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Don't make me force you to watch the specials! Meanwhile:

The evergreen Murray Bartlett (GL) is co-starring in A24's Opus.

Larry Pine is definitely doing Trump as Tad No. Whatever. He is indeed hysterical in the role.

Per this new casting notice, apparently UNIT will continue to have a lasting presence in Ncuti's first series (though we did know Kate would appear): Interestingly for @DRW50: John MacKay appears to be playing the same character he played in RTD's Nolly, which suggests a crossover between RTD's Who and his film about Crossroads, something he recently hinted at.

@Faulkner Ncuti's new GQ interview is a trip (and inspiring).

She's back:

This one is for @DRW50:

Gatwa's first full episode is confirmed to be Christmas Day, and it's titled "The Church on Ruby Road".

I don't think it's too soon to worry and do the work one can where they can, especially the administration. I do think it's too soon to catastrophize. Nikki Haley has no chance.

A lot of pix from the premiere of the specials. Carole Ann Ford sighting!

Prison or not, I think it's too early to wet the bed on these polls.

Jensen Buchanan either taped or actually appeared for maybe a couple days on GH as Melissa before CBS pulled their option and sued her. (I seem to recall she did do a few days' work that actually aired before the suit, but it's been a long time. I remember it raised eyebrows among fans who knew she was still appearing on ATWT.) JFP and GH temp recast Melissa very briefly during the kerfluffle, maybe for a few days or weeks tops. Jensen was back on GH very quickly eating up airtime and story for the bulk of 2001. When Jill and Megan McTavish fell out of favor with the cast and network late in the year, their plans began being dismantled. Melissa and A Martinez's Roy (who had become JFP's de facto new leads) began to lose airtime, and then Melissa was written out with her black widow/euthanasia storyline in early 2002 and carted off to prison.

Robert Duncan McNeill (ex-Charlie Brent, AMC) lends his voice to the two-part season finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks. He's previously appeared voicing his longtime character from Star Trek: Voyager, but this one is different (no spoilers).

I just remember them airing a Christmas '85 episode in the early-mid 2000s. It wasn't just a holiday episode, the plots were active. That was my first glimpse of Marland's ATWT, it was deep in the Doug story and it was fascinating. Holden, Lily, etc. were all present.

Maybe he'd already had Seth on the books or tested him? I'll admit I am surprised it didn't go further with Casey, but Seth is hot

It's amazing how the AMPTP keeps making this same mistake. SAG has had a few blunders along the way (the Halloween costume thing) but nothing like the studios' unforced errors.

On a healthier soap there could be more options for Lois potentially. On this show it would leave Sonny which, please no, or a host of recurring losers. And the Ned/Olivia of it all would still be in the background. I have loved LLC since Loving/The City! And I do enjoy her chemistry with Wally, Tristan Rogers, etc. even when the story or character can be unbearable. It makes me forgive a lot. On an unrelated note: It's crass to talk about perhaps, but Stephen Nichols' beautiful tribute to Tyler in that thread reminded me of how much I have missed Stefan. With Tyler gone I would consider retiring the Nikolas character for good. Adam Huss is fine but I'm just not sure I want to see that long-term or how I'd feel about it, or yet another recast. And I would seriously consider doing what Ron Carlivati allegedly wanted to do: Resurrect Stefan and use him as the major domo for Spencer or whatever other Cassadine interest in town going forward, in Nikolas' honor. Is SN even on contract at Days anymore? Certainly if Spencer is recast soon assuming Chavez leaves, the show will need more touchstones for any new actor.

A BBC podcast about the DW "Wilderness Years" will be available in a couple weeks. I hope we are able to find a way to listen to it across the pond.

I love Lisa Lo Cicero and I enjoy Ned/Olivia when they're not too much, but they are just an echo of Ned and Lois. If WK and Rena were willing to play Ned and Lois I'd do it in a heartbeat. Since they're not I see no reason to break that family up.

I saw that. I do remember her from Magnificent Obsession, she was a pistol.

In fairness, looking at the details it seems like it's simply part of a special broadcast event for the anniversary (along with cutting the runtime down) and is not the new normal for that story. So that I can understand, to show "The Daleks" to families at home on an anniversary. The 'Season 1' thing seems a lot murkier as to what is actually happening, but I wouldn't be shocked if it's a word choice Disney asked for to separate things for branding.

Brenda will be back someday. I have no doubt of that. I think Rena is excellent and adds a great deal to the show. But if you can't re-pair her with Ned I struggle to find a place for her on contract. It would remind me of when they tried to put Lois with Lorenzo Alcazar as a C-player in the 2000s, it was embarrassing. I suppose it could be like the UK soaps where they bring back powerhouses often not beholden to supercouples, and just pair them with whoever and often it can work out. But our shows are different, sometimes for better or worse. I think any new story or man for Lois would come off as an also-ran. I also don't think GH or Frank Valentini would invest in giving Lois a major new story or strong enough new male lead to justify it. I think they'd give her some recurring dude like that oaf Yuri. And Rena and her talent would deserve a lot more.