his tail, he uses the time machine to hightail it to modern-day New York City. Realizing he's the only one who can stop John from killing again, H.G. follows his old friend to the future, where the world's sexiest cat-and-mouse game begins!
Is it weird to feel attracted to Jack the Ripper? Yes and no. It's totally weird to be sexually attracted to a serial killer, but the charismatic power of Josh Bowman is also impossibly hard to deny. Plus, this version of Jack the Ripper isn't completely evil. There is a part of John that does want to change and leave his psychopathic, murderous tendencies behind. It's a small part, but it's big enough that you should feel slightly less confused by your newfound crush on the legendary murderer…
Don't we have enough time-travel shows on TV right now? While time-travel is definitely one of the TV trends of the season, Time After Time isn't exactly a time-travel show. In its second episode, the drama establishes its rules for time travel – ones which make it very dangerous to actually travel through time too often. That's why H.G. Wells doesn't simply go back in time to stop John from ever taking the time machine in the first place. It's also why the show only time-travels four times in the first season.
Instead, Time After Time is far more interested in exploring how H.G. Wells' adventures in modern-day Manhattan eventually inspire him to write The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr. Moreau and War of the Worlds, which is a fun way to fully take advantage of having H.G. Wells as the show's dashing protagonist.
The identity of Prometheus has been revealed on Arrow. TV Line spoke with the show's producer and actor who played him, noting how this differs from the comics:
In the comics, Chase's alter ego is Vigilante, but the producers chose to flip the script "because everybody would be thinking, 'Of course he's going to be Vigilante,'" executive producer Wendy Mericle explains. "We thought it would be a really fun twist to… take the comic-book mythology and turn it on its head and see what kind of story we can mine from a surprise like that. It was also something different for this season. We wanted to change up how we introduced the Big Bad and when we did it."
…Although viewers are now aware of Prometheus' true face — he exposed his mug to the audience when he took off his mask following a fight with Vigilante — Team Arrow will remain in the dark for the time being. As a result, the show gets to have "fun" as the characters continue to "interact with Adrian Chase in City Hall and elsewhere without knowing his real identity," Mericle describes. "We're going to play around with that for a little while before we let Oliver and the team find out."
And find out they will, possibly sooner rather than later. "We're not going to leave it to the end of the season," Segarra promises. "We're going to get to watch the pot get stirred a little bit. It's hard because I already know how [Oliver] reacts, and I love the way it goes. You're going to see Chase just kind of trying to burn the world around him."
While we no know the identity of Prometheus, we will probably not learn the identity of the person under the vigilante mask this season.
Regardless of whether they are able to use the X-Men name, we will be seeing a lot of the X-Men in some form on television. ABC will be getting an Inhumans show. FX already has premiered Legion (which is highly recommended). Fox has some casting news on their upcoming untitled show. This includes Natalie Alyn Lind of Gotham:
Written by Matt Nix and directed by Bryan Singer, the pilot focuses on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. Lind will play Lauren, one of the children at the center of the story. Smart, pretty, popular, organized and already ahead on her college applications, Lauren is the model of a perfect kid.
Amy Acker, who has a lot of genre experience in shows including Angel, Dollhouse, and Person of Interest, will play the other female lead:
Acker will star as Kate Stewart, a woman who is struggling with her separation from her husband, Reed (True Blood's Stephen Moyer), and her increasingly challenging teenage children. When her family situation takes a dark turn, she finds that she's stronger than she thinks.
As noted above, Stephen Moyer has been cast as the male lead:
Moyer will play Reed, an ambitious attorney trying to balance the demands of his job at the DA's office with his responsibilities to his family.
Patrick Stewart recently announced his retirement with regards to playing Professor X, but now states he might reprise the role in a Deadpool sequel. As I posted on Friday, he has also announced plans to become an American citizen to help fight Donald Trump. Make it so!
Netflix has released a teaser for Dark, an upcoming show being made in Germany, which appears somewhat like a darker version of Stranger Things. The description reads, "A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers. Their search for a culprit unearths a small town's sins and secrets."
Netflix is reassembling the cast for a potential third season of Sense8. The second season will be released May 5.
While reviews have been mixed, I've been hearing a lot of great buzz from viewers of Santa Clarita Diet. We binged a large portion of the season last night and, while certainly not a hard-core zombie show, it was very enjoyable.
Mathew Weiner's next show, The Romanoffs, to be on Amazon Prime, sounds nothing like Mad Men:
"Romanoffs" will consist of eight hourlong episodes, each of which will tell a standalone story with no recurring plot elements or actors. The only common thread is that each episode will tell the stories of people in contemporary times who believe they are descendants of the imperial family that ruled Russia from 1613 until the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917…
Weiner came up with the notion for "Romanoffs" about a year ago, after a long break following the end of his work on "Mad Men" in late 2014. He had the chance to watch other TV shows "in a non-competitive atmosphere," and he realized that there was room for a show of this nature. "The rise of (Netflix's) 'Black Mirror' made it easier for me to explain it, even though this show is not in that genre," he said.
Amy Sherman-Palladino also has a pilot for Amazon:
After venturing into streaming TV with Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life on Netflix last fall, the show's creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is trying her hand with Amazon this spring. The site announced today that Palladino's pilot, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, will be among the batch of programs up in pilot season starting on March 17. The one-hour pilot stars Rachel Brosnahan (House of Cards, Manhattan) as the titular Miriam "Midge" Maisel, a 1950s housewife who starts a career in stand-up comedy. Monk's Tony Shalhoub will play her father; Michael Zegen (Boardwalk Empire) will play her husband. Alex Borstein (the original Sookie!) is also in the cast.
Speculation this week about the replacement for Peter Capaldi on Doctor Who includes Kris Marshall and Anthony Head. Doctor Who returns on April 15 with DoctorWho TV recapping everything which is known about the series so far.
After having been delayed twice, CBS is now saying that the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery will be in late summer or early fall.
The election of Donald Trump has been fantastic for the ratings of the late night comedy shows. Having Donald Trump as a regular target has improved the material on shows including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Saturday Night Live. The cold open on SNL last night had Kate McKinnon portraying Jeff Sessions as Forest Gump. Of course Donald Trump will likely be upset about him being portrayed by a woman, as when Melissa McCartney played Sean Spicer.
Last night's episode of SNL has also received a lot of buzz for the above skit:
"Saturday Night Live" just ran a nearly two-minute liberal's dream sequence disguised as a movie trailer.
The trailer — which promises a Republican "patriot who will put country over party" — features a notable omission: a title character. The point is that no Republican has really stood up to President Trump. You get it.
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SciFi Weekend: Sherlock; The Expanse; Deadpool; Stranger Things; Wayward Pines; Twin Peaks; iBoy; Humans; Victoria; John le Carré; Celebrities On Surviving Trump
I am not going to give any spoilers on the season finale of Sherlock which airs tonight but leaked out early, waiting to watch until this is posted, but there remains a lot to say about last week's episode. Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis spoke about the big twist in The Lying Detective. (Major spoilers for those who have not seen the episode):
At the end of the episode, we found out that the woman pretending to be Watson's therapist, rush hour crush and Culverton Smith's daughter were the same person. Not only that, but she was Sherlock and Mycroft's long lost sister, Eurus (which means east wind).
After a screening at the BAFTA Cymru in Cardiff, the show creators hosted a Q and A where they told all about the chaos that had just ensued.
Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat explained how the idea that Sherlock had a sister had been in the back of their minds ever since the first episode. Gatiss said:
"It started as a joke years, years ago. Right from the beginning of the first season, there was a line in 'The Great Game' when we were sort of sketching in the idea of the Holmes family and there was going to be a line about Mycroft being a member, Sherlock admitting that he was cleverer than him and then him kindly saying, mind you…my sister…
It was absolutely cut off, and that's really where it all began.
[At the time] we thought, we won't do too much. And thank god we didn't, as it gives us this place to go."
But that wasn't the only shock of Sherlock. People were frankly dumbfounded to see that Watson had been seeing a girl behind Mary's back. Steven decided to tackle that one, head on, saying:
"He's a fully rounded character. He's a fully rounded human being with all the normal flaws that people have."
BuzzFeed then asked him if he was going to be back to his usual self for the next episode, to which he said:
"We're not going to say now that he's cosy and lovely, you don't get Martin Freeman to play that."
The episode even contained a Torchwood Easter egg–a postcard on the mantel with the Torchwood 'T' logo. Technically this would place Sherlock in the Doctor Who universe.
The Lying Detective left Radio Times with thirteen burning questions. Fans are looking back through old scenes for clues.
Moffat and Gatiss did tease tonight's finale:
"It's a grand old finale. It's a very very finale finale," said Moffat, at the BAFTA screening for 'The Lying Detective'.
"It's the most like a Universal Sherlock Holmes that we've ever done," Gatiss added. "It's like a Basil Rathbone one. It's absolutely crazy."
The Expanse returns for season 2 on February 1. For those of use who didn't make it through the entire first season, Syfy has put out a series of videos on the series, such as the one above. For those who want a briefer summary of season 1, below is a recap with cats:
Deadline interviewed the writers of Deadpool about the planned second movie. They also blamed the leak of test footage from the first movie on Putin.
The cast of Stranger Things teased season two in an interview with Vanity Fair.
Wayward Pines will not be returning this summer, but Fox has left open the possibility of it returning in the future. I'm actually happy to hear this. I've read the novels the show was based on by Blake Crouch, but the television show is one of many shows in this era of peak TV which I haven't gotten to yet. Another year might give me a chance of watching the first two seasons before a third if there should be one. Incidentally, Blake Crouch is also the author of Dark Matter (no relationship to the televisions how by that name). The novel is more a page-turner thriller than hard science fiction, but, like his Wayward Pines series, was a quick and enjoyable read, and I've seen it on some of lists of top books of 2016. (Also, while not really related, I have used the hiatus in new shows around the holidays to catch up on Syfy's Dark Matter and will now be able to include it in the weekly show coverage when it returns).
Return to Twin Peaks on May 21:
Kyle MacLachlan reprises his role as FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper. TWIN PEAKS, the 18-part limited event series will debut with a two-part premiere on Sunday, May 21 at 9PM ET/PT. Immediately following the premiere, SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to the third and fourth parts, exclusively across the SHOWTIME streaming service, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®. In its second week, TWIN PEAKS will air the third and fourth parts back-to-back on the linear network, starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by one-hour parts in subsequent weeks…
Directed entirely by David Lynch, the new SHOWTIME limited event series picks up twenty-five years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town were stunned when their homecoming queen Laura Palmer was shockingly murdered.
Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential broadcast series of all time, TWIN PEAKS followed the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town who were stunned after their homecoming queen Laura Palmer was shockingly murdered. The town's sheriff welcomed the help of FBI agent Dale Cooper, who came to town to investigate the case. As Cooper conducted his search for Laura's killer, the town's secrets were gradually exposed. The mystery that ensued set off an eerie chain of events that plunged the inhabitants of Twin Peaks into a darker examination of their very existence. Twenty-five years later, the story continues…
Maisie Williams has a major role in an new superhero movie coming out on Netflix. It has a more modern origin story. Instead of being bit by a radioactive spider, the hero gets his powers from portions of a smartphone embedded in his brain:
Tom is an average teenager whose world is turned on its head when a violent encounter with local thugs leaves fragments of his shattered smartphone embedded in his brain. He wakes from a coma to discover that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of superpowers. With these new powers he sets out to seek revenge on the gang, who also assaulted his best friend Lucy.
iBoy is a Netflix original film starring Bill Milner, Maisie Williams, Miranda Richardson and Rory Kinnear and is available on Netflix globally from January 27th, 2017.
The Hollywood Reporter has news on another Game of Thrones Star. Peter Linklage is engaged in talks to appear in Avengers: Infinity War.
The second season of Humans was excellent, and will become available (legally) in the United States on AMC on February 13. Deadline has some information. Syfy Wire spoke with the showrunners about topics including the comparisons to Westworld:
The showrunners were asked whether they minded that Westworld entered their same thematic storytelling space last year, but Brackley says the more, the merrier. "From our point of view, it's only a good thing if people are interested in the issues we are all talking about. There's plenty of room for both of us, and probably more about AI. Our shows are very different."
Another excellent series from the UK will also become (legally) available in the US. Victoria debuts on PBS tonight. It is often compared to Golden Globe winner, The Crown, with similarities including actors from Doctor Who in key roles. While The Crown had Matt Smith in a supporting role, this one stars Jenna Coleman. Both The Crown and Victoria center around a new Queen and her relationship with the Prime Minister in their first season. Unlike The Crown, in which Elizabeth is married to Philip at the start, Victoria doesn't meet Albert until later in the first season. Entertainment Weekly has more on Victoria and spoke with Jenna Coleman:
Apparently there is some other show about British royalty called The Crown, which features your Doctor Who costar Matt Smith. Have you two compared notes?
[Laughs] I think both of us tried to work out our [characters'] relationship to each other. It's funny, he's filming the second season in London. I've seen all the first, which I think is fantastic.
We already know Victoria will have a second season. In an ideal world, how long will the show run?
It depends on appetite and the pacing. There's so much story, it could run for 60-odd years!
There is another interview with Jenna Coleman at Collider.
The Night Manager was one of the highlights of 2016. This leaves me optimistic about the next John le Carré adaptation from AMC, The BBC, and The Ink Factory: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
While several celebrities say that at first they were petrified about the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump, they are now singing, I Will Survive. Those singing Andrew Garfield, Chris Pine, Emma Stone, Amy Adams, Natalie Portman, Matthew McConaughey, and Chris Pine. Needless to say, conservatives don't find this entertaining. The New York Times looked at how other celebrities such as Judd Apatow are responding in a different manner. I previously posted about reactions to Donald Trump at the Golden Globe Awards, including text and video of Meryl Streep's speech, here.
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SciFi Weekend: Orphan Black; Game of Thrones; The Blacklist; 12 Monkeys; Star Wars The Force Awakens; Doctor Who Spinoff Class; Suicide Squad
We knew from the preview I posted last week that Orphan Black would begin with a flash back, but it was a surprise that almost the entire episode dealt with Beth Childers and other clones prior to when the series began. Seeing Beth gave a better feel for why she jumped in front of a train in the first episode. Beside seeing her drug problem, we saw far more than we previously knew about her troubles with Mark and how close she was to Art. It was also interesting to see some of the other clones in their younger, more innocent days. Beth, whose primary role appears to be to handle the money for the clones and supply Beth with pills, has not yet shot a gun, and Cosima's biggest concern is finding a place to live while going to school.
The most important aspect of the episode was probably the introduction of another clone, M.K., who was both more knowledgeable than the other clones about the situation, and (probably justifiably) more paranoid. She says she is only alive because they think she is dead. We don't get until the present until the end of the episode when M.K calls Sarah, now hiding in Iceland, with the warning: "Neolution knows where you are. They're coming for Kendall Malone….You need to run. Right now."
Felix even had a cameo, presumably never looking up to see a clone of Sarah in the police station. Buddy TV has an interview with Jordan Gavaris which reveals that Felix's relationship with Sarah is strained, and he has more time with the other clones.
Game of Thrones enters new territory this season, going beyond the books, and might be wrapping up sooner than many have predicted. Variety reports:
In an exclusive interview with Variety, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss said they are weighing wrapping up the Emmy-winning saga of Westeros and the battle for the Iron Throne with just 13 more episodes once this sixth season is over: seven episodes for season 7; six for the eighth and potential final season.
"I think we're down to our final 13 episodes after this season. We're heading into the final lap," said Benioff. "That's the guess, though nothing is yet set in stone, but that's what we're looking at."
Sources later clarified those exact numbers were premature, given that the showrunners are now just beginning to outline their plans, but said that any upcoming seasons may be shorter than the full 10 episodes of seasons past.
Trailer for the upcoming season is also above.
I've looked at a lot of deaths on genre shows the last few weeks, but the most unbelievable was on The Blacklist. (Major spoiler ahead). Even more so than on Sleepy Hollow, the female lead is too important a character to have die without a major change in the series. Possibly they do plan on a major reboot of the series, which is always possible as long as they have James Spader, but I am quite suspicious that in this case they are faking Lizzy's death as part of a plan to keep her safe. Perhaps they will use a need for Lizzy to appear dead as a means to prevent her from being with Tom and her baby, which might have limited her actions.
Blastr has an interview with the cast and crew of 12 Monkeys and their planned 17-season arc. Here is the start of the interview:
You managed to build a layered, compelling story in the first season, which also featured quite a lot of world-building. Now that you've laid that creative groundwork, can you talk about what's it like to really get to play in this sandbox you've built for Season 2?
Terry Matalas: It's a lot more fun. In a lot of ways, it's almost like Season 1 is the prequel to Season 2. Things really starts to get going, and we're moving through time in ways we weren't able to in Season 1. We're able to mix and match characters and really try new things. The stakes are higher, and it's a lot more fun. The show really finds itself in Season 2.
In the early parts of Season 2, Cassie really seems to start taking point in regards to the mission that drives the narrative of the show. In a way, she feels more like the Season 1-era Cole than the character of Cole does now. Can you talk about that change in Cassie, and how her time stranded in the future has affected her?
Amanda Schull: I think it was a slow burn to build this person, but you're right. Her time in 2044 is what solidifies that very dramatic shift. She had only ever heard of this life that Cole was grappling with, then when she's forced to live in it, herself, she realizes that intelligence doesn't necessarily accomplish goals in every scenario, and it won't help you survive every scenario. She really becomes a product of that world.
There has been a lot of speculation that Luke or possibly Leia and Han are Rey's parents in Star Wars The Force Awakens. I would not entirely trust anything J.J. Abrams says about character identities after he denied that Benedict Cumberbatch would be playing Kahn in Star Trek Into Darkness, but he gave the impression that these theories about Rey might not be true when he said this about Rey: "Rey's parents are not in Episode VII. So I can't possibly in this moment tell you who they are. This is all I will say: It's something that Rey thinks about too."
Abrams has since clarified the issue saying: "What I meant was that she doesn't discover them in Episode VII. Not that they may not already be in her world." In other words, Luke could still be her father, but she doesn't learn that in the next movie. Or perhaps she does, and he doesn't want to give it away.
Abrams has also discussed, once again, the similarities between The Force Awakens and A New Hope:
"['The Force Awakens'] was a bridge and a kind of reminder; the audience needed to be reminded what 'Star Wars' is, but it needed to be established with something familiar, with a sense of where we are going to new lands, which is very much what 8 and 9 do. The weird thing about that movie is that it had been so long since the last one. Obviously the prequels had existed in between and we wanted to, sort of, reclaim the story. So we very consciously — and I know it is derided for this — we very consciously tried to borrow familiar beats so the rest of the movie could hang on something that we knew was 'Star Wars.'"
The BBC has announced the cast of the Doctor Who spinoff, Class, which takes place at Coal Hill School. Stephen Moffat had this to say about the series:
There's nothing more exciting than meeting stars that nobody's heard of yet. We had the read through of the first few episodes last week, and there was a whole row of them. Coal Hill School has been part of Doctor Who since the very first shoot in 1963, but this new show is anything but history. Class is dark and sexy and right now. I've always wondered if there could be a British Buffy – it's taken the brilliant Patrick Ness to figure out how to make it happen.
I wonder what he means by a British Buffy. Is it just a matter of having a cast in this age range, or will there be other similarities?
The upcoming Suicide Squad movie will apparently have a lot of Batman, which should increase interest in the movie. There are also reports that the sequel might be R-rated. Deadpool has already done well with an R-rating, and the same is planned with Wolverine 3.
Posted in Science Fiction, Television. Tags: 12 Monkeys, Amanda Schull, Batman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Blacklist, Class, Deadpool, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, JJ Abrams, Orphan Black, Sleepy Hollow, Star Trek Into Darkness, Steven Moffat, Suicide Squad, Tatiana Maslany, Terry Matalas, Wolverine. 1 Comment »
SciFi Weekend: The Flash To Meet Supergirl After Visit To Earth-2; Captain America: Civil War; Doctor Who; Manhattan; Gilmore Girls Casting; Bernie Sanders & Larry David on SNL; Gloria Steinem Insults Women Supporting Sanders On Bill Maher
Barry travels to Earth-2 on next week's episode of The Flash and, from the pictures released, some things are quite different over there.
After many stories going both ways, it now looks official that he will also visit Supergirl. With the manner in which The Flash deals with alternative universes, this is leading to a lot of speculation on line that Supergirl (and therefore her cousin Superman) are from a different universe from Arrow and The Flash. If so, being able to travel between universes might provide a way for the DC television universe to continue to tell stories which are unrelated to each other, but still have an occasional cross over episode. The same idea could extend to the movie DC universe, and could even be used to encompass the various versions of Superman and Batman seen on television and in the movies.
The Captain America: Civil War promo to be shown during the Super Bowl has been released prior to the game
Steven Moffat has confirmed that series ten of Doctor Who will have fourteen episodes. Presumably this means that there will be the 2016 Christmas episode, thirteen episodes in the spring of 2017, and Moffat's final episode will be the 2017 Christmas episode. That might also be a regeneration episode if Peter Capaldi leaves with Moffat.
Manhattan has been canceled by WGN after its second season. It is a shame as it was one of the best shows on television. For those who have not seen it (which is most people) it remains well worth watching the first two seasons, even if the show was canceled. It is about the Manhattan Project. We don't need another season to see how it ends, although I would like to see what happens to the fictitious characters on the show.
Colony has been renewed for a second season. Orange Is The New Black has been renewed by Netflix for three seasons.
I haven't seen it yet, but the Deadpool movie is getting excellent reviews.
Liza Weil and Matt Czuchry have both signed on to be in the Gilmore Girls revival. (That's Paris and Logan). Melissa McCarthy so far hasn't been cast in revival based upon limited availability, but Amy Sherman-Palladino does say she will write her into a scene if she makes it to the set.
Bernie Sanders appeared on Saturday Night Live last night, with guest host Larry David. The show opened by mocking Ted Cruz. Then Larry David had one of the best opening segments on the show in recent memory, not needing the other cast members to get him through it, as many guest hosts to. He was later in an excellent per-filmed skit entitled Bern Your Enthusiasm which had the feeling of an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm with typical Larry David-type predicaments, except it dealt with Bernie Sanders and the Iowa primary. This included Bernie not wanting to shake a woman's had after she had first coughed into it, two-percent milk.
Another skit dealt with a Titanic-like situation, in which Larry David played a rich man demanding that he get one of the seats in a life boat. Then Bernie Sanders appeared with a version of his stump speech:
Sanders: Hold on! Hold on! Wait a second! I am so sick of the one percent getting this preferential treatment! Enough is enough! We all need to unite if we're going to get through this!
David: Sounds like socialism to me.
Sanders: Democratic socialism.
David: What's the difference.
Sanders: Huge difference.
Previous impersonations of Bernie Sanders by Larry David can be seen here and here.
Also on light night television, Gloria Steinem received a lot of criticism for suggesting on Bill Maher that young women are supporting Sanders because that's where the boys are, as if they can't think for themselves. Steinem later apologized for her comments on Facebook.
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I was hoping it would be a nice place to just sit out in the yard and watch her play. (she will be older when we move) Really I dont do anything here, I sit inside and play with her with the TV off, I just wish I could do the same thing outside. Only other thing I do is come on this site, but once I move I wont need that anymore. I hope to still be able to keep internet, but thats only if we can afford it after my husband finds a job.
Not sure when you are planning on doing this, but it's winter now and it can get really cold in that part of the state so you might be spending a lot of time indoors. I get the feeling you are trying to get away from a bad situation where you are. We just don't want you to go "from the frying pan into the fire". Has you husband looked at any job resources online? That might be a very good idea.
We're thinking August. How could you tell? haha. Not a bad situation YET. But there's no future for me where I am. No possibility of other kids (not enough room and could never afford a bigger place), will never be able to own a home. Its just that I am trying to think long term. We are not living on our own, we still depend on our parents and THEIR parents. Californians do not have the same morals or political views as us and I would never feel comfortable sending my kids to any schools here. No democrats raising my children...gun laws are too strict, we cant sustain life on our own if anything were to happen. Some people may think I'm crazy but these are big issues for me. We're moving in August when our lease is up no matter what, only question is where.
Never ever move anywhere without a source of income. I see nothing wrong with the stay at home June Cleaver thing if it makes you happy. Neither of my grandmothers even learned to drive. You just need to be able to make it work, and know yourself well enough to put yourself in a happy place. And understand that relying on just one income means sacrifices as well.
Do not move until you KNOW that your husband has a job. That area is not teeming with employment opportunities.
Also, Tennessee may be dead last in tax burden but it certainly doesn't favor the poor. Sales tax is very high here and includes food. As far as I know, California exempts groceries from being taxed.
I find it mildly ironic that you have conservative values but want to sit home and not work. Spare me the outrage when you read this. I'm 51 and have raised - and in one instance am still raising - four kids. I've tried to stay home with them every chance that I got and would have much preferred the June Cleaver route. But the truth is that if you want more children you and your husband need to be better educated in order to make a better living wage. Instead of sitting around I highly suggest you get yourself in school or at least get out and get a job. You are in no position to be having anymore children at this time.
Also, when considering places to live I would highly suggest checking out the schools. I'm afraid that you've lived in the same area your entire life and you don't understand that different parts of the country, and different cities and towns, can have a drastically different set of circumstances. For instance, did you know that the maximum that you can receive in unemployment benefits in California is $450 and in Tennessee it is $275?
I think it is very easy for someone in a "liberal" area to see the grass as greener somewhere else. The same holds true for someone that has always lived in a more conservative area. What you need to do is thoroughly research and visit any area that you are interested in. I've moved a few times in my lifetime and to very different areas. There are many, many different aspects to all of them, things that I didn't realize could greatly vary such as education.
And we haven't even delved into the weather differences. That will be a huge change for you, as well. The humidity may be very hard for you to handle.
A lot of these same thoughts occurred to me. Planning for the future had to take job opportunities and income into account. You/your husband don't want to be stuck in a minimum wage, no benefits job forever. In order to prevent that you need some kind of marketable skills. Whether this means some kind of trade school, finding a job with training opportunities, etc... In this economy most jobs with any advancement potential are going to want you to have some kind of skill/training/experience for even an entry level position. Low wage, part time work with no benefits is not a long-term way to make a living - especially if you have kids. No, you don't have to be rich to give them a good life, but you need to be able to pay for basics.
What if someone gets sick? If it's the breadwinner and the job has no benefits like paid sick leave, you'll be out those earnings - and even if it's just a few days, your budget will be so tight that something this simple can have a real impact. What about car repairs and maintenance? No public transportation in rural areas. Utilities are high in winter because it gets really cold. In summer, the humidity and heat combo will likely be a real issue for you - you'll need a/c and that will also run up your electric bill. I grew up in TN but lived in Los Angeles 18 years so I know about the climate different first hand. Dry heat really is easier to deal with.
I've known so many people in my life who had kids at a young age, had no job training (and didn't get any) and ended up in dead end jobs and small apartments, barely getting by, for the next many years. It's not a happy life and I'd hate to see you end up like that. So in addition to planning where to live, you really need to consider how to live - as in how to make a decent living in the long term, not exist on minimum wage for an indefinite period. You've stated you want to improve your life, and being able to earn a decent salary is a big part of that. There was a time when a high school education was enough to get a decent job, especially in manufacturing. But those days are pretty much gone. You don't have to go to college and get a degree but trade school to learn a skill - even if it's to be an auto mechanic, HVAC tech, etc..., is a very good investment. I say this because I get the feeling that you think cheap rent + minimum wage = a good life in the country. This might be a short term solution but it is not a long-term life plan. Your expectations are unrealistic and pretty simplistic. To put it in perspective, according to the US Dept of Health & Human Services, a family of 3 living on less than $19,090/year is considered living below the poverty level.
And I do want to kindly and gently tell Michelle that I was her so many years ago. I was in that same situation and I know how this plays out.
I think she is smart for wanting to move. I grew up in a state that was very costly to live in. After 33 years I had to move away and I've never been able to go back. But you have to look at areas that have better job opportunities and education for you, your husband and your children. Rent may be a bit higher - $650 as opposed to $350 - but you'll have a much better shot at a better income and outcome.
Get to school while you can and set a good example for this child. Once you can earn more you can have more children. I promise you that you will never regret this.
Good advice. I really applaud her positive attitude and desire to make a better future - but for that to work you have to have the right tools, like job skills. I realize my earlier post was blunt but I'd rather have her mad at me if it'll get her to stop and think about this in a mature, realistic manner. She's gotten a lot of advice from more mature folks on this and other threads, but I remember when I was young. I had it all figured out too. I was amazed that older folks thought it was so complicated. Haha. Turns out they were right more times than I cared to admit, and now here I am giving that same advice.
I really appreciate all of your support and advice. I just dont know what to do. I have the opportunity to move this August and am scared that if I dont take it, it will never happen. I dont want to get into my personal finances too much, but I will say that without my husbands mother and grandfather, we would be on the street. And its scary to depend on so many other people when I have a child. As of now, I am living pretty well, but God forbid something happens to either of them, then what? We only pay $300 a month in a $1700 dollar apartment in San Diego. My husband drives very far to work and pays about $300 more in gas. So I just figured if we could find somewhere close to a job and get a place for $350 we would be doing fine, even if he got paid a little less. I know I am relying on a lot of 'ifs', but i also am here. And you would actually have to be rude to me to upset me. Yeah, maybe rained on my parade a little, but better than being homeless. I am just terrified of missing this opportunity and ending up in a worse situation than if I took the risk and got myself out.
You are such a nice young lady and you are trying to do the right thing.
This may not seem true to you but you are actually in a wonderful position. So many people would love to be where you are at in life. And you are to be commended for wanting to better yourselves and not take advantage of family.
You are correct that you need to do something but I think your idea is misplaced. Knowing what I know now here is my advice. Apply for a local state school. Get as much grants that you can. Whatever you are awarded, some of that money can probably pay for child care. Go to school, go to school, go to school! Michelle, you are clearly very bright and would be a great candidate for college. Your husband needs to get trained as well. He needs to go to school part-time.
You will never get anywhere by only being trained for minimum wage jobs. But based on what I know that you pay for rent, moving would be an enormous mistake at this juncture. Apply for financial aid and take it.
The reality of a $350.00 apartment in Tn. is nowhere the same as paying a family member the same thing to live in their home. Reality check. What kind of place you think will be rented for $350.00? You think upscale finishes and roach free and quiet law abiding neighbors will be had for 350? While your reasoning has merit, I think you are in for a rude awakening when you come face to face with reality. And how about a safe place to live? Safety means different things to everyone, but with a baby, it is something to consider. Don't forget to tack on food, utilities to that 350 a month.
Many years ago, I was where you are at and I thought chucking everything and moving across the country was the thing to do. I did not have a baby then, but I still ended up failing at where I moved to simply because reality was so different from my dreams and desires.If what you have been advised so far means nothing to you, then so be it and move to Tn. and see what 350 a month gets you.


got one cell phone tower on my place, they want to put up another money is a lot less for the second one,. how much do you guy's get payed? I get 2500.00 a month for the first one put up in 1995 ? what is the going rate now for tower rent, how much for buy out?
Crown Castle by any chance ?
was $1,800. a month now $2,300. With 5% increase each year after lease renewal.
Don't get intimidated by these people who have a Army of Lawyers.
Stand your ground hire a attorney and go for it.
Be sure to add a clause that they reimburse or pay the property taxes.
Also a clause that they remove and return property to original condition if the tower is ever abandoned.
It was a year long fight but got what I wanted.
Told to bring a crane and shovel if they didn't like my terms.
Remember there's a reason they approached you.
That want to buy your lease for lump sum.
Also a clause that they remove and return property to original condition if the tower is ever abandoned. WILL THIS WORK IF THEY GO BANKRUPT OR JUST LET IT GO TO UNPAID TAXES AS THEY DONT NEED IT ANYMORE?
Neighbor has one, think it pays six hundred a month.
Topography could make or break your bargaining power. Check if you have the highest elevation in the area and clear unobstructed views to population centers that could make your location ideal for another tower or is it just the same as any other location in the area.
I have been watching this subject matter some. I think some of it where it is real estate wise and how many potential sites there are. Example NY city real estate is higher and scarcer than say some northern remote area. It could depend on the company also.
When they convert from the current G4 to the new G5 cell system, the old G4 covered 10-12 miles. The new G5 handles a lot more traffic, but only covers 2.5 miles or so.
They are going to need a lot more towers.
We have 3, not towers but individual equipment sites with 12' antennas on top of hill. Pay between $2000 and $3000 per month each.
I have an uncle that has a tower on his patch. It pays 750 or so a month, not sure if that's forever or a term.
Money hasn't gotten more valuable since 1995... I'd play hardball with 'em. If they really want that location they will pony up.
If they don't, then you really aren't out anything.
I have 11 towers that have 8 high voltage electric lines that come from a dam on the Missouri River. Put up in the 60�s. Wish I could get rid of them. Electric company has permanent easement and total compensation is exactly $0.00.
I too have an electrical tower on some land I bought years ago and get exactly $0.00 for it. The utility company has access to the tower for maintenance at any time, crops be damned. At least they call first. I spoke to the previous owner who owned the land when the tower was put up and it was the same deal.
Get so much for the first carrier and then a bit more for each subsequent carrier.
A guy I worked with had one put up on his place about 15 years ago and was getting $7,000.00 a month.I don't know how long his contract was good for. I know he took an early retirement after it was put up. I had one ask me about putting one in but it was going to be a one time $45,000.00. I asked them a bunch of legal questions and they never got back with me.
$800 to 1200 per month in my area. Depending on the size and how much equipment is hanging on them. Most are monopoles that are 200 ft or less.


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Job Announcement: Ada Jenkins Center, Executive Director
by nextstage | Mar 11, 2020 | Talent | 0 comments
Ada Jenkins Center (AJC)
Executive Director – Position Description
Location: Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble Street, Davidson, NC 28036
Reports To: Board of Directors
Organizational Overview
Ada Jenkins Center exists to help people in our community create lasting solutions for economic stability.
About the Organization
The Ada Jenkins Center, in Davidson's historic west side community, serves as a resource hub for approximately 900 client-partners annually on a budget of $3.5 million. The Center focuses services on eligible individuals and families who live in Davidson, Cornelius, and Huntersville.
For more than 25 years, the Ada Jenkins Center has been north Mecklenburg's answer for unmet social needs. Often, when individuals and families come through the doors at Ada Jenkins Center, they are facing a crisis. Sometimes, the need is specific such as acquisition of a medical or dental home. Other times, the needs are multiple and seemingly without end. Based on the situation, client-partners work with the organization's Coordinated Services team to first assess eligibility for programs and services and then choose the right mix of supports to uniquely meet their needs. Core services are Education (adult and child), Housing/Workforce Development, Free Medical Clinic, Mobile Dental Unit, and Coordinated Services.
The organization is unique among area service providers in its dedication to bridging federal, state and nonprofit programs that too often operate in isolation. The Ada Jenkins Center's integrated, multi-generational approach is based on a premise that positive health outcomes (physical and mental) will lead to positive education/employment outcomes and a consequential increase in family economic stability, which, in turn, will improve a child's (physical and academic) well-being. Stable, healthy, safe children reduce adult stressors and contribute to the well-being of adults. The loop continues with positive outcomes for all family members and successive generations. This model is the only fully integrated and holistic one locally, partnering with many area providers to avoid duplication.
For more about Ada Jenkins Center please visit adajenkins.org.
At a time when economic mobility has been identified as a critical challenge in our communities, Ada Jenkins Center focuses our resources and efforts to work with families seeking long-lasting solutions and change. The organization has revised its mission statement and service delivery model in recent years to focus on economic stability. Recognizing that this work does not occur in a vacuum, the Center intentionally engages with a wealth of other community partners who also support this commitment to change. The Executive Director will take the reins of a well-respected organization with a twenty-plus history of serving the community, an outstanding reputation, and a compassionate team driven to meet the need for long-term economic stability in north Mecklenburg County.
The Executive Director (ED) will be a visionary leader with excellent fundraising, administrative operations, relationship-building, and advocacy skills. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED is responsible for overall leadership and operations of Ada Jenkins Center including personnel, finances, mission delivery, communication, fund development, and management. The ED will continue organizational development and further its sustainability in conjunction with staff, Board, and stakeholders.
The ED embodies, and serves as chief role model for, the Center's Guiding Principles: Relationships Driven by promoting a culture of trust and respect, Mission Drive and Excellence, and a Steward of Resources.
Key responsibilities include:
Strategic Leadership and Board Relations
Works in partnership with Board members, to assist them in their board operations, administration, planning, and information dissemination.
Helps build, sustain, and strengthen all Board functions including meetings, policy adherence, and committee work.
Communicates regularly with the Board and engages the Board in meaningful participation to further AJC goals.
Works with members of the Board to help identify and onboard new members to further advance the AJC mission.
Ensures implementation of organization policies, services and goals as approved by the Board.
Serves as a strategic, visionary leader with the ability to proactively communicate how specific priorities are driving overall business goals to key stakeholders, staff and Board.
Utilizes a dynamic strategic plan that leads to viable, comprehensive growth for AJC.
Oversees all operations of the organization, working in partnership with the Board, appropriate committees, and the Senior Leadership team.
Engages and collaborates with the Senior Leadership team: Director of Operations, Director of Development, and Director of Impact and Engagement. Oversees all AJC personnel.
Relationship Building for Resource Development
Serves as the organization's lead spokesperson and relationship-builder in the community, acquiring and nurturing relationships that advance Ada Jenkins Center's mission.
Expands public awareness, representing the organization within the community, including the media. Explores ways for Ada Jenkins Center to gain new external support and resources.
Maintains relationships with major donors of the organization and shares critical information with development staff for appropriate donor stewardship.
Cultivates trusting positive relationships with philanthropic foundations, corporations, individual donors, faith-based organizations, and local, county, federal, and state governments to support growth of the organization.
In conjunction with the Director of Development, and with an entrepreneurial spirit, develops diverse funding streams including the possibility of earned income revenue.
Anticipates spending at least 50% of the time focused on this category.
Financial Performance and Viability
Alongside the Director of Operations:
Maintains the fiscal integrity of AJC by submitting monthly financial statements, income, and expense forecast updates, and proposed annual budgets that accurately reflect the financial condition of the organization to the Finance Committee and Board.
Provides fiscal management that generally anticipates operating within the approved budget, ensures maximum resource utilization, and maintenance of the organization in a positive financial position.
Builds and/or maintains a healthy operating reserve that mirrors nonprofit best financial practice, as well as a capital reserve available for unexpected events.
Delivers financial records that are organized and maintained and confirms that ethical accounting standards are followed with effective checks and balances.
Ensures completion of annual independent financial audit and IRS Form 990.
Organizational Operations
Provides inspiration and encouragement to staff, continuing to foster a cohesive, inclusive, and positive team culture with an emphasis on work-life balance.
Conducts regular staff meetings to ensure that staff works as "One AJC Team" to achieve the organization's mission and goals.
Develops strategic goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) to define and measure team and outcomes.
Promotes the on-going culture of coaching, as well as personal and professional development opportunities for all staff.
Maintains cohesive and collaborative Leadership teams.
Oversees and implements appropriate resources to ensure that the operations of the organization are sufficient.
Ensures that sound and legally compliant human resource practices are in place and they align with the organization's mission, guiding principles and strategic plan.
Recognizes that staff are the organization's greatest asset. Prioritizes retaining a competent, passionate, and diverse staff to appropriately meet the strategic needs of AJC.
Maintains effective and safe facility operations, authorizes necessary campus repairs and maintenance, as well as routine inspections.
Provides direction and guidance on facility capital maintenance and renovation projects with AJC's strategic plan and future in mind, while maintaining the historical integrity of the site.
Mission Delivery
Promotes an environment that places client-partners at the forefront of all decision-making.
With an eye towards social justice, provides consultation and guidance about the on-going visioning and planning of service delivery to fulfill the mission.
Shares information with the Board and appropriate committees regarding mission, model, or service changes.
With the Director of Impact and Mission Team:
Establishes outcomes, tracks progress and evaluates achievement in reaching service and mission goals.
Develops collaborative relationships with other service agencies, including the government and faith communities and other entities.
Participates in community strategic planning to maximize community resources while maintaining the vision and mission of the organization
Performs other job duties as requested by the Board of Directors and committee chairs, within the scope of the position.
Required Qualifications & Competencies
The ideal candidate will have the following capabilities and qualities:
Demonstrated commitment to the AJC mission of economic stability, our client-partner families, and the North Mecklenburg community.
Familiarity with North Mecklenburg County funders, leaders, and community groups preferred.
Community leader for systemic change preferred.
Experience consistently raising funds and managing an organizational budget of greater than $1.5M.
Experience managing, coaching, and genuinely relating to a diverse team of full and part-time staff of approximately thirty, as well as a cadre of volunteers who supplement the AJC work-force on a daily basis.
Ability to serve as a strategic visionary leader, with a demonstrated track record as a change manager with excellent fundraising, administrative operations, financial management, strategic planning, service delivery model growth and development, relationship-building, and advocacy skills.
Fluent, cogent, oral and written communication skills, and the ability to present formally and informally to client-partners, staff, volunteers, community partners, Boardroom audiences, government and other key and potential stakeholders.
Experience setting organization-wide strategic goals and effectively leveraging the skills of employees to achieve goals.
Previous experience in engaging Board relations, developing policies, goals and objectives (optimizing the inherent resources of board members) and onboarding and training new members.
Demonstrated competence in reading, creating, and understanding financial documents, including budgets, cash flow, income statements, balance statements, and statements of functional expenses.
Creative and compassionate attitude towards serving families working toward economic stability, with an ability to define win-win parameters on behalf of AJC, our client-partner families, and the community.
Integrity and well-defined principles, practical business instincts and the ability to adapt to corporate and nonprofit environments.
Demonstrated ability to negotiate, collaborate, and foster inclusiveness among a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds.
Bachelor's degree required.
A minimum of five years of senior leadership experience required; preferably in the social good or nonprofit sector.
Ada Jenkins Center has partnered with Next Stage to help in this hire. All inquiries, nominations and applications should be directed via email to Next Stage ([email protected]). Applications must include a compelling cover letter and resume to be considered for the role. Please also indicate where you learned of the opportunity. Please note that only those candidates invited for screening will be contacted. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
Ada Jenkins Center provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, age, sex, religion, disability, nationality, or sexual orientation, and promotes the full realization of this policy through a positive, continuing program of affirmative action.
About Next Stage
Next Stage is a strategy and implementation firm based in Charlotte, NC and serves nonprofit organizations and social cause start-ups throughout the Carolinas. Next Stage works with nonprofit organizations to develop game-changing strategies and strengthened operations in service to mission and long-range vision. For more information about Next Stage, please visit nextstage-consulting.com.

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Q: Computer stuck at POST after installing new DIMM I have a MSI 945pl/neo 5 motherboard with 1 GB DDR2-667 DIMM. Two days ago I bought an additional 1 GB DDR2 DIMM from my friend. Its used but it was working on my friends computer.
If I install the new DIMM in the second green memory slot (which is a different channel) then the computer stays stuck in the POST screen.
If I install the new DIMM in a orange slot (thus configuring it for use as dual channel memory) then the fan starts, but the screen stays black. (Not even POST).
When I remove the new DIMM the computer works fine.
Please help.

A: According to the manual for your motherboard you have four memory slots. Two are coloured green, two are coloured orange.

The manual also specifies the following things:

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*Your board supports either DDR1 or DDR2. However you can not mix these two. You need to use either all DDR2 or all DDR1. You wrote that the new DIMM is DDR2 667. Check if your old DIMM is also DDR2

*Your motherboard support dual channel memory access if you put one DIMM in a green bank and one identical DIMM in the matching orange bank. You can not always do this if the DIMMs have different timings. (Sometimes the MB/BIOS will select the slowest combination of both timings, sometimes it just will not work).

Thus,
First remove both DIMMs. Put them net to each other and compare the notches to check if both are DDR2. This picture from Wikipedia might help.

If they do not match you simply can not use both.
If they both are DDR2 then try to boot the motherboard with one DIMM. Try both of them. This will verify that your computer is compatible with the new DIMM. (They usually are, but sometimes boards and DIMMs do not work well in combination, without any clear reason).
Third step:
Check the timings for the DIMMs. Are they equal speed (same CAS, RAS, ...)? DoO they require equal voltage? If they match it should work if you put one DIMM in the first green slot, and one in the matching orange slot. If it does not try moving both to the green slots, which will use both DIMMS as single channel, rather then trying to combine the two into dual channel access
If this does not work either then please add more details to your original post.
Specifically expand and clarify the part where "I tried different combinations and the only one that gives me something different".
(Something different? Just what is different?)

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Das Bistum Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea (lat.: Dioecesis Miletensis-Nicotriensis-Tropiensis, ital.: Diocesi di Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea) ist eine in Italien gelegene römisch-katholische Diözese mit Sitz in Mileto.

Geschichte
Das Bistum Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea wurde im 11. Jahrhundert als Bistum Mileto errichtet. Im Jahre 1093 wurde das Bistum Mileto durch Papst Urban II. mit der Apostolischen Konstitution Potestas ligandi dem Heiligen Stuhl direkt unterstellt.

Seit 21. Dezember 1973 wurden das Bistum Mileto und das Bistum Nicotera-Tropea in Personalunion verwaltet. Am 30. September 1986 wurde dem Bistum Mileto durch die Kongregation für die Bischöfe mit dem Dekret Instantibus votis das Bistum Nicotera-Tropea angegliedert.

Das Bistum Mileto ist heute dem Erzbistum Reggio Calabria-Bova als Suffraganbistum unterstellt.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Bischöfe von Mileto
 Liste der römisch-katholischen Diözesen
 Römisch-katholische Kirche in Italien

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website (italienisch)
  (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Miletonicoteratropea
Christentum (Kalabrien)
Mileto
Nicotera
Tropea
Gegründet im 11. Jahrhundert
Organisation (Kalabrien)

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Reflections of my mind; reflections of the things around us.
Out Of My Comfort Zone….
I had never imagined that I would take up an office job — that too, after being only a home-maker for twenty eight long years.
It was not a conscious decision just to break away from the comfort zone. But it definitely was a big step, because it is not easy to take up a 9 to 5 job after spending 28 years in the confines of the four walls.
Someone informed about a vacancy in a science academic institute, and I thought of giving it a try. Almost all the family responsibilities were fulfilled by then, so why not? Of course, only my decision did not count here. I had already crossed 50, so any employer would have thought twice (or more) before appointing someone nearing retirement age. Luckily, they too did not have any issue with a 50+ worker.
Thus started a new phase of my life — balancing household work with an eight hour job. It surely wasn't easy. The house-work, purchasing daily requirements etc., which earlier I could comfortably spread over a span of 8 to 10 hours, now I had to cramp it all within one and a half hour in the morning and 2 – 3 hours in the evening. This, while managing a demanding job in the 8 – 9 hours in between.
Along with the time crunch, the other major hurdle was commuting in Mumbai's notoriously crowded local trains and buses, at the peak rush hours. It was difficult, however, I did manage, not for just days or weeks, but for four years.
The job itself wasn't a cake-walk; it would have been foolish to expect it to be so. Though I had a masters degree in science, I had never put it to academic use. It was not just brushing up my knowledge, but also to learn many things anew. New type of work, new people and to learn and adjust to all this new environment — each thing was a challenge.
At 52, I was the oldest among all (including the employers), yet I was well-accepted by all; but still, there was quite some resistance and feeling of rivalry from a few whose work profile was similar to mine. Some even tried to create trouble for me. But things changed and later we all became so friendly that now years after me quitting the job, they are still in touch with me.
All in all, it was a great experience. I learnt a lot, I enjoyed even more. Most important, this experience helped boost my self esteem.
I would have missed out on all this, had I not taken the risk of stepping out of my comfort zone.
Thank you for visiting this space. Please do write a few words, because - Your reaction about this blog is valuable for me.


The game against New Stars counted for day 13 of the Division I Championship and the second match the new coach has had with the club.
His first was against Union of Douala whom they thrashed 2-0 at the same Yong Sports Stadium in Bamenda, where they received New Stars on Sunday, April 7.
All of these positive results are in fulfillment of the first objectives set by Augustine Choupo, when he arrived the Abakwa Boys' camp.
"If we must attain our objective, we need to win these two home matches against Union and New Star," the new Coach had stated.
The two consecutive victories have lifted PWD from the ninth position to the sixth in pool A, with 15 points ahead of 8th placed Avion FC, who are the Northwest team's next opponent.
Choupo's stay with the club got threatened when he was kidnapped by alleged separatist fighters and released after some hours on Friday, April 5, 2019.
In order to assure the coach that every necessary measure is being taken to ensure his safety, Northwest Governor, Adolphe Lele L'Afrique, decided to meet the tactician after his release and expressed his concern for the club.
Coach Choupo's abduction and release, many fans say may just be the magic the club was waiting for.


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Learning Matters: a Bridge to Practice
#7 Learning Matters with Divine Agodzo
On this episode of Learning Matters, Divine Agodzo discusses matters of relationship and dialogue being at the heart of marketing and public relations. We also discuss the development of the new Public Relations Online Certificate program at Trinity Western University.
Divine Agodzo serves as an Instructor in the School of the Arts, Media + Culture at Trinity Western University. Divine has 20 years combined experience in journalism, strategic corporate/organizational communication, public relations, and business communication. Divine's journalism experience includes working as a magazine staff writer in Ghana and as a freelancer for Canadian publications including The Montreal Gazette, Enterprise magazine and various community newspapers. Divine served in both agency and in-house roles in public relations, with a focus on writing communication collateral such as news/media products, speeches for company executives, employee engagement messages from business leaders, and corporate reports (annual reports, accountability reports, etc.), to name a few. After leaving a media relations management role with a leading credit union, Divine now serves business clients as a communication consultant, in addition to teaching.
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Today we have with us Monika B. Hilder who teaches in the English Department at Trinity Western University. Monika is an author, teacher, and speaker who specializes in Fantasy and Children's Literature with a particular focus on the writings of C.S. Lewis and other Inklings-related writers. She edited The Inklings and Culture: A Harvest of Scholarship from the Inklings Institute of Canada (Co-edited with Sara Pearson and Laura Van Dyke). How did five twentieth-century British authors, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Dorothy L. Sayers, along with their mentors George MacDonald and G. K. Chesterton, come to contribute more to the intellect and imagination of millions than many of their literary contemporaries put together? How do their achievements continue to inform and potentially transform us in the twenty-first century? Monika serves as the Co-Director of the Inklings Institute of Canada (IIC). IIC encourages the advancement of Inklings scholarship through literary criticism and related collaborative research across the disciplines; investigates how these authors critiqued their own cultures and therefore help us to respond to our own historical/cultural context; promotes the publication of research and scholarship in peer-reviewed journals, books, and other suitable venues appropriate to the various disciplines; fosters undergraduate and graduate student involvement in such research and scholarship; seeks funding for Inklings research; contributes to the current return of religious language to public discourse—and does so within the campus, with associated members nationally and internationally, and with the general public. https://www.twu.ca/research/institutes-and-centres/university-institutes/inklings-institute-canada https://monikahilder.com/ Support the show
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Any Bulgarian Sister In This Forum?
:sl: My fiancée from Sofia, Bulgaria has just embraced Islam few hours ago today. She needs to learn from a Muslimah how to pray. She's right now learning it from videos in YouTube, but still I think it's better she gets someone in her place to teach her hands-on. Is there any sister from Bulgaria using this Forum?? I can see there is no dedicated thread for Islam in Bulgaria, that's why posting this thread here.


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Home Bugatti
Bugatti was founded in 1909 in Molsheim, Germany, by the Italian Ettore Bugatti. In 1911 he designed the miniscule Bb Peugeot and in 1924 the legendary 35 appeared, which was very successful in racing and of which several successful derivations appeared. After Bugatti's death, the factory was taken over by Hispano-Suiza for the manufacture of aircraft engine parts. Bugatti made only a few cars in the 1950s. In 1968 Bugatti was taken over by the French state-owned company Snecma and it only built aircraft engines.
In 1998 the trademark rights came into the possession of the Volkswagen Group. In 2005, after years of problems, Bugatti launched the Veyron, with a top speed of over 400 km / h and a power of 1,001 hp.
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Q: Is it possible to follow a command (run repeatedly)? as one would follow a file using tail -f? I have a script which produces a file 'Detail.out'.  I know that the script is completed whenever the file contains a certain number of lines (roughly 21025).  So I find myself sitting at the command prompt running:
[me@somewhere myDir]$ wc -l */Detail.out
  21025 A/Detail.out
  21025 B/Detail.out
  21025 C/Detail.out
  12995 D/Detail.out
  10652 E/Detail.out
   3481 F/Detail.out
  21027 G/Detail.out
  21025 H/Detail.out
  21025 I/Detail.out
  ...   ...

I've used tail -f to watch a specific file, but I'd like to follow the output of the wc -l */Detail.out command shown above.  Is this possible?  I'm currently using tcsh in Ubuntu 11.04 if that matters.

A: Try the watch command, although I suspect just about everyone has written their own version at one time or another.  (The cheapie version is while :; do clear; "$@"; sleep 5; done.)

A: Not sure if you know that but you can redirect the output of a program to a file as well. See http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO-3.html Thus, another way might be to simply redirect the output to a file and then use tail on that file as you are already used to do.

$ find . -name "Detail.out" | xargs wc -l >> detail-out-list.txt

And in another Terminal you could run $ tail -f detail-out-list.txt as you are used to.
As Celeb noted that leaves some file around which may what you want (to further inspect that file or to have some history) or not and nothing gets executed periodically like watch does for you.