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update that the Marcy Walker / A.Martinez livestream from June 7, 2026 is available for replay at reduced cost https://michaelfairmantv.com/santa-barbara-a-martinez-marcy-walker-cruz-and-eden-reunion-chat-on-demand-replay-available/2026/06/08/

Replay now available at reduced cost https://michaelfairmantv.com/santa-barbara-a-martinez-marcy-walker-cruz-and-eden-reunion-chat-on-demand-replay-available/2026/06/08/

image credit XJ Johnson for JPI via SOD

Deacon is an alcoholic. I can understand him running the pizza place that serves alcohol, but booze not the main focus. But seriously now managing the Bikini Bar and having it as a place with lots of evening drinking? that seem seems unrealistic, no many how many years sober he might be.

This is Noel Maxam, August 7, 2025. This interview would have been recorded this around the time the currently-airing episodes were taped. https://ia601702.us.archive.org/28/items/15d-4s-5f-7w/15d4s5f7w.mp4 At 2:33, he starts talking about what Stefano's ring symbolizes to him. Seems to represent the show to him. The whole video gives his conception of DAYS but the part about the ring is. . . interesting. Not sure if this was a spoiler or not: He said "it's on EJ's finger now and we just don't know where it will go".

How often do those siblings share scenes?

Is Cat talking to Mark Greene? I've seen him so seldom, I forgot what he looks like.

Friday June 12 Canadian day-ahead (airs Monday June 15 USA) combined info courtesy of two Canadian recappers (link) and (link) They at least acknowledge that Diane had moved out and was incommunicado, then appeared at the Fairmont Crest (BTG) fundraiser, but now cannot be found in Genoa City. some info from the recappers (out of order) The new character Dr. Laurence Markham is being paid by Patty to hold Diane captive. Patty and the doctor meet at the Park café. Traci arrives, wondering wtf is going on. Meanwhile Diane awakens and enters the room shown in above spoiler pics. She notices some books by Alan Laurent on the shelf. (remember the twin psychiatrist(s) that manipulated Traci and Ashley). Diane finds Dr. Markham and asks what's going on. He lies to Diane about why she's there and says she's mentally ill. Other stuff that happens: Meanwhile Kyle and Jack talk. Kyle says that no one has seen Diane in Genoa City, and he's surprised that Diane even agreed to go to the fundraiser in Maryland. Klyle had thought the storm pulled his parents closer together, and Jack had thought so, too. Jack had hired a P.I. to look for Diane. He receives a call from someone who tells him that Diane’s car hasn’t been moved from the Athletic Club parking lot for at least two days, and she hasn't been in her room there. Jack calls Detective Burrow of the GCPD about Diane. Traci arrives at the Abbotts to tell Jack something's off with Patty. Patty arrives, Traci leaves. Patty tries to blackmail Jack into having a relationship with her in exchange for Diane not being harmed at the facility she's being held at. A lot more happened in the episode! read the recaps for more: (link) and (link)

images credit Howard Wise for JPI (source) and (source)

In 2025, the BTG characters didn't mention Juneteenth. I wonder if it will be acknowledged this year?

Redding Munsell (child actor currently playing Kyle Abbott's son "Harrison" on Y&R) ... has been cast in the film "Little One" https://deadline.com/2026/06/little-one-movie-casts-amy-smart-chiara-aurelia-1236951620/

week of June 15th image credit XJ Johnson for JPI via S.O.newss

Just now 11:15am PDT June 12, I got the 'max_user_connections' error and then the large icons error.

Thurs. June 18: A meaningful milestone brings mixed emotions for Abe and Paulina. Fri. June 19: Paulina encounters Abe and Lexie at the Juneteenth celebration. Oh that's right, Abe and Paulina's wedding anniversary is Juneteenth. I'm glad they're doing an actual Juneteenth celebration this year. I think there were a couple of recemt years where it was observed by Abe and Paulina at a restaurant? But I'm guessing the focus of the episode is the young adults at the cabin.

This is a lovely picture, and I assume they are written as friends since they are both gray characters. But nevertheless, Michelle Stafford's Nina induced Ava into labor, pulled baby Avery out, and took her. The whole scene was less brutal than someone stealing a baby by physically cutting a child out of a pregnant mother -- it was actual labor in this case -- but labor was induced against Ava's will, and the emotions from Nina were very cold and brutal. It's years later now, but I just don't think it's realistic for them to be friends.

Yeah that's the oversized "x" (twitter) icon

yes that's the one with the ginormous icons. I think that's the "unread" icon at the top of the page, appearing 1000 times too large, and then when scrolling down, under it are ginormous social media icons for SON. When I see that, if I take the time to scroll down forever and ever and ever on that giant icon page, I see this at the bottom: "Error code: EX1203".

I thought Errol had killed that error, and seemed to have succeeded, but in true soap fashion it seems that error has come back from the dead.

I had no errors for several days. But today the same 'max_user_connections' errors when I came online at 3.57am PDT today June 12. (Windows PC desktop, chrome browser latest version149.0.7827.115 (Official Build) (64-bit). It happened at least 10 times within the next hour. One time when I clicked "try again" I got the screen with ginormous icons and this error message at the bottom: "Sorry, there is a problem Something went wrong. Please try again. Error code: EX1203". I gave up and walked away from the computer. I later deleted all my cookies and history, and relogged into SON at 8am PDT and got multiple 'max_user_connections' errors again.

new June 2026 Sheri Anderson video interview Sheri talks about working for/with Pat Falken Smith, and how, in those days, sometimes when there was a headwriter change, there were writing teams/staffs that moved * together * from one soap to another. Sheri also discusses specific soaps she worked on, And the process of writing, what each member of a writing staff does. And how/when/if they could (or could not) adapt the writing if an actor wasn't fitting a role or if a pairing lacked chemistry. Link to June 2026 Sheri Anderson interview thread

I know there's been lots of discussion of Pat Falken Smith on this GH thread and on other threads. I recommend the new June 2026 Sheri Anderson video interview during which Sheri talks about working for Pat Falken Smith and how, in those days, there were writing teams. Link to Sheri interview thread

@Toups @Errol Edit, Thanks for merging the two threads.

Sheri gives a lot of info on how it came to be written that Luke raped Laura, and the influence of producer and network, and how the longterm process of writing it was done. Therapist brought in. A lot of background information. What the head of the network said.

She talks about the process of writing, what it's like to be a scriptwriter, breakdown writer, head writer, script editor. She names past soap writers and what it was like to work with them, working under other writers, working alongside other writers, finding writing staff to work under you. Working with producers. What they did in the old days when an actor wasn't fitting the writing, or a pairing didn't have chemistry --- how/if the writing could be adapted or not. A lot of of information, all interesting!

The entire interview is in-depth, I recommend listening to all of it. . And yes she talks about how the rape of Laura was written. It can be discussed here, of course. I'm glad you also gave the Sheri interview its own thread, since she discusses multiple soaps and also the process of writing. and working with other soap writers, etc. https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/70161-sheri-anderson-interview-june-11-2026/#findComment-2101011