DramatistDreamer

Count me as one of those people who thought that Ashley and Brad were gross. It feels as if that was the beginning of casting Traci as the one who would be stripped of all that was closest to her. She is, after all, the only Abbott who has lost her only child and was expected to bounce back and be the bigger person, giving Colleen’s heart to Victor Newman, who never had much use for her in her final years. When Ashley terminated her pregnancy, that sent her into a tailspin of grief and mental breakdown and instability for at least a year. Traci was never afforded that type of onscreen grieving experience. Ashley was portrayed as this great noble beauty but she built a life with her sister’s former husband and Traci just had to learn to deal with it. If Ashley hadn’t been so ill when the affair (or was it a ONS?) between Olivia and Brad happened, I doubt I would have felt as sorry for Ashley that her marriage to Brad went south. If anything, I expected better from Olivia in terms of valuing her friendship with a woman who she had described as her best friend and it struck me as sad that one of the few close friendships between two women would come apart because of a man (Brad always seemed flexible morally, so I never expected much from him). Otherwise, I never expected Ashley and Brad’s marriage to last-not by a long shot, which was fine by me. I thought that EF and KSJ had an easy chemistry, seemed like the actors trusted and enjoyed working with each other but it seemed as if the show put the, together as somewhat of an afterthought, seeing how both characters were unattached at the time and the two actors, who seemed to have great respect for one another and got along well, took up the opportunity with gusto.

Congratulations to Coco on winning the Citi Open. The tournament organizers must be pretty pleased with the results on the WTA side of the tournament, at least as Coco was promoted as one of the marquee players in the tournament. It will be interesting to see what this result yields for the rest of the summer season. To be that the tournament got saddled with Evans as the winner on the ATP side. Some of these guys need to do better.

Ironically, I have been listening to the audiobook of Burn It Down by Maureen Ryan and there are references to Sony Studios and man, is Sony a studio rife with chaos and messy scandals, especially their television division.

Sierra slaps again. Another great episode, with a lot of foreshadowing that longtime fans would recognize. As big a fan as I was of Craig and Sierra and as much as I had longed for them to get together, Craig was out of control in this moment. Here he was, wanting to have Sierra, right there in the barn on the property of his girlfriend Iva Snyder’s family farm where she could have walked in. Sierra, still married to Tonio (a marriage she once described as the biggest mistake of her life) brought Craig back to earth by slapping the sh*t out of him. Craig and Sierra eventually got together, like six weeks later but Craig’s reaction to the slap was indeed something else. Also, a bit more context. Sierra had declared her love for Craig to her then husband Tonio, along with her wish to end the marriage. Tonio threatened to kill Craig if Sierra ever left him, so Sierra was desperate to try to put some distance between her and Craig but they just couldn’t seem to stay away from each other.

Another exposé article on Clarence and Virginia Thomas’ prolific grifting. As the right-wing faction of the Supreme Court deprives others of getting their student loans forgiven, it is obvious that the Thomases did not have to pay back their $267,230 loan on their luxury RV. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/clarence-thomas-267230-rv-and-the-friend-who-financed-it/

Fi-core is just as it sounds, it is a financial system. It is not about credit, which is basically a WGA system, but a money agreement. In other words, a fi-core writer is a “gun for hire”, a “hired hand”, so to speak, it would make sense that there wouldn’t be much consideration or thought given to whose name is on what script- that is an acknowledgment for the guild. Part of what the WGA’s benefits is to offer protection of who did what on a script. That protection is given to members and nonmembers alike but if you violate their rules, obviously you being guaranteed full protection is no longer a given. A scab having their name imprinted on a work and enjoying protection where their names are being attached as part creators of a work is no longer guaranteed once they’ve run afoul of the rules.

Not sure about Trudeau, as for Baitz, do you remember the dispute between the WGA and talent agents over how they were negotiating certain deals a few years ago, resulting in termination of agreements and the firing of bunch of agents? Baitz refused and went on to write an open letter heavily criticizing the Guild for their language and I guess, what he viewed as heavy-handed rhetoric. His refusal, I think, is what ultimately resulted in his parting of ways with the Guild. It appears as though Baitz’ career may have tapered off a bit, he hasn’t had many productions after 2015 and his latest play got negative reviews.

Yes, that is indeed OG Sierra, played by Finn Carter. And she was one of my faves because she played every single beat of the progression of Sierra.

Of all the so-called trade papers, Deadline has got to be the worst.

Heh, Ryan was a big ole hoe! Nothing that I have seen on Y&R the last several times I have watched matches this height of drama, with sustained drama and a big satisfying dramatic payoff.

‘It’s just business” then a slap…’one time…two times…three times’ (to quote Wyclef Jean). Overall a great episode with a lot of great actors but I have queued it already at about 23 minutes where the juicy scene takes place.

Who can forget those drop curls that framed her face? In a sea of memorable Y&R characters, Flo Webster was without doubt, unforgettable and Farrell and Tricia Cast had such believable mother/daughter (albeit a put upon daughter) chemistry. R.I.P Ms. Farrell.

It’s what’s been openly declared among writers for about 20 years now, might as well put it in writing.

Seems very much so. I seem to be encountering a number of AI generated videos lately and all have been very poorly done. Talk about data scraping. Someone thought that soap fans would love this video and they’d get lots of views. I didn’t even get through the entire video.

Um, I don’t know what to say about this video. Whoever did this, I mean, I guess their heart was in the right place but… https://youtu.be/pRpCuF6B5Uc

Emily Stewart? She preceded Brooke Logan.

There is definite truth to this statement. There is also the logic that says that if a show or an organization knows that they could be be downsized to oblivion, they would be on their p’s and was to make sure everything is run properly so as not to give the network additional reasons to dump them. Or did tptb at Days (until recently) believe that being the sole remaining daytime soap on the network gave them some sort of insurance and so they just let indifference set in? Maybe, but we know that these streamers play by different rules. Many a show (some even critically acclaimed) was canceled by Netflix despite fans campaigning to keep the shows. I just don’t think that loyalty has the same hold on them as it has traditionally been known to have on network.

As someone who no longer regularly watches daytime soaps anymore and hasn’t watched a full episode of days in an about 22 years, reading this thread has been utterly illuminating. These shows are in a genre that lingers on the margins of entertainment and have been in full on struggle for their very existence on broadcast television, seem to be in a consistent state of bts chaos and scandal. Not good. One would think that in a genre where, seemingly, every few years one of their shows is tap dancing on the edge of cancellation, they would be the least likely to let toxic situations fester like this. But nope.

It would be a genuine mistake to dismiss this particular judge. Jamaican women are not the ones to mess with, in anything. Ever. It’s one thing if a jury comes up with a soft verdict but this judge has been known to hand down tougher sentences than even what prosecutors originally request. Underestimate Judge Chutkan at your own peril.

This looks like a worthwhile movie to watch. Thanks for sharing this @DRW50. May Peri and her family find strength and comfort through their grief, coming from someone who knows what it feels like to lose a brother to cancer this year.

When I saw the article about Elton John, fresh off his highly sentimental performance at Glastonbury decided to give another performance at Spacey’s trial in London, I knew it was pretty much over. I don’t understand the pull that Spacey obviously has but then again, I was always somewhat on the outside looking in, even during the times I was supposedly in the milieu of the elites of the NYC scene.

Musty keeps ruining the quality of life for so many. https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/29/23812532/the-neighbors-all-need-blinds

Aww, Swenson was so good in every role that I ever saw her portray. R.I.P.

Has anyone seen this ad campaign featuring Madonna’s daughter Lourdes? Look, I’m still gonna call her Lourdes, ok? https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/best-fall-winter-2023-fashion-campaigns

On weekends, I have gotten into episodes of Frasier, once they began to show episodes from the earlier seasons. On Pluto, that is.