Wendy

The Pitt got a cover on Entertainment Weekly. and there is an article about behind the scenes and what to expect for Season 2, which will premiere on January 8, 2026. https://ew.com/the-pitt-stars-creator-preview-season-2-cover-story-exclusive-11864547

Brady and Sarah are...nice. Like warm socks out of a dryer. But the only sparks they generate is if they stick a fork in an outlet. (To me!) It's the same issue, IMO, Sarah had with Eric: In theory, two good (well, Brady is more gray, but good as of late!) people together is great, but edge is needed. I think it's why, back in the day, Steve/Kayla and Jack/Jennifer worked. And John seemed a bit more complicated (since the writers were making his past up as they went along) after being de-Brady-ed, which added something to John/Isabella. John/Marlena also had the affair and the Roman/Sami angles. And I think that's why Sarah/Eric failed, and why I think Sarah/Brady seem headed for the same fate. Not that I want Brady with psycho Kristen. I'd rather she vanish. But rather than EJ, why not try Brady and Cat?

Another Nicole. Kind of funny.

Apparently, The Pitt is airing in 3-hour blocks every Monday night on TNT unedited, from 9:00 p.m. until midnight ET, unedited* (*except for F bombs, apparently) through December 29th. So, obviously, Episodes 1 through 3 have aired (perhaps TNT will repeat them?).

Way back when Zander/Alexis were bonding, I was thinking maybe HE would have been her long-lost child. Would have been interesting, considering the Nikolas connection vis a vis Emily. But then the show went with Sam. Sigh. I think Chad would have rocked that. And I wouldn't mind him returning if I wasn't certain he'd be crapped on again - but then, that's the case for so many on this show.

Actually, I get Brady's attitude towards Marlena: His daughter is a psycho, shot someone, and Marlena kept quiet instead of doing what Brady had the guts to do and lock Rachel up for treatment. (Too bad, for certain reasons, it'll likely be a waste, but his intent is the correct one!)

Just remembered another one, going back...but Zander Smith on GH. Actor Marc Brett originated the role, the stereotypical brute/heavy. Then Chad Brannon took over, continued the story and kidnapped Amber Tamblyn's Emily Quartermaine, people loved them (me included!), and the rest was history. (If I recall, Brannon himself said the role was only supposed to be short term, but again, the audience responded to Zander and Emily, despite the show valiantly pushing Juan/Emily, and it was another instance of the writers thankfully going where the chemistry took them. Not bad for what was supposed to be short-term, even getting a father in Lane Davies' Cameron [albeit written terribly!] and a friendship with NLG's Alexis...) Sucks that the character became roadkill for recast Emily/Nik, but at least Brannon got the Emmy for his trouble, and a lookalike flew off in a plane with Rebecca, Emily's out-of-the-blue twin (which made zero sense given the Paige Bowen story, but hey...).

This, this, this. One of the worst mistakes the Dobsons made was firing Carrington Garland.

Glynn Turman had an awesome guest role as the perp in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent third season episode, "Pravda" (which also featured Judd Hirsch and Anthony Mackie), who played a professor father so enraged that his journalist son (Mackie) was a plagiarist, that he was going to murder him! Here's that end scene. Turman was excellent!

Well, he could play calculating and creepy pretty well as he starred in the miniseries, Blind Faith, in 1990 about the real-life case of Robert and Maria Marshall and how Rob Marshall was convicted of her murder. One of the actors playing their three sons was 12-year-old Johnny Galecki. Joanna Kerns of Growing Pains fame played Maria. (This was where Kerns introduced Roby Marshall (the son, a consultant for the miniseries) to Tracey Gold, her Growing Pains daughter.) And Dennis Farina played the prosecutor. Oh, and Robert Urich did technically act with a soap actress: Robin Strasser played Rob Marshall's mistress in that mini series! And the late John Ingle played the judge. And YouTube has it! https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blind+faith+miniseries

Matt Ashford seemed to be accepted as Jack Deveraux on Days, even when as a villain. So much so, that even though he was actor number three in the role, he is seen as the definitive Jack. (The story about - I think it was Jack actor #2 - allegedly making Mary Beth Evans uncomfortable with Drake Hogestyn (RIP) and Stephen Nichols basically warning him off - I can see why the change behind the scenes was welcome! Seems the viewers agreed over time...

Keep in mind that I'm looking at this through the lens of my teen years - and only a very occasional watcher, as this soap wasn't my favorite but watched casually so my grandmother would have someone to talk to about her shows - but was Brenda Epperson embraced quickly as Ashley after Eileen Davidson? I seem to remember her version of Ashley being popular, albeit as a much more traditional heroine. But again, I may be misremembering this one...

Speaking of Peter Bergman, and going way back, I think - surprisingly - Bergman's Y&R predecessor, Terry Lester, was quickly accepted as Mason Capwell on Santa Barbara. Ditto Lester's replacement, Gordon Thomson. I think it helped that Nancy Lee Grahn's Julia generated chemistry with all three Masons. At least, I don't recall much hate in the soap magazines back in the day, even if many would still agree that Lane Davies was still the quintessential Mason Capwell. Speaking of SB, Jed Allan, Carrington Garland, and Robin Mattson all seemed to be embraced by the audience upon taking over the roles of C.C., Kelly, and Gina, respectively.

And I just realized the significance of the day this awful announcement was made. I feel so incredibly awful for Tatiana, her husband, and her small children. But I'm gutted for Caroline. How much pain is one person supposed to endure, you know?

I think Norman Fell was right about ABC being shady. But I wish the Ropers had been written back in. No offense to the late Don Knotts, but I found Ralph Furley annoying. (But Fell and Lindley must have buried the hatchet with TPTB since Stanley and Helen did make one final appearance in Season 5 - which also involved Ralph Furley, ironically.)