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Pick 5 shows, then answer the following questions, don’t cheat. Tag 10 (or however many) people.

Emmerdale Gentleman Jack Last Tango in Halifax Battlestar Galactica Scott & Bailey

1. Who is your favourite character in 2?

Anne Lister

2. Who is your least favourite character in 1?

That’s a toss-up these days. But topping the list: Rodney, Bear, Robert, Nate

3. What is your favourite episode of 4?

Unfinished Business (S3E09). They’re on the planet, needing to sort out frustrations in one way or another. Plus it was time Adama & Roslin really relaxed around each other.

4. What is your favourite season of 5?

Series 3. An arc over the eight eps involving Helen Bartlett (Nicola Walker). George Costigan also guest-starring. More of DSI Julie Dodson. Very well-written, performed, directed, etc.

5. Who is your favourite couple in 3?

Romantic: Caroline & Kate

Non-romantic: Caroline & Gillian - though there’s some definite pinging vibes there.

6. Who is your favourite couple in 2?

Anne Lister & Ann Walker obviously. 😆😌

7. What is your favourite episode of 1?

Given the serial nature of the show, it’s hard to pick. But at a quick pick, 12 October 2017 - when they put Charity & drunkVanessa in the locked pub cellar and let the sparks fly.

8. What is your favourite episode of 5?

S3E08. Gill is kidnapped by a drunk Helen Bartlett and forced to drive out of the city and out to the cliffs at Flamborough Head (Bridlington). Kevin gets the sack for being the tosser he is (this time for feeding confidential info to the press about the major case they’ve been working on), Rachel & Janet who’ve been at loggerheads over the past few eps now working as a proper unit together to help save Gill, doing what they do best. Also bringing in DSI Julie Dodson to oversee the situation, despite her being very worried about Gill.

9. What is your favourite season of 2?

There’s only been one series of Gentleman Jack so far...

10. How long have you watched 1?

Since late (Oct) 2012 - Emmerdale’s anniversary week. But I did go back to late 2011 (October) - eps were on YouTube for a while - and caught up to anniv week 2012 fairly quickly. Watching ever since. Occasionally, depending on life circumstances I will miss a week or so of eps but I’ll have them downloaded and when I get a chance will marathon them; easier to do with a show that’s ~21-22 min per ep (for most of them, unless they have a double ep).

11. How did you become interested in 3?

The cast line-up. Sarah Lancashire, Nicola Walker, Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi. I wasn’t very familiar with Nina Sosanya’s work pre-LTIH though I remember seeing her in other stuff. The story, though still not happy with the killing off of Kate. I love the dynamic btw Caroline & Gillian.

12. Who is your favourite actor in 4?

President Laura Roslin. For many reasons.

13. Which do you prefer, 1, 2, or 5?

That’s hard. I like them all for different reasons. Both Emmerdale & Gentleman Jack for the positive representation of WLW stories. Much needed, one in the past - which is based on real life factual data), and one present that’s had one of the best f/f love stories I’ve ever seen on a long-running drama. Scott & Bailey for the strong female lead dynamic (Gill, Janet, Rachel) in a police drama.

14. Which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3 ?

One, definitely, given it’s continuing serial drama nature (5-7 eps per week, 52 weeks of the year x 7 yrs).

15. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be?

Laura Roslin. Dynamic, strong, leader, charismatic, vulnerable when she needs to be.

16. Would a crossover between 3 and 4 work?

Not really. I couldn’t see a situation with Caroline dealing with a bunch of Cylons and a military structure. Gillian perhaps.

17. Pair two characters in 1 who would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple?

Emmerdale already did that with Vanessa & Charity. With a fabulous couple. Both have been on the show for quite some time (Charity since 2001, Vanessa since Dec 2012), built up their characters separately, their own family dynamics completely apart from each other. Oddly enough for a small village, they hadn’t had a lot of interactions. On a lark the producers decided ‘what if we put these two characters together in a wonderful soap trope nature (locking them together in the pub cellar with alcohol involved and some home truths). Charity was known to be bisexual, and Vanessa had already fallen (unrequited) with her best friend Rhona a few yrs ago, so it wasn’t implausible for these two. But, damn if it’s not the most stable, consistent loving relationship of the whole show. It works so well.

18. Overall, which show has the better storyline, 3 or 5?

Tie. Ironically, same writer for both shows: Sally Wainwright - also writer of show 2.

I love both for different reasons, they’re two different genres: police procedural vs family dynamics and coming out later in life. And aside from the erroneous decision to kill of Kate McKenzie, I did like LTIH. Still do. Both shows have wonderfully flawed, well developed female characters at the centre of the drama: Caroline, Gillian, Celia (LTIH), Gill, Janet, Rachel, Julie (S&B). If I was absolutely limited to one of them, S&B.

19. Which has the better theme music, 2 or 4?

Though I do like Bear McCreary’s instrumental score for BSG, Murray Gold’s Gentleman Jack opening credits theme is fabulous and the closing credits theme by O’Hooley & Tidow is a wonderful earworm to get stuck in.

Tag: @timelady12 @wonkots42 @thegirl20 @calliopesmuse @ariestess @piratekane, plus anyone else who would like to do it.

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PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany High School Class of 2018 graduated on Thursday, June 21. 216 students received their diplomas after the Conferment of the Degrees by Principal Denis Mulroony. The diploma’s were presented to the Board of Education.

133 students, or 61.6% will be attending four year colleges, 61 students or 28.2% will be attending two year colleges, 12 students or 5.6% will be attending career education, 6 students for 2.8% will be employed and 4 students, or 1.8% will be joining the military.

The Class of 2018 Officers were Ethan Kaplan, President; Udhay Khullar, Vice President; Harris Ansari, Secretary and Rachel Wang, Treasurer.

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The 2018 Graduating Class

Sebastian Abreu Kensy Abdias Acosta Matthew Eric Afonso Mildred S. Agenor Abdul Vasi Ahmedi Kandarp J. Ajvalia Khalid M. Alzubi Hailey Rose Amato Jay P. Amin Alexander Angulo Mohammad Harris Ansari Haydar Yusuf Aran Sarah Isabel Arias Zabihilla Asat Harmond Atienza Mirzakerim Tarik Ayaz Tia Antoinette Ayton Srah Azizi Arzoo Bakhtiary Luisa Teresa Barone Jared Robert Bazarai Claudia Valarie Bennett Justin Joel Bermudez Juan Sebastian Bernal Kate S. Bernauer Mathew Botros Abdoullah Bouzaitoun Juliana Branda Vanessa Bravo-Nieto Gerard Joseph Burder Cyvyl Salvanera Cabaccang Michele Cacciapaglia Isabella Francesca Cattiottolo Jason Francis Calabrese Joseph Calabrese Nicole Marie Calabrese Derrique M. S. Campbell Fabio Castillo Alex John Cavaluzzo Savannah Madison Cerrato Albert Ye Chen Shyann Lynn Cheney Sydney Lyn Clark Edward Donald Cogan Kelly Anne Coombs Brenda Cordasco Elijah X. Crawford Juliana Rose Davanzo Ivan Francisco DeLeon Assunta Celeste De Martinis Julia Del Viscio Andrea Delgado Gabriella Marie DeMary Richard Anthony DeMary Michael L. DeMonico Cameron Antonio Dines Sarah Elizabeth DiPippa Thomas Diez Joseph Romolo DiPinto Destiny Stella Duffaut Nicole Lynn Dugan Amr Elsaid Christopher Ray England-Ippolito Ethan Daniel Fang Ithaly Feliz Riley Catherine Ferguson Vincenzo Generoso Ferrara Jason B. Finkle Camren Anneliese Fitzsimmons Vaishnavi Gandhi Nicholas Peter Garafano Justin I. Garcia Sean Peter Gentile Aahna Ghosh Bryan William Gong Ryan Thomas Goodreds Bethany Rose Goordman Malcolm Isiah Green Sioux Anne Green Madena Hamidi Zara Hassan Marc Hoeltge Rachel Ann Hoffman Kaitlyn Holler Kevin Nathaniel Holst Ahmed Homsi Leslie Sofia Huatarunco Anya Rose Hughes Fatima Arizo Iqbal Andrea Rose Jacoby Aastha Jaggi Romel Jamna Ralph L. Jean-Francois Angeline Sara Jiju Anthony Wayne Johnson Maxwell Alexander Johnson Ramanand M. Kachhia Ethan D. Kaplan Ragan Grace Kelley Udhay Khullar Joseph M. Klein Julia Margaret Kloss Bon June Koo John Mark Krevis Patrick William LaFerrera Michael Vincent Lai Samantha Lin Lee Olivia Ruth Leon Alice Jane Limanova Sabrina Link Robert Burke Litz Christopher Benito Lupo Noah Jack Lustig Purvang Mahadevia Pranav Praful Makadia Mahrukh Abdul Malik Shobin Paul Manappuram Maliha A. Mannan Kaitlyn Ashlee Martinez Anthony Karl Martucci Aidan Rose McMaster Alivia Marie Mercuro Kyle Meth Daniel V. Miller Christian Alberto Minaya Rahul Kiran Mody Dunya Mohamed Bernasia Ebony Moore Jeremy Michael Mostillo Sunaina Mukherjee Hamza Abbas Naqvi Isabella G. Nicoletti Karissa Marie Nussbaum Ogulcan Odabas Jared Lucas Osgood Shane Joseph Osgood Ali Haydar Ozdemir Mansi A. Parikh Aditi Patel Aneri Patel Bhumiben M. Patel Dirgh Harshadkumar Patel Lipi Patel Priya Minesbkumar Patel Priyam Shailesh patel Ria S. Patel Sagar Patel Sima Patel Lauryn K. Patracuolla Nilab Pazhmon Kyla Samantha Penus Kyle Edward Phillips Nelson Yoset Pichardo Daniel Joseph Pico Cielito Jaecob M. Ponce De Leon John Carlos Portillo Faith Marie Preziosi Vincent T. Prezioso Anoosha Qureshi Shakhzoda Rakhimova Kyra Mary Reich Moustafa Riad Isis Carolina Rodas Prado Malia Rodriguez Steven Rodriguez Daniel I. Rodriguez-Appelgren Daniel Bennett Ruggiero Bahaadeen Saied Tahir Samad Zahra Mariam Sarwari Brenda Lynn Sauer Skylar Madison Schey Brandon Schweizer Everton Fitzroy Scott Alexander Serban Ankit Shah Diti J. Shah Khushbu Shah Neil Vipul Shah Affan Shaikh Adam J. Shandra Skyler Rose Sharpell Stephanie Shen Abhi N. Sheth Samantha Shimabukuro Mario Joseph Sinatra Kaitlyn Arlene Sklow Kendrick C. Slaman Lauren Emily Slevin Christopher Francis Smith Julia Rose Smith Zachary Logan Snell Maansi Solanki Karissa Zavanna St. Jean Kerri St. Victor Amanda Nicole Stover Devion Sharif Stover Danielle Strano Matthew J. Strumolo Frank Anthony Sullivan Sophia Tamayo Alice H. Tatrous Tatiana Isabel Tello Burlew Justin Ryan TerWaarbeek David Ton Peter Hao Tran Tiffany Lee Trifari Gary C. Tsui Jeet Vaishnay Sean Patrick Van Vliet Philip Sunny Varghese Rachael S. Wang Alexa Rae Weissberg Adam Joseph Welch Matthew Thomas Wilson Ryan Michael Wisniewski Brielle Elizabeth Wyka Talia Ruth Wynzel Ellen X. Xu Ali Yaqoobi Adam Ye Christopher Michael Yi Kevin Zhengen Zheng Annie A. Zhong

PHS Class of 2018 is dismissed! PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany High School Class of 2018 graduated on Thursday, June 21. 216 students received their diplomas after the Conferment of the Degrees by Principal Denis Mulroony.