BetterForgotten

Reminds me of morlock/mutant character Leech from Marvel comics.

No one has been so awfully dressed in daytime since Louise Shaffer replaced Maree Cheatham as Stephanie Wyatt on Search for Tomorrow.

Ashley just doesn't work - they need to write this character out IMO. Derek, too, but he's less problematic for me right now.

I think people are conditioned to B&B, BTG being a new soap doesn't have the same sentimental factor. If anything, it has more to provide being a brand new entity.

I think a valid critique I have is that it feels like a lot of things may "advance" but they sometimes go nowhere - what was the point of that sexual harassment case, or Anita's Articulettes reunion? It kind of felt like those things wrapped up as soon as they started. Was the latter simply to usher TT off the show for a planned break? That doesn't mean longterm story, IMO. Also, sometimes things are dropped for weeks before it gets revisited - that kills story momentum. I don't need the same conversations every day, but when you go multi episodes without revising something, it does make it harder to want to invest.

I do think creatives should listen to overwhelming/trending feedback from audiences so they're not totally tone deaf and can write to what's actually resonating with audiences - and if something isn't working with the audience, they need to strategize how they're going to fix it. That said, in the social media age, there's always going to be "haters" or a group of people that bombard with negative sentiment over and over again. If you're going to keep your profile open to the public, that is the price you have to pay. MVJ needs to learn to not take any of this personally, tune out the unnecessary noise, and take everything with a grain of salt. Defensive social media posts like that will only give attention to the people who she wishes would stop, and frankly, does not come off as being confident in her own work.

I generally have no use to see Frank give his OLTL friends roles that have no place on GH. But, in this case, it’s nice to see Erika again and I hope it’s just a meaningful short stint.

IMBD claims Nina Kramer and Rory Kramer are the same person - they/them identify as non-binary.

People often underestimate how popular and commercially successful MSW continues to be - even to this day. The initial DVD release sold well, and it would never have gotten the blue ray box set treatment if it wasn’t in demand. Many shows that people swear are popular never get that treatment (because they don’t sell well).

I don’t think “people” are making this into anything. When you hear JFP, of all people, is on the payroll again but not in a producing/position of power role, it’s normal to wonder what the hell that’s about. What expertise does the show need from her that it can’t get from the people already on staff?

Wasn't he living in remotely during his previous return stints as well? Not like he didn't know what he was getting into. Whatever, I don't really care, the writing was just terribly sh!t for him and commuting for work was not the reason for that.

@Errol confirmed JFP is back in a non-producing role.

Sony is probably waiting until Y&R’s lease is up as well. All of TV City is going to be gutted, so they have to relocate at some point.

I was just taking about this in the Y&R thread - they desperately need better studio space.

What does a non-producing capacity exactly mean though? 😛

Sounds like it - he wasn’t the top dog, so I wouldn’t understand them trying to force him out again when he had little power beyond the day to day production matters. There was some speculation when he rejoined late last year it was to end his career on the show he spent most of his career at. We just didn’t expect it would be this soon. Indeed - now onto the JFP speculation and if she’s filling this role in an uncredited capacity. If this was more of an honorable gesture to Ed Scott, one has to wonder why JFP is possibly back to fill this void uncredited.

The 90’s apartment Phyllis had will always be her best set, IMO. 🤷‍♂️

The Producers Guild of America (PGA), while not a union, does have rules and regulations regarding membership, conduct, and yes, credits. Assuming she’s a member of course. Being uncredited for what work exactly? Given her years of experience and multiple Emmy wins - why now decide you want to go uncredited for work you’ve done?

Giving credit where it's due, @mikelyons originally posted the JFP scoop, but didn't clarify if Ed Scott was out or not.

Also feels strange that JFP wouldn't want to take credit for any work she's potentially doing. Wouldn't that be breaking some union rules as well?

It’s amazing how quickly actors backtrack when they can’t find stable work elsewhere.

I think it shows a lack of imagination from Griffith and the people calling the shots. Yes, there are budgetary and physical limitations, but Griffith and team would rather make the laziest and quickest decisions than put a little more effort into the set situation. That said, B&B also seems to be in a similar set predicament. I know the plans for Y&R and B&B to move to a new studio were put on hold, but maybe a bigger space would remove some of these restrictions and give them more set variety. Someone should definitely revisit those plans.