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Ted is someone that show could use.

There are potential characters Konefal could play on GH - Lucy's daughter Christina by another name, maybe even the dreaded Lila Rae Alcazar (sorry, caroline! I don't want Skye back full time ever either) or others I can't think of offhand. Sasha is not one of them but I don't think there is any actual credible rumor that VK is coming to the show. I think it's spec or fanfic run amok, and I think it is simply not happening. I would have no issue with boring ol' Sasha making visits. I am surprised they didn't let her go out with a bang or play out this babynapping plotline with her and Daisy (ugh) there, but maybe money was that tight. I could see bringing her back many years from now back in her old schemer mode once the kid is grown, but probably with another actress lol.

I think Frank never wanted to get rid of her, but nor do I believe it was all 'her decision' given the insane stretches to keep her last year. That's a very common face-saving PR move. I think they had to cut for budget and off she went. I think the door is open for her to come back and waste more space for years to come, but I also wouldn't be surprised if she never did, or if Sasha just made guest appearances in future because Frank loves SM. But I highly doubt they will recast. The character has no real drive on canvas. People just offload their fanfic to various spots online and know it will get picked up, or you have spec getting spun into 'rumor'. "How can they cut Sasha when she just had Michael's baby? I know, she'll be recast!"

Linda Borgeson's Alice is one of the worst performances I've ever seen. The other recasts (except Harney, who was passable) were all weird but wow.

Emergent scream queen Mckenna Grace (ex-Faith, Y&R) looks like she's getting the Drew Barrymore slot in Five Nights at Freddy's 2.

Yeah, that came down to a management change at Amazon and the big streamers simply not understanding the long-term haul investment of soaps despite craving the same long tail of dedicated viewership for their existing sitcoms, dramas, etc. which they regularly acquire. Maybe they will eventually, maybe they won't. But even now it doesn't like seem Neighbours is definitely dead and may resurrect in one form or another. My biggest concern for BTG is the effects of the Paramount merger and the anticipatory obedience every major conglomerate is offering towards Trump. Amazingly the show has largely escaped the notice of the online right, and may well continue to do so and hopefully it never becomes an issue. Or, at worst, BTG makes it through to the midterms, the makeup in Congress changes and Trump has bigger problems (not that he doesn't have some now).

I think if the last decade-plus has proven anything it's that soaps can survive, and thrive. But we're all right that they have to modernize more, and I still think streaming a la the PP/Hulu soaps (and Days on Peacock) is the future. And I'll say again I think the model will still come down to seasonal arcs, a la Port Charles or Linda Gottlieb's plan for OLTL (or the one Prospect Park attempted to enact when they ran out of money lol), which would save money. And yes, probably down to 30 mins unless you have a special episode or something.

They said soaps were dying 15 years ago. Here we are.

This show would never go for it based on how they've been hyper-focused on some of the characters' bonds and integrity, but I'll say it: Nicole and Bill is an option. But then TD has major chemistry with both sisters.

I never saw much of her on PC (and think she ended up with William deVry which, oof) but I always was fond of Rebecca Staab from Dark Shadows '91 and a bunch of other things she used to pop up in. I'm glad she's still working and I was pleased to see her pop up there.

They're not, and it's not. We don't allow those sources.

The Chi is on its way out and not hugely prominent. YJ is a genre show first and foremost and likely has one more season to it. Any specific show aside: Paramount/Skydance has proven they will do anything to curry favor with Trump and the right, and you should expect more of the same.

Frankly I still think they're key to helping Peacock stay afloat in the streaming crash. Soaps are consistently underestimated for that.

Another exciting Tour of Llanview opening where I don't know who half the !@#$%^&*]in' people are. Is that not Steve Holden?

Given the ongoing dumpster fire that has been this merger there is no guarantee Paramount (let alone Skydance) was thinking that far ahead, frankly. There are a lot of shows being canned or scrapped due to preemptive submission to fears of "too much DEI". You see it these days being hurled at virtually any project featuring women or people of color/LGBT in leading roles.

Good for them.

No clue if he's still in the role over there, but Cary Christopher (Thomas DiMera, DAYS) has a prominent role in Zach Cregger's Weapons.

We were.

It doesn't take a good insider to predict that Michael would be recast when the previous actor left the show. Again, this is basic deduction. These sites are known trash and need to not be cited as credible.

This 'recast Sasha' thing literally only came from people speculating on forums like this one. Then it gets spun up into a "rumor" and hack websites or YT accounts like this pick it up for clicks. Most of the stuff you see circulate like that is total horseshit. It doesn't take any kind of insider to guess that Natalia or Sasha would be written out, or to say that yes, two deceased actors would have their characters killed off or that the dull Brennan/Carly pairing would end. That's just basic deduction.

Lord. Obrecht the bioterrorist and embryo thief can get bent. Neither she nor Britt ever had any claim to that baby. I am sure this will resolve in the end with Lulu, Dante and their son closer together but I wish GH would not tread on this 'Britt's the real mother!' territory even for short-term drama, as it's too close to the weird conservative bent they often take with any and all pregnancy stories.

Making Drew Shiloh or some other villain would be the dumbest possible thing they could do right now, so there's a 50% chance they'll do it.

I can't remember if Crimson's even been mentioned since last year. I know Drew brought Nina back onto it when Mulcahey started playing them together.

That does seem rather calculated to keep the crew (and studio) together. Good for her.

Did anyone know Jessica Collins (LOV, Y&R) was on Acapulco, an Apple TV show I'd never heard of (like most Apple TV shows) that has been on for four years and just popped up in my feed? Anyway, she is.