DramatistDreamer

I almost posted about the Jian Ghomeshi (whose case I've been reading about for about two years) in the Off-Topic Thread since I don't consider it to be Hollywood related.

Back on topic though,

This article discusses the possibility that Moonves may end up collecting that $120 million after all, despite several CBS directors refusal.

Why Les Moonves Might Still Get $120 Million From CBS

So Moonves is claiming that his encounters were consensual (a la Weinstein) but any "inappropriate" behavior was before he arrived at CBS. Oh boy...

On 9/18/2018 at 12:54 PM, Vee said:

Carl Peterson (Ron Raines) was not Jeffrey's uncle - he was his 'mentor' and benefactor, essentially his adoptive father. Peterson was a very well-known business tycoon and philanthropist whose arrival in Llanview was the talk of the town at the end of OLTL 2.0, but it was quickly revealed he was part of the Triskelion cartel - the 'tattoo organization' that had masterminded Victor's abduction and was threatening Todd and his family. Peterson was the emerging new villain on the scene, and quickly began attempting to romance the newly-single Dorian.

 

Jeffrey was working for Peterson and the cartel in secret while posing as Viki's protege - he was drugging Clint to make him unstable. Peterson was also the brother of Alison Perkins, who he'd used to imprison Victor, and who he sent to attack Clint in the 2.0 finale.

 

We never learned who Jeffrey's biological family was, but as they were invested in the character I expect it would've been someone important.

Wow, you're good for remembering all this!

So it was what I thought it was.  Thanks for clarifying that.

Trigger warning, everybody because this is pretty awful.

In today's Yale Daily News: what Brett Kavanaugh was up to back in his school days, when he belonged to a secret society known as "tit and clit". Motto: No means yes. Yes means anal. pic.twitter.com/ft4JXIGaJY

— joyce maynard (@joycemaynard) September 20, 2018

@Brolden Glad you enjoyed that.  

I'd love to ask someone who made the creative decisions on how scenes were shot.  Was it decided during meetings or was it left up to the director and/or camera operators? 

It seems that those people had to be skilled to shoot these almost entirely continuous sequences because they had to shoot so much script material in a relatively brief amount of time so they had to be efficient.  It is unlikely that they had a lot of time to do re-takes.  

Today's shows do a couple of scenes with from a funky angle and they make a big show of what they've done but ATWT was so fluid and seamless, that they it had an understated quality about it.  This is might be why the show may not have gotten much credit for a lot of the technical feats that they accomplished. They made it look so easy!

I'd love to do other clips highlighting other aspects that ATWT accomplished technically but the editing of clips was kind of a chore because the software was so clunky.  Maybe down the road, I'll do some having to do with my favorite musical cues in scenes-- there were some memorable ones.

Charles Blow speaks eloquently of why someone wouldn't have come forward and also why the FBI is much better equipped at doing an investigation.  This is definitely worth your time to watch.  Especially to ignorant trolls (if they're still here, I put them on ignore) who ask impertinent questions.

Charles Blow talks about being assaulted as a child and why he never told anyone for 17 years - and says rushing ford is wrong and that we must take every step to get closer to knowing if kavanaugh is lying because he can not be confirmed if he is pic.twitter.com/sMUFB2zyvV

— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 20, 2018

This is America.

The Department of Health and Human Services is diverting millions of dollars from HIV/AIDS and cancer programs to pay for migrant kids’ detention https://t.co/m1w2ptTpce

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 20, 2018

Hm, not sure how this affects the long term results but it's an intriguing development nonetheless.

Anita Hill expresses the hope that the Senate gets things right this time by conducting a more thoughtful hearing and a thorough investigation before testimony is given.  

Anita Hill: How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right

The same party who delayed Merrick Garland's hearing as long as humanly possible (over 400 days) are now chiding Democrats for agreeing that the FBI should investigate before Prof. Blasey Ford testifies because it would delay the vote.

How richly hypocritical of the GOP but none of us are surprised, right?

You're welcome @~bl~  @DRW50.

I wish that the second video was a bit clearer, sharper but since PGP/P&G won't upload episodes on a streaming platform anywhere, beggars can't be choosers, I guess.

I've been wanting to post clips for sometime but had to get myself in the mood to do it.  There are other editing software that are much better but they have to be installed and until I can get myself a new hard- drive (either portable or internal), I don't want to install any more software on my computer.

Soaps back then were likely always multi-camera but the seamless movement of these tracking shots are just beautiful.

Another reason why this is probably not done on today's soaps is because, clearly the director had to do blocking with the actors, so they know when to move out of frame and when and where to enter.  Today's soaps don't seem as if they even use a director.

I can't really recall when ATWT ceased doing these types of tracking shots but I'd guess somewhere around the mid 90s when the 'old guard' started to depart and the accountants really started to have a bigger say, which was a shame because ATWT really began to lose its visual beauty, frame by frame and the show began to take on a more generic look.

'Gurl bye' and I don't even watch The Talk.  The look on Eve's face at the very end, ('you didn't have to put my name in this, I hardly know you'.)

Somebody asked me if I was going to get up at like, 4 o'clock or something to watch Sloane play. I was like "Haeeeellll nah!".

Some supposed signatories of that letter of support for Kavanaugh claim that their names were used fraudulently.

Adrian Perkins Claims Senate Judiciary Committee Relied on Fraudulent Letter Supporting Kavanaugh

@Soapsuds mentioned that yesterday September 17th marked the anniversary of the final episode of ATWT and I wanted to mark the occasion but I got so busy yesterday that I didn't have much time to do the type of post I envisioned and I wasn't satisfied with the clips I'd edited.  I'm still not satisfied but, oh well.

We often discuss the best (and the worst) of the writing, storylines, production values and characterizations but I wanted to highlight an aspect of the show that often went unheralded-- the high level of technique involved in how scenes were shot, when ATWT was truly at its height.

Having written, drawn storyboards and filmed scenes myself, I can appreciate the level of skill the crew had in filming some of these scenes.  The three scenes I'm going to present here represent some of the reasons why imo ATWT was a standout in how they shot the sequences on this series during the 80s, in particular.  These scenes consist of group scenes because I think these ones standout as the most vivid examples of what ATWT did so well-- these sequences are almost entirely continuous (little to no cuts), which is not easy and I imagine, not cheap because you have to get it right or you have to start over.

*I apologize in advance, the software I used made the edited video loop continuously, so I advise that you just either press Pause when the video tries to begin again, or just refresh this page.  You'll likely have to do this for each video.  If anyone knows a good free, uncomplicated editing software, please let me know*).

Is it just my computer, or do these videos look humongous on anyone else's screen?

19 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

That's one of the reasons I think Marceline was right to suspect he's a troll.  When you really want to debate an issue, you counter the other persons arguments. He just ignores them and keeps on with his script.  His last couple of posts make it pretty clear to me he's just trolling us.

+1

Yeah, I thought about the fact that this poster is a troll.  I posted a reply that was very curt and abrupt because I suspected that poster's trolling.  I don't want to waste my time.  I think I'll just put that one on ignore, tbh.

7 hours ago, juppiter said:

My god y’all are brainwashed.

 

Everyone jumping to Ellison’s defense because there is no proof and shaming his accuser are “feminists.”

 

i am being demonized for pointing out there is no proof against Kavanaugh.

 

and the “theatrics” I was referring to isn’t the accusation, it was the democrats’ conduct during the hearings.

 

get a grip, y’all. 

Ellison can be voted out and replaced by the people of Minnesota, a Supreme Court justice CANNOT.  Supreme Court Justice is a lifetime appointment.  One single Supreme Court Justice can tip the balance and therefore change federal laws (for a generation, at least). 

Any fool knows this.

You are making false equivalencies.

You get a grip and stop being basic.

1 hour ago, danfling said:

to DramatistDreamer :

 

I thought that Jeffrey was the son of Allison Perkins.

I remember that he belonged to that cult. At the time, it wasn't clear to me what his origins were.  I haven't watched since I first saw it, so I can't be entirely sure.  Where he came from seemed murky to me.

Not sure whether I'll tune in tonight but I thought I'd post this here.

Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause came to slay. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/rfzD0Sev6U

— E! News (@enews) September 17, 2018

You're welcome @BellaCuore.  Glad you enjoyed it.

Kavanaugh vote postponed. Judiciary Committee hearing Monday. This is a huge deal.

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) September 17, 2018

9 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I've never cared for Davis Cup.  I wish they'd get rid of it completely. 

Oh no, it used to be fun!  I admit that it's not always fun or memorable but I've enjoyed the finals for the past few years.

I'm just concerned with Piqué wanting to transform it into some FIFA/World Cup also-ran.  And FIFA (and by extension, The World Cup) has had some major problems with transparency and corruption.

This sounds like a recipe for World Cup-style corruption.

The new Davis Cup Wild Card bidding system looks interesting. Countries need to pledge a certain $ amount for consideration (still to be determined), then it goes to a behind closed doors auction style bidding system. Should be a full announcement on it this week.

— Jonathan (@peRFectTennisUK) September 17, 2018

30 minutes ago, YRfan23 said:

I always thought that too...her and VR would be electrifying together!

So interesting that you mentioned that because while I watched the OLTL 2.0 a few years ago, I couldn't help but wonder what it would've been like if the show had brought in a family for Jeffrey King (Corbin Bleu) and I though of Ellen Holly reprising her role as his grandmother, with Victoria Rowell, playing the mother.  

I invented an entire storyline in my head and honestly, I've only seen clips and read about EH's character on OLTL.

It would've been fab, imo.

People are complaining that someone from the Ted Cruz campaign is sending out fraudulent mailers ...AGAIN.

Apparently it has happened before.

Received this for my 88-year-old grandma. Says it's a summons from Travis County, but is actually asking for money for @tedcruz . Did your campaign authorize this? Is this even legal? Shame on you. That's one more @BetoORourke voter. pic.twitter.com/NcFoOCvjFj

— Sean Owen (@sean_r_owen) September 16, 2018

You're right , you did -https://t.co/tLh6455DUw

— Nalini Moorthy (@KnollMoor) September 16, 2018

Maria has been fully active in about a handful of tournaments since her return from the ban for meldonium. She had good results in Stuttgart last year but other than that, I can't really remember any other place where she had got results that were above mediocre...thoughts?