Chris B

Looks like another boring, uneventful season for Salt Lake City! JUST KIDDING! That looks better than I thought! I knew they were filming, but it looks like they got much more footage than we expected. I can’t wait to watch that episode! Lord it looks good! As for the tag lines, I love Mary’s tagline. Lisa’s is obnoxious but fun. The rest I can take or leave. I cannot wait for Sunday! I hope the ratings give what they need to give.

I'm still watching, but my early reaction is that the production values are very good. Not quite primetime, but you can tell enough money has been poured in to elevate things. I wish the main show looked this good. We also don't have the tiny sets of the main show. It looks really good so on that front they were successful. The one thing I question right now is centering so much of the plot on Princess Gina/Hope unless Kristen Alfonso is a surprise guest. Especially considering you're bringing back so many people, if a lapsed viewer is tuning in, they'll expect her. It plays in a way that you could be a lapsed viewer and still be fine.From the beginning you can tell it's a very specific story.

I have had Peacock since it started and I don't mind the app. I know some have complained about it, but it seems pretty easy to me and I like how easy it is to find stuff. They break things up into so many categories and constantly add to it so you can find new stuff. I just found a new TV Movie section which I'm excited about. As for other soaps and streaming, I do agree with you. Peacock is still new and looking for something that works for them so if this does well I could see them continuing to develop Days spin-offs, perhaps a true spin-off and not limited series and I can also see them digging into classic episodes. When they added the housewives that also went well for them and they started adding more Housewives related content very quickly. I hope the same happens for Days. Now the most obvious show that needs a spin-off IMO is B&B. Brad owns the show and he has already made Forrester International a thing without even trying. While that would be the most obvious spin-off, it just shocks me he hasn't attempted anything since he has such a hold on that show. As popular as it is overseas a limited series spin-off would likely do very well for him.

Peacock did all this promo only to mess up the release. The one positive I'll say is that this is the first time I've seen people asking about a show on Peacock lol. Hopefully that is a good sign for viewer interest.

Ashley doesn't even look like she had a baby so not only is it a dirty read, but it's a lazy one as well. I have always wanted to like Candiace but she doesn't understand how to read people when it isn't that serious. She goes too deep and there's no way I'd want to be friends with someone who will do you like that.

Both of those shows have been discussed in the Primetime Soaps thread.

I don't want Bryton with Melissa Ordway, who cannot act, but I support it only because it makes no sense Devon would give Abby his child. At least if they end up together he can be a father to his son. Also very worried about whatever B&B is going to do with Paris. I like that they've been writing for Paris and I think Diamond White is great, but there is no winning if Finn cheats on Steffy with Finn. Steffy is the star of the show and that would ruin the character of Paris and write her into a corner. I hope it doesn't go beyond Steffy misunderstanding their friendship.

I wouldn't mind a Knots Landing reboot starring Nicollette Sheridan, but the quality you know would be subpar. I think the premise of Knots is easily adaptable and would be successful. Falcon Crest is also dying for a darker reboot or remake. As for daytime soaps, I think the P&G soaps could be on Lifetime or Hallmark doing movies centered on certain characters and they'd have success with that. Or limited series. I'm not sure at this point I'd bring them back full time.

I loved Kevin Schmidt in the role, but Robert Adamson despite being good looking was boring as hell and never could've been a leading man. He also worked with various writing regimes so I don't buy the excuses. I've been very confused why people are shocked by this. I'm glad they're giving Noah another go because the character should be around. The new guy looks good so I'm hoping he's a good actor.

Imagine being at Kathy Hilton's house having the best dining experience of your life and choosing to fight. I have never liked Erika and this made me cross over to hate. What a hateful, cold and selfish demon. She's always been cold, but her actions in the face of this are bizarre. She is a sick, sick woman and Kyle and Rinna in particular are fools to side with her. This is disgusting. What was done to Sutton at that dinner infuriated me. This is clearly planned and calculated behind the scenes to attack Sutton and make her the villain. @DaytimeFanyou are absolutely correct that they miscalculated how the audience would react and planned accordingly.

Honestly I feel he is a lifer. If they were going to do anything they would’ve done it by now. I suspected that Susan Dansby would’ve been promoted, but when that didn’t happen that told me to just give up on Y&R getting better. It’s been so long since Y&R has been watchable that I’ve given up on it. It’s sad because it’s my personal favorite. Also sad that the other three you can see are at least trying while the #1 soap languishes.

@Liberty CityWith SSM I thought her Y&R kept improving. As she said, she was hired over a weekend with no bible written. I don’t know any writer than can inherit a bad show with no stories and hit the ground running. I think overtime her Y&R got better as she learned about the show in the modern day. I liked how she wrote the characters and I loved the people she choose to write off. The fact that we now have Kevin, Chelsea and Chloe back is a shame since it took so long to get rid of them in the first place. I would’ve either given Sussman more time or added someone to the team.

Even if Jamey ended up being the worst HW Y&R ever had (and I don’t think he would be), for me it would still be worth it to see what a Black mind could do for a soap with such a huge Black audience. Based on who he brought to Ambitions, it wouldn’t be outrageous to think a Susan Dansby or Michele Val Jean would be his Co-HW and I’m sure they’d make magic.

In soap circles I felt like his reputation is what drove a lot of the dividing opinions. I didn’t notice the same on social media or other boards that didn’t know him. In fact, there was a big outcry when it was canceled from non-soap areas. The show also found another life on Starz which led to more calls for it not to be canceled. I definitely think Oprah acted too fast on that one.

Ambitions was shockingly good. Old school soap, but modernized at the same time. Based on that plus his knowledge of soaps he’d be a great HW.

I’m happy for Jamey, but when it came to soaps I wish he was taking over Y&R.

I feel like each of these roles were properly cast, but none were given anything to do. Especially when you think of Lily's kids, it makes no sense to SORAS them so early and then do nothing. It's a waste. I feel like whenever they return I'd just keep them as teens anyway since we didn't really get to utilize that time period for them. Ana and Fen of course should've been a couple, but I'm glad Loren Lott is gone and thriving elsewhere.

To be honest, I can see people liking Ingo's post without watching or reading the caption. I do that a lot scrolling through instagram. I think that can tell you a little bit, but to be honest we really don't know where a lot of these actors stand. Nobody would've guessed Canadian Jacqueline McInnes Wood was a big anti-vaxxer, but looking at her follows on Instagram, she is. My biggest thing with this is wondering who we DON'T know about. I feel like when they announce certain exits we will be very shocked by those we didnt expect to be like this.

Sad news RHOA fans. Nene announced that Gregg is dying and made it seem like it’ll be in the next few days.

Because of the connection to Peyton Place I do wonder if the show is buried in a vault somewhere. The problem is, nobody would take the time to look for it so it doesn’t matter if it is. I know UCLA has around 5 episodes of the show, but still nothing has popped up I do find it wild not one episode of this show has ever popped up

I agree with this. Now that Peacock is available on Fire Stick's, I've been catching up since I prefer to watch on my TV and June was such a strong month not having to see Ben or Ciara. I accept that they're popular, but they really are such a dull couple and dull characters for me personally. I don't even care about his past, I just find them boring in general. I'm so late so I won't go into detail, but I've been loving the show once they wrapped up Charlie's death story. I'm not almost to the Olympic break and I love that the Carver/Price families are real movers and shakers and not just a once a week thing like you'd get on Days or in the background like on GH. The show has integrated them well. nuEJ doesn't bother me too much, but doesn't make much of an impact. I'm very curious to see where he will be in six months time. Now I just need to get through August and I should be caught up in time for Beyond Salem! I'm glad the spin-off is happening at a time when the show is actually good. Makes it more exciting.

The finale of RHOM was Alexia’s wedding, which was canceled when her mom died… I agree. Clearly something big is going on behind the scenes. Too much is leaking and they aren’t commenting. I think the reason they’re avoiding a reunion is because of what happened with Dallas. It’s best to just move on as y’all have said. I just hope they give Bershan another shot. I think she was great casting for RHONY and deserves another shot. After this weeks boring episode it was nice to see her heavily appear in the promo for next week.

Agreed! Trailer was fun and looks good! I’m excited. I’ve currently been binging to get caught up in time.

Andy said on his radio show that RHONY reunion films tomorrow. Luann is still in Europe and Ramona in Aspen per social media so either they’re posting old stuff or it will be virtual. I’m curious to find out.

I must say I do hate the one episode a day thing. If it were on tv I would get it, but streaming should be about doing it at your own pace. At least they could do a bulk of the season at a time. I know I'll probably wait a few months before I start.