DramatistDreamer

In about 2011, when people were actually able to post good quality Y&R episodes and clips and leave them on YouTube and Dailymotion for awhile before being pulled down, I was able to watch some of Ronan’s time on Y&R because I had stopped watching Y&R when those episodes originally aired. I have to agree with you that, the way Nina was written, the way Ronan was written, I don’t understand why the character of Ronan was brought on. It also seemed as if, after that, Nina was written differently, she was written as a generic mom to an adult son, the only times since then that I saw that spark that Nina was known for was when she slapped the taste out of Phyllis’ mouth and oddly enough, during that clusterf*ck storyline with Phillip’s resurfacing as an “out” man, and I only think that any part of that was the least bit interesting because I genuinely think that TC was happy to see TB and for her it was like slipping into a comfortable pair of slippers, and perhaps because everything else about the story was so much worse. But yeah, from what I managed to see of Ronan, it wasn’t interesting to me and as someone who got into Y&R during those years during childhood, Ronan really should have been more interesting to me.

Just recently finished streaming The Offer on Paramount+, which seems as if it was mostly based on a book I read some time ago called “Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli” which told the BTS story behind the making of The Godfather movie.

IKR? Meow!

I’d settle for episodes before ‘92 at this point. I wonder if Patricia Bruder has anymore episodes that can be uploaded to YouTube or the Interwebs? She had (or someone else on her behalf) uploaded a set of episodes to her YouTube channel. Those were from the early 80s through. I wonder if other actors have episodes in their archives, has anyone asked Don Hastings or Scott Bryce, or Martha Byrne if they have any episodes among their belongings? Still wondering though, if a genuine worldwide search were mounted, would there be at least a few BETAMAX videos out there that have episodes that haven’t been seen in decades out there? Technology can do wonders for restoration these days.

Is this a recent photo? They both look great! Wish a competent interviewer could interview both of them together even remotely would be great.

Oops, wrong thread. How in the heck did that happen?🤪

Look at that Twitter (I’m still gonna call it Twitter) post above with the Canadian spoiler. There is a hashtag over the video. One of many reasons why I ignore portmanteaus, because anyone can just come up with anything and most of them sound raggedy to me, lol.

Who is #Craniel? I know that’s not supposed to be some type of portmanteau for Cricket and Danny. Daniel is Phyllis’ son because nobody calls Danny Romalotti Daniel.🙄 As much as I detest portmanteaus, if you’re going to try to make one up, don’t be lazy, create one that’s actually true to the characters’ names.

Seeing those students leaping out of windows reminded me of Columbine where students were jumping and windows and crawling up outside walls to escape the gunfire. It was a December morning, a little over a week before Christmas when a gunman shot all those first graders and teachers in a school in Newtown Connecticut- in that case, the gunman, shot and killed his parent, his mother, before heading to the school. Very chilling how this killer obviously took ideas from other mass shooters. Hopefully the Czech government does not sit on their hands, as the U.S. Congress has.

As Chance and Summer were at Crimson Lights laughing and talking, with Phyllis looking on in the background, a brief “flashback” was shown. I cackled. What must AL think of them putting her in these CGI clips, first the rollercoaster, now this. It was awkward dancing in front of a superimposed CGI background that looked ghastly and absurd. MS is back to her repeating words tic. I guess I knew it would be back sometime, at least she kept it to a minimum this time. Sorry, I’m still cackling at that concert snippet.

OMG @ that awful CGI for the concert that Chance and Summer supposedly attended!🤣

Well, this is odd. Polish state TVP Info channel off air as Tusk reforms kick in Not surprising that Polish TV news had been accused of airing manipulated clips and propaganda, given their previous leadership but that news anchor just walking off like that just seemed abrupt and a bit jarring.

🤣😂 With James Stenbeck as his dad, he was either the safest or the most imperiled little boy in Oakdale.

One of the dissenting justices in the Colorado disqualification case claims that his dissent has not so much to do with the criteria and content of the actual ruling but the fact that apparently, it sends a precedent for a chaotic, ad-hoc decision on a state by state basis. Um, isn’t that how U.S. gun laws and abortion laws are adjudicated? In any case, we know there will be some sort of appeal by the defendant. 2024 presidential election is looking like a mess so far.

Wow, I might have to go back and check those episodes. Watching Audra now, I would never have thought she would allow anything that could be a possible vulnerability. Speaking of losing a child, was I the only one who found that outcome with Cole and Victoria kind of anticlimactic? Maybe there’s more to it than what was revealed in yesterday’s episode? Taken in isolation, Jason Thompson did a good job with his monologue in those scenes between Billy and Jack but overall, there were no raised stakes for him and we could all figure out that he was going to leave when he chose to be at the coffeehouse with Chelsea when that big meeting at the Abbott house was going on. There’s not much story, other than a lot of talking about strategy. Tucker’s intellectual theft strategy seems like a rehash of something Victor might have done a decade ago to give Brash & Sassy the edge in a product release, except back then we might actually be told what product.

Thanks for filling me in, as I missed any interactions they had.

Oh, I agree, I thought I would lead with saying something positive.😇 I gave up on B&B years ago, an I was never a faithful viewer of the two other remaining soaps, tbh). Most of the drama seems to be left out of the show entirely now. Once upon a time, seeing a character wrestle with these issues was what kept us tuned in, I mean, even to hear an inner voice exclaiming how much of a rush it is, while another somber voice warning how destruction is usually just on the horizon once this adrenaline rush appears. I mean, it doesn’t have to be more than a few scenes scattered over a few episodes, they could have sandwiched it in when Billy is having yet another meeting with Chelsea at the coffeehouse, his thoughts could drift, while Chelsea yammers on about some work project. I remember when soaps used to do this, sure, movies like Airplane! took up the device and used it for comedic effect but they did it because it’s an effective device to express a character’s feelings about something. These shows could have a lot of life in the right hands but these guys are tanking these shows’ prospects. On a separate note, is Audra’s weakness young scions from prominent families? Will she have any interaction with Noah when he visits? It would be interesting if somehow Noah were still able to summon some deeper feeling. I think they’re trying to do that with Audra’s conflicting feelings about Kyle but it’s too mixed in with the scheming and double-dealing with Tucker. Noah would be a true litmus test as to whether Audra is more than a superficial person, whether there is any depth.

Was there ever any doubt that Billy would go over to Chancellor-Winters after Jill asked him to join her? I think JG tried to create suspense or some type of mini-reversal but the beats were played too quickly, there wasn’t a hint of suspense and it wasn’t a proper reversal. I did like the dialogue between Billy and Jack when Billy explained his reasons why he thought it was a healthier decision for him to leave Jabot and move over to work at Chancellor-Winters, where he likened all the plotting and scheming to undo Tucker to the rush of gambling, which threatened to unravel his sobriety— too bad we didn’t see any hints of this playing out onscreen, that’s why this turnaround isn’t a proper reversal, which I hope JG wasn’t trying to write it as much.

It’s just too bad Procter and Gamble was too foolish to see that they could hop on a FAST platform and their archive alone on its own strength could like help sell product. Hell, if it were me, I’d hire former soap stars to do ads for today’s products (who wouldn’t love to see Linda Dano pushing Zevo, lol? Or Amelia Marshall in a “My Black Is Beautiful” ad?) Procter & Gamble used to be brilliant at this sort of thing, future and past stars on their shows would often appear in ads for their products that would run during the airing of their soaps. I should have realized that when they stopped doing this, the demise of the industry wasn’t far behind. But yeah, even before the TOLN soaps, others made me aware P&G had collaborated with AOL in streaming their episodes (I was no longer watching soaps that closely at that time so I missed the AOL period) and even after the cancellation of GL and ATWT, P&G allowed an independent company (Soap Classics) license to package DVDs of classic episodes as well as stream classic episodes on a streaming platform that ran in two countries, which I remember and was sad that they didn’t extend the license to the Soap Classics people. P&G, as is often the case, were actually the first but they gave up on the value of their soaps too quickly. Speaking on the sheer breadth of intellectual property alone, P&G could have had a streaming channel of their own, if they had the ambition, it could have been a platform.

Yes, for years now, I have been preaching the gospel of FAST and there are many of these platforms out there now, with Pluto TV being one of the most successful and Roku Channel being one of the latest to be successful enough to run independently of the actual device where it get its name. Apparently Tubi is venturing into original documentaries, so it’s not just reruns of classic shows (although I really enjoy that also). I think advertisers are growing increasingly enthusiastic about FAST. I am still consistently receiving reports about its potential in my inbox.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is now using AI to campaign from behind bars. Sigh. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pakistans-jailed-imran-khan-uses-ai-crafted-speech-to-call-for-votes/ar-AA1lFouC

The crux of her argument in the last two cases were rejected, so she has to come up with something else, right? I’m no fan of Patrick Mouratoglu but Halep is a grown woman and what she puts into her body is ultimately her responsibility.

Does anyone watch that free T2 channel? Until yesterday I had no idea that it was available on Roku, I thought it was only available on Samsung smart televisions. It’s kind of being wasted though since it only seems to show “encore” matches. It’s now showing old Laver Cup matches. This channel could have been showing Davis Cup and Billie Jean Cup (both of which have pretty much fallen off the radar of all but the most dedicated fans) or even some exhibition matches. Tennis seems to have thrown up its collective hands at maintaining interest in this sport, let alone “growing the sport”.

Sad to say, I haven’t even made it over to YT to watch any clips. I suppose, at sometime I will. The people producing the soaps are doing the minimum, so it’s not surprising that others stopped caring. There are things they could have done to restore some respect to the genre but no one in charge seems interested. I mentioned this the other day in the Degrassi thread, I mean, that series is getting it own docuseries, while a genre that has been around for practically fourscore decades can only manage a handful of podcasts.

Looks like giving the Daytime Emmy awards a pass (again) was a good choice. Sounds like I didn’t miss a thing.