Star Trek Denounces Trump

Okay, this is just too bizarre not to share. To my knowledge this has NEVER happened in US history.

70 writers, directors, producers, cast members and crew members fro Star Trek's 50 year History Just Wrote a Letter Denouncing Donald Trump

So to date, just about every major and reputable national and international news organization, publication, newspaper, and policy maker has denounced Donald Trump, from both, no wait, pretty much all sides of the political spectrum. Left, right, up, down, middle, whatever. Not to be left out, celebrities, television writers, novelists, comedians, reality stars, movie stars, screenwriters, etc are getting in on the act. (Not that I've ever cared what the celebrities, etc think, but some people do.)

The only people that have endorsed Trump appear to be a couple of ultra-right wing Republicans, Russia, the NRA (gun lobby), Scott Baio and Anthony Sabato, Jr.

Yet, Trump is still running. He's like an insane version of the Energizer Bunny but with bad hair and not nearly as cute.

Say what you will about the 2016 US Presidential Election -- it is definitely historic. Just not necessarily in a manner that is flattering to the United States. It also says something about sending negative vibes out into the universe. If you are a bully to everyone, people are going to bully you back...it becomes a vicious never-ending cycle of bullying.

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1. And the crazy American Presidential Election proceeds to get even crazier - Trump rants at a rally after the NY Times releases information on his taxes. In years past, this alone would have ended the candidate's political career.
At this point Trump makes Richard Nixon seem rather normal, sane, and not all that bad.


2. I've watched all the new American shows on regular television as of September 30, not streaming. Can't do both. And streaming is harder for me to watch.

From the streaming side? I rather like Longmire and am meandering my way through S2.

On the broadcast television/cable side:

Worth a view?
* The Exorcist --- creepy psychological thriller. I'd say it's creepier than the original in some respects.

* Van Helsing --- has potential, a dark post-apocalyptic vampire series that has more in common with the Walking Dead than most vampire shows.

* Lethal Weapon --- a bit fun, with good character banter, also the guy playing Riggs is rather compelling.

* Designated Survivor --- not a bad thriller. Still trying to too much at the same time. But continues to be compelling, if a tad predictable in places.

* Speechless -- reminds me a lot of that show called Raising Arizona or something along those lines starring Martha Plimpton. It has it's moments. The pilot was better than the second episode, which went a bit overboard in places.

That's about it at the moment. I'm giving This is Us another week, but it's a bit on the cheesy side, so we'll see. And I'm not sure I'm a fan of Dan Fogelman's writing. Fogelman also did The Pitch, which has some of the same problems, a bit cheesy and sentimental. Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights/Parenthood) he's not.

Cancelled from my DVR or I've given up on?

* The Good Place -- didn't work for me.
* MacGyver -- stupid
* Notorious --- ditto
* Better Things -- I liked the pilot, but...lost track of it

Still up?

Westworld, Aftermath, Timeless, Frequency, No Tomorrow, Falling Water, Luke Cage, Crisis in 6 Scenes,
Divorce, Get it On....

May not get around to all of them.

Hold over's from last year?

* Once upon a Time
* Lucifer
* Grey's Anatomy
* Quantico (maybe)
* Poldark
* Big Bang Theory

What is everyone else watching? Anything interesting that I missed?