Forever8

It feels like Josh writes this show like an episodic primetime series instead of a soap with any long story. I'm not keen when several characters change career fields at the same time. Nate should've remained a doctor but still could've been on the board of Hamilton-Winters. I'm ready for the Imani and Nate affair to happen soon. 

Wish her well and success of this show. She probably can see the sketchy writing on the wall and left. 

Another Locher interview coming up

Actress Toby Poser will join me live in The Locher Room on Wednesday, August 24th at 3 p.m. EST / 12 p.m. PST. Toby will be here to talk about her artistic collaboration with her husband and two daughters working together on Wonder Wheel Productions. Wonder Wheel epitomizes a can-do attitude toward independent filmmaking: as cast and crew, they write, act, and shoot; they produce, direct, edit and score it all.

2 hours ago, carolineg said:

So what happens when VK doesn't book any jobs?  Is RSW going to do double duty and play Ben?  Are we expected to pretend Alex/Ben aren't the same actor?  Perhaps Victoria will become a huge movie star, but history has told us she usually comes back after a few months.  This Alex stuff has been really dumb so far.  I don't know why the show couldn't wait a few months to bring RSW back.

With The CW soon to cater to the geriatric demographic I think her best chances is to end up on cable or a streaming series soon. 

6 hours ago, DRW50 said:

https://deadline.com/2022/08/anne-heche-brain-dead-injury-taken-off-life-support-1235090375/

I'm sorry for the woman who lost all her possessions and work from the fire, and I feel like any other statement ends up downplaying her loss, which is not my intent, but this just has me so down.  I am glad if Anne is at peace, shallow as that is to say. but the last week has felt so fast and so, so wrong.

Anne is one of the best actors soaps ever had and I hope someday that is how people can remember her.

Couldn't said it better myself. 

2 hours ago, Soapfan8878 said:

Love this ! Thank you !

You're Welcome!!! 

A few months ago, I ran across this segment on "Sexy Soap Stars" from Entertainment Tonight from 1991 that features Robin Mattson, Melody Thomas Scott, Katherine Kelly Lang, and Charlotte Ross.

A few months ago, I ran across this segment on "Sexy Soap Stars" from Entertainment Tonight from 1991 that features Charlotte Ross, Melody Thomas Scott, Katherine Kelly Lang, and Robin Mattson.

A few months ago, I ran across this segment on "Sexy Soap Stars" from Entertainment Tonight from 1991 that features Katherine Kelly Lang, Melody Thomas Scott, Charlotte Ross, and Robin Mattson.

A few months ago, I ran across this segment on "Sexy Soap Stars" from Entertainment Tonight from 1991 that features Melody Thomas Scott, Katherine Kelly Lang, Charlotte Ross, and Robin Mattson. 

It seems Robert Newman didn't waste any time after leaving YR either he is currently back on stage in Michigan which is like an hour and a half away from where he lives via a plane ride instead of the four/five one he took to LA. 

The thing is that Phyllis, Nikki, and Ashley are treating Diane like she is on par with Patty Williams or Mari Jo Mason. I'm like yes, she framed you for murder and set you up as an arsonist, but you all have done some outlandish things in your time as well. I hope Diane or Kyle get to mention some of Phyllis misdeeds to her face when you know what hits the fan. 

It seems Robert Newman didn't waste any time after leaving YR either he is currently back on stage in Michigan which is like an hour and a half away from where he lives via a plane ride instead of the four/five one he took to LA. 

5 hours ago, te. said:

Realistically, they could do what other shows have done re: music rights - straight out remove it and replace it with cheap elevator music. With that said, I doubt they'll suddenly add every episode even if there's some vague plan to do so - it's just not viable endevour to add 14,000 episodes at once.

 

With that said, I hope they start adding the first few weeks, select storylines, episodes etc. That is probably more realistic (aside from not doing it at all and all this is just a big fat lie, which is the most realistic thing to happen).

Themes for select episodes they could do 

Best of Supercouples (Bo & Hope, John & Marlena, Steve & Kayla etc.,) 

The Hortons through the years 

Sami Brady 

The Best Of The DiMeras 

The Last Blast Gang 

1 hour ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Who's getting DID? 

Sharon. 

Then again, he might find her boring despite her unstable history of mental health. Like Liz on GH, he might particularly care for her character unfortunately. 

57 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

I was just gonna post that LOL 

Yeah knowing them "past episodes" is probably last year lol

They probably have that short-lived library from 2010/2011 episode they were shown briefly on was it Bravo or E! a year or two ago? 

I see some of you blaming the current writers but let's be honest this show was going the way of cancelation for about fifteen years now. Let's not forget when NBC Daytime folded meaning the show was hardly getting any support from the network. I just hope we don't once again see the SOD Cover "The Plan To Save DAYS" for the 520th time in 2023. 

Relatively last-minute news about changing platforms does kind of have me puzzled.

3 minutes ago, Vee said:

The PP soaps, though mismanaged and too far ahead of their time, had the advantage of being on what is still a major streamer with multiple things people want to watch: Hulu, which has only gained in prominence since with Disney. Peacock doesn't have enough other content to warrant that fee for enough people.

And at the time Hulu had a free tier with decent content to boot. 

Not having DAYS available via the free tier on Peacock doesn't sound feasible to me. I'm sure people would watch the ads if they were available to watch the show. Though I wonder are they expecting more people to subscribe? And it also sounds like Canada might not have access to DAYS soon via people on Twitter. 

5 minutes ago, Joseph said:

It would Be Great if He Played Brooks, or then Didn't Snapper Foster have a Son with that Waitress Sally? Anyway, it would be incredible if they reintroduced one of them to work a Return of of the Fosters and Brooks for next year's 50th Anniversary

Chuckie Rouland

I didn't think about that. I just hope if they do that if they bring on the Brooks Sisters for the 50th they are given actual POV. And not just standing there in the corner and given weird dialogue about Jill. 

14 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Stuck with boretoria, a fate worse than death lol

Well I hope he doesn't gnaw the scenery like he did on OLTL

I hope he doesn't phone it in like he had been doing on and off in his last few years on One Life To Live. He's one of those actors that you could see when he isn't feeling the material he's given. 

We'll see how this goes but with recent years of Why and Are obtaining soap vets I'm cautiously optimistic. Perhaps he might be playing a recast Cole Howard? 

But I did think from clips I've seen that Brenda did a good job during her last year on the show. Even though the story wasn't the best. 

4 hours ago, DRW50 said:

@AdelaideCate007 @Dion @Forever8 Moving the conversation from the Neighbours thread. 

I had forgotten about Pippa and Don.  I don't think either are mentioned these days either. 

You may have already  read this but a former storyliner for the show talked about how he planned to bring Fisher back, with dementia, dying in Alf's arms. The story, along with several others (like Brody Morgan being gay) was vetoed.

https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2022/03/16/former-home-and-away-script-exec-reveals-plans-kill-off-favourite/

I heard about the proposed Fisher storyline. If anything, if Fisher would've died it should've been in Marilyn's arms instead. But I can see why it was vetoed either way. 

Though it's sad the network is so hesitant about revisiting the past and is embracing solely the future. I mean I'm kind of surprised they never recast or brough back any of Irene's children or grandchildren. I guess I should be surprised that they brought on Leah's nephew from one of her brothers. 

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

I have watched the show the last few years and mostly  enjoyed it  but I can definitely see where they have moved away  from  their history in a way Neighbours never really did so I can't imagine the ending packing as much of a nostalgic punch, beyond Sally returning. Morag was beloved but sadly the actress passed away some years back (and it was never even acknowledged  onscreen, was it). Otherwise the more known characters from the show are still on it - Irene, Alf, Marilyn. I guess Colleen?

Anyway, this is a good piece  featuring some interviews with former writers and story plans that were never done.

https://www.backtothebay.net/news/2022/07/28/goodbye-neighbours-a-tribute-to-ramsay-street/

They probably would try to bring back Pippa and Don. 

33 minutes ago, Dion said:

20 years ago it was Neighbours that was completely ignoring their history with no Robinsons left (I think it was the Perfect Blend website who sometime in either 2003 or 04 bemoaned that Helen Daniels hadn't been mentioned in years) and Harold Bishop being the last "Ramsay". Whereas Home and Away was still having visits from Pippa or her original foster children every 1 - 2 years.

Of course this began to change in 2003 when they brought Teenage Sky Mangel on and Harold's son David, followed of course by Paul Robinson's return at the end of 2004 and the exceptional 20th anniversary celebrations. Meanwhile Home and Away seems to have pretty much cut ties after Sally left, except for Marilyn and Roo returning and the use of Alf's long lost daughter Quinn (originally a brief storyline from 1995) to provide him with another grandson - Ryder.

It's quite sad that Home and Away has shed pretty much its true origins since it had worked for them for about 20 years. I remember being surprised when read that the Astoni's were the first "complete" family to feature on H&A since the Sutherlands and that was 17 years prior.