DramatistDreamer

Again, I decided to watch a classic B&B episode on their YouTube channel (which is kind of a mess, tbh, at least on mobile) to see whether there were any P&G ads streaming during the episode and counted no less than 1-2-3 ads during the approx. 21 minutes run time. Pretty interesting. There was also a trailer for an Apple TV+ show. Do soaps on regular broadcast television even get these caliber of ads running during their shows? Seems more upscale, imo.

They both got side-eyeing from me when it was uncovered that Chris had been in on strategy sessions for his older brother's sexual harassment allegations.

Well, Chris can join his older brother, former governor of NY, Andrew Cuomo in being named as having sexually harassed someone. Apparently, a former boss has accused Chris Cuomo. Hey @Soapsuds, are we on the same wavelength now? Simultaneous posts!

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/in-setback-for-apple-european-union-seeks-common-charger-for-all-phones/ So interesting, especially since I bought a USB-C to USB adapter for my phone a few weeks ago.

@HuntressEarlier this week, I read a newspaper article about how many Syrian refugees have name their children Angela, Angie or Merkel (boys). They credit her for saving their lives. It's really endearing. She took a lot of searing criticism but this is part of her legacy as well, and one that, in time, I believe will look kindly on her tenure as Chancellor.

This is oddly amusing.

Pretty brilliant. It's akin to peeling back the layers of an onion, when you find something new with each viewing. It's no different than seeing episodes of The Golden Girls as an adult, and picking up references that you didn't "get" when you watched as a child. It's how shows remain relevant, tbh. You can't have every piece of dialogue mothballed in time.

80s ATWT had so many instances of double entendre and innuendo, it's incredible how, as an adult watching episodes, I now see these subtle references sprinkled throughout. Like the episodes surrounding the opening of the Mona Lisa when Sierra and her husband Tonio are sort of on the outs because Sierra called out Craig's name during lovemaking (Sierra had been fantasizing about Craig, in order to ahem, "be" with Tonio. Well, at the Mona Lisa opening, Craig looks at Sierra and says "Thanks for coming", the way Sierra looks back at him, left me thinking that she should have said "Thanks for helping me".🤭

Oh my. Haha, you're something else! Very good.

The song completely works for the scene, within the context of everything that surrounds the characters (Lily is also daydreaming about what if Holden were more like Dusty and vice-versa, which plays out later when Lily unexpectedly sees and is shocked by Holden wearing his Miami Vice inspired outfit for the opening of the Mona Lisa) , especially now that I was able to watch the video and listen to a clear recording of the song. I wonder whether the music supervisor, etc. chose the music before or after the scene was blocked and rehearsed? During post production? Or perhaps as soon as they got a copy of the script? It seems tailor made for the scene. One thing about the video itself. Instead of watching that awkward dancing, I'd rather they just have a slideshow of 1980s Brian Bloom throughout the video, lol.

For years there has been endless teasing and innuendo about the alleged nature of the relationship between Halep and Cahill. Simona using the word "D" certainly did nothing to quell that. It is only giving grist to the rumor mill that Halep's new hubby put an end to that relationship. Others are claiming that Halep may be winding down her career, as she has spoken about wanting to have children (which doesn't always mean the end of a tennis career, as well all know).

Originally, I think that vault contained links to GL and ATWT but the last time I looked, the links to ATWT and possibly GL were gone. It may have been a lack of space issue. This is my opinion but the only persons who have a genuine claim on these videos are the production company itself, the writers, the actors and some members of the production crew. They, I would think have more right to the content of these episodes than people who recorded episodes and had no hand in creating the content, as enjoyable as it is to see them upload episodes. Okay, it's one thing to try to profit from your personal edits of episodes, (which I will never understand and seems sketchy at best) but selling intellectual property that you had no hand in creating for personal profit seems illegal, in my opinion. They're lucky that P&G simply hasn't cared enough to go after them.

Although when the Democrats passed the American Rescue Act without a lick of support from Republicans, the GOP still wanted in on taking credit, so the GOP is more like, unified as political opportunists.

Months, if not a year ago, I suggested that they do something similar for one of their own vintage soaps! I guess they'd rather back someone else's productions than one of their own. I know people were talking about music rights, yadda yadda yadda, but they did an effort for the DVDs and by the way, they did briefly allow streaming, not only on AOL, and of vintage episodes of ATWT, so it can be done. I'm not even convinced that it's a money issue, but I definitely think P&G doesn't believe their soaps are worth the effort. We're likely to get a run of Capitol before ATWT. Just as a point of pride, P&G should want clear quality episodes to stream on one comprehensive YouTube channel. Then again, have you noticed their toilet paper products lately? Talk about letting the quality control lapse!

Yeah, on the one hand I appreciate the efforts of most of the uploaders, on the other hand, I wish they'd at least get together and build a "Vault" similar to the B&B/Y&R collectors, which I am certain led to the B&B folks streaming classic episodes on YouTube. Want to hear something truly hilarious? The last video of "B&B From The Beginning" that I viewed on YouTube, P&G ran ads for streaming the episodes? Ain't that a kick in the head?

Wow, I appreciate your efforts!

I believe that, for sure. Misogyny/misogynoir permeates every aspect of politics and public life, for sure. It also is deeply seeded into the groups that Democrats continually court, like the white working class and McCain Republicans. Oh boy.

Watermelon Man is a film that surprisingly holds up, in the realm of magical realism, especially when compared to other such films of that era.

Thanks!😊 You know, I tried to do a search, based on what I thought the lyrics are and funny enough, one of the results said what looked like Midge and I was like "Midget who?!" 😂. Thank you for clarifying this. Don't know why the song stuck in my head so, but I like that it is so unabashedly 80s, New Romantic/New Wave. It is! 😥

I did manage to see the video. That poor woman looks broken and enduring what she has been through, why wouldn't she? It's terrible that she has been threatened over the year and had been pressured to recant so many times.

Can anyone identify the song in this scene between Dusty and Lily? I know the sound quality is pretty poor, but for some reason it sounds vaguely familiar. The scene begins at around 16:23 (I think). The song has a New Wave-ish vibe to it.

If I have said this once, I have said it multiple times, over and over again: one cannot expect to build a successful show long-term, based on the premise of being in opposition to something. You have got to be "for" something. Being "anti" does not make for long-lasting success. The joke is that The View, as messy as it is, still looks to be in a stronger position than The Talk. After all these years. Turns out that the majority of viewers who watch talk shows want their show to stand for something rather than nothing at all. Go figure.

This is worse, tbh. In a way, this is so bad that it seems like the cockamamie story she concocted about her "cousin's friend" was an attempt to divert attention from this public appearance by her husband's accuser, which, surely she knew was coming. It is unlikely to work, in that respect, as the interview has now broken into the national/international media. It's been a very busy day, so I admit to posting this clip without having had the chance to see it, so in advance, I am attaching a Trigger Warning ⚠️.

This problem has existed for years, but I posted his Op-ed because unlike many other articles that point out the issue, at least his discusses some solutions. And it needs to be stated often that the Democratic party gives loads of attention and resources to courting the white working class, while practically ignoring the fact that other ethnicities exist as part of the American working class. Stacey Abrams and LaToya Brown have organizations that fill in many of these gaps, but they are outliers and they are directed specifically to the state of Georgia (not that this can't be scaled up). The Democrats really need to get to work implementing strategies, as the gaps are widening, seemingly with each election. EDT: When I say "scaled up", I also mean tailored specifically for each state's demographics and issues.

Interesting Op-ed article from Charles Blow on the ever widening gap between the Democratic party and Black and Latino men, as well as how to remedy this. https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/democrats-continue-to-struggle-with-men-of-color/