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I remember thinking that then too, because I actually watched the day he aired as Reggie. I was like 'this dude is a teenager??' IIRC Ellen Bethea (Rachel, OLTL) was also on briefly at the time as a social worker in the story. She would mostly wander around saying things like 'Reggie has a very troubled background.'

Cross-posted from the Where Are They Now thread - It's been brought up here before, but this article is a bit more in-depth with their own discussion of it - Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan talk about each playing the role of Reggie, and why Boseman was fired for complaining about the stereotypical elements (which I think many of us, myself included, noted at the time).

It's been brought up here before, but this article is a bit more in-depth with their own discussion of it - Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan talk about each playing the role of Reggie on AMC, and why Boseman was fired for complaining about the stereotypical elements (which I think many of us, myself included, noted at the time).

Important thread, click through.

It could be 30 minutes, it could be 50-60, whatever. You can do seasonal arc work the way PC did, the way many shows like Degrassi do, like Linda Gottlieb tried and failed to do at OLTL in '91. The time is right for it. And frankly AMC and OLTL 2.0 both covered a ton of opening story in 30-40 eps each at 30 minutes. It's doable. I'll say it to the end of time, even though I have no expectation of it happening again. It happened sooner than I thought it would in 2013, and now I think the well is poisoned because of the legal mess and because most of all, ABC just doesn't give a [!@#$%^&*]. They'd rather leave the money on the table than admit to a part of their empire they left behind still having value.

AMC 2.0 on Hulu was the best soap of 2013, and probably the best soap of the 2010s so far if I'm being mean. OLTL 2.0 had its issues but was not far behind. Both shows were modern and forward-thinking, and if they'd had proper upper management would still be on Hulu or Netflix. They were the future of our soaps, and the rest of the remaining soaps learned nothing from them. So they have no future. You could put those shows on streaming in a packaged/seasonal arc deal - say, 20-40 eps in one period at a time - and do it today. The time, the social climate, etc. is ripe IMO, especially for OLTL. But they won't.

Tuning in for the holiday to see if Mel - who I never liked - gets it. A few annoying questions from a very infrequent viewer these days: Is it me or do they keep pairing Ian with variations on the same domestic/shrinking violet woman with different names? First Laura, then Jane, now whoever this Jean person is? I know she's Stacey's mother and has been around but she's new to me and new per Ian AFAIK. (Why did Jane never come home after Max was found out, BTW? Not that I care about her much but I'm curious. And how is Max still hanging around after all he pulled?) I'm not saying Ian is worthy of some sexbomb, but at a glance it still seems like virtually the same character model with different variations. Does Kathy have any actual storyline? Same with Tina. Speaking of, I know they're opening a gay bar soon which is lovely news, but maybe they could also add more actual gay people with real storylines beyond impregnating women, murdering someone or just light fodder. Did Ben get killed off by Patrick Bergin from Patriot Games' family after leaving with the fake money, or is he alright?

LOL:

Wasn't Bruno Langley (who played gay Todd on Corrie, but to my knowledge isn't gay) fired for assaulting a woman? And had a wife or partner and child. Lachlan Buchanan didn't make much effort to hide after Y&R. He even was the first gay guy on Fuller House.

This is a touching surprise. Barbara Windsor speaks up for Shane Richie at his Christmas panto:

The only one of these I didn't know about was Brent Weber who was obscure. I thought everyone knew about JB, PAS, Ian Buchanan over a decade ago.

I thought people on Mars knew Paul Anthony Stewart was gay years ago.

ETA: Bernie's ridiculous official statement re: running today is catching plenty of heat.

I still have no idea why Mel came back.

At least it seems (per TMZ) the split pre-dates the show's return, so it's not a 'I'm a star again' thing.

If he didn't know he didn't want to know. And still doesn't. Like a lot of the far left. If they attempt this they're playing the game with the wrong Speaker: