DramatistDreamer

We will have to agree to disagree. Those changes are around the edges, rather superficial. This is why I stipulated genuine. I am not talking about change for change's sake, or change due to budgetary restraints. Pretty much all of those changes were borne out of necessity, not in a genuine spirit of innovation.

Daytime soaps stopped any genuine moves toward innovation about twenty years ago.

Most of us knew Chance would eventually be recast, whether with Ordway's husband or someone else, but this is not a surprise. Even I knew and I rarely to ever watch this show anymore.

Without a doubt, an escalation, yet still, being reported without the hysterics that the U.S. media reports the migrant situation at the U.S. southern border, as I've noticed. I do have the same question about this as I have had about the surges to the U.S. southern border...who/what is behind this and why now? These migrants are reportedly coming from Iraq, not Afghanistan, the site of a lot of upheaval and chaos. In the Belarus/Poland border crisis, some are blaming Russia and Putin himself, of course, Putin denies responsibility, blaming the EU.

In watching these From The Beginning episodes, I am surprised at how early Brooke's personality as a vixen begins to show itself. There is an episode where Brooke describes the incident where she seemingly plays a prank on Ridge, going up to the Forrester mansion and leading Ridge to believe that she was a willing participant in a skinnydip, then leaving a nude Ridge, to catch a cab home. What's telling about the sequence and the scenes where Brooke relays the tale to her mother and brother and both ask her whether she were actually wanting to pursue the night's events, then elected to change her mind. It stood out as the two people who presumably know Brooke best thought that Brooke was not so much pulling a prank, as she was someone who was interested (despite being engaged to marry) and got cold feet at the last minute. In later years, it almost doesn't matter whether Brooke was a vixen or anti-heroine, she got shifted into the same role as Sharon Collins Newman, who clearly began as a heroine and ingenue. I can't even call either vixens, as vixens are more complex, they are written as more like a sort of sexpot, or as John Mayer once derisively referred to "sexual napalm".

The writing for Reckell seemed to be as much to blame as his acting, from the little that I've seen of him on ATWT. Jon Hensley was pretty darn green when he first appeared on WT but had the benefit of being surrounded by highly capable actresses that brought him up. With time and benefit of focused writing, Reckell may very well have improved while still on, then again, with the size of that cast, his character really wasn't needed anyway. Good for Peter for improving and trying another soap. Looks like it worked out for him.😉

Malala is married!

Hensley is Duncan's "solicitor" a.k.a. lawyer. And yes, he's creepy, which will play out later. It is annoying to have so many story gaps, particularly as it pertains to details that surround tying up storyline threads. It's something that makes me appreciate the Bold and Beautiful episodes (analog, though they be) being streamed right now, you actually get to see a storyline play out from the beginning to the end. That is something that can be achieved via streaming, not so much DVD collection sales.

If I were in charge of Y&R, I would try my darndest to get Fonseca on, for even a months-long story arc, and not as a ghost or a twin either. Try and get Thad for an overlapping arc as well. Josh is not up to the task but in the right hands, could be a good ole fashioned sweeps-worthy storyline. Do soaps still do sweeps?

Ms. Jackson has been trending all day long, from what I've seen. I haven't watched DWTS in several years, but I did see some clips on social media and there were some entertaining performances. Maybe that's what started the trend, she's not just trending for the show now.

Some things just age really badly. Like porn-staches.

Last night, I just saw the madness that is Rademacher's social media and the post that everyone has been discussing. Admittedly, it's been a long time since I last engaged with Instagram, but I saw the screenshot post on Twitter and it's disgusting! Now, I am not someone who is anti-meme. Some memes are genuinely funny but I have found that most political memes tend to range from the distasteful to the disgusting. This makes me question the psychological stability of someone who posts with such virulence.

Many fans have taken up the "crusade" to defend these soaps, no matter how poorly they are written and managed, equating criticism to disloyalty. It's just aided and abetted these shows in their collective deterioration. If you value something, shouldn't you want to improve things, make them better? I realize that not all changes are for the better, but who hasn't noticed that the majority of these soaps have been limping along for almost twenty years now? The industry itself has needed change for a long time. Rademacher's social media (which I admit to having just seen those posts-- insane!) just adds to the perception of soap fans and some stars as being unhinged, in some alternate reality that is woefully out of step with real life.

Also attn: @OzFrog, speaking of the effects of Brexit being done, I just came across this article. Very interesting and not unexpected. You can tap and read from this link without restrictions, as I discovered.

Oh man, 😥 Rest in peace, Mr. Stockwell. Quantum Leap was an easily enjoyable series.

These shows aren't getting any better by pretending the problems don't exist. I have never understood why they prefer to act like ostriches, sticking their heads in the sand. Then again, it's a similar vibe with how bad these shows are, no one is supposed to notice, let alone bring any attention to the matter.

Lawd, I must really be tired😩.

There is a Bookmark feature in Twitter though. In the past it would only appear on the app, but now it's also available when you login using a browser.

Even though she's being identified by her work on Passions here, Christian LeBlanc said "Hi Sis" in the comments, which I thought was cute.

Someone tweeted "Bye Jax with no vax!".

I think one can be effective at playing a certain type of specific role but overall, not a very good actor. For instance, as much as I like Jennifer Hudson and I was pleased for her Oscar win, I think she is effective at playing a certain type of role, otherwise...nah. Fortunately, she's got a powerhouse voice (though the producers and songwriters have done her a disservice), so she has talent without question, but her acting range is limited.

The first time I remember seeing Rademacher was on a show called Paradise Beach, that was running on WPIX 11, a NYC television network. Of all the actors on that short-lived soap, he was probably the one who seemed to have the least acting ability. Still, I wasn't surprised to see him turn up on American television. I am surprised that such a mediocre actor lasted so long. I guess the illusion of being a nice guy took him far. Now, that illusion has burst into the open and here we are.

Thanks @victoria foxton. Maybe I will watch tomorrow then.

I tried to watch earlier but the stream kept stalling. The video wouldn't even start. That's never happened to me before with a video. I finally got frustrated and promptly forgot about it. Maybe I'll try again another day.