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Impressive: Swift apparently went to the studios, was offered a bad deal like the Guilds, then promptly cut them out of the equation and went to AMC directly. Relevant because Swift again has her finger on the pulse of the moment, and it reflects even worse on the studios.

Thanks.

I'd like to see that scene. I had heard before that Ed might have been sent off to reunite with Carla and Sadie in Arizona or wherever, but I've never known if it was true. Sounds as though it might be. I know Ed apparently returned briefly a year or two later but I don't know in what way. I still remember that late '70s episode that went up not long ago where they clearly, shockingly appeared to be testing the older teen Josh (I don't believe it was Laurence FIshburne) with Julie Montgomery's Samantha. I still don't get how they introduced a mid-late '20s son of Josh in 2000 - Jared Hall, the wooden ADA with a checkered past. He didn't last long after JFP tested him poorly with the returned Ellen Bethea as Rachel. Al Freeman did come back for a day or two for Jared's dumb storyline (I think he cheated on the bar?) but I barely remember it and I don't believe it's on YT. I always wanted (and would still want) to bring Josh and the Halls back. Though at this point if the show were still alive, instead of a viable recast I would want to see Ellen Holly and Al Freeman, Hayman, etc. honored by seeing if Fishburne was willing to appear for a day (a la Nathan FIllion) as a tribute to them. And I would simply bring on either his kids, or other cousins/relations as contract players.

I'd be willing to check it out on BritBox, though I have been skeptical about Cindy's return and the particular sort of tossed-off, offscreen approach of the reveal from the jump. It just feels like a cartoon at this point when you have one dead character surprising another dead character at home, their immediately trading bitchy barbs and the whole thing seeming underplayed. The UK soaps used to be more grounded, a resurrection was a rare occurrence. (Though I do think bringing back Kathy was absolutely a good choice, she should've never been killed off however so-so her usage has been since.) Does anybody have dates on the reveal episodes where they unveiled her with Ian and family in more detail beyond a stinger? Or I guess when she rolled back into town. I'll give it a chance.

I remember him well from my days in NM.

You can always go back and rewatch it all. I plan to with several of these recently.

This headline reads as a puff piece, but it's not that IMO. A decent read:

Breathless, gossipy coverage from Swan (another foreign journo who always seems endlessly and inappropriately amused and fascinated by the most corrupt American politicians possible while knowing full well what they are, a trend in that industry I have not failed to notice over the years), but with important information:

There were a series of exposes on CSM being a con artist in media in the last 5-10 years. Nick Stabile I thought was an awful miscast. I guess Huss will do for now, he's done a good job.

He did a solid job previously, though I still think he is a stopgap measure bc Coloma burned his bridges and Tyler is just not capable at present. (Noted con artist CSM is not an option.) I wonder what they will do going forward.

AMTP is cracking.

Zero pity.

I know playing opposite the likes of Helen Mirren on Prime Suspect is no patch on Kellie Bright, but he has been around the block a time or two!

Poor Colin Salmon. He's too talented for this story.

This is over, but the GOP will prop him up like a Potemkin village if they can.

The WaPo article is, refreshingly, non-paywalled. You can run the VF article through archive.is, or just click here.

Charles Parnell, the unspeakably hot Frons-era recast Derek Frye on AMC, continues booking big things including David Fincher's latest, The Killer.

Ron did the same thing with a Christmas movie everyone loved on OLTL (and I think GH). It was cute for awhile, but then got ridiculous with a few other elements.

Just report it, and ask Toups and Errol to ban these obvious accounts. There's at least a half dozen that look and act the same way.

Good luck loading Twitter at all atm, but I'm posting this link blind just in case:

She looks perfectly fine. She was last on Days almost 20 years ago.

This all sounds ridiculous and I feel for both performers.