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I thought I read Jeanne Cooper had a high Q score too. Or Gloria Loring or Deirdre Hall...

They both seem to go through relationships like toilet paper, but I hope it works out for them.

As @DaytimeFan mentioned, I grew up with Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I watched it so many times my VHS tape broke. It's how I will always remember her. I have so much respect for Angela and her legacy, how she thrived in a system that never knows what to do with people who aren't easy to fit into a certain category. And for how she tried to help her friends and other people in Hollywood who needed support. She was one of a kind. I saw a tweet saying how lucky we were to have lived at the same time as Angela Lansbury, and that is just perfect.

One of the classiest, most understated, intelligent, beautiful actresses on soaps. I wish so many of her years at EON and From These Roots were not gone, but I'm glad we have what we do. I wish she'd been interviewed more about From These Roots while there was a chance.

This is the same preemptive scolding as so many dead end leftists. They know Republicans will do well, so they can rush in now and say why didn't you talk about ECONOMIC ANXIETY.

1916 Harold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels film found. https://silentmovieday.org/news/lukesdouble

Tommy Tuberville, the most brain dead and one of the most vile Republicans in Congress, whose racist screed is, of course, being shrugged off by the media.

Not sure if this pilot has been available before, but if not, I decided to put it here. It's Gilded Lilys, a Shonda Rhimes pilot featuring, among others, Blythe Danner, John Barrowman, Madeline Zima, and Matt Lauria. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2240641/Gilded-Lilys-How-US-Downton-Abbey-ended-disaster.html

It's a shame Paul Rauch treated Robin so poorly because there's a real down-to-earth quality in Robin's performances and in Dorian in these years that I miss later on, when I think Robin felt she really had to prove herself (even moreso after JFP pushed her out).

Emily Symons and the woman who plays Heather did a great job in this story. You felt for Heather sometimes in spite of her wicked ways. I am sorry they made Heather a psycho (although I guess now Marilyn has a story to swap with John and Irene). I wonder if they may reveal down the line that she wasn't actually the real Heather. Speaking of cast tenures, I've seen a lot of fan criticism of the newcomers, but I like the band a lot more than most, it seems (I think Remi is turning into a very solid character and he and Eden are also played by strong actors - Kirby, who is just arm candy for the lead singer, deserves better though). I think the actress who plays Bree is very good and helping to make her seem real. I like Xander a lot too, he's the cutest guy on the show to me, although I would buy him more as gay. Rose suffered a great deal with all the pining after Cash, but she works well in a more supportive role of late. She and Xander are also very believable as siblings.

George Palermo (Tony, Loving/The City) seems to have started getting roles again, and has a (presumably) recent IMDB photo. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0657554/

I'm still confused about whether Marland wrote out Maggie. The character was rarely if ever mentioned during his tenure.

Noises Everywhere is an example for me of the perils of maybe giving actors too much say in an episode...

A claim from Cori Bush that she was nearly forced by doctors to have an abortion is going viral among the right wing. While I am in no position to argue that black women are not treated horribly by the medical profession, I had no idea just how long a history Bush has of questionable claims:

That interview is the epitome of British passive-aggressive entertainment. I love how she described a story she was clearly repulsed by as "brave."

I feel like Jaleesa would have been on the way out anyway, as the show was shifting toward a younger and younger focus (which is also why even Dwayne and Whitley end up feeling oddly out of place in season 6 at times, why Kim got less and less to do, etc.), but that marriage was just odd. Maybe one of the most random marriages I can remember on a TV show, especially one that wasn't meant to be random. I never believed Jaleesa would be interested in him.

So pathetic.

Another media darling down. You may remember him for grinning as Bill Maher spewed racial slurs, claiming to be against many things he then supported, or...this:

Until Kate Oates, among the most cynical and hollow producers on soaps, clears out, this isn't going to change. And even if she does, the worst, like Phil and Phil/Sharon, will never change. The stories are aimless and poorly put together, just don't make any sense - beyond the awful Janine story (so disappointing), I'd also ask why should we care about Keeble and her dead father, or the latest Phil arrest story that never goes anywhere? Why should we care about Freddie's paternity when we know Little Mo isn't coming back anything soon. Why should we care about the Panesars, with 5 characters added on, when I still don't even buy them as a family? Why should we care about Suki, a child abuser and child murderer, just because she is suddenly a lesbian? Worst of all, there remain no worthwhile couples or believable bonds.