DramatistDreamer

I have heard a number of Black people say that they don't trust any vaccine coming from the Trump administration (one of many reasons, I've been hoping that another country, other than the U.S. will be the prominent country to distribute the vaccine first) but I had wondered how other communities view a vaccine being distributed in the U.S. I don't know whether this is true though.

Why did this bring a tear to my eye?

Looking back on these episodes from 1994, Nadine was definitely a more valuable character than Buzz, or even Jenna for that matter (although I loved Jenna's budding relationship with Vanessa in the recent episode I watched) but both women were more interesting to me than Buzz was--not sure of the reasoning that got rid of them, while allowing him to stay.

There are photos of President Obama bestowing both men with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and I am so glad that both men got to experience being honored, appreciated and valued for their dedication and sacrifice while they were still here to enjoy it. It also reminds me of how considerate of history and time Obama is/was awarding these medals to people like Lewis, Vivian and Katherine Johnson while they were still alive.

If P&G doesn't care (which, after a decade sure seems to be the case), why should a YouTube uploader cling so hard and fast to material that he/she neither wrote, performed in or produced? Honestly, the only thing that would make me change my mind would be if P&G/PGN decided to start their own YT channel and post clear, digital quality (or even great analog quality) episodes on YT. Then, I would say, "why not have one definitive channel/portal for all ATWT episodes?" Such is not the case though.

Congressman John Lewis. Someone posted something to the effect that some lives speak for themselves and are beyond words. That's how I feel about the life and legacy of Mr. Lewis. Still, it feels like a world of loss when the day is bookend by the loss of both C.T. Vivian and John Lewis, two giants of the civil rights era.

Thanks @Forever8. Despite the shortcomings associated with the Roseanna character, I will always have a fondness for Yvonne Perry and really look forward to hearing from Tom Wiggins (kind of wish he could appear with Lisa Brown though). This seems like a decent group. It's probably based on the success of the previous soap streams, I'm guessing that Alan probably has to do less in convincing these actors to participate. I would love to see that!

Haven't gotten a chance to read this yet but BuzzFeed did what looks to be an exposé on the Ellen DeGeneres show.

The thing is, I prefer a complete episode in one whole video uploaded and presented rather than segmented videos strung together. If I have no other choice, I'll watch multiple clips strung together but it isn't my preferred way of watching an episode. That particular channel that was mentioned only seems to have episodes broken up into multiple segments, which is not the most enjoyable way to watch an episode, imo. Also, I know for sure there were quite a few episodes on @BillBauer's channel that I had seen nowhere else on YouTube (or Daily Motion either). The episode where everybody finds out that Lucinda and John eloped, I don't think I've seen that since it originally aired and I was so young that it might as well been an unseen episode (where Craig, Lily, Lucinda and John are all spontaneously gathered in Sierra's apartment and all awkwardly toast the newlyweds...as an aside, Craig says something like "To a marriage made in hell" out of earshot of Lucinda and John). You see the flabbergasted expressions on Kim, Bob, Lisa and Nancy's faces and how Andy is told about the elopement. Such a fun episode! I have never seen that episode on YouTube. The only episode that was on YouTube is when Emma comes to John's penthouse to reconcile with him and finds Lucinda there wearing John's robe as she introduces herself as Mrs. John Dixon. The following episode, which had not previously been posted anywhere was far more fun to watch! It's really a shame if people didn't get a chance to see that one because it was the far more interesting of the two episodes.

Just saw a headline that Hollywood continues to purchase ad buys on Facebook despite many others boycotting the social media platform, which only confirms what I've been trying to say for years...Hollywood is not actually liberal. Most writers and many actors working in Hollywood do lean liberal, but the studio executives and heads of the companies like studios and talent agencies, etc. are actually conservatives. When you look at their decisions, their actions, how they actually operate beneath the surface of public statements from actors and writers, you will realize that. Why people continue to believe otherwise is beyond me.

So interesting to read about the seismic shift that is happening within the publishing industry (an industry I once seriously considered), with women and men of color and two Black women, in particular, taking leadership roles at age old publishing houses. Very key in this push is that the publishing industry realized that there were so few Blacks in even entry level positions, let alone on the track to the executive level that they had to hire outside of the industry, which made me think of how, if daytime cared (which we know they don't), they'd definitely have to take a similar tactical approach since we all know the scant diversity within the daytime soap industry.

At this point, even a vaccine that can minimize the worst of the effects of COVID-19 would be a big step in the right direction.

When I was in grad school, I was in brief contact with PGP about the possibility of an internship (I was hoping for ATWT) and yeah, they were a total mess, even they knew this. It was of absolutely no surprise that in less than 10 years, both GL and ATWT would be off the air. But yeah, I've heard of the various competing fiefdoms within P&G.

I echo that thanks. I enjoyed the channel immensely.

Why can't we have nice things?? There were episodes that I'd never seen posted on YouTube before, so I don't know what that person is talking about. I had thought about downloading a few but sadly didn't get the opportunity since I was involved in a project that is taking up my drive space. Argh! Some people ruin everything with their sour grapes mentality.😒 Who is this sad sack of a human? This just makes me even more irritated with P&G, who should've been releasing their back catalog on a streaming platform somewhere. Peacock just started their official launch today and they have a mix of free and premium videos but P&G a 130 year old company that sells products worldwide is somehow incapable of doing this. Sigh.

Anywho, to news that really matters. This is typical of the Trump administration's 'helter-skelter' frenetic style (if you can call it that) of governing. Full of bombast on an issue, causes panic and uproar before trying to quietly backtrack once the affected entities decide to fight back. Trump and his cohort are bullies who, in reality, fear a challenge. When is someone going to tell him how ridiculous he looks?

Well Chance the Rapper was chastened by Black Twitter. You neglected to post this.

No, I certainly didn't take it to mean that you were being glib. I was just really putting a fine point on that statement. Probably because just last week I was wondering how many Black writers there have been in the history of daytime soaps. I knew the number had to be shamefully low.

A handful? Since the 1950s?! That's disgraceful.

The strain of having to carry Ronn Moss' no talent @ss is probably what pushed Susan Flannery into retirement. Antonio Sabato Jr. and Moss should be thankful that they had whatever time they managed to have onscreen because neither one can act worth a damn. And as my older sister once told me when I was a little girl (about Moss), his right jaw is crooked, it doesn't look right.

The industry--it's all so abysmal isn't it, @mikelyons? I'm sorry you had to endure that soul-crushing experience. I felt exhaustion just reading it. When you're fresh-faced and have all the exuberance and optimism in the world, you'd be surprised at how hard you will try to climb over an entire obstacle course. When people talk about their desire to return to the way life used to be, I feel as if I want to say "why?" There are so many things that were wrong that have been exposed, why not make changes that would make for a more fair, just, equitable society in every facet of life? For anyone who may think that it would take a complete upending of existing systems, well, guess what? Systems have already been upended, why not work from that to secure a better society? Even as I write that, I realize I'm fairly pessimistic about the prospect of that truly coming to pass. In recent years there has been a movement to stop the unethical practice of companies benefiting from the work of unpaid interns. It's basically wage theft, not to mention the fact that, many of those internships do not seem to lead to anything. I've done a couple of those myself and one very low-paid internship for a Tony award-winning Broadway producer. Someday I may write about my personal experience with the micro (and not so micro) aggressions as well as the -isms that I faced as a black woman in different aspects of the arts and entertainment industry. It's exhausting and too anger-inducing to even think about right now. But yeah, the entire creative industry is long overdue for a serious reckoning. As negative as it sounds, I'm of the opinion that there is little chance of the soaps ever changing the way they do things creatively. This is an industry that seems intent to go down with the ship. I have this image of Eric Braeden's character, John Jacob Astor in Titanic being the visual representation of how the daytime soap industry intends to go.

There were also some rare vintage episodes from soaps during the 60s posted on that channel very recently. I think there was at least one Secret Storm episode among others shows.