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I'd leave off Victor (because, I've never considered him a villain, per se) and place John Dixon/Larry Bryggman just before Chris Bernau's Alan.

I still remember when Lorraine Broderick re-used some early Jenny Gardner material for Jen Rappaport, having the latter run off to NYC (for reasons I can't remember now) and becoming a model (and yes, I say it was Broderick, because the parallel between Jens Rappaport and Gardner was so obvious, lol). That was when Charles Busch was on the show for awhile as Peg Barlow (another, obvious AMC connection?); and I remember thinking, "Geez, you have a chance to make real history here, OLTL, and you're wasting it on Jessica [!@#$%^&*] Morris."

And then, at some point, they shift to Hogan/Patti and Bela/Sunny, which I'm sure drove fans REALLY insane, lol.

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I know many fans enjoyed that storyline, but I just didn't see the point of it. I mean, we KNOW Erica was not going to STAY disfigured, nor was it going to trigger some period of introspection where she learned to rely on something other than her looks; so, again, what was the point?

I'm seriously considering notifying the team at A&E's "Hoarders" to go down to the Prospect Studios and do an intervention on Frank Valentini, because that man is clearly in the throes of a hoarding disorder (except, instead of hoarding objects, he's hoarding actors).

But not before she guns down Drew!!

"Veronica Sandbridge" was already taken.

LOL!!

IIRC, they even attempted a triangle (of sorts) among Viki, Clint and Tom Dennison, but it was clear that wasn't going anywhere either. Lee Patterson and Erika Slezak still had chemistry, but Viki never would've hooked up with Joe's twin brother, lol.

I agree! I would say that someone from Joe Riley's side of the family would've needed to be there in order to provide some conflict to the (hypothetical) Joey coming out storyline, except, given what I know about Eileen and Julie, I can't see them being homophobic either.

The baby switch to end all baby switches!

I would hope so! Another reason why I've always been lukewarm to the idea of Joey (or Kevin) coming out: I couldn't see how that would've caused tension in Clint and Viki's marriage. Clint might've been a "good ol' boy" from Texas; however, he and Viki always struck me as compassionate people who would've accepted their son if he had come out as gay or bisexual. (Asa's a whole other story, lol). As it is, I thought it was OOC for Clint to be as bigoted he was (or appeared to be) during the whole Billy Douglas storyline - just one more reason why, on the whole, I don't hold Linda Gottlieb and Michael Malone's regime in the same, high regard as others.

Along with 20 other characters.

The only things JM can pull off are his clothes.

Seeing the word "dickmatized" brought this song to mind:

TBH, I'm not sure I would've liked Joey or Kevin coming out of the closet. One of the many misconceptions about gay men is that they tend to come from homes with domineering mothers and little to no male influence. Although Clint essentially raised Viki's sons, all you would need is for some narrow-minded homophobes out there to bring up the fact that their biological father (Joe Riley) had long since died before things would get messy, onscreen and off.

I ask y'all: did you ever catch Michael Zaslow smirking his way through scenes? Or Larry Bryggman? Or even Drake Hogestyn? My advice to Chandler Massey remains the same: the only way to stop smirking through scenes is to stop judging them to begin with (and yes, you are judging them, or else you'd stay in the moment and not stifle laughs like you're in a [!@#$%^&*] SNL sketch). You're not being asked to critique the material you're playing, only to play it.

Listen, I don't make it my business to judge anyone. (Although, the Bible DOES instruct us to judge each other according to the Word, and that all of us shall judge the angels in Heaven). But, if you are one who professes to be a Christian, as Steve Burton professes himself to be, then you can't just quote the Word, or quote just the parts that you think support your choices. So-called "evangelical Christians" pull that crap all the time, which is why this country and this world are in the shitty state that they're in. If you QUOTE the Word, then you have to LIVE the Word as well, because that's what God holds you accountable to. Otherwise, you are no better than the Pharisees; and anyone who knows even a smidge about the Scriptures should know how Jesus Christ felt about the Pharisees, lol! The same God that told Steve Burton to keep his shirt on for love scenes is the same God that is telling him now that it doesn't matter if he and Ms. Lundstrom are engaged. One, they should NOT be living together out of wedlock; and two, he shouldn't be living with ANY woman who is not his first wife, and who remains his wife according to the Scriptures. The fact that his ex committed adultery allows for the two to divorce, but it does not allow for either to remarry so long as one or the other remains among the living. Point blank, period. Oh, and one more thing, Steve? That tattoo sleeve you've been sporting since your divorce? Yeah, God isn't pleased about your doing that to yourself either.

Quoting Scripture in one breath, living in sin in another. If there's one thing your God will not tolerate, Mr. Burton, it's a [!@#$%^&*] hypocrite. Oh, and by the way? You're still married to your first wife in the eyes of God. Have a nice day.

"Matlock" would return, of course, but not on NBC, lol. Personally, I liked "Carol & Company." Not every episode was great - that's just the nature of doing a weekly anthology series - but I thought the premise was different (but not TOO different) and the cast was strong. On the other hand, I get what Carol Burnett meant when she talked about how grueling the show was for her to do. I love how they always refer to "Flesh 'n' Blood" as being "from the producers of 'Cheers'." The truth is, only two people from "Cheers" had worked on the show (three, if you count James Burrows, who directed an episode); and one of them (Tim Berry) was the line producer.

They can't.

The second most gratifying "F" I ever earned in high school was when I was refused to read that novel during my summer vacation. (The first most gratifying was for not reading "The Grapes of Wrath," because, [!@#$%^&*], isn't it enough that I live in Oklahoma?)

Oh, absolutely! No arguments here, lol!