Khan

Just the other day, I was thinking about how scribes like Bill Bell and Agnes Nixon had certain pet themes that they would take with them from show to show. Bell, for instance, seemed drawn to sibling rivalries, as they were a significant part of his stories on DAYS, Y&R and B&B. And Nixon REALLY loved writing about girls from the proverbial wrong side of the tracks, who grew up without fathers and craved the "good life."

True. However, the fact that it's happening within this particular industry hits me hard, because it's the one industry I've always wanted to be a part of.

Poor Jan. Always the bridesmaid.

I actually had to look up Toback on IMDB. I'm sick with grief over just how pervasive this sort of behavior is within the film and TV industry. Meanwhile, does anyone else think someone working at one of the soaps or the networks will be outed as a serial sexual predator? Because, I'm getting the feeling that one of the PTB will be "named and shamed" sooner rather than later.

UO: Relying on total abstinence to prevent pregnancies -- not to mention, many diseases -- is not necessarily a bad idea. But it's unrealistic to believe men and women will abstain (or practice the "rhythm method"). Which is why we NEED unrestricted access to contraceptives, as well as sex-ed programs that educate our youth about the risks of unprotected sex. Doesn't seem to be taking up TOO much of his time, though, since every time I see a photo of Putin, he's half-naked and riding some form of livestock.

What is your opinion, then, of Howard McGillin, who succeeded Hauser and was the last actor to portray Greg, I think (save for returns by Jim Houghton and Hauser)?

Years later, when Kerwin joined the cast of OLTL, an interviewer asked him to speak about his Y&R stint. IIRC, Kerwin declined, saying only that he didn't enjoy the role or working on the show. IIRC, too, one of the many grievances that JLB had against TPTB was that the actors' dressing room was large, drab, and drafty as [!@#$%^&*].

Something new to distract the masses from his many, many, MANY failures: Shiny. I'm sure many are salivating at the thought of the JFK assassination files containing some sort of bombshell. ("Oswald didn't act alone! LBJ/The CIA/The Mafia was in on it! BENGHAZI!!" Oops, wrong conspiracy.) I think it'll end up being another Geraldo Rivera at Al Capone's secret vault.

I didn't know that, DD, but once again, I'm not surprised.

Wow, that is just so...random. I wonder whether the scene in question (between Erica and Hugo Napier's Mike) has any significance for ST2.

Oh, man. I knew about what had happened in Toronto, but not in Cleveland. That's...exasperating. I mean, the movement has, at its core, the right intentions. However, leave it to those few, bad apples who want to spoil the rest of the proverbial bunch. Don't these people realize that actions like those (violating permit laws, blocking roads, etc.) only play into the mindset of the "All Lives Matter" crowd, as well as all those right-wingers like Sean Hannity who'd love nothing more than to defuse the entire movement? Except, this time, I think they could go through with quarantining. It'd HAVE to be up to Supreme Court once again to put a stop to it.

If it ain't about Obamuslim or Crooked Hillary, they don't give a [!@#$%^&*].

The first time I made THAT observation was when I was still in high school and noticed how cliquish the white girls were in comparison to everyone else. Now, the Black girls (and other girls) kept to themselves as well -- and I'm not saying they were incapable of talking smack behind each other's backs. But the TRUE "mean girls," the ones who set out to make the other groups' lives miserable, were all white.

What were the other parts? (If you don't mind my asking? I'm just being curious.)

It wouldn't surprise me to know that HW was challenging his termination. He doesn't strike me as the type to leave quietly, if you know what I mean. (Which is why I KNOW there'll be a book and "exclusive, one-on-one interview" down the road. Because, if he's going down? He's gonna take a whole bunch of people with him. Count on it.) But I hope his efforts to reverse his firing prove fruitless, and that he's forced to pay through his pug-ass nose. He deserves nothing less. Apparently so, lol. But seriously. People who knew about HW's predilections but said nothing out of fears of legal reprimands never realized that NDAs are non-binding if they're being used to hide unlawful acts. IOW, Harvey, you could make me sign all the NDAs you want, but if I'm inclined to blab about all the times you sexually harassed and molested women without their consent, I'm blabbing. Oh, they're coming, lol. Harvey, I feel, is just the tip of this proverbial iceberg. I mean, we've already seen collateral damage in the form of the dude (whose name escapes me) who was running Amazon Studios. He was shown the door after a producer on "The Man in the High Castle" came forward with her story about how he harassed her at Comic-Con. I think there are more on the way.

Agreed. The election was an eye-opener, not just for WOC (who realized that white women will NEVER have their backs), but for progressively minded white women as well. (As I heard at least one commentator say, yes, white women DO hate each other, and the election proved it.)

In a way, I feel especially sorry for the actors of color who have been raped and/or harassed by predators like HW. It's tragic for ALL the victims, regardless of ethnicity or skin color. But when you remember how Black men and women, in particular, have been viewed in times past by White men.... If the employees "have nothing to hide" by releasing this, then why is it anonymous? (And don't give me the same old jive about "non-disclosure agreements." Those are way past being null-and-void.) Women throughout the industry have spoken publicly about their encounters with him and with others -- and they have done so, I might add, at great risk to their careers and reputations. Surely, Kevin in Accounting could've remembered where he had kept his balls and then signed his name at the bottom of the statement.

If I heard it once from a white woman during the campaign, I heard it one hundred times: "I'm not going to vote for Hillary JUST because she's a woman." Okay. Well, then, how about voting for Hillary (or Jill, or Gary) because Trump has a record of being sexist and misogynistic? That would be a deal breaker for most enlightened women out there, right? The sad fact is that the feminist movement of the late '60's and early '70's had absolutely nothing to do with WOC; and that's primarily because (to put it simply) WOC had to go out and work, because they had no choice. And they had to put up with menial jobs, shitty pay and gross mistreatment by their male, white employers, because no one was out there for marching for THEM the way they were for white women. Ironically, though, I think most African-American women hold more traditional values than even most white women. Because they were largely raised by Judeo-Christian values, they truly believe, for example, that the husband IS the head of the household; that marriage IS defined by one man and one woman; that a woman is not to serve as the head of the church; that things like premarital sex and abortion are to be avoided, etc.

Seriously, I am a HUGE fan of "Annie Hall," but even I felt Woody Allen needed to retain his seat through this.

#speechless

That sense of fatigue, for lack of a better word, might be the only thing that keeps him from enjoying a second term, if we get to that point. Not a sense that he has failed to live up to his promises, or that his agenda (if you can call it that) has resulted in massive losses all around, but just the feeling that Americans, in general, have had it with the non-stop drama and want him to go away. As I've said on other occasions, after what we have gone through, I won't look anytime soon for another candidate who wants to come in from the outside and upend the status quo. Because, I, for one, see now why having outsiders run things isn't always what's best for the country.

Carrie Fisher was like Princess Leia: neither took any s**t from anyone.

Bubbles would do anything to purge himself of his shame over his sexuality. I'm with Julia. I'm resigning myself (reluctantly, of course) to the possibility that Trump will be there 'til 2024. Of course, I would LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE for God to prove me wrong here.

Regarding how Christopher Holder looks today: 1) it ain't 1982 anymore; and 2) a new haircut and the proper makeup and lighting could do wonders. (Just ask Melody Thomas Scott.) Honestly, I wouldn't expect Holder to look EXACTLY as he did, what, over thirty years ago? I'd just want him to be able to act the hell out of a potentially interesting storyline that connects with a part of Y&R's history.