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"The Gates will shoot in Atlanta from November 4, 2024, to August 29, 2025." Is it odd that they specify the end date for shooting? I mean, I guess they have a 1 year contract, but since this should be a continuing drama (if successful), then specifying a shooting end date is strange. And if CBS gives them only one year to find their footing, it is crazy. Soaps need more time. EDIT: The names are all so generic. Would have been nice to have some more unique names. I mean, Jessica, Betty, Joseph and Sara sound so ordinary

Oh I am sooo going to enjoy the downfall of Reiss!! I cannot wait! And Debbie's mother is great But I do feel bad for Sonia. Love really made her blind That's why Sharon has no excuse when it comes to Reiss. She is not in love with him and she is still dumb with giving him her money. I like the Panesars, but right now they are focusing more on Priya, who I don't really like. She can be so annoying. I hope they are not pairing her with Martin. And I fully agree re: Chelsea and Penny. I mean, I get that Penny snaked her way into getting Chelsea's job, but being so horrible towards Chelsea now is just overdoing it. I hope Chelsea comes up on town eventually.

Loved the Thursday episode!! The kid playing Tommy is so good at playing evil! Loved his scene with Alfie in the kitchen. I also loved the scene where Reiss realizes that he didnt have to kill Debbie because Sonia was going to sell the house. And then Penny's quick turn against Chelsea is so random and weird. I get that she was introduces as a drug dealer, but since then she was a pretty bland sales lady at the market. Maybe it would be better if it felt intentional (that she framed Chelsea to get her fired), but this all just fell in her lap and she ran with it. I wonder where this goes though.

I really enjoyed this episode on Wednesday! I love Reiss killing his wife and how they set up Sonia would be blamed, with the signature and saying it in front of Jack. This will now get really interesting!! But Reiss is so gross. The only negative in this episode was Sharon so blindly trusting Reiss. I didn't get why she trusts him so much. I liked Sonia speaking to different Brannings and Martin about her growing up. It was a nice scene. I hope she doesn't sell the house. Tommy and Kat storyline is DARK! OMG, I feel bad for Kat. But she needs to show who the parent is. But now with Tommy calling the cops, might be too late. And Penny.. damn! She was so boring. And then she does this to Chelsea?! I wonder where this will go. I love Chelsea. Not a fan of Penny. So lets see..

We had a string of US soaps that didn't air for long, probably because of the bad ratings (GL, ATWT, LOV, EON, SuBe all airing one season/year, from what I can remember). Only Santa Barbara aired in full and was popular. But to go back to The City, I think they thought that due to The City looking modern that it would have been more popular. So that's why they probably went with it after LOV cancellation here. Or maybe they got The City in some package deal. But at least they aired The City in full. I was shocked once I found out about the Alden deaths too! I was shocked! Shame I never got to watch that storyline play out. I remember I loved Stacey and Curtis. And then to find out they got killed off. And having loved Gwyn too, finding out it was her!! Oh my... As for The City, once I got into it, I really didn't mind the modern look. I still found a lot of the traditional elements in it to enjoy it. I loved Ally and Tony as a couple, love Jocelyn's storyline, loved Carla and Amy Van Horne, love Ted King... I did NOT enjoy Lorraine and that whole storyline. lol

I remember they aired Loving in my country, but just for one year/season. It was the year whenever Luke Perry came on as Ned and discovered that his girlfriend April is a prostitute I think also within that season Randy Mantooth came on as Clay. And then after this one season, we got The City. I don't even know if people realized this was the supposed to be the spin off. Since now Randy Mantooth's character was called Alex Masters I did not like the beginning of The City. I found it so boring. Maybe also because I was missing the background information on the characters that moved from Loving to The City. But I got into it once Jared was shot and the Masquerader storyline started. I enjoyed the filming/production style as well. It seemed to be trendy for that time. Considering that no other soap is like that, I guess it could still feel fresh and different if done today. However, since young people don't watch network tv much these days, would then the older generation still watching it, would find this style interesting or would the prefer something that is safe and comforting and familiar?

Oh I agree with a lot of what you said!! OMG, I LOOOOVED Cindy vs Jane. Both women had a point and when Cindy slapped Jane, I was gasping and then when Jane yelled back that she only did it because Bobby is her only child because Cindy's son made her infertile... OMG!!! I gasped even more!! Amazing scene, great acting by both! I missed Laurie Brett so much ❤️ And then.... crying moment #1 when Bobby tells Jane she shouldn't have come back. Jane's heart was breaking and so was mine for her. Oh my.... But then when she finally speaks to him alone and he falls into her arms crying... crying moment #2!!!! Her face when he did that... dear God... and then I wept again when she gave him his present and he asked if he can see her again. Eeeeek!! Such great episodes full of great acting and moments. Also, Ian telling off Cindy was amazing! She really is such a bitch so I liked him telling her off. But then of course, I had to laugh out loud when he came back to her and she immediately started barking at him and he was the obedient Ian again lol I hope this is not it for Laurie Brett's return. They cannot give me such a tease and take it away right away!! Although it did seem like they wrapped it up perfectly. And with Bobby leaving soon, I guess there won't be any reason for her to visit again I wish she would. I love her. The rest of the storylines were okay. Anna's roofie storyline is fine, but I think it mostly there as a plot point to bring Freddie and Anna together. Which is fine, I like Freddie, I like Anna and Bobby is leaving anyway. Plus I never really dug Anna/Bobby as a couple. Lauren and Junior could be interesting. Maybe she will find out that he slept with Cindy! That would be fun. For Lauren to have something on Cindy! I hope they recast Peter. Thomas Law is not that good unfortunately.

I dont think I have ever watched while was there, but I enjoy Cindy so it will be good to see them interact. I was thrilled to see back yesterday! Had no idea this return was happening. Love this!!

Wow, these are awesome!! Thank you so much for sharig, @FrenchFan!!

You have summarized it very well. Since I never really cared for this storyline much, I never really thought about it. But now seeing it written by you, it is really bad I hope they finish the storyline soon, send Reiss away (I realize that I never remember who to spell his name correctly lol) and give Sonia something better to do. And I really hope she doesn't end up pregnant with his child.

The Mitchells have really made this past week a snoozefest for me. I do not care about the new people. I initially thought the three stooges were kind of villains, but now they seem to be all one happy family. I really don't care. The only thing I enjoyed was Billy trashing Phil. Other than that, I barely paid attention to their scenes. I enjoyed the steroids storyline. It was interesting thing to play out among young characters. I thought Denzel actor was also fine in it. I wonder where they go from here. Ah, I cannot get into Priya at all. I like her better than her annoying daughter, but I feel like they have no clue what to do with Priya. They seem to be bouncing her around the canvas between Ravi, Nish, Martin etc and nothing ever happens. I do like Ravi being featured more. And yes, indeed. Sonia/Reece storyline has also been a dud. It picked up with Bianca, but now it is another reason why this week has been so boring. And it has been going on for ages, I feel. I am ready for it to finish. The great and positive thing still remains the Yolande storyline. It was a really nice storyline, good pacing, great performances. But this is over now, I suppose.

I dont watch any of the us soaps anymore, but it does make me wonder how do you tell a story when 95% of your cast is not on tv for more than half of the month... And the remaining 5% of the cast is on little bit more than half of the month.. Its sad.

Santa Barbara was huge in my country Croatia as well. But mostly in the first few years of its run time. It was airing during the 90s, during our war for independence from Yugoslavia/Serbia, and Santa Barbara was so popular that they even had detailed recaps of the show on radio, because a lot of people only listened to the radio while hiding in the bomb shelters and didn't have TVs. However, the hype for the show died down in the later years, so by the time it finished, not many people watched it and many people ridiculed it for some of the more unrealistic storylines.

Oh wow! I would have never guessed Thanks a lot, Jason, for providing these!!

I know, but it was just weird seeing that they aired Tom & Jerry lol Usually it is some sports or the parade.. haha

Wow, AMC got pre-empted for Tom & Jerry?? The cartoon?? lol Was that bringing more ratings than AMC?

Yeah, I was bored by this storyline in the beginning too. Now though I am kind of into it. Curious to see how it unfolds. And I do love Natalie Cassidy and Sonia!

Was it the first time now that they actually showed her? It is as far as I remember, but I could be wrong. lol So maybe since they have an actual actress now, she might be waking up real soon.

Oh, I felt bad for Sonia But I had fun with Reis vs Bianca scenes! Bianca was nasty towards him, but when he called her a bad mother, she got offended lol I am not a Reis fan, but it is getting interesting with his secret money stash and his comatose wife. When do we think she will wake up?? When Sonia gives birth or something?

Catching up with last week and oh... my.... God!!! What??? Cindy and Junior?!?! After George kicks her out?? And WHILE she's on the phone with Ian?!?! Wow! I am shocked. I mean, really soapy, but such a terrible decision on her part. I get that she doesn't want Ian, that's clear. And George rejected her just now. But to go for George's son?? And then from Junior's perspective... they through him at Bianca, then revealed he is married and then he sleeps with his father's ex-wife? I don't get Junior's motivation and reasons at all, so I hope that is explained.

A really good video! I enjoyed it quite a lot. Even though I didn't know Den (I mean, I know who he was, but I never saw his episodes). Very interesting to watch this. Thanks for sharing!

OMG, really?? This is horrible news for me lol I have no interest to see any new Mitchells, let alone to increase airtime for Boring Billy... wow, that's lame news..

Wow, thanks a lot!! OMG, look at that now.. AMC number one, huge jumps for ABC in general-- Is that due to summer holidays so kids out of school preferred ABC and CBS/P&G soaps were more for older people? So since no VCR or anything, it had to be one or the other...

Oh thats right! Thanks Jason! Are those which exist on classic soaps tumblr? I read those, but never ended up saving those for my own archive. I should that some day.

Well we don't have specific weeks, I suppose, but we do have those monthly recaps that FrenchFan provided to us some time ago. So we could see what was happening in July 76, for example. But yeah, just in general ABC was not doing well. I guess people were really into P&G soaps at the time (plus Y&R)..