DramatistDreamer

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.

Thanks for posting that video @DRW50 I certainly have never seen that video, which seems like a featurette for the VHS age. Whoa, on the spelling of Vincent's last name in the credits. Is anyone on the production crew still around? It would be fascinating to hear from the cameraman on the technical aspects of shooting those scenes (e.g. aerial shots and long shots along the shoreline). Judi was styled as classic 80s soap heroine in that first scene. I'd love to see something like this for the remote in Europe that ATWT did for the Frannie/Sabrina storyline but that would likely have been dependent on some public access program documenting this and I don't think there was such a thing in Europe in the 80s.

The same way he entered will be the same way he exits-in a hail of litigation.

Apparently, revealed on today's Locher Room livestream (which I have to go back and listen to in its entirety), Lauren B. Martin (Camille Bennett, ATWT) and Jada Pinkett-Smith are cousins. I am guessing that Lauren's father and Jada's mother are related.

At least Howard Beale had his righteous indignation to fall back on (literally). All Rudy has is grift. Anyways... Trump administration continues to lose on many fronts.

Marisa Tomei getting a lot of love tonight (and deservedly so) after the reference to "My Cousin Vinny" during that ridiculous press conference today. Her response to the press conference.

Marisa Tomei getting a lot of love tonight, due to the "My Cousin Vinny" references.

Tamara Tunie has certainly been keeping busy.

I also find it difficult to believe that P&G suddenly care about these shows. I'm really starting to get suspicious. Part of me is starting to wonder if this isn't some type of Machiavellian strategy to him up interest in buying videos on the interwebs among soap afficionados and collectors. One thing about being a soap fan has been clear for many years--your loyalty as a fan will never be rewarded. Also, as much as I have been enjoying some of these reunion live streams, I have to wonder if the mention of songs and highlighting clips that contain pop songs (e.g. showing a scene btw "Lujack" and "Beth" set to the song "Almost Paradise") during these live streams might be setting off some type of trigger. Just wild speculation on my part.

Other countries are already either doing this or have authorized this.

Because she sits on all these committees, including the all-important Senate Intelligence Committee, Harris gets all of these briefings. That's gold!

Credit to Rucker. He kept pressing on to the next project. It was the show's loss.

Had it been written in 1987, it might have been more excusable but in 1997, just seems especially embarrassing. I thought 'School Daze' already covered this in the satirical context in which it deserved? The actresses did their best with the material they were given to work but sadly, each actresses got pulled into some of the worst, most stereotypical storylines ever written on the show (let's not forget Bonnie being involved in the Marshall Travers rape storyline as well as that stupid castle swordfight story with Billy.

Oh, it definitely wasn't me, lol. I cut cut out on that story so fast! I don't have much tolerance for stories that were that level of problematic. And so much about those storylines were problematic.