DramatistDreamer

I saw that too but I thought I'd let that one go.

You just know that it's not a pretty picture when the former chief of staff describes Trump's White House as- “When you put a snake and a rat and a falcon and a rabbit and a shark and a seal in a zoo without walls, things start getting nasty and bloody,” Priebus says.

There's nobody that could've watched that entire thing. Nobody! I missed the sermon but there was an uproar on Twitter over it, with good reason. The pastor who groped Grande, at the very least apologized, this pastor has not and stands by what he said. I wonder why the family didn't choose someone who has demonstrated a greater grasp of public speaking in front of a multi-generational audience. I was glad to see the likes of the Clarke Sisters perform, they truly embodied the genuine spirit of gospel and church. Even Fantasia was really moving people. And normally Jennifer Holiday is OTT but she was in the right tone for the occasion and they needed a strong gospel roots singer to close the ceremony out. Jennifer Hudson can clearly sing but she is definitely more closely tied to pop than gospel, regardless of what some might say. Honestly, I would've risked Lauryn Hill (yes, I know her reputation for not being on time). Hill had a closer relationship to Aretha Franklin, especially seeing that she wrote and produced one of Aretha's last hits on the charts, Lauryn even sang some backup vocals, lol! Had they invited Hill to sing "His Eye is On the Sparrow" it would've been special. The family missed a few key points of significance with this homegoing celebration but they were grieving and no doubt, tried their best.

Oh, I don't expect anything in the way of just behavior from the majority of these media outlets. They have already shown where their priorities lie. The New Yorker has indeed published its share of high quality journalism and other long form pieces but I've had issues with them way before this.

I had a livestream running in the background for awhile and yes, the first thing I heard was squealing and yelling of protesters. I suddenly had a craving for popcorn! Didn't they throw him off the roster after other guests threatened to drop out?

Nothing can make me join Facebook but thankfully she has her own website as well as other social media. When I get some time, I'll definitely take a look!

Thanks for clarifying that @vetsoapfan and @Bright Eyes. I've seen screencaps of these types of videos but have never watched one. I don't see the point either, even less so for storylines that happened decades ago. Perhaps if there were a group chat feature where some type of discussion took place. Even then, I'm not one for discussion until after I've watched the program. The reaction video would be a pass for me.

Apparently AsTheWorldStillTurns has a twitter feed. I came across this tweet. I'm not sure what is meant by a "reaction video". Is this one person giving his/her opinions to certain storylines? If so, I'm not sure I'm a fan of this.

Every time I read about one of these cases where a mentally ill person is shot dead by the police after a concerned person calls 911, I can't help but think that if that were my loved one struggling, the police are the last people I would contact. It almost never ends well when the police are involved. It seems as if she may was having seizures as well. You can't convince me that this situation couldn't have been handled better.

While Bill Clinton is trending worldwide, Hillary Clinton gave some heartfelt words about what Aretha's friendship meant to her. I'm just trying to ignore all the Trumpists trying to have a word by interjecting themselves in the discussion by trying to use the Aretha #hashtags. In church parlance, "Not today, Satan".

From one Queen to another.

Yeah, she was nervous but even more, she was struggling to be heard above the choir, LOL. Someone tweeted, "I love Ariana, but she better be warmed up before she gets out there!"

I'm actually not surprised that Faith Hill is there. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have been pretty popular across a wide swath of people, including many Black people. Remember that joke about Faith Evans and Faith Hill doing a duet? A lot of people genuinely want that to happen, for good reason.

Yes, lol. TV One is also streaming live on You Tube. TV One: Aretha Franklin Funeral Service

Also, Aretha Franklin was a very sharp woman who no doubt knows that a popular artist who can sing will bring a certain demographic, making it more likely that there will be a multi-generational audience. Do people not believe that Auntie ReRe wants ratings for her church service? I saw some of the names on that seating list and whew!! Ms. Franklin wants all eyes to be on her home-going ceremony, believe that!

This makes me wonder what the writer's room looked like as the character/actress aged. What was the balance of writers in Lucinda's age group writing story for Lucinda, particularly after Marland passed? Representation matters, although, sadly, you do have some women who write highly misogynistic stories, too concerned with not being seen as showing too much solidarity with their female characters.

Question: Was John and Lucinda's Las Vegas wedding televised? I have no recollection of the actual nuptials, just the bathtub scene and then the following week, Lucinda descends the stairs at John's penthouse and announces to Emma Snyder that she was the honorable Mrs. John Dixon. I know there are many missing episodes that don't appear on You Tube, so I was wondering whether anyone remembers whether scenes from the Vegas elopement actually appeared on the show.

Bounce TV also televised Whitney Houston's funeral from what I remember. I didn't see them on Rolling Stones' listing but somehow I knew they would do it. It's especially thoughtful since Bounce TV can be accessed by antenna.

Information on Aretha Franklin's funeral service. It will be livestreamed as well as televised. Aretha Franklin’s Funeral to Be Broadcast on TV, Livestreamed

There was an interview after ATWT was canceled where Bryce said that he got the feeling that his questions about the character were not welcome by Goutman but he genuinely did not understand how the character had reached this place that Craig was currently in. It just didn't make sense to him. I don't think his questions about character trajectory were ever answered. Just on a purely superficial note, ATWT in the '80s was on trend for better (and sometimes for worse) but they usually got it very right when they outfitted the Craig character in those tailored suits, personified the "sharp-dressed man" that ZZ Top sang about.

He wedded and bedded Jo mutha-effin' Polniaczech and Corky Sherwood! Hell yeah, he was husband material!!

This is so bad.

Staaaaph! When Bryce returned, the character was much changed. Craig was written horrendously in '07 when Bryce had briefly returned to the role but hey, no more tears, lol.

No offense @Mitch but I don't think you were the intended audience where Craig was concerned. The soap writers and execs likely paid attention the fact that the majority of their audiences were women and Scott Bryce, would have appealed to a good number of that audience. His Craig was by most definitions "80s hot". I'm actually serious. The idea of the sensitive, romantic guy was very popular back then, which is probably why Bryce's sensitive guy got nominated for an Emmy over his anti-hero from years before. And on his worst days, Bryce's Craig couldn't ever have as grating as Nicholas Cage's character from Valley Girl and that movie is a cult classic. I actually do believe it when @P.J. says that Craig consistently ranked at the top of the lists of characters most desired for a return. I actually loved Craig and Sierra and I would've relished Craig returning had I trusted the writers and ATWT/PGP execs. But I didn't. I thought the writers were pretty lousy in the last decade and I thought the decisions the execs made were pretty poor choices. So glad I had taken a hiatus from watching the show at that time.