DramatistDreamer

I've only seen a handful of episodes over the last, what five years? And last night's show was one of the better paced shows (yes, it's true) and at the very least, this episode overall didn't drag like it normally has whenever I've watched it over the years. I agree that Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood (and I knew that gentrification would be included but it was still funny), The Family Christmas Toast sketch were the funniest overall. I also think the Gumby riff was pretty funny, especially when Gumby bitterly complained that he rescued the show from the gutter and didn't get thanks and then proceeded to say "Shame on you, Lorne Michaels! Shame on you!", I felt some subtext there. I know a lot of people really liked the final sketch about global warming hitting the North Pole. It got some chuckles from me, especially the reference to the real life incident of the man who helped rescue those young women in Cleveland. I don't understand why they had Maya Rudolph with a martini glass but the bit with Kamala Harris quoting Lizzo with saying she was taking her fine aS$ self out of the presidential race and how America missed out and could've had a "bad b*tch" made me laugh. Eddie Murphy slipped and said sh*t but I don't know if people caught that Maya Rudolph actually said what sounded like the F word, as in 'that's f*cked up' or something to that extent. I don't think that was in the script and people had various interpretations on what it meant but it was pretty obvious that Rudolph ad-libbed that part. Someone said the humor was milder (but still funny) than what it would've been when Murphy was in the cast in the '80s and I tend to agree. Then again, the humor on this show was a lot sharper in the 80s overall, I think. I bet it's been forever since SNL could be described as 'appointment viewing'. Last night was definitely one of those moments. I just had a thought that the only thing that would've boosted that row of comedians during the opening monologue even more would've been to have Garrett Morris there. Hope he's alright wherever he is.

If the showrunner is going to give her perspective, then the NDA really should be dropped so that the actress will also be free to tell her perspective. Also, why is it not surprising that CBS is the parent company? What a mess. Again. I haven't seen enough of this series to judge whether the showrunner avoids being the chauvinist and misogynist that she claims not to be. She is right however, to assert that women indeed can be misogynist and exhibit chauvinistic tendencies that bend toward favoring male chauvinism. From what I read of the character Alison's arc and who seems to take on the 'blame' for the character's end though, I found somewhat disturbing but again, I haven't seen the entire series so perhaps I'm jumping to a judgement, a bit? As a writer myself, I don't want to make assumptions without watching or at least reading the script.

Is this a surprise to anyone though?

I posted this article in the Media/Journalism thread but I decided to post here too because 1.) I really think it's a fascinating article and 2.) I think this is something that web based soaps and even soaps that would think about reboots or revivals should think about as a possibility, especially as it really seems like a high-tech digital twist on an aspect of the early days of television soaps-- the product placement. Could you imagine if the PP/TOLN soaps would have been able to do this? Procter & Gamble could easily do this if they were able to get their collective heads out of their as$es and to a reboot of As The World Turns and/or Guiding Light. You See Pepsi, I See Coke: New Tricks for Product Placement

Fascinating article. So far, ads geared to streaming still don't have the same market value as those on aired broadcast television, which is likely why there has been such a slow embrace of streaming by many production companies but high-tech digital product placement could change that calculus. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/you-see-pepsi-i-see-coke-new-tricks-for-product-placement/ar-BBYceC2

These individual accounts of people victimized by criminals that Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has just chosen to pardon are enraging. Reading about the mother of a girl who had been sexually assaulted when she was 9, collapsing to the floor upon hearing the news that the perpetrator had just left prison on a pardon is making the anger boil within me. Awful.

Oh my! Was that intentional? Did they rehearse that? I know that Jimmy Walker's tomfoolery over the years would cause many to slam a door in his face if given the opportunity.

I missed both shows. This was the only thing I saw and honestly, I'm fine with that.

Cheers to her for not actually going through with a wedding to Bogdanovitch though. Wise choice.

Wow, I had no idea that baby #2 was on the way for Flavia and Fabio!

ICYMI, there was a fatal shooting (fatal to the shooter, mainly) outside the headquarters of the FSB in Moscow, which apparently occurred hours after Putin gave his annual press conference. Moscow shooting: Deadly attack on FSB security headquarters Another ICYMI, Mark Meadows who once claimed he would send President Obama back to Kenya ("or wherever he's from") is not seeking re-election. I read that he is the 21st GOP Congressman to announce retirement or not seeking re-election. Good riddance.

No doubt, part of it stems from their own personal desire to create a brand-new character whose history they can totally make up without having to regard the show's history--but then they end up making up some silly connection to a longtime character anyway to "anchor" the new character. What's the point of this if you're going to connect to a longtime character in the end?? To mess up the longtime character's history by inserting events that never existed? The other part, I suspect, stems from sheer laziness and belligerence- not wanting to do any research about the existing characters' connection to other longtime characters. Had they got it right though, it would actually enrich the show's canvas, but I realize asking these writers and production folk to get things right is probably a big ask.

Oh, I can believe it! She's being supported by dark money from Hindutva and an army of Russian trolls.

Tulsi is a feckless twit and I'd expect nothing less from her.

I told y'all I only started checking into these actors private lives and bios since I joined this board a few years ago. Before that, all I really checked for were the technical aspects of the show as well as what was onscreen.

Wait, Jack's not related to Robert Wagner? I'm so embarrassed but what a relief!

Completely forgot about that one! Did anyone mention Jack Wagner (GH, B&B), son of actor Robert Wagner yet?

These debates can veer into grandstanding. I'm going to tune in at about 6:30 pm or so when the voting has begun in earnest.

Ethan Wayne (Storm Logan #1, B&B) son of actor John Wayne. Carrie Mitchum (Donna Logan #1, B&B) granddaughter of actor Robert Mitchum.

@ChitHappens I'm surprised I remembered her so quickly. Gwen wasn't exactly a favorite character of mine, lol. Back to Topic, pop star Billie Eilish is the daughter of Maggie Baird (Taylor Baldwin, ATWT). MLB Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is the son of Lindsey Frost (Betsy Stewart Andropoulous, ATWT) and Rick Giolito (Nick Castello, ATWT)

Tiffani Caesar (Nella Franklin #1, ATWT) is the daughter of film and theater actor Adolph Caesar (A Soldier's Story, The Color Purple). Jake Weary (Luke Snyder 2004, ATWT) is the son of Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis, GL). Phil Morris (Tyrone Jackson, Y&R) is the son of Greg Morris (Mission Impossible). Jennifer Landon (Gwen Munson, ATWT), is the daughter of Michael Landon (Bonanza, Little House on The Prairie) Julianne Moore (Frannie Hughes, ATWT) and Marisa Tomei (Marcy Thompson, ATWT) are cousins, only they didn't know it at the time they were on the show at the same time, although since they are distantly related, you can't blame them, lol. Scott Bryce (Craig Montgomery #1, ATWT), is the son of Ed Bryce (Bill Bauer, GL) Lauralee Bell, daughter to Bill Bell Sr. Finn Carter (Sierra Esteban Montgomery, ATWT), is the cousin of President Jimmy Carter.

It's really interesting to see how "first past the post" really warped results in this election for England, in particular. Scotland and N. Ireland were outliers due to a combination of allegiance to EU membership and internal politics. Speaking of internal politics, this is disturbing. I've been reading about the burgeoning "Hindutva" since Modi's election and am surprised that so many have turned a blind eye to this. With this new law, the issue seems to be reaching a fever pitch, as is evident from the protest and the ferocity of the government's response to turn back protesters.

Also, she was Deputy Parliament Secretary for Nick Clegg who entered that Faustian bargain with the Tories during the Cameron years. People don't forget, especially in Scotland, where national policies clearly and sovereignty had more importance than what has happening in the U.K. overall. "Politics is local" really does resonate sometimes.