DramatistDreamer

For years now, I have believed that what's his name would be facing multiple lawsuits but never gave a thought to Giuliani getting sued left, right and center but here's another lawsuit coming down the pike with the Lincoln Project. The company you keep.

I miss when daytime soaps were "tune in tomorrow, same time same channel" type of appointment viewing. When I had to rush home to catch any part that remained of the show, even if I was recording it. Just that sense of urgency to see what happened next. I know I have mentioned this example umpteen times but when James Stenbeck removes his hood to reveal his identity to his ex-wife Barbara Ryan, I hoped tomorrow's school bus wouldn't get too many red lights because I wanted as soon as possible. What I'd already missed, I could rewind the tape but there was nothing else like watching in real EST as it aired.

There's a post on soap blog Daytime Confidential that talks with Marco Dapper about his post-YR struggles. I thought he had pretty interesting and sometimes saucy banter with Abby and Lauren. I thought it was a mistake to make Carmine go psycho. I know the "Likey" stans were up in arms (and JG lost all his backbone and resolve) but the affair could have been written with far more nuance and could have lasted a good while longer by making a new life with Carmine an actual choice that Lauren considers, rather than a result of her losing all sense of reason and needing to be rescued, the way it was portrayed. Now, does Lauren have an actual storyline? Or is she still basically an appendage? I also wonder whether Camryn Grimes and MD would have chemistry. I mean, if he could generate some interest in his scenes with MO, I think it's a pretty good chance that he and CG could've been interesting. Stranger things have happened.

The term "Black excellence" can truly wear thin at times too. Ms. Tyson was excellent in every arena in which she performed, no qualifiers needed.

Even as a little girl I remember loving Mindy's theme music. Hearing it again brings back a warm sentiment.

"Mainstream" culture may have lost track of her for a few years but in Black culture, Black women, in particular, Cicely Tyson has been ever present. Films starring her still air on BET, Bounce and TVOne frequently. She, like Diahann Caroll were two examples of Black womanhood that represented a dignity, a humanity and a beauty that spanned socio-economic strata and time itself. R.I.P. Ms. Tyson

Just the other day, I watched that interview with Ms. Cicely Tyson. I can't really put into words how this news makes me feel right now.

Yeah, James, Doug Cummings and Tad Channing were meant to stay dead and gone. I think, in his way, Marland might have been pushing against the romanticization of the charismatic villain that had taken hold of soaps in the 80s. You can call it a somewhat Puritanical view, but this is probably why when characters schemed and engaged in wrongdoing on ATWT, they usually paid such a hefty price. This wasn't just an occurrence in Marland's ATWT, Craig's going to prison and becoming a parolee preceded Marland's tenure, so obviously, there was something in the show's DNA that saw the long-term villain that always got away with wreaking havoc on the rest of the town without ever really paying the price, as anathema to the storytelling. In addition to those villains who were killed off and meant to stay that way, Marsha Talbot and Denise Darcy were meant to be incarcerated. Denise was the only possible redemption story I could see happening out of that entire bunch--her, they should have brought back, after she served her murder sentence by the late 90s, especially seeing that the show really needed a boost at that time.

In any case of spasms, the kind being attributed to Sen. Leahy, are usually connected to stress. JMO. These Capitol police suicides are yet another reason why just moving on as if none of this ever happened is not a sensible option. Regardless of the outcome, it would have been irresponsible not to had a trial, it would be an invitation for this to happen again. These Capitol police suicides are yet another reason why just moving on as if none of this ever happened is not a sensible option. Regardless of the outcome, it would have been irresponsible not to have had a trial, it would be an invitation for this to happen again.

Chuckling at Billy and Josh referring to Alan-Michael and Harley as "The Teenage Crowd". And Josh, saying "I didn't even know that she knew these people". Josh will be getting to know Harley a lot better in future. Blake blissed out with Phillip, we know how long that lasts. That's an interesting dynamic going on with Vanessa and Frank, Vanessa and Billy, and Vanessa and Ross.

If anyone here is in touch with Morgan Englund, please convey my deep condolences to him and his family.

Poor Morgan 😞

He tried to kill a plane full of people, that's pretty hard to come back from, in terms of redemption. The problem is that what made James such an intriguing figure was the fact that he was so singular, he thought he was smarter and better than anyone and that his way was the only way. Behind the power grabs, deep down, Roger wanted others' approval. James wanted power and he was convinced that those closest to him, Paul and Emily, would see that he was right, if only they would listen and see things his way. As brutish as Roger could be (rape etc.), I don't see him pinning a fake murder on Holly and letting her be imprisoned, the way James did with Barbara, or Roger torturing Holly the same way James did to Barbara. James claimed that he loved Paul but his love manifested itself as control and dominance. Also, I just cannot see James genuinely confiding in anyone-- the moment he starts pouring his heart out to someone, that intrigue is gone. One thing that I appreciated about ATWT, until the wheels fell, that is-- they let villains go when it was their time to go. For the most part, when someone had done something truly heinous, like, kill maliciously someone--they had to go. James was somewhat of an exception, and I still think the mistake was bringing back the character after he was shot by Paul in 1989.

These pharmaceutical companies will likely have to modify their booster shots in order to better neutralize these recent variants. Supposedly, the current Pfizer and Moderna vaccines cover the British and South African variants but not at the percentages that they had hoped. It may be enough though, but I imagine they'd want to improve that.

Anyone who thought that misogyny and racism ended at CBS with the ouster of Leslie Moonves, well I've got news for you.

The absolute rot at CBS and its affiliates continues.

As great and thoroughly entertaining as Anthony Herrera was, James should have been ghost after Paul shot him in '89.

From one of the scientists who worked on the Moderna vaccine:

Ironically, 2 women who had made sexual assault allegations against tRump, are currently suing him for libel. Tad Channing definitely evolved, or should I say "devolved" into a more blatantly wicked character, where as previously, he had been more devious and manipulative. The previous actor was seen as having more of a layer of oily charm. That Tad I could have seen Iva, with low-esteem falling for. Larry Pine's version of the character seemed very Trumpian in demeanor. I guess that's was a signal marker that the character would not be around for much longer. James actually had some moments of humorous dialogue, like when Lucinda told him that John Dixon was twice the man that he'd ever be, implying that John satisfied her and was a better lover. Not missing a beat, James snaps back with something like, that John had to be some type of superhuman to satisfy the likes of Lucinda, who was insatiable.

What I loved about the P&G universe back in those days- Doug Cummings gets killed off the show but John Wesley Shipp is on Secret deodorant commercials that air during ATWT and probably during GL too. I'm going to say this again, Donald Trump had to be the prototype for Tad Channing, I don't care what anyone says. Venal, charlatan in real estate related building, super-aggressive with women, to the point of criminality, not to mention, broke.

The Italian government continues in its dysfunctional ways.

Interesting article. A type of disciplined, under-the-radar organization that is likely to happen again, short of an existential threat the size of Trump and his ilk. For me, the very first season will always be the O.G. cast. The premiere season had a cinema verite feel to it that felt a bit less contrived than subsequent series, but I loved Kameelah, who said she was going to be a doctor and she became a doctor! She doled out straight facts, lol. It makes me wonder how some of her former housemates feel about how they treated her now that BLM has a prominent place in the U.S. and the worldwide socio-political landscape. Some of the things that were said to her, I would feel embarrassed if I were those people.

90s ATWT is not as clear for me as mid to late 80s, which still seems vivid in my memory.