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1 hour ago, Toups said:

I'm obviously super excited for the new album but I'm also disappointed that the Lover era is officially (maybe?) over.  My guess were that "Cruel Summer" was going to be released in May and "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince" being released in October.   I am hoping that the "Cruel Summer" video was filmed and she's holding on to it and maybe she'll release it next summer to promote the tour (if there's a vaccine). 

I do feel sorry for Cruel Summer, it deserves much more than what it's gotten so far. Hopefully it'll have its time to shine.

I was wondering a few days ago when/if Taylor would start to transition back to her country days. This may have been something she wanted to try out. I wonder if this is a change like that -- less pop, more country/folk/indie whatever -- or if we'll still get a lot of pop stuff. She still worked with Antonoff after all.

9 minutes ago, Toups said:

If he's credited on "Betty" then it has to be her boyfriend Joe Alwyn.  Joe's mom's name is Elizabeth and his great-grandfather was named William.  And they went to see a Kings of Leon concert at the Bowery Hotel when they started dating. 

I can't believe you know all that.

Last fall, I listened to Bedtime Stories for the first time ever. The only song I think I had heard before was Secret (it sounded familiar) but essentially it was a brand new experience. I was prepared for the different genre/flavor and really fell in love with the album. Survival, Secret, Human Nature, Love Tried To Welcome Me, Sanctuary, Bedtime Story, and Take a Bow are absolute gems. I adore them. I listened to Take a Bow like 75 times in a row. Wonderful, addictive work. I don't think it'll ever rank the highest for me personally but still, loved it.

Recently I got around to Erotica for the first time. This one was 100% new to me. It's still too early for an opinion but it is certainly different and I appreciate the inventiveness. I love Deeper and Deeper and Rain and am OBSESSED with Erotica. What a great first single. So far, Bad Girl, Waiting, Thief of Hearts, and Words are also standouts. Let's see how it develops.

After this, I just have the Something to Remember collection to listen to... again, other than cover versions of You'll See, I haven't heard the new songs or stuff like This Used to Be My Playground.

3 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

I wonder if we should brace ourselves for an explosion of surprise material from artists who’ve been holed up creating new music. Especially if they have home studios and what-not. It’s been a very slow few months.

Makes sense to me. Everything else was canceled, why not focus on the next project?

KYLIE'S BACK! With long-time collaborators (and pop geniuses Stannard and Howe)

I went looking for Kylie Minogue's new song and ended up with a whole new album by Taylor Swift! It's not even a year since her last one.

It's pretty clear this album wouldn't exist were it not for quarantine. I'm just happy it's not years before the next album (with the tour originally happening this summer and then postponed, it started to look like there wouldn't be a new album AT LEAST until late 2021, probably 2022) and that we don't have that four-month wait/build-up, which does drive me crazy a little.

I'm super thrilled to hear what it's all about. It'll be hilarious if she goes to #1 with an album no one knows about lol

KYLIE IS BACK!!! First single, Say Something, out in two days, and she really could NOT have picked a better album title or cover:

So excited to hear what she has in store for us!

SKINS. Making my way through Season 2.

Sid telling Tony in the club about his father's death was STUNNING. Beyond words. I cried so much. It's wonderful what they've been doing with Tony's redemption. He was such a conniving little sociopath and now he's been made to suffer. I really love Sid, Chris, Cassie, and Michelle. I don't feel like they're giving Maxxie and Anwar proper time or development. The Season 2 opener came close for Maxxie but still.

I am embarrassed to admit how long it took me to realize I was watching younger Gendry and Gilly!

13 hours ago, Darn said:

Olivia was so sweet in her earlier appearances, when did she become such a harridan? Was it after Nathan's death?

The Nathan situation certainly turned a somewhat repressed Olivia harder and more reserved.

The main issue was that she was married to Shemar Moore with his megaton popularity. Take the Callie story for example: After Nathan's dangerous cheating, it's certainly understandable why Olivia would overreact. But the show did not want Malcolm to come off badly AT ALL and therefore kept throwing Olivia under the bus for him. Over and over again.

It will definitely feel less like DAYS without her around. Storylines notwithstanding, she made me feel like I was watching DAYS. Sad that it ends this way. I believe her when she says she won't return. Hopefully she'll change her mind, even if just for the finale.

In fairness, DAYS does shoot about 180 episodes a day.

Mike, thank you for sharing your story, and I'm sorry you went through those painful experiences. Shameful.

9 hours ago, Vizion said:

 

 

Fascinating to see the actual numbers! Daytime just loves to devour itself.

9 hours ago, Vizion said:

 

This should surprise nobody but Ronn Moss is a hardcore Trumper

 

Well, it certainly surprised me. Ugh. Disgusting.

HAWT.

17 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

I've been digitizing some VHS that someone here mailed to me.

I'm so glad that's happening/working out. What are the episodes/years again?

17 hours ago, BoldKara said:

Hey there!

Welcome! And thank you for planning to contribute to the vault!  Every little bit is appreciated.

4 hours ago, kalbir said:

 

I don't remember Phyllis/Malcolm being shown in bed together. They kissed but that's as far as I can remember they went.

1 hour ago, Soap-princess said:

 

I thought for sure they hooked up once sometime after Phyllis returned in 2000. I don’t think they were shown in bed though. I need to go back and look. 

Kalbir, you're right. That's why I shouldn't post before caffeine. They certainly were never shown in bed together but I was thinking of the scene in which Phyllis woke up in Malcolm's studio after partying together. I forgot Malcolm assured her they didn't sleep together (because he's black and she's white, you see).

Still, they were going out, making out, and constantly joking about jumping bones etc so there were some benefits to that relationship. lmao

16 hours ago, Darn said:

Were Phyllis and Malcolm a thing? In this New Year's ep they're seemingly on a date and they kiss when she enters the restaurant.

They were friends with benefits--ish

4 hours ago, BillBauer said:

I haven't watched GH since around 1979. 

!!!!

So, about 10,000 episodes to catch up on? LOL

I think everyone just hangs around the hospital. As you do.

Jill week

Sheila week

Catfight week

Best of Jill vs Katherine.

And yet....

1 hour ago, Dylan said:

Its a Fisher/baldwin week

Monday: Michael finds out about Kevin/Lily (2003)
Tuesday: Gloria confesses too John about her son (2005)
Wednesday: Kevin & Jana's Ashram wedding (2008)
Thursday: Lauren tells Michael she's pregnant (2006)
Friday: Gloria shows up in a gift box to celebrate the holidays (2016)

Trash.

Trash.

5 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

When the fight over the house happened in the late 90's , wasn't some previous servant brought on to verify that Phillip left the house to Jill?

I don't think it was Theresa, but it would have been cool  if she was brought back?

It was a woman named Beatrice and they said she was the laundry maid I believe, so we could easily infer she was just one of the staff. 

47 minutes ago, GLATWT88 said:

That looks like it hurt too. I know he was thinking "we're supposed to be acting."

Without a doubt! The sound those slaps made -- whew! And McInnes Woods' reaction was 100% real! I honestly don't think they were expecting that second slap. lol

Pass on ALL of them!

17 hours ago, GLATWT88 said:

Not the double slap that threw him off balance!!!

I can only imagine what the actors thought when they saw the script and read Flannery has to slap them. lol

15 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

LMAO!