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Personally, I think TG realized that having a young son (and daughter) on the show meant that he (and GF) would one day become part of the "old guard" of veteran characters who aren't necessarily driving stories anymore, but who are instead the "older and wiser" talk-to's to the newer generation who are, so he balked. Just because he had resigned himself to the fact that he would always be "Luke Spencer" to the world no-matter-what, that didn't mean he was fine with being GH's answer to RH's Johnny Ryan.

And that...makes me sad. Not so much because of Maurice and Steve personally, but because of the fact that they play characters who shouldn't be on any TV show, and certainly not as protagonists. And the thing is, you don't have to keep Sonny and Jason in the mob in order to keep them from becoming boring! But either no one can see that, or they refuse to.

I agree that it's nice to see Anna regain her sense of self, but to me, it means nothing if it doesn't end with Sonny either dead or locked up in prison for the rest of his life. And that's really the issue I still have with GH, despite all the wonderful things that Elizabeth Korte and Patrick Mulcahey are doing for this show.

I liked how Claire Labine in particular saw Luke as someone who had experienced a lot in his lifetime, but who had finally settled down (or, as settled down as a man like Luke Spencer could be); and as a father who saw a lot of himself in his young son and, as such, would do his best to keep him on the straight-and-narrow. To me, that level of maturity made Luke a much more fascinating character to watch than the drunken, self-pitying void he ultimately became.

This one hurts. A lot.

It's almost as if Bill was having TWO affairs behind Laura's back - and both his mistresses were named Kate, lol.

But the preview suggests he's been hiding that fact for some time, which has me curious for some reason, lol.

I can't remember whether we discussed it in this thread or in another - and I apologize, but I'm pressed for time atm, so I can't search for it either - but I think @Errol provided a pretty good breakdown for why, in his opinion, the opening sequence didn't work.

That would be my vote, lol!

Except, I think Rachel was more vulnerable, because her father had abandoned her and Ada. She did some terrible things when she was young, but you understood that she did them because, to her, achieving social status gave her the kind of security she had lacked while growing up.

No Labels is political Amway.

So, Curtis can really walk? Wow. If that won't piss off folks, lol.

I agree!

Wagger is so wrong for not filling Jason in on their previous history.

Why? It's not like he's enrolled at the University of Phoenix or anything. Besides, if he never came back to daytime, he'd likely make about the same amount of money working ten days on one of those dreadful Lifetime Movie Network flicks (with such crazy titles as "Carpool Nightmare" or "The Wrong Mail Carrier") as he would working an entire month on DAYS, lol.

For me, Saturday and Sunday afternoons were all about the first-run syndicated shows, like "Mama's Family," or "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," lol. That was my understanding as well - and even then, I thought the concept was rather vague (as pitched) and not sustainable for a one-hour, five-day-a-week program. At best, you could devote a segment one day a week to the latest parenting trends and topics, but making it the actual centerpiece of your show everyday? That is BOUND to get tiresome with viewers, lol.

Like others have said on this thread, I don't envy Korte/Mulcahey their jobs, because there are a LOT of characters and stories to have parse through right now.

I suspect it's because other types of shows are cheaper to produce. But, between the trashy court shows and the trashier talk shows, there's an audience out there that's been primed for drama, lol.

The day that NBCD's decision to hire her came back to bite them was also the day I learned the TRUE definition of "schadenfreude."

Years ago, right after "The View" had taken off, Dick Clark (RIP) produced and hosted a talk show with an all-male panel called "The Other Half." I don't know how long it lasted - a season, maybe? - but I learned a few lessons from that. One lesson was that, contrary to popular belief, women really don't care what men have to say about "the issues" (because, nine times out of ten, what your average man has to say isn't really worth hearing, lol). Another lesson was that IF you are going to produce a talk show with a male point of view, either exclusively or in tandem with a female counterpoint, then you damn well better hire a man or men with some gravitas and not just a bunch of "hot" male celebs who look great on television but who don't have the sense God gave a goose (yep, O'Connell, still looking at you). America called her "the Chenbot" for a reason. Of course, leave it to her to embrace that moniker and become even MORE robotic, IMO, instead of taking the [!@#$%^&*] hint, lol. God knows, too, "The View" has also had its' share of backstage controversies over the years, but it seems like they still know how to produce efficiently most days. "The Talk," on the other hand, always reminds me of a go-cart that just lost all its' wheels on that last banked turn.

I agree. When you hire Jerry O'Connell to be a co-host for your struggling talk show, you've officially run out of options. IMO, "The Talk" has always suffered from a lack of purpose or direction. Even before the show had officially premiered, when Sara Gilbert was pitching it to the press as "'The View' for busy moms," or whatever, I felt the show had no real reason for being on the air except to copycat "The View" and give Julie Chen more exposure. And after about 2,000 revamps, I can safely say that even the network doesn't know at this point what the heck their show is about.

Enter Spinelli's never-before-seen little brother, Darren.

Just remember who called that, okay, lol?

All I remember is that Keith Washington song that was their "love theme," lol.

Meanwhile, Jordan dons yet another new disguise...