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The album grew on me A LOT after the first time I listened to it. I like all of the singles a lot more than I did initially and, some of the songs, like Sauce and especially Higher Higher I think are fantastic. Towards the end things get really boring and repetitive, at least lyrics wise -- did he really need 4 songs in a row about raising chickens in a farm? Or a whole song about his baby boy?

Everything from Donna's disastrous prom, to the "Donna Martin graduates" and Commencement episodes was fantastic. There was something sweet and genuinely touching about the graduation. I felt they really allowed the audience to get nostalgic and grieve the end of the high school years and a show that's changing. Very well done.

Wow. That was bizarre. Was she on something? Why did she give monosyllabic answers to everything? Did she not like the host?

I thought it was an average performance at best. Yes, he gave it his best -- high energy and he really tried. But he was almost a back-up singer to his own songs for at least the first half of the performance! He kept doing background vocals lmao. The sound was horrible, especially in the beginning. The Prince moment, like said above, invited unflattering comparisons. Didn't he rip off Janet's clothes during the "I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song" line? And he stopped here RIGHT before that and yelled stop. More shade. And that outfit he wore? Oh, geez. The best thing was the jacket and he got rid of it early on LOL At least he covered his big hits/favorites. The best part was definitely the selfie kid. Everything else was just going through the motions and I didn't feel the crowd was all that interested....

That's very true. And, once you get used to the voiceover, you mostly can understand everything they say. I really should get on it too.

Thank you! Yeah, it looks like they started with 'episode 1' with an episode from 1988.

Do you know what the number of the episode/date is for the episode listed there as 295? Those aren't the actual episode numbers, are they?

Sad Y&R news (I don't recall hearing about this and I don't think it was posted here): Jay Bontatibus, Tony Viscardi #2 on the show, passed away about a year ago, aged 52, from cancer. The article (and many other places) incorrectly list him as having joined Y&R in 1998. What a shame.

Definitely repetitive but not a bad song and certainly an interesting/impressive video. OK, this was pretty adorable, both song and video. I'm still not sure what he's trying to do with all of this, though.

Why am I watching a documentary called Man-Eating Python when I am afraid of snakes?

An unexpected video for Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?). New vocals, some added stuff, and a beautiful video too.

OMGGGGGG!!! That was great. I never knew I wanted to see country Kylie lmao. Some really cool 'diva' outfits too and some nicely shot moments.

That didn't happen until March 1986. That was either a really bold-faced lie (likely), or he failed miserably!

I just heard about Ross' story. I'm... not quite sure what to say.

I've said this before and I'll say it again -- JER got away with the most audacious storyline he could possibly come up with AND he got higher ratings for it! After that, I'm sure he knew he could get away with basically anything, evidenced by DAYS, PASSIONS, and then DAYS again. What was there to stop him? I think Bell's influence on his work was clear and he retained a lot of what seemed to make Y&R successful, which also happened to be classic soap traits. He knew how to build tension and hold interest and I do think he was pretty good at plotting. I also don't agree he didn't have any heart (there have been plenty of moments in my viewing so far but I suppose they get overshadowed by the flashy stuff) but I do think he lost a lot of it overtime.

I adore Leanna in her room, always reading letters and working, and found the uniqueness, inventiveness, and often hilariousness of her scenes, to be true standouts, with a great actress at the center of it. It feels like something only Y&R could pull -who else would dare do something like this?

Good luck with the work/life situation! Glad you like it. I think it's very, very charming, and it sticks to you. I still miss disco/club Kylie, though, so I hope it hasn't been completely removed from the album. I, too, wonder if the album will be released in the US. Barnes & Noble should have it anyway and I'm sure Amazon can deliver it. With it being a little more country, maybe it will. I can't wait for it!

The reboot has been rebooted! Initially envisioned as a prequel set in 1976 (a terrible idea, IMO), now it's a re-do! The storyline screams out 'feminism!' 'feminism'! And then Holly Marie Combs comes out dissing the new show and throwing shade. Disaster, but hilarious!

It doesn't seem like it. He announced before the first single dropped than 4 songs and videos would be released building up to the album release date. Might as well, cos I'm having difficulty imagining this album not flopping.

@DRW50 Thanks! This is great. The episodes that weren't playing for me worked after I disabled AdBlock

And for this sunny TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018....

@Taoboi Thoughts on the first single???

It's MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018.... Have a great week, lovelies!

I'd never seen past Jack's coming out episode ("To Be or Not To Be") so I slowly worked my way through rewatching Seasons 1 and 2 and now I'm finally on new episodes (with the occasional seen episode from the latter seasons). The show has its... peculiarities, but Jack's coming out made me cry years ago and it made me cry again. Wonderfully handled, complex human reactions from the cast, and Pacey's involvement and protecting Jack always makes me an emotional mess. Andie and Jack, of course, are marvelous and a fantastic addition to the cast. I cannot understand how the show existed without them. With Jack's coming out, the character chemistry took off with the rest. It is magical to see. And I can't believe they killed Abby! What a shocker that was.

You are all correct... This SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2018, they must keep coming!