Faulkner

Again, JG has a lot of the ingredients in places for a solid show. Family members like Mamie, Heather, and Danny back. Audra as a vixen JG doesn’t seem to be sacrificing as a short-term psycho. Jack finally getting an age-appropriate love interest and settling down. The Newmans getting something drastic to shake them out of their interminable PG-rated episode of Succession. MTS finally getting something to do. Potentially giving Victoria a grown daughter could be what she’s long needed. And CZ certainly can command the screen opposite EB and MTS (in the same way Alex Donnelley did years ago as Diane). But we have zero evidence from his past work that he’ll make good on this potential.

Yeah, I remember him making the girls go all the way from uptown Manhattan to Brooklyn to get him some cheesecake or something late at night. There was a cruelty to reality-competition TV that people reveled in back in the 2000s and it was quite revealing. There was a nakedness to it, as if, “Get ready, this is just the tip of the iceberg of what you’ll have to deal with as you navigate this industry, so suck it up.”

This guy is a wow.

This. His stories either draaaaaag or are rushed. Neither extreme is satisfying. The stunts are usually rush jobs. The Cameron Kirsten ordeal is basically already forgotten.

Interesting thread:

John Aniston, Elizabeth Hubbard, just to name a couple more icons who left us since the last ceremony. Bob Barker also died, and I’m sure CBS will be encouraging an extensive tribute. While he’s certainly worthy of recognition, I hope they don’t shortchange the actors because they’re not household names like him. They really need to think through how they’ll handle the numerous losses this year. The producers could devote an entire segment to an In Memoriam, with cast members remembering their late co-stars (Amelia Heinle/Melissa Claire Egan/Elizabeth Hendrickson on Billy Miller, Martha Byrne/Scott Bryce on Liz Hubbard, Fiona Hutchison/Erika Slezak/John Loprieno on Andrea Evans, Genie Francis on Tyler or Jackie, Suzanne Rogers on John Aniston with a message or appearance from Jennifer, etc.). But we know what a joke the Daytime Emmys are. They don’t respect the medium. They’ll have some D-list has-been sing some old song they can license on the cheap with PowerPoint projected on the backdrop and be done with it, per usual. It’ll be up to the winners to pay proper tribute in their speeches.

Buon appetito, betch.

Ashton Hall

Wow, Jezebel is shutting down.

Probably the most balanced groups I’ve seen in quite a while:

The great Robert Ri’chard

He looks so much like Federer in that clip.

Thank you for tagging me! Taking a look.

Same old, same old with RHONY: Legacy. It’s comfort food, like a sitcom Christmas special. “It’s a comedy!”

LMAO at the clip from @itsdlai on Instagram about Monfils: SaveInsta.App - 3224391520400053926_32817842.mp4

I remember reading Michele Val Jean’s interview about writing those scenes. Not that there’s any one authentic Black experience, but this felt very true to how my own family members would talk. I’m impressed that ABC allowed those scenes to air. The Wards were special.

Bencic is preggers: