FBOFW - You heard it here first

[Just Lori]

I predict that Anthony will show up at Michael's party and make a huge play for Elizabeth, and she will release any of her remaining brain power so she can be with him happily ever after.

You heard it here first.

[fklwmn]

I'm so blah on elizabeth since the whole Paul split. B/c Iknow she will end up back with either Antohny or Warren and... just NO!!!

*grumble grumble grumble*

[extranormal]

I find myself hoping that somebody -- anybody -- will make a play for Deanna and she'll run off with him. Please, Dee, stop being such a pathetic doormat and take yourself and your kids far, far away from that a**waffle you married. The man spends every spare moment away from his family, he ditched you during a house fire to save his laptop, and instead of taking you for a well-deserved evening out, he's planning an adolescent BYOB bash with Weed. Run.

I'm way too invested in this strip.

[hollasa]

from Michael's June 2004 letter:

Our own contribution to the next generation is well, and far too active from my point of view. When I romantically accepted the role of Daddy, I was thinking swings, stories at bedtime and waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve. I have all that. It's the discipline part I wasn't prepared for and now that Meredith is well into her second year, she is telling me what to do and when she wants it done - not unlike my superiors at work, for heaven's sake! At least her tantrums are reasonable and obvious. I just wish they didn't happen in the aisles of grocery stores. With all the news about abusive parents, the last thing I want is to be seen dragging a flailing, wailing toddler out into the parking lot and giving her a piece of my mind. This is why traditional dads came home from work when the kids were happily feeding and being readied for bed. Yes, the good old days. I wish I'd been there. I'm sitting in Josef Weeder's attic as I write, shamelessly escaping my spousal duties. I have letters to answer and manuscripts to read, so I had better start working before I am "found out". If I gauge this right, I'll be done by baby's bedtime - which I love!

Run, Deanna, Run!

Maybe both Michael and Elizabeth can join Anthony in a rousing rendition of "I have no hoooome!" at the party?

Who thinks that there'll be a kiss between Anthony and Elizabeth at the party/kegger?

[Please pass the Calgon]

I predict that Anthony will show up at Michael's party and make a huge play for Elizabeth, and she will release any of her remaining brain power so she can be with him happily ever after.

You heard it here first.

I think something is going to go wrong with Michael's book contract. Yesterday's strip had Weed saying he'd have their Intellectual Property guy look over the contract. The letter he got from the publisher said "With a few adjustments we can include your book in our fall line-up". There was something else that gave me a bad feeling about the book deal but I can't find it now. I'm predicting the publisher wants "adjustments" Michael won't want to make to his manuscript. Cue big fight with Dee over walking away from $25,000 and a first refusal contract.

Sara

[nutraxfornerves]

If you want to join a community that is devoted to this kind of discussion, try The FOOBiverse!'s Journal. It is full of commentary along the lines of what is being posted here. they discuss each day's strip and speculate on future directions. It's mostly people who have beenlong tiem FBOFW fans, but who feel the strip has lost a lot of its specialness of late.

[Cz. Burrito]

I predict that Anthony will show up at Michael's party and make a huge play for Elizabeth, and she will release any of her remaining brain power so she can be with him happily ever after.

You heard it here first.

Have you read the Comics Curmudgeon?

[caranfin]

Anthony. Blech. I know she'll end up with him, and it makes me ill.

[hollasa]

Let's not forget "April's Real Blog"!

http://aprilsrealblog.blogspot.com/

[Cz. Burrito]

If you want to join a community that is devoted to this kind of discussion, try The FOOBiverse!'s Journal. It is full of commentary along the lines of what is being posted here. they discuss each day's strip and speculate on future directions. It's mostly people who have beenlong tiem FBOFW fans, but who feel the strip has lost a lot of its specialness of late.

I was just reading that and...I guess I must have missed the detail where Deeana is a pharmacist and that she went back to work.  Why are they having money problem?!  A pharmacist straight out of school earns over $100K.  Even with two kids, they should definitely be able to afford a place of their own (whether by buying or renting) and should not have to be living with his parents.

[Seraphine1]

I've been reading the FOOB journal, and finding it hysterical, if not somewhat involved - this still is a cartoon, after all!!  At first I missed the discussion part of the journal, but it's by far the funniest.

They sure hate Mike.  Really.  They were all hoping he was going to burn after running back in the house for his stupid laptop.

Their contempt is beyond anything I expected - but I still get a kick out of reading it!

[couchpotato]

I just read a theory on the Foobiverse Journal that wouldn't be a huge disappointment. That theory is that Liz remain the "uber-catch-who-won't-be-caught" who will remain single and have Warren and Anthony as "forever-suitors" while the strip continues living in one moment in time. Here's a link to the full theory:

http://community.livejournal.com/binky_betsy/213356.html?thread=12585324#t12585324

To be honest, this would be a more interesting way to end things. Rather than rush Liz into marriage (with someone she is not currently dating) before Lynn retires in September, we could have years of strips dealing with Liz's perpetual dating life. Since they have Mike & Dee for the married life, it makes sense to keep Liz single to have adult dating stories. Maybe the hybrid authors could toss in some new blood from time to time.

This theory sounds like a great compromise for the fans. While I hate the idea of Liz hooking up with Anthony, I'd rather she date him (and Warren) than marry him. I hope Lynn is in a similar mindset. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[nutraxfornerves]

Are you aware that Lynn is only going to semi-retire?

The strip will continue in a hybrid form, in which the present-day story line will be minimal -- likely focusing on the young family of Michael Patterson -- and strips from the past will be reprinted as flashbacks. The new format is scheduled to begin in September.

See the full story Lynn Johnston isn't ready to call it quits

[extranormal]

I have to admit that Sunday's strip was lovely. I've come to enjoy snarking on FBOFW's decline into self-righteousness (and just plain weird art), but I couldn't find anything to complain about on Sunday. Except, perhaps, that it seems that April is the only one in the family who gives a rat's behind about Grandpa.

[IndianInlaw]

Granthony?