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Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth! 😉

I’m loving ATL this season, but it doesn’t really have a story that transcends the show and bleeds into pop culture this season. NJ has the Teresa stuff with her fiancé and rivalry with Margaret; BH has Erika’s story, plus Dorit getting robbed and even the Lisa/Sutton stuff (and I don’t even watch either of those series). Potomac has been amazing at generating out-of-season hype in the past few years. If Porsha had stuck around and had to answer for her new relationship with the other ladies (instead of on her ill-advised spin-off), ratings would be much higher. That was a huge story, of course. But ATL really needed this season as a reset, to hone its production, which has really stepped it up this season. I hope the show doesn’t look at the soft ratings and think the changes didn’t work. The production is not why ratings are down.

As expected, Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in the pop icon’s self-directed biopic, according to Variety. Andy Cohen asked Garner about the opportunity months ago—she said nothing but her body language said it all:

Imitation Iman was doing too much. Feels inauthentic.

For Prince’s 64th birthday:

Scott Clifton’s body… holy moly. The work is paying off with dividends.

They need to be careful. There are too many franchises as there is and they aren’t all thriving.

Actor Eltony Williams (from Tyler Perry’s troupe) 🇺🇸

Andry from Indonesia 🇮🇩

God I hated Gwen (mostly because of this scene), but Eve Myles is a great actress. Loved Toshiko.

A broadcast network announcing a brand-new soap in their daytime lineup would legit shock me. Jason Brooks returning as Peter Blake with Missy Reeves still playing Jennifer on DAYS… shocker.

It’s definitely preferable to Phyllis as the female Victor, but yeah she’s propeller arms these days.

Oh ok. I found it weird that they had split, then they started working together on Y&R in a heavy domestic violence story. Just checked Graz’s Instagram. He’s on Amazon’s David E. Kelley series The Lincoln Lawyer in a recurring role.

He’s a hot guy, but that first pic makes him look doughy and schlumpy. He looks better in the latter two.

I like that they aren’t just playing Phyllis as “Lady Boss Bitch,” as they have since MS returned. They are leaning into her insecurities and self-destructive nature. I can’t with Victoria. I want her off my screen. (By the way, what’s going on with Amelia Heinle and Thad Luckinbill?) I’ve been very curious about Graz. He was also on S.W.A.T. with Shemar a couple of seasons ago. Daniel should at least pop in regularly.

Hmmm, you know this thread is going to get speculative juices flowing. 😂 Honestly, ATWT and GL on streaming feels like the least likely of the above, followed closely by or tied with more attempts at the Hulu reboots, albeit the once-teased-now-dormant Pine Valley revival would make new reboots seem less out-of-left-field. While the soap BTS has been relatively stable in recent years, I don’t think I’d be *shocked* by any regime changes. I’ve already given up on the B&B twist.

An interesting chart note re: Kate Bush’s resurgent “Running Up That Hill” from Variety:

Jay from Nigeria 🇳🇬

Weigel is a d*ck, but Somnez seems awful too, so it’s just another example of them all eating themselves and looking pathetic and petty in front of a public they are supposed to inform.

Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” re-enters the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 8, giving Kate her first U.S. top 10 hit. Harry Styles remains at No. 1 for a fifth week:

The full clip of Brandi vs Taylor in Ultimate Girls Trip 2: Taylor actually outshouts Vicki LOL.

I’m surprised they didn’t have Sheryl do it again.

It would have been like AMC making Phoebe Wallingford the matriarch of Pine Valley.