Gray Bunny

Thanks for the heads up!! Watching now....

Agreed on all. I enjoyed Gina Tognoni alot.... However, to me, Dinah Marler will *always* be this hot bitch:

Thanks for posting the image, that is EXACTLY what I thought about; them walking hand in hand in HTS back in '12 or early '13. I didn't like Krista originally, but she's kicking ass as NuTaylor on B&B. Julie Pinson? Meh.... totally forgettable. Now that Bo/Hope are mostly gone, Billie can break from their orbit and be involved with someone else. Whenever Rinna was in the role, they pushed Billie back to that.

I'd be down for Gina Tognoni as Billie. Considering how good Lauren Koslow looks, I don't mind the de-aging. Rinna and Koslow look like sisters (with Koslow being the less weathered sis)

I definitely think Philip is needed, if for nothing else, to tie up that open-ended way they left him "missing" / "dead" but secretly stashed in a psychiatric care facility that only a handful of people know about. That said, I would certainly prefer Jay Kenneth Johnson back in the role although his last stint wasn't so great (I blame a lot of it on the writing). Depending on how long his stay is, and considering Carlivati at the helm... I could totally see him dragging Farah Fath back as Mimi to rekindle OLTL's Rex & Gigi, 2.0.

Yeah. I think of that and I think of the fact that all these newbies try to come in to recreate what Kenya and Porsha were able to do in their premiere season of RHOA (also S5). Let's see what new nicknames Candiace comes up with.... lol

RHOC: Heather came off looking pretty dumb on last night's show. I wasn't buying the fake jealousy of Tamra & Shannon's newfound closeness and Bravo using flashbacks of the Montana trip to show tiny moments of Heather "not included." So feeling iced out was her personal low point of the trip. Nice try, but yawn. Meanwhile, she still seems dismissive of Taylor and insensitive to Gina. Granted, Gina's constant trigger meltdowns due to Jenn's infidelity is over the top. Like, take it down a notch, even if you're being serious. Fun show otherwise. This is definitely an upswing year. I'm glad they didn't try to fake us and say they slept outside all night. I sure as fukk wouldn't have either.

I'm a couple weeks behind, but I would rather see Shawn-D going on a drinking bender due to guilt and depression, but not eventually labeled "an alcoholic" per se. Go the depression route and have him seek therapy from someone who isn't named Marlena (conflict of interest, hello!) There's too many members of AA on the canvas. One even killed a man (Hi Eric!) yet it doesn't resonate. I hate it when they make major decisions that would ordinarily have long-lasting, permanent effects. Such as Philip having only 1 leg. Or the fact that Daniel once massaged Jennifer's heart to keep it beating when her heart was yanked out of her. Just stupid stuff that sounds cute and dramatic at the time, but they don't do the follow through.

Oy, it's been a whirlwind in life the past few weeks, but I'm all caught up here! A few random thoughts... CRAPPIE LAKE: It's cute, fun, lighthearted, and I'm so glad there's no mean spiritedness at looking down at the common folks of middle America. Especially after being so tone deaf in the last year of RHONY, they wisely made this show an innocent fish out of water experience. Luann and Sonja are a hoot, and it gives us old-school RHONY that we've been missing. OC: Yes, Taylor should definitely be a full-time Orange holder. She is giving us everything and makes it look effortless. I love her back in the thick of things. Meanwhile, Tamra is all over the place with her mess and I am here for it. I side eye Heather and Tamra being cool with one another when we know otherwise, but hopefully that'll play out as the season progresses and/or the reunion comes. When I look at Tamra, Heather, and Shannon, I think of the infamous gif of the 3 Spidermans... One thing they need to put a pin in (© Shannon Beador, who uses the phrase incorrectly) is Jennifer's marriage/separation/divorce, etc. They're going too hard too soon on her. Talk about an ambush (© Jill Zarin). I do like what she's bringing to the show so far. If the Tamra/Jennifer friendship is going to fall apart, Tamra should've held off on attacking her until after Jen had built some foundation of friendships with the other women of the cast, otherwise it'll end up looking awkward with her sticking around, similar to Mia's friend on Potomac. But otherwise, I think there's roots for the new girl, more so than the last couple one-and-done one season wonders. RHOBH: To use another infamous gif... I was NOT expecting this holiday surprise of the Umansky marriage imploding and another woman being involved.... with Kyle! I'm glad to hear the cameras are back up and filming Kyle's debacle. Real life drama is so much better than manufactured garbage. Rinna who? No need to bring the "savior" back. Maybe she go can tango with Peter Porte on DAYS again. For scale. RHONJ: So the ENTIRE cast is returning? I... can't... There is SO much genuine hatred and manipulative backstabbing behind the scenes, not just between Teresa and Melissa, but nearly EVERYONE else (Margaret, Jennifer etc.). I don't know how they're going to make this next season work. New RHONY: The graphics are cute for the opening. That's about all I got. I'm not really impressed or intrigued with the promos I've seen of the new cast, but I'll hate-watch the premiere and see if they catch on. ATLANTA: The reunion of all the OG's (notable no-show: Nene) was... cute. But kinda pointless. They initially said they get together from time to time regularly because of their "sisterhood" or whatnot, yet we hear them catching up on their lives as if they haven't heard from each other in years (because that's the truth). I didn't know (or maybe I did, but didn't care) DeShawn and her hubby divorced. I knew about Lisa and her fine-ass ex Ed Hartwell splitting years ago (he's on my list of all-time hottest House Hubbys, but I digress...) Kim & Kroy can make up and break up all they want, as long as it's off-camera. Nothing about this sounds genuine.

*Postponed, not cancelled. Wishing her the very best for a speedy recovery.

I'd welcome Monique back in a heartbeat, if it's good for her. On her side, she'll have The Grande Dame, Ashley, and even Wendy who has seen the light about Gizzard/Juan's Roommate.

It all depends on WHO is being let go. Or who they decide not to use (isn't like half the cast on recurring?). There are SO many characters on this show. I'm catching up on the last couple weeks and I forgot Li still existed. Meanwhile, Bonnie & Justin are suddenly back (oh yeah, they still exist) and Bonnie no longer knows how to lie after spending decades lying through her teeth without breaking a sweat. There's a lot of dead weight and/or characters that need a good rest. If they sliced the cast by a half, perhaps they could start taping scenes in such a way where stories aren't told in blocks and chunks where stories are featured heavily for 3 weeks and then completely dropped for 3 weeks. I dunno. Start with narrowing the focus to a smaller ensemble. But yeah, they'd probably turn the show into the Gwen & Leo Comedy Hour. Sorry to be nitpicky, but Sloane's apartment is a revamp of Eli/Lani's former abode.

Ick. You know he won't stick around long. I don't watch Wheel of Fortune, but I think this is a bad choice. At least hire someone who you know will stay a couple decades. Longtime fans need their consistency.

Gosh, at this point, I'll just be happy if they can go out with a bang when they turn 60. Bring on as many characters/actors as possible (even if the character is dead; just make them appear as an angel, etc.), schmaltz it up like they used to do with going down memory lane with flashbacks, photobooks etc. Until then, it's gonna be crap city. So sad that DAYS will limp and crawl to its death.

Exactly. Easier to write for a character that doesn't have a complicated history that's already been aired on the show. The problem with so many of his creations of the last 6 years is that so few of them have any depth.

The bulk majority of DAYS is written as parody. The music exacerbates all the wacky, silly, goofball hijinks. It's like Carlivati went to the writing school of Marc Cherry but dropped out because there weren't enough doppelgangers, so he never learned how to properly blend shades of humor with drama.

LOL I'm glad I crept into the GH thread to see this lovefest of GL's final days on earth. Gosh, I remember that scene, too. Was für ein verdammter Witz. I'd be drinking right alongside Zimmer too if I had to be a part of that mess.

Kim Matula any day. I suspect if she ever wanted to return [full-time], B&B would dump the current Hope.

More so that all 4 NBC soaps, DAYS included, took a tumble.

DAYS' music catalog is awful and it has been for years. It sounds rinky-dink, cheesy, cliché at times, and kind of patronizing the way they use it -- telling us something is dramatic instead of the story standing on its own merit. The other soaps use background music to enhance the moment; DAYS uses it like a dollar store crutch.

Too bad I don't know their story beyond Season 5 of RHOP so I don't know what other gossip or ups and downs they've been through, but they always had a solid standing together it seemed.

You are right; I seem to recall in one of the Soap Encyclopedias (Gerard J Waggett's in 1997 I think) that Love of Life indeed held a distinction of being 5 minutes less to allow a national news break for the last 5 minutes. At one point when the show had a change in timeslot, it was a full 30 minutes, but then when it reverted back to their late morning timeslot, it was cut back by 5 minutes again.

They should've at least left well enough alone and kept it a posh lil comfy space with a bed, private bathroom, and live feed of the living room action. Ah, the comforts of 1997 secret rooms.