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I do hate Roger and Faith, very proudly and loudly, all day long, but I adored Randall Edwards as Delia. I absolutely treasured her. I said it in the thread many times, but I may as well say it again. So if you want some positivity, there it is. Santa Barbara and AW are both terrific threads full of fans passionate about the shows. I just don't see it any other way. Sorry to those who do.

Thanks @AbcNbc247 A great reminder of what soaps used to be (although not much by 2001, admittedly) - community and heart and family. Seeing Jerry again as the statesman just makes me mourn him all over again.

I think GL did but I may be wrong. That is lovely, moving.

Adam has left the boards a few times because he doesn't like the way people talk about the show. That's his choice and I think we can all respect that choice. I've certainly left and come back to boards. I will say on the discussion about the destroyed episodes that everyone involved was respectful and at most said they questioned whether the material was actually gone. There were no attacks or passive-aggressive discourse. It was a perfectly fine discussion. If we are getting to a point where we shouldn't even have a discussion, there's no reason for a message board to exist.

I figure better safe than sorry.

Goodbye, Marsha Hunt. End of an era. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marsha-hunt-dead-blacklisted-actress-1235216286/

The most realistic part of Gary's arc is

I've seen a lot of negativity toward Charles and William even from non-Americans (even though the press tries and tries to pump some long-deflated life back into William and Kate as a beloved national couple), but I don't think that will affect the monarchy at present with the current Tory government (I imagine that is also why Charles is linking so closely to the PM, even planning a tour with her, in spite of his own liberal views). I think it may be more of a factor in a few years than it is now.

I did not see Mack as celebrating a win - he's absolutely shattered and is trying to cling to any shreds of sanity as he cradles the wife he may have just killed. The Val/Gary/Abby moment is to me not about who Gary loves more - that choice would have been true if he'd had to choose directly between them in perilous moments. He'd already saved Val. If he'd had to choose he likely would have chosen Val. The moment is to remind us that Val and Gary will never have a simple reunion. Abby is still there, and Gary still loves her. If I had to go further I'd say the moment is also exposing the core of both relationships - Val is subjected to trials outside of her control, trials mostly just brought on by the toxicity that comes naturally to the Ewing lifestyle, while Abby is trapped in a prison of her own making. Gary can never free Abby from that prison.

The Queen was a figurehead, for good or ill, so people will see her as the representation of what they want the UK to be or they will see her as a source of its evil. This is especially prevalent in a world of conspiracy theories and idiots who want to seem clever on social media (I saw someone insisting not blaming her for problems is the same as not blaming Obama, which tells you where most of these people are operating from and also how stupid they are). In spite of her failings, especially her enabling of Andrew, I have a lot of respect for the Queen, what she sacrificed over her life, and how she tried her best to keep her country from fraying at the seams. The last few years have taught me to have no respect for most of the rest of her family, or the backstabbers and plotters working in the palace who have also done so much harm. I wish the monarchy could end with the Queen, and for me, it has. I also have no respect for most of those who claim to support the Queen, as they often just use her name and legacy to feel justified in throwing out racist, hysterical screeds and rants. They are scum and many of them need a wellness check; for whatever her views, she likely would have said the same.

I wouldn't be surprised, but this is the person who dragged out a sham story about a family not being able to afford milk anymore to try to drag Biden's numbers down, and just like this time, got extremely defensive when called out. The people who think she is lashing out over Afghanistan may have a point too. She's nothing special as an oncamera presence (she's actually incredibly awkward to watch), and as Megyn Kelly showed, even being a generic blonde fantasy figure for a subset of pervs is not enough to keep you in the spotlight. She can keep angling for that Faux News job all she wants, she isn't going to get it. Speaking of pieces of [!@#$%^&*] who have never offered anything of value:

Thanks for answering, @Ben

Thanks @slick jones I never knew Demond was on ATWT.

@Vee Awesome news. Carol Kane is such a treasure, she should have been in everything.

Thanks. That could have been a good soap.

Watching this old Roseanne interview (or what was there of it, anyway) I'm reminded of why she was so popular in those early years, in spite of all the endless tabloid publicity. It's a powerful interview. I'm so sorry about where she ended up.

Homophobia and attempts to ruin the lives of lgbt people remain the goal, no matter how much the media lies otherwise.

I also read claims he called the various POC housemates loud or aggressive, even when they did nothing or said nothing out of turn. I haven't watched, and I mostly just follow boards out of habit. I'm not surprised BB is making a white guy a martyr against the scary dark-skinned people. That's what they do best.

From what I read his comments went beyond that.

That was a beautiful tribute to Olivia. Great photo too. Thanks for letting me know.

I haven't seen those last years in a long time, but if I get past the horrid ending for poor April, Michelle Stevens (her sister) was a fairly independent character, even if she was mostly passed off to men. Cally also grew over time. Not much else to say about the women at the end, as they were dead or gone. I always remember that moment in the finale, probably the only part that was effective for me in terms of dramatic power, where

It's interesting you mention this as CBS did run ads along the lines of, "Dallas is entering the '90s," and, "Women are strong on Dallas now," but it just wasn't going to matter. Dallas was too identified with the '80s, and JR, who was not in any way a '90s character. Knots didn't have the same dating problem, as it just wasn't as publicly defined (when I was growing up my family watched Dallas and Falcon Crest but never mentioned Knots), but I think most of the characters just didn't have any real life left in them by 1993. They could have tried a show with some of the younger crew, but they had all been written out or just weren't well-developed, aside from Paige, who probably wasn't going to stay on much longer as Nicolette was trying for bigger things. As always I am appreciating your rundowns, which give me a lot more insight into characters I wasn't very focused on, like Cathy. If you ever get there I will be most interested in your thoughts around seasons 9-11 as those are not especially compelling years for me, with a few exceptions.

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Eesh. Yeah a very kind person gave me episodes for free and I will always appreciate that. I have bought episodes a few times but never in circumstances like these.