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An almost-certain No. 1 for Adele in a couple weeks, regardless of quality:

Israeli ninja warrior Gur Arad  

Life Unit, a model from London  

This is sad and tragic.

Is Marilyn McCoo coming back for this Lani/Paulina story?

22 minutes ago, Ponds said:

Great question....I had forgot about him!

Seems like Y&R did too lol. 

Actor James León  

LOL at this tweet:

Lo and behold, they show up next week…

This Potomac episode lol… chaotic.

Has Candiace been hanging out with Heavenly Kimes with all the “Yo Mama!” stuff?

Did not expect this scoreline…

3 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

The reason why Y&R will periodically bring up Keemo, while not bringing him back is because they believe soap viewers are easily placated with a simple nod to history, regardless of whether there will ever be any follow up. And to be honest, they've been proven correct. They don't want 'that smoke' involved in actual scrutiny from an audience that is not a 'dyed in the wool' soap viewer that is used to sloppy writing, countless stereotypes and nonsensical plots. The pressure of that weight of expectations would be too much for them.

Better to do the 'tried and true' and tried some more stories that they always do. They are past the point of ever expanding their diminished viewing audience anyways.

 

Very true.

12 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

Even if they do cast an Asian male, they’ll never attempt to have him be sexual and the least bit complex. It’s unfortunate.

It’s sad. He’s more than simply an Asian man, although it’s important. He’s Jack’s son. He’s estranged from his father. He’s most certainly lived a life in the years he’s been off screen. He might have a wife and kids or have had several wives (or partners). He might have made some enemies. There are so many fascinating avenues they could take. And there are plenty of HOT talented Asian/biracial actors who would love the opportunity. 

It’s super weird, right? And if they really wanted to do away with Keemo, as mentioned, they could have killed him off off screen. But they mention him periodically, as he has board voting powers at Jabot. It’s as if he’s “on ice,” always waiting to be reintroduced but no one has the balls or, more likely, the awareness to do it, even though it’s completely organic diversity. (These shows seem to only see diversity in terms of serving markets, and I’m not certain they see an Asian viewership, who are fragmented into so many different distinct cultures, as a lucrative soap audience. But does diversity have to be viewed solely through that lens? Why not simply have a broader and more interesting idea of humanity, for variety and for its own sake, as we live in a multicultural society? Is that a naive, Pollyanna-ish idea? Perhaps that’s an indictment of the viewers, but the writers also have to make them care. And they often don’t make the investment in fleshing out non-white characters.)

Meanwhile, writers have been reaching for Jack’s stories, with addictions and one failed pairing after another. 

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7 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

It’s a combination of PB hating that story, racism on behalf of TPTB, the initial story not being well-received at the time, and yes,  Keemo was just not a great character, so I can see why he wouldn’t excite most writers (particularly unimaginative ones like Josh Griffith).

That said, he’s been gone for so long, he could realistically be re-imagined and reworked - but no one at the show currently would put in the type of effort necessary to do that.

Yeah, I mean, soaps reinvent and give new personalities to characters all the time with recasts, especially after years off screen… and that original story had been largely forgotten by the mid-2000s. It would be useful for someone like Jack, who they value, to have his children represented. Beyond just Kyle. Lots of story potential.

I think the racism part is likely the biggest issue, in combo with PB’s issues, as I don’t think Y&R would know what to do with an Asian male lead (the obvious answer would be to do whatever they do with the white male ones, which ain’t much, as I’ve said before, tbh. They certainly don’t treat the black men well.) I think they feel an Asian lead wouldn’t have as many story options or wouldn’t be well received by the audience. A total lack of empathy and imagination. If someone over the years really cared, they’d have forced PB’s hand, and I’m sure he’d have sucked it up and played the story like a professional.

It’s insane that they made up a son for Paul and Nikki (yes, to accommodate Steve Burton), dug up Nina’s stolen child, made up a son for Katherine, brought on Theo as an Abbott-Brooks, not to mention ridiculous and implausible stuff like having P3 fake his death to avoid coming out as gay, etc. yet Keemo is *right there* as a living Abbott offspring and they haven’t brought him back in a quarter-century. And PB has agreed to play even more absurd stuff over the years, like Peruvian Marco, Jack’s unrelated doppelgänger down to having the same physique and penis.

Jason, a fitness model from China  

Marci is wonderful.

Sammy from Ghana  

2 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Speaking of Jack, I wonder what the future is for the iconic Abbott set. Now that Jack is the only person living there full time and he is running low on story, how will they keep that set onscreen?

It’s funny—they’ve dropped so many sets. You rarely see Sharon’s cottage anymore, if ever. Adam’s apartment is gone. I wonder how long Devon’s place will be around.

And Austin is with Scotty. Can they stop this? Maybe the Facebook Karens love this too?

15 minutes ago, KMan101 said:

God. Grandpa Thug Sonny Corinthos. They really need to move past this. I'm sure Facebook loved it.

I didn’t miss him at all. I reach for my remote every time I see him. Admittedly he looks better without the Rudy Giuliani shoe polish on his head. Why do women love this @sshole so much?

23 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Is that John-Paul (James Sutton) from Hollyoaks?

11 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Nothing memorable. It's when he was a twink. He looks hotter now.

He’s definitely better looking now, but I thought he was hot back in the day. Too much over-the-top mewling but that wasn’t unusual then.

It’s absolutely ridiculous that, especially with Jack being so cognizant of his mortality post-Dina’s death, that he wouldn’t try to reach out to Keemo. It’s BS.