Some Good, Some Bad 16Oct08 (likely spoilers - beware)

[TBerk]

I was watching this week, and I thought Maurna Turney had a very flat
delivery with what might have been some very weighty verse, the reading
she did on the front and ending credits. Was she as a performer
uninspired due to not sticking into the entire last season? Don't know.

This send off was monumental in terms of the length of time an old timer
was on the show but very deflated and anticlimactic in terms of execution.

About the only thing I liked enough to remember to this thread was the
winding up she did in defense of Sam the Nurse.

Greene
Chen
Corday
Benson
Pratt
Gallant

Nurses Boulet, Hathaway, and Malik, Conni, and Yosh.


So many folks gone, so many remaining seemingly nobodies. Some from that
list might have just been faded away without even a 'goodbye' exit.

I find it hard to attach anything to the remaining folks, other than say
Chuney or Haleh.

I submit the following Wikipedia links:
(helped me w/ some spelling of character's names)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER_(TV_series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supporting_characters_in_ER
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_doctors_in_ER
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_nurses_in_ER



TBerk

[DLCandC]

On Oct 17, 1:29 am, TBerk <***@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I was watching this week, and I thought Maurna Turney had a very flat
> delivery with what might have been some very weighty verse, the reading
> she did on the front and ending credits.  Was she as a performer
> uninspired due to not sticking into the entire last season?  Don't know.
>
> This send off was monumental in terms of the length of time an old timer
> was on the show but very deflated and anticlimactic in terms of execution.
>
> About the only thing I liked enough to remember to this thread was the
> winding up she did in defense of Sam the Nurse.
>
> Greene
> Chen
> Corday
> Benson
> Pratt
> Gallant
>
> Nurses Boulet, Hathaway, and Malik, Conni, and Yosh.
>
> So many folks gone, so many remaining seemingly nobodies. Some from that
> list might have just been faded away without even a 'goodbye' exit.
>
> I find it hard to attach anything to the remaining folks, other than say
> Chuney or Haleh.
>
> I submit the following Wikipedia links:
> (helped me w/ some spelling of character's names)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER_(TV_series)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supporting_characters_in_ERhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_doctors_in_ERhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_nurses_in_ER
>
> TBerk

I agree w/ ya, TBerk. Her delivery was flat & boring. It was a
forgettable eppy. :-(
----
Lori1

[Lorraine G]

On Oct 18, 8:23 pm, DLCandC <***@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Oct 17, 1:29 am, TBerk <***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > I was watching this week, and I thought Maurna Turney had a very flat
> > delivery with what might have been some very weighty verse, the reading
> > she did on the front and ending credits.  Was she as a performer
> > uninspired due to not sticking into the entire last season?  Don't know.
>
> > This send off was monumental in terms of the length of time an old timer
> > was on the show but very deflated and anticlimactic in terms of execution.
>
> > About the only thing I liked enough to remember to this thread was the
> > winding up she did in defense of Sam the Nurse.
>
> > Greene
> > Chen
> > Corday
> > Benson
> > Pratt
> > Gallant
>
> > Nurses Boulet, Hathaway, and Malik, Conni, and Yosh.
>
> > So many folks gone, so many remaining seemingly nobodies. Some from that
> > list might have just been faded away without even a 'goodbye' exit.
>
> > I find it hard to attach anything to the remaining folks, other than say
> > Chuney or Haleh.
>
> > I submit the following Wikipedia links:
> > (helped me w/ some spelling of character's names)
>
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER_(TV_series)http://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
>
> > TBerk
>
> I agree w/ ya, TBerk.  Her delivery was flat & boring. It was a
> forgettable eppy.  :-(
> ----
> Lori1- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Her delivery reminded me of how the quotes are read on Criminal Minds
at the beginning and end. But they at least put some inflection in
their voices.
Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.

Lorraine G.
PS: Howdy regulars. How have you all been? I don't check in here much
more, but I will be watching ER til the bitter end.

[DLCandC]

On Oct 22, 11:25 pm, Lorraine G <***@msn.com> wrote:
> On Oct 18, 8:23 pm, DLCandC <***@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Oct 17, 1:29 am, TBerk <***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > I was watching this week, and I thought Maurna Turney had a very flat
> > > delivery with what might have been some very weighty verse, the reading
> > > she did on the front and ending credits.  Was she as a performer
> > > uninspired due to not sticking into the entire last season?  Don't know.
>
> > > This send off was monumental in terms of the length of time an old timer
> > > was on the show but very deflated and anticlimactic in terms of execution.
>
> > > About the only thing I liked enough to remember to this thread was the
> > > winding up she did in defense of Sam the Nurse.
>
> > > Greene
> > > Chen
> > > Corday
> > > Benson
> > > Pratt
> > > Gallant
>
> > > Nurses Boulet, Hathaway, and Malik, Conni, and Yosh.
>
> > > So many folks gone, so many remaining seemingly nobodies. Some from that
> > > list might have just been faded away without even a 'goodbye' exit.
>
> > > I find it hard to attach anything to the remaining folks, other than say
> > > Chuney or Haleh.
>
> > > I submit the following Wikipedia links:
> > > (helped me w/ some spelling of character's names)
>
> > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER_(TV_series)http://en.wikipedia.org/wi...
>
> > > TBerk
>
> > I agree w/ ya, TBerk.  Her delivery was flat & boring. It was a
> > forgettable eppy.  :-(
> > ----
> > Lori1- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Her delivery reminded me of how the quotes are read on Criminal Minds
> at the beginning and end. But they at least put some inflection in
> their voices.
> Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
> would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>
> Lorraine G.
> PS: Howdy regulars. How have you all been? I don't check in here much
> more, but I will be watching ER til the bitter end.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hey Lorraine! How are ya? I don't know for sure but I think not too
many of us "regulars" are still around. But I'm w/ you......I'll be
here 'til the bitter end, too. ;-)
----
Lori1

[Mrs Eyre]

> Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
> would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.


It was from the Book of Job.

[Cory]

In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
@m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
> > Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
> > would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>
> It was from the Book of Job.

Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;

--- Cory

[KStahl]

Cory wrote:
> In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
> @m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
>
>>>Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
>>>would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>>
>>It was from the Book of Job.
>
>
> Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.
>
> http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;
>
> --- Cory

The interesting thing about that particular book is that just judged by
its contents it doesn't even belong in the Hebrew scriptures. The "god"
depicted in that book is not particularly the Hebrew god, there is no
reference to Hebrew traditions or laws/rules. Just a simple story about
a mystic and a personal encounter with his god. Great stuff for meditation.

[Cory]

In article <EbGdnRp-***@comcast.com>,
***@yoohoo.com says...
> Cory wrote:
> > In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
> > @m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
> >
> >>>Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
> >>>would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
> >>
> >>It was from the Book of Job.
> >
> >
> > Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.
> >
> > http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;
> >
> > --- Cory
>
> The interesting thing about that particular book is that just judged by
> its contents it doesn't even belong in the Hebrew scriptures. The "god"
> depicted in that book is not particularly the Hebrew god, there is no
> reference to Hebrew traditions or laws/rules. Just a simple story about
> a mystic and a personal encounter with his god. Great stuff for meditation.

The other thing that fascinates me about the Book of Job is that
biblical scholars can't seem to agree on its author. There's no
undisputed evidence of who wrote it, whereas with books like the Gospel
of John or the Gospel of Luke, scholars know who wrote those books.

If I'm not mistaken, the Book of Job is the only book of the Bible that
doesn't have an undisputed author.

--- Cory

[Dropping The Helicopter]

Cory wrote:
> In article <EbGdnRp-***@comcast.com>,
> ***@yoohoo.com says...
>> Cory wrote:
>>> In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
>>> @m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
>>>>> would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>>>> It was from the Book of Job.
>>>
>>> Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.
>>>
>>> http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;
>>>
>>> --- Cory
>> The interesting thing about that particular book is that just judged by
>> its contents it doesn't even belong in the Hebrew scriptures. The "god"
>> depicted in that book is not particularly the Hebrew god, there is no
>> reference to Hebrew traditions or laws/rules. Just a simple story about
>> a mystic and a personal encounter with his god. Great stuff for meditation.
>
> The other thing that fascinates me about the Book of Job is that
> biblical scholars can't seem to agree on its author. There's no
> undisputed evidence of who wrote it, whereas with books like the Gospel
> of John or the Gospel of Luke, scholars know who wrote those books.
>
> If I'm not mistaken, the Book of Job is the only book of the Bible that
> doesn't have an undisputed author.
>

Don't quote me, I got kicked out of seminary because they said I didn't
have that joy joy joy joy down in my heart, but: Actually I think much
of the New Testament has disputed authorship, and all of the Old except
Proverbs. Corinthians, Thessalonians, Galatians, etc are letters known
to have been written by Paul the apostle / Saul of Tarsus to various
far-flung nascent Christian outposts, but I think that's about as
certain as anybody really gets. Sounds like a good Google-Wikipedia
Adventure(tm) for the curious.

> --- Cory

[KStahl]

Cory wrote:

> In article <EbGdnRp-***@comcast.com>,
> ***@yoohoo.com says...
>
>>Cory wrote:
>>
>>>In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
>>>@m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
>>>>>would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>It was from the Book of Job.
>>>
>>>
>>>Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.
>>>
>>>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;
>>>
>>>--- Cory
>>
>>The interesting thing about that particular book is that just judged by
>>its contents it doesn't even belong in the Hebrew scriptures. The "god"
>>depicted in that book is not particularly the Hebrew god, there is no
>>reference to Hebrew traditions or laws/rules. Just a simple story about
>>a mystic and a personal encounter with his god. Great stuff for meditation.
>
>
> The other thing that fascinates me about the Book of Job is that
> biblical scholars can't seem to agree on its author. There's no
> undisputed evidence of who wrote it, whereas with books like the Gospel
> of John or the Gospel of Luke, scholars know who wrote those books.
>
> If I'm not mistaken, the Book of Job is the only book of the Bible that
> doesn't have an undisputed author.
>
> --- Cory

Not really true. The Torah is ascribed to Moses, but there is no real
evidence to support that other then tradition. For Psalms there wasn't a
single writer. The David character is supposedly responsible for much of
it, but there are some portions that were obviously not written by him.
The book of Ester really doesn't have an ascribed author - it tells the
story of Ester but there is no indication that she wrote it.

The xtian scriptures have the same problem. There were so many people
floating around with the name of "John" (which, coincidentally is not a
Hebrew or Aramaic name - it has Greek origins) that there is no
conclusive proof that the portions ascribed to that name were all
written by the same person. There are also problems with "Acts" because
no one seems to be really sure who that "Luke" character was since he
apparently came from Greece or some other country in that area (borders
being what they were back then).

With Job, not only do we not know the author, but we don't even know the
actual geographic location for Job's home. It is possible that it could
have been in the area we now know as Turkey. There just isn't enough
historical evidence to solidly prove much of anything about that book.
However, think of this - if you were to read Kahil Gibran's books
without knowing the author's name, would you be able to discern his
country of residence, his religion or his ethnic makeup? I'm pretty sure
I wouldn't be able to based on the books of his that I"ve read so far
(granted, that is only The Prophet so far, but I have others on my shelf
waiting to be read).

If you want some very good insights into Job, grab a copy of Herman
Wouk's "War and Remembrance" and go back towards the end and read Aaron
Jastrow's talk about the book of Job. I have repeatedly drawn upon that
interpretation when I tell the story of Job to others since asking them
to actually read the entire book of Job is a monumental task since it
isn't exactly a page-turner.

[Dropping The Helicopter]

KStahl wrote:
> Cory wrote:
>> In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
>> @m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
>>>> would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>>>
>>> It was from the Book of Job.
>>
>>
>> Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.
>>
>> http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;
>>
>> --- Cory
>
> The interesting thing about that particular book is that just judged by
> its contents it doesn't even belong in the Hebrew scriptures. The "god"
> depicted in that book is not particularly the Hebrew god, there is no
> reference to Hebrew traditions or laws/rules. Just a simple story about
> a mystic and a personal encounter with his god.

(Ok, since I'm not at work it is my understanding that politics and/or
religion is fair game ;-))

...well, like two or three chapters of it is. The rest is Job's three
drinking buddies telling him what's what until CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT:

"
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer
thou me.

[etc...]
" - Job 38-1:3, KJV (natch!)

Lotta loin-girding in the Bible, I never did know what that meant.

> Great stuff for meditation.

Yeah, but don't meditate on the loin-girding too much, I think that
becomes a sin after a certain point.

[KStahl]

Dropping The Helicopter wrote:

> KStahl wrote:
>
>> Cory wrote:
>>
>>> In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
>>> @m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
>>>>> would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It was from the Book of Job.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.
>>>
>>> http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;
>>>
>>> --- Cory
>>
>>
>> The interesting thing about that particular book is that just judged
>> by its contents it doesn't even belong in the Hebrew scriptures. The
>> "god" depicted in that book is not particularly the Hebrew god, there
>> is no reference to Hebrew traditions or laws/rules. Just a simple
>> story about a mystic and a personal encounter with his god.
>
>
> (Ok, since I'm not at work it is my understanding that politics and/or
> religion is fair game ;-))
>
> ...well, like two or three chapters of it is. The rest is Job's three
> drinking buddies telling him what's what until CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT:
>
> "
> Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
>
> Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
>
> Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer
> thou me.
>
> [etc...]
> " - Job 38-1:3, KJV (natch!)
>
> Lotta loin-girding in the Bible, I never did know what that meant.
>
>> Great stuff for meditation.
>
>
> Yeah, but don't meditate on the loin-girding too much, I think that
> becomes a sin after a certain point.

Yep. Read the first two chapters and then skip to the end. All the
middle stuff was probably the result of too much of the local microbrew
at the time.

[Dropping The Helicopter]

KStahl wrote:
> Dropping The Helicopter wrote:
>
>> KStahl wrote:
>>
>>> Cory wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
>>>> @m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
>>>>>> would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It was from the Book of Job.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;
>>>>
>>>> --- Cory
>>>
>>>
>>> The interesting thing about that particular book is that just judged
>>> by its contents it doesn't even belong in the Hebrew scriptures. The
>>> "god" depicted in that book is not particularly the Hebrew god, there
>>> is no reference to Hebrew traditions or laws/rules. Just a simple
>>> story about a mystic and a personal encounter with his god.
>>
>>
>> (Ok, since I'm not at work it is my understanding that politics and/or
>> religion is fair game ;-))
>>
>> ...well, like two or three chapters of it is. The rest is Job's three
>> drinking buddies telling him what's what until CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT:
>>
>> "
>> Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
>>
>> Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
>>
>> Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and
>> answer thou me.
>>
>> [etc...]
>> " - Job 38-1:3, KJV (natch!)
>>
>> Lotta loin-girding in the Bible, I never did know what that meant.
>>
>>> Great stuff for meditation.
>>
>>
>> Yeah, but don't meditate on the loin-girding too much, I think that
>> becomes a sin after a certain point.
>
> Yep.

Oh, wait, no. Curiosity got the better of me and I checked it out on
Teh Intarnets. It's not nearly as dirty as it may sound to modern-day
ears. This dude:

http://www.heavenlymanna.net/christian_articles_armor1.html

says, ""Loins" refer to the lower back of the body, between the ribs and
the hipbones. the lower region of the back is figuratively considered to
be the seat of the one's strength. People who appear to be mentally weak
are often described as being "spineless", or having no "back bone".
[...] The phrase, "gird up thy loins" means "get ready to fight." A
certain amount of strength is always needed in a fight."

And of course regardless, the LORD isn't talking about putting on a
physical back belt, but a "back-belt of the spirit" if you will.

So, meditate about girding up your spiritual loins all you want!

> Read the first two chapters and then skip to the end.

Mmmm, I don't know, I don't think you're allowed to skip parts of the Bible.

> All the
> middle stuff was probably the result of too much of the local microbrew
> at the time.

I believe there's a Papal Encyclical which decrees essentially that.
And IIRC, it was Samuel Adams Boston Lager.

And it was good.

;-)))

[KStahl]

Dropping The Helicopter wrote:
> KStahl wrote:
>
>> Dropping The Helicopter wrote:
>>
>>> KStahl wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cory wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <05108df9-0442-488f-a68b-42f01cb17962
>>>>> @m32g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ***@googlemail.com says...
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
>>>>>>> would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It was from the Book of Job.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Job has some BEAUTIFUL stuff in it... particularly most of chapter 38.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2038;&version=31;
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Cory
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The interesting thing about that particular book is that just judged
>>>> by its contents it doesn't even belong in the Hebrew scriptures. The
>>>> "god" depicted in that book is not particularly the Hebrew god,
>>>> there is no reference to Hebrew traditions or laws/rules. Just a
>>>> simple story about a mystic and a personal encounter with his god.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> (Ok, since I'm not at work it is my understanding that politics
>>> and/or religion is fair game ;-))
>>>
>>> ...well, like two or three chapters of it is. The rest is Job's
>>> three drinking buddies telling him what's what until CHAPTER THIRTY
>>> EIGHT:
>>>
>>> "
>>> Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
>>>
>>> Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
>>>
>>> Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and
>>> answer thou me.
>>>
>>> [etc...]
>>> " - Job 38-1:3, KJV (natch!)
>>>
>>> Lotta loin-girding in the Bible, I never did know what that meant.
>>>
>>>> Great stuff for meditation.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, but don't meditate on the loin-girding too much, I think that
>>> becomes a sin after a certain point.
>>
>>
>> Yep.
>
>
> Oh, wait, no. Curiosity got the better of me and I checked it out on
> Teh Intarnets. It's not nearly as dirty as it may sound to modern-day
> ears. This dude:
>
> http://www.heavenlymanna.net/christian_articles_armor1.html
>
> says, ""Loins" refer to the lower back of the body, between the ribs and
> the hipbones. the lower region of the back is figuratively considered to
> be the seat of the one's strength. People who appear to be mentally weak
> are often described as being "spineless", or having no "back bone".
> [...] The phrase, "gird up thy loins" means "get ready to fight." A
> certain amount of strength is always needed in a fight."
>
> And of course regardless, the LORD isn't talking about putting on a
> physical back belt, but a "back-belt of the spirit" if you will.
>
> So, meditate about girding up your spiritual loins all you want!
>
>> Read the first two chapters and then skip to the end.
>
>
> Mmmm, I don't know, I don't think you're allowed to skip parts of the
> Bible.
>
>> All the middle stuff was probably the result of too much of the local
>> microbrew at the time.
>
>
> I believe there's a Papal Encyclical which decrees essentially that. And
> IIRC, it was Samuel Adams Boston Lager.
>
> And it was good.
>
> ;-)))

Well, they didn't know about the root chakra back then because "new age"
spirituality had not been invented yet.

Of course skipping stuff is allowed. Do you honestly read through every
last "begat"? I bet not. Most people read the first couple and then skip
to the bottom of the list. Skipping most of Numbers is also common
because after a while all those inventory lists gets incredibly boring.

The only problem with that particular microbrew is that Boston hadn't
been invented yet and there wouldn't be a gleam in an eye that would
result in Samual Adams for a couple thousand years. Besides, back then
the microbrews were probably heavy on the honey and mead or whatever
happened to be indigenous to the middle east.

[sharon]

Her delivery reminded me of how the quotes are read on Criminal Minds
at the beginning and end. But they at least put some inflection in
their voices.
Does anyone know what the reading was, who said it originallly? I
would love to read it from beginning to end. Thanks.

Lorraine G.
PS: Howdy regulars. How have you all been? I don't check in here much
more, but I will be watching ER til the bitter end.

According to the script, she was reading from the Book of Job, hence the
episode's title, since no one has suffered as much as Abby, just ask her.
Now, as to why Abby would be reading from the Bible, considering her
generally hostile attitude towards religion; well, that's a good question.
I guess we're supposed to think that, after her 12 Step program, she has
found her higher power and is now reading the Bible to strengthen her faith.
Yeah, right.

Sharon

[Ellen K Hursh]

On Oct 17, 1:29 am, TBerk <***@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I was watching this week, and I thought Maurna Turney had a very flat
> delivery with what might have been some very weighty verse, the reading
> she did on the front and ending credits.  Was she as a performer
> uninspired due to not sticking into the entire last season?  Don't know.

And don't care?

> About the only thing I liked enough to remember to this thread was the
> winding up she did in defense of Sam the Nurse.

One could argue that even that bit could be translated (courtesy of
Captain Subtext's helmet of truth detection) somewhere along the lines
of "Let's all talk about me! Me, me, me, me, ME!"