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But what she really wants to do is produce! I hope not. I really want to see him join Michele Val Jean at BTG.

Frank Valentini hired him, so I'm pretty sure he can't act.

I think if anyone's going to be an Alice-like figure, it'd have to be Julie. There's just no way anyone would accept her with anyone besides Doug.

We can blame Brian Frons for that one, lol!

That's the most feasible option in my head as well. No offense to Josh Taylor, but DAYS needs Roman Brady now more than ever, and he's just not that guy. I say, let JT go (with the option to bring him back later as Chris Kositchek, of course) and beg/plead/cajole Wayne Northrop to return as Roman. In the meantime, give John Black a real send-off and give Marlena an appropriate amount of time to grieve. Then, down the road, test a Roman/Marlena reunion, with the two working out their issues as Marlena gradually accepts John's death.

I'm not surprised that JD Vance agreed with Tim Walz so much and so often. Midwesterners like Walz have this strange ability to help people meet in the middle, lol.

John Amos was treated so much better on the set of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," where he was allowed to portray an actual character (Gordy, the weatherman and NOT the sportscaster, lol) and not a stereotype. Plus, I thought he had terrific chemistry with the entire cast there, including Moore, Ed Asner, Gavin McLeod, Cloris Leachman and Ted Knight. I believe that if Norman Lear had not come knocking with GT, the MTM crew would have upped him to series regular eventually.

That's okay, all the other Aidans only appeared once.

No offense to anyone, but you have to be very secure about who you are as a heterosexual male to dance to that tune while wearing a tank top, lol.

But Drake's passing is a HUGE blow to the show nevertheless. In fact, I'd say it might the biggest blow DAYS has received since losing Frances Reid.

I think it's just like what you've said, @carolineg: Julie and Marlena's friendship was downplayed once Doug and Julie were "aged up" and Marlena, Roman and later John became peers with Bo and Hope. By 1984, it seems, they really wanted Doug and Julie to be second in line after Tom and Alice as the show's matriarch/patriarch, but didn't want the same thing to happen with Roman and Marlena.

I kind of liked seeing someone on GH (or any soap) who you'd normally wouldn't see, but man did that guy get old fast, lol.

That's awful news to hear, but I'm glad that the Sabatinos are facing it with a positive attitude. I feel like that's at least half the battle in these situations.

Frankly, I think even the title ("Our Private World") was lacking something.

Olivia Nuzzi: "This is all my ex-fiancé's fault!" Ryan Lizza: "I've no idea what you're talking about - and by the way, who are you?"

I'm not sure about that either. If nothing else, Levi will wind up on the "faith-based movie circuit" with Kevin Sorbo and Jim Caviezel. But I'd hardly think his career is DEAD. I mean, if endorsing Trump was a sure-fire way to get you blacklisted in H'wood, there'd be no second season of the "Frasier" revival with Kelsey Grammer OR Special Guest Star (and fellow MAGAt) Patricia Heaton.

Most GT fans would agree, @applcin. I actually think the writing got better once he left - that was due to Austin and Irma Kalish taking over as showrunners - but I do agree that his exit left a very big hole in the show's center.

And then, after Chandler's let go...

I would have brought RS on as a recast Jane Sumner. God bless Millie Perkins, but she was too mousy to portray Greg's ex-wife, lol.

I agree, lol.

Jimmy Carter said he wanted to live long enough to vote for Kamala Harris to be the first female president - and by God, he's gonna do it!!

I agree that MSW provides a level of comfort and satisfaction that today's procedurals don't. It's like today's TV writers don't know HOW to write stories that don't stretch over multiple episodes, which is unfortunate (and I say that as someone who obviously loves continuing drama, lol). I also agree with the perception of Angela Lansbury being a sort of "It Girl" for the '80's. Before MSW and "The Golden Girls," older women were portrayed in a very negative light on TV. Usually, they were the nagging mother/grandmother or unhappy "spinster aunt." They had no lives outside of the (male-dominated) home and family. But MSW and GG turned that misconception on its' head, showing that older women, in fact, remained vital, curious and productive contributors of society. Jessica Fletcher and the GG ladies showed audiences that life didn't stop at age 50; in fact, in many ways, it's just beginning! Thanks for providing the full article, @kalbir!

You are correct, sir, lol! I tried to get into MP, I really did. In the end, however, I just found it to be a very poorly written and acted show.

Damn, I hit a paywall with the Tribune article. If nothing else, I credit Angela Lansbury and everyone else involved for crafting every week a show that presented a positive image of older women and that never resorted to pushing sex and violence in order to entertain. Even in the latter seasons, when the mysteries became less challenging, MSW remained a classily produced effort and a real testament to shows that had something for just about everyone.

And the downside would've been...?