DramatistDreamer

@KMan101 It is certainly a lot of episodes, I'm not trying to minimize the effort involved. P&G, for better or worse, would be starting from the 1980s because they 'wiped' what came before 1979 and the last decade is already digitized right? So that basically leaves the '80s and the '90s, which don't get me wrong, it still a whole lot but not every episode would be a priority. Some episodes/storylines, I would prioritize over others. I admit, I am talking specifically about ATWT, right now. In terms of cost, I imagine it wouldn't be cheap but there are actual film restoration programs at universities where there are students concentrating on film restoration. Does anyone reach out to those programs to see if students might want to take on some of these reels for credit? Or even a part-time/work-study job? It would be worth a shot and preferable to letting these archives further degrade. Under supervision, so that students don't destroy the film, of course. It would take some thought but with the emergence of new software and more effective restoration techniques, the process seems as though it would be less of a hardship than it used to be. If they could get a few teams of students that might help too. From what I understood of the SoapClassics effort, they lacked the manpower to take on a bigger slate of projects. So they had to undertake a relatively modest effort as a result. Now, in the era of crowdfunding, had someone started a Go Fund Me account to raise a stipend to fund a few teams of students and hire a few professionals to supervise...who knows how far they could've gotten in the last several years?

Hi @Max. I don't think that your post was presented in a manner that was at all offensive, I thought it was pretty respectful, in general. From my perspective, in recent times, I think that Democrats have been mostly liberal socially but economically have been centrist, if not slightly right of center. For example, Bill Clinton instituted welfare reforms that many liberals balked at, not to mention that he did nothing to reverse the tide of mass incarceration, particularly as it connected to non-violent crimes (mostly drugs, that many judges today might suggest treatment for, instead of prison) that begun under the Reagan era. Many people (even some conservatives) still express bitterness toward Obama over not sending any of the bankers to prison for causing the global economic crisis which had become a full-blown recession by the end of the George W. Bush era. The irony was that the GOP had already launched preemptive attacks on the Obama administration as being anti-capitalist in anticipation of severe penalties and restrictions against Wall Street for their part in the global economic crisis. Plenty of fines (that were easily paid by the offending financial institutions), some regulations (which the GOP have been trying to repeal ever since) but no jail time for anyone. Perhaps the Democratic populace are more liberal than their leaders. Even on the issue of gay marriage, President Obama and Hillary Clinton, as well, were both halting (at first), in their acceptance of gay marriage. Do you remember when both stated that they believed that marriage was an institution between a man and a woman? Both changed their minds but this was not an automatic shift. Obama even said that he would have to think about it, which happened before he eventually shifted his position. The interesting thing is that, although many complained that neither Obama nor Hillary seemed sufficiently liberal, Bernie Sanders, seen as a liberal icon obviously couldn't gather the votes to take the nomination and his future prospects for doing so seem dubious. I think that the populace, particularly the ones under 45, seem to be pushing leaders further to the left, which does have implications for the future but the leadership at this time still seems fairly rooted to the center. Again, socially, there is a bit of movement to the left of center but if you look at social programs, one of the biggest strides made in healthcare, even that is far from a liberal policy-- the insurance companies remain ensconced in the healthcare market place. A true liberal policy would've eliminated them altogether a la Canada or Sweden. Time will tell whether younger generations continue to push toward a genuinely liberal policy or whether there is more vacillation between centrist and left of center policies but I make a clear distinction between social/cultural liberalism and actual economic geo-political policy that I can see in government. I would say the former, not the latter is happening today. Also, I do agree with your assessment of the Republican party that their ethos seems unsustainable. Years ago, since the emergence of the Tea Party, I've been saying that the GOP will eventually fall in on itself and within twenty years will be relegated to the history books. I still believe this but I'm not sure that this won't happen sooner than I predicted.

There was NO WAY my a*s*s was getting up to see Sacha and Novak play. I did see some of the Coric/Federer match and Coric played pristine tennis, while Roger had quite a number of errors. I hope that Borna plays with that level (at minimum) against Nolé because he's going to need it. The last thing I want to see is a dropoff in quality and a romp in the final. Looking at this graphic, all I see is slow, slow, slow, S-L-O-W.

Probably what Trump likes best about his S-I-L. Clearly, they have much in common.

Yes, I definitely understood what you meant there, it was more of an add on, more than an "except". I just couldn't imagine where that whole breakin would be if they'd had the access journalism type press that we have these days. Not a whole lotta follow up is going on now. I guess I've got what's going on with the disappearance and presumed death of that Saudi journalist and the obvious ties to Trump's WH more on my mind than that bizarro story of people trying to create leftist ties to communists. That was laughable. What's going on with this Saudi journalist is clearly not.

Nope, it's not just you. I've got some ATWT saved that I've recently migrated to a flash drive until I find a way to get more space onto my laptop. Can't decide whether I should get an internal or another external HD. We really should be nagging and petitioning P&G to release more episodes online or something. I don't get it, what does P&G really have to gain by letting those master reels molder in storage? Can we find the guys behind the SoapClassics for some advice/advocacy? How did they get P&G to budge on releasing episodes?

Yes Wang Qiang really rallied and was relentless in that final set against Muguruza! She gave Garbiñe fits for that portion of the match.

Except, at least with Watergate, the media, in general acted with a degree of integrity (from what I've read). There are aspects of today's media that have traded what integrity they might of had, for WH access. Then there's trash commentary like the type that the Federalist engages in...

I guess if Turkey wants some outside help with the investigation of a possible murder that allegedly occurred within the walls of their embassy then they must do a 'quick fix' with their own lack of human rights, at least as much as it concerns foreigners.

I avoided the entire spectacle. Didn't watch one bit of video and skipped over any reference of Kanye or Trump, whom I've both blocked on my social media. So strange how the Republicans/conservatives used to attack the Democrats over how many celebrities they were seen in the company of. Now you have the likes of Kid Rock and Kanye in the Oval office. I just have no desire to witness this slow-moving train wreck play out in front of me. Excuse me, while I avert my gaze.

Didn't he play his father as a boy in that movie?

No surprise here.

Yeah, the GL Twitter feed is far more active than the ATWT Twitter page. I realize that both are run by volunteers but it seems like the GL one keeps current more consistently.

Isn't there a Governor's race in OH? I know it's not Congress but Cordray who used to run the Consumer Protection Bureau during the Obama administration (new at that time) is running as the Democratic candidate. OH electing a Dem for governor for the first time in I-don't know-how long, would be big news, if it were to happen.

Came across this on Twitter.

I am disgusted.

The Saudi Arabia invite is causing a lot of controversy but when I heard about the floods affecting Mallorca, I immediately though of Nadal and knew he'd be helping somehow.

I would hope like hell that Americans are smarter than to let the presidential race get down to two 70something billionaire white guys. By then, we'd already be in trouble. Don't assume Bloomberg has learned anything from Stop and Frisk but should he try to promote that, he would likely lose most of the Black and Latino vote of anyone under the age of forty, chief among them Black women (funny how Black women stand up for everyone else's rights while we get nothing in return). Also, don't assume that Bloomberg would mount a strong defense of women's rights either, given some of the statements that revealed about him when he mounted his mayoral campaign. Although sadly, many Americans have proven that they are willing to vote in a man who doesn't care about women's rights. When so-called businessmen take over the U.S. economy, the result is almost always a recession in the making.

Oops.

Dianne Feinstein. In terms of demonizing your opponent, I guess any woman will do, as for as the GOPers are concerned.

He and Trump have more similarities than you think. They are both advocates for Stop and Frisk, a policy that had torn asunder civil rights for Black and brown men in, particular in NYC with negligible results on the crime rate. Bloomberg tried scare tactics to leave the policy in place, claiming gun crime would escalate. DeBlasio, for all his faults, did the right thing in stripping the Stop and Frisk policy and letting judge Shira Sheindlin (no relation to Judge Judy) deem Stop and Frisk unconstitutional, letting it die and rightfully so. And guess what? Crime (with the exception of sexual assault which is not normally connected to guns anyway) continued to decline without Stop and Frisk. With Bloomberg, you ought to be careful what you wish for: it's not just about soda and "nanny tactics", it is also about his blatant disregard for working and middle class, his billionaire friendly policies and his lack of care, in terms tracking foreign "dark money" moving real estate (of which Trump was a beneficiary). Don't expect him to be an advocate for eliminating dark money from politics. But hey, Central Park looks great, huh?

Damn Kei! I could just imagine how rocking that crowd must have been when Wu won that first set! Wu is one of those players that I usually only see at Chinese tournaments and he seems to love to play at home tournaments. Yes, there tends to be a rivalry between China and Japan but I think it tends not to extend to tennis, a highly individualized sport. I mean, Kei has Michael Chang who is a Chinese-American.