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Betting a lot of stories that JFP retooled and tossed out. Especially if it was at the expense of one of her 'friends.'

Very true. But given Cord's past and how Asa treated Maria, I could see Cord being sympathetic to race issues. And how cliche for Paul Rauch to bring on black characters in a rap story. From the looks of it, of course it didn't take off b/c it wasn't believable. How could the audience believe Kerry to be a rapper when he came from an upper-middle class background. Especially when rap was derived from the streets. Especially when gangsta rap was taking over. If Rauch was gonna sell it, he should've made Kerry lower class. (Sorry Carl for quoting you too--stupid quote boxes!) I have more of a soft spot for Rauch than I probably should, but yeah, he did this on GL too with the Brodreaux (sp?) family--not the rap part, but almost as if he sensed people thought his show was too white, so he would go, "HERE ARE SOME NEW BLACK PEOPLE!" before being let go. Both times. It looks like that, anyway. I hate how the Boudreau clan was treated at GL. It's like no one even tried to invest in them post putting Mel with Rick. Poor Remy didn't find footing till the last year of the show, and I am still livid that Mel that strapped to Jenna's bastard offspring (Cyrus) out of all people. I also used to get pissed at how people used to blame Mel being hitched to Rick as the reason Rick didn't get any stories. But those same people later became elated when Rick cheated on Mel with Beth, leaving poor Leah and Mel in the dust. I felt that Rick never paid for his sins but different show, different thread....

Oh wow. Those Sheila clips are WAY ahead of their time. Sucks that post this story, nothing really changed in daytime or Hollywood in general until now. At least in Hollywood and primetime. I'm conflicted because part of me is proud of Sheila's reaction but the other part of me is pissed b/c she didn't flip out and sock the casting director and Babs in the face. I'm glad that Tina and Cord stood up for Sheila and quit the play. Only thing that unnerved me was Tina bringing up that Cord is 'Mexican,' which is a peeve of my own. She had good intentions but I wanted to reach into the screen and shot at her that Mexican isn't a race. It's a nationality. She should've said that Cord was biracial with white and mestizo--but whatever. The scenes were poignant and beautiful. I really enjoyed them.

Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke, B&B) will have a guest role on Neighbours in the future playing herself: http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/news/a775341/the-bold-and-the-beautfiuls-katherine-kelly-lang-has-filmed-a-guest-role-in-neighbours/

Cynthia's assistant debunked that rumor. He said that's Kenya real eye color.

I think it was Bravo who strong-armed Vicki into doing a one-on-one to paint her as a victim post Brook being exposed as a fraud. Those other four chicks (Meghan/Trailer Sue/ShanLoon/Pleather) are LOVING the publicity the show is getting. OC has always been the black sheep as it never got national attention like the other housewives get. They are eating this up not realizing, as you pointed out, they are killing the show in the process. And from the ladies' responses, it seems like no one wants to be involved with Vicki except possibly Heather. Idiots. Andy is SO going to cast around Vicki come s11 for her redemption story and is going to bring on women to back her. Who better than a combination of the four women, who've adamantly and openly supported Vicki: Gretchen, Alexis, Jeana, and Lizzie. Gretchen is a sure in as she'll rock the boat and wreak havoc for TamRat. Seeing as TamRat slyly questioned Andy's interviewing skills by claiming 'she got off easy,' he'll want her to pay dearly for that. Shannon echoed the same sentiments too, so she better hope that Andy doesn't cast David's mistress on the show, who I've heard through rumbling and rumors wants to be on the show. I think Alexis could be a sure in too (like I said in the past) b/c her presence played a pivotal role in the reunion. She's another that would come back and get Tamra together. Lizzie and Jeana most likely will be brought back in lesser roles but seeing as Lizzie is extremely close to Gretchen and Jeana is close to Vicki, it could come down to footage and how much they provide to decide if they hold an orange or not. I just get this inkling feeling that s11 is going to be a clique v. clique situation a la RHOA s4 & s7. I think it'll be Shannon/Tamra/Heather/Meghan v. Vicki/Gretchen/Alexis/Lizzie. And I say Lizzie b/c out of her and Jeana, she isn't afraid to call Tamra on her BS and I don't believe the farce that they've made up. I think Lizzie chose to make up with Tamra to get her off her back for the time being. But with numbers and people she genuinely likes, I think Lizzie's true hatred for Tamra would arise yet again. I wouldn't mind them bringing back Peggy too b/c she's close to Gretchen and she hates Tamra now. I just see s11 being the downfall of Tamra and Shannon, the redemption of Vicki, and the return of past housewives with grudges against Tamra (Gretchen, Alexis, possibly Jeana or Lizzie). IA it is hubris on these other women's part. I think you only have to look at what became of NJ when the Gorgas were added and started threatening to expose the Giudice secrets, or NY when they fired half the cast. You are probably right that Season 11 will be Vicki's redemption arc. Having said that, Andy's FB page is currently inundated with comments calling for Vicki to be fired and asking why Andy didn't ask anything about Club Detox. Maybe Bravo won't want the hassle and perhaps viewers, already clued in to how the RHs work, will reject the redemption SL. Oh, Gretchen is definitely back. Her support for Vicki on social media and WWHL practically confirmed it, and Vicki is pushing for it. Trailer Sue (BWAH) better be nervous. She did Gretchen so wrong Season 8 after pretending to be her BFF. If Jeana comes back, Trailer Sue better be REALLY scared because Jeana knows all her secrets... the Simon secrets. IA Lizzie is not crazy about Tamra, and she backed down from last season after Tamra allegedly released her telephone number to her fans or something? I can't remember. None of these women are sitting pretty tbh. If the OG of the OC goes down, they all do. And if Bravo brought David's mistress on the show, the meltdown would be epic. I think Shannon would even threaten to quit. I really liked Peggy Tanous, I thought she was pretty solid on the whole. I didn't realize she was no longer friends with Tamra tho. Yep. Peggy and Tamra fell out immediately after she was fired from RHOC. It became obvious to Peggy that Tamra used her as a number. And who was there (and still is) for Peggy? Gretchen. That's one thing I'll say Gretchen does right. She does play nice with all the women past and present. And between Tamra and Lizzie, Tamra did release her number, which fans called, harassing her. I thought that was so gutter butt. With Shannon and his mistress, I don't see her quitting over it. Flipping out a first, yes. But she'd wanna capitalize off the story potential even though I'd see people gravitating towards the mistress b/c people are over Shannon's erratic ways. I truly don't see s11 panning out well for team Tamra. Andy is going to do his best to cast the right players to cause their destruction and Vicki's rise from the ashes. Yeah. I was never a fan of Gretchen (too self-involved) but she does make an effort to maintain friendships. And for Tamra to do that to Lizzie was low. Tamra was so threatened by Lizzie because Lizzie owned her ass at the end of Season 9 and again at Reunion. Honestly, I think Tamra is generally about as hated as Vicki is right now by the fandom. Many people believe she is behind the takedown of Vicki or at least has rejoiced at her downfall. I always felt that Tamra was jealous of Vicki's status on the OC. Interesting that you think Tamra will get the bitch edit in Season 11. She's managed to avoid one up until now (even in S9 because let's face it, Shannon was and is a crazy ho). Shannon has always said she believes in putting it all out there as far as her "real" life is concerned. But if David's mistress was ever asked on the show, she could just outright refuse to film with her, which is how Tamra, Gretchen and Heather got Alexis edged off the show. Speaking of ex HWs, I wonder what happened to Lydia. I actually thought she was ok as a HW. They could refuse to film with her but Bravo would only force them. Why do you think LVP and Kyle had to put up with Brandi so much last season? Bravo forced them to film with her despite them not wanting too. The refusal to film with someone tactic doesn't really work anymore. I think Bravo stresses it in their contracts that they have to film with who production tells them too. And Lydia was supposed to be on s9 but quit the first week of filming as she felt the show was too toxic. I think she assumed (or knew) that she could've been the possible target for Tamra/Heather/Vicki but once Lydia jumped ship, Heather became the target for the first half of the season. That really illustrates just how toxic the atmosphere has become on OC specifically. Most of the HWs used to beg to stay on the show (cough Alexis, Gretchen, Lynne), but Lydia and Lizzie could see the way the winds were turning and choose not to continue as either a HW or at all. A mean part of me would like to blame Tamra for picking a HW each season and driving the pack against her whilst all the while holding her hands up and saying "It wasn't me!"... Is it really fair of me to blame Tamra for everything bad on RHoOC?? Cheap, am I being too hard on her? Did anybody watch the RHoBH Season 1 Revealed show? BH is one of my favorite RH shows and S1 was one of the best opening seasons of any HW franchise, IMO. Fascinating to hear the the views of behind-the-scene camera operators and producers, too. The stuff regarding Kim's alcoholism packs the biggest punch. She also looked so much younger. And Camille... omg, I would love for this bitch goddess to return as a HW. Just the way she spoke was so... wealthy and languorous, lol. It's Tamra's fault. Point. Blank. Period. She stays having her hand in the pot when it comes to women coming and going on this show and it needs to stop. They need to cast someone that'll dog-walk her ass one good time. And I watched the RHoBH Revealed show and found it interesting. It makes me miss how BH used to be. Sucks that after s3, the show would go to crap. Last season was good but I have a feeling that this season is gonna be crap too. Especially with everyone questioning YoLyme's disease. Is this like a West coast housewives thing? Questioning people's ailments? I hope this does not dominate the season like Brooks' cancer did on RHOC. And I miss Camille too. I am one of the few Camille purist fans as I loved her day one, season one. I always felt that Kyle envied Camille's wealth.

Yes. Vanita Harbour. Rika was Sheila (the superb Valerie Pettiford)'s kid sister. She began dating Kerry, son of Troy (the guy with Sheila there). Troy was a top cop. Kerry had a rap group (with guest appearances by Kurtis Blow), in Rauch's attempts to, presumably, address years of deserved criticism for racist writing. There used to be clips of Sheila gospel singing and Kerry rapping (not together...), but I'm not sure they are still around. Linda Gottlieb dumped most of these characters as soon as she could, which was in the process of happening in that episode. I think the Cassie/Bo/Alex material in that is heading up to "Loon Lake," which was panned by soap magazines at the time IIRC, and rightfully so, as it was just dumb trash. All of those scenes make me cringe, especially the way Cassie was written and portrayed. Only Elaine Princi salvages any of it. She was such a vital part of those two years Gottlieb and Malone got their act together, even if she was then canned right after. I liked Cain but I still have absolutely no idea how he was supposed to be a master of disguise... The Max and LeAnn scenes were super awkward no matter who played Max. (re: Max) Did they really do the Max/Asa potential father son crap twice? It was implied in the episode above and we all know that Asa believed that Max was his son in the late 90s too. Why would the same idiotic story be told again when it was debunked. Unless Asa assumed Max was his son up until about 98/99. IDK b/c I didn't start watching OLTL habitually till about summer '02. And how cliche for Paul Rauch to bring on black characters in a rap story. From the looks of it, of course it didn't take off b/c it wasn't believable. How could the audience believe Kerry to be a rapper when he came from an upper-middle class background. Especially when rap was derived from the streets. Especially when gangsta rap was taking over. If Rauch was gonna sell it, he should've made Kerry lower class. Watching Alex slice into her hand was so stupid. But seeing Cassie sit there and cry like a drip over Bo was even more stupid.

So what is this Kerry/Rika story about? And didn't the same lady that played Rika, also played Dara on GH?

I think it was Bravo who strong-armed Vicki into doing a one-on-one to paint her as a victim post Brook being exposed as a fraud. Those other four chicks (Meghan/Trailer Sue/ShanLoon/Pleather) are LOVING the publicity the show is getting. OC has always been the black sheep as it never got national attention like the other housewives get. They are eating this up not realizing, as you pointed out, they are killing the show in the process. And from the ladies' responses, it seems like no one wants to be involved with Vicki except possibly Heather. Idiots. Andy is SO going to cast around Vicki come s11 for her redemption story and is going to bring on women to back her. Who better than a combination of the four women, who've adamantly and openly supported Vicki: Gretchen, Alexis, Jeana, and Lizzie. Gretchen is a sure in as she'll rock the boat and wreak havoc for TamRat. Seeing as TamRat slyly questioned Andy's interviewing skills by claiming 'she got off easy,' he'll want her to pay dearly for that. Shannon echoed the same sentiments too, so she better hope that Andy doesn't cast David's mistress on the show, who I've heard through rumbling and rumors wants to be on the show. I think Alexis could be a sure in too (like I said in the past) b/c her presence played a pivotal role in the reunion. She's another that would come back and get Tamra together. Lizzie and Jeana most likely will be brought back in lesser roles but seeing as Lizzie is extremely close to Gretchen and Jeana is close to Vicki, it could come down to footage and how much they provide to decide if they hold an orange or not. I just get this inkling feeling that s11 is going to be a clique v. clique situation a la RHOA s4 & s7. I think it'll be Shannon/Tamra/Heather/Meghan v. Vicki/Gretchen/Alexis/Lizzie. And I say Lizzie b/c out of her and Jeana, she isn't afraid to call Tamra on her BS and I don't believe the farce that they've made up. I think Lizzie chose to make up with Tamra to get her off her back for the time being. But with numbers and people she genuinely likes, I think Lizzie's true hatred for Tamra would arise yet again. I wouldn't mind them bringing back Peggy too b/c she's close to Gretchen and she hates Tamra now. I just see s11 being the downfall of Tamra and Shannon, the redemption of Vicki, and the return of past housewives with grudges against Tamra (Gretchen, Alexis, possibly Jeana or Lizzie). IA it is hubris on these other women's part. I think you only have to look at what became of NJ when the Gorgas were added and started threatening to expose the Giudice secrets, or NY when they fired half the cast. You are probably right that Season 11 will be Vicki's redemption arc. Having said that, Andy's FB page is currently inundated with comments calling for Vicki to be fired and asking why Andy didn't ask anything about Club Detox. Maybe Bravo won't want the hassle and perhaps viewers, already clued in to how the RHs work, will reject the redemption SL. Oh, Gretchen is definitely back. Her support for Vicki on social media and WWHL practically confirmed it, and Vicki is pushing for it. Trailer Sue (BWAH) better be nervous. She did Gretchen so wrong Season 8 after pretending to be her BFF. If Jeana comes back, Trailer Sue better be REALLY scared because Jeana knows all her secrets... the Simon secrets. IA Lizzie is not crazy about Tamra, and she backed down from last season after Tamra allegedly released her telephone number to her fans or something? I can't remember. None of these women are sitting pretty tbh. If the OG of the OC goes down, they all do. And if Bravo brought David's mistress on the show, the meltdown would be epic. I think Shannon would even threaten to quit. I really liked Peggy Tanous, I thought she was pretty solid on the whole. I didn't realize she was no longer friends with Tamra tho. Yep. Peggy and Tamra fell out immediately after she was fired from RHOC. It became obvious to Peggy that Tamra used her as a number. And who was there (and still is) for Peggy? Gretchen. That's one thing I'll say Gretchen does right. She does play nice with all the women past and present. And between Tamra and Lizzie, Tamra did release her number, which fans called, harassing her. I thought that was so gutter butt. With Shannon and his mistress, I don't see her quitting over it. Flipping out a first, yes. But she'd wanna capitalize off the story potential even though I'd see people gravitating towards the mistress b/c people are over Shannon's erratic ways. I truly don't see s11 panning out well for team Tamra. Andy is going to do his best to cast the right players to cause their destruction and Vicki's rise from the ashes. Yeah. I was never a fan of Gretchen (too self-involved) but she does make an effort to maintain friendships. And for Tamra to do that to Lizzie was low. Tamra was so threatened by Lizzie because Lizzie owned her ass at the end of Season 9 and again at Reunion. Honestly, I think Tamra is generally about as hated as Vicki is right now by the fandom. Many people believe she is behind the takedown of Vicki or at least has rejoiced at her downfall. I always felt that Tamra was jealous of Vicki's status on the OC. Interesting that you think Tamra will get the bitch edit in Season 11. She's managed to avoid one up until now (even in S9 because let's face it, Shannon was and is a crazy ho). Shannon has always said she believes in putting it all out there as far as her "real" life is concerned. But if David's mistress was ever asked on the show, she could just outright refuse to film with her, which is how Tamra, Gretchen and Heather got Alexis edged off the show. Speaking of ex HWs, I wonder what happened to Lydia. I actually thought she was ok as a HW. They could refuse to film with her but Bravo would only force them. Why do you think LVP and Kyle had to put up with Brandi so much last season? Bravo forced them to film with her despite them not wanting too. The refusal to film with someone tactic doesn't really work anymore. I think Bravo stresses it in their contracts that they have to film with who production tells them too. And Lydia was supposed to be on s9 but quit the first week of filming as she felt the show was too toxic. I think she assumed (or knew) that she could've been the possible target for Tamra/Heather/Vicki but once Lydia jumped ship, Heather became the target for the first half of the season.

But I think you could still get the same impact if child was Alan's. Ed would probably still see the child as his and take it in as surrogate as that's something Ed did a few times. Plus, there would've been Phillip added to the mix. Maybe I am being biased b/c I can't imagine the Bauers creating a toxic being. Like the Hughes of ATWT, I'd always want them to be gray characters but not morally corrupt.

I think it was Bravo who strong-armed Vicki into doing a one-on-one to paint her as a victim post Brook being exposed as a fraud. Those other four chicks (Meghan/Trailer Sue/ShanLoon/Pleather) are LOVING the publicity the show is getting. OC has always been the black sheep as it never got national attention like the other housewives get. They are eating this up not realizing, as you pointed out, they are killing the show in the process. And from the ladies' responses, it seems like no one wants to be involved with Vicki except possibly Heather. Idiots. Andy is SO going to cast around Vicki come s11 for her redemption story and is going to bring on women to back her. Who better than a combination of the four women, who've adamantly and openly supported Vicki: Gretchen, Alexis, Jeana, and Lizzie. Gretchen is a sure in as she'll rock the boat and wreak havoc for TamRat. Seeing as TamRat slyly questioned Andy's interviewing skills by claiming 'she got off easy,' he'll want her to pay dearly for that. Shannon echoed the same sentiments too, so she better hope that Andy doesn't cast David's mistress on the show, who I've heard through rumbling and rumors wants to be on the show. I think Alexis could be a sure in too (like I said in the past) b/c her presence played a pivotal role in the reunion. She's another that would come back and get Tamra together. Lizzie and Jeana most likely will be brought back in lesser roles but seeing as Lizzie is extremely close to Gretchen and Jeana is close to Vicki, it could come down to footage and how much they provide to decide if they hold an orange or not. I just get this inkling feeling that s11 is going to be a clique v. clique situation a la RHOA s4 & s7. I think it'll be Shannon/Tamra/Heather/Meghan v. Vicki/Gretchen/Alexis/Lizzie. And I say Lizzie b/c out of her and Jeana, she isn't afraid to call Tamra on her BS and I don't believe the farce that they've made up. I think Lizzie chose to make up with Tamra to get her off her back for the time being. But with numbers and people she genuinely likes, I think Lizzie's true hatred for Tamra would arise yet again. I wouldn't mind them bringing back Peggy too b/c she's close to Gretchen and she hates Tamra now. I just see s11 being the downfall of Tamra and Shannon, the redemption of Vicki, and the return of past housewives with grudges against Tamra (Gretchen, Alexis, possibly Jeana or Lizzie). IA it is hubris on these other women's part. I think you only have to look at what became of NJ when the Gorgas were added and started threatening to expose the Giudice secrets, or NY when they fired half the cast. You are probably right that Season 11 will be Vicki's redemption arc. Having said that, Andy's FB page is currently inundated with comments calling for Vicki to be fired and asking why Andy didn't ask anything about Club Detox. Maybe Bravo won't want the hassle and perhaps viewers, already clued in to how the RHs work, will reject the redemption SL. Oh, Gretchen is definitely back. Her support for Vicki on social media and WWHL practically confirmed it, and Vicki is pushing for it. Trailer Sue (BWAH) better be nervous. She did Gretchen so wrong Season 8 after pretending to be her BFF. If Jeana comes back, Trailer Sue better be REALLY scared because Jeana knows all her secrets... the Simon secrets. IA Lizzie is not crazy about Tamra, and she backed down from last season after Tamra allegedly released her telephone number to her fans or something? I can't remember. None of these women are sitting pretty tbh. If the OG of the OC goes down, they all do. And if Bravo brought David's mistress on the show, the meltdown would be epic. I think Shannon would even threaten to quit. I really liked Peggy Tanous, I thought she was pretty solid on the whole. I didn't realize she was no longer friends with Tamra tho. Yep. Peggy and Tamra fell out immediately after she was fired from RHOC. It became obvious to Peggy that Tamra used her as a number. And who was there (and still is) for Peggy? Gretchen. That's one thing I'll say Gretchen does right. She does play nice with all the women past and present. And between Tamra and Lizzie, Tamra did release her number, which fans called, harassing her. I thought that was so gutter butt. With Shannon and his mistress, I don't see her quitting over it. Flipping out a first, yes. But she'd wanna capitalize off the story potential even though I'd see people gravitating towards the mistress b/c people are over Shannon's erratic ways. I truly don't see s11 panning out well for team Tamra. Andy is going to do his best to cast the right players to cause their destruction and Vicki's rise from the ashes.

But isn't Rita's child Alan's? I know some long time viewers claimed that it was Alan's child she beared b/c she wasn't sleeping with Ed at the time.

I think it was Bravo who strong-armed Vicki into doing a one-on-one to paint her as a victim post Brook being exposed as a fraud. Those other four chicks (Meghan/Trailer Sue/ShanLoon/Pleather) are LOVING the publicity the show is getting. OC has always been the black sheep as it never got national attention like the other housewives get. They are eating this up not realizing, as you pointed out, they are killing the show in the process. And from the ladies' responses, it seems like no one wants to be involved with Vicki except possibly Heather. Idiots. Andy is SO going to cast around Vicki come s11 for her redemption story and is going to bring on women to back her. Who better than a combination of the four women, who've adamantly and openly supported Vicki: Gretchen, Alexis, Jeana, and Lizzie. Gretchen is a sure in as she'll rock the boat and wreak havoc for TamRat. Seeing as TamRat slyly questioned Andy's interviewing skills by claiming 'she got off easy,' he'll want her to pay dearly for that. Shannon echoed the same sentiments too, so she better hope that Andy doesn't cast David's mistress on the show, who I've heard through rumbling and rumors wants to be on the show. I think Alexis could be a sure in too (like I said in the past) b/c her presence played a pivotal role in the reunion. She's another that would come back and get Tamra together. Lizzie and Jeana most likely will be brought back in lesser roles but seeing as Lizzie is extremely close to Gretchen and Jeana is close to Vicki, it could come down to footage and how much they provide to decide if they hold an orange or not. I just get this inkling feeling that s11 is going to be a clique v. clique situation a la RHOA s4 & s7. I think it'll be Shannon/Tamra/Heather/Meghan v. Vicki/Gretchen/Alexis/Lizzie. And I say Lizzie b/c out of her and Jeana, she isn't afraid to call Tamra on her BS and I don't believe the farce that they've made up. I think Lizzie chose to make up with Tamra to get her off her back for the time being. But with numbers and people she genuinely likes, I think Lizzie's true hatred for Tamra would arise yet again. I wouldn't mind them bringing back Peggy too b/c she's close to Gretchen and she hates Tamra now. I just see s11 being the downfall of Tamra and Shannon, the redemption of Vicki, and the return of past housewives with grudges against Tamra (Gretchen, Alexis, possibly Jeana or Lizzie).

For some reason, I had it in mind that you were talking about doing the ALS story in '04, when Sebastian was introduced. My bad. On the other hand, weren't James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten the HW's when Zaslow left? Yeah, I wouldn't have wanted them to write that kind of story either. By the end of '97/start of '98, which was the last time I watched GL on a consistent basis (meaning, an average of 4-5 times per week), I had soured on those two and their brand of storytelling. Seeing how horrid they became, yeah, I wouldn't trust them with something so delicate. But I thought they were decent around the time they were at GL, so they might've pulled it off.

True. We had no Matthews or Frames on the canvas with the exception of Josie. They could've brought back Russ, Olivia, Sharlene, Alice, etc. Just like on ATWT he could've brought back Penny, Don, Ellen, Dee, Annie, Iva, etc. Goutman is just abysmal and it makes me happy to know that he isn't working at all in daytime.

I still get pissed how he wasn't open to any returns at the end of the show with the exception of John Dixon. Sucks that we didn't get any visits from any other Hughes, Stewarts, or Snyders.

Very true. After seeing how SB's Craig was compared to the Craig I was used to (Hunt Block), I'd be peeved as a long-term ATWT fan too. His arc into becoming a model citizen and loving husband was all stripped away when they basically made him into a common criminal/international terrorist of some sort. Wasn't Dusty studying to be a doctor when Brian Bloom left the show? I always wondered why they dropped that and brought him back as a mobster-like character. Do you think it was b/c Hogan was influenced by GH? He has said in interviews during the time he was at World Turns that his favorite male characters on soaps were Sonny Corinthos and Victor Newman.... My Craig memories are foggy…but he wasn't sweet and innocent at the beginning….although we thought he was…once the whole Betsy story hit the roof in 83…we found out he was evil….tried to kill Steve in a truck explosion…and I believe he was the one who got caught in that truck and he was the one injured and I think became impotent….went to jail……Lila, his mother, looked like a fool because she believed all his lies….she finally wised up to his dirty dealings..and shady life….I believe she told him off ….later he got out of jail…don't remember how….became a good guy and then Steve was the one that became the bad guy….When Scott Bryce returned after the miscast of Hunt Block and Meeks and Linderstorm….Lord…what awful recasts….I was thrilled….that didnt last as his character was written horribly and trashed…..SB complained about it….Goutman fired him….then after that I think started the MB firing from Goutman as well.. Jeffery Meeks gave me vibes that he would've been the perfect Rick Ryan recast. I never bought him as Craig. So I was elated when I heard the original Craig was returning. I understand why SB was pissed about how Craig regressed as a character and actually worsened when it came to his actions. I grew to love SB's Craig b/c he just fit in perfectly with the cast. It was good to see him opposite Byrne and Hubbard again. He even had stellar chemistry with Maura and Cady, who go on to lack that same chemistry with Lindstrom. I just hate how all the soaps in the 90s felt that they needed that one town pariah character, who emulated either Stefano (on DAYS) or Alan (on GL). I felt they wanted to put Craig in that role, which was totally against who he became. I hate that ideology. That's why I feel like Hogan hated writing for characters like Bob, Tom, Jack, Ben, Hal, and Holden and it showed. Hal, Jack, and Holden only got stories around that time b/c they were tied to Hogan's favorite female characters: Lily/Rose, Carly, Babs, and Emily.

I didn't want them to have a happy ending. Just closure. I think it would've been poignant to see Roger and Holly get a true ending between the two of them. It would've pulled at my heart strings to see Roger and Holly remarry and Roger to discover he had ALS. Holly would be upset that her time with Roger, after being reunited, is being robbed and cut short. Blake would be distraught over losing her father and worrying about if the disease is hereditary and able to spread to her or her kids. That's better than the story they went on to have post Roger leaving--Holly going on to stalk people and kidnap their kids, and Blake engaging in another tryst where she questioned, who the father of her child was (again).

Very true. After seeing how SB's Craig was compared to the Craig I was used to (Hunt Block), I'd be peeved as a long-term ATWT fan too. His arc into becoming a model citizen and loving husband was all stripped away when they basically made him into a common criminal/international terrorist of some sort. Wasn't Dusty studying to be a doctor when Brian Bloom left the show? I always wondered why they dropped that and brought him back as a mobster-like character. Do you think it was b/c Hogan was influenced by GH? He has said in interviews during the time he was at World Turns that his favorite male characters on soaps were Sonny Corinthos and Victor Newman....

But they wouldn't've wrote the story as MZ died in late '98.

I do wish that they would've brought him back in the final years of the show much like I've said I wished they would've brought back Frannie, Sabrina, Andy, etc. I hate how this show strayed from it's long history and brought on characters with no connections to the canvas.

MZ & MG had a chemistry that was unmatched. Despite all the heinous things Roger did to Holly, I wanted those two to end together. I hate how MADD fired MZ instead of giving Roger and Holly the proper ending they deserved. I would've found it more compelling for the big, bad Roger Thorpe to become stricken with ALS (much like MZ) and to succumb his ailment than to be written off and to have some bastard child (Sebastian) come back and avenge him. I think MZ and MG would've given EMMY worthy performances had they just wrote MZ's ailment into the show.

What were many of your thoughts on Ric Ryan? Especially his two stints in the 80s?

Shannon isn't happy about Vicki's one-on-one tonight. But what I took from this video is David's body language. This man wanted no parts of the drama and Shannon basically strong-armed him into responding. And she wonders why her hubby finds solace elsewhere....