All My Shadows

I wanted AJ/Miranda just because it made so much sense, but AJ coming out and them ending as super tight best friends wouldn't have been hard to buy at all. Would Sam have been in the right generation, SORAS-wise, for him? Not that it would make a huge difference, but I always put him in the Colby/Pete circle. (ETA - I see that y'all have already discussed that in the above posts, which I missed) AMC had so many of those random ass little children at the end. I think a few years ago, I had a pipe dream about Kendall's son with the stupid name growing up, idolizing Maw Erica, and stealing all of MIranda's boyfriends. It's what should have happened with (Mark's son) Josh and Kendall. I might have to watch The Bay. Randy Wayne is #chefskiss I don't know how to quote sht on this board anymore, but... I think Elizabeth Gillies is terrific in Dynasty. ERIC: Oh yeah, and you know she and I dated for two and a half years during the whole run of the show 13. Elizabeth is very talented. She is amazing. The funny part of it is, we were dating forever, and kind of had a bad breakup, and then Sainty, my wife, gets cast in her show Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, in the pilot to play Liz’s best friend on the series. So, all of the sudden, I’m like, “Wait, wait, wait, out of all the shows, all of the things, this is who you have to get cast as best friends with?” and so they actually became really, really, close friends. So, I’d actually come home from work or filming, and Liz would be on my couch sitting there giggling with Sainty. I’m like, “This is just becoming too much. This is a full-circle moment here. I can’t deal.” (Laughs) Now, you and Elizabeth are broken up at this point? ERIC: Yes. We had been broken up at this point. Sainty and I were actually together. I started dating Sainty in New York and the pilot she was shooting was in New York, and she gets cast as Liz’s best friend, and I was like, “Oh, of course.” ...the fact that Eric told this entire story and Michael was clearly not paying attention is cracking me up so much.

I'm sure some would say it happened before this, but the grand opening of ConFusion was shot in the processed/FilmLook style in the summer of 2006, and the show maintained that hideous "look" until they went to California.

Yes, around about six and a half years. In that time, both Mary Tyler Moore and Georgia Engel passed, and I guess that made many forget that Valerie had been sick, too. I just really hate watching all of the people I grew up loving pass away. I know "better places" and "the nature of the passage of time" and all that, but still. I remember when it was maybe once or twice a year a big classic TV star would pass away.

I couldn't agree with this more. You always just want to believe that they'll beat it, regardless. Valerie Harper's death was similar in that, since she'd made it so far past the initial diagnosis, I was so gutted when she passed away. Jeopardy! is an institution, and Alex is an institution. My very last memory of my grandmother, the one with whom I watched so many hours of soaps, game shows, westerns, and other "old people TV" growing up, was watching the show in the hospital with her, a month into Ken's run. Since then, I've always thought of her when watching. These people and these shows just become so much a part of us.

Ray has crossed my mind a few times in the last months. I hope he's enjoying a well-deserved retirement in good health.

I would never think Julia Barr feels bitter towards AMC or its legacy. She might be disappointed in how things ended (in 2006 and 2013), but she enjoyed 25 years of solid success on the show. I'm sure she would see any reunions/retrospectives as honoring that.

My parents and I enjoyed the daytime Weakest Link back in the day. I wouldn't mind seeing reruns of that pop up on Buzzr. I really am liking the revival, though. Supermarket Sweep. Lol. A hot ass mess.

Stop trying to turn slutty pop songs into heartfelt ballads.

Have y'all watched the new Weakest Link with Jane Lynch? I'm loving it so far. It's the same game in every way. Jane is no Anne, but she's decent enough.

Tom was a true legend and just an all-around wonderful host. He ran laid-back, easy-going shows that made contestants and celebrity guests comfortable, but he also had tons of personality without upstaging the game. I first got to know him through Body Language, but I’ve come to also love the random episodes of You Don’t Say! and Split Second that pop up. I’m just going off the top of my head, but I think this leaves Bob Barker, Peter Marshall, Bob Eubanks, Wink Martindale, and Trebek as the remaining heavy-hitters of the classic 60s/70s era of daytime games.

She does look a lot like Janet Grey. Being back at work means a lot less time to watch old soaps. I really spoiled myself this spring/summer. I finished all of what's available from 1979, and it seems like things get pretty choppy trying to piece together mostly consecutive episodes from 1980-1981. I'm committed, though, because I really need to see the Dobson-Marland transition.

It's been a full decade since the two of the longest-running television series in the history of the medium have ever seen been officially screened, broadcast, streamed, etc. It's shameful.

I watched Netflix's The Boys in the Band, and the word that keeps coming up in my head is "unnecessary." It's matched nearly word-for-word with the 1970 film, but something rings false with several of the performances (I was NOT feeling Jim Parsons until halfway through). There were lines that were delivered quite differently than they'd been in the old movie, and it just changed the tone of some key parts. I try to evaluate adaptations/remakes on their own merits, but it's hard to do that with this when there are very little changes from the original. The only thing "new" this version had to offer were flashbacks during the phone game (which were nice but again unnecessary) and montage at the end showing where everyone ended up after the party - DEFINITELY not needed. This was really just the revival cast/crew wanting to honor the original story 50 years after it first made it to the screen, so I can't be too hard on it. I think it just proves that some stories are woven into their era of origin, and it's impossible to replicate it later.

Me too!! And the choice to stay on the line when it would be so easy to just bow out. I gotta say, I feel like LisaRaye was talking nothing but facts. “Sh!t is going on!”

Did the new one come out, yet? I was counting down to it but then...forgot. But yes, I love this recording of Anything Goes! And of course, the perfect perfect perfect instrumental of The Look of Love that played over the closing credits.

This one hurts! Brian’s Song remains one of the most beautiful stories ever written, and I know Gale and Brian are running plays together once again.

I'm looking forward to watching on CBS! I never tried hard enough to find season 4 episodes online, so I'm glad I'll be able to watch "legally," though I'm not sure how much my watching will count if I'm not being metered. Does it help to also watch it on demand?

Pam Hutchinson of the Emotions - another group that underscored my childhood. "Don't Ask My Neighbors" is a classic. "I'm Mama Stallone, and listen to me sing! My girls are champions in the ring. They're on the go. They never stop. That's why they're headed for the top! My good girls have the strength and speed to wipe out all of Kitty's breed. When we're done, please don't be bitter, 'cause all that's left is kitty litter!"

Hey, I recorded/posted that I need to get around to putting up this even cheesier soap theme album from the 80s that I bought not long after I picked up that 70s one. I think church hymn might've been what they were going for, given Agnes's conception of the show's title.

Man, I really do feel like watching this, and I never have, not even when Lucci was on lol I'm totally here for Nev, Nelly, Chrishell, Carole, and Justina. Why not just bring back The Surreal Life and have them on?

I don't think I've ever come across anyone who liked Laurel, even if just a little bit lol

I've never seen as much of KL as I'd like to, but I did watch him on Kojak reruns and on that episode of Battle. They did a wonderful profile of him where he talked about his career and family, and you couldn't help but fall in love. He seemed like such a sweet and genuine man who was grateful for all of his success.

Because DS is always the trendsetter, I’ve just discovered that it is the first (and probably only, ever) soap to have a 24-hr channel on Pluto TV. Not sure how convenient/practical it is, but I can definitely see myself tuning in for hours at a time, regardless of where the story is.