All My Shadows

So lovely to see some Agim Kaba stuff via his insta! I really enjoyed Aaron, especially in his second run. Like they did with virtually everyone and everything else at the time, of course ATWT ignored any real potential he could have had in favor of retelling the same stories over and over again. I remember really wanting them to pair him with wannabe schemer Jade to help put some conflict in the Snyder/Walsh family circle, but it never happened.

I haven't watched Roseanne yet, but I'm looking forward to it once we're out for spring break. Murphy Brown - I have to wonder who honestly thinks that it's a good idea to bring that back. I agree with all of BF's reasons for why it won't fare well, but for me, the biggest sign of failure is that no one has watched it since it went off the air 20 years ago. It might've been a hot topic at one point, but its characters and style have soooo not become major parts of pop culture in any way. With Roseanne, all you need is a two-second audio clip of Roseanne laughing or that familiar harmonica strain, and a million thoughts and feelings come rushing back. Murphy Brown has...Motown's greatest jukebox hits? I don't think even the people who watched its original run will tune in for this.

I'm currently making my way through the big compilation of episodes/scenes from 1985 centering on Zach Grayson's murder and Erica/Adam working at Tempo, and as much as I'm loving my nightly visits to PV, how awful that they had to tell this story with the terrible Nina recast and, though I know he's done better work elsewhere, poor Hugo Napier as Mike Roy. They just don't fit. Meanwhile, does it really get any better than Palmer and Daisy scenes highlighted with that slow, dopey version of Bicycle Built for Two?

I don't know how or when it started, but Flamingo Road's Constance was never married to Titus Semple. Her full name should be just Constance Weldon Carlyle.

Ellen and Mark married and left Pine Valley in 1989.

I vaguely remember watching The Jimmy Stewart Show in reruns on a channel that I'm sure no longer exists. It wasn't bad if extremely gentle early 70s family fare is your thing.

ELL OH ELL I used to prefer Me to Antenna, but not anymore, and it all comes down to MeTV's refusal to make real changes. I appreciate consistency, but this is just ridiculous.

That was my first thought. They're flitting around just like young DJ, Darlene, and Becky in the very first opening sequence. These people have always felt like a real family, and they still do.

I LOVE the 90s Y&R soundtrack album. My older cousin had it on CD way back when and would play it while she cleaned around the house whenever she was babysitting elementary school-aged AMS. I ripped a good bit of them from YouTube and play them when I want to give my students some quiet time to work in class. In watching 90s episodes online, I was disappointed to see that some of the tunes I've gotten so close to ("Aloneness," "Peaceful," "Look at Me," "Sueno," etc) were never really in heavy rotation. It's very soapy music, fit for daytime.

Making my way through the latter end of S2, and "Hello, Penelope" is fantastic. Schneider receives some much-needed humanization, and Justina Machado proves that she's a classic Norman Lear star. I'm willing to bet that she would have been wonderful in soaps. Oh, and Max is a lovely romantic interest! He's handsome, sexy, funny, romantic, and just a good man. The only weak spot this season, and I hate to say it, is Alex. The actor seems checked out 90% of the time.

Embarrassing!

Amy Locane is out here thinking, "And yall bitches thought it was just me!"

OK, all this time, I knew in the back of my mind that the Reggie who held Anna hostage was not MBJ. It's nice to see it in living color again to confirm it. This wasn't terrible - it got much worse as the winter/spring of 2003 went on, but arguably, AMC got a shot in the arm that summer.

No one ever answered my question about the damned Valley Inn!

Antonio Sabato Jr. is 45 and looks great, still could get it, would have to keep his mouth shut during, etc. Meanwhile, Josh Duhamel is selling nacho fries for Taco Bell now!?

I've loved JT ever since he went solo, and Justified and FutureSex/LoveSounds are two of the definitive albums of 2000-2009. I still get all tingly inside when I hear "My Love." I still don't know what to make of this one, yet. I feel like it's his Lemonade - less about making a hit album that pleases everyone and more about making something personal. It's hard to have a real opinion on things like that. According to Sheila E, it was NOT Justin's idea to do the hologram, and he wasn't crazy about it when it was suggested.

It was BJ's before Krystal bought it. Wasn't it just Krystal's after she took over? Was The Valley Inn always a thing? If not, when did it first pop up? It was sorely missed in the show's last years.

I always said that Josh should have been revealed as a son of Mark's from a fling he had just prior to arriving in PV. Mark La Mura was already making the odd guest appearance at the time, so I'm sure he would have been available to play the story out long enough to get Josh settled into town and his role as an opportunistic young Erica wannabe that the rest of the family always kept at arm's length.

I've only watched the first two episodes so far, but I'm sold on it again. Everything I enjoyed about the first season is back - the long scenes that build and build, the easy chemistry between the cast, the ability to take serious issues seriously while still providing the comedy, etc. It's just classic Norman Lear, and it's fantastic. What worked in 1975 is still working in 2018. Looking forward to seeing the episode y'all have mentioned.

Two fantastic episodes of early Corrie!!! And of course, the Blackpool ep opens with a nice shot of Ivan Cheveski's ass. We appreciate the finer things.

Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada were definitely a hot pair. I can't believe I forgot my absolute number-one favorite, Grant Goodeve.

Ted Wass was pretty hot on SOAP, but I can not name one man as the hottest 70s TV hottie because the decade was filled with them. I'll always be partial to early TC John Ritter.

I couldn't agree with you more in regards to Andie and Jack. They needed characters who were not tied into the quad drama to keep it fresh and also get the main four a chance to breathe. Jack is one of my favorite TV characters of all time. Despite any missteps that the show might have made with him, his love, etc., I truly believe they created a good, well-rounded, gay teenage boy who perfectly fit the warm and easy pace of Capeside. Say what you want about what Kerr Smith said about the character ages ago - he played him well. ETA: I just reread posts from this thread and saw that I said almost the exact same thing about Andie and Jack's addition nearly seven years ago

I didn't even know what that was until I looked it up just now, and I really really really dislike most of that show's fanbase.

Exactly, and that seems to be how TPTB is playing it, too. No great loss in the least.