DramatistDreamer

Just saw the episode where Traci and Brad get re-married and enjoyed it. MTS was earnest in her portrayal of a woman struggling and you could see the degrees of PB's Jack becoming more and more exasperated and Nikki's belligerence when Jack orders her to go home. Today's Y&R would have made Nikki a stumbling, bumbling fool absorbing all the attention. And the frosty undercurrent between Traci and Ashley, with Jill trying to suss out Dina's intentions toward John. All this subtext of personal intrigue and slights just under the surface of polite idle chatter, which is something that Y&R used to do quite well.

People forget that E.R. existed. It's a shame that there were hardly any South Asian characters, particularly on one hour dramas in the wake of that show but my guess is that there was no will behind the scenes to see South Asians as more than stereotypes. By the way, that's not just true of South Asians but of most immigrant groups of color on U.S. television and movies, including Black immigrants. It's pretty darn pathetic. Like I said, probably one of the many reasons, soaps have failed to grow their viewing audience over decades. To be honest, that could be a good reason for the drop off of viewers in primetime broadcast television as well. Why waste time with The Last Man Standing when you can go to Netflix and watch Narcos, House of Flowers, Kim's Convenience or watch sexy Dev Patel on Amazon Video or Korean dramas on Hulu? There's a whole diverse world out there and U.S. T.V. is pretty much missing it.

So did I! I thought that Shenaz Treasurywala would've been perfect to play an older sister. I had her whole entrance story set in my mind. It's too bad they gave up so easily. I know some people found Ravi boring but how many boring characters have the show allowed to remain on canvas for several years before dumping them? I honestly think that with the addition of even one sibling would've brightened Ravi's prospects storywise and created a lot more complexity for the characters around him, even Ashley. I saw the Nia Long appreciation tweets earlier. I don't know how it got started but I think it's cool.

On at least one occasion she played doubles with Gimelstob. I don't know about the Bryan brothers. Gimelstob is boorish and thuggish but I don't know where he stands in terms of race. He has partnered with Chanda, Venus and Alexandra Stevenson. Not that this means he can't be racist but I've never heard him saying racist things, virulently sexist yes.

Rubin also seemed to suggest that an ATP player had done the same.

That part! There was a study done about 5 or 6 years ago that illustrated that television entertainment like movies and television show (as well as companies) that were diverse, tended to make more money at the box office, had higher ratings and were more successful in general. Could there be a correlation to soaps in terms of the lack of diversity, in front of and especially behind the cameras? I think so. Even as ratings fell, soaps held onto their ways of doing things, even though those ways had become largely anachronistic.

Okay, I just got a chance to see the Cooper reunion and it was fun (I wished Justin's mic's volume was up higher), the conversation moved at a good clip and it seemed like everyone said what they wanted to say. I did miss Jean Carol's presence though. It was nice to hear that Melina and Frank still keep in touch, their story didn't always service their characters but they had genuine onscreen chemistry.

Or someone else, because the burden shouldn't only be on her but yes, that I would like to see! Ellen Holly, Tonya Pinkins, Tonya Lee Williams, Eddie Earl Hatch, Stephanie E. Williams and so many others would have loads of insight I'd bet!

It wouldn't surprise me if the way the show treated her in her last years left a bad taste in her mouth. She's done livestreams with other organizations and panels over the past two months or so, she doesn't seem to have an issue with the platform. Nothing would surprise me. Daytime doesn't have that great of a track record with black actors.

I noticed that someone in the chat asked Alan why he hasn't had any black actors on yet. I wonder if Alan is afraid of what some might say. Which is why yesterday, I posted that he should seek to get Tamara Tunie on sooner rather than later as it's becoming quite noticeable.

Actual number of jobs added, at what wages and in what industries will always be a far more accurate indicator of who is working and who is not in the U.S. than the "unemployment" metric, where demographics are always left off or fall through the cracks, because they are under-reported, or simply not reported at all. Even having said this, black and Asian unemployment ROSE. How is the current occupant of the White House going to spin that in his pitch to black voters?

People are skeptical of these numbers, with good reason.

Amber Riley speaks.

Kamala Harris verbally dismantled Rand Paul.

Exposed.

What dates did Frank and Maggie leave the canvas? I don't think there is a video of that time anywhere. Were they still around in the summer of '85?

Just saw that video of the Buffalo PD knocking an elderly man to the ground and I wished I hadn't. It is a terrible thing to see, especially close to bedtime. Then the BPD lied and said he tripped, did they not see the video?? I've decided not to post it because it's too disturbing.

I laughed so much when they were discussing the shrunken head and Michael Swan talked about talking to the tennis ball, lmao! I think I had heard that the two dated, it might have been on either one of their social media.

I mean to post earlier but ICYMI

That was an enjoyable reunion conversation. I still wish there were some clips inserted because the actors have done a lot of work and don't always remember specific story details and having an audio visual aid could be very helpful, but yeah, Reed and Swan actually had time to talk in this one, which was appreciated. I do think Alan needs to really make a concerted effort to get Tamara Tunie or Peter Parros or even Count Stovall on a reunion livestream.

Wasn't she a pregnant woman who confronted a man that Rose was on a date with?

Not to turn this into a Moore fawning thread but I respect her a great deal. Talent aside, she's simply good people. I remember last year when she was in the Bronx with other mothers protesting gun violence against people/children of color. Not many people would've committed hours of their time in NYC's poorest borough. There were no other celebrities there, so it wasn't like a big media event or anything. Like @Khan said though, she's a fabulous actress and for me, she was one of my favorites on ATWT.