DramatistDreamer

Yes, The aspect of collusion was the very first thought that came to mind when I heard about this. All in an effort to poison any future discussions between the Biden administration and Iran. There could be an unintended consequences that this could make the Iranians more eager to talk to the new administration, with the added bonus of 'sticking it's to the former U.S. administration.

Emmanuel Macron is moving his government further to the right unfortunately, in a supposed effort to outflank Le Pen and the right-wing contingent, so that is the motive for the legislation to make it illegal to film the police, (especially when the officer in question can be publicly identified. For instance, a badge with the name and number. If someone is being beaten within an inch of his or her life, I don't think making the perpetrator look flattering will be utmost on that person's mind.) This new law is clearly a rebuff to the tools being used to empower the community against police brutality. France is truly headed down a bad road, but I don't see these new batch of laws making things any better. I actually see them making things worse.

With Trump going by the wayside, some autocrats are going to find it tough sledding .

Uh-oh.

I just feel like only cancelled soaps would really consider putting out collections for purchase. Y&R barely wanted to air their classic episodes during their production shutdown.

Thinking of Bob Hughes's Thanksgiving toasts and I wished someone would've asked him if he remembers the first time and then the last time he did one of those toasts on the show. That would've involved some deeper knowledge about the show, which seems like too much to ask these days. Too bad Scott couldn't just have completely taken over that one.

It was always about the money. This show set itself up as the anti-View (a stupid move that only hamstrung future possibilities) which only worked until the veneer of feminine solidarity was stripped away by Julie Chen's husband's scandals. Sure, the show was able to give off the appearance of resilience in her absence, then when the novelty of a new and improved show wore off, the show limped along for awhile. The funny thing about a "substance-free" talk show is that, when people are home, isolated, they may actually look for substance in a talk show--they can get cat videos and makeup tutorials YouTube. They can get gossip on vlogs or podcasts. People still want connection, particularly when they access a program through the old-fashioned way, on terrestrial broadcast TV. The Talk obviously could not build that lasting connection.

Unlike Dark Shadows and the Doctors, Y&R still airs, which may complicate matters. Also, unlike primetime soaps that likely have some type of syndication deal, I doubt most daytime soaps even considered such a thing. Soaps with relatively short runs should've considered this.

Sadly, most daytime soaps have a horrible digital and streaming presence. Little to no way to access their library of episodes. The New York Public Library is looking at ways to make their dance collection more accessible, via digital platform. Certain choreographers have already started this, so that dance scholars, students, teachers and choreographers can access the performances and rehearsals, workshops without having to physically come into the library at Lincoln Center. Many of these performances stretch back all the way back to the 40s, 50s, perhaps even earlier. If the dance world, which was never the huge money maker that daytime dramas were can undertake this effort, how can the likes of P&G not be able to put even some measure of that effort?

Most of the performances were taped in advance too.

ATWT alum Jesse Lee Soffer joins Deidre Hall, Eric Martsoff and an array of personalities and stars on NBC shows send Thanksgiving greets and recall their memories.

Rick Hearst and Sonia Satra gave their thoughts on that wedding on The Locker Room reunion livestream. Hearst was particularly outspoken on what he really thought of that wedding, lol. Okay, I just saw that @soapsuds mentioned it. Rick's depiction of it was hilarious.

Well, I guess that makes two of us because I have never seen Ribeiro as host of the show. As nice a man as Bergeron is, I kind of faded from that show before Ribeiro took over hosting duties. It doesn't seem that Carlton was too far from his real personality, when I think about it.

Thanks. I'll definitely be looking into that trial because I know I don't have access to HBO Max, lol. Also, on Ribeiro, sometimes I can't believe he was my brief childhood crush. I guess it could've been worse, it could've been Rick Schroeder.

Janet Huber portrayed Will's Aunt Viv, not his mother, but I understand that you didn't much watch the show, @Mitch I admit to missing some episodes during it's original run. I need to see this reunion, I guess, since it's been the talk of the interwebs lately. Why minus Ribeiro? Was he not there? Were there hard feelings between them too? Anyway on the subject of critiquing a show that you grew up with and loved, it is possible to do both. As a writer, my work often got critiqued, it was part of the process. Some of it could actually be helpful. One really can't be so thin-skinned to take it as some sort of affront. A few of us have been musing about an in-depth multi-part documentary series, a la Ken Burns, on the history of the daytime drama. One thing that I really appreciate about those series are that the often approach their subject clear-eyed, and critically, even that which the filmmakers love. Whether it's jazz, baseball or country music, the documentaries didn't steer clear of criticism-- there was racism and greed and short-sighted thinking involved that was at odds with the art and beauty and sheer enjoyment. This was a very real part of each industry and to not discuss the blind spots and shortcomings would be doing a grave disservice as it is akin to a lie of omission. If you truly care about the genre and want it to be respected (maybe even have some aspects be revived in the future) why wouldn't you want those problems to be discussed? Some intelligent discussions can only help the genre's image, since most non-soap opera viewers think soap fans are mostly a collection of 'Nurse Bettys' devoid of critical thinking skills, with little perception of real life. Looking at us as a collection of critics with specific tastes can only be an improvement, lol.

Well, I would've been in grammar school when the Lujack/Beth feature the aired but by the late 80s/early 90s was in my adolescent years. So,if you were coming of age when it was still referred to "adolescence" and not "tweens", then it's likely that we're in the same age group.😄😉. Some of the retraction away from artistic risk taking, I would guess would be a reaction to pressure from the "Moral Majority" groups that were very active at that time. PBS back then had a lot of avant-garde programming, while in today's PBS, Downton Abbey is probably the closest thing they had to risk-taking, barrier breaking programming.

The Biden-Harris transition team has a YouTube page. I watched a 20 minutes briefing. If you have watched any of the campaign rally events before the election, you likely noticed the sign language interpretation. Today, I couldn't help but notice how expressive the guy in the violet turtleneck was in his interpretation. In particular, how he signed the comment about Donald Trump's cases being laughed out of court, is really worth watching. https://youtu.be/btvU7pGdGfM

Having grown up in the NYC Metro/Tri-state area, I can attest to the aspect of NY having some fairly sophisticated public access and public television programming, even in the 80s. I feel quite fortunate to being raised around that time where there was a bit more room for experimentation. The programming now has become so tame and risk-averse.

It seems as though Alan feels that he has to be seen saying something, heaven forbid he actually let the conversation flow organically. The actresses were highly diplomatic, seeking to complement their colleagues and their generosity, rather than get into the weeds of the politics at P&G, probably sensing Alan's unease with those topics. I was intrigued by Lauren's brief recounting of the time that a group of Black actors convened to bring their concerns, as well as voice their displeasure with P&G. Someone needs to ask her more about that because I'd like to hear more about it.

Didn't Dietrich also once play Dorothy's sister on The Golden Girls?

That's great news. You now have to keep us all updated on your progress. No pressure, lol. What's funny is that during my many musings on how I would rewrite and redeem the mess that was ATWT's final decade, I mentally created an elaborately constructed storyline bringing back the Bryant character, who after overcoming a traumatic experience, eventually attends Harvard Business School (triggering all his grandmother's succession grooming impulses when she finds out) with a combination of online and in person learning, so your announcement brought out a bit of a chuckle and head nod. As for the accusation that Biden is only choosing Harvard and Yale, Ivy League alums, Madame Vice President-Elect says "I'm still speaking", HBCU alumna has entered the chat. Also, there many more positions to be filled and a number of them are of vast importance. After sitting idle on their hands about Trump's cronyism picks, now people decide that it's of the utmost importance to speak up? Puhlease. Thanks for posting that news conference, @Vee It was uplifting and actually a bit comforting, tbh.

Whether people realize this or not, this is big. I'll be glad when this era of sycophants placating a wannabe autocrat comes to an end and common sense and decency takes over. This is going a small way in that direction.