Wendy

I still have my Twitter account. But I have made a backup account on Counter Social. Seems other Twitter refugees have followed. Takes a bit getting used to, but at its core, it is a lot like Twitter without the toxicity. (Since there is no word when the BlueSky deal with Jack Dorsey will be ready.)

I can only pray democracy wins in the US on 11/8.

I'm not getting my hopes up. I know, very Eeyore-ish. But who is to say people from either party, regardless of turnout, are voting FOR their party? Okay, in this polarized age, that may be a dumb question. But the GOP stokes fears with inflation and the border and other bogeymen, and unfortunately, the press helps. And sadly, some voters fall for those tired tricks. All that said, I would LOVE for a Dem surprise. But I'm wary.

Rest in peace to a man responsible for a ton of holiday specials and fun childhood memories!

Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury recording dialogue and songs for Beauty and the Beast:

Steve Wilder is eeeeeewwwwwwww territory for me, what with the sexual predator allegations made against him years ago. Mark Valley was eye candy, but he was not Jack Deveraux. Just my $1.50 opinion.

Ah, but who's to say it wasn't the network CAUSING the revolving door? Remember, the networks and their focus groups did increasingly try to influence soaps. It is an actual reason - or so I have read - that some soap writers quit altogether: Too much interference by suits that thought they knew better than the writers, With such an atmosphere, it's no wonder soaps went downhill so sharply.

OMG, yes. But Gwen is a Ron pet, so... And, based on spoilers, I think the show is headed for a TIRED Gwen/Xander/Sarah triangle. (Something about... To which I say, no thanks. Been barely keeping up via Peacock. If this is the case, I have no desire to continue.

Hope not, but there are a LOT of dumb voters out there. On another note, Malignant Mango is in DC...and quiet about it. Some are speculating on Twitter he is going to Walter Reed. As someone said there, if a colonoscopy is involved, I hope it doesn't poke the many GQP heads up his fat ass in their eye in the process... If NOT Walter Reed, people are still guessing.

I cannot wrap my head around the fact that it has now been just a bit over two decades since that most horrific day in America. I was one week shy that day of turning 29, all bummed because 30 was a year away. After that day, it seemed so...petty. I became glad to just be ALIVE. What so many went through is just beyond the scope of comprehension. However, if you have a brave constitution, while NOT an easy watch, 9/11: One Day In America on Hulu, is worth your time, with interviews from some who made it...and talked of many who did not. May we all remember tat day and those who endured and those we lost. May it NEVER happen again.

I see the show is still into dating one's cousin. (Well, TECHNICALLY, they aren't blood related. But Adrienne JOHNSON Kiriakis raised Alex as HER kid, thus making Stephanie [you know, Steve and Kayla JOHNSON'S daughter?] his cousin.) What is it with this show? Why can't this show cast some non-familial characters for these people to date?!

The latest video for Hollywood Graveyard features the final resting spot for Michelle Nicastro (ex-Sasha Schmidt). The segment covering her starts at 02:27:

Never even finished S1 of this crap. How it got renewed, I have no idea. I am all for shitcanning this piece of garbage. And I hope David Eigenberg (Steve) tells TIIC to f*ck off if they want his character back to be abused again. He has Chicago Fire, anyway.

The YT account for the Dearly Departed site uploaded a video 3 days ago actually showing the house that Anne Heche had crashed into up close. This was obviously just before her death as she is mentioned as being ill in the hospital.

Eh, Greg was a drip. Even "The Capwell Zone" episode with Aliens Mason and Julia (brilliantly written by Patrick Mulcahey!) couldn't make him interesting. He was such a non-entity, maybe CC forgot him.

Dead classic soap writers would have probably done a better job at Days than this clown and his buddy, Ron, ever did.

Right, but this isn't Star Trek, it's a soap. And the depth of stories a la the '60s through maybe the early '90s, was forever gone because of that "science fiction". Days started in the realm of reality. It should have STAYED there.

I was just coming to post this. I thank this Twitter poster for saving me the trouble. And I will say something controversial: Ron may have put the final nail in the coffin, but James E. Reilly took this show from somewhat fantastical but still grounded in romance and family and, for all the SHORT-TERM gain, forever eroded the show's very foundation, allowing a copycat like Ron to capitalize on that. In the end, I think the whole Possession [!@#$%^&*] helped this show's quality slide, and this is the end result. (I said it would be controversial!)

Looks like even ruby-red Kansas believes in abortion access! The "No" vote to alter the amendment to protection (or remove it) is winning handily!

How much do I admire this young woman? Thanks for being a misogynistic scumbag pervert, Butthead Matt Gaetz! (Seriously, he is Butthead come to life. Looks exactly like him.)

Molly Burnett is joining SVU. Unsure if you saw that or not...

The thing is, though, I don't think - if it is either actor - they are holding the show hostage. As a matter of fact, in the case of Jeff Webber, RDA has made it plain more than once that he is done with Jeff. It's TPTB that think some miracle will occur and RDA will miraculously change his mind. OG MacGyver has probably provided him a good enough nest egg where he doesn't need GH anymore. So I blame those in charge, not the actor who has already made his stance clear.

Staci Greason (ex-Isabella) has apparently written a novel. SOD has the details. https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/days-alum-staci-greason-ex-isabella-releases-novel/

Initially, it was just Lisa...but then the show went off the rails, and Lisa herself splintered into Eden's brother, Channing, and her (retconned) friend, Suzanne Collier (just a long red wig and glasses - ridiculous that no one recognized Eden!). (Which led to the real Suzanne coming to town, played by Terri Garber.)

Santa Barbara saw two Capwell siblings battle DID: Mason Capwell/Sonny Sprocket and, of course, Eden Capwell/Lisa. Mason made sense since his mother, Pamela, wasn't exactly the picture of robust mental health. If I remember, Sonny became young Mason's comfort when his mother left or something. And, if I recall, Lisa was "born" as it was retconned that - I think - Eden saw Lionel "kill" Sophia or something?