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Thanks as always @slick jones I don't think he counts as a soap hopper as he only has one soap credit, I saw on IMDB (OLTL in 2010) but posting the link anyway: https://deadline.com/2024/10/ed-wheeler-dead-law-order-actor-1236109464/

Port Charles was a show which often veered between generic and irritating when I watched, but a number of performers lifted the day-to-day material, and Nicholas Pryor was one of the best. He and Jon Lindstrom made me care about all the convoluted backstory they shared, and Nicholas made Victor sympathetic. Yet there were some funny moments too, along with the angst. Even if Victor ceased to exist long ago (I assume he had died), I'm glad Nicholas and Jon stayed in touch.

There's an idea at large that CBS (and any legacy media) is liberal, but far from it. CBS had some of the more egregious attempts at "gotcha" moments with Biden in 2020. And I'm already seeing some Beltway figures chiding Harris for some of her View answers too, like not saying enough to satisfy them about what she did differently than Biden. To be honest, I think Trump has the right idea (as Biden did in shutting out the NYT) about avoiding mainstream media. Harris has to do this now, but I hope if she wins, she does the same. They need to be squeezed out of relevance. Thanks for the articles @Vee . I agree that post-election will be a huge problem if Harris wins...it's just the getting there I'm not sure of either. I do wonder just how many conversations Democrats are going to have about how they support unions, whether Harris wins or loses. Politico (I know) talks about just how fervent the efforts were in the end to stop the Firefighter's Union from endorsing Harris. Meanwhile, piece of [!@#$%^&*] Sean O'Brien is doing a victory lap on one of the bro podcasts (who also hosted Trump), complete with him and the host spewing bile about Chuck Schumer. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/08/tim-walz-union-snubs-00182961

I just don't know if I see Lucas as a larger part of a Spencer rebuild. The Spencer he was most tied to is gone and he isn't going to have any meaningful role in the lives of those who are left. I think his return is lip service. Thanks. I may be too cynical, but it all feels very thrown together to me. I think Frank will keep her on any way he can, although he did eventually write out Spencer and Emma, so he may just be delaying the inevitable.

In many cases it may be left up to when the actor's family is comfortable, or the cast and crew are comfortable. Zak wasn't a character who was central to story in his last years, so they probably weren't as rushed.

So much of Cissy's later years were about Whitney and their complex relationship that it can almost be hard to remember just how storied her career was. I think about the clip in the Greatest Love of All video with Whitney and her mother - that song has always been so beautiful to me, and now it means even more.

Thanks @Paul Raven . So little of that time is available but it's a credit to AW that they managed to replace most of these ladies as successfully as they did. @Soapsuds posted this in the AMC movie thread but I thought it was worth sharing here too, not just for the AW cast giving their thoughts on a movie, but also saying where they think their characters are now. Another World Alums Weigh In On Rebooting The Show As A Movie (soaphub.com)

No idea if it's accurate but I think some here have said Lindsey does not want to play the role full time. I do agree there's so much to play with Sam/Dante/Lulu. I wonder if Frank doesn't really care about any of the characters and is only bringing Lulu back due to being forced.

Yes, and Perry Shen said he was asked back very, very abruptly, which is presumably due to all the upheaval behind the scenes (and the backlash over the handling of the Blaze story).

Frank Luntz is also going in on this. You can really feel the media pushing hard for the Trump comeback, especially as the return to Butler hate rally fit many of their optics, stuff they can breathlessly point to as the "moment." He is in a good place with or without them (it doesn't mean he will win of course...), but they want to be there holding his gnarled hand in this glorious moment.

To be honest I'm surprised they even got the scenes with Lucky and Aiden on in today's climate. And it's going to get much worse after November.

Trump held a contest to join him on stage at his rally in Butler. Was it a scam? (popular.info)

Sports does better than anything on TV now. They likely know those ratings will not be repeated by anything else.

The show is just completely gutted. I don't even think it matters who goes at this point. There are some characters who still have value, like Laurel, but the show never knows what to do with them.

Great find.

I was thinking of this, although I think I mixed it up with other magazine photos, sorry:

Thanks as always @slick jones, especially for the articles.

The same people who were roasting Harris for not doing more press are now saying it's inappropriate for her to go on podcasts during the Helene aftermath. And of course she is still being attacked over not doing enough media...or not doing the right kind of media. It's a full court press, likely because they think if they push hard enough they can get Trump the "mandate" he is now demanding.

Thanks for letting us know. I wish more of LOL was available. Her SOD cover was stunning.

2004, no. 2016, I am wary of repeating. It feels so easy to fool people and the same playbook against Hillary is being used against Harris, like people claiming she doesn't campaign enough (it doesn't matter whether she does or not because the narrative sticks in the minds of many). I saw grifters like Cenk Uygur already writing out Harris' loss yesterday while gushing over Trump for going back to Butler, what a turning point that rally yesterday would be in the campaign, and so on.

Thanks for all these details. This pilot did air. Bizarre ended up running on Showtime, hosted by John Byner. I have a feeling some at the show weren't fond of Dawson as he is repeatedly jabbed in some early episodes.

Not to go too off topic but Shortland Street made this same choice with their leading man of 20 years, TK Samuels. Even worse, because not only was he paralyzed, but his final scene was him trying to stand up to make an inspirational speech, only to fall to the floor. Any time he's mentioned by his relatives it is just to say how much he is struggling and how unhappy he is. Back to John, I remember thinking they wanted rid of him around 2007 too. Or at least Sheffer had no use for him. Wasn't he in a coma for a while after EJ shot him?