Bright Eyes

Had to bring this great thread back to life because I've been casually listening to a lot of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's work, both classical and from films, as he is one of the first all time great film scorers.

There was that brief period that Gering was taken off contract for about three months in 2020. Rafe has basically been supporting since the latest Arnold Feniger debacle anyway, so I don't think too much will change regarding his use. With this change, here are the 10 actors who have consecutively been on contract the longest: Josh Taylor 2004- James Reynolds 2004- Suzanne Rogers 2004- Eric Martsolf 2008- Deidre Hall 2011- Mary Beth Evans 2015- Paul Telfer 2019- Stephen Nichols 2019- Jackée Harry 2021- Dan Feuerriegel 2021-

Soaps should stop doing weekly promos altogether, and only do them for big story happenings like major returns, exits, climaxes, etc...

DAYS has got to lock down these people! Marissa Reyes, Madelyn Kientz, Jamie Martin Mann (am I forgetting anyone?) all leaving within six months is ridiculous. There was also the OG Chanel, but I think Raven Bowens is much stronger in the role.

Matt Ashford and Deb Adair were on the show together for about 8 months, and had story together pretty quickly after her debut because he had found her manuscript. Her attraction to him is canon! The manuscript history was mentioned a couple times in recent years. One of the few things I'll give RC's DAYS kudos for is finally making Jack a real character again.

I've had a long simmering thought that Sandy Horton left town pregnant with Tony child. I always fancast Jason Tam in the role.

It would be greatly poetic if this continuation could at some point rectify Lisa Bonet/Denise's place in the history of the show.

DAYS: Bill Bell was going to have Bill Horton raped in prison. What the hell was the original plan for Jordan Ridgeway? I'm actually surprised Chrishelle Stause hasn't yet to spill the beans on that one. Also, during Cwikly's first tenure, they alluded to there being some connection between Celeste and Caprice the nanny. And originally, Austin was brought on for Jennifer, and Kate was attracted to Jack.

I have to assume that Sophia's exit is imminent based on the two couples' exits coming up and it just hasn't been announced yet for some reason. Her staying on would make absolutely no sense from a storyline perspective, but also because Rachel Boyd is the worst actor on the show.

This is a really random question, but un-SORAS'ed, who is the youngest character from the show? On OLTL it would be Matthew and Destiny's son Drew, who Destiny gave birth to in the ABC finale, so I've been curious how old would the youngest AMC character technically be.

I think he lost whatever talent he had long ago, but ripping off film plots is definitely not a bad thing. All the great soap writers did it all the time. Of course, when they did it, the result was usually more palatable. However, those first couple OLTL years were a breath of fresh air for the most part. The rest of his work, I plead the fifth.

Forgive me if this was posted closer to when the article originally came out, but I randomly found an update about Matthew Twining (River Carpenter, OLTL). From late 2024, basically he owns a bar now, but still does local theatre and says he's still friends with Melissa Fumero. Matthew Twining Update

I was never able to forgive Xander for the way he treated my favourite character, Anya, but losing a part of the scooby gang hurts regardless. It's a shame he had the issues he did, especially because it seemed like his career was going well initially after Buffy ended. He was a gorgeous man in the earlier years. For some reason, I had it in my mind that Joss basically ordered him to stop working out in the later seasons. Seeing the contrast from early to late Xander is striking. It is a small comfort that he passed peacefully in his sleep and still had a creative output in his last years. Rest in Peace, Nicholas Brendon, you'll always be a part of my happy adolescent memories.

Other than Leo crap, this sounds like a pretty good week.

It's a shame that this build-up of Arianna and Liam is all for nought since we know the recast is coming and they'll immediately be at square one again.

The one man who was supposed to be immortal. What a legend!

Only in my dreams.

Yes, but I would say the wonderful Jessie Buckley for Hamnet is the only real lock of the acting categories.

Happy Oscars day, everyone! I, and probably most on this board, would love to see Michael B. Jordan snag the trophy, even though Timothee Chalamet is the front-runner and look forward to Conan O'Brien hosting.

Request: Judy Pace (passed away today).

The great Judy Pace has passed away. https://eurweb.com/judy-pace-dies-at-83/

I know she can be a bit much with some of her guests, but at least she's self-aware, actually listens to her guests, which so many talk show hosts rarely do these days, and has brought meaningful conversation back to daytime. Plus, it just feels right to me that the ultimate heir of Hollywood royalty has such an ongoing presence in our daily lives. I've always been a fan and always will be, so yeah, I'm happy for her.

Brady being involved with the kidnapping story is random AF.

Lexie coming back could work for me if it's done as a way of ending Rolf's magical serums once and for all. If you play it that people think it has worked, the obvious triangle aspects with Paulina and Abe, play all the beats of what her return could mean, that could be an interesting avenue to explore, whilst ending Rolf and this back from the dead nonsense for good.

THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ IF YOU PLAN TO WATCH! -- Things I liked: Seeing Sidney and Neve Campbell at her kick ass best again. Also, I thought it was refreshing Gail took a break from being put through the wringer. She got to take it easy with this one and she still had some of the best moments, both comedic and human. Mason Gooding/Chad is always a sight for sore eyes and surprisingly for me, this was the first time I genuinely enjoyed Mindy. I remember desperately wanting her to die in Scream 5, but becoming Gail's protégé was a genius move. Her and Chad were highlights, all the way to the end credits. The only new character that was remotely interesting was Mckenna Grace's Hannah, easily habing the best kill sequence of the film. The use of A.I. was smart and nostalgic in how he got to see some people from the past. Lastly, though for continuity sake it was a shame Mark had to be recast, I thought Joel McHale served the role as well as could be expected. Things I didn't care for: I have to wonder if they asked Rose McGowan to return as an A.I. version of Tatum 1.0, because with her being heavily referenced, it kind of served as a downer that she didn't. Most of the new characters weren't characters at all and were extremely forgettable. Sidney's daughter Tatum was an unlikable brat throughout. The Ghostface reveal was the worst one of the franchise. You couldn't have chosen a more halphazard, random, and ridiculous motive that lead itself to a convoluted exposition dump that didn't even fully make sense. Marco's motive basically being ... nothing, other than some weird submissive relationship to Jessica. It was just eye-roll worthy. Not to mention, the writing racing over the fact that Jessica had her own son killed just added to the ridiculous, long-winded drivel of a motive she had even if Anna Camp did her best to sell it. If I had to rank this Scream against the others, it's pretty easily at the bottom of the pack for me.