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Not an interview, but this was a feature, pertaining to Manning: Mike Manning's Gay Role in Beyond the Gates Breaks New Ground

Mm-hmm. Eva, finding this out:

date: Monday, April 28 | Sara A. Bibel, Cheryl Davis | Phideaux Xavier Anita wanting to tour with Dani and Naomi? That could be a hit, but again, it's giving the Return to Love tour. An ugly chair called Herbert? Hell no. It's hideous, and anyone who names a chair? That's not normal at all. Chelsea wanting to talk threesomes with Deadbeat? No, thank you. But uh-oh, Chelsea wants to get to know Allison more. I like that she isn't into labels and is open about being with women prior. That's exciting. I love how much Vernon supports Anita and her dreams; that's what partners should be for each other. Dana, we did not need to know you lost your virginity to the Articulettes. You're a nutjob, and a white-padded cell is awaiting your arrival right now. Now Jacob and Naomi are showing up in the last fifteen minutes for a date night with Ashley and Herbert's lover. Good for Chelsea going after what she wants, and that's Allison. Love that for her. I just hope Allison does not turn her back on Chelsea, or that it does not backfire. Is this all about money with Dana? That's what these flashbacks are giving me right now.

Credits for Monday, April 28, 2025: Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley Executive producer: Frank Valentini Head writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten Writers: Ryan Quan, Kate Hall, Cathy Lepard Director: Tina Keller

Writers: Sara A. Bibel Cheryl Davis Director: Phideax Xavier

Rouge! That was the restaurant I am thinking about: Well, if Javi sticks around, maybe he could get involved.

And again, that could be your region. Commercials do vary per region, and I'm stating I've had episodes where Procter & Gamble products are not advertised at all.

Honestly, at this point, recycle the set (which kind of sucks, given it's one of their community sets). It does not work for me. We could bring in a better use for the set space, surely? Or why not return the restaurant Maggie owned for a period of time...? Give her something to do other than linger in the shoebox Kiriakis room.

That could do with network/region, because I don't always seen Procter & Gamble commercials in every single episode. And again, it also leads into whether or not the company has sponsored a certain portion of the episode. It's clear; they do not always. And we've seen in other soaps (i.e., Y&R) that sponsorships don't always include the products. We've seen those commercials with the actor voiceovers of "This portion, sponsored in part by..." and we don't see the product. Obviously, with Procter & Gamble being part of the production side, it allows them to place their products in should they want to.

Well, if they don't sponsor that portion, then they wouldn't include it. If it's sponsored, then it's included. Clearly, Procter & Gamble are not sponsoring every single episode, etc.

They have been; whenever a Procter & Gamble product is featured in the first-seen set of scenes, the commercial segment that follows has been receiving: "This portion in sponsorship brought to you by..."

🤷🏻‍♂️ I'm going to stock it up to a change of regime, and my overall idea that age is not a construct in American daytime soaps, given SORAS, etc.

He could pronounce it correctly if he studied the script; if he has a storied history of mispronouncing words (as many do on this soap, specifically), then perhaps it shouldn't be scripted in. 😯

Clearly, if he isn't able to handle the lines, he shouldn't be given them. At all. A true actor⏤who is solid in their craft, especially in daytime⏤would study the lines and not need them on a prompter or their damn hand. It wasn't even subtly done. What is this? A test cheat sheet for school?

Saw this on Tumblr from the April 14 episode; this is just... embarrassing. The teleprompter was bad enough, but now he's writing things on his hands?

Absolutely.

I think it was meant to be the same fountain.