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This is an old story, but I still thought it was a nice moment. When Aretha Franklin was shooting a video for Everyday People, she put out notices inviting soap actors to participate. Most either didn't care or didn't think it was real, so Lisa was the only one who went. She has two short but memorable shots - playing with a bowler hat, and blowing a bubble.

This just breaks my heart. I loved Iva - one of my favorite soap characters ever. As a kid, something in me connected with her immediately. She suffered and suffered and suffered, which could have been very maudlin, but Lisa rarely played the material in a melodramatic way. She connected with the pain of Iva and never let viewers forget what Iva had gone through, even when it might have been easier to do so. She was at her best in the quiet, sorrowful conversations with her family, or when she found out about Ellie and Kirk. As time passed, the sorrow seemed to completely consume Iva, but I never stopped wanting the character to have everything she had dreamed of and which was never in her grasp. I never forgot Lisa's presence on ATWT, even after Iva was written out and barely mentioned, and I never will. Lisa was born in the wrong era - she would have been right at home in the "queens of the lot" era of the '30s and '40s. That's why she was so at home in the old Hollywood homages Nola went through, especially the Bette Davis moments Davis herself wrote her a fan letter in praise of. Even if the filming was shambolic in that final year, I'm glad Lisa was willing to return as Nola for the finale, and give fans a chance to say goodbye. The main moment going around for Lisa seems to be Lily's paternity reveal, which, to be honest, I did not care for as a scene, so I will post this instead:

That's sad. I remember Marian from when I used to watch Roman and Deniz clips. I wonder how much longer Deniz will be on there... I'm sorry to hear the set has become so unpleasant.

Disappointed with the casting choice. Helena Botham Carter has become a caricature and shows little depth in her work - putting her in a role like this makes me imagine she will just think it's time to do Acorn Antiques.

He's going to make a lot of money from this decision, which is likely why he went along with it. I am just glad leatherface is off the show. I wish he had stayed gone decades ago - he's disgusted me ever since I found out about all of his foot-dragging because he didn't like Sarah Brown.

Peter was Dan's brother, co-writer of some of his films, and a paranormal investigator. The SNL people rarely do anything like this, especially for someone who was only on for one season - nice more people will get to see his work.

I would guess to stave off criticism of a show about an old white man "saving" two black boys from the ghetto. I loathe Kevin Hart.

The story with TK reconnecting with his Maori heritage through Tillie doing the kapa haka was very lovely, and very brave of them to have such long passages of scenes in Maori.

That was fun. Thanks. I have never really seen any of the times when Irene was big in story. I started watching more regularly this year and she's pretty firm support.

The NYT was running puff pieces on Hitler in the '30s, so I'd say they were always bad, just better at hiding it until the '90s when the mask was fully ripped off. Speaking of which, here they are with the same framing as other chinless wonders like Chuck Todd:

Sorry - the above link may not be working: https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3690412/3-5-hour-directors-cut-george-romeros-martin-reportedly-unearthed/

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/living-dead-museum-unearths-lost-version-of-pittsburgh-vampire-film-martin/ The three and a half hour, B&W version of Martin.

The TV movie with Frances Fisher and Maurice Benard also delves into this topic - it's the first place I ever heard about it. I don't buy that he didn't know about it, I think he is just saying that to make his work seem more important, but if he is being honest, it shows how very sheltered he is. I don't like him and I don't like his work, and I don't understand why the world needs yet another project about how unhappy Lucy and Desi were and how broken their marriage was. I've already seen it and heard it 500 times now. The whole thing, especially his casting choices and comments, come across as another of his vanity projects where he can use his stars to express his same old themes and look down at the little people.

Sorry to hear this. Did she have to retire in 2014?

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38270067/danny-miller-quits-emmerdale-im-a-celebrity/ Another Dingle gone. And I would guess Liv is gone next year. The show is in the midst of an era where the Dingles have markedly less importance, and that will only continue. That means there is even less easy justification for the storytelling issues of recent years. Ditch Meena ASAP and start fresh, Emmerdale - get out your ouija board and consult Kevin Laffan 24/7.

Their budget probably being 500 times higher back then must have helped.

Brie Brie has doubled down into her right wing grifting, currently launching a podcast bankrolled by Peter Thiel. Not a surprise, but I am surprised at how some of her fellow dead end leftists are now openly disgusted with her (a Chapo loser burns her in the replies of this, which she gets very defensive about).

And the media just goes along every time, desperate to be "reasonable" by wrapping fascism in swaddling clothes. The latest example being 60 Minutes having a puff piece on Andrew Sullivan.

I wonder how those dead end left grifters will feel about the Syria story since they love to remind us that Trump did not do drone strikes. Oh wait - they will ignore it. As always.

Honestly, it's hard for me to care. It's all just a road to nowhere.

@Vee Thanks for posting that. I never have known when Casey died either - geez, the last months of Loving were consistently dark, no break whatsoever. Ted and Laura always had good chemistry, but the attempt to pair them romantically not long after this was a questionable idea even in the "rape me, Todd!!!" era of ABC Daytime. I'm never a fan of the "He almost raped her but then he didn't...see?" trope if it's being used in a sympathetic way. I can't remember seeing the penthouse set much by the time I started watching. I mostly remember Ava and Alex in Kate's front room. I find when I watch that the Alex/Ava pairing takes away Ava's fire in the later years, but those last scenes really show the unbeatable chemistry Randolph and Lisa had. Alex's hair looks much better here than it did by the time I started watching. The Charles and Jacob scenes are powerful (if padded), but after all this it's a bit odd thinking about scenes like Jacob with Buck after Stacey was poisoned and learning Buck had also lost a daughter. He seems a bit detached there now knowing what I know here. So glad that in-between working for the feds, Casey managed to get his hair pressed. Great to finally see Lisa Brown. This is more like a Wiseguy take on increasingly insane federal agents who do horrible things for "the greater good" rather than the Hollywood mwahaha mechanics you often get. Lisa Brown is perfect for that type of part, especially given how much gloominess and pain had overtaken her onscreen presence by this time.

Pathetic beyond belief. Most pathetic of all is the half-assed "not me" attempt after blowback. The Beltway is pure bile.