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G - Glen Hansard

Happy for the actors from Beyond the Gates, though I would easily switch out Colby Muhammed for Arielle Prepetit. I also would have added Clifton Davis in Lead. Very shocked he didn't make it. Al Calderon being nominated is hilarious. If we're talking emerging talent at DAYS, Hank Northrop would have been the better choice by a country mile. Hopefully he gets recognized next year. The rest of the emerging talent category is a very tough call. Deidre Hall definitely should have been nominated for her work during John's death, but like Jane Elliot, I don't think she submits her name either. Christopher Sean was a very nice surprise. Josh Griffith NOT being nominated feels correct with him being on the way out, FINALLY! Of course, he could still get nominated next year, which is ridiculous. Why do all the Y&R nominees feel especially wrong?

Maybe the committee just wanted to pretend it was 2005 again. I can't blame them.

ATWT has had so many prominent stars pass away in recent years, it's a struggle to think about how lonely Oakdale might feel in the TV afterlife.

Request: An in-depth update to Irna Phillips to see all the shows she has participated in (that you have on file, of course).

Louise Lasser passed away on Monday. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/louise-lasser-dead-mary-hartman-mary-hartman-star-1236639950/

Didn't Amy Driscoll make an appearance this month?

I know British soaps are a different beast, but it worked on Hollyoaks for years. The cast turnover rate was high, but the show was good at making you care about the new characters that came in to replace them. When they got rid of the college as a major backdrop was probably it's biggest mistake and if it were up to me and I'd bring it back immediately. I think if Loving started out college based, fans would get used to losing some favourites every few years, as long as the show was smart to keep some around, but with a new purpose that could still tie to back to the college and/or the characters currently enrolled, and Agnes Nixon in particular, who was one of the best at making the fictional town a character all its own, probably sells herself short.

He's nowhere near as attractive as Al Calderon, but him being a better actor is almost guaranteed.

They almost got me to watch it when they announced Vinnie Hacker would be a part of the last season. Thank God I waited since the majority of his scenes ended up being cut and he only ended up being in it for 5 seconds.

I hate Ron Carlivati's schtick as much as the next guy, but he'd be better than boring and tired Josh Griffith.

The fact that it's described as an adult animation series gives me hope it'll be good, but I have no history with the people behind rebooting the show so I'll just have to wait and see. It does feel random as hell though, but good to know someone wants the show to continue its legacy for further generations.

I completely understand your vitriol for all things Dingle, but Charity has always been one of my favourites despite the fact she is one. I don't know why Charity, Mandy, and Marlon were made Dingles in the first place, or why they didn't have Mandy and Marlon as siblings to start. Charity has always been a star all her own and Mandy/Marlon only feel like Dingles when it suits. If those three were never Dingles, it would fix the heavy suffocation of the Dingle family on the show and it would erase all the incest that ever happened between them. However, where I do feel disappointed with this story is in them having Mac tuck his tail between his legs after being so brutally betrayed so they can have him standing by her during this trial. It makes him look so pathetic. The fact that they're going to continue hiding the truth from Sarah and Jacob, with Mac stating, "they'll cross that bridge when they have to" is such weak motivation. I also have never thought they suited one another in the first place, at least not long-term. Of course, anything is better than her potentially reuniting with the horrible Vanessa, but them being married has always been a head scratcher to me. Part of me thinks Mac could be stifling his anger at Charity by manipulating her to stay quiet until the trial and use Sarah's eventual anger and betrayal as a scapegoat for his own, but realistically I don't think they'd let him be that complex. I do think Mac will be Sadie King's first knockabout when she returns, I just hope Mac will be free of Charity when it happens and they won't use it to uselessly villainize him by saying he cheated on her. As for Kev, I have to respectfully disagree with you big time. I love him to death. Chris Coghill is a revelation playing him and a complete hoot. He steals every scene he's in and I can't wait for more.