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1 hour ago, Khan said:
I've always believed that the best way to know how to write/produce/direct a show like Y&R was to go back and watch the kind of glossy melodramas that the studios made in the '50's: not just the films that Douglas Sirk made for Universal - "All That Heaven Allows," "Magnificent Obsession," "Written on the Wind" - but also films like "Peyton Place," "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," "Cash McCall," "Executive Suite," "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," "A Summer Place," etc.
I wish more soap writers in general familiarized themselves with these films. But it’s mandatory for Y&R (and lots of Josef von Sternberg, Hitchcock, and film noir for the darker shifts and villain stories).
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Watched some of that Wendy/Nneka mess from last night’s Potomac. Ugh, that whole scene was cringe, and not in a good way. Ashley, Gizelle, and Mia all gotta go. It’s not fun.
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Jean Knight, singer best known for the classic 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died. She was 80. pic.twitter.com/2PWfT55IkJ
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 27, 20230 -
FWIW, hearing more chatter about the Slams joining to acquire 10 biggest events, forming a super tour (with Saudi Arabia getting 10th event)…leaving @atp and @WTA to run 500s and year-end finals…lot of hurdles to clear but this would be the proverbial game-changer…stay tuned
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) November 26, 20230 -
14 hours ago, detroitpiston said:
I’m not mad at the idea of all this but the pacing is absolutely horrendous. They ran thru what should have been 3-6 months worth of story in a couple weeks and missed so many beats. We should have seen Claire/Eve inserting herself into Victoria’s life not just Nicki’s. Wrecking things for her then feeling guilty and yearning for the family connection. Aunt Jordan could have come to town and befriended Nicki for weeks slowly gaslighting and tricking her into drinking. Like come on basic soap pacing.
Watching the big reveal felt so unearned and rushed. I hate that JG will probably be the shows last idiot in charge because he just always fumbles the ball in the least interesting way.
Exactly. It’s not hitting the way it’s supposed to hit. 3-6 months minimum was needed for this. It does feel thrown together like a “shape up or ship out” moment for JG. Then again, Cameron Kirsten’s return was easily slapdash.
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5 minutes ago, Vee said:
FWIW, to @Faulkner and @DRW50 who are the only people I definitely know follow this thread: I believe The Star Beast goes live on Disney+ in a little over an hour, specifically 10:30 AM West Coast time/1:30 East, simultaneous with the UK. I probably won't be watching it til later tonight, as it doesn't feel appropriate to watch the premiere in blazing California daylight. I hate LA. Cheers.
Oh thanks for the head’s up!
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Now Garcelle this is one of the most ruthless confessionals I’ve ever seen. I was literally gagged
— the road not taken (@MarkJCampbell) November 23, 2023
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The introduction of Rose on ATWT. Seemed like it was destined to be one of those goofy, yuk-yuk doppelgänger/trading places stories (plus it was bogged down in Simon/Katie mess) but I remember many people preferring Rose to Lily before it was all said and done.
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Tracey Bregman used to always sound so congested.
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13 minutes ago, Vee said:
He’s so fit. Thanks for the tag.
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The New York Adult Survivors Act opened a yearlong window for survivors of sexual assault to file civil suits past the statute of limitations. That window closes this week
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 23, 2023
Diddy, Jamie Foxx, Cuba Gooding Jr., Axl Rose, Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump, Bill Cosby, Marcellus Wiley,…0 -
BREAKING
— Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) November 22, 2023
As per La Nacion, former no. 3 David Nalbandian has been accused of harassment and stalking by his ex-partner, Araceli Torrado, who reportedly discovered a hidden live camera in the vent of their apartment.
Nalbandian acknowledged, in a voice message, having… pic.twitter.com/4nJNLQMSra0 -
17 minutes ago, dragonflies said:
They used this for Bridge LMAO
KKL looks so masculine there.
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2 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:
The whole flashbacks and pics were
Putting Patrick face on Ronn body
Everything was cringe worthy.
I almost expected to hear, “Brown penny, brown penny…”
I do wonder, with AI advancing so quickly, if we’ll see more stuff like this with flashbacks.
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LOL at the Patrick Thornhart pic they used for “Young Ridge.”
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On 11/18/2023 at 6:39 AM, DramatistDreamer said:
A former president of Bad Boy Entertainment is being sued by his ex-assistant for using “his position of authority as [her] boss to groom, exploit, and sexually assault her”https://t.co/4qr2jnVNnC
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 22, 20230 -
6 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:
The best part of today's show was Colleen/EB scene and Cole reappearing(the cliffhanger)
The rest was wasted on the Tucker boring mess.
They’ve already gotten CZ and EB together? They are really zipping through story.
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5 hours ago, Mitch64 said:
A really good actor and character wasted on trying to make the audience like Lucy Cooper and the actress, one of JFP's friends.
Such a good actor. So frightening. Not surprising he carried some of that darkness IRL. He elevated that story that, without question, would be deemed transphobic today.
Not gonna link to a clip because of how Santa Barbara videos get taken down so promptly, but Judith McConnell’s Sophia was in male drag when she first appeared in town.
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19 hours ago, Cheap21 said:
SLC Seating chart
YES MONICA! That feels unheard of as a newbie to an established franchise. She is definitely coming back. She was the MVP this season
Non-O.G. Housewives who sat next to Andy their first reunion
— Dave Quinn (@NineDaves) November 21, 2023
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5 minutes ago, Vee said:
It was such a disaster. But as I said, Roger was clearly just happy to no longer be playing a role that had weighed very heavily on him (as he talked about in that recent outside podcast). And I think when he came back to ABC that more calm ethos he's talked about a lot in recent years remained, including while playing Todd. He had put all the agita behind him and was just happy to be there and act. But he has only a certain range, he has limitations and weaknesses, and only so many abilities when faced with not one but two overplayed dud characters foisted on GH (not unlike his messy run as an overly reinvented Paul).
Soap operas can offer a good, stable life, so I totally get it. But, like you say, Roger is gifted within a narrow range and he can’t spin sh!t into sugar, especially when you’re miscast or the characters are just poorly defined. When RH starts mugging (which is most of the time), you know he doesn’t have confidence in what he’s playing.
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53 minutes ago, 1974mdp said:
Follow through with the writing has been a problem on this show for many many years. It just keeps reverting back to what was happening before. For example, Brooke and Taylor's friendship presented an opportunity to take the show in a new direction, but...it all got dumped in the span of one episode so they could fight over Ridge for the millionth time. It often feels like they're scared to do anything new.
Totally. I’m all for dropping things that don’t work, but this show feels so chaotic with the fits and starts that ultimately revert back to the “norm.”
Again, I wish we had a more empowered soap press who did more than transcribe publicity soundbites from TPTB. Like more insights on process, how they respond to fan reactions, etc. The types of interviews we often get from primetime showrunners.
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Susan Haskell is such a professional that she played all that unhinged stuff to the hilt. But it’s so strange to write Marty Saybrooke as a campy joke.
Daytime’s piss-poor writing of the last 25 years has laid waste to a lot of gifted actors. RH could soar in the right role, but not on daytime. He was SO miscast as Paul. And FV’s attempts to make fetch happen were so labored.
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They almost played this exact same story, with Zende frustrated about not getting respect as a designer at FC, with Rome Flynn in the role. I thought they might have Zende defect to Spectra, but like so many promising B&B stories, it was dropped.
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6 hours ago, lucaslesann23 said:
Tomorrow's episode they have Tucker using speech to text.
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Y&R: ATWT alum joins
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This sh’t is laughable. Nick getting overpowered and stabbed by a 70-year-old woman while Victoria and Cole are completely oblivious. Claire already coming to the realization that she’s been deceived by Jordan.