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I'm so happy to hear that about Lark. She deserves a second chance in Hollywood.

The GOP did just that in the early '00s. My guess is Schumer is afraid but beyond that, Manchin and Sinema and those who hide behind them probably said no, they won't let it happen. One of the reasons I stopped posting in here much is because I was just so disheartened by their stalling and clear hatred of anything beyond getting more checks in their bank accounts. And it still keeps going.

I sometimes do that, although it depends on the level of interest I have in a show. With the long waits for some shows now and me not knowing if we will make it to another day, I don't wait as much as I used to. Succession I started paying more attention to because a few cast members showed up on SNL, and then I got more into some of the actual storylines. It's basically just a big soap opera - Harding Lemay + Dallas + drugs.

I had blurry memories of some of this but here's a tabloid article at the time:

Thanks for asking, and for telling us who your avatar is. I always notice your avatars. It's the very talented and handsome Matthew Macfadyen, albeit not in the best framed shot (it's a behind the scenes video). https://www.instagram.com/p/CXcIdeoP1Qj/?utm_medium=copy_link If you meant my previous avatar, it was Elizabeth Shepherd, the first Emma Peel.

I believe so, yes.

I wondered the same, but they seem to have put up 'fun' press photos with him, and so on, which makes me think they didn't know.

Mike Logan is a character I loved, but as always I have to remind myself actor does not = character.

I think the Dingles are at a very low ebb these days...that means less overexposure, at least. The writing is very bad though. I don't understand why they had Chas make the family banish Liv for about 4 days then change her mind.

He wants to go on the right wing circuit talking about how ABC "canceled" him. Maybe he will luck out and a few other grifters will keel over to open up a slot.

Billie Eilish hosted SNL tonight (she did a pretty good job), and during her monologue, had her mother, Maggie Baird (ex-Taylor, ATWT) come onstage with her. Her mother and father also introduced her first performance.

Which ties in to daytime's irrelevance. The man helped kill one soap, and has barely managed to write one decent story in his entire career. Yet he is given carte blanche on various soaps and treated as a god by the cliqueish, spiteful dregs of what is left of the soap press.

Michael Patrick King said they will not kill off Stanford because it would not be "charming." I think they could have managed to acknowledge the character's death and still found humor and charm, but maybe it's for the best, as it probably would just end up being a 10 minute scene of Carrie doing sad voiceovers while on her laptop.

If the show wants to start acknowledging reality, they have much more pressing issues (like how woefully out of touch the personnel involved have been for many years) than wokeness.

Hack writers making references to shows that ended nearly 35 years ago says it all about daytime's relevance.

That story was done to try to "shock" viewers because of Jay's relationship with Billy. Empty shock value pairings and storylines are all the worthless Kate Oates can manage to produce.

Here is a new interview where the producer explains what happened with Michelle's strange exit. (finale spoilers) https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/127201094/how-shortland-street-keeps-rising-to-the-challenge

I didn't see this but having middle-aged actresses in the Facts of Life roles seems very desperate, a vanity project gone wrong. The show was never great, but it had genuinely likeable leads that made you care. How that becomes an excuse to trot out overexposed Jennifer Aniston (who is generally about as funny as the clap), I don't know, but it has nothing to do with any legacy Norman Lear ever had as a producer.

I wouldn't be that surprised if he stays away. The character has barely been used for the last 3-4 years anyway. I will say I thought his exit scenes were surprisingly decent - I appreciated the old-school Emmerdale feel of them in that they were mostly solemn and character-driven. And it was good he decided to just leave toxicity behind.

Joan shares some fun Dynasty stories in this 1985 interview. It starts around 32 minutes.

Joan was interviewed for this special - starts about 32 minutes.