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Given the current atmosphere in the world..Alexis had to be written differently. I like that Alexis' dad had the land and sold it to the Carrington except for the stable hpuse..ehich Alexis will reside in. I see a combo of Paige and Edie in this shoe from NS. Plus, having Alexis down on her luck will make it all the more awesome to see her claw her way to the top. I have a feeling Cristal vs Alexis will come later in the season. What is interesting is that in this version..cristal is more a viper and Alexis has a legitimate vendetta against Blake and now Fallon.

Yes, but it was all psychological.. which made it even more disturbing then if she and Nick had actually done the deed. Plus, the writers then slanted it to where it wasn't normal or acceptable unlike modern day soaps like B & B and Days. Though I did think it weird Toni did go with Mike's cousin Alan... and I still contend he emotionally strong armed her into marrying him when she wasn't ready.

If Eva had gone into labor during the reunion.. that would have been a reunion first.l

I actually think Althea and Penny have the most interesting mother/daughter relationship I've ever seen on a soap opera. I wish modern day soap operas could watch this show to see how to write a realistic mother/daughter relationship that doesn't involve sleeping with the same man, or fighting over the same man, etc. Based on what I've read, it does sound like Penny will be having a Taming of the Shrew type of relationship with one of the Dancy brothers (Jerry I think). If she becomes more of an ingenue.. that sounds like something Marland would do since he doesn't seem capable of writing for such a complex character like Penny.

They couldn't do a Family Matters reboot anyway... the house used no longer exists, or will no longer exist,.. it's being torn down for new condos. Plus, the show was too much Urkel and not enough of the Winslows. I have heard Queen Latifah is working on getting a Living Single reboot, but what would the plot/slant be? And I think Roseanne's goal is to show how Trump supporters aren't evil.. they are flawed and have the potential for understanding. That's my take anyway.

I watched her as a kid when the show originally ran...and I figured she was a new character..but my mom said that was Angie....and I asked who in their right mind would buy she was Angie...and my mom said 'not this viewer's. She was a good actress but lacked the edge and fire that Debbi Morgan had. My late mom only tuned back into the show in the last few years when Angie and Jesse came back (she despised greenlee...her favorite moment wad when greenlee was presumed dead lol

I always wondered if Robert/Angela Laurence were supposed to be long term characters when introduced.. or were they always intended to be short-term? It seemed he was a lawyer, she was buddies with Traci, and he was dating Leslie.. who had trouble bonding with Angela.. while Claire was slowly recovering in the mental hospital. It seemed to be resolved suddenly, which was Bill Bell's style.

I do agree Roger and IK had better chemistry.. but I thought Delia ending up with Roger was a disappointment because he was just as toxic for her as the Ryan clan was. Oddly, even when the show tried to undo all the progress Delia made when IK wasn't paying her... the replacement refused to make Delia pathetic in her acting choices. I think the reason the show didn't properly write Delia in 1983 was because IK wasn't convincing running the Crystal Palace or playing anything other then the neurotic nut. If I were a writer, I would have fired IK earlier then late 1983 because she was unwilling to change and adapt to the changes the character went through during her 3 years away.

I wonder if Sara being there from the competetion threw off the women of the View. With that said, Sara was the MVP! Who knew Darlene would be the responsible daughter LOL Jackie was toned down, but she's the perfect example of family enmeshment and how unhealthy it is. She was typically blaming Roseanne for her voting for Jill Stein instead of taking personal responsiblity.. yet she's a life coach? I had looked into being a life coach years ago and one of the requirements was going to an actual life coach yourself and rebuilding your own life before you could get licensed as a life coach. Roseanne and John were both a little shaky in the first episode, but by the 2nd episode both had settled in nicely with the rhythm of a sitcom and their characters again. From what I'm gathering, she is aiming to show how politics have divided a family and how that family comes together once again.. and it is showing that not all Trump supporters are evil.. and not all Hillary/Jill Stein supporters are saints either. I am curious to find out more about what's been going on with Becky, as well as wondering what Roseanne is doing with her time since Dan is still drywalling... is Roseanne retired?

1983 was pretty good with the Charlotte G story involving the Ryans/Coolidges and Rae. Delia was wasted in that year, but I truly think IK was wrong for the part by then especially after how Randall played Delia for 3+ years and the character changing quite a bit.

I'm excited to get to when Althea crashes threw a window with Nick coming back to do the surgery.. I think that's in early 1976 during the Depriest era.

Both Porsha and Phaedra should have been fired.. that way the show could have moved forward. The problem with these shows now is that once a housewife does something that 'crosses a line'... the show keeps them on instead of firing them.. thus we get these toxic seasons and no one moving forward despite the sinner saying sorry yet never learning from their mistakes. This past season of Atlanta reminds me of Season 11 and 12 of RHOC where Vicki said sorry yet kept making the same mistakes over and over instead of learning from them. Porsha on RHOA will be making those same mistakes over and over.. and until she or Kandi leave the show... the show will stagnate. A perfect example of a show moving forward was season 9 of RHOC once Gretchen/Alexis were cut from the show.. we were spared the hamster between them and Tamra ... no more Jesus Jug remarks and no more Bass Lake references either.

I actually thought it would have been more interesting if the Kate character wasn't Sharlene in split personality mode not a long lost twin... just someone that happened to resemble Sharlene. From what I recall, once Sharlene was fully intergrated.. she became kind of boring with soap magazines at the time saying that they missed both the Kate and Sharly personalities.

I believe that she only created Joan and Jerry.. and I think they were introduced through interacting with Penny... and that the rest of the family came on when Marland took over. Considering that Cenedella/Lipton caused damage on Guiding Light (hence why the Dobson's were hired to revive it).. I am surprised he was given a shot at head-writing another soap so soon.. unless the Pollock's left suddenly and he was pitch-hitting until a permanent head-writer was found. With that said, I've noticed some corrections being made in the brief time he has been head-writing (Toni becoming more assertive in regards to Steve/Alan... Ann moving out while Carolee/Steve have reconciled... and trying to establish the younger set that the Pollock's had created with no clear cut purpose)... as well as some more in depth character development.

And I don't like that Fallon and Alexis will be getting into a catfight... obviously the new writers don't know what 'anticipation' is because back in the original.. there was a build up before Alexis and Krystle had a cat fight.. using once a season and it came out of left field. I actually liked in the original that Alexis lived in Artist cottage on the property in the second season.. and she was more subtle (like a spider making her web) and less over the top. She also had a warm maternal side that she displayed with Stephen and on occasion Fallon. I'll be curious to see how N. Sheridan will play this Alexis.. because she can be icy and cold with a hint of emotion. If anything, she should be channeling Paige Matheson and not Edie Brit in order to play this version of Alexis.

I recall a long time ago where one of the actors interview couldn't wait till the show aired past a certain point because then they would be getting residuals for episodes rerun.. so it is possible it has to do with the performers not getting paid if the reruns stopped at a certain point (end of 1981).

Even good writers like Marland were guilty of propping a character (Lily).. and having the whole town adore her. I bet if Hallmark Channel was around in the 80s.. he would have written screenplays for their movies since ATWT during his watch was like a daily Hallmark channel movie.

I always figured Nikki and Victor knew of each other.. but at this time (spring-summer 1980).. both were in different points in their lives so that even if they met one another.. it wouldn't have been love at first sight. Nikki was with Greg and dealing with the cult.. while Victor was still with Julia. I think by the time they met in the fall of 1981... both were at places in their lives where they would officially meet and notice one another in that way. Bond was a good actress... but she seemed almost too nice to be Jill. Deborah Adair also was sweet.. but she also gave a look that said to not cross her. This first Patty was a good actress... but maybe she would have been too young to interact her with Danny and Jack... just a guess.

She was marginalized because she had the guts to speak out about the horrible writing. While I think Lisa wad past having front burning stories all the time...she had so many ties that being strong support would have been enough. At the same time, she at least didn't sing katie's praises all the time like poor Nancy did.

I know Cenedella has recently taken over as head-writer.. but I have noticed a slight difference in how he and the script writers are handling the day to day... it seems like there are more conversations/character moments then when the Pollock's were head-writers. i will be interested to see how long he lasts as headwriter before he is given the ax.

I actually liked the wealthier slant most of the soaps took in the 80s, even on ATWT... it was nice to have Lucinda vs Lisa that developed in the later part of the 80s. I guess Marland felt a farm family had to be introduced hence why the show got stuck with the insufferable Snyder clan.

Been watching some of oltl on YouTube. I was amazed at the difference in AE's acting from her first stint (78 to 81) and her second sting (when she first came back in 85..she was more serious and less flighty then in the later 80s which surprised me). I also was amazed at how much I enjoyed her replacement karen Witter in the part....her Tina was less flighty (save for when she started in 1990) and somewhat less selfish then AE's which is why I don't get how when KT debuted that Tina regressed to levels of low intelligence again (though I did like the few times when KT played Tina more serious that I thought what could have been). Oddly...I also loved how when AE came back in 2008 and 2011 that she effortlessly played well against Blair, Cain, and David vickers...characters her replacement played opposite.

I would love if one of the housewives realized that plastic surgery is ruining their lives..and actually tried to go to counseling for it...because plastic surgery is an addiction usually driven by low self worth. With that said, Delores, Carole, etc should habe an intervention staged. And no thanks to Brandi...she brought nothing to the table.

Would Victoria Malloy have worked on the show as the 80s continued... the 80s was less about grit and angst.. and more about glitz and glamour... I could have seen her Leslie fitting into the 80s version of Y & R.. moreso then Lorie, Peggy, or Chris would have..imho.

See why I suggested it