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JFP would have been a disaster at AMC. She had been a destructive element at OLTL from a morale perspective, and she decimated GH creatively, in the long run, sidelining so many vets. She would have struggled with the tone of the show a great deal and also would have struggled with Agnes Nixon's presence. Behr's role wasn't really phased out - she was. There were other VP's in the daytime division at ABC reporting to Frons, and I have zero doubt that she and Frons would not have seen things the same way. It was a fatal error on the part of ABC to hire Frons as President of ABC Daytime, rather than promote Behr. Behr would have excelled. Meanwhile, Frons failed upward all the way to his own termination years later, after he'd cancelled OLTL and AMC. To quote Susan Lucci: "Brian Frons has what, for me, is that fatal combination of ignorance and arrogance."

In hindsight, AMC had a remarkably stable executive producing infrastructure in place and tended to promote from within for much of its run. I look at it as having four main EP era periods: 1. The originating period of 1970 - 1982 is the Agnes Nixon era where she was both EP and HW; 2. The growth period of the balance of the 80s were dominated by Jackie Babbin who had been an ABC executive and was hand picked by Nixon, who was later succeeded by two short lived EPs, but both of whom were hired by Agnes Nixon as well; 3. The hitting its stride period which is the Behr era that lasted from 1989 - 1996, but which I'd argue extended to 2003 through Francesca James and Jean Dadario Burke who both came up through the AMC ranks and were promoted from within; 4. The network interference era where Brian Frons installed EPs of his choosing at all three of the ABC soaps with Julie Hanan Carruthers at AMC. Julie had a long history at GH and PC, and it's somewhat odd that she was placed on AMC when she had a 9 year run between GH and PC in lesser producer roles. You'd have thought she was a natural fit for GH, but at the time JFP was there and it seems Frons wanted to reward Carruthers, with whom he worked with at Santa Barbara. The blessing was that Julie was well liked by the AMC cast and their set was, by in large, a peaceful one. She did a very poor job of policing the creative direction of the show, but under the Frons era, Jesus H. Christ himself would have been powerless.

He'll always be Dynasty's Rashid Ahmed to me:

+1 to all of this. What a great episode. I actually liked the Dorinda/Sonja scene at Romana's party where Dorinda was getting Sonja to admit how much stress she's under.

The way they were acting in the OC was beyond cavalier. Of course, it’s terrible for Shannon and her daughters and I wish them all a speedy recovery, but with the behaviour the OC women were flaunting, they had it coming. These shows should not be filming. If it is not safe enough to film a reunion in a studio they should not be proceeding in the middle of a pandemic in states like California and Texas that are Covid-19 hotspots.

That's why Corday sued Sony - in an attempt to force their hand and actually do something to benefit DAYS. I agree with you wholeheartedly, I think DAYS would do well on Peacock. Sony has no role in B&B. That show is 100% owned by Bell-Phillip Television Productions Inc. It isn't NBC that controls the distribution of DAYS. Sony is the distributor, they market the show to all broadcasters - so it is ultimately Sony who negotiates with NBC for the broadcast rights to the show. Either Sony and NBC have got a deal with streaming, or the rights for streaming remain in limbo. If I were NBC, I'd be insisting on the DAYS episodes for Peacock. It really is a no-brainer.

She did. That house, at the top of Cabrillo Drive in Beverly Hills, was once owned by Joan's friend Laurence Harvey, then Joan owned it for about 10 years, selling it in 1994 right before the Northridge Earthquake (the segment aired after she'd sold it, obviously taped months before), the house was later bought by one of the creators of Will & Grace, then Ellen DeGeneres, and it's current owner is Ryan Seacrest. Joan hasn't owned an actual house in LA since then. She rented in Sierra Towers from 1997 when she started on Pacific Palisades till 2002 when she married Percy and moved to New York. She later purchased in Sierra Towers in 2007 for $2.7 million, sold in Sierra Towers in 2017 for $4.5 million, and purchased her current Wilshire Corridor condo the same year for $2.1 million. This is a recent photo of Joan in said Wilshire Corridor condo to coincide with her appearance in The Originals Podcast for LA Magazine:

Rinna wants to sue Bravo because of a Vanderpump Dogs spinoff? Wants to quit? Wants to burn her bridges? Call her bluff. She is all hat and no cattle.

"Don't tempt me, Sheila. Please. Don't...tempt me." Darlene was one in a million and the heart and soul of B&B. The way Sally was written up till about 2004, by which point she'd endured a zillion losses and was just about exhausted from it all, was so complex. Sally Spectra had seen some sh*t in her day. When Sally told Sheila not to tempt her, for once, I believed someone could beat Sheila and was simply not afraid of her.

The way she looked in her Covid-19 isolation interviews was just too flattering to be anything other than First Class, A+, Top of the Line, Best in Class, good old fashioned plastic surgery.

RHONY Sonja has proclaimed that she's had a (fabulous) facelift: https://people.com/style/sonja-morgan-reveals-she-got-a-lower-face-lift-and-neck-lift-i-needed-a-pick-me-up/

The bold is exactly what's happened. Brandi lied and Denise would not allow Brandi's lies to be broadcast so she threatened Bravo citing the fact that what Brandi said on camera as truth is, in fact, a lie. I hope Garcelle and Denise dragged Rinna, Erika and The Boring One for filth. Especially Rinna. She has been a despicable 'friend'.

So satisfying that LVP has yet another spinoff in the NBC/Universal family. Now I definitely see that the break was not Covid-19 related and that they needed to film new pickups to account for the change in story direction. But I'd like to point out that Cease and Desist letters don't always work...but when they do work, can anyone guess why? It's likely because there is a serious issue with an allegation that makes it impossible or difficult to prove as fact, which means from a legal standpoint you don't have a defense...which means that if Denise were to sue, she'd win. And it seems Bravo realizes that she's "F--king Denise Richards, Kyle" and that means she was not going to get someone's gossip or lies take her down. It's very rich of Rinna to take such exception to all of this and her anger at not being able to run her mouth without impunity is satisfying.

Such a great episode!

LVP has given free meals to the homeless in Los Angeles for 13 years every Monday when Villa Blanca would prepare food that was delivered to a local church for distribution. That photo appears to be of LVP at a food bank. That is who she is. Meanwhile, Kyle, the miserable bitch who needs to throw a 6 figure party to bask in the "love" of people who think of her as Kathy Hilton's sister who lives in The Valley to raise money for the hospital that treated her husband whose apparently cheating on her left and right, like a dog who needs a lamp post to piss on.

+1 to all of this. Camille's talking head interview looked SO superior to any other Covid-19 era talking head shot at home. It was startling how much more it looked like a properly produced interview. People forget that Camille helped run Kelsey Grammer's production company - she's a smart lady and probably knows a lot about the technical side of the business that an airhead like Kyle wouldn't have picked up on set while worrying about her bangs. I am so glad Camille came out swinging and didn't let Rinna get away with that crap about Twitter. Rinna is a typical bully - she crumbles when people fight back hard against her. She also came across terribly at the dinner with Denise. Denise was being dead serious when she was talking about Rinna not having her kids' back. That was a real moment and Rinna blew it for cheap ratings. Way to throw away a 20+ year friendship.

Hopefully, it is. The issue is that they now need to determine how long the antibody response lasts thanks to the vaccine. What is troubling is that in people who have had Covid-19, the antibodies their body generates do not appear to last long based on current studies to date.

WHOA! Shots fired by Leah and Elyse! Watch out, Ramona, these two are not going to cower to her.

LVP confirms Villa Blanca is closing its doors, but cites the fact that her $80,000 a month lease on the property is ending imminently and the landlord and the Vanderpump-Todds couldn't come to an agreement about its renewal: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8511675/Lisa-Vanderpump-announces-beloved-Villa-Blanca-restaurant-closing-12-years.html

I'm Team Denise all the way and if that means I'm Team Aaron, then so be it. Erika, Teddi, and Kyle are all so insufferable that I don't really care how much of a mansplainer Aaron is. Someone has to defend Denise from those harpies. I was hoping that the photo was of Victoria...but I've analyzed it carefully and it's 100% Lu and is therefore hilarious.

Agree with all of this - especially Vyle. I absolutely loathed the way she behaved at the doctor's office - that whiny illogical behaviour is textbook "Family Member From Hell" in the medical world. +1 to ALL of this. It means nothing. It's a throwaway line that the ladies say to try and sound reasonable when they are being utterly ridiculous.

Looks like LVP may be getting out of the Villa Blanca business: https://screenrant.com/lisa-vanderpump-ken-todd-villa-blanca-closed/ https://www.inquisitr.com/6150716/lisa-vanderpump-villa-blanca-beverly-hills-closed/ Obviously, Covid-19 will have hit the restaurant industry very hard. However, LVP has been looking to get rid of Villa Blanca for many years (it's been up for sublease or sale several times) and this may be the convenient time to do it.

Lu is having a great season. She's relaxed and centred and hilarious.

What has happened in Leicester is very sad and a stark warning to the rest of England. There is really no justification for easing restrictions in England to the extent that they have except that the economy has fallen apart and the English people want to get out to the pub. In Canada, our political leadership (and opposition parties) have all deferred to the Public Health Officers (at the federal and provincial levels) and the messaging has been very consistent and the politicians have backed up the Public Health Officers unwaveringly. That, in my opinion, is the best of both worlds because our political leaders have been very visible (indeed, the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, provincial Premiers, and provincial Health Ministers, have been seen or heard daily) while the Provincial Health Officers have taken the lead on policy - because these are not "political" decisions - these are public health decisions - and the politicization of Covid-19 is what has trapped the United States in the nightmare it is in. Case in point. What an absolute disaster. God help them and us all.