I Am A Swede

But not Rick, Felicia or Kristen?   

Sheila on B&B, fairly recently.

British actor and White Mischief star Joss Ackland dies aged 95

12 hours ago, divinemotion said:

I am sorry if a thread like this has ever existed. The title says it all. What are your ultimate most favorite soap bitch slaps?

 

HERE IS THE QUEEN OF IT ALL.

It was so incredibly satisfying to finally see Brooke retaliate and slap that old witch. It was a long time coming and so well-deserved!

17 hours ago, kalbir said:

Colleen Zenk and J. Eddie Peck are 5 years apart in age. No way is she playing his mother.

Lesley-Anne Down is 5 years older than Jack Wagner, and she played his mother on B&B.

^^

Funny that Gregory Harrison ended up on the real thing a few years later.   

I can't believe book banning is still a thing in 2023! It conjures up horrible images from the not so distant past....

Are we supposed to be rooting for Mack and Charity as "star-crossed lovers"?    

Because I'm not. I hope Chloe gives them hell (and I don't even particularly like her).   

3 hours ago, dio said:

i wouldn't be surprised if this was all a scheme Eric cooked up to get his family to pay attention to him because he was feeling left out. 

What a hypocrite he would be then, after the way he (rightfully) blasted Stephanie for her fake heart-attack. But then again, almost everyone on B&B is a raging hypocrite every now and then....

3 hours ago, 1974mdp said:

For the con, I totally agree about the business storylines. It's gotten to the point of being ridiculous. Some episodes feel like non-stop conversations about mergers, takeover, who's going to be the CEO/COO, etc etc. WHO CARES? Besides Jabot, do the writers even know what Chancellor-Winters or Newman Enteprises even does, much less Kirsten, Inc. LOL. I don't know why the writers/network think that their average viewer would be interested AT ALL in these "corporate stories" (a term I use loosely for them). The show needs to get out of the boardroom and back into the bedroom IMO.

Ironically I would say that it's the opposite with Y&R's sister show B&B. That show needs to stop with incessant love triangles and partner swappings and tell some business stories again...

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14 hours ago, j swift said:

Upstairs Downstairs was a cultural phenomenon on PBS from 1971-1975, (a primetime soap that doesn't get enough attention on this board).

It doesn't get enough attention, period.  I absolutely love Upstairs Downstairs. It's my alltime favourite tv-show.  

14 hours ago, j swift said:

Beacon Hill doesn't replicate the plot, but was clearly influenced by the British version.

From the synopses posted the plot is quite different, but at least one episode, "The Debut" (one of the un-aired ones) seems at least somewhat inspired by the season one episode "The Path of Duty" from UD:

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Elizabeth Bellamy, who has been studying in Germany, returns to Eaton Place. Lady Marjorie tutors her daughter in how to present herself and hires a celebrated seamstress to attend to Elizabeth's couture, preparing her for the London season. Elizabeth has been invited to a splendid ball and she's to be presented to royalty. Lady Marjorie's cup runneth over and the excitement, throughout the entire household, is in full throttle. When Elizabeth leaves Eaton Place, she looks exquisite and more than suitable for the royals. When she arrives at this glittering affair, Elizabeth looks analytically around her and decides that she wants no part of any of it. She's an intelligent and educated young woman, with ideas and opinions. She abjectly eschews what she perceives is a mindless, superficial lifestyle, where tedious small talk is the order of the day. She leaves the gala and doesn't tell a soul. Her Ladyship and her father are greatly upset, but Rose talks some sense into Elizabeth when she surfaces in the servants' hall. Each have their duties and responsibilities to perform and, Rose tells her, like it or not, Elizabeth must conform in her very best "to the manner born" way for her own sake and to please her parents.

https://www.updown.org.uk/epguide/s1.htm#pod