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Maxim

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  1. I agree. And even a great topic for a documentary-expose movie about the history of these issues and how people were repressed.
  2. The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
  3. I read the last few pages... I don't want to argue or go into an argument. From what I understood here in the topic, I agree mostly with what @Sapounopera said in all their posts. That's how I feel about the situation, but I can understand other POVs too. I, myself, as a gay man coming from a terribly homophobic home country and raised in a terribly homophobic household... consider myself completely out of the closet, but I haven't screamed it out of the windows. And to this day I have gay friends who tell me... Are you ashamed if you don't want to go to this and that... pride event... Which I'm always shocked to hear. And my answer is always this - I've been in the organization of a huge pride event and just because I was not front and center, that doesn't mean I was not part of it. A very crucial part of it. So yes, only the people that know me, KNOW. I am married to a man, but even if I was married to a woman, I would not be shoving my private life into people's faces. My partner had a stalker that stole all his pictures and was making fake profiles with them... and I have learned from him that private info is private info. So yeah, we keep the lovey-dovey facebook pics at a minimum... I have met people who's first question to me was Are you gay... Well, no need to say that we didn't become friends. I also understand that famous people coming out and saying they are gay has benefited the community and has bring so much freedom and joy to so much people, just by their courage and example. And I applaud them for it. But not everyone needs and can do it. And yes, that doesn't in my book, mean they are in the closet. I have always perceived that... once my mom and dad know... I'm out. But again... this is different to different people and different society situations.
  4. Was it confirmed that he quit? Where did I miss this? 😵
  5. Maxim replied to Maxim's topic in Off Topic Lounge
  6. Maxim replied to Maxim's topic in Music & Movies
    2.What you wish for - 2023 - psycho-thriller Today me and my husband watched this movie. It was not bad at all. A level above the medium quality psycho-thrillers. I would say the script is the best part. The story keeps you on your toes. The negative was the acting for me - the lead role was... underwhelming. But the story was very gory and very shocking. Dealing with very taboo subjects like cannibalism. Little disturbing. I liked it overall - 6,5/10.
  7. @Liberty City
  8. Edge of night - 1980 The Doctors - 1968 Guiding Light - 1982 General Hospital - 1981
  9. Maxim replied to YRBB's topic in Off Topic Lounge
  10. Heads up people, some amazing Angel... has added January to May complete 2024 in the vault! Thank you!
  11. How exactly a reboot erasing all characters will help a show which biggest problem is an untalented head writer? The characters are only a product of this bad head writer... Give Bradley a new slate of people and he will turn them to ashes in a year. We all know that. So I disagree. Respectfully. You can't pain the skin a beautiful color when inside there is sickness growing. It will not work. On the argument how implementing everything I mapped out will be more expensive or harder than a new show... Hmm... not true again, at least in my perspective. Most of the points I have mentioned are mostly connected to getting back to the previous more successful storyline-types. Going back to basics in the most elementary way of speaking. I think this will be even cheaper and better than having to shoot absurd Scream 5 action scenes, using fake toes and etc. What has been happening lately. Some other points are just basic casting. And I am not saying that much should change immediately. It should happen slowly, but yeah, at least 1 gay romance between two guys would be great for a start. That's just one new actor or two new ones. I don't think that's too much to invest. I think what I have mapped out is just an example how without major money-change or even talent change, the show could be better. Yes, the new script writer-or-two is a bigger budget change, but I think Brad can manage that. Writers are not paid millions... Which is SAD actually... Because they should be paid more... But yes, my argument is that it's not that hard to pay them and you don't need to make a huge budget cut. Brad can even bring back someone from the past. Because the current Script writer situation is BAD. Even if God himself came to help Bradley, Bold's maximum quality level will always be 5/10. Because it's the world of Bradley Bell. Right now it's 1/10. My ideas are just that... my ideas... nothing serious... but as the topic was asking "how to fix the show" and not "Should all soaps be erased in place of new ones"... I was answering the title of the topic. If someone asked the second question I could go into a different discussion. And resume of what I said - I don't think the things I mapped out are harder to implement than a new show. I have been in the acting business and even behind the camera - I have directed 2 documentaries years ago... and I have maaany friends that are making tv shows and etc. Deleting the existing soap operas for new ones would be a maniacal effort and it's not possible in this day and age where this genre is barely breathing... In 10 years, if shows like The Gates and etc. work... maybe... But... in 2024, erasing all the remaining 4... to open new shows will lead to the sinking of the genre. That's what I think.
  12. It's time... just a couple of days till KKL finally wins.❤️
  13. They don't make them like this anymore.
  14. Maxim replied to Maxim's topic in Off Topic Lounge
    😂 This is actually how I imagine a board meet up for exercise will look like. 😂
  15. Maxim replied to Maxim's topic in Off Topic Lounge
    😂 They will. P.S this is legendary
  16. Maxim replied to Maxim's topic in Off Topic Lounge
    They are, but I hate that type of macho guy always finding faults in the way I work the gym. Sometimes I think they are the male equivalent of a disturbingly annoying aunt that comes and starts touching the food while you are cooking and telling you where you are wrong. Haha.
  17. This is extremely fascinating... Like... the topic of a Documentary... level of fascinating. Thank you for this list.
  18. Maxim replied to Maxim's topic in Off Topic Lounge
    You need more motivation then... Something like... I myself have stopped going to the gym, just because I don't have time for it. But after the dog is officially 1 year, I will go back to it. It's a great way to release some steam and distract yourself. The only thing I hate is noisy strange men talking to me and trying to teach me how to work the equipment.
  19. Maxim replied to Maxim's topic in Off Topic Lounge
    When there is a smell in the apartment I can't figure where it comes from. I swear this happens and I'm not imagining it - my husband feels it too sometimes. There have been moments where I feel a ladies perfume and... who knows where it came from. Drives me mad. Today I am noticing a slight smell of lipstick around the living room. I am sniffing around the drawers to say where it is coming from. We don't have lipstick in this house! LOL. MADDENING.
  20. You were the entrée. P.S - look at those cute girls.

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