Chris B

Up until maybe a year ago I felt the show still looked great. Ed Scott brought a real primetime feel to it and I liked the regular location shooting. Now you don’t really have that and the sets seem smaller. Still, I could put up with that if they had better writing. Everything is just so G rated on both of the CBS soaps. No drama, nothing that could cause the hint of controversy, no mysteries. It’s weird that these shows were more progressive 20 years ago than now.

For all that has been said about Marlo, her finances seem to be legit. I don’t recall any tax liens or anything. The billionaire she dated paid for her home and cars and since then she’s had a steady stream of income from RHOA and outside projects. Keep in mind that despite not having a peach, she’s one of the better paid HWs. She’s a peach without the peach. Now back to Tom and Erik...it’s getting worse! They’re filing to force them into bankruptcy and she’s online trying to sell her old clothes lmao. She had always been so mean that it’s hard to feel bad for her. This is crazy.

Write it like a primetime show and old school soap. There should be a mix of comedy and drama with lots of sex appeal. Gay, lesbian and bisexual characters should be the norm. Where are the vixens at? I’d bring them back. Also more modern stories instead of just a bunch of repetitive triangles. B&B is in LA and has no business being as bland as it is. Especially when they have the characters both on and off screen to tell modern stories.

I would think Dansby had something to do with the anniversary week, but the show seems to have fallen back into its old patterned as soon as it ended so I don’t know. Maybe that week only worked because they always do special episodes well. I *do* however think Susan Dansby is the next HW and will be announced in January or February. Y&R has a habit of bringing the next HW on as a Story Consultant and if not, why not just bring her back in her old position? Perhaps BLM and her Producing gig on Ambitions gave her more leverage. I have no inside info so I could be wrong, but that’s my speculation.

Only reason I didn’t say B&B is because as long as Brad Bell is HW, there is only so much that show will do. He’s beyond burnt out and we know his routine by now. B&B is the easiest soap to fix and write, but with nobody given the chance it is what it is basically.

He came off so controlling and manipulative. Simply saying what city he was in wouldn’t be enough to satisfy me. He must be the breadwinner for her to put up with that. It felt extreme to me. Did we mention this RHOBH update yet? I’m sorry but this is escalating fast and not in their favor. They still have at least 2-3 months left of filming so we should see this covered.

This is pretty spot on. GH was easily the best show. The only thing I wish is that they had listed Y&R as worst show.

RHOP Welp...Karen and Monique DEMOLISHED Gizelle. It’s almost as if Gizelle and her minions thought Monique would just come quietly to the reunion, let them ice her out/scream at her and she’d just quietly leave the show. How was Gizelle not prepared for this?! She looked STUNNED! And you KNOW she wanted to lie about that being Jamal’s number lol. It was the best use of receipts I’ve seen and this was only part one. I have a feeling it’s going to be very hard waiting for the extended third part. I also just echo the comments about Wendy. I want to like her, but the connection with Gizelle makes it hard. You can’t claim to be all about girl power, but be friends with the biggest hater. Like you all, I’m very curious what the cast will look like next season. Honestly I’d be happy if only Candiace didn’t return, but after this I wonder if Gizelle will want to go back. RHOA Im going to make my Housewices Resolution not to judge newbies before they debut. I assumed Gina and Emily would be great on OC based on a gorgeous cast photo. I was wrong. I assumed Sutton on BH would be boring based on pictures and she was amazing. Now with one episode I feel Drew is the best newbie since Kenya for this show. I thought she’d be boring and quiet, but she came in very interesting and I see why she always had a peach! The relationship with her husband is so interesting! Missing for 3 days and won’t tell you where he is? Either he cheating or doing something illegal. Ima say cheating. La Toya was fine, but she does seem a little low rent for the group. I’m not sold on her. Overall though, the new group has chemistry. They’re definitely making the most of Covid. We got a good group scene and also interesting solo stuff for Drew and Kandi. That’s one thing RHOA does better than anybody. They always deliver.

It’ll be interesting to see how they justify the loans to Erika because she’s a drag queen! She is not a musician. I’m a drag queen as well and I remember one time they were thinking of booking her to perform with us and she wasn’t much more than a popular drag race girl. Her expenses HAVE to exceed the money coming in. From the glam squads, music which is all out of pocket, custom made costumes and shoes, expensive travel (private jets/luxury tour buses/insane hotels). She isn’t a Kandi or Tamar who has a record deal, this is all out of pocket and you can’t make that money back on a tour of gay clubs. If Tom needed to use her as a front I don’t know why he didn’t throw in a more traditional business like a restaurant or something.

Okay now Wells Fargo is suing Tom. I’m sorry, but between this and the lawsuits glossed over last season, they can’t ignore this. It’ll be interesting to see how they handle all this. What was a simple divorce is now a huge mess lol. She may earn her Diamond this year!

Why do they keep doing this? I enjoyed getting to see Robin Strasser again and I’ll enjoy seeing Linda Dano, but seems odd they keep recasting for this particular role.

I’ve often thought of a Peyton Place reboot, but I can’t exactly place it. Like y’all have said, I would HATE it on CW, which is ironic because I would take Dark Shadows on CW, but this would be Peyton Place in name only. I think the best place for it would likely be ABC again or a streaming service. I also think a soap format would work for it again. Even if they just do two weekly half-hour episodes like the original did initially. Thinking back to the AMC/OLTL reboots, I think a smart way to do a new soap would be half hour episodes and max it out at 2-3 episodes per week and do 40 episode seasons. It would likely be more manageable budget wise than keeping it open ended. Plus, if it’s successful you can always add onto it. A modern PP with two episodes a week, 20 weeks and a multi generational cast with modern storylines could absolutely become a buzz worthy show again.

This was way more interesting than I expected. I only know Ilene and Malcolm, because I’ve only seen the SOAPnet run, but obviously I know the characters of Frank and Little John, so I was still able to connect with everyone. Definitely would *love* more Ryan’s Hope. So many cast members are still out there who I’d love to hear from. Also since y’all mention it, I still think moving RH for Loving was a huge mistake. RH was critically acclaimed and had good ratings. I feel had they not messed with it, they likely could’ve kept that show on the air into the 00s. I get that Agnes was a name, but if you don’t have space for the show then you shouldn’t have done it. Or put it at noon. I also find it sad that Ryan’s Hope ended when it did because I’ve read that final year was really strong.

I am going to disagree. I will say I’ve never done as big of an about face as I have with Jen. I just knew she’d be my favorite, but I cannot stand her. She is fronting 100%. She has a small house in the suburbs and is renting that house, her car is rented and her glam squad is her family. I’m sure those clothes are rented too. She’s been trying overtime to make this feud with Mary work and it doesn’t add up. I think she’s jealous of Mary’s wealth for sure and I do think Mary being black bothers her because she’s fitting in better and they’re the only minorities in the cast. At first I thought the hospital comment was rude, but we see that Mary didn’t mention Jen specifically, which Jen admitted episode one. And then she kept mentioning her Aunt, which Mary didn’t know about at the time, to make it seem like Mary was making fun of her Aunt. Mary apologized and still we have Jen telling the girls they can’t be friends with Mary (which is childish) and making fun of her marriage. I also thought it was a dig to apologize to Meredith at Mary’s event and pay Mary dust. I completely saw why Mary got upset and I hate that nobody defended Mary in person, only in the talking heads because they’re afraid Jen will blow up at them. Im also not believing Jen’s version of events about the 7/11 comment, which she clearly held on to weaponize in this quest to make everybody hate Mary. Jen has shown she lies and exaggerates for me to take her word over an actual Black woman. Mary has bit her tongue this entire time so I loved watching her gather Jen at the luncheon. I still don’t see Jen having many friends by the end of the season. As for Mary being anti-black, I just don’t see it. She seems to have a lot of emotional issues stemming from her marriage, but to me she looks black, she has a largely black church, via Instagram she only listens to black music and from what I’ve seen from her real life, her friends are all black. I just don’t buy what Jen is trying to sell.

@Taoboi I think that is another scam from Erika and Tom. He had all this time to respond and conveniently waited until a lawsuit was filled saying their divorce was a scam? Just looks to me like he’s playing hardball to undercut that lawsuit. “How could it be fake if I’m asking her to pay my attorney fees and asking for no spousal support?” That’s just my speculation.

My thing is, I don’t mind her with Abe and I don’t begrudge Abe a love interest, but every Black woman shouldn’t be with him. Valerie for example could’ve been tested with Steve or Rafe and Sheila never should’ve even been considered romantically for Abe. That was ridiculous. I wouldn’t mind Jackee going against Lauren Koslow for Abe though.

I hope this is what they’re leading Jackee to believe, a proper revival for their black cast. I want Vanessa Williams to also have good story. Abe should not be the only person option for black women, move Valerie around the canvas! I also like that Jackee will have a daughter. And as y’all have mentioned with Jonah, there are also other Carvers who can return. Don’t just stunt cast, DO something with the talent u have. It drives me nuts how successful Vanessa Williams is but Days treats her like a day player.

It’s crazy how boring Billy and Lily are together. They need to get Daniel back for her or try again. As for Sally, I just don’t think she fits in. She doesn’t click with anybody I’ve seen her in scenes wifh and serves no purpose on the show. I can think of several B&B characters that would be useful to Y&R, but Sally is literally the last one I’d think of.

I’ve continued trying to watch the show and just like when I initially watched the show, I find it hard to watch without Nicollette. What’s particularly insulting is when they bring on Vanessa Williams as an exact replica of Edie. It was so similar that you can’t help but compare the two and Williams was terrible in the part.

Tricia Cast said on the SOD podcast that she loved her return and she’s open to recurring indefinitely if they want her. They should definitely take her up on that. Tricia Cast was critical to the formula of the show and had she not decided to leave I think Nina would’ve remained important. She brings such a joy and wistfulness to the show. The girl from the wrong side of the tracks who finally made it and strives to be happy. I just love the vibe she brings!! I also give them props for how they used her across the entire week, which is the only reason I watched the entire week lol. I expected them to drop her into the wedding, but the added stuff with Jill, Esther, Cricket and Lauren were added bonuses. Also, I’ll never stop saying it: It’s time Lauralee Bell gets a front burner storyline and no I don’t mean with Paul’s boring ass. Y&R does have vibrant cast members but they don’t use them.

Jen is a dog for that! She is one of two people who knew that and threw it out for such a petty reason. That isn’t what friends do. I hate bitches like that. After tomorrow we will have pretty much the entire trailer so I’m excited for what’s to come SLC is full of surprises. This feels like a season 3 or 4 because it’s such a well oiled machine. Everybody is pulling their weight and bringing it. Hell, I’d even be okay with a filler episode at this point because they’ve given so much! Now Potomac?! Going out with a damn BANG! That finale clip plus everything that has happened has me hyped for the reunion.

BH has 3 cast members and 2 crew members with covid which is why they had to shut down. They'd all been filming together so they HAVE to quarantine. When Shannon got it they hadn't been filming together.

Kyle, Kathy and Dorit all have Covid which is why production really shutdown. All are doing well thankfully! If this stuff isn’t a storyline she better not have a Diamond. It’s not surprising though as many fans speculated this is what a sham divorce to protect their finances.

Monday’s episode was very watchable. I wish they’d given us some more flirtation between Jill and Jack though. Their scenes felt a little too sweet and didn’t have the underlying tension they typically have. The absolutely star was Tricia Cast. She slips into character so easily and Nina has such a youthfulness and she’s screaming for story. Tricia Cast can make anything work, so seeing her have such a strong handle on her character makes me want more. The fact that she never worked with Justin and made it feel soooo real! Speaking of, I’d definitely accept him as a recast. Ideally I’d do Mark Lawson and Emme Rylan, but just replacing Donny would help so much. The big downfall for me in this episode was Melissa Ordway. I don’t care what anybody says, she is a disgrace. She can’t act AT ALL and seeing the episode centered around her was cringeworthy. I don’t understand how she has lasted in the role so long with this quality of work and lack of chemistry with any leading man OR family member. The only exception is Eileen Davidson. She is truly a disgrace.

Dallas looks solid! I had to roll my eyes when Brandi said she contemplated suicide. That’s a damn lie. She knew when she racked Leaanne over the coals that she had done that. People called her out online for it. She’s just trying to avoid responsibility by making herself the victim in this situation. If she were truly sorry she’d apologize fully and we’d see footage of her growing, not making excuses. I’m glad Tiffany will be around to let her have it. One good thing is that they didn’t show Jen in the trailer and rumor has it she’s a part of major drama. I love when they don’t show everything in the trailer. They showed just enough to make me want to watch!