I’m nothing if not predictable. After seeing a tweet that contained an image of what appeared to be a Golden Girls-themed version of the classic board game Clue, I went into a brief frenzy and began a search to prove its authenticity.
I arrived at Rue La Rue Café on the early side of the lunch hour, both starving and woefully undercaffeinated. There was no wait at the counter, which in turn, made me feel pressured to choose something quickly. As the thirty-something man behind the register smiled kindly at me, I scanned the two-sided laminated menu…
Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to pack it in for the year. Say goodbye to your friends, loved ones and the outdoors generally. Your only gods now are blankets, big fuzzy socks and the ol’ laptop—Keeper of Ten Thousand Movies and Even More Television. And what will you select as your succor for these…
I walk into the kitchen. “Dorothy?” There is no response but my own echo. “Blanche? Rose? Sophia?” Nothing. I open the fridge and find it warm and empty, apart from a single cheesecake covered in a thick layer of mold. The lanai, I think. They must be out on the lanai. I peer out the window and see no one—just a…
Frontiers Magazine published an oral history of The Golden Girls this week, and let me tell you something, it’s an absolute goldmine for any fan of the show. During the lengthy conversation, former writers and producers chat about their first impressions of the show’s concept (they thought it was impossible to do…
Here are some facts I just made up.
The Golden Girls, a sitcom that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1992, is currently on American television—specifically the cable channel Hallmark—three hours every weekday. At six episodes a day, you could watch the entire series in about six weeks, at which point Hallmark would pop in the disc one of their complete series…
As if we needed yet another reason to want life to be more like The Golden Girls.
On Sunday, an all-Turkish cast version of The Golden Girls premiered in Turkey. Do you think they'll stick with cheesecake for the girls' late-night chats, or replace it with a more culturally relevant dessert? [Variety]
We're assuming that you've heard the sad news that Estelle Getty — best known for her portrayal of sassy Sicilian octogenarian Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls — passed away. Looking through the various obits that have since trickled out, we've learned more about Getty beyond the white wig and wicker purse, namely,…
Estelle Getty, most famous for her role as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls died today, just three days shy of her 85th birthday. She was actually younger than than Bea Arthur and Betty White. One of the best episodes was Dorothy walked in on Sophia and some guy in bed and asked, "What's going on here?" Sophia…
One Valentine's Day, Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche all decided to book a romantic cruise with their respective boyfriends. They went to the store to pick up some odds and ends and decided to practice safe sex and get some condoms as well. (Probs just to protect from diseases, seeing as how they they most likely had all…
