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That clip reminds me of some comments at the time wondering if the actors who played Amanda and Matt remembered they were meant to be siblings.

The one positive is this happened in February instead of October. The problem is it's a self-fulfilling prophecy because any time Biden appears in front of a camera, they can recycle the same script. I just have to hope he can somehow still manage a narrow win. I do worry about the polls as most are negative, but I have to remind myself most polls, or all polls, are trash these days, even those that have results I want to believe. Most people now don't respond to them, and they are often curated for a specific agenda.

It's given the media even more incentive to talk about this issue constantly and act like they are breaking something shocking due to the rubes not knowing about worries over Biden's age and memory (even though this has been brought up all the time for five years). The media doesn't care about any of these issues with Trump, because he makes them more money and they still see him as funny and wild and free. I saw various right wing accounts going on about how "even CNN" has covered this report and the age issues constantly today...another reminder of the power of their victim bubble where they can lie that CNN has been anything but right wing for many, many years. This led to an article with Paul Begala going on about how terrible the whole thing is, how Biden handled it horribly, and "joking" that he is a Democrat because he slept like a baby - waking up every two hours after wetting the bed. I have long disliked and resented Begala and Carville, who last had any merit over 30 years ago (and they were greatly helped by Ross Perot) yet never ignore an opportunity to shove their faces in front of a camera. It's clear that the media has a narrative and Trump as their tough hero (as CNN reminded us today "his best day of 2024") is top of the list. They hate us and they hate this country. Whether the public agrees, I don't know. I wish Biden hadn't run again, but unfortunately, I also don't think anyone else would be in a better position (no, not even Gavin Newsom, or Gretchen Whitmer, who would be torn apart by the same machine in place against Biden). It's hard to imagine any Democrat scraping through this year. Any win will be extremely narrow, but a win is a win. I also hope Democrats realize just how many people are still struggling financially and no number of headlines about how the economy is better will change their minds.

That period was very derided at the time, especially the Tin Man story. I suppose their lasting legacy may have been creating V. They also brought Julia back for a few weeks after Sonny left Brenda, which I appreciated.

Given that Paley was a recurring presence in those years and also began appearing before Beverlee left the show, I don't think anyone would say that Beverlee's exit led them to hire her. I do think that there's a correlation with the health of the show and getting rid of longtime or compelling characters for the sake of flash in the pan hires. That's just me, and I don't really want to get into it in great detail, as the thread was already shut down once lately as it is.

I don't think it's as much about duty as what can be for the health of the show. AW had so much writing turnover that what inspires one of many writers doesn't really stand out, especially since in many cases those who were brought in were often brought in more for name value than inspiring the writer (Larry Lau, Denise Alexander, Sharon Gabet, Chris Robinson). The Sin Stalker era is so plot-driven and the characters are so flat it's hard to know what characters inspired the writers anyway. In theory, killing off a regarded character could be a jolt to a story (like the Loving murders), but AW had already killed off and written out so many only the year before, I'm not sure if it got that type of response here.

She has this tendency to deliver dramatic lines like she's about to burst into tears. This happens over and over. It's unfortunate because on paper Nell's struggles were very compelling. Ryan Moloney has also delivered a number of howlers throughout this story. I don't know if you have gotten to the scene yet where Toadie is popping a squat while raking leaves and looking demented. Constipation/crazy eyes tend to carry the day. Overall, I think the revival has had a lot of good moments, but the Toadie/Mel/Terese/Paul story has consistently been the most difficult part for me to get through (along with Haz - I have no idea where you are in the story so I should save my ranting on that manchild).

Thanks @vetsoapfan

Renaissance is one word for what Sheffer did at ATWT... As for bringing in new writers and training them into the ways of soaps, I'd love that, but those days are long gone, and I can't expect Mulcahey to do what the networks used to do themselves. I think we will still mostly be getting whoever is willing to hurriedly submit whatever Frank deems the most acceptable pabulum.

DAYS probably just has a few years at best left anyway. I know that's been said for almost 20 years now, but nothing lasts forever. I hope the show doesn't end but if it does this lawsuit is likely going to be more of a scapegoat than a cause.

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Silver was insecure about her boyfriend Jeremy's feelings for Natalie. Erica encouraged Silver to scheme (she did not know just what Silver would be doing). Silver began stalking Natalie, who was still traumatized from her rape. Natalie bought a gun and shot an intruder, who turned out to be Silver dressed up in black (I think). Palmer helped her cover up the killing - I think a condition being she had to get involved with him. When the truth came out, Palmer went to prison for a while. Silver was a bust, but I don't think there was any reason to kill her off. I wonder if this was another scab writer decision. @vetsoapfan will remember in more detail but I believe it was said a source of tension between Reinholt and Rauch/Lemay was that in Nixon's version of the story, Steve had no family - they were all dead. When Emma arrived, Steve revealed to Alice that he had lied about his family because he wanted to move away from his poor background. The only reason I remember anything about Betsy is because back in the day we were confused about whether Carla Dragoni was in an Intervention episode about a former actress with severe alcohol issues.

https://deadline.com/2024/02/mojo-nixon-dead-musician-actor-radio-dj-dies-on-outlaw-country-cruise-was-66-obituary-1235818709/

That's so true, and such a poignant story. Quinn, and Petronia, also fit AW so well - that's how the character survived as long as she did through so many regimes. Much as I enjoyed her time at GL, I would have traded that for her getting to be on AW longer with some writers who might have tried to use her.

Not my quote, but I agree - Susan, Peter Reckell and Wayne Northrop were my first thoughts. All biggest for the show than Eileen Davidson was.

Hasn't DAYS always done this?

There was a letter in SOD after Quinn was murdered, from a very upset fan. The response was, basically, that AW had no idea the character had any fans. This is something that popped up again and again with P&G soaps.

You may remember the years of hubbub surrounding Crazy Days and Nights, a salacious gossip blog with a mysterious owner, a site which, for some reason, had longstanding rumors claiming said owner was RDJ. The real "Enty" was exposed last year, via a lawsuit more interesting than anything ever on the blog itself. https://www.thedailybeast.com/crazy-days-and-nights-blogger-unmasked-as-john-nelsonby-ex-mistress-cassandra-crose

There was so much elitism and patronizing attitude from soap execs who were soon eaten by the same leopards they had assumed existed for their benefit. This is when they were banking on Passions due to the idea of young demos saving them - I can't even remember how long Lee was still working at NBC Daytime through that show's lifespan. I never believed that younger viewers avoided soaps because they didn't want to see older people, and I never will. (AW also had younger characters heavy in story for much of its run)

I wonder if they are still smarting from Bari Weiss making so much money from martyring herself over her colleagues not kissing her ass often enough. The bigoted obsessions of "respectable" columnists and journalists has done so much damage.

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/07/nikki-haley-nevada-primary-trump-2024 Nikki Haley lost to, essentially, "I don't like any of these people." (Trump is only competing in the Nevada caucus, which he will easily win) I despise Trump, but Nikki Haley is no better. Seeing her completely fail and keep failing before she inevitably drops out in a few weeks and pledges eternal loyalty to Trump (again) is a brief moment of amusement. This is even more amusing after NBC and SNL humiliated themselves (again) by having her do an excruciating and oddly lengthy cameo on the most recent episode where she and their resident Trump roasted each other.

Thanks. I'll always enjoy her work as Fallon. I wish someone would interview her about her TV-movies or the episode of SNL she hosted.