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Thanks for this, @janea4old. He's right, about all of it. Nice of Canada to still help us, even as incoming Felon 34 continuously picks a fight with them.

Apparently, Eric Braeden was sadly one of many in California to lose his home. Here is a video of him going back. Poor man. My heart goes out to all affected by these horrible fires. What makes it worse is we will soon have Mr. "Rake The Forests!" back in, who won't give half a damn.

The late Philece Sampler was miscast as Donna Love but she was phenomenal in the clips I have seen from her time on Days of Our Lives as Renée Dumonde (later DiMera) in the early '80s, especially her gathering Salem together at a party (ostensibly, celebrating her marriage to Quinn Redekker's Alex Marshall, another great character!) to blast all of them... To think of what came soon after...

Seeing John Capodice, he has to be one of the most prolific actors in terms of, "Hey, it's that guy!" Besides the usual Hunter shout out (and, as always, thanks @slick jones!), I have seen in in a lot of other stuff, i.e. Ace Ventura, for starters! May he rest in peace!

Still say Gwen is not needed in the slightest.

Don't even worry about it! But thanks all the same for restoring it, what with everything else you have to do!

Linda Lavin was a talented actress, from theater to TV. She was working right 'til the end with No Good Deed. I remember her from a Law & Order: Criminal Intent S2 episode. The late Ned Eisenberg played her wimpy son [one of many franchise appearances from him in numerous roles!], and his Mommie Dearest had his wife killed because she wanted a divorce and - having converted from Catholicism - said mama from hell was afraid she would not raise her grandkids in the Jewish faith. She rocked that stone-cold role. But I will always remember her from Alice, too. (Was she the last people from the cast still living? Edit: Answered my own question via Google: Celia Weston, Diane Ladd, and Polly Holliday are all still with us!)

I read on Bluesky that flags will be at half mast during the Inauguration from Hell, because the rule of a POTUS that passes away is that flags be at half mast for one month. I'd like to think it is a final FU (albeit Southern gentleman style!) from President Carter to the incoming ooze. Carter's timing - even in death - is impeccable. And the symbolism with the flag is just perfect, all things considered.

As said above, I'm so glad that President Carter's state funeral will be under President Biden's watch. One decent man leading the farewell to another. Jimmy Carter was an exemplary example of TRUE faith and Christianity: Walking the walk and talking the talk regarding helping the poor and saving our environment for future generations. He is back with his beloved Rosalynn in heaven, where I'm sure the gates opened wide for his arrival, as it should be. Godspeed, President Carter. Thank you for truly trying to make the world a better, kinder place.

Has Sophia's mom never heard of CO-PARENTING?! It's 2024 going on 2025, not freakin' 1954 going on 1955. Is it any wonder soaps are struggling with tired crap like this?

And yet, NBC would see even wilder success with Frasier and especially Friends in the '90s. I remember some of the shows mentioned above, especially Hooperman. (I was about 15 when that started.) While I liked John Ritter, the show, IMO, had no idea what it wanted to be. Dramedy was still a new concept then, and the balance between drama and comedy hadn't hit its stride there. A polite way to say, the show wasn't very good. Which seems to be the theme of a lot of those titles, for good or bad.

This name sounded familiar, and this same name [as I'm not certain it's the same person!] was a writer for Silk Stalkings. So, assuming it IS the same person, I guess writing ended up as an alternative career!

Sigh. Which is still ridiculous, IMO. Yes, Gio having them as parents wouldn't necessarily age Brooklyn and/or Dante, as it would be a teenage pregnancy. But the perception of them being older would still stick, made worse by Amanda Setton's utter sexless portrayal of Brooklyn to begin with. I don't get why every "stray" character must have a familial relationship going on this show. That mindset has already made Days feel incestuous, i.e. adopted uncles/nieces dating and such. (That's Max/Chelsea. Let us also remember that Brady's half-sister is/was also married to his (half) cousin. See what I mean?) Unattached characters bring new blood!

As always, @slick jones, I appreciate the shout out! Merry Christmas to you! 🎄(Also got a kick out of your putting Braedyn Bruner's Barney appearance in purple! LOL!)

No, they really, REALLY don't. That said, as a Scrubs fan, I will give this actress a chance. I just hope she isn't roadkill for Sasha and/or Joss.

I know the heartbreak of dementia (as do many others!), but this is also why I believe there should be term limits in Congress. The stakes are too important: AWOL Congresswoman found in memory-care facility.

Aside from the pilot airing on a Tuesday [and my 12th birthday, no less!] and a very short run on Friday nights thereafter, where it was getting creamed by Dallas, once Brandon Tartikoff gave the series a brief hiatus to find a new slot and give it one last try, Hunter seemed to remain on Saturday nights from the last half of its first season through Season 6 on NBC. I do remember the lone McCall-free final season of season 7 switched to...Wednesdays, or something? But predominantly, Hunter kept the same time slot for years. And on a night now considered a TV wasteland. Ah, for the days of The Golden Girls and Hunter on Saturday nights!

Their yearly In Memoriam video dropped today. Lots of big losses. Soaps-wise, Janis Paige [ex-Minx Lockridge #2, Santa Barbara; though I know she did tons more!] is among those listed.

Sami annoys me, but her ratting out Belle to Shawn just highlights how complicated Sami's ties to both are since, like Brady, she is related to both. Belle, of course, being her half-sister. And Shawn (Douglas) is her first cousin since Bo and Roman are (half, but Bo is considered a full Brady) brothers. Belle is also Brady's half-sister and Shawn is also Brady's first cousin, since Bo and Isabella were brother and sister.

May Terry/danfling rest in peace.

Sigh. It's stuff like this why soaps are seen as so antiquated. The ol' former girlfriend/side piece is pregnant (or pretending to be). It's 2024. Just agree to co-parent and go on your merry way, people. But no. Just another guy who must break up with the one he actually loves for a spawn, I'm betting. Sigh. If I'm wrong? FANTASTIC. But it's still Ron's stuff, so I doubt it. And I don't even LIKE Tate and Holly, but come the hell ON, now. The 1950s tropes will not die.

Hate to bring this thread back up for something so trivial, but reading through about old sets, and I have to say that I also LOVED that loft set. Yes, John/Isabella lived there. Didn't Jen stay there at some point, too? Besides the aforementioned Steve/Kayla and Bo/Hope... I do know that set got tons of use, and I miss it to this day. On topic: It's crazy that, at the end of the month, it will be 3 months since Drake's passing.

But they never aired at the same time, as both Stephens did!

Ironically, Mark Withers' David Hendricks' evil conniving much-younger stepmother in "To San Francisco With Love" was played by Philece Sampler.

The "thing" with Kristen should have never happened! She babysat him when he was 4, for God's sake, when involved with his father! And no way should Kristen have been able to conceive hellspawn Rachel, either.