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You weren't on the edge of your seat to see if Gregory was able to make it through the ceremony? LOL. It's 6 straight weeks now of the show being major snoozefest.

How does this contribute to the thread? You know you don't have to post anything, or make any passive aggressive remarks towards people whose opinions you disagree with/don't like.

Ratings for the week May 6-10, 2024

I don't think JER is the "greatest soap writer who ever lived." LOL He was my favourite though. I know what his faults were, but I still enjoyed a lot of his stories. Also, you don't have do "debate" me on anything. You didn't even have to reply to me. I was just stating my opinion.

Agreed. The fact is we don't know who is responsible for what. All the "good" things are by Mulcahey and all the "bad" things are Korte/Valentini....like come on. We just don't know. I'm a Mulcahey fan......a fan of is script writing. I wanted him to succeed and make GH better, but clearly, he wasn't able to. Sometimes, writers aren't meant to be HWs - they are better as staff members. Just like in the NFL, some coaches, such as Josh McDaniels, Steve Spagnolia, Wade Phillips, just to name a few, are great coordinators but were not very good at the head coaching position. I really hope this won't be the last we see of Mulcahey and hope he joins The Gates......but as a script writer, a position where he is probably the best to ever do it. Korte being HW still scares me because of her hard-on for Jason/Carly.

GH has now fallen in Total Viewers for FIVE straight weeks and are almost an an all time low (if you don't count a certain week in 2020 where they had an unscheduled airing). You can't have these crappy endings and expect people to want to watch the next episode.

Jason takes his son home is the last scene of the episode? WTF is this crap? LOL

Yes, that's a pretty good assumption. He's worked with Frank since the early 2000's. It makes sense that he's back as a BDW. Would not be surprised if Dan returns as the 5th BDW.

Another lackluster week where nothing happens. You know the show is bad when Y&R is a little bit better. LOL Where are the villains and schemers? Where are the cliffhangers? Where are the endings of an epsiode where you say, "I can't wait to watch the next episode."??? Where are the soapy elements of a soap opera? There's just too much talking. It's been like this for about 5 weeks now. The show was never this boring for this long under Dan and Chris. Under their tenure, I've never had GH ranked last out of the 4 soaps, but it's last for me right now.

You guys still remember that the show is airing on CBS, right? LOL

But when their lead in drops by 228,000, and you only drop 30,000, it doesn't look that bad.

Ratings for the week April 29 - May 3, 2024

Woah. Yes, posting too many pictures/tweets can mess with the loading. I would suggest putting them in spoiler tags.

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Rebecca Herbst has 10 episodes in the last two months. I'm concerned about that. Does anyone know if she was away from the show? I hope that's the reason and not because Korte/Mulcahey don't want to write for her.

Damn. Now Josh Griffith will be at Y&R forever.

I don't get how that correlates to how episodes end and continue to the next episode. That's a writing issue to me. I get that scenes are shot out of order, but that shouldn't really affect how writers write episodes.

You can tell Ron's back because the writing for Leo is more over-the-top. LOL So it looks like the strike-writers waited and didn't conclude the baby-switch and Constantine stories - they let Carlivati do it since they were his stories. In any case, I'm ready to get exciting again. Looking forward to next week.

I've noticed that the continuation from episode to episode isn't really good. There's rarely any episodes where the last scene of an episode is continued in the next one. Also, whenever an episode an ends, I usually go, "That's it?" Because the scene is so lackluster, I just expect there's going to be another act but there's isn't. The last four weeks haven't been good. Hopefully May will be better. If not, sometimes people aren't meant to be HWs - they're better as staff writers.

Ratings for the week April 22-26, 2024

GH: - Aubrey Smyth first listed as Director on May 1 She's new to daytime. I think this is her site: http://www.aubreysmyth.com/

Ratings for the week April 15-19, 2024

Taylor is the first artist to get the top 14 spots and it's her second time getting all top 10 spots. Fortnight is Taylor's 12th #1 song as writer/singer, and 6th #1 as a producer. Down Bad becomes her 10th #2 song. She now as 59 top 10 songs which is a record for female artists. This is Post Malone's 5th #1 song.

Here are my thoughts on the album. I loved it (of course). LOL I definitely liked album 1 more than album 2. Album 1 is more poppy, has singable choruses, has better melodies. I’m a pure-pop guy so album 2 was a bit slow for my taste. I don’t mind slow songs, but I need something to connect to…..I need some sort of hook or melody. I’m definitely going to listen to those songs if they come up in a shuffle, but I doubt I will intentionally play those songs. But there are three songs I really liked on album 2: So High School, thank you Aimee, The Bolter. On album 1, I pretty much love every song except for I Can Fix Him. This song just went nowhere, unlike The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived where it started out really slow and then it slowly builds up to probably the best the bridge (at the 2:25 mark) on the album. My Tier 1 songs: - Down Bad: After 1 week it’s my favourite. I already posted about it above. - But Daddy I Love Him: In this song she puts her parasocial fans on blast. LOL I love the lyrics! The chorus just makes you want to run and shout those lyrics out. It can definitely see it being an anthem for those in relationships that people don’t approve of. LOL I'll tell you something right now I'd rather burn my whole life down Than listen to one more second of all this bitching and moaning I'll tell you something about my good name It's mine alone to disgrace I don't cater to all these vipers dressed in empath's clothing God save the most judgmental creeps Who say they want what's best for me Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I'll never see Thinking it can change the beat Of my heart when he touches me And counteract the chemistry And undo the destiny You ain't gotta pray for me Me and my wild boy And all this wild joy If all you want is gray for me Then it's just white noise And it's just my choice - Guilty as Sin?: Who knew a song about masturbation could be kind of romantic? What if he's written 'mine' on my upper thigh Only in my mind? One slip and falling back into the hedge maze Oh what a way to die My bedsheets are ablaze I've screamed his name Building up like waves Crashing over my grave Without ever touching his skin How can I be guilty as sin? Oh Taylor. LOL - I Can Do It With a Broken Heart: It’s about Taylor having to perform on the tour during one of the toughest times in her career – going through two breakups in a short period of time and with guys she’s known for a long time (6-7 years in a romantic relationship with Joe. Then over 10 years of friendship to on-and-off to officially dating with Matty). I'm so depressed, I act like it's my birthday every day I'm so obsessed with him but he avoids me like the plague (he avoids me) I cry a lot but I am so productive, it's an art You know you're good when you can even do it With a broken heart You know you're good when you can even do it With a broken heart You know you're good, I'm good 'Cause I'm miserable And nobody even knows Try and come for my job It’s a sad song set to upbeat/bubble-gum pop that’s also funny. It has Taylor’s classic spoken-word parts. - loml: The saddest song on the album. Tier 2 songs: Fortnight, The Tortured Poets Department, My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys, Fresh Out Of The Slammer, Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, The Alchemy, Clara Bow, So High School, The Bolter, thank you aimee (this song is also pretty funny). Tier 3 songs: Florida!!!, The Black Dog, So Long, London, imgonnagetyouback Over both albums, there was definitely more instrument based (drums, piano, guitars) songs than on Midnights. A lot of songs could’ve been on folklore. Taylor is someone who uses songwriting as coping mechanism. She was going through so much during the biggest tour of her life and she need to get these songs out of her. So, it wasn’t a surprise she stuck with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner as her two main collaborators on such a raw and emotional album. She trusts them and is very comfortable with them. For her next album, I think she’ll have more time (once the tour ends) to experiment more a bit, and to try and find other collaborators. I’m still waiting for my pop-rock/stadium-rock album. I hope it’s next, her 12th album, because I think album 13 will be her going back to her pop-country roots.

First week numbers are in and she set a new career high! 2.61 million in units for second best all time. And 1.91 million in pure copies for third best all time. It's Taylor's third straight album (Midnights, 1989TV, TTPD) over 1 million in sales. If you told me this two years ago, I wouldn't have believed you. LOL She made her debut in June of 2006 and 18 years later, she's never been bigger. For this to happen in year 18 and mind-boggling. And who knows, she could even get bigger which is hard to imagine. Billboard article: Taylor Swift Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Most #1s on the Billboard 200: 19, The Beatles 14, Jay-Z 14, Taylor Swift 13, Drake 11, Bruce Springsteen 11, Barbra Streisand 11, Ye (formerly Kanye West) 10, Eminem 10, Future 10, Elvis Presley Largest Streaming Week Ever: 1, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, 891.37 million, May 4, 2024 2, Drake, Scorpion, 745.92 million, July 14, 2018 3, Drake, Certified Lover Boy, 743.67 million, Sept. 18, 2021 4, Taylor Swift, Midnights, 549.26 million, Nov. 5, 2022 5, Drake, For All the Dogs, 514.01 million, Oct. 21, 2023 6, Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss, 513.56 million, Nov. 19, 2022 7, Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time, 498.28 million, March 18, 2023 8, Lil Wayne, Tha Carter V, 433.02 million, Oct. 13, 2018 9, Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys, 431.34 million, May 12, 2018 10, Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die, 422.63 million, July 25, 2020 Equivalent Album Units Earned 1, Adele, 25, 3.482 million, Dec. 12, 2015 2, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, 2.61 million, May 4, 2024 3, Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), 1.653 million, Nov. 11, 2023 4, Taylor Swift, Midnights, 1.578 million, Nov. 5, 2022 5, Taylor Swift, reputation, 1.238 million, Dec. 2, 2017 6, Adele, 25, 1.193 million, Jan. 9, 2016* 7, Adele, 25, 1.162 million, Dec. 19, 2015* 8, Drake, Views, 1.039 million, May 21, 2016 9, Taylor Swift, Lover, 867,000, Sept. 7, 2019 10, Taylor Swift, Folklore, 846,000, Aug. 8, 2020 Pure Sales Week in Modern Era 1, Adele, 25, 3.378 million, Dec. 12, 2015 2, *NSYNC, No Strings Attached, 2.416 million, April 8, 2000 3, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, 1.914 million, May 4, 2024 4, *NSYNC, Celebrity, 1.88 million, Aug. 11, 2001 5, Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP, 1.76 million, June 10, 2000 6, Backstreet Boys, Black & Blue, 1.591 million, Dec. 9, 2000 7, Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), 1.359 million, Nov. 11, 2023 8, Eminem, The Eminem Show, 1.322 million, June 15, 2002* 9, Britney Spears, Oops! …I Did It Again, 1.319 million, June 3, 2000 10, Taylor Swift, 1989, 1.287 million, Nov. 15, 2014 Biggest Sales Week for a Vinyl Album in Modern Era 1, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, 859,000, May 4, 2024 2, Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), 693,000, Nov. 11, 2023 3, Taylor Swift, Midnights, 575,000, Nov. 5, 2022 4, Taylor Swift, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), 268,000, July 22, 2023 5, Harry Styles, Harry’s House, 182,000, June 4, 2022 6, Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version), 114,000, Nov. 27, 2021 7, Adele, 30, 108,000, Dec. 4, 2021 8, Taylor Swift, Evermore, 102,000, June 12, 2021 9, Olivia Rodrigo, Guts, 94,000, Sept. 23, 2023 10, Travis Scott, Utopia, 93,000, Aug. 26, 2023