Tisy-Lish
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Does anyone know for sure if the people producing this "new" Love of Life audio drama have even obtained the rights to the show? I have a feeling they do not have the rights because if they did, I think it would have been mentioned in at least some of the soap press announcements.
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I think the reason the Azure C storyline didn't get much press attention was because it was written and presented as a "slow reveal" plot -- similar to a mystery, in which hints or clues to Azure's life were revealed in the scripts one morsel at a time. The way the writing was structured required the audience to be kept in the dark about the truth until the end of the plot (or until some noticed enough hints and figured it out for themselves). Had the press covered that plot at the time of The City's premiere, then Azure's secret would have been revealed before the plot even began. Looking back, that tactic was clearly a mistake, because the show was unable to use the trans storyline as a way to promote its modern hip urban style. Had the plot been sensationalized by the press around the time of the premiere, it almost certainly would have grabbed lots of attention and probably would have increased the ratings -- at least temporarily. But that would have required a re-structuring of the storyline, revealing Azure C as trans (to the audience at least) from day one. I watched the entire plot, and I thought it was well planned and well written. I picked up on the clues fairly early and figured out where it was headed. But as I have indicated, making the situation a mystery for the audience to "figure out" meant the details had to be kept secret and not promoted by the press. In hindsight that was a big mistake.
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Understood. And it would have provided more drama to have the kids come home and find the house ransacked, and not knowing why until they were told of Smitty's arrest.
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Yes, I believe Smitty even had a throw away line in which he said he had called their house-cleaner to go straighten up the house before the kids got home.
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Y&R needs to contact Bill Espy and pay him enough to play Snapper (for one day) on a phone call with Billy. If Jill is really having a health crisis, then we need to see Snapper sharing the news with Billy. If we're not going to see Jill, then at least we should see Snapper.
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The Abbott family meal around the table today was an interesting choice. I can't remember the last time I saw a soap opera feature a scene with such a large group sitting at a dining room table -- it was probably a rare Thanksgiving meal on one soap or another. I'm no expert, but I've been told scenes like this are troublesome for soap operas, because they are difficult to direct and difficult to shoot (with all the camera close-ups during the conversations), and they take a long time to shoot, which means $$$. No idea who was behind the decision to include these dining room scenes to today's episode, but I applaud them. Most soap operas are about families, and nothing demonstrates family more clearly than gathering around a table and sharing a meal.
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This is one of several reasons the new head writers need to introduce some major new characters. Most of the current characters have too much history together and are too inbred. I have always loved legacy characters on soap operas, but Y&R simply has too many legacy characters that TPTB has treated as "untouchable." It's time for several of them to be written off and given a lengthy break. The show needs several new characters and possibly even a new family. Not to mention, a group of young characters needs to be introduced,
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Wait!! Somebody’s going to say, "It's just a soap." LOL. 5-4-3-2-1...
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In our forum, are there any AW fans old enough to remember the set used for Liz Matthews' house when the role was played by Audra Lindley and Nancy Wickwire? Although I was not watching AW at that time, I have seen a few photos of the interior of Liz's house, and one photo of the exterior. Unfortunately all of these photos are relative close-ups of the actors on set, so the set itself is not featured prominently. From what little I can see in the photos, the set included a baby grand piano, a curved staircase with decorative metal railing, and a fireplace mantle. And that's not much detail. The exterior photo (a set inside the studio) shows the area outside the front-door, and the house appears to have stacked-stone exterior walls. Again, not much detail, but that's all I have found. When Liz returned to AW played by Irene Daily around 1974, she moved into an apartment or condo, and no mention was made of her previous house. So I'm curious if anyone actually remembers Liz's house set from the pre-Irene Daily years, and can you describe it in more detail? I'm assuming Liz's house was not exactly a mansion (or perhaps it was a mansion), but considerably larger and more stylish than Jim and Mary's house. Please share whatever you remember.
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I understand there is a couple on GH who also refuse to kiss. Aren't these people actors? It's called acting. It's not real-life and it's not genuine. It's acting. If they don't want to act, why did any of them take the job?
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Yes, let's cut off discussion of the Matthews family and Beverly Penberthy to talk about Dolly Parton. I love Dolly, but she has absolutely no connection to AW, aside from working with the director. Sadly, Alan seemed a lot more interested in Dolly Parton, than a discussion of the Matthews family and Ms Penberthy. Was this re-direction intentional on Alan's part for some reason? Or is he just uninformed about the history of Another World?
