Faulkner

What is that?!?!

Agreed. He still looks fantastic.

Thyme Lewis/Jonah Carver on DAYS was another hairy-chested hottie:

He’s got a whole bearskin rug on his chest there. Wow. I appreciate when soaps allow their men to be fully hirsute. I was trying to find a shirtless shot of William Bumiller, who played Sean on GL (who found Reva on that deserted island after Annie sent Reva to her “death” on that airplane). His hairy shirtlessness was the only watchable thing about that era of GL.

From Nigeria 🇳🇬

Big Sky, the David E. Kelley drama that dealt with human sex trafficking in its first story arc, has been a big success (mostly on streaming) for ABC this season, so I’m curious if that’s the tone they’ll aim for. It has a mild Twin Peaks feel to it. I can’t imagine Pine Valley being *that* bleak, but who knows?

From Malaysia 🇲🇾

From Bangkok 🇹🇭

Thank you for sharing this excellent interview. Just a joy to watch from beginning to end. She was incandescent. And yes, that Ruth Warrick story was hilarious.

From the Philippines 🇵🇭

Where he belongs...

From Los Angeles 🇺🇸

3-minute-long thirst trap...

From Haiti 🇭🇹

Santa Barbara seemed like a total mess, and I can’t say that I’ve watched a lot of it. But I’ve watched some 1986-87 episodes, and it had the pop and fizz of great screwball comedy in a self-referential way. Such smart writing (not surprisingly, as the Dobsons’ GL was pretty erudite as well). What a cast of soap all-stars too. Louise Sorel and Nancy Lee Grahn in one scene. Robin Mattson and Justin Deas in another. Marcy Walker, Robin Wright, Lane Davies, Jed Allan... it’s really an embarrassment of riches. I can see why people loved it, even though it wasn’t originally my cup of tea.

Even though I’ve enjoyed all these soaps, I’ve traditionally had more trouble connecting with daytime soaps set in California: Santa Barbara, B&B, Sunset Beach. They just don’t have the grounded, richly textured community feel that I’ve gotten from the Midwest/Northeast-set soaps. I don’t have the same issues with CA-set primetime soaps, but my expectations are different. I’m not looking for the same immersive experience.

From North Carolina 🇺🇸