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Oh, now I'm SAD thinking that Company ended up in Buzz's hands. (even though i probably knew it at the time, but it was soo long ago.) Mo was always too busy mothering the townfolk.

Yeah, the main problem with setting up RR's Alan is that he has no romantic chemistry with anyone. And I don't think GL really cared about that. They used Alan as a manipulative [!@#$%^&*] villain, and that's really all they wrote for him.

Well, Josh could've bought it for Hawk and Sarah. But I think you're right, I think they only ran it. Whether Mo owned it, or simply was the only Reardon left in town at the time to deal with it---I'm not sure. When Kurt worked there, Bea was still in town, because there's an entire plot point built around her running interference while Kurt and Roxy are trying to outsmart Immigration and see Mindy and Rick on the side. Mindy and Rick move into the boardinghouse's only available room. There's also a kind of running joke once the Reardons start dwindling in town, where random people end up serving at Company. Mindy works there, there's an episode where Henry helps out, Jessie is left in charge while an unexpected crowd rolls in, etc.

Company and Wired for Sound were two completely separate entities. Company was built on to the Reardon boarding house. Wired for Sound was a disco that Vanessa and Trish owned and Tony managed. (I'm not sure if it was physically connected to The Copper Kettle, a restaurant that Barbara Norris opened. Andy Norris was blackmailing people to keep it open. When Andy went off to jail, Trish got it in the divorce settlement. Vanessa invested in it, mostly because at the time she was a bored socialite who flitted from project to project with grand ideas for everything. Oh, and she was Trish's friend.) The Reardons still owned it when Johnny Bauer's parents came to town. They managed it briefly. Maureen would occasionally mention having to deal with it. I'm not sure if Maureen sold it to Hawk and Sarah, or if at some point, Bridget assumed the responsibility. I'm also not sure Buzz ever owned Company. If he did, it would've been after Nola and Bridget left in '97-ish. I assumed at some point, the Cooper diner got a massive upgrade. Towards the end of the show, Buzz runs for mayor because Bill is going to raze the precious Diner.

80's Calla, Warren Andrews, Jim Reardon, Rusty 90's Buzz, Nadine, Jenna, Nick 00s Richard, Jeff, Jonathan, Olivia, Gus, Cyrus, Grady

At this point, it's still Hawk and Sarah.

Julie Bauer? Hope's mother?

He and Cady were involved, at least in the press. But how that relates to his orientation....*shrug*

well...true enough. lol

Wasn't there something about Ben being such a nerd he couldn't get laid, which is why he screwed a prostitute like Selena? Oh, and you think I hate ****? I loathed Hunt Block's Craig. Like, in my bones hated.

1970s admittedly I don't remember much, but I recall like Ben and Eve. It may have had something to do with reading the Little House books and being fascinated by a character with blindness...I don't know. characters (that I am fascinated by now and wish I could watch more of) Ed, Rita, Eve, Justin, Jackie, Alan, Sara 1980s Morgan/Kelly Quint/Nola Billy/Vanessa Rick/Mindy Ross/Carrie--I think I was a little shocked by the split personality angle of it all A-M/Harley ****Ross/Vanessa --I star'd them because I don't organically remember them. Their past fascinates me now. They are such different characters in so many ways, but really were a bedrock of the show infamous for it's revolving door. characters: Alan (CB), Billy, Vanessa, Phillip (GA), Nola, Henry, Alex, Ross, Trish, A-M, Harley 1990s Billy/Vanessa A-M/Eleni Harley/Phillip Harley/Mallet characters: Billy, Vanessa, Alex, Mindy, Bill, Michelle, Holly, Ross, Phillip, Harley, Rick, Henry, Maureen, Bridget, Kat, David, Hamp 2000s Billy/Vanessa Bill/Lizzie characters: Billy, Vanessa, Bill, Lizzie (MR), Ross, Phillip

Hunt Block supposedly had a good sense of humor. He would ad-lib stuff later on ATWT. I never found him that funny.

What?? Craziness, because I can not imagine Alan, Hope, Henry or Bea at Wired for Sound! What a sweet story about his maid. Here I thought she was the least interested extra in the world of extras! She must've been thrilled!

I really didn't think Carlton was joking. I can't help it, but it's so nice to see Nicole laugh. #TeamKial

I'd love to see that episode. As there's both Lee Lawson (and that's probably William Roerick's arm between them) and Elvera Roussel, I wonder if this was supposed to be at the Spauldings, or maybe Amanda's? It's definitely not at Wired for Sound. Baaaad bllooood*

Yes, Reva and Billy were married, all off camera. Mindy's mother had died. When Reva first came to town, she said they'd been married eight years, (which...well, whatever.) Mindy hated her as a kid. But, Reva and Billy were not married when Dylan was conceived. Which really never made sense in the timeline, but timelines rarely add up.

I don't think Sarah returned after she left in '91 to go live with Josh in Italy. Audrey was on the show from '87 to '91-ish. She came on just before Marah was born, IIRC. Some of Alex's wardrobe is so...not good. There's a period where she was the equivalent of Queen Elizabeth---constantly in one solid color. Yes, that's Krista Tesearu (and I'm sure that's not how it's spelled) as Mindy. There was a while they tried to sell a Mindy/Rusty romance (because we can't have enough Shayne/Lewis hookups!) but it just never worked. Terrell Anthony is just not a good actor.

What in the sam hell of "pigeon crapped on my jacket as I walked in the rain" is Jon Lindstrom wearing today? I'm sorry, but sometimes being a emmy award winning costume designer means knowing when to say NO. The same way Hayley's thug cousin should not be dressing like a fashion model for JCPenney. (Yes, I know I'm dating myself.) On the other hand, I loved what Dani wore today. And can we get Shanice's auntie on full time? Because I already love her.

As much as i like to rag on KZ/Reva---I don't think TIIC really had anyone to "pass the baton off too", so to speak. Their younger leads kept leaving. By 2000, the character most like what Reva had been was Dinah, and she was already gone. Harley and Blake were reformed (Blake is basically a walking hormone of idiot choices), Beth was never the dynamic kind of character Reva had been (at least as played by BC). Michelle is the legacy ingenue, and while BJL is great in the role, I think everyone knew she was not sticking around. I guess there's Cassie, but they were never going to let her be as messy as Reva had been, she already had a kid when she came on the show. (Not that these women didn't have fans or act their asses off with what they were given.) So maybe...it's not all KZ's doing that she kept getting the over-the-top stories. Yeah, she wanted to be front and center. But I also don't think the show wanted to let Reva age either. (or at least write her as a sick old lady.) Kind of the same way they kept de-aging Susan/Daisy and let Harley keep making the same stupid romance mistakes she'd been making since her 20's. I swear, I think Reva only got cancer in '06 ish because it was literally the last resort, and TIIC were going to make sure that KZ understood Reva could die with a keystroke.

Well, her punishment was usually getting treated like dirt by the next guy. She screws over Phillip and jumps to A-M, both while dealing with Gary's obsessive, spiraling plots, which at different times nearly cost both men their lives. A-M then uses her, which, well, is shitty, but kinda justified. Maybe her leaving Ben is supposed to be growth, but she just expects Ross to forgive and forget. I remember it all, so it'll be interesting to see if they address whether or not there's lingering disagreements directed at Ross over Dinah's escape. Even if he didn't help Van, I don't think he wanted his kid behind bars either and believed that it was accidental.

Dinah is usually mad at Vanessa. Or at least unwilling to listen to anything Van has to say. I think when Dinah returned in '04, we found out that Dinah had been imprisoned most of the time she'd been out of town. That she had never been pregnant (the excuse that sends Van out of town), and Van didn't know where she was a lot of the time. I don't know if the later regime even explained what Vanessa knew, or they just skipped it, and the viewers were left to fill in the blanks. When Dinah returned, she tries to be Cassie's surrogate, which both Ross and Van try to stop. After Van returns to town (after Ross' death), it's pretty much one long, string of Vanessa trying to help her daughter, Dinah refusing that help and then blowing up at Van when her life blows up anyway. The big thing was Dinah getting shot, which Vanessa ultimately blames on &&&& because he got involved with the loanshark and Dinah catches a bullet from it. They actually divorce because of it, although they don't tell Dinah until she's along in her recovery.

@Spoon spoiler unless you mean Harley, then nevermind. I don't remember. @alwaysAMC yeah, Dinah pretty much picks up where WM left off. But more unlikeable. Or less motivated and heavily plot-pointed.

It's part of the problem after watching for a long period of time, you know where everyone's skeletons are buried. It's part of the reason I got so fed up with Reva by the end. (well, long before the end, but at the end, I couldn't watch her without going out of my mind. She does crap to Lizzie (long story), but then everyone's supposed to feel sorry for the fact she's briefly considered a murder suspect thanks to Dinah (a longer story).)

While I get that Vanessa was wrong, and that Hart was Blake's brother...there are times Blake had a lot of nerve being angry at other people's lies. There was not enough Febreze *yes, product placement* in the world to cover the stench of her affair with Ben, and on top of how she'd lied for months about the paternity of her children. Vanessa made a snap decision, and chose to go to jail. I can't remember Blake ever doing anything but crying and moaning apologies. And surely there was a felony or a dozen in her list of crap. Oh, and WTF? Reva had those beginning years with Marah. Sure, it was only until Marah was about 4/5, but she still had them. But any excuse to get laid, I guess.

Yeah, I think it's time to ship Dana/Leslie off to jail. I'm tired of her antics, I was never that impressed by her cartoonish need for revenge, and she really doesn't have a purpose other than hurling annoying taunts. I'd much rather see Anastasia challenge the Duprees for a while. I'm all for Mother Anita, the proud strong life force of her family. Can we dial back on the St Anita talk though? The idea that even 24 hours later, all of those breast cancer awareness/reactions could be organized is ridiculous. Speaking of Anatasia, while she's a pain, her horror at Anita's "tail-shaking" past is hilarious. Because every EGOT winner (which I swear they said Anita was; because BTG is never subtle when praising the Duprees) never "shook" anything. I get Kat's frustration with her life. Even if Tomas isn't worth spit, he's what she's got. Chelsea literally fell in love in two days, and somehow made it work (well, that's what Kat perceives anyway.) Even her mom's got two hotties on the hook. I don't really mind that she took it out on Chelsea. Chelsea sort of annoys me. I wanted to slap those ridiculous butterfly earrings off her this week. Kat needs a new man--a guy she's really in to. Tomas ain't it.