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HBS being the rep during negotiations is the piece of the puzzle that explained why she was mistreated by the network..and her character was degraded.

Not sure if posted before...but a history of past strikes. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/TVStrikes#:~:text=This three-month strike was to establish compensation for,took over for Jean Doumanian as executive producer. 1985 wga strike is probably one of the main reasons the WGA has held firm in future strikes...and led to the 2007/8 strike...which helped WGA writers get hired for streaming shows.

It isn't that much of an increase so I'll keep it. I watch Bravo and Hallmark content.. plus they have a decent horror movie selection. It's still cheaper then Disney+ or Netflix... which I canceled. Still... I watch Tubi for a lot of older movies and tv shows (like Facts of Life, Family, Eight is Enough, etc).

RHONY - Season 14 I'm curious why Andy and co didn't cast Jenna on season 12 or 13 of NY? She had the fashion cred (J Crew), a business, part of the LGBTQ+ community, and is very eccentric/quirky.... plus she is 50+ years old. She would have fit in much better with the OG then Leah ever did..imho.. and she might have been a better bridge between the OG's and Eboni. @DaytimeFan It's just the first episode.. and pilot episodes usually introduce the players, get to know them, etc. I'm willing to give this more time since I do seem to like the women so far.

This wouldn't be a problem had our government put limits on the use of AI... to be used more as a proof reader and maybe even to help out with character inconsistency.

India was supposed to be Beth's cousin... and both MKA and Kristi Farrell auditioned for the part... but Pam Long loved both actresses and couldn't see either fitting the role the way it was written so she created the wild, but sweet Roxie for Kristi .. and the posh and vixenish India for MKA. And the thing was that Jessie wasn't even a watered down Beth.. because Beth had an edge and wasn't some naive simp (thanks to Judi Evans). I think Jessie seemed more like an Eve Stapleton than a Beth Raines..imho

It appears as though Simon and Jessie were both introduced at the very end of Pam Long's 1st stint as headwriter... so it makes sense her original intent wasn't to pair either character together. It seemed as though Simon was always going to be in the India/Alex orbit... though I wonder what the original intent was for Jessie... who I think should have been more of a wild girl pretending to be a good girl (since the actress who played Jessie played gray characters much better in other works).

The show could have done more follow up to Billy's statement about doing a teen fragrance line... by mentioning that the customer base for Glo By Jabot are now in their 30s/40s.. and they're not attracting a youth demo anymore. So I could see Billy and marketing debating if they want to attract the youth demo for Glo By Jabot thus risking the loss of their loyal base that has grown up with the product.. or starting a new line to attract the high school/college crowd of 2023.

I think people, and studios, assume that Fran Drescher is Fran Fine... and that is a very bad thing to assume. As she proved in this video, she isn't Fran Fine.

Money is tight so naturally hire the actor thirsty for a gig.

NYC seems to be a lot of style over substance. Tinsley and her mother Dale are textbook of that.. plus too much co-dependency.

From what I understand, actors/performers can do music videos, educational videos, and commercials during this strike. It seems that the sticking point in these talks with both unions are AI and residuals over content being played on streaming platforms. Previous strikes involved residuals from reruns, home video, DVD, so now streaming platforms is the next thing. And AI is a scary thing so good on both unions.

I doubt NBC would wipe out episodes by 1980...the norm by then was not to do that. Did NBC confirm those episodes are wiped out?

I wish the vacations on the housewife shows were more like the spin-off 'Welcome to Crappie Lake"... because when I watch the girls vacations on the franchises... I wonder to myself 'why would you consider these people your friends if all they do is cause drama and fight all the time'. I think the shows should go back to the earlier seasons where there was one huge cast trip near the end of the season.. where you could have fun and air out some grievances that had been festering for the season. Of course, the shows would need to do away with the contrived gatherings in every episode in order to build the anticipation and excitement.

And the twist was that Daphne's long dead sister Joanna was more interesting...and we had a few episodes where we wondered if she were truly dead or not. The Samantha/Joanna element was short lived..imho. Guiding Light: basically most of 1998 to 2000...if there was a story ..Reva would be involved and become the focus.

My first memory of summertime soap opera viewing was summer of 1991. AMC: Janet from another planet.. along with Hayley/Brian as the teen couple. That soap was my go to soap that summer. 1991 Summer promo running on CBS was 'Try Me'. It started in the summer and it ran into 1992.

Oh wow... this was unexpected

The problem with both Tamra and Heather is that neither are authentic. The last episode was so paint by numbers that I was so happy to see Emily in a scene with Shane and her daughter. It was a nice scene and a nice relief from all the contrived BS of the Montana trip. And I don't want them to 'work's. I want to see all the women be themselves and not interact with one another. I want 1 episode where none of the women talk to one another, no mentions of a party or trip, just a peek into their lives. I want to see Heather's daughter Kat (the 16 year old) learn to drive with uptight Heather, Shannon with Archhe/John/daughters, Tamra/Eddie adjusting to life post Cut Fitness, Emily as a stay at momager, Gina/Travis trying to sell a house, Jen with her kids and her ex/boyfriend, and for fun...Taylor with her daughter Kennedy. 1 episode like this for all franchises would be nice.

I think it dawned on wig that it probably would cost more to divorce than stay together

And also in season 1, she hinted to Mauricio she wanted another baby...so that adds more weight to Allison's prediction that kids were their only connection

Allison said Kyle would be married twice...she didn't say she would stay with Mauricio forever...just that she would only be married twice. And he's been checked out for awhile now..and I bet the season 4 rumors weren't a rumor.

According to the original bible of the first six to nine months of story projections...Maggie/Joe was not even a thing...and that Carolyn/Joe were eventually to marry with the class differences between the two becoming the conflict in their marriage. Over all, I think the show noticed Maggie/Joe had more chemistry and spent several weeks slow burning them (i.e. going from friends to lovers). Because the original arc was changed...Carolyn was aimless especially after the Jason McGuire story concluded..and her mother/daughter conflict with Liz was resolved. And in that Zoom holiday reunion special, Alexandra Moltke stated how she managed to get out of her contract with the show. Apparently it wasn't due to pregnancy difficulties..but not being paid for all the episodes she had a voice over for and didn't actually appear in the episode....her lawyer told her this.

I'm wondering if these movies to soap proposals were going to be more like a telenovela where it would be 3 to 6 months per soap?

Unpopular opinion but I think Miami needed a slight cast change...Larsa really has no business being on the show. In fact, all the housewife shows need cast alterations every season.

RHOC: Shannon at the Crystal store is why I'll never not like her. Me thinks the editors did the fire and water scene as a foreshadowing of the end of their relationship. Her look when Tamra was talking to her was realistic...because no way I'd be anxious to hug her. Heather is insecure...and when she's insecure... she becomes condescending. Her daughter Max is just like her. I will give her a point for Def con analogy with Tamra. We all know nothing makes Tamra more insecure than a OC blonde..and Jen is that. I do sense some spunk and backbone with Jen...so it won't be like Gretchen or Alexis. And Gina should really be a bit less judgy with her DUI and allegedly doing something physical to her boyfriend. I did like the family scenes