This Week We Said Goodbye to J.R. Ewing and Claudia Joy Holden

two of tv's most beloved characters passed this week.

kim delaney is gone from 'army wives' as claudia joy holden. it's hard to imagine the series without her. she was the heart, soul and center of the show.

larry hagman's real life passing meant the passing of tv icon j r ewing. this brings up the decade old adage 'who shot j r?'

Valerie

i admit i was a basket case watching valerie on 'the doctors' yesterday.

here she is on the' today' show talking about her fatal diagnosis.

she is a brave woman.

she made us laugh as rhoda. now we shed some tears for her.

we wish her well and send love and good thoughts her way.

here's valerie:

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'Life of Pi' Release Today on DVD, Bluray and 3D ****stars

oscar winner 'life of pi' is possibly the most beautiful film i have ever seen. this****star ang lee directed film well deserved the oscar for best director insofar as ben affleck was not nominated.  if you missed it in the theater rent it or buy it.

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Goodbye Sybil

i have avoided writing anything about season 3 of 'downton abbey' so as not to spoil anything for anybody who did not know about the 2 deaths that occurred. my moratorium is up. the ever lovely jessica brown findlay opted to leave the show when her contract was up. that left the rest of us to deal with the death of lady sybil. good for her: lousy for us. i loved ms findlay in this series and will miss her character as well as the actress. i wish jessica all the luck in her career and hope to see here soon on the big and small screen.

R.I.P Lady Sybil

lady sybil

the  tributes

Up Next for Jessica

'winter's tale' with russel crowe and colin farrall

'Client List' and 'Army Wives' Return Tonight

a guilty pleasure for sure. the sophmore season of 'the client list' returns for it's sophmore season tonight. season 1 gets a B and we'll see where this goes.

here's my problem: most of the original cast is now gone. they are killing kim delaney off tonight. she was the center and the heart of this series. in my mind it's a whole new series and i'll give it a shot. the new characters have a lot to live up t0o. maybe the wonderful catherine bell can hold it together.

Vanessa Marcil Signs on for General Hospital' 50th Anniversary

genie francis is happily back. the word is vanessa marcil is also returning for multiple episodes. it's beginning to feel like home again.

Valerie Harper

valerie harper will appear on the daytime 'the doctors' tomorrow to discuss her recently announced cancer. so i thought it is a good time to take a look back at happier times. 'rhoda's wedding' was classic. unfortunately the series went down hill after the marriage. but nontheless we all love rhoda. so here in full is the hilarious wedding in full.

Lady Mary Crawley in Mourning

 can you believe in the usa we have to wait till january 5th for season 3? the uk gets it in september.

John Hamm Is Packing

James Franco Gets His Star

A Glee Moment: Josh's Jukebox: 'Make No Mistake She's Mine'

from the soundtrack of my life

naya rivera and chord overstreet

 the original with barbra streisand and kim carnes

Tonight

Jimmy Kimmel Again

jimmy kimmel's after oscar shows have always been fun. here is 'movie: the movie 2v' a sequel, sort of, to last years 'the movie'.  it is a wonder to see the amount of talent he gets to do these mini movies. enjoy.

and last years 'movie: the movie"

This Is Really Sad

i loved valerie harper as rhoda morgenstern. i still laugh along with her especially on 'the mary tyler moore show'. my partner ed died of brain cancer in 2000. it is a hard, difficult and really miserable end. i hope valerie does not suffer as much as he did. this is so so sad. if you pray please pray for her. at the very least send good thoughts and feelings her way.

Kim Novak: Live from TCM Classic Film Festival tonight on AMC

seldom seen anymore the wonderful miss novak has a sit down on her life and career. i love kim.

so tune in to tcm tonight at 8. it is repeated often.

Channing All Over My Tatum

this is fun...from jimmy kimmel's after oscar special. i have such a crush on channing....he could channing all over my tatum anytime.

(more tomorrow)

Beckham Body Wear for HM

WTF

is it necessary, appropriate, classy, clever, smart etc etc to declass the classiest actress EVER by putting her into a choclate commercial 20 years after her untimely death? someone thinks so. perhaps her rather unclassy son sean ferrer needed some schkels. he does own the rights to her image. a few years ago it was for  a gap commercial. and now i will show it to you anyway. audrey cgi'd. oy. the only difference really is that i am not making a buck off of her image.

It Is What It Is and That Is All That It Is...Or Not

Bonnie Franklin: 'Applause'

R.I.P.

Jonathan Abrielle 'Saturday Morning'

this is how you sell sheet sets

Josh's Jukebox: 'Private Dancer'

from the soundtrack of my life

tina turner

Not Too Classy Jennifer

'Argo' Wins Best Picture....Halleluia

BEN AFFLECK RULES!!!

The Oscars

i have so much to say and i will over the next few days. i was so out of the oscar loop this year with my surgical recovery and all. i will say in my oscar pool i got picture, director, actor, supporting actress (unfortunately) and editing. i therefore missed actress and supporting actor. not to shabby really.

i will say i had no clue charlize theron could dance. she and channing tatum need to team up for a musical. seth mcfarland was funny it's the skits that mostly sucked. streisand has lost her voice...sad but true. ben affleck proved the academy wrong which we all knew. ang lee deservedly won best director since ben could not and his second win comes with losing best picture.  but enough for now....

the cast of 'les miserables' was a true treat....so here they are one more time.

Oscar Memories 2011

Coffee Table

Director's Cut: New Tarantino Movie

from 'saturday night live'

irreverant but a riot!!!

Stephen Colbert Thought Pope Benedict Was Coming Out: “The guy hasn’t had a girlfriend in like forever”

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this is a riot and just wanted to share it...better late etc etc

Sally Field on Dealing with Her Mother's Death While Filming 'Lincoln'

Bye Bye Ratzinger

Josh's Jukebox: Lara Fabian

Ben and 'Argo' Do It Again at the BAFTA'S

Best Film: Argo
Leading Actor: Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis
Leading Actress: Amour, Emmanuelle Riva
Director: Argo, Ben Affleck
Film not in the English Language: Amour, Michael Haneke, Margaret Ménégoz
Supporting Actor: Django Unchained, Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress: Les Miserables, Anne Hathaway
Cinematography: Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda
Original Screenplay: Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino
Adapted Screenplay: Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell
Original Film Score: Skyfall, Thomas Newman
Production Design: Les Miserables, Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson
Editing: Argo, William Goldenberg
Sound: Les Miserables
Best Documentary: Searching For Sugar Man, Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn
Animated Film: Brave, Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Special Effects: Life of Pi, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer, Donald R. Elliott
Makeup and Hair: Les Miserables, Lisa Westcott
Costumes: Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran
Outstanding British Film: Skyfall, Sam Mendes
Short Film: Swimmer, Lynne Ramsay, Peter Carlton, Diarmid Scrimshaw
Animated Short: The Making of Longbird, Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: The Imposter, Bart Layton & Dimitri Doganis
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Winner: Tessa Ross
BAFTA Fellowship: Alan Parker