Soapsuds

If you read most of the things about him…it looks like he didn't……I would have gone for a Noah and Maddie pairing. It would have sent Luke fuming. And they could have made Noah bi. At times I thought they were leaning that way but they never really did. Again they were headed that way but the story needed more time for that to happen. By then wasn't ATWT already cancelled or the news of its cancellation close to being announced? Too bad Babs didn't have another offspring that was male. Having him fall for Luke would have brought fireworks between Babs and Lucinda……I missed the rivalry between the two ladies.

Yeah I wanted either Kevin or Reid too. I don't think JS cared for the role. I read not sure if true but he didn't like playing Noah.

LOL..now THAT'S a quote ! I thought Luke was more like his mommy Lily..."ME-ME-ME" and everyone so worried about him and every gay man falling in love with him...(maybe I am mad that he got a kiss from my high school dream Greg Nelson but that's another story..) Was he ever kidnapped? Those gay storylines were so weird, as they had gay fans just because they were gay characters..didn't matter if it didn't work or make sense...(though I could see Olivia getting it on with anything..) or the actors didn't have chemistry...I mean, are we that hard up to see ourselves on screen that we just don't give a damn? I thought Luke was more like his mommy Lily..."ME-ME-ME" and everyone so worried about him and every gay man falling in love with him...(maybe I am mad that he got a kiss from my high school dream Greg Nelson but that's another story..) Was he ever kidnapped? Those gay storylines were so weird, as they had gay fans just because they were gay characters..didn't matter if it didn't work or make sense...(though I could see Olivia getting it on with anything..) or the actors didn't have chemistry...I mean, are we that hard up to see ourselves on screen that we just don't give a damn? Who is Greg Nelson? Was that the actor who was playing Lucinda's love interest and had the hots for Luke? If I had been writing ATWT at the time I would have paired Luke with Kevin. He was first crush and only love that he couldn't tell him he was gay. Luke and Noah were so darn boring together. Later on they could have brought in Reid where Luke got the wondering eye and felt neglected by Kevin and he cheated on him. I am sure Kevin wouldn't have put up with it. Instead we got stuck with Luke and Noah jumping up and down in a bed…..Noah's wacko dad…..Noah and that awful marriage crap….ugh... Ha…..and he ended up alone in the finale. Reid was the best thing ATWT had going at the end. The show was just horrendous. Still after all the mess Jean P. still works…how sad…at least Goutman isn't anywhere near a soap.

Considering he was the only other gay guy who would you have chosen?….It had to be someone in the canvas….but I could see Reid as single for the rest of his life and just dating on occasion. LOLOLOLOL….PJ…..just LOL ….and then they rehire Scott Bryce and give him the same awful material and fans love Craig…and Goutman was so upset that he fired him. Luke was fine during his coming out and after his time with Noah. He and Noah were a disaster. Luke Snyder became Will Horton at that time….the version where he was more in love with himself than his bf…..LOL. And as the new recast did with Will so did Van…..his acting got worse/bad. When Reid appeared Luke became less annoying and Hansis didn't ham it up as much…..LOL. Didn't Van say he was happy to work with an actor was actually into his material…LOL….throwing shade at the actor who played Noah? I hated the whole Olivia/Natalia story because it came out of nowhere and CC was just horrendous during that story….she was just horrible.

Monfils should have lost to Dimitrov. Monfils handed him the 3rd set at the beginning only for Grigor to mess it up. I couldn't believe the slow paced serves Grigor was giving Monfils. He wasn't even trying to ace him? I don't know whats going on in his head but it sure isn't winning tennis matches. He only beat Andy because Murray was playing worse than him that day. Kei….eh…..I had high hopes for him when he made the finals in the US Open…now I have none….he is Chang all over again…he might win a major one day but wouldn't be surprised if he ever did. Kei was on fire 2 years ago and now he is just limping into matches. I hope its Theim that comes through and dethrones the supposed big 4 that ESPN wants us to believe. I don't see the rest in the top 20 dethroning them. Milos is so overrated…when he gets to the finals he goes out with a whimper and uses injury as an excuse for the loss…..Murray at Australian Open and last week against Novak.

Who is Gautman? I believe it was Molly who was playing poker with them…I remember those scenes. Henry got really flustered once Mike's shirt came off. Who could blame him. He made some excuse about how he couldn't play anymore. And we see Mike chuckling knowing he had flustered Henry. I thought it was cute too. They should have made Henry and Luke sidekicks….in search of men…..teehee…instead they had him wasting his time with Katie and Babs. Ah thats right….!!

I knew it ! I recognized the face, but I couldn't place it...I kept meaning to check the credits, but then I forget... There was a preview for the show today and he was heavily featured and shirtless no less….LOL….I didnt know he was that hairy.

A flaming gay bearish Henry i never bought him with Katie, Vienna, or Babs. But i am glad Barbara did end up with someone at the end. I hated Gunnar as Babs needed to save herself and not have a man do it for her. Mitch…are you CZ?…..LOL….I believe those were her thoughts exactly..teehee A flaming gay bearish Henry i never bought him with Katie, Vienna, or Babs. But i am glad Barbara did end up with someone at the end. Gunnar was more of a plot point in the whole "When is a Stenbeck not a Stenbeck.. Yeah, Gunnar was the real Stenbeck and James wasn't….and Dusty was his son. Funny how Dusty looked nothing like Gunnar or his mother. A flaming gay bearish Henry i never bought him with Katie, Vienna, or Babs. But i am glad Barbara did end up with someone at the end. The real chemistry was between him and Mike...you could see Henry turn into mush when Mike walked in..not that I blame him. I think Mike knew it too. Wasn't there a scene where Mike was taking off his shirt and Henry walked in and got all flustered?? Considering the bad luck Mike had with the women they should've had him flirting with Henry. It could have easily been told that Mike was bi and had relationships with guys in the past.

During that time the ratings went from a 8.2 under Marland to a 7.4. Thats all most a whole ratings point lost….yikes. I loved Marland's GL….after he left the show slowly became way too campy and not serious enough of a soap like ATWT. I can see why GL's Marland beat ATWT during 1980-82.

I find it interesting that GL fell in the ratings after Marland left. GL was #4 in the rankings during Marland's whole run and dropped to #6 once he left.

Ah…Jane Elliott is one great actress. Don't know what Allen Potter was thinking …Im sure Jane misses Marland's writing these days.

How long was Douglas Marland's run on GL? And where did he go to from there? And why was he let go? I thought his work on GL was just as good as his time on ATWT.

At times when I watched ATWT when the Dobsons were writing it, I had a hard time believing these were the same people who wrote what I consider perhaps the best years of GL. I felt that way when I saw their work as HW and creators of Santa Barbara.

Serena out!…..Murray out!….lots of upsets in the tourney…..glad to see Dimitrov win!

Gunnar was a favorite of mine and loved Gunnar vs James story. I am surprised many didn't care for Gunnar. I am more shocked to hear CZ say that Henry(eww..) was a greater love to Barbara than Gunnar. She apparently didnt care for her pairing with Gunnar.

Pretty much …lots of drama….as for the Miami Open it is very outdated tourney ….the lights are the worse….they have been that way for years now. And the court and seating looks pathetic….

Loving the game of Kyle Edmund. His game is so much better than Murray's. Imagine if he had a quality coach. I love that Novak is getting the business from fans in the stands…LOL. And he had a talk with Chris Evert and Billie Jean about his comments. Yeah whatever…of course everything is forgotten because he is the top male in the tour. I am sure had it been another tennis player saying that he would have been toast.

Enzo Fumero? The names these people come up with

He said it was time to go. He said he was blessed to be on Y&R and now Criminal Minds….but wants to do other things…i.e....more movies….he wants to be or see if he can spread his wings a la George Clooney….He compared Y&R to his high school years and Criminal Minds as his college years…he didnt rule out a return to Criminal Minds making appearances.

I hadn't seen Tommy Paul play before …they(the media) had made a hoopla about him….I was impressed with his game. I thought he should have won his match. I like his game better than Fritz. I know he won the French Open last year so that bodes well for American males in clay in the coming years. Was surprised that Borna lost too…man was he upset and barking at his camp while leaving the court….LOL.

He was on The Talk discussing it today. I haven't watched it yet though.

I floved him on GL. I know many didn't. Great to see Scott and Eric get some work.

Venus vs Serena always brings in high ratings as it did this past US Open. Anything Serena brings in ratings…as for Roger he brings them in too but it also depends on who he plays. I will say Novak does not bring in ratings or fan fare….thus his behavior when he is losing and the fans are supporting his opponent in majors. Andy Murray is on the women's side….good for him…I may not like his tennis or antics on the court but glad to see he supports women's tennis. Stakhovsky comes off as an a hole….LOL….he needs to work on his game and worry about that instead of women's tennis. Rajeev Ram is such a boring and awful player…Id rather watch anyone else but him play…..what did that fool say? And what did Stakhovsky say too?? I didnt care for Tennis Channel and the way they brushed aside Novak's comments. I guess being number 1 does help.

http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/15043194/why-novak-djokovic-comments-women-just-misguided-raymond-moores Found what he said…ugh…seriously he is probably the worse number 1 we have had on the tour…he is so boring to watch and has no class. He wants more money….why? He doesn't bring in the ratings. He is disliked in the tournaments he plays…fans prefer Rafa and Roger over him who do bring in TV ratings. Novak doesn't come close to the popularity that is Serena Williams…..he only wishes and thus the jealousy.

What did he say? Ive never cared for Novak. As for the Miami Tourney…..we could have a Roger vs Del Po 2nd round match