Liberty City

Interesting. Hmm.

Damn. Was hoping there was some kind of confirmation!!

Did we ever get confirmation Rita Simons is nüMandy, or is the verdict still out on that?

Yeah; the writing for Chance under Maria Arena's reign of terror was a mess, and unfortunately that had little to do with John Driscoll's work. I'm also surprised at the lack of re-connection between Chance and Chloe & Heather, given how strong that storyline was pushed when Eden Riegel was Heather. Oh Ronan. Mess of a character but Jeff Bronson was brilliant. I'd be open to a reprisal at some point!

The Belle/EJ pairing is definitely one of those "ones that got away" storylines, and it is very disappointing.

I truly did not think it would be ending before 2023. Whew.

Clayton Norcross is my all-time favourite Thorne. He favouried both Susan Flannery & John McCook so well. It was the Aussie's decision to not extend his deal; in Bradley Bell's world, that equates to no longer being written for. Recurring = fired for him.

Teri Ann Linn has been selling real estate in the Newport Beach area. Colleen Dion seems to have been MIA since leaving Bold the last time.

Same could be said for the two racists.... 🙄

Happy to see Greg Meng there... was hoping he'd return to Days of Our Lives... where Ken Corday should be focused.

Yeah; pretty sure it's what has soured Young's feelings towards daytime, and why he'll only do guest spots. I know Lesli Kay has been working on the medical field for some time. Tracy Melchoir seems to be promoting the uber conservative brand My Freedom Cart these days.

RHONY: Legacy has been previewed.

Genuine end of an era. So sad.

Jacob Young presented some storylines to Bradley Bell for Rick, and he was shut down. Then, Bell ended up using the storyline, as presented, for other characters. Plus, he was p!ssed his image was used in the opening and was never paid for it after he went to recurring. Young, to my knowledge, has never spoken negatively about the transgender storyline, and was quite upset over Maya & Rick's split, and believed there were other ways the storyline could have gone. From his exit interview (x😞 ❝ I was just wanting an understanding of why the writers would see a story like Rick and Maya’s and assume it had a shelf life. Because it doesn’t in my eyes. First of all, the writers said, ‘It’s run its course and we don’t really know where to go with the story.’ I even wrote a story for Brad that would work. He said it would never work, and then used it for the new cast members that just came on – the younger cast. So, he took my storyline that I wrote for them. I guess he liked it that much. Again, the writers say one thing, but I say financial. Because they didn’t want to pay two guys the salary rate that I was paid at. So, Ingo got to come in and do his thing, so I guess as time will tell. I’m not in any way looking to go that direction anyway. Like I said, if they really do need me for a few episodes here and there, I’m all there. But I’m not interested in going under a contractual situation again. I’ll be honest, I haven’t watched a full week in B&B in quite some time because it’s so redundant. So I’m not entirely sure what storyline your referencing. Do you mind explaining that? Was it the one with Thorne? Yeah, and the interns and all that. I had basically written that, but it was Rick being involved. They’ve augmented it a bit. It’s not exactly the same, but that storyline was meant to involve my character. I wrote a whole synopsis on it, he asked me to. And he really liked it but said CBS was going to give us hell if we tell this story. And he goes, ‘But I wish sometimes I was my father and could say to hell with them and do it anyway.’ So, I said, ‘Then let’s do it. Let’s do it anyway.’ And he’s like, ‘Well, let me think on it.’ And it just never came about for me. Which is great because it’s allowed me to shoot three films since I’ve been off the show, two of which will be on the Lifetime Network in early 2019. The third will be going into independent festivals, and the last I heard the guy who scored Iron Man 2 is going to be scoring it. It’s supposed to be a really cool edgy film with Ricky Garcia from the Disney Channel. It’s just a really great cast. It’s an interesting film. It’s like Training Day meets The Crow. Really Dark. ❞

ALL reunions for Bravo are expected to be uncensored on Peacock. Now, if only the shows themselves could become uncensored.

I'm like nününüMolly; Kristen Vaganos reminds me of Mia Kriegel, but more natural in her acting. Like her against Nancy Lee Grahn & Kate Mansi... now we need Kelly Monaco for the full Davis experience. It's a good fit. Love seeing Inga Cadranel back as Harmony, even via visions within Willow's subconcious/mind. And I hope Anna did what she did... because, that's the drama we need.

Ultimate Girls Trip: Morocco may be canceled. Also, karma is REAL:

WOO-HOO!! Kelly Clarkson remains the queen of daytime talk!!!!

Am I the only one who realized Beyond Salem & A Very Salem Christmas are removed from Peacock?

Yes, unfortunately. Sucks. He had just retired, too. Always loved his publicity images.

According to the Soap Opera Digest podcast, if I remember correctly, she only wasn't offered a long-term gig because there were too many females in regular capacity. But I am sure, if offered, she'd take it.

I feel like they wanted Jen Lilley, but also wanted to punish her for not being available the full twelve-weeks.