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Doug has always been marked for death. I still think LB/Vanessa is carrying a lot of her material very well. Jon Lindstrom I go back and forth on by the day or minute tbh

There is no universe in which Shemar Moore is joining this show on contract, lol. If they're talking about a contract hire it's someone like Ted King, Blakemore, etc. All strong, hot and (particularly with King) popular daytime vets. Which would be fine with me.

He's about 1000 times more interesting than Jason.

Who cares.

What really sticks with me as I catch up (while also watching some current stuff) is how the Articulettes story - clearly very personal to MVJ - built more and more and got richer because of the time they took with Anita and the women. That juxtaposed with simple, kind stuff like Vernon telling Naomi stories about friends in the movement with medical issues, etc. really show how organic and goodhearted the show is. I can take issue with execution, with some of the writing staff or actors or pacing, but it has some very strong bones. I even eventually got over the fact that neither of the other bandmates was a daytime name like Debbi Morgan, Valarie Pettiford, etc. which I think might've been a real boon, because the two women in the roles have been quite good. I do think they can and should introduce relatives for Tracy and Sharon (or Barbara) and build on the story in future in a thornier way, but it has been heartfelt, classically soapy stuff.

When Y&R told people to get on the Cane Train, they were not using a euphemism.

She has never given a shít about that boy since she lost both Nikolas and Patrick over the entire terrorist scam that led to her carrying the embryo.

Sure, who wouldn't visit a millionaire on a stationary train?

"Ain't Love Easy," I believe. Embarrassing! It was the October 6th '91 episode.

The cast and crew are predominantly Black and I don't think either Jon or Cady are on contract - I think the only white cast who are are Vanessa, Ashley and Derek, who are almost all (IMO) B-tier characters. So I personally would not find it to be some sort of omen of whitewashing if they added someone like Ted King.

I do think if we're thinking beyond just Black males it's entirely possible it could be Ted King, who has a friendship with MVJ. And I could be for that tbh. Especially with Daphnee Duplaix/Nicole.

Which amazes me tbh but which I find so hilarious.

Sean Blakemore would do it for me, but I'm not even sure MVJ was still at GH when he turned up.

There are plenty of hot males of color tossed aside by daytime to choose from out there, but I can think of very few that are enough of a well known name to hype up a ton of their audience.

Short of Shemar, who is not joining this show in a contract role, I am at a loss on this one.

Didn't they say Tracy and Sharon had no real solo careers without Anita once the group split? That's the impression I got from the exposition a few months ago, due to Dante Green's machinations and whisper campaign against them. Still, I am glad if they are getting their moment in the sun even if I agree a tour is implausible if they had no prior solo attempts.

Are they gonna tour with Hologram Anita, like Tupac at Coachella?

It's giving me 2013-2015 flashbacks when there were at least 2-3 new Brydog headlines of his social media foolishness per month.

The fact that it's not been pushed would suggest that even Mo got weary of Bryan's antics BITD.

LMAOOOO

That network synergy is great.

I forgot HE was still on the show.

Yet!!

Bryan and Kelly Thiebaud did used to charge for their fan chats/recordings in the mid-2010s.

Well, Blair was a first draft of Blair. Lee Ann was created by the previous Rauch regime.