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I wonder if any of the old Clintonworld people are now involved in Labour...

I haven't seen this stuff since the Soapnet repeat but I probably got a few details wrong. The story was terrible, for the reasons you mention, and also because they lacked any chemistry and Philece Sampler was so badly miscast. The only moment I remember enjoying was when at one point she tore into "Mother Hudson" and poor Clara keeled over. It was like something from Soap.

That's shameless. I'm not surprised ABC got the hammer out.

They nearly have sex on the Love yacht, I think, but they stop; then they hear her running off and then she gets into a car accident.

That would have made more sense than her SB stint, but I wonder what would have happened to Gabrielle's accent. Javier probably could have been a good long-term antagonist with better writing. Similar to Manzo, I thought the actor was talented and also very hot. I think the actor (Rene Lavan?) may have had some 'artistic' nude photos out in the late '90s that were very enjoyable... Ugh, Rachel #3 was so hard to watch. Ellen Bethea was such a wonderful presence. They did Rachel very dirty after she left.

I think most of them last through the Labines, and then never appear again once JFP arrives. I don't know about Javier, but Linda and Eddie (wasn't there an Eddie?).

Oh now I remember this. Ugly stuff. So much needless sickness.

It was probably one of the first songs I ever heard that felt like a real person singing real emotions, odd as it is to say. The whole thing has so many layers along with the slick production.

I've been watching some of this recently. Is Eddie leaving? (I hope not as the actor is hot) Who is Miley to Drew and Harper? Who was Talia? Is his name Miley?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/arts/music/lloyd-price-personality-hitmaker-is-dead-at-88.html Always loved "Personality.

I'll always remember her best from Bachelor Party. A gorgeous woman.

Even political pundits who love to be contrarian and downplay serious concerns, like Nate Silver, Matthew Yglesias, and Dave Wasserman, are now openly saying things like if something doesn't change, democracy is likely finished and if a Democrat does win in 2024, the results will not be certified. Manchin, Sinema, Warner, Feinstein just don't give a damn about the reforms needed to safeguard democracy. And unless that changes, then we're well and truly screwed. And the leftists who spend their time berating Breyer to retire (as if he is going to listen or care) are just distracting from the point.

Sela mentions it in a Bobbie Wygant interview (so rare to find Sisters interviews). I put it in the primetime soaps thread.

This is very sad to watch as a commentary on America today, but it did make me laugh.

Thanks. I shouldn't cloud the Clarke allegations with other matters, but hearing about them just makes me even more wary of what was going on at the time.

That would have caused some conflict with Holly (from WSPR) and Vanessa (given their feud) too. JFP got a lot of praise for her expertise in bloc voting for nominations and wins. An example of the industry, and the press, being unable to see the forest for the trees. In the long run, did any of those Emmys help anybody with anything? The only soap that might have benefited, in not immediately being canceled, was Santa Barbara, but even that is generous.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/07/us-jobs-added-april-hiring-slows-485641 The talking points are already all over the place - unemployment benefits are to blame, people are lazy and worthless and don't want to break a sweat, and more and more states are getting cookies and cuddles from the media for shutting them down in order to force people to return to work. Raising wages or having more fair compensation is still seen as radical and never able to happen. I know people who have been out of work for going on months and haven't even been able to get in touch with unemployment, let alone draw any, but of course they are just lazy bums, ruining the economy. One of those days where you really hate what your country has become...or was all along.

Today and tomorrow are election results for Scotland's parliament. The SNP have the most seats, but not enough of a majority to push for another independence referendum. People are waiting to see if they will hit that number. Here's Nicola Sturgeon, SNP leader, saying it plainly: You can follow results here:

I have already said this but I have wondered just how toxic the atmosphere was on the first season of Doctor Who. The main reason Christopher Eccleston quit was apparently due to a director, but I wonder... Barrowman has skirted the line for years now.

Thank you for finding those. @AdelaideCate007 also put up some 1993 episodes with those - thank you.

That story was, I believe, a huge flop with fans. The character was sent packing. I can't remember if he was later killed off.

Justin Deas screaming on a rooftop for an hour. Shameless Emmy bait that nearly got the show canned.