# Joan of Arcadia 1/16, Or When the Parents Are Away, God will Play **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-of-arcadia-1-16-or-when-the-parents-are-away-god-will-play/224812 "2004-01-16T18:32:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-of-arcadia-1-16-or-when-the-parents-are-away-god-will-play/224812/21 "2004-01-18T07:09:19Z")
Oops…pushed send too soon. So, did you folks know it’s already been granted a second season? 😃 [http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve\_main/1,1002,271|85797|1|,00.html](http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C85797%7C1%7C,00.html) (might have to c&p because of the commas in the link) ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-of-arcadia-1-16-or-when-the-parents-are-away-god-will-play/224812/22 "2004-01-18T12:25:32Z")
_Woo-hoo!_ Excuse me – once I get hooked on a show it’s usually doomed unless it’s on TLC in which case it will run forever. **Elfkin** , I assume that, even though they had a paid reservation, the hotel asked for a credit card to cover incidental charges such as, say, dinner at that Vegan restaurant they mentioned. I handle my company’s travel arrangements and, even when booking flights using Frequent Flier miles, I still have to provide a credit card for miscellaneous fees and taxes. One question I forgot to ask in my last post: when will Luke realize that Friedman is pretty much everything you don’t want in a friend? CJ ---
**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-of-arcadia-1-16-or-when-the-parents-are-away-god-will-play/224812/23 "2004-01-18T13:03:42Z")
I found out that Amber Tamblyn is 20 years old. I don’t feel nearly as dirty watching her on television now. And yes, **Baldwin** , Mary Steenburgen is as lust-worthy as she was in **Goin South**. 😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-of-arcadia-1-16-or-when-the-parents-are-away-god-will-play/224812/24 "2004-01-20T13:14:09Z")
Well, after not being able to get on all weekend! I’m glad they handled Joan/Adam the way they did. They kissed in a moment of weakness, pure joy over being friends again, and the awkwardness afterward was perfect. I think Helen is a bit blind to Will’s feelings, which I found a bit strange considering how much empathy she has toward Kevin. Her husband was taken hostage and nearly killed, and she didn’t even think he might be a bit shook up over it. As far as Chief (yes, I know he’s no longer “Chief,” but it’s shorter than saying Head of Detective Bureau) giving up his gun, I thought that was COMPLETELY wrong. He’s a cop. He should never be forced to surrender his gun. And I was surprised that Helen silently begged him to do so. Kevin and Cute Reporter Girl (what _is_ her name?) kissed. Woohoo! I don’t know if next week is a repeat, but it’s being covered up by a Billy Graham special this Friday. Grrrr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-of-arcadia-1-16-or-when-the-parents-are-away-god-will-play/224812.md?page=1)