DramatistDreamer

Clearly McGowan needs help.

Did the stock market fall 666 points today?

This is what it accomplished:

Apparently the memo that the GOP was going on about turned out to be the Capitol Hill/West Wing version of the beer bottle in Al Capone's vault that Geraldo "unveiled".

Honestly, I never thought about a reboot for ATWT. The only soap I've ever seriously considered as having a great shot at a reboot is Capitol. Capitol had a short enough run that some fans might remember but not a huge number would be 'married' to the original characters or their portrayer. Honestly, I think there would be problems with reboot of ATWT, especially if there were none of the actors that made certain characters so memorable. I don't know of any show with half as long a run as ATWT that anyone is even considering for a reboot. If you're going to use different actors, may as well do a 'prequel' and then give the characters different names and the show a different name as well. I remember the whining and complaining over the 2.0 version of AMC/OLTL. I think the backlash over a reboot of ATWT/GL without any of the actors who made their roles well known might exceed that.

It wouldn't have to be the entire collection but clearinghouses are good vehicles for selecting what would potentially be the top sellers, similar to what Soap Classics did, but on a larger level. There should be some imaginative collective thinking other than just to decide to let the videos completely deteriorate. If there are no takers, why not give it away to Soap Classics or the TV department of a university library and see what can be done? Had they done it years ago, how far could they have gotten in the digitization process by now? SoapClassics did a hell of a lot with limited staff and limited resources. Imagine what they could've accomplished had they had years, not months.

I can't even believe that P&G couldn't be bothered to do a measley reunion webisode for ATWT or GL's anniversaries. Honestly, why doesn't P&G/PGP just sell the damn libraries for these shows? If they think these shows are so worthless, why not just sell to some clearinghouse or video production company that could actually do something with these titles? Or is PGP the corporate version of The Dog in the Manger? Or are they secretly holding out for what they assume will be some big payday someday? I'm perplexed by these people. Also, no reboot would happen unless PGP sells/leases the rights to their shows, which they've shown no inclination of doing at this point. So far, they don't even want to do anything with their old episodes (and don't dare tell me it's the music rights holding things in limbo, digital technology could remedy that) let alone clear the path for a reboot.

Britain Was a Pioneer in Outsourcing Services. Now, the Model Is ‘Broken.’ I can easily see this situation happening in the U.S. for several reasons. 1. Britain, which uses a high rate of outsourcing, is second to the U.S., which uses the highest rate of outsourcing in the world. 2. The Republicans, like the Tories in England, are prone to austerity measures, which end up starving the public sector, which often helps to fund services for vulnerable people (even within the private sector). Think of nursing homes that use a mix of personal and state funding. 3. Both Britain and the U.S. rely heavily on foreign labor, particularly in their personal care industries like nursing homes (or Care Homes, as they are referred to in the U.K.). "Brexit" is currently exacerbating an already bad situation as staffs are depleted with workers leaving Great Britain for other E.U. destinations and these contractors are forced to rely on temporary labor, which are often undertrained. As the U.S. immigration policy begins to restrict even legal immigration, I can easily imagine the nursing homes falling into this same circumstance. This article struck me because of the parallels between Great Britain and the U.S. It's shocking how easily many of their worst crises can often translate to tenuous situations in the U.S. without missing a beat!

The Mueller investigation has turned toward Hope Hicks, by the way.

With all these reboots of popular sitcoms happening and reunions and all this nostalgia for earlier shows, it feels sort of sad that so many milestones are occurring for soaps like ATWT with nary a peep, except for message boards and the occasional blog or random notice on social media.

If Georgia can go Blue, so can you South Carolina. Get crackin'.

I loved Tess! That is all.

There has got to be more to this than what information that we've been privy to.

At the premiere for the Black Panther movie.

So basically, no sanctions for Russian meddling despite the bipartisan agreement?

No, I definitely thought her winning this year was likely, I even told a friend so after the first two days when a bunch of seeds tumbled out of the tournament. I meant that if RLA had been as fast as it was last year, I wouldn't have seen her winning. This year, the first day, I immediately noticed the surface was playing faster on MCA than RLA and I saw Wozniacki having a better chance than anyone left in the women's draw, given the fact that RLA, especially in the early days was playing similar to Singapore, where the WTA Finals were held last season.

I actually think this year that RLA court was slower than last year. Perhaps after the heat wave and players playing over a fortnight, it might have sped up a bit but on a faster RLA court (like last year), I don't see Wozniacki winning.

Oh, I agree but his offensive scumbag ways are finally being brought to light. It's laughable that people are questioning Eggert's timing when Baio has a history of a range of offensive behaviors toward his female costars going all the way back to Bugsy Malone. (I'll never forget Victoria Rowell's allusion to a Diagnosis Murder co-star who demonstrated racist, sexist, offensive behavior, she didn't name names but I eventually figured out that it had to be Baio). Time was way up for him a long time ago but the exposure of his misdeeds and offensive words are finally starting to take root in people's consciousness. Charles should never have been put in charge-- he is worse than Buddy.

#TimesUp for Scott Baio.

I wouldn't be surprised if Roger catches Serena's 23 major titles.