DramatistDreamer

Not surprising that we'd see some resignations. If the Biden campaign doesn't talk about this in every campaign virtual (and non-virtual) campaign appearance, then those folks aren't doing due diligence. https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/smart-living/a-trump-tax-break-is-not-spurring-job-creation-study-finds/ar-BB15EDbB

Ahem...is this thing on?

Are the top players being offered some type of appearance fee or something? Suddenly there seems to be effusive endorsements by top players.

How convenient for Trump and his cronies.

And looks so young to boot!

Remember that SNL sketch where they were doing a social distancing soap opera? And we laughed when they used two dolls for the catfight? Welp.

Some sad news that I just discovered: Mel Winkler, who portrayed the first Leonard Franklin, father of Detective Roy Franklin (Count Stovall) passed away last week. He was wonderful in the few scenes that he had on the show and honestly, ATWT should have developed Roy's family because of Stovall, Winkler and Novella Nelson alone. https://www.etonline.com/mel-winkler-devil-in-a-blue-dress-actor-dead-at-78-147976

About two years ago, or a little less, I believe I posted an article about Chinese and Indian military tensions along the border. Looks like it has only gotten worse since then.

There still needs to be an effective and safe prophylactic but if this helps more people survive this scourge then it's obviously good and necessary right now.

That stimulus money at work.

Did anyone read that NYT article? I did, and it was extensive. I wonder if Mary Trump provided some of those documents that were embedded in the article. The fact that she was a primary source for that feature really speaks volumes.

The next issue of the New Yorker is stunning. No words, really. Just feelings. Intense ones.

The concept of a Communal Apartment scheme does indeed seem anachronistic, but considering our present times, seems insane. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/too-close-for-comfort-and-the-virus-in-russias-communal-apartments/ar-BB15qszl

Personally, I was not invested in Gloria and John as a couple. At all. Although I preferred Joan van Ark's portrayal because it was more gritty, Gloria was a mess but she was shown as a survivor. I could've kind of seen how John might have admired and even been attracted to that quality, with Van Ark, you could see it. At least with Jill, you could realize what John might have seen in her but I couldn't see what John would've seen in Gloria, especially after the role was recast. I'm not trying to knock Judith Chapman who seems like a down-to-earth genuinely nice person but the character had morphed into this over the top figure, that resembled a low-rent Jill Foster Abbott and I just wasn't interested. I don't even know how the Baldwin/Fischer wing survived at all, considering how nefarious both Michael and Kevin were.

I thought so. Derwin said it drove him crazy that actors would use cue cards, for phone scenes, in particular. Someone asked if Y&R used a Teleprompter and he basically said "Not even..." and said that it was actual cue card. He compared it to GL, which he thought was more about the work. I think that because GL was NYC based and closer to the theater world, it was expected that everyone knew their lines. Melissa Hayden recalled coming in late once and being given a stern but lovely lecture from William Roerig about showing up on time and prepared because it was not fair to the crew, many of which had to put in long hours and would miss their trains home (I guess many lived outside of NYC and took the commuter rails) if they had to stay late as a result of running behind schedule. In NYC theater, tardiness is considered a cardinal sin and a form of disrespect to your colleagues.

Vivica Fox reminisces about her time as a Soul Train dancer. There are blink-and-you-miss it clips of her former Y&R co-stars Shemar Moore, who once hosted the show, and Kristoff St. John, when Fox mentions her transition into soaps and beyond.

Wow, the technical difficulties during the Jun 10 reunion is off the charts! I stopped and came back just now out of curiosity but the volume issues are really off-putting. I'm not putting it only on Alan (although he should really do a mic check before going live) this time because Morgan and Kimberly had some recurring issues that were getting on my last nerve. I thought it was funny that Mark Derwin talked about how frequently Y&R used cue cards with their actors, which was never done on GL. I suspect that it would never be allowed on any P&G soap. OMG, did Kimberly and Vincent not get along??! I detected a strong note of shade in Simm's reactions. Does anyone know more? Oh, okay, they dated IRL but did it end acrimoniously or something? Mark was more forthcoming about his relationship with Beth. Okay, now Simms backtracked and cleaned up her response, lol. M'kay.

VR once referred to that apartment as a kitchenette, which is a good description of the space. Ashley Bashioum was my favorite of the actresses to have played Mac. Some people criticized her and claimed she was expressionless but I don't agree. I liked the fact that she didn't feel the need to over-emote so when the tears and the anger did come, it felt more genuine. Everybody can't be sunny all the time either. I appreciated that. Heather Tom was very good at walking that line between 'fire and ice'. Cold fury, I would call it. Had HT stayed in the role, I think we'd be seeing a lot more soap slaps on Y&R. The show hasn't really committed to completely building up the Sharon character. A good start would be to have her reconnect with her mama and have her find her daddy. They did this will Victor years ago, and it went a long way in humanizing the character and giving insight into why and how Victor turned out the way he did, psychologically.

I knew it! I knew that was the reason it took her behind so long to move her behind into the White House! She was likely also still shagging the Tiffany security guy. The fact will also remain that Trump has to pay women to be with him, ring or no ring. Trump gatherings are like Klan rallies anyway, might as well make it official.

I really wish someone would interview Stephanie E. Williams. I'd really like to hear what she had to say. I know someone cited an interview she did several years ago but I don't think anyone has spoken to her recently and even before the pandemic and the current BLM protests, CBS was in the midst of a massive reckoning in terms of its toxic corporate culture. That was the sense that I got. How do you bring back an actress but completely disconnect her character from every single element that made the character pop? I realize that Hilary was lightning rod but she wasn't boring. From the episodes that I've seen (I admit they were not that many), Amanda is boring.

Who is Chuck Wendig?