DramatistDreamer

Van is right side up but they've lost Alex's feed. Whew, what a mess!

Casey, Will and Adam were all morphed into characters that seemed better suited for the Shameless TV show on Showtime. There's dysfunction and then there's the Shameless brand of dysfunction and it seemed really discomfiting, considering the roots of those characters. We're seeing this on the remaining soaps but for some reason, P&G shows like ATWT and GL seemed to be the forerunners for this type of plotting structure. I'm currently watching GL episodes from the mid 90s and you can really see the point where storyline arcs start to shorten and the storylines start to become inconsequential.

Just clicked onto the livestream and Van Hasis is sideways and nobody seems to care, lol.

There is still speculation on whether tests had been reading 'false positives' in the first place but the cases are not being labeled possible reinfections as much it is being thought of as a possibility that the virus has been "reactivated", meaning not a new infection but the same one that had gone dormant possibly being triggered. I don't know which possibility is more menacing, tbh. Dispiriting article on the role that nationalism and xenophobia is playing in China's handling of the pandemic as it pertains to foreigners. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/as-coronavirus-pandemic-fades-in-china-country-sees-rise-of-equally-infectious-nationalism-and-xenophobia/ar-BB12KESk There has been articles that I've posted on African residents (some who have lived in China for years) being suddenly evicted from apartments and other dehumanizing actions but there is also anti-American and anti-Japanese sentiment being expressed as well. In one area of Guangzhou there is a banner that is celebrating the raging of coronavirus in the U.S. while "wishing coronavirus a nice stay in Japan" 😯 This is especially ironic behavior, given how vociferous the Chinese government has been about vigilance against anti-Chinese sentiment globally. They seem to be making excuses for this behavior.

Man, Thanasi has truly had some bad breaks healthwise. I've heard of players suffering through glandular fever but this respiratory issue in the middle of sleeping sounds scary!

Chancellor Merkel has a science (chemistry) background and is prone to looking at the science, not from 'gut feelings' like some fools.

Do Americans know the difference between heroes and martyrs? Call them heroes all you want but don't expect them to martyr themselves. The biggest thanks you can give frontline workers (medical staff, supermarket workers, bus drivers, train conductors, first reponders, custodians, nursing home attendants, nurse's aides, delivery people, postal workers, produce pickers) is not nightly applause but to give these people what they need to protect themselves! Pay them properly, offer hazard pay to those whose job was never meant to put them in contact with deadly viruses. This is all so shameful. All these people who are deemed essential workers should be getting paid well enough to support themselves and their families. People working at the supermarket or Target or driving buses to deliver meals to school kids should not have to be relying on SNAP to make ends meet. There are so many stories of this and Americans, this is shameful!

Yes, I saw that already.

Although we can expect climate chaos to be the source of the next life altering global crisis. I'm not sure this has been posted but there's this now. This whole thing was executed so poorly with so many corporations getting more money (including Trump Inc. businesses) while small business will inevitably suffer.

Domestic violence is being referred to as the "shadow pandemic".

I just finished seeing the replay of today's video and it wasn't bad but I felt as if things didn't quite gel at times. Michael O'Leary is always good for a laugh or two, especially when he was talking about filming "love" scenes and I got the sense that the ones with Beth were the most uncomfortable. Grant and Michael have such an easygoing bond. I liked the anecdotes about Beverly McKinsey and Charita Bauer and the Bauer 4th of July tapings. It just seemed like there wasn't enough time to really get into it but I do appreciate the fact that everyone was given a chance to talk about what they've been up to, etc. I can't really complain because it's not like I'm paying the cost of admission but if it were me, organizing these events, I'd really try to get a mix in there, actors who don't see each other all that much or get a chance to talk. I think that's why the 1st ATWT, in particular sparked so well. Also, why not shoot for the moon? Ask Melina Kanakaredes if she's available for an hour. Ask Nia Long. For ATWT., heck, ask Julianne Moore, why not? What's the worst they can say? No. Get a good mix of folks, some shockers in there. Spice it up, lol. 😂Haha, y'all are rough @victoria foxton and @Soapsuds

I'm guessing that the Olympics was supposed to be a centerpiece of Peacock TV's streaming service's summertime debut. Oh well, they've still got to promote it to the high hills regardless.

Holy smokes, out of curiosity, I ventured to her twitter page and just saw that Alexandra Chando had COVID-19!😦😮

So ironic that Bolsonaro would try to bring gender into how someone "fights" coronavirus when there has been quite a significant amount of studies that have shown that women appear to be better at fighting COVID-19 than men, apparently having to do with chromosomes. https://www.livescience.com/16268-female-immune-system-stronger-males-genetics.html The fact that women have two X chromosomes, compared to one for men. That XX combination seem to be connected to cell protection and immune system function.

Russia's problems with alcohol over-consumption are being exacerbated by coronavirus, as some mistakenly believe that vodka consumption helps prevent infection. Doctors are preparing for an influx of patients who have coronavirus and alcohol poisoning. Not surprisingly, the rates of domestic violence have jumped in Russia, as the rates are increasing worldwide. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/in-pandemics-grip-russia-sees-spike-in-age-old-bane-drinking/ar-BB12CgKM?li=BBlHVm3

This crisis has drawn into sharp relief just how much the U.S. has relied on immigrant labor, both legal and undocumented, to keep the economy functional. Sadly, I don't expect the U.S. government (or a majority of U.S. citizens) to admit this.

The U.S. as run by the Trump administration, continues to enrich the Kremlin and Putin's Russia. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-white-house-blessed-a-war-in-libya-but-russia-won-it/ar-BB12C2rR

This is not the first time I've heard of this. Very interesting.

Obama's inner monlogue must've been like- "Y'all mofos are not gonna accuse me of trying to put my finger on the scale!". The announcement was well timed.

Fascinating stuff, isn't it?! I can always go back to those storylines and it never gets dull for me. I find new things to like and love about performances. When I was a kid, Lucinda was such a vulture to me but seeing it now makes me appreciate how committed Liz Hubbard was to playing that role, in contrast to many of today's actors who seem prone to take to social media to whine about how mean their characters are in a bid to be seen as some valiant figure or romantic hero(ine). Perhaps what is missing from much of today's characterizations on soaps is complexity which Lucinda was brimming with. Now I'm curious--are you talking about Lucinda hiding Duke's DNA or Lily's medical records? If it's about Lily then John gave as good as he got as he was actually blackmailing Lucinda in order to get a seat on the hospital board of trustees. Agreed, that Lucinda was pretty venomous back then. I have made no secret that I loved GM and HBS as Tom and Margo, my favorites by far. I loved how witty, humorous and passionate they were, after Finn Carter and Scott Bryce, HBS and GM were my favorites as a kid. Probably because I was a kid when I first saw them but I preferred Dusty and Lily, probably because Holden seemed like a much older guy to me back then and somehow I found it creepy and dishonest how he and Meg schemed to keep Dusty and Lily apart but now that I'm a full-grown adult, I appreciate Jennifer Ashe's characterization of Meg Snyder, in particular. Meg is the kind of character you don't see that much of these days. She, like Nina Webster, weren't total villains and too young to be full-on vixens but were characters who yearned for a better life, which they believed that they were entitled to and sought to grab, by whatever means necessary. I don't so much mind this list but it would've been nice if one of the Caseys could be there. Since Alex Chando is there, it would've been great had Zach Roerig been there since they had great chemistry and I have heard that they are still in touch.