Soapsuds

After Diego's murder the ratings pretty much went down again…I believe these are the ratings during the whole Lily/Diego marriage/murder and Holden returning. This is the highest ratings FMB got during her time on ATWT. Feb 10-14, 1997 HH 1. Y&R 7.7/28 2. DAYS 5.7/19 3. B&B 5.4/19 4. ATWT 5.3/19 5. AMC 5.0/17 6. GH 4.8/16 7. GL 4.2/14 8. OLTL 4.1/15 9. AW 3.1/11 10. CITY 2.1/8 11. SUBE 1.8/8

I kind of loved when she said that, though... I think FMB, like so many others who came and went from various soaps in that period, had experience that could have benefited these shows, but wasn't empowered to effect lasting change. She had her strengths and weaknesses, like anyone else, but I'd have rather seen her (and her initial writing team's - Stephen Demorest and Addie Walsh were no slouches) actual vision for ATWT have played out for a reasonably measurable period of time than what followed. She should have stayed with Demorest and Walsh instead of bringing in Broderick.

After Marland passed …no one knew or had any clue what ATWT was all about. The remaining year and a half after his passing ATWT was still using Marland's outlines but the stories had no emotion or connection. The show became so stale. ATWT grew in the ratings in 97 because the awful story of Diego ended and Holden returned. After that FMB and Lorraine wrote one boring story after another. And if I remember correctly they made Kirk the killer of Diego?? Which I found absurd and just ridiculous. Behr and Lorraine tried with Andy and Denise but that story fell flat….and so did Kim's heart condition….I didn't care for that story either….and I believe they also had the whole Reid story with Julia which I thought was ok but I don't even recall how it ended…so I must have lost interest along the way. ATWT had literally lost its heart and soul without Marland in charge. And as for ART and Connor…you don't get rid of a character and actor who fans of the show have come to love and recast her with someone new who doesn't even have the mannerisms or looks or warmth of the previous actress. I still remember the day walking into my local store and picking up that SOW issue and reading ART had been fired. As a fan of ATWT and ART it totally ruined my day….Batten didn't last long though with the "Can Her" campaign.. soon she was gone. If FMB cared what the fans wanted she should have brought ART back in the role...

I kept waiting for her to do an album of pure pop dance like Rhianna had done so successfully. Instead her music was so basic and cheap just like Beyonce is doing now.

Im sure Whoopi will stay but Raven is probably gone. She hasn't been on lately and neither has Michelle Collins…I just don't get why they hiring them if they are going to be out so much. Any wonder the show is tanking…..and they barely have any guests anymore…its been pure hot topics most of this week with zero quests.

I only read half of the interview …didnt want to vomit reading the rest…..calling ART uninteresting and saying that Susan Batten was some great actress is absurd…what an idiot…any wonder the soaps practically vanished. I guess he was wrong about fans not caring about Connor disappearing or being recast….again what a moron Michael Logan is..

And can Wolf Blizer retire already!?? Gawd …he is awful….terrible….Is it any obvious he is a Bernie fan?? Or he doesn't or can't stand Hilary? When announcing the Democratic results the bozo said that Bernie had won the Democratic nomination….just dumb…..

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Grigor's complete meltdown….

Probably to add to the buzz of her lousy album. Maybe she is afraid it will all wear off….

I saw the last set of the match. It was a good win. I am sure Thiem is exhausted from all the tennis. I like both players. In other news Grigor lost in the first round…ouch….he is now out of the top 30….yikes…he needs to fire his coach …he has gone further downhill with Davin as his coach. The guy has so much talent and its being wasted.

So is that after she fell and Cruz didn't pick her up?…LOL

the best scene was him without the tee JP is either too nice IRL or too wooden as an actor (or both) to portray a convincing menace. I was about to post this…you see John and he totally looks like a nice guy….on ATWT he played Mike….and other movies I have seen him in he always plays the good guy. I don't think he should be playing the evil roles. It doesn't suit him.

Another cheesy movie but it was great seeing Jon again. I thought he was a nice addition to ATWT but was miscast as Mike. He should have played a different character.

As I watched the movie, however, I couldn't understand why Elisabeth Rohm's character, who was supposed to be this incredibly intelligent businesswoman, couldn't see through his character's deception. I mean, his cheesy Italian accent -- that should have been an immediate giveaway. Then, whaddya know, his co-conspirator expressed to Rohm at the movie's climax the Exact. Same. Sentiments. As if the writer had been reading my mind the entire time, lol. I thought is Jon suppose to be acting as an Italian or is his acting that bad or its part of the plot….LOL…….the best scene was him without the tee…..LOL…. I use to like his music way back ….did he stop with his music career? I haven't seen him much in acting either..

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/5/1/11550064/tennis-player-forfeits-game-after-destroying-3-racquets-in-fit-of-rage

Figures that Kohleschreiber won….I thought for sure Thiem would beat him even though it did go to 3 sets…last in the tie breaker. Phillip hasn't done squat this year and then he wins this tournament….blah…LOL….I like Phillip but wanted Thiem to win. Townsend should be in the big leagues not playing ITF tourneys….

Gimelstob's wife is divorcing him….I am surprised she lasted 4 years with him….I am sure he would be difficult to live with…LOL …So he said he wanted to spend more time with his son…which means if he probably continued to coach John he would have no time with his son since the wife will mostly likely get custody.

Yeah Mr. Bozo…..LOL…..I wonder if John Isner made the trip to Spain? Isner and Gimelstob parted ways, I imagine it may be interesting the next time Gimelstob provides commentary on one of Isner's matches. The only U.S. man that I've seen in Madrid (in pictures) is Jack Sock. Before Madrid, none of the U.S. men were in Europe on clay. Wow really? John got rid of the Bozo Gimelstob…LMAO…..LOLOLOLOL….I can't believe it…in shock…..I know that Steve Johnson was there but he lost in the first round…not surprised…his score was just shown during a woman's match…which btw started today and not tomorrow like I thought…the tournament that is….. I actually was watching the match when Dimitrov had his meltdown….It was awful. He had the match in hand up a set and a break and his game just went south. He was complaining about cramping which is ridiculous considering 2 sets hadn't been completed. Gimelstob kept saying it was nerves and thus his cramping….then he kept just spinning in his first serve and Gimelstob kept saying why is he not hitting his first serve hard…he has a powerful first serve…..Dimitrov did that with Monfils during the Miami tourney and no one who commented on the match mentioned it….I don't get why he was doing it either. Gimelstob was wondering if it was his coach telling him to do that because he hadn't before. Well anyways he lost the 2nd set which he should have won and in the third set he completed lost it…going down 5 love in minutes…..his first tantrum was after going down 3 love…he pounded his racquet on the court so hard that the court got full of small tiny particles of the racquet….LOL …after he went down 5 love his string broke…it kept breaking his strings…he went to change racquets and he lost it again….pounding the racquet on the ground and again he demolished it….LOL…..he got a point penalty…and Gimelstob said he did it again he is having a meltdown….he sat on the changeover since it was game since he lost the last point and was down love 40……the next game he was up and had a point to get one of the breaks back but lost the point and it went back to deuce…his racquet strings broke again…as he went to change racquets he told the umpire something and then picked up his racquet and started pounding it again to the ground….Gimelstob started yelling NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO….as Dimitrov continued pounding the racquet to the ground…LOLOL…it was something….and then Gimelstob said thats it that is the match……fans started booing…..it was a mess….LOL

Yeah Mr. Bozo…..LOL…..I wonder if John Isner made the trip to Spain?

Jon Prescott ex-Mike ATWT on movie of the night on Lifetime right now….

Tennis Channel begins coverage on Monday morning at 5 am. I might catch it tomorrow on ESPN3 even though I loath ESPN3….LOL