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2 hours ago, DaytimeFan said:
agree so much regarding Ashley. She is awful and such a producer's pet. The marriage stuff with Michael is so bizarre.
I’d be interested only if the two producer’s pets—Gizelle and Ashley—really turned on each other. They never really ever had real beef, aside from Gizelle’s distaste for Michael and them taking opposite sides on Monique. I want to see them throwing rockets at each other.
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1 hour ago, j swift said:
While this is obviously an overgeneralization, it is an interesting corollary that black and gay audiences continue to watch daytime, despite a lack of representation. Perhaps both groups find solace in characters that are coded for representation. But, it has always been a sore point for me that my viewership is not valued or respected, despite the fact that I buy as much dishsoap as a 25-49 year old white lady.
There was a podcast a few years back that talked about how many black audiences (particularly older ones) loved watching white folks act a fool on soaps because it gave them the thrill of watching the truth be exposed in the way only the intimacy and domesticity of serialized drama could really put across—they weren’t more “civilized” and “well-behaved.” And they preferred NOT to see black people involved in such scandalous stories because it appeared to confirm tawdry stereotypes.
However, I feel like that has shifted over the generations.
I do wonder how much LGBTQIA+ representation this will have. Tyler Perry has “embraced” it in his typically unseedy way.
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Candiace is not the person I’d let go first (and she was becoming more popular with fans since the “incident”). I’d glad it appears that this is really her decision. It’s probably for the best. If Robyn goes, it balances everything out.
Ashley should get her walking papers too honestly. If she had legitimately left her marriage, I’d maaaaaybe feel differently, even though I despise her. She’s obviously a producer’s favorite, but she’s so unsubtle and mercenary about her “producing.”
I’m surprised, given the response here, that Mia didn’t get more attention last night. Never cared for her. She’s not entertaining to me.
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Phyllis is such a loser. If this is the best they can do for her, she can go.
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This Damm kid seems like a jerk:
A moment of contention between O'Connell and Damm @MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/n3jyHM7kVE
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56 minutes ago, Errol said:
Here's a bit of irony: Colleen Bell (Brad Bell's wife) is the executive director of the California Film Commission.
Message from the Executive Director
Our Commitment to Growing California’s Film/TV Production Industry Has Never Been Stronger!
On July 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed legislation to extend and expand California’s Film and TV Tax Credit Program for an additional five years through 2030-31. This decisive action will directly create an estimated 60,000 production jobs and $10 billion in related investment across the state.
The fourth-generation tax credit program (Program 4.0) demonstrates California’s commitment to retaining our status as the media production capital of the world. It is a vital and necessary tool to keep and grow production here at home, where it belongs.
In all, California’s Film and TV production industry supports well over 700,000 jobs and nearly $70 billion in wages for in-state workers. It is an economic engine that powers everything from production employment and tourism to our extraordinary creative spirit.
In addition to the five-year extension, Program 4.0 will make tax credits refundable, opening the program to a broader range of applicants and generating even more jobs, spending and opportunity. Another key aspect of Program 4.0 is its enhanced focus on workforce training, diversity and inclusion. Several expanded and new features will create opportunities for individuals from underserved communities. The goal is to help reduce economic, geographic and social barriers to career access and success. There are also specific policies for addressing harassment and increasing industry representation of women and monitories.
I’m proud to report that California is committed to offering the film/TV production industry the best value, as well as the best values.
The team here at the California Film Commission is ready to assist in making your next project a success!
Colleen Bell, Executive Director
California Film CommissionI don't smoke. Haha. Never have. Never will.
QuoteThe CFC received 59 applications for 2024 film tax incentives during the Jan. 22-24 application period. The commission has about $200 million earmarked for tax incentive grants to TV programs. The first wave of incentives will be distributed to recurring series and shows relocating from outside California. Applications for those grants will be taken Feb. 26-28.New TV series applications will be taken March 4-6. The CFC also noted it has $80 million available for the next film application window that opens in August.
The Gates was announced March 6. Significant?
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41 minutes ago, NothinButAttitude said:
This was underwhelming. Yeah. Time for a massive firing on this show.
Yeah, this saddens me. They coasted for 2-3 seasons (pretty much since Monique’s departure) without addressing any of the problems. They had a good run with not that many changes, but all good things come to an end. They struck gold (mostly) with this charismatic, thoughtful group of women, but every newbie has offered diminishing returns, which makes me think it’s going to be difficult to find good new cast members if they decided to do a reset.
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10 hours ago, Jdee43 said:
So much truth on this thread! It's disappointing that the show has been so clunky. Characters are doing new things, but a lot of it is out of left field. It feels like the only reason characters are doing these things is simply because that is what the new head writers prefer. I wish they'd make these sudden changes feel more organic.
Also the long-term female character that I think they should be working on doing a better job for is Lois, not Heather.
I think a lot of the characters have suffered from weak, dead-end, incoherent, and often convoluted characterizations under Chris and Dan (and yes, the preceding regimes) that there’s a lot of rebuilding that needs to happen quickly (trying to untangle folks like Ava, Nina, Heather, et al, all disastrous characters—and they happen to be played by some of the best actors the genre has ever seen). And while some of the dialogue is richer, the still-apparent, slapdash FV pacing undermines a lot of it for me.
And, frankly, like others have said, a lot of the actors aren’t cutting it. I cringe watching Evan Hofer try to emote. Donnell Turner is out to lunch, and we can’t even thirst over him. This show needs to clean house.
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9 minutes ago, ranger1rg said:
I understand that new writers set new directions. I get it. Still, some of this is so awkward, so clunky, that I cannot get on board. I think today's show was awful.
That was actually the word I was going to use from watching recent episodes—clunky. Obviously, the new team has their work cut out for them. The Heather stuff has been off-the-chain terrible, though.
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Charrisse put Karen’s stint in rehab on blast last season. Obviously, Karen has a deeper problem she needs to address before it’s too late.
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The Tennis Thread
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Jesus, take the WHEEL!