BetterForgotten

Reading through Courtney and Diane again - I am assuming Diane is Courtney’s daughter she had to give up for some reason when she was young, and now Diane is vengeful and wants to pay Courtney back for “abandoning” her. Basically, I think Diane will be MVJ/Guza’s new Carly…

The first soap to premiere in daytime with gay characters as well.

I remember the internet nickname for JB’s Carly being ‘Carl Lee’ at the time, lol

From the descriptions alone, you can almost feel that this is MVJ’s life work after having to write for all those ridiculous stories for white folks on GH and B&B for so many years, lol And from the description for Jillian, they’re really drilling the fact that Betty is a singer and Jillian inherited her talent. I think they’re going to cast actors who can also sing for these roles or people with musical theater experience.

I was thinking she sounded similar to Y&R’s Jill, but Brooke also works.

Given the way the other soaps write for LGBTQIA+ characters and relationships, the Marcus character should be interesting to see how this show represents and writers for him. I hope the casting people are bringing their A game here - soaps need both talented AND charismatic actors to elevate the material. That’s incredibly important for a new soap.

It’s a testament to the fact Frank Valentini is only interested in gimmicks and not producing a show with any hint of integrity or sensibility. The FV era of GH is long overdue for a conclusion, but apparently, the show might be cancelled before that ever happens.

We all need a good laugh sometimes… 🤣

B&B was developed by Bell as a potential cash cow for his family that he wouldn’t have to split ownership and profits with another entity for. Y&R was where his heart always laid, but he knew having independent ownership of a long-running serial would be a better means of generational wealth for his family. That’s how I’ve always seen it - business driven more than creative driven. Not to say he didn’t care about the show, but I think his reasons for creating it were very different than his reasons for creating Y&R the decade before.

This show has never had any investment in TJ and Molly, and this surrogate storyline was never told from their POV. If the show did give them a miracle child, I am not sure there would be any investment in developing it outside of the background.

My heart goes out to all 3 of you. Anyway, this definitely seems abrupt and maybe FV is trying to use this as a scapegoat for the show’s ratings erosion this year to his bosses. Pathetic really, but I won’t sit here and pretend I ever cared for Blaze - if only her annoying mother could leave with her too!

The custody battle was a story Curlee set-up, but didn’t stay to finish it.

It passed the $1 billion mark globally. Only the second film to do that this year (after ‘Inside Out 2’) and the second R-rated film to ever do it (after ‘Joker’). It will surpass ‘Joker’ this week to become the highest grossing R-rated film ever. It’s also the 11th MCU film to gross over $1 billion at the global box office (granted, two are Spider-Man films with Sony). ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Struts Past $1B Global Box Office; Soon To Become Biggest R-Rated Movie Ever Worldwide

And the reality is it was Kristina who convinced and borderline pressured Molly and TJ to be their surrogate. They were very apprehensive about letting Kristina be their surrogate, but she wouldn’t quit. Had that baby lived and Kristina kept it, it would have been an awful look to prey on a biologically barren couple and then snatch their only immediate hope of a child away from them.

Maga Martha is pure trash through and through.

Apparently, the Grant Morrison era costumes will be used in season 2. This came from today’s D23 animation panel and Beau confirmed on Twitter.

While Disney/Marvel haven’t publicly released the trailer yet, one was screened at yesterday’s D23 celebration. The show premieres in March 2025 on Disney+.

Possibly - MVJ and Jeresa follow each other on Instagram, so they seem at least friendly. Yes, they both worked at B&B, but there’s usually no reason for a scriptwriter and costume designer to interact unless they’ve build a relationship.

Literally the crossover no one asked for.

Reminds me of Mr. Clean

@carolineg is an insightful, engaging poster who is a passionate fan of the show. It’s not fair to insinuate that she has any history of going out of her way to cause trouble as some others may do. It was a simple case of needing to agree to disagree that may have gone a bit far. Things can be easily misconstrued in written format, that’s all. Anyway, I guess it’s reflective of how much people are enjoying this show right now when this thread veers off like this, lol.

A piece of Tony Geary’s soul dies every time he’s confronted with this iteration of Luke.

Kristina clearly also had some mental issues, knowing damn well she was contracted as a surrogate and then going around town calling that fetus “my baby” and pretending like this pregnancy wasn’t based on surrogacy at various points. I wonder if they’ll give her PPD, even with the baby dead.

Hell, Helena was dressed sexier than Laura ever was in the 90’s!