Melroser

I really enjoyed BULL and was so happy for Alicia breaking out onto the show. I just wish it had lasted longer.

The only time I remember a single event causing me to stop watching was when DAYS killed Renee back in the day. I immediately stopped watching and have never really tuned into DAYS on a regular basis since. Only occasionally watching here and there for a couple weeks at a time. All the shows that I was invested in, I watched until the end. AW, TX, OLTL, SFT (once on NBC). Most other shows I've tuned in and out of at times over the year depending on stories/actors that were on except ATWT and have only watched AMC very little.

I started tuning in and out of OLTL during AW's final days because the show had taken in so many former AW actors. What hooked me completely though was the hit-and-run trial with Lindsay accused of running down Jessica and killing her baby even though it was Dorian. The scenes with Lindsay on trial not wanting to admit where she was that night, Jessica having memory flashes that it was Dorian, Dorian confessing to Nora and taking the stand herself. The episodes were so well constructed and had me on the edge of my seat. Even though I wasn't as invested in the history of the show (Viki/Dorian), I was aware of it. I ended up watching for the next/last 13 years.

Though it was brief, Julie Osborn's return as Kathleen on AW was excellent. Bringing back Charles Keating at the same time brought many characters into the story. It also created the Kathleen/Cass/Frankie triangle. It was probably the first triangle where I couldn't decide between them.

Is Audra going to be in a Who's the Daddy story? I hope she doesn't become pregnant. Is she going to play them both and tell Tucker or Kyle that he's the daddy as long as she can get more from him than the other? Hide it from Nikki? I'm not sure Josh could play out a story for nine months with all the correct beats.

I've listened to a few of Linda Dano's podcasts and they're not bad. I do wish that they focused more on AW and BTS stories, but I guess that's just my preference. I enjoyed the ones with fellow AW actors, especially the recent Alicia Coppola. I loved her as Lorna and have been a fan since. She seems so darn real and someone that just tells it as it is. Linda even said she was kind of scared of Alicia when she started. 😆

I wish Donna and Cecile could have been ongoing rivals in the last years of AW. Their banter was always fun and they looked like they enjoyed it. I'm sure TPTB wanted to focus on younger characters though. I never felt like there was a true long-term rivalry on AW in the final years, like say Viki/Dorian, Jill/Katherine. Vicky/Lila was fun, but it wasn't filled with history. Other rivalries were hot for a year or two and then nothing. Vicky/Paulina. Vicky/Marley.

I'm so saddened by the death of Nancy. Cecile is my fave daytime character ever! She played the part just perfectly, even if the writing wasn't the best (trying to pass off Maggie as Cass's was just wrong). Her appearances on AW helped me get through many a horrible day while growing up. Whether it were Majorca, Bay City, or even Tanquir, I loved escaping to wherever Cecile was.

LOL! Also, like working retail.

I wish this show were setting up a "Who Shot Tucker?" storyline, but I'm sure Griffith couldn't write it. I mean, think of the suspects: Audra, Ashley, Jack, Phyllis, Summer, Daniel. You could even throw in Nate, Adam, Victor, and Nikki if they wanted to. The show needs a wide umbrella story instead of all this corporate battle non-intrigue.

The only time I liked Hilary Edson was when she was on Jamie's side against Vicky. I thought she and Anne Heche played off each other well. (Of course, Anne elevated everyone in my opinion.) I could not stand the character of Derek as I felt it was a total ripoff of Beauty and the Beast and not even a good one. Stacey and Michael were even worse. I could not understand why Michael would have been interested in someone as bland as Stacey was written and Hilary and Kale had no chemistry, in my opinion. Michael always belonged with Donna. I really wanted Evan and Vicky to be a strong couple. They were fun together. Of course, we wouldn't have gotten Ryan I suppose.

This Amanda/Olivia is giving me Cindy from AW vibes.

After Texas ended at the end of '82, I wonder what could have happened if Pam Long was moved to AW. It seemed like Texas was just finally starting to come around with the younger cast. I personally loved Texas but AW was my show. AW was in such flux after the 90 mins/Texas characters/timeslot change debacle. I think Pam Long could have re-centered the show and maybe...just maybe...stopped the bleeding before it was too late. Maybe she could have tightened up the family units and won some of those Emmys for AW. (Then I think that this could have led to no Donna, Cass, Felicia in '83.)

I really enjoyed today's episode except for the Billy/Chelsea scenes. Was happy for Elena going off on Victoria again. She pretty much called out Nate for what he is and Victoria is too blind to see it. I hope it was some foreshadowing. Adam and Sally's banter I found to be funny. Why do I think she's going to lose the baby and then Nick will blame Adam for not taking care of her while he was off "rescuing" Sharon? I'm okay with this, btw. It is great to see Sharon getting story again. I can't get over how horrid Cameron looks though. I mean, he's been out of prison for a bit. Why does he look like he just walked out of the woods after twenty years? Does he really think he can seduce Sharon looking like Grizzly Adams?

I did watch it and she hasn't aged a bit. She seems like such a lovely person. Of course there was a lot of personal background talk (which I found interesting), but her talk of AW was all positivity. I was surprised that she said the set of OLTL she found to be tense and it wasn't the best experience. She did admit that it was during Clint Ritchie's accident which kind of derailed the planned story for her. She said it had a whole different vibe than AW out in Brooklyn and it was obvious to her that some of the actors/egos were in charge of the show. Anna said that her, Alice Barrett, Anna Stuart, Amy Carlson and a couple of BTS still regularly get together. It's definitely worth a listen. She's very charming. I just wish they would have talked more about AW but I don't think Alan has any idea about the show.

I could be okay with this if Summer turns to Chance. Clearly though the writers don't know what to do with Audra. Noah. Tucker. Nate. Kyle?

I think she was undervalued on AW. Though she got plenty of great story (initially), she never seemed to be in the forefront as Vicky Wyndham, Linda Dano, or Jensen Buchanan were.

Kyle was Morgan Winthrop's friend who raped Lorna and let Morgan be accused. As far as who killed him? I don't remember myself. Was it Lorna?

Phyllis meeting up with Summer at the GCAC makes no sense. So much for "being in hiding". The quad of Daniel/Lily/Billy/Chelsea and the kids at Society could have been an offscreen happening.

It's a shame that reboots are done by people that have never watched the original. That was the case with Melrose 2.0, too. People return to these shows because they want to feel like they're watching their favorite show(s) again. When the show runners don't even understand what the feel of the original was, it can only turn off fans and end in disaster.

I'm curious what AW's initial intentions were for Felicia Gallant. I mean, did they ever think she would have stuck around for 16 years? I know Felicia was brought onto the scene as a novelist for Cory Publishing. I don't really remember if there was a specific story they were using Felicia for at the time. I guess the same could be said for Cass. Neither had any initial ties to Bay City.

So Allie and Noah are living together? Traci left town? Disappointing. I guess I'm one of those that thinks the more the merrier in the Abbott household. If they are going to use such few sets, why not place as many people as possible moving about the Abbott living room? That would make more sense than all of the people that run into each other at the coffee house/Society. I can't say I'm a TSJ fan. He annoyed me on OLTL and still annoys me now. I do like that Eileen is getting a story though. The corporate battles between companies and within each other are promising, but we've been led down these paths before just to have Josh pull the plug (Nate turning on Chancellor Winters, Devon vs Lily).

I would love to know what the upcoming story for Doug Watson was. Since Mac had just found out about Iris's betrayal to take over Cory Publishing, it could have been good. Maybe leading Mac to no longer trust anyone in his family, inner circle. A Mac-against-the-world story could have been interesting. Turn him into Victor Newman.

While watching the entire run of Dark Shadows, I can't help but wonder how Humbert Allen Astredo would have done as Reginald Love instead of John Considine. I know the writing didn't do the character of Reginald any favors, but I think Humbert could have played the villain better. Doing so without the twirling mustache take at times that John had.

CL looks like it's the only thing in an abandoned warehouse. The apartments upstairs don't even have curtains in the windows?? In the current economy and crime in places, you'd think a lonely coffee shop like that would be getting robbed on a daily basis. (Then again, everyone in town probably knows there are not enough sales to make it worth it.)