DramatistDreamer

Whoa, sounds like Whoopi went Chelsea projects level on Pirro. I am surprised that no one had gone off on Pirro before, tbh.

With some soap fans (again, I stipulate not all), the stigma from the early online web series attempts haven't quite faded. To some, the early efforts at web series conjure up images of low production values and stilted acting. I have to say that good writing would've gone a long way toward making up for low-budgets but many of those series suffered from mediocre writing as well. For a long time, any series outside of Hulu (in its earliest days was a platform created and produced by network television companies/studios) and other network affiliated websites was considered to be unworthy of people's time. It probably didn't help that the Daytime Emmy's first foray online was something of a shambles. I do believe that if there are any hopes to bring back classic shows in any form (and that includes even showing old episodes), a slim hope at this point --the best chance would be on an online platform where ratings are less of an overarching issue than they are on broadcast television, where ratings are pretty much everything.

That's if the vote during the midterm elections will even be secure.

Such tragic news. I'm not the avid follower that I used to be growing up but I do remember Dennis Ten, who was such a talented, graceful skater.

Leaving aside the intense feelings about the Prospect Park reboots, there are other instances in which many (not all, I understand) soap fans have been opposed to having soaps on an online streaming platform. In recent years, anytime the time for the Daytime Emmys rolls around, the complaints about the program being streamed online are consistent. Then there are the fans who constantly wish for their favorite defunct soap to be resurrected but on TV, not online. My favorite category are the soap fans who complain online that they won't be able to see these programs if they're streamed online...while they are online! Personally, I've never had an issue watching anything on my laptop (maybe because my laptop is giant, with a screen just under 20") but in the cases where I needed to watch on a television set, I've found that a HDMI cable works just fine and costs less than $10. Most sports fans, who have been the biggest proponents of using TV screens (the bigger the better) have even begun to come around to the advantages of streaming (especially fans of niche sports). Why do soap fans continue to be so averse to streaming? Is it only screen size? Does the nostalgia factor weigh heavily? Does anyone truly believe that networks are going to pick up cancelled soaps and put them back on broadcast? This is not a rant (okay the part describing my favorite category of soap fan was a bit of a rant). Still...I genuinely welcome discussion on this. Thoughts?

This is an interesting Congressional race. Since it is the New York Times of today, I can't take it for granted that they have actually presented a holistic view of the voters in the Hudson Valley region but I couldn't help but feel heartened by some of the statements made by the residents who called out John Faso and urged the comments to reflect the issues that are important to them, rather than rap lyrics from a decade ago. A Congressional Candidate Used to Be a Rapper. Will It Matter?

One of Trump's secret service agents died while in Scotland. US secret service agent dies after stroke during Trump visit to Scotland

Yikes, and these were the ratings for this year's men's final.

If you wait for people to be ready, most never will. Also, the longer Obama stayed in the Senate, the more likely whatever direction he cast his votes, would be used against him. And we know how high the artificial bar is set for any minority in public office. We have to acknowledge that had the George W. Bush administration not made a complete mess of the country, many voters were unlikely to consider a Barack Obama for president. By the way, Obama spoke today in South Africa on Mandela's centennial birthday and it was an inspiring event! I've almost forgotten what it's like to listen to a president who can articulate a vision and a position, acknowledge the obstacles while encouraging people to become involved in the process toward finding the solutions, but lo and behold! In other news- the kind that details how Black people's daily lives are being disrupted by people calling the police over the dumbest, most petty, arbitrary sh*t, one of the 2 CVS employees who got fired recently ran for City Council! CVS Fires 2 for Calling Police on Black Woman Over Coupon As annoying and anger-inducing as being followed around in a department store is, this is even worse. The thought of it raises my blood pressure.

And she appears to be looking right at the camera.

This aspect hasn't been examined enough and it's unlikely that it ever will be.

You're welcome again. And I wasn't kidding about Brengle. She literally just pulled the team from behind into the lead with only the men's singles left to be played. Hopefully Frances can maintain the lead and close the match out for the night.

McHale was borderline useless in the MXD and WD sets. She barely scraped the last point together to get women's doubles to salvage the set. There's another match on, being livestreamed. If you look to the right at the column under Up Next you'll see the other match--Orange County Breakers vs. Springfield Lasers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0k-4OnxYs8

You're welcome. Too bad the Kastles don't have Venus or Martina Hingis playing for them tonight, they could use them badly. They're relying on Madison Brengle to carry the team.

By the way, in case you're not completely sick of tennis for the week, World Team Tennis is streaming live on their website and also on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfh6cjWBkLo

ESPN was too busy trying to bamboozle people into paying more for their glitchy streaming service ESPN+. Because the tournament was so lackluster this year, it didn't even bother me that ESPN was holding so many of their matches hostage on +. I watched whatever was available on ESPN3, The Wimbledon Channel and their Spanish language streaming channel. I refused to pay more for more crappy delivery.

ICYMI, The Kushners are being sued.

Man, that was bad! Someone, other than Bernie, needs to advise her. She looks out of pocket and ignorant there. Given the fact that Crowley has been in forever and hasn't adapted or demonstrated that he has his constituency's needs fully on his radar (which is why he lost the primary in the first place), I don't believe it's too late @marceline but Ocasio-Cortez will have to get her butt back to the district where she's actually running and pay attention to the people there-- perhaps admit that she has a lot to learn geo-politically while demonstrating somehow that she knows local politics and that her priority is to the people in her district before it becomes too late. Crowley could pull a Lieberman and sneak back in but if she admits her mistakes and vows to show improve, she could very well find some forgiveness on that issue being that she is a neophyte, not a hardened experienced politician. Also, as much as it pains me, I must admit that Bernie does have some degree of popularity in certain pockets of NYC. So we'll see what the impact is on Ocasio-Cortez.

I must admit that when I started college, I dipped in and out of daytime soaps, never watching continuously. I missed some parts of Camille's early story and what is offered online from that time is quite choppy. From what I've seen colorism was definitely an issue in terms of how the writers chose to portray Camille versus how they portrayed Denise. Then again, colorism was a common issue through BTS dynamics at every soap and much of entertainment (television and movies). Both actresses were great though, I enjoyed them both despite the limitations in their stories.

It really wouldn't surprise me if P&G, the network and focus groups had their say. The ole "this won't appeal to housewives in the Midwest" excuse. If you compare the Franklins and the Griffins, you will notice a lot of similarities. It's as if Marland tried, didn't succeed, wait a couple years and tried again. There wasn't much attempt after Marland, where most of the Black characters that followed were intimately connected to Jessica Griffin and even less before Marland (see Tucker). This wasn't just a Marland issue, it was a daytime drama issue. Across the board, it was systemic. I would love it if someone had a good honest conversation with all of the surviving Black actors of daytime and really get their unguarded thoughts of what they thought of the industry as a whole, in its portrayal of Black characters and families. I'd pay good money to read all about it, lol!

Are reporters continually saying "Wow" because they cannot think of anything else to say? Why is this surprising to anyone? Were they not paying attention to the debates and Trump's campaign speeches? He's performed disgracefully throughout. How is any of this coming as a shock? Have people not been paying attention, at all?

Also meanwhile-- Ivanka's clothes continue to get dumped by department stores. Hudson Bay is a Canadian department store which also happens to be the parent company of Sax Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor.

Meanwhile in Helsinki, Finland-