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I think Brian Bloom's Dusty was still likeable under Marland's pen. I do agree, however that during Marland's regime, Dusty lost a bit of that complexity and angst that he once had.
Yes, it was probably sour grapes on Bloom's part, somewhat but I don't think it is comparable to Frank Runyeon's gripes because Dusty was not a pivotal character in the way that Steve once was with the big fat Greek wedding getting high ratings, press, pr. Dusty was always part of an ensemble story even when he was one of the focal points. Even with the Gunnar/Stenbeck story, it was just as much about John and Barbara as it was ever about Dusty-- in a way, it was more about John and Barbara.
Even before Martha Byrne, writers were sort of building a Dusty/Lily love story and then here comes Holden. C'est la vie, really yet I can kind of understand that the changes might have thrown him for a loop.
Still, when I saw Lily married to somewhat hapless simp Derrick, I wondered whether that was originally supposed to be Lily married to Dusty.
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Yes, I saw that and I agree. I hope the dedication will be livestreamed.
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So interesting to hear that Michael Zaslow never faced any backlash for his Roger Thorpe character in public. I compare that with Eileen Fulton who played bad girl Lisa Miller (I think she was Hughes at that time) and described being decked by a fan of the show. I don't think that Lisa was ever as bad as Roger Thorpe who seemed like he was a nasty piece of work, yet the reactions the actors got from fans say so much.
Honestly, I'm thinking there had to be a double standard there.
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Great article, Chit.
Not surprising that it is in the European/Eurosport, not the U.S. edition.
I recently saw a short film Spike Lee did on Mo'ne Davis and besides wishing she were playing tennis, I thought back to how sad it made me feel to read online comments questioning the gender of this talented & beautiful young girl!
Sadly, I think when there is a young woman, even a girl who accomplishes beyond what some individuals perceive possible because of a person's gender or race, the accusations and aspersions inevitable stary flying around the atmosphere.
As almost a life-long tennis fan (since the days of Steffi and Monica), I can remember seeing the Williams Sisters since before they went pro and I actually remember when Serena's serve became more consistent and as I remember she trained, practiced and consulted a serving coach to make her serve more consistently effective and powerful. And with the improved serve, I really believe it freed her up to work on the other parts of her game.
Longevity and success in a sport like tennis, I think you must have a certain type of discipline and intelligence to compete at the level that the Williams Sisters and Federer do into their 30s. Yes, body type and genetics may play a part in constitution but I think that's a fraction of sporting success. I think playing and training smart counts for a whole lot at that advanced stage of a sporting career. Don't know why Serena (and even Venus) don't get credit for this.
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This tweet was made on the 18th and Serena won today. The most hilarious tweet ever!
Cameron @CSchoolinLife
"Put your hand on your hip if you aren't going to win this tournament." RT @SharapovaWorld #WTAFinals
CONGRATS QUEEN!!!!
LOL. I saw this on Twitter yesterday on Ben Rothenberg's page and couldn't help but laugh!
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Well, I think daytime in general pushed older characters into the "advice giver" box. It wouldn't have mattered how many kids he had on-screen.
When was the affair? I find it a little hard to believe that story wasn't "fleshed out" enough. Marland was still writing it, wasn't he? I guess on some level maybe the thought was you couldn't have Bob and Susan running around town banging under Kim's nose, but I'm not sure you could have ever believably had Bob and Susan fall in love either.
Around 1990, I believe. From what I read it seemed as though viewer backlash factored into the 'aborted' storyline of the affair, Don Hastings said as much. I think it had to do with the fact that many viewers probably didn't want Bob to seem conflicted where his romantic feelings were as it related to Kim. People probably wanted Bob & Kim to be the stalwart couple, and this probably cut the possibilities for that storyline.
I definitely think that Rick Ryan would have opened possibilities up for not only Bob, but John, Barbara, Paul and even Hal. Some of you probably know my feelings on that (that Hunt Block would've been a much better fit for Rick Ryan than Craig Montgomery).
Don Hastings stories really diminished the last 15 years or so of the show. As a doctor, I think he could've been utilized as more than the sage adviser to the young. If ATWT actually had bother to do proper medical stories, he could have been more vital.
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Sad but not surpising that the Wiliams Sisters are still getting hate and vitriol at this stage in their careers. I thought Tarpischev had class...clearly I must stop giving people the benefit of the doubt:
I am disgusted.
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Toward the end of this article, it sounds as if Don was a bit disappointed in how a few of the storylines in the 90s ended, seems like some of the stories were cut short, maybe because of fear of backlash. He ends the article on a hopeful note but it sort of puts the onus on Felicia Minei Behr, when he says 'I'm told' that there is a good story coming up, that means, if it's not good complain to her y'all (LOL).
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I watched some of the unfortunate coverage from Moscow online and saw that the Kremlin Cup is far from the tournament it once was.
Does anyone know what happened to Dominica Cibulkova? It seems like ever since she got to the Finals at Oz, the rest of her year went downhill. I saw some of her match and watched her lose to a Russian player, who at 25, had never before even qualified to get into the tournament before this year. And oh, Domi was the top seed. Between the empty seats, the scanty applause and the awful final set, I got the impression that Dominica just wanted to hustle on outta there and grab her check on the way to the airport.
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Came across this profile of Andrea Bogart (Abby Haver) from GH in a Wellness Blog:
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I knew it! Even before the split between Murray & Lendl was confirmed, I just knew Berdych would be getting his hopes up. Lendl seems to know his stuff but other than the Czech connection I wonder if they would be compatible? Lendl must have changed his mind? I got the impression he wanted to do less coaching. Maybe Lendl thinks he can make it work.
On the day Nadal, Wawrinka, Nishikori, Raonic & Dimitrov all lost, Federer is pushed to 3rd by Leo Mayer.
The Asian Autumn Circuit is quickly becoming the tournaments of attrition this year. Injuries, fatigue, viral infections...
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Great for Vicky! Hopefully, it is gone for good and it will be a great and successful life & career for her going forward.
On another note:
I guess Fabio Fognini won't have to worry about writing a speech for that Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award anytime too soon.
Luckily for him, most of the hot tempered tennis players have retired but one day he might meet up with a new breed of tennis player who may punch him in his face and take the punishment just to put him in his place. He's been getting away with this crap a few too many times now.
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Thanks for sharing that link. She looks great!
Doesn't she?!
You're welcome.
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Anyone who is wondering about what Judy Pace has been up to...she appears as Judy Pace Flood in a short documentary on the NY Times website about her husband late baseball player Curt Flood:
http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000003158218/rebel-without-a-clause.html
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Could someone please share the link with me. I would love to see these episodes. Thank you!
...if it's not too much trouble, can I be added to that list as well? Thank you in advance.
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Noticed Richard Backus and Fiona Hutchinson in the credits....loved Karen and I hate that they wrote her out.
...and Courtney Cox.
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TV One's website is an absolute mess, I've read people complain that things are hard to find but I dont know when or if they will ever sort it out.
I was wondering why that episode of the Chi-Lites was still up there as the latest episode. After checking again today, and seeing not even so much as a preview of a new episode, I'd guessed that they weren't airing any new episodes. What a strange, abrupt end to the season of Unsung!
...and no explanations from them? I wonder what that's about.
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I'm watching the Laura Simmons storyline on You Tube and am all out of sorts because no one seems to have those episodes of when Bob got to the house after Barbara and Hal's wedding and came face to face with pyschopathic Laura. As my niece would say, "Fiddlesticks!" I'm still miss seeing the 1986 episode of when they found out that Tad Channing was actually dead and not missing.
Hopefully someone somewhere will eventually post those missing episodes.
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Judging from the contrast in ratings numbers, it appears Viola Davis brought some of her personal fanbase over to watch the premiere. She's a great actress so it's not surprising that she'd bring other viewers who may not necessarily watch Scandal or Grey's.
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Oh dear God I need a cold shower after this appearance by Duncan. I had no idea he had all that below the neck.
Now that's the Lucinda I knew and loved. Talking business while simulatenously feasting her eyes and making no secret of her lusty thoughts.
Even before Bill Spencer Jr., Duncan was the original tight T-shirt wearer on daytime. You could see his muscles through those shirts. Although watching those episodes as a child, rather than the adult I am now...back then I got more of a Groundskeeper Willie vibe (a la The Simpsons) than anything else.
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Really? I hadn't noticed that, but then I have a rather small TV set.
Oh, yes, even the Troop episode, one poor lady had lipstick on her teeth and I just wanted to tell her.
I watch on my laptop but I have a pretty large screen (almost 19 inches) and it shows HD quality, so I am up close to see all the details.
Be glad you can't see to notice it. For some reason, almost every episode this season has had at least one lady with lipstick on her teeth and I seem to notice it now, each and every time. I wish I didn't though.
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I know that some members were ambivalent about "Oh Girl" because they thought it was too much aligned to a pop music sound but I find it to be a truly sweet song.
My one gripe with Unsung in general is that this season, in particular, there seem to be more than one interview with women with lipstick on their teeth. I know I'm being nitpicky but I wish they would've re-cut those scenes and let those women know that they had lipstick on their teeth right away so they could re-shoot. I know the budget is small but for me, this is distracting.
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I thought that scene between Emily & Meg @ 26 minutes had a bit of irony to it. Meg tells Emily that she can cry if she wants to and Emily mentions how she hates women who snivel. It's ironic because when KMH played Emily, Emily seemed to be snivelling all the time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICM8bPglnaE&list=UU72wY2GAt44dAxtnf89y0VA0 -
They were? Most of the polls I saw said it was basically a 50/50 split. Admittedly, I didn't start paying attention until this week so I missed a lot of the discussion.
The polls claimed it would be extremely close 50/50 but with well over a 1 million+ votes difference, it was 55/45 at best. It wasn't a landslide but not as close as was predicted.
Steve Kornacki, the Democrats in New Jersey, and that idiot reporter who's been on MSNBC like 24/7 should all be embarrassed to show their faces given the recent Chris Christie news. All this time has gone by and not a shred of evidence has come out tying the governor to the incident. While I'm absolutely shocked that the feds haven't found anything to indict on I am also a little bit happy about that. Because if he does run for President I want it to be a fair competition and for him to have a fair shot at matching up against Secretary Clinton (assuming they both make it out of their primaries).
But back to Kornacki and I think his name is Brian Thompson who covers NJ politics or whatever...those two have absolutely despicable in their attempts to throw every single type of conspiracy theory out there to make Chris Christie look bad. I mean the innuendo, the so called "insider info" and leaks they were getting from the grand jury about some of Christie's aides testifying against him or possibly have making a deal to indict Christie. It's just hilarious how far the two of them tried to smear him. Just like now Steve's next target is Governor Cuomo in New York (who I happen to like and respect since he isn't some crazy liberal who thinks it has the Democratic way or the high way).
Anyways the bottom line is Chris Christie isn't my most favorite Republican ever...In fact he probably wouldn't even make the Top 10 list. However I think the way this special committee has conducted this "investigation" and the way the media (and especially certain people on MSNBC) have covered it has really given credence to some of the complaints I hear from the Right...Chris Christie does act like a bully and probably was one in school at a certain point. His brashness is very offensive to me most of the time and I don't find his behavior to be that of a President but he still doesn't deserve to be attacked unfairly without a shred of proof only for the feds to conclude that there really isn't anything tying him to it.
/rant over
If he does get indicted I reserve the right to apologize to the above mentioned....lol
The Bridge is ovah, as KRS-1 would say.
More disappointing is Christie pulling NJ out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which even the majority of state Republicans believe is a mistake. It's a cynical move on Christie's part to get backing from Americans for Prosperity A.K.A. the Koch Brothers. And it shows that he's willing to toss the people of NJ aside, so he can get in good with the Koch Brothers and their money.
Personally, I'll be surprised if he makes it past the first hurdle in 2016. He probably won't get any further than Giuliani did in '08.
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As The World Turns Discussion Thread
in DTS: Cancelled Soaps
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Not the murder part, the starter husband part.