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ya think? rhetorical question. more interesting is lia throwing suspicion onto nicole. does this somehow fit into her larger plan, or does she really believe that nicole is complicit?

previously mentioned: “sheila” is marcel’s boat. and ita re madison’s mother — too much telling, not enough showing has been a problem since the beginning.

nice piece on billy magnussen (casey hughes) in the ny times. free link. billy magnussen

at least part of this episode will be preempted — question is how much.

this! i get it — nicole was the responsible sister. and now, she going through a delayed adolescence. it makes sense, but she does need to own it. the question is when and how annoying will she be between now and then. i’ve never been a fan of carlton. but he was right to call nicole out on her behavior. the double date was a disaster, no surprise, but her reaction was way over the line — particularly regarding vanessa. carlton was on the money when he said nicole was projecting.

time flies: 70 years ago, today, ‘world turns premiered.

you cannot make this sh*t up: kristie noem’s cross-dressing husband

only episodes that a ired in 2025 are eligible for this year’s awards.

I'm not all ashamed to say that I look forward to that day you’re not alone!

so, we’re finally going to meet mrs. hawthorne, or is this going to be on the phone?

ita with all of this. things can get very preachy, with a lot of telling rather than showing. and the choppy pacing has been an issue from the beginning: stories are introduced then dropped, sometimes reappearing, sometimes not; characters not appearing for weeks.

that was my impression, as well. didn’t recall GH being involved. but, hey, why not!? as i recall, at some point SOD disallowed ballots that had been photocopied — hence the big purchase.

budget constraints, i’m sure. at least they accounted for their absence, though it was deep in the episode before the mentioned samantha.

corey parker — ‘will & grace’ among many other shows — died at 60. according to his obit, his first role was in 1983 on ‘world turns. his wikipedia page says he played a bully corey parker obit

back in the day, a classic friday cliffhanger would have made us wait until monday for the grayson reveal.

hmm indeed… thought we finally would see an old time friday cliffhanger. but nope, there was the reveal, confirming what had been speculated. really, would it have killed them to hold off until the next episode? do MVJ, et al believe that viewers really so impatient they can’t wait a day — or in the case, a weekend?

oh, we’re WAY, WAY past “boarding on caricature,” and “becoming off-putting.”

drives me flipping nuts! some day someone has to explain to me why men (and some women, as well — boobs don’t help:) do this. it looks as uncomfortable as i expect it must feel.

let’s hope this year’s oscars do as well.

really! as a times subscriber, i get 10 freebies a month to share. i have 1 left. thankfully, february’s a short month.

here’s the ny times obit. free link: neil sedaka obit

lauren chapin, who play kathy on ‘father know best,’ has died. i had no idea she had such a harrowing life after the show ended. free link: lauren chapin obit

here’s an interesting assessment of the first year. echos much of what’s been said here. tom lisanti on btg year one

1964 was when nbc finally got serious about daily soaps. ‘the doctors’ switch to traditional soap format began a couple of months ahead of ‘another world’s’ premiere.

i watched sisters at the time, but remember very little of the characters and stories. what i do remember was a episode titled, ‘one fine day,’ which, as i recall, referenced the song several times. but, when they finally played the song, it wasn’t the familiar version by the chiffons, but a cover. i was reminded of this as i was watching an episode of ‘gilmore girls’ — lorelai‘s engagement party — which included the original ‘one fine day,’ along with a few others. guess ‘gilmore girls’ had the bigger music budget:)