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I say this as someone that liked Julia Campbell in the role, but if we needed Eileen Davidson on the show as a Capwell, she maybe could have been a recast Courtney Capwell [she who killed her bitchy sister, Madeline for...reasons I totally forgot! A.K.A. Grant Capwell's daughter.] She could have been released from prison [assuming she was there? I forget the details...] and decided to stay with Uncle C.C., etc. And CG could have remained as Kelly. Maybe Courtney could have pursued Warren [BJ would be gone in my world.].

Yes...and no. Another family could have helped shoulder the hole left, but - even if it was another Capwell - I think the show could have weathered it with less pain had the Dobsons kept Carrington Garland and convinced Roscoe Born to stay on. While CG's Kelly/Quinn wasn't my thing [more of a Mason/Julia gal, and they also helped fill the void being put more in front, IMO! I remember a TV Guide article saying as much, too!], but Kelly/Quinn clearly was popular, and I think it could have ended up as a focal-point pairing to move past C/E. Especially since it was already shown that the audience had formed an attachment when Eden and Kelly were at odds over Robert/Quinn's affections. The mere fact that the audience was more than willing to watch Robert/Quinn with a woman who was not Eden should have given TPTB a clue that they had someone great in CG.

Finally, some Democrats with spines and balls/ovaries! Alas, this will just DELAY the bill, not stop it. But I do admire that these people actually DID SOMETHING. Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi should take notes.

I despise Gwen and not in the "love to hate" way. So this Xander/Gwen crap blows. Where the hell is Sarah?!

Gee, nothing out of the Hitler playbook (regarding the crap outlined in @Vee's post!), right? /s

Still say one of the Dobsons' stupidest casting mistakes was firing Carrington Garland for Eileen Davidson. They claimed that, for all Kelly had lived, she should appear older, etc. But when they hired Robin Wright, she was already too young, so why did it suddenly matter? When the Dobsons were good, they were very good. But when they messed up, they did it with gusto.

That is exactly why Mason/Julia came to be, too. Originally, Julia and her Baby Contract with Mason were to be the spoilers for Mason/Tori. But the audience responded to Mason/Julia, so the script was flipped and Tori became THEIR spoiler.

All Mason/Julia ever had were spoilers - and Mason's drinking. Still, I did like TK's Lisa. And agree she probably could have survived as her own character with her own romance, etc. Funny how her Lisa spoke here of not inheriting her sisters' blonde hair and blue eyes considering Temp Lisa/Lisa #2, Téa Leoni, had exactly that. (Okay, I remember. TL was just a temp. Tawny Kitaen did come back and played out the blackmail by Robert Barr before leaving for good.)

I think Carrington Garland was a better Kelly Capwell than Robin Wright. Yep! I said it! The Dobsons firing Garland for Eileen Davidson was a huge mistake.

Someone tweeted about her time on SFT:

Astronaut Michael Collins, best known from the Apollo 11 mission, has died at age 90. His daughter is Kate Collins who, of course, played Natalie Marlowe (and sister Janet). Condolences to her.

Huh? KMc's tweet a page back said otherwise. I think the post you quoted was referring to Kristina Wagner and why she was gone for so long.

If anything, I could see the show canceled from broadcast NBC and moved to Peacock.

About Don, his non-exit off to mail that damned letter on Days was probably the best thing that could have happened to Jed Allan. After all of the trouble TPTB had at establishing C.C. Capwell on Santa Barbara, he was a revelation in the role and gave the character the kick in the ass he so sorely needed. And his interactions with Lane Davies as black-sheep son, Mason, were golden. Don would have always been B/C-level at best. C.C. was better in terms of "meat" for Jed Allan in the long run.

Makes me wonder why Marlena and Roman would name their kids after a sister that kidnapped the babies' mother and took her place and a great uncle [to said twins] that molested his niece [Kimberly Brady]! (Although, in the case of Eric Brady, Sr., maybe that wasn't known when the twins were born. But the Samantha stuff would have been remembered!)

Twitter being Twitter, #boycottjetblue is now trending. (I approve, but it won't do anything realistically.)

I must disagree. He even talks of his own voting history in the Op-Ed, voting against different things, etc. that other Dems vote FOR. If it did not give control back to Toxic Turtle, I'd tell Manchin to just stop pretending to be a Democrat. His obstruction is 100% GOP. And he is even in a red state.

No April Fool's joke. Yet another mass shooting, this time in Orange, California:

So Republicans again are (likely) guilty of heinous s-h-i-t that they continuously accuse Democrats of. Shocking. I say let Matt Gaetz and Tucker Carlson cannibalize each other. It's like watching dueling piranhas.

And not just that piece of s-h-i-t but Epstein's procurer and galpal, Ghislane Maxwell. I recall seeing a photo with Andrew smiling with the both of them. And yet Fergie was considered the troubled half of that duo. Okaaaaaay.

From what I've read, we're not rid of Kristen anytime soon. She is LONG past her expiration date. But Ron wants to be the new James Reilly, so here we are. Sigh.

That's just sad.

I didn't read the article, because I was in the middle of something, but a headline on my home page said Joe Manchin "throws water on gutting the filibuster". So apparently, Manchin and Feinstein and Sinema prefer Dems lose because they could not get s-h-i-t done because of that roadblock.

I really liked Henry Darrow. And Rafael. May Mr. Darrow rest in peace.

I loved Santa Barbara, at least I did until the declining Kim Zimmer era and it was on life support by then. All the criticisms of the cast turnovers and such are true, but... *shrug* That being said, I also loved All My Children, especially Greg/Jenny (I was 11 when they got married and Jenny died on that damned jetski, don't judge! LOL!) and Cliff/Nina, Rounds 1 and 2, anyway. My mom watched from literally Day One, and that's how I started. My brother's ex-girlfriend got me into Days and Santa Barbara later. The latter soaps were big when I was in college. And the style differences of the NBC/ABC soaps were stark, but a good story is a good story and it draws you in. All that said, I kept up with the CBS lineup via SOD so my Gram would have someone to talk about her shows, but I found the CBS lineup stodgy and staid when I actually tried watching, especially As The World Turns and Guiding Light. I know they are beloved and are some of the oldest of the genre, but...meh. And Y&R was just dark and dull. B&B...no way could I ever take it seriously, not when the likes of Ronn Moss was the leading man/the one the ladies fought over. I mean...why?! I wonder if I emitted vibes that killed GL, since its final episode was ironically on my birthday. (By then, my Gram had passed, so I didn't have to feel too guilty! I kid. Sort of.)