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He was also a big “issue” storyteller but he didn’t know how to make it interesting. It was very after school special. I feel like with Lucy the show is in good hands. Kirkwood had gotten burnt out but the show isn’t in bad shape. She’ll keep the show familiar but energized. I’m excited for what she brings.

For those asking about Lucy Allan, I actually loved her first stint. I watched all of Kirkwood's first stint into Allan's tenure. To me this was the best Hollyoaks EVER was. Lucy Allan got a lot of criticism for her focus on teen/young adult stories, but at that point I feel like Hollyoaks was always a younger show. Yes they had families, but the focus was always primarily on the younger characters. Kirkwood started ushering in family units like the McQueen's and Valentine's, but it still felt like a younger show compared to the other British soaps. In general she just kept what was working and didn't really change much or overhaul the show which is why I liked her. When she left, Paul Marquess completely gutted the show. He fired a bunch of people and brought on a TON of new characters and families to make it a more traditional family based soap. He changed the look and feel of it and to me the show has never been worse than when he was writing. It still annoys me when I see characters he created (like Diane) still around. The only good thing I can look at now is that I do like that the show is more family focused now, but I wish yall could go back and watch his episodes. It was truly horrible and a bad time to be a Hollyoaks fan, IMO.

That's good to know. Party of Five is one of my all time favorite shows. I see he also wrote Pasadena, a really good short lived primetime soap. He also has an Emmy for Picket Fences, so definitely a writer who seems to have a good reputation. After that horrible Tim Burton movie Dark Shadows deserves a shot as a good continuation so I'm going to keep my fingers crossed.

I've always wondered this but I'm not sure. I just notice neither mentions each other on Instagram, but both have very family focused instagrams. It's odd that this is the one relationship they don't feature. They also don't follow each other.

Here's an in depth interview with the writer of Dark Shadows: Reincarnation with lots of interesting details! Link: https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3679280/dark-shadows-reincarnation-mark-b-perry-reveals-sequel-series-may-still-come-life-phantom-limbs/ I know many were skeptical with it being connected to The CW, but just from the nuggets he shared, it sounds interesting and his deep knowledge of the show makes me comfortable with it whenever it happens. He did mention having to tailor it to CW's tastes, but the new script they're shipping has stripped those elements and is closer to the Dark Shadows brand. I hope that it gets a good streaming deal. I'm not sure what network I could place it on, but it definitely seems like something that deserves to at least get to the pilot stage. Time is also of the essence since he wants to include some of the original cast in this as well. I wonder if they'd recast Victoria since it seems like she could potentially have an important role down the line.

Kenya also won her court case to allow Brooklyn to film. I think what also worked against the husbands in both cases is that they had no problem allowing their kids to film and only decided it was a bad idea once they got a divorce. It’s hard to argue you don’t agree with it when you previously signed a release for it.

Possible but that would infuriate me knowing he originally played her cousin lol. GH overdoes it with having the same actor play so many characters.

ES has controversy attached to him but he’s an actually good producer. When he went to Days and then B&B he modernized the production values so much you instantly knew changes had been made. He especially has done wonders with B&B which I feel was so dated prior to him and then Kay Alden bringing the show into the present day.

Ji Min’s death likely came from someone else because LML loved diverse casts. I remember she brought on a Black family to Knots Landing with plans to make them leads, but the network put a stop to that so Lynne Moody quit. On Y&R the Winters were front and center so I can only imagine she planned for Ji Min to have legs if allowed.

Y&R has a history of behind the scenes scandals and it makes me sad that it took until 2021 for the mainstream press to cover one of these stories. Why couldn't the same have been done for Victoria Rowell and all the Black people treated like garbage? It's a shame. The one positive is that the show might finally improve since they'll be forced to replace him. He was terrible as EP anyway. The show has never looked worse than it does now.

This episode made me SCREAM! If I had any doubts about Erika (I didn't), this sealed the deal. Say what you want, but the fact that her story keeps lining up with his lawyers tells me they're in cahoots. Even if she didn't know, she's clearly working with him NOW which is the problem. She's in court fighting those victims left and right for money. Erika is EVIL! THIS MAN IS NOT SICK! I was so mad nobody clocked her when she kept mentioning that. He was fine and giving hour long speeches LAST SUMMER! He only got sick when he got referred for criminal charges. This has been going on for 10+ years. Erika is sticking to the "He got sick 3 years ago" story which we know is false. Lastly, these bitches are dogs for what they did to Sutton at that table. Dorit is the most two-faced nasty monster on this show. A sniper from the side, as they would say. Not only did she change her story completely, but she's literally mad at Garcelle because Garcelle clocked her racist comment last week. It's not a coincidence that happened and suddenly Dorit is gunning for Garcelle. I hope Garcelle DEMOLISHES her ass next week! This was GOOD and I feel like this season is going to be on a high from here on out. Garcelle and Sutton deserve HUGE raises next year. This season would be nothing if you took them out and brought back Teddi. They're giving Best Of HWs tea.

Two more episodes are left with no reunion filmed, but Eboni claims it’s scheduled to be filmed. I feel they’re trying to clean things up after the bad press, but something is going on. Someone held up the reunion and someone leaked to the press. I still believe it’s Luann. I have an inside source who DMed me that Bravo is upset with her because of this and she may not return.

So basically Simon was telling the truth the entire time. She IS pregnant by the guy he said she cheated on him with. I had a feeling once I saw the newbies that it wasn’t going to work. That show needed a complete overhaul similar to what Claudia Jordan suggested. When they do revisit Dallas they need to hire Carlos King and let him use his production company, which is what he asked when they asked him to return to RHOA. The shows he’s creating for OWN are similar to HWs and they’re popular. Bravo is stupid for not making an overall deal with him considering he was so vital to RHONJ AND RHOA.

@CatPeacock is rumored to be announcing Miami and All Stars next month with a premiere in November/December. Apparently promo will be heavy because they’re banking on Housewives which I’m assuming get good streams on the service. Miami should almost be done filming since they already finished their cast trip to the Hamptons a few weeks ago. As for the RHONY reunion, I’ve been saying that people are wrong to believe the Ramona rumors. Ramona can talk her way out of anything. I do not for a second believe Ramona is behind the press reports, nor do I believe she threatened not to go to the reunion. You think Ramona has been repeatedly going to dinner with Eboni and Leah for nothing? Hell no! She’s being strategic! Side Note, I also side eye this new Heather/Eboni friendship. Eboni says they talk regularly and they were spotted at dinner last week which leads me to believe Heather is trying to return next season, or Eboni is using her to secure her spot next season. I think the person causing trouble for RHONY and leaking those reports to Daily Mail is Luann. If you go back and read those articles you can see direct quotes that are clearly from Luann. She HATES Eboni and she is who I feel doesn’t want to do the reunion. She keeps posting throwbacks of the good ole days and Eboni said Luann won’t speak to her at all. I think Luann is the one holding out for the reunion and also the most likely not to return in general.

The Linnethia Lounge looks like a huge success, always packed and with celebrities in and out constantly. She’s also appearing on an episode of Dynasty and had Greg not been in they hospital with cancer she was set to guest for-host a few episodes of The Talk. Nene is also viral again for new memes stemming from season 2 clips. Nene is thriving right now. RHONY Luann is still in Switzerland and Ramona just posted a tour of the house she’ll be staying in for the next month, in Aspen. I think the reunion truly is squashed lol. If they don’t have a reunion this will be the first non-international series to not have a reunion. How can Andy act like everything is okay when NYC very likely won’t have a reunion? If listings are correct they have three episodes left and the finale will air on the 31st. That means 3 weeks to film a reunion and have it on air. That would be a tight turnaround by Bravo’s standards.

All Stars tea: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9891783/Dorinda-Medley-lead-Housewives-Mash-alongside-stars.html If true, that is going to be quite the season! Dorinda, Vicki, Brandi, Taylor, Phaedra and Eva! This makes me more excited for this as a franchise, thinking of all the different combos they can come up with. The Salt Lake City trailer looks EXCELLENT! I found Meredith and Lisa overrated in season one, but both look like they came to play. Also, what do y’all think of them getting the coveted Sunday time slot? Last season I always said I wasn’t worried about their time slot because you could tell Bravo was happy, which tells me internal data was strong. This only proves that. I feel bad for Mary with this church/cult thing because I truly don’t think it’s a cult. It looks like a typicalPenecostal church to me and tbh, many churches feel cult like to me. Its odd that Lisa is accusing her of that considering the Mormon church history. nuJen looks fun and old Jen looks delusional. I could see Meredith talking to the feds, but they’ve been investigating Jen since before the show filmed season one. She needs to get ready to go to prison.

See I personally loved the delay in revealing Sheila as the mother because I was enjoying their disgusted faces while Sheila had Finn on her arm with that devilish smile. I do agree with you about Mary though. I want this return to be long term for Sheila which I think could help the show. Ideally I’d write out Wyatt, Flo, Liam and Hope and use that space for Mary, Little Deacon, Rick and Maya. Also, did we ever see Diana as more than a baby? Could Finn possibly be Diana with a retcon on the baby daddy? Just to tie it up in a nice bow and leave Sheila with just the two kids.

I don’t want her back either, but I feel if they can they’ll try. Her HBOMax deal failed and she started talking about the show again, defending the current season and started interacting/following Sonja again. I’m just mentally preparing myself, but hopefully they can develop without her.

@Liberty CityAndy did say Dorinda was “on pause.” I think she’s definitely back. Either with herself or with Bethenny because Bethenny will want an ally. This makes two weeks where WWHL was the highlight and not the episode. This is giving me Dallas flashbacks where the season has reached a point where it seems never ending yet nothing is going on. And another boring event hosted by Eboni?! My goodness. Luann is in Paris and we have all this talk of reunion filming being delayed which makes me think there’s a bunch more episodes and I can’t take it! At least give us some more Bershan to inject SOME fun into things. This is just boring.

I feel like Peyton Place they rushed to cancel and it could’ve been the show to round out their lineup. I also wish Texas had gotten more time but that could just be my bias since the show was creatively good when it ended.

I loved Sheila's entrance with the Finn scenes prior to introducing her to everyone else. B&B doesn't do anything slow, so I won't complain about the whiplash. We all know we better enjoy what we can because it's only a matter of time before Brad loses interest or ruins the storyline. I'll say the first positive is that Kimberlin has really good chemistry with Tanner. Depending on how they explain this and who the father is, this COULD be a good story. It's hard as a Sheila fan to get invested because they never get this character right since her 00 returns to both shows. Another thing I noticed watching is that I wouldn't mind if they went ahead and wrote off Hope and Liam. They had their time, let them go to Forrester International and free up some space for other legacy characters. Felicia has a son out there, why not bring them on? I just realized seeing Hope and Liam that I have absolutely no interest in them and dread the moment they get anotherr storyline.

I feel the exact same way. I don't care about her personal views, I accepted she was going to be Jennifer, but the character has been unwatchable for YEARS. Cady brought Jennifer back to life and came in at a horrible time story wise, but still made the relationships with Jack, Abby and Laura believable.

All the B&B salary talk is interesting! I feel like with Susan Flannery, she probably made more than Moss and also due to her age and how much she worked, she probably had bought property a lot sooner and worked on her savings. Considering he had no chance of booking another acting gig, he should've had a business plan outside of acting to make up for the lack of income. Vincent Irrizary for example is a real estate agent. If he had a backup like that him leaving would've made more sense. I bet he hates that they successfully recast and he'll never have a chance to return. Also, Katherine Kelly Lang has her own clothing line and a store so she's likely set up better than Ronn was and can afford the budget cut.

Christian Gray Snow who does the Slut Pig podcast is who announced this date. He is usually reliable so I tend to believe it. It makes sense now that I've thought about it. With RHOA not filming, it can carry Sundays once Potomac ends until around February when they could likely have RHOA ready to go. Then for Tuesday and Wednesday, they will have New Jersey (can replace New York) and OC (replace BH) available. There's another rumor about New Jersey moving back to Sundays so who knows?! But I feel like we should have the answer soon because regardless of the night, SLC should be announced within the next couple weeks.

@CatI don't think we will see Bershan at Black Shabbat if Eboni has her way. I also found it interesting on WWHL that Andy mentioned the RHONY rumors and Ramona denied that she's holding out. I think it's either Luann or production, but I do believe they delayed it. Of course they can't delay it forever because it'll have to be ready in time for the season to end. BTW, rumor has it that RHOSLC is moving to Sundays and that the premiere date is September 12th. If that's the case they need to hurry up with the announcement. I assumed it would replace New York or Beverly Hills so if the Sunday move is true I'll be surprised. I wonder if they're doing that because Salt Lake City has a shorter run so they can get RHOA out sooner than later, once they start filming.