Gray Bunny

As I was going through late '81 and early '82, I actually forgot we were about to see the network switch for SFT. It really is a shame CBS dropped it, considering it was still in the middle of the pack, beating all of NBC and 1, sometimes 2 (Ryan's Hope) ABC shows.

Whoo hoo! I just got my email notice that our tour date is Feb. 1st!

Not just in Iceland; Salemites evidently have no clue how to hang drapery properly or buy the right length. Everyone's curtains are crumpled up at the floor. I think the only drapery tailored to the right length are John & Marlena's.

He was the Josh Taylor of Guiding Light.

If it's any consolation, I'm sure by next year, Rolf will have implanted Victor's memories into someone else. Probably whomever Robert Scott Wilson is playing that week.

Perchance do you have the daily ratings for this week?

Heather: "You think I look inbred?" Mary: "I do." DEAD. LOL Looks messy, but a good messy and I hope they turn things around from last season. Side note: This new Housewives trend of the last few years of having constant costume parties needs to be toned down. All the ridiculous wigs, bonnets, beards etc. is a bit overkill.

Side note about the Victor / Brady relationship - Why is it strained? They made mention of it last week. I can't remember where they last left off.

Low res image of the new SLC cast.... Angie K is now a castmember; I don't know who the other woman is.

Oh yeah, for sure Porsha didn't catch on for me until the epic 10th season (with a spectacular reunion performance), right after her disastrous year on season 9 which could have gotten her the boot. I liked Eva; I didn't have a problem with her like others did. She shined on RHUGT2. And we'll get one more run with her on the Morocco UGT. Otherwise, if she's happier off the show, good for her then.

The same what I think when I see Chad & Stephanie's new pad. That cramped lil living room/kitchen area is like a studio or a 1 bedroom with lousy square footage. To think two spunky lil kids also live there? C'mon... I hate that Paulina has no windows. I get that they're supposed to be on the "4th wall," but they've gotten lazy at using strategic lighting to convey light shining in through a window. And... what I have complained about now for YEARS... they need to crank up the ambient outdoor noise! Let's hear that air, that wind, crickets, birds, traffic going by, etc. etc. etc. And someone please set up an oscillating fan so that those plastic leaves and trees show some sort of life to them. And while we're talking about the overall cheapness, I swear they recycle the same five background extras and just put them in various wigs, toupees, and thick-rimmed glasses. End of rant.

Aw, does this meaning no more rooftop shirtless gym scenes with Liam and Finn? The bromance is over...

Yeah, it's really teetering on the stereotype that women are more sexually fluid than men, especially black women; that they can so easily be turned or convinced to go the other way. On the flip side, I highly doubt we'd ever see an "alpha male" (ugh, hate that term, BTW) like a Xander or Alex suddenly get a boner for a dude.

Carlos King's podcast recently revealed that production told Heather Gay not to reveal what happened to her black eye. They shot themselves in the foot and made one of their breakout stars look like a damn fool. Oh yeah, I agree on the burnout. The entire cast were doing too much after their newfound fame hit at the end of season one. It was hard to keep track of who hated who and why. Re: Atlanta. If Cynthia Bailey is spending more time back in the ATL, give her a peach. And Porsha, for all the favoritism and whatnot, brought something to the show that has yet to be recaptured. They should either go heavy on returning vets or cut their losses on every single current castmember and start fresh with a brand new perspective. Otherwise, the newbies they've scrounged up as of late are Drew, Sanya, Latoya, and Courtney... A real winning team there.

But, but, what about all those awesome camera angles and moody music when someone is walking up a curb, grabbing a vending machine item at the hotel, or making their way out of the bathroom? LOL. I kid. But in all seriousness, if they wish to hold on to their roots (versus doing a total reboot a la NYC), I'd keep Sheree around. I'm sure she [still] needs the money anyhow. I don't know if I already brought this up weeks back when Courtney (aka Wannabe © @Taoboi) debuted, but one of my hubby's clients is from Atlanta and knows Courtney through her former marriage. And she confirmed that she is by no means related to Ralph; it's just a schtick for the show. Re: NuRHONY. We're still at the beginning of episode 3, with Ubah and Brynn both playfully vying for the hot trainer's attention. The show is decent, but it's not popping for me the way Salt Lake City did. Now granted, SLC also imploded faster than any Housewives show in history, but their first season they came out hot 'n bothered.

It really has. It can be so cringey at times. One thought about this awful trend of re-using the same actors in different roles: I also feel like this is the show's cheap copout to having viewers get used to a new face in a recast role. Instead, we're already familiar with the actor, so it's just a matter of us adjusting our brains to think of them in a different role where their character interacts with a different branch of other characters. It's obnoxious. I blame Josh Taylor. LOL (kidding, but you know what I mean...)

Piggybacking off of this... this was in SOD around April 1996, if I remember correctly. I scanned it some time back:

Thanks as always @JAS0N47 For as much as we know that a whole new slew of people began watching daytime soaps around this time, at the same time we can see how the AMC/OLTL/GH powerhouse block really did siphon off viewers from CBS & NBC. It's such a steep drop from the top 3 shows; down into the 7's for CBS's leading shows. It's interesting to see at this time, how it's basically a clear cut of ABC top tier, CBS in the middle, NBC at the bottom.

Another round of shows! 😆 Hubby and I are going to the Dec 2nd show in Chicago. If it’s anything like her last show, we’ll be having a great boozy time

Makes you wonder/worry if Peacock would rather just throw in the towel than deal with this PR nightmare for a dinosaur TV series.

Oy. That reminds me: I've been wasting the last 20 years of my life 😂

Good for her. Mad respect for Ari.

Side note: Ugh, the dental work / sucked-in cheekbones thing always weirds me out, especially when it's a younger woman in Hollywood who suddenly looks like a different person because the bottom half of their face looks so different, i.e. Sophia Bush, Shelley Henning (ex-Stephanie, DAYS). I could be wrong; maybe they just lost weight in their faces as they got older. It just seems off to me. I haven't seen NuRHONY episode 3, but I enjoyed the second episode without Brynn, that's for sure. From the one episode I saw of her plus the cast's appearance on WWHL, she was already doing too much; similar to Jen Shah's premiere episode on SLC. Re: RHUGT RHONY Premiere: I'm SO glad we get this one earlier! Glad they're feeding into the buzz. Until I saw that last line about Morocco, I thought they might be scrapping the Caroline/Brandi season altogether...

Ooh that looks good. OC is doing it for me this season.

Hmmm... Ramona 2.0. Hard side eye on this one now....