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You sound nice. Seriously, your attacks on HK and MS say much more about you than they do about those actors.

Not an unpopular opinion with me. I think Bryton does great work even when his story is bad. He comes across as real and genuine and authentic, and that warmth translates so well. Agree with you. Like most of Josh’s writing, their story wasn’t built properly. SHOW me the reasons that characters are at odds — don’t TELL me they don’t get along or have them attack each other and let me decide who to blame. He does this with every story. Take Tara, for example. Will she be different from the quiet wallflower we’ve been given? Who knows with Griffith. I do know that if we were shown signs of another side of her, it’s possible we’d see her casting as better than a complete failure. Instead, we’ve been given a wet dishrag for months, and most of us dislike this actress in the role. If Tara does a 180 turn, will it seem believable? Again, it’s a failure in writing.

These shootouts are comical. All those bullets flying — and almost all misses from a close range. It’s ridiculous and hysterical. Why would anyone choose to live in Port Charles with all this violence and mob activity? Real estate must be cheap.

— Why would Summer automatically accept Ashland’s job offer that would get her out of town? Don’t understand why Sally thinks this is such a great idea. — Why does Harrison need a nanny now that Tara is with him at the house all the time? Isn’t Mrs. Martinez now his buddy (in scenes we don’t see)? — Why does the apt. that Billy and Lily are renting look like an awful knock-off of Billy’s last place with Phyllis? I swear these sets get worse and worse.

I honestly can’t be happy for any of the nominees. With so many egregious snubs and so many noms going to undeserving actors, the entire thing is a farce. The Daytime Emmys are just a complete joke.

Without mentioning specific individuals, I think this list of nominees is proof the Daytime Emmys are a FARCE. With only 4 soaps, they ended up with egregious snubs. They nominated actors who did nothing this year and who do not deserve nominations. I can’t applaud any worthy nominee because the entire list is so flawed. GH should win an award for working overtime to get their actors nominated. Frank and team worked hard on that. It’s all pretty pathetic.

It really is. Just so bad. And they meet in the lobby of the hotel for these talks? In addition, I don’t care how much people like Karla Mosely. She doesn’t work as Amanda — at all.

That is good stuff.

i agree. Earring Jake tell Gabi he loves her ALREADY is pathetic and disgusting, and a huge slap at Kate. It’s awful writing that really hurts the character of Jake.

Really agree with you about SH’s Kristen — just doesn’t work for me. The writing is bad for her, too, mak8ng the character even more of a caricature than she already was. I’m to the point of disgust when I see Kristen on my screen. I don’t find her fun, or funny, or interesting. She’s an over the top waste of time caricature who gets away with everything....because the writer said so. None of it has to make sense and none of it does.

Adam is a wanted criminal, but only to people who hate him and to horrible police work by Rey. The evidence is laughable and there’s ONE cop on the case — who shouldn’t be anywhere near it. I don’t see Sharon as ruined here at all. She’s always had something unexplainable for Adam, she’s always loved him in some way. Victor isn’t ruined either. Josh Griffith is sacrificing Rey to this story, and that’s a shame. Rey doesn’t have to be written as a stupid, vindictive cop. It would be a better story if Sharon were truly torn between Adam and Rey— but she’s not. Once Lola is off the canvas, Rey has no ties to anyone. That’s not a good place for a character to be in.

And I get your point, too. My biggest problem with that scene is that it was all shock value and only for shock value. You want to say “no labels” and have a previously-thought of straight person go bi or gay? I’ll buy it. I’ll accept it. But don’t feed me a cliffhanger gay kiss that’s seen by someone else and then make it clear two days later that it was not only no big deal, but it was really nothing. We ended up with a scene that actually makes no sense, since Allie has no romantic or sexual interest in Chanel. Carlivati wrote that scene for titters, and that bothers me. The low DAYS budget really showed today in those ER scenes with Kayla using the paddles on Brady. The lame hospital set was barely lit — probably to hide how fake it looked — and watching Kayla work on Brady by herself was laughable. I wonder about soap actors’ salaries, too. Can they make it only by doing other tie-ins, Cameos, etc.? How do these actors pay a mortgage? Especially on DAYS, where they’re hired for 6 months and then disappear for 6 until they’re brought back? I just think it’s a lousy way to treat cast members.

William Lipton gets worse every week. The Cameron we knew is gone.

Looks like Sharon Case is the new Michelle Stafford. Huh? Lily is a call girl and a Trollope because she woos her man and looks good in a sparkly dress? Is this a parody post? My problem with the wooing scene at Society was seeing that the restaurant was AGAIN closed down for the night so that one couple could have a romantic dinner. Yeah, that happens.

I’m not interested in the Allie and Chanel stuff if they’re going the “no labels” route. Tired of soaps pretend they’re progressive while they can’t say the word gay. Labels are important. If Allie and Chanel are into each other, they’re either bi or gay. Period.

I like Adam on the canvas.

Scott Clifton seems to have forgotten that it’s possible to be subtle when showing emotion. I like the guy, but wow.

Stephen A is a decent actor. The writing is ruining Cam. Now he’s holding guns on the police? The kid needs intensive therapy.

Susan/Kristen are great characters -- and they've been run into the ground by Ron Carlivati. I cannot believe how much repetition we're getting with masks, kidnappings, and even entire scenes.

GH relies WAY too much on music to tell us characters are in trouble or there's a sense of foreboding. They need to give that file titled CYRUS MUSIC CUES a rest.

LOL You need to step up your troll game. It's weak.

Then I suggest you stop cluttering the thread with your responses to me. Not to sound curt, but I don’t care if you have an issue with my posts. Never claimed to be a moderator either. I have not directed any comments at you, and I never asked for your permission to post anything. Every time you speak to me, it’s to act as the board police. Why you need to speak for those I comment about I don’t know. I have belittled NO ONE here. I have only responded to the belittling of others. Take their feelings into account? LOL You mean these posters who personally attack actors? IRONY IS DEAD. I never asked for your agreement, let alone asked you to read my posts at all. Don’t like my comments? Don’t read them. And I never said this was my house, honey — but neither do I owe you rent.

Aaaaaaaaand my point has been proven. Aaaaaaaand again. Aaaaaand once more with feeling. Haters gonna hate, I guess.

i appreciate your comments, and I pretty much agree with all you’ve said. I know you haven’t resorted to personal attacks on Michelle Stafford and that your comments are primarily about character. I may have failed in communicating how I feel, and I admit I was defensive in my responses. I just have a huge problem with ugliness directed at an actor — as you have also agreed with. I think Stafford gets hit especially hard here. I know you steer clear of those personal attacks and direct the discussion away from them. I applaud that. Still, sometimes I feel the need to literally respond to those attacks. I understand why you don’t, but I sometimes feel enough is enough. Your insights and thoughtful discussion is there, but before and after your posts? Agreement with you AND those personal insults and attacks. I don’t think you’ve done anything wrong or have encouraged any of the smack talk. BTW, I am not some Michelle Stafford stan. I’m not some crazed person who goes nuts when she’s criticized. I do understand her acting choices aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. I’ve heard the Scientology rumors — and I have zero use for that cult — but unless I missed something, she’s awfully quiet about those or any religious / spiritual beliefs. She comes across as very socially liberal to me, and almost seems like someone not into organized religion/spirituality/cultism at all. If you told me she was an atheist, I’d believe it. I’ll never understand those who fall into Scientology, but as long as she doesn’t broadcast their garbage and preach, I won’t criticize her for it. Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to discuss this. I loved Gina Tognoni as Phyllis, but I love Stafford, too, tics and all. I do wish the writing was better for her.

How many times can this happen before someone says “We just did this 4 times in the past year”? It’s especially ludicrous that Kristen gets away with this over and over.