Thanks for being a (fashionably questionable) friend

Okay, before we get to a discussion on James Franco (squeee!) — were you surprised when he stepped on Joey Limbo's throat?! Because I was!— I thought we should discuss a show that I know is close to many of our hearts, The Golden Girls. The girls keep me company when my insomnia comes to hang out, and their antics always lull me back to sleep, until my cat jumps on my head or the construction on the roof starts, or whatever, I mean, they're just characters on a TV show, I can't expect them to control everything!

But thanks to WEtv and, like, 72 other stations broadcasting reruns all the time, I have discovered a lot of awesome things about the Golden Girls that I totally never knew. For example, did you know that George Clooney — yes, that George Clooney — once guested on an episode where the girls get mixed up with their nefarious next-door neighbors? BECAUSE HE DID AND IT WAS AWESOME. The girls do have a thing for criminals, there was another awesomely awesome episode on last week that involved Blanche's full moon madness party, a jewel thief, a Sicilian curse, and THESE shoulder pads.

What? I am one. stylish. lady. And you know it.

Oh, the fashion. Blanche wore an outfit during the murder mystery episode — oh yes! Did you not know there was a murder mystery episode? I have always wanted to go on one of those weekends, and this episode only cemented that desire, although, you really have to go with people who are committed to the concept, because one hater in the bunch and you just know your whole crew will be mocking the whole thing and it will be no fun because you'll be stomping your foot all whiney, YOU GUYS, like, annoying Jan Brady or something — but OF COURSE the girls make it work, and, even better, Blanche wears this outfit, which, basically shocked me out of my encroaching slumber with its awesomeness.

You shouldn't be surprised to know that this blouse becomes a plot point. 

Nobody puts a blouse like that in the corner.

Another plot point that woke me up recently was the episode, "Journey to the Center of Attention," where Blanche gets mad when Dorothy steals her thunder at her local bar. Okay, now, I love the Girls, but this plot was terrible and really clichéd and very I-stole-NORM-from-Cheers, and ... it kind of reminded me of that episode of Desperate Housewives where Lynette has to go out with her coworker/boss lady and be her wingman even though she just wants to go home to be with Gay Matt and her urchins (although who knows why, those kids are awful)? And so Lynette charms the whole bar and steals boss-lady's thunder?

Well GUESS WHAT I DISCOVERED?

Go on, guess.

THOSE EPISODES WERE TOTALLY DONE BY THE SAME DUDE.

That's right. Marc Cherry, who I really recall the media making out to be some New! TV! Guy! When he invented Desperate Housewives? And he became the guy that gave other spec writers dreams because he just randomly wrote that script all, NBD? Well! HE TOTALLY WROTE FOR AND PRODUCED EPISODES OF THE GOLDEN GIRLS. Which, like, of course! When you think about it. I mean, DH is no GG, I think we all know that, but it is a show for 'older' women with more plotlines than how to catch a man or and get him to put a ring on it or whatever? Although wow, I don't want to think about that for too long, because if Susan and Lynette and Gabby and Bree are supposed to be replacements for Dorothy and Sophia and Blanche and Rose, then I think I might just need to start reading books at 4 am. Because, really.

My Wolverine Action Figure is laying on the top of my monitor, giving me the stink eye. I know, I know. Lots of work to do before turkey time!