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I can only assume both characters were always meant to be short-term as the actors have worked a lot elsewhere, and that's what the actors wanted to sign up for. I still think that Tom was originally meant to be a much uglier character until the actors who played Prince and Tess quit and the show also knew that the Rico story was a bust with viewers. Now we have Jack with his brother's killer, which is just more misery. They never seem to want to let some of these characters develop. I'm in early December, the conclusion of the story with Vivian, Liam and Chris. The whole thing was very well-acted (especially Chris' fears he had Parkinson's), but I have no idea what to say about Liam attempting suicide and then blowing himself up in the space of about three episodes. The story with Tess is hard to watch, knowing how it ends. Probably one of the most depressing stories I can remember on a soap - an abuser murdering his partner and her daughter on said daughter's wedding day. It's well-acted, but I do wonder if this was the way to go. I find Jojo to be so unpleasant...and with Desi back, doing the same old things (how many times do we need to see her carrying about her wedding?), it's a stereo of entitled child-women.

I think that is partly down to how immaturely Amelia comes across onscreen. It's also why she has had almost no successful romantic partners in her run. They should just pair Robert with someone else. I don't remember him being a big chemistry magnet on GL but I'm sure he would be fine with, I don't, Phyllis I guess (she's still there, isn't she?).

If only Amelia had been as supportive of David Tom...

Wow. I never knew Couric outed him in such detail. I guess their relationship really did break down more than I had realized. It tells you his grip on power that her book never hurt him...

Thanks, @Vee . Oily and deceptive to the end. I imagine he will fall upwards, yet again. What a disgusting pig he has always been. I will always give him a great deal of the blame for foisting Trump onto this country. The Cuomo mess just keeps ridding us of dross.

Imagine treating co-stars that way, especially a young man coming in to a high-pressure situation with little experience. Pathetic ego-driven behavior that would not be tolerated in most performers. I mostly remember Garrett doing a lot of hamming and being very overhyped by a dying soap press that was desperate for "finds" (Filler Miller, Garrett, dull Wilson Bethel, and I remember some attempts at hysteria over Nathan Parsons too).

@Bright EyesI watch little HO these days but really appreciate your thorough writeup. You probably already know this, but David Tag said in an exit interview that he also had a hard time with Sylver's comments to Mercedes, and he and Jennifer tried to do what they could with them.

I believe the NYT also recently put out apologia for Rogan. Just another reason to detest them at every turn.

As Ryan Murphy and the talentless hacks at Riverdale show, gay men are happy to push anti-gay imagery and gay stereotypes. This is the same moron who had gay men faking hate crimes to get a boyfriend, and trying to sexually assault straight men in-between Golden Girls marathons. He is shameful and does nothing but perpetuate the easy contempt many straight people have for gay men. He treats them as "others," as weird, pathetic, and a joke. I hope all the people at sites like Daytime Confidential who blew his ego up with no real cause are happy - then again, I guess one of them has a job there...

RIP Jo Kendall, the tragic Peggy Sugden/Skilbeck. In a busier day than usual to take us back to the earliest Farm years, the wonderful Louise Jameson is rejoining the show as Rhona's mother. The press release makes no mention of her role as Sharon Crossthwaite, in spite of how devastating and important that storyline was to setting up Emmerdale Farm's dark edge. I was hoping she might be able to play a role with ties to Sharon, and the family, but clearly that isn't happening. I wish her the best, either way - she disliked her role on EE (and I can't blame her). At least she will have a strong scene partner, as Zoe Henry is one of the show's best talents. https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38929970/emmerdale-eastenders-louise-jameson-rhona-storyline/

2010 Hollyoaks tore any heart out of that show. I have never really been able to watch it regularly since. As for trusting this regime to bring in any Sugdens, that's like trusting Santa Claus to bring me money. It's not going to happen. If it did, I would be willing to accept it.

Sad to hear this. I have barely seen any of his work as Adam Drake, and I guess I never will. He was a very handsome, charismatic man. If you want to see him in a real change of pace role, watch OC and Stiggs.

That sounds out of bounds on her part. I can see why they left. Honestly I don't think I have ever enjoyed much of anything I have seen of her work on any soap.

He went around the hate circuit, and endorsed extremist candidates (one has a photo up and an endorsement from only a few weeks ago). He wanted fame and he paid the price.

The main thing I knew of him was when people would bring his tweets here in the endless wars about whether or not it was hilarious to talk about Freddie Smith's weight.

never mind - that was probably someone's joke

Morgan Stevens, who played in the TV movie and series (I have no idea if this image is from either), was found dead at his home recently. https://deadline.com/2022/01/morgan-stevens-dead-veteran-television-actor-who-played-nick-diamond-on-melrose-place-was-70-1234920664/

https://archive.org/details/all-my-children-december-5-1986 https://archive.org/details/all-my-children-december-8-1986 https://archive.org/details/all-my-children-december-13-1990

I can't even tell you what JMB's Lulu was meant to be. I just remember her being very cold and hard. The last time Lulu was worth watching was when she was a mute child.

I'm seeing a lot of the Dave Weigel types jeering people for being wary about Manchin on the SCOTUS vote. I will believe it when I see it. I am more wary of Sinema, who is such a sellout and who has underwater poll numbers. I could see her switching parties.

Joan's first interview with Jay Leno. Starts at about 9 minutes.