Everything posted by DRW50
- All My Children Tribute Thread
- One Life to Live Tribute Thread
- Guiding Light Discussion Thread
- Guiding Light Discussion Thread
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What's going on with the board?
I can barely get on here a few minutes a day, so I can't help with a screenshot, but basically, I sign in, then soon after I am signed out when I try to reply or go to another page. If I go to the sign in page, usually it will just stay on that page no matter how many times I try to sign in. If I try to clear my cache, then it will work (for a few minutes, if I'm lucky) on Chrome, but not Edge. I'm on a desktop so it's not a mobile issue for me.
- GH: Classic Thread
- Y&R: Old Articles
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Talkin' 'Bout TV Movies
Thanks @Franko It took me about 10 times to even post this but I appreciate you finding the link. Those old blog posts for obscure TV are a lost art. The movie sounds much more interesting than the promo suggested (the promo also seems to give too much focus to Jonathan Banks - maybe that person went on to cast him in Wiseguy). It's strange seeing Jeffrey DeMunn as I just know him as perpetually bug-eyed Dale on Walking Dead. He seems the same here but if the reviewer thinks he is a strong romantic lead I'll go with their judgment.
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As The World Turns Discussion Thread
There had been a partial episode of May 26, 1988 up for about a decade, and today the rest is available. The first video has about ten minutes the second doesn't have. Very glad to have another full strike-era episode. @DramatistDreamer @MarlandFan @Soapsuds @P.J. @Vee @Mitch64 @Khan Most of this episode is about Sierra's "death," although we still get a bonus of Holden being cold and unpleasant and pining over Lily, as we can never have enough of that. And Meg's embarrassing fawning over Tonio, which is in its last months. I'm glad the first ten minutes were already available as there's some fun Liz Hubbard moments, like saying Lisa is "long in the tooth" to be a bridesmaid. Some nice early Kirk and Iva here too. Kirk hating on Craig even as his wife is "dead" is more amusing than it should be (I think at this time Kirk wasn't much of a Lily fan either). Iva saying that Craig has something childlike about him sums up Scott Bryce's appeal in the role and is something no other actor in the part ever understood. I feel bad for that friend of Sierra's who was gunned down protecting Craig and Bryant. In the end, not really worth it... That Who is Julia? TV movie at the end looks so strange. I miss those days of experimental TV-movies. Or anything with a TV movie.
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ALL: General Retro Soap Discussion
Billy Lambert, Julie's ex-husband, who was working for the Harpers, I think. I think there were other minor characters in the story named Bill or William.
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EastEnders: Discussion Thread
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/eastenders-paul-bradley-nigel-bates-final-scenes-dementia-storyline
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As The World Turns Discussion Thread
Which is how we got her singing, "I Can't Make You Love Me," 500 times. The days for business dealings had already passed their best when she returned, but Lily also wasn't that interesting just sitting around a house. I guess that's how she eventually ended up at WOAK, for however long that lasted.
- Ryan's Hope Discussion Thread
- Guiding Light Discussion Thread
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Guiding Light Discussion Thread
That makes sense. Maybe he could have been in the home with Bess Lowell. I think Roger was Adam's only child but I am not sure. I think the Soderbergs created Roger. One of many reasons I wish some of that period was around is because it seemed he didn't really do a lot in his early days beyond singing at the restaurant. Irna would have had a field day with Roger.
- Guiding Light Discussion Thread
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GH: April 2026 Discussion Thread
I don't think he cares much about Gio and Emma either. The pairings he wanted were likely with Joss.
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The Politics Thread
PBS of all people writing that is unforgivable. I'm glad I didn't give any money.
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GH: April 2026 Discussion Thread
I'll be surprised if they are both on the show within a year or two just because they will want to strike while the iron is hot.
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The Politics Thread
I think it's about distracting, numbing, dividing. A black man being arrested will also tap into the bigotry that helps Republicans at every turn. It may not move the numbers his way in a massive manner but every little bit helps, especially with pushing through all of his crackdowns against voting and protesting.
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The Politics Thread
And it's already working. I saw a clip of Dana Bash, who somehow seems even more brain dead than the last time I saw her, slowly stammering out questions to Jamie Raskin about the "responsibility" he has about his "heated rhetoric" like saying he's "terrible for this country." They allow any Republican to go on their shows and say the most obscene things and it doesn't matter. Meanwhile, the media, and that piece of [!@#$%^&*] John Fetterman (who was pushed on the public by leftists, much as they pretend otherwise), already have all the narratives out suffocating us on how we must all love Trump, build his ballroom, on and on. The Republicans have no shame and they are always rewarded for it.
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Time Slot Hits
At least at the time people were honest about why they enjoyed Home Improvement (for Al or Wilson, the banter with Tim and Patricia Richardson, or JTT for the younger female audience). Everybody Loves Raymond got hype from some places like the NYT as one of the best sitcoms of all time. I never hear anyone claim that these days.
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Guiding Light Discussion Thread
I can believe him as Buzz by that stage in his career. He'd aged noticeably and lost a lot of his vulnerability. I could see him embracing the snappier con artist persona Buzz had early on. I don't think they could have remade him into a mainstay the way they did with Justin as he wouldn't have stayed long. It would have been a bit strange seeing him as a father to Frank and Harley though.
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The Politics Thread
This is just what was needed to try to change the narrative. Very convenient. And the public is stupid and bigoted enough to where I am not going to even claim it won't work.
- Guiding Light Discussion Thread