Contessa Donatella

Thank you so much! Yes, I know she gets a share of criticism. Frankly, when she was a new hire they were wondering if they had messed up in choosing her. I'm not really against her but she's also not a favorite, in any way, and I am in fact critical of TJ and his family so there definitely is a problem there. I will say that she is quite a beauty. I imagine her good looks help her out in the audition process.

I was never a fan of Richard's or of Bradley, for that matter. But, when I look at that wedding, LW as Cassie, the fairy tale princess, in that gown, oh my, it is practically a religious experience, so very fine. But, it is true that I am a sucker for Costumes!! And, my good friend Shawn Reeves is an absolute Master Costume Designer. He showed that at AW, GL & now at GH!!! It's funny, when Shawn needs a job he doesn't get just one offer, he gets two. After AW, choose between AMC & GL. After GL, choose between GH & Y&R. Oh, snap! A Lizzie in my mix. Darn. But, Kimberly J. Brown was fine, a good journeyman actress. Billy Kay was from Long Island, on the short side, very good looking, believable & a terribly good actor. He did this interesting indie film, I think it was called LIE for Long Island Expressway.

I really liked Billy Kay. Also liked Jeff Branson, at GL, not at AMC. As for adult Marahs, I was quite fond of Laura Bell Bundy. She really did seem a lot like Reva to me. Crystal Hunt, I don't know, just not really, I guess. Lindsay McKeon to me was the absolute worst. Am I leaving someone out? Ashley Peldon, of course, as a young child was just amazing.

About that, specifically I have found that the real true blue Tabitha & Timmy fans & stans ARE the heart of the PSSN fandom. Good god, how they love that witch & her come-to-life doll! It is interesting, of course, that when they realized just how good they had it with the 2-11 demographic, that they suddenly realized HOW in the heck were they gonna monetize this thing? I mean, that young, how much allowance could they even have?

Still here, patiently waiting to hear about this Robo-Jordan.

What can we really say at this point? I mean, how about, "Poor Li?" I don't know, though. Actually I never liked Li. That may seem bad since the poor guy was murdered, killed, stabbed, kept around in an annoying cardboard cut-out. BadAss Wendy Shin took all the marbles when it came to offspring of that family!!! I'm just glad, very glad, that Connie is GONE. She is gone, right?

As far back as I can recall, I have loved this scene, which I have often called it: Iva With Pitchfork. That says it all, right? However, I have just had the pleasure of creating my own edit of this scene & I found more there, so now I have created, from scratch, "Iva With Pitchfork, Long Form." Let me know what you think of it. One more thing: watching the entire episode I was reminded of what a giant ATWT really was, telling A, B & C storylines flawlessly. It makes me furious that CBS mandated a change. Let's call it "pod" storytelling. UGH. https:// R*** .com/v5fwo71-atwt-iva-pitchfork-long-form.html Or alternately here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/soapthegoodthebadtheugly/?multi_permalinks=3843838205934717&notif_id=1727012491808450&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif

People suspect it has something to do with the upcoming 60th anniversary but I have no idea why that might be so.

Loved Billy Kay! So very talented. Now Sandy, no way! He & his stupid sock puppet had to go! Agree hiring Bradley once, okay, so maybe it was a choice someone would have made but killing off Richard & then creating Jeffrey O'Neill, GMAB! What were they smoking!

Please, I beg you, take pity on me. Who is Robo-Jordan?

His buttocks being exposed definitely seemed like wardrobe malfunction to me, not planned titillation. It makes more sense if it was a straw breaking the camel's back kind of thing, I think. In that scene Audrey looked HORRIFIED! If it had been intentional & a ploy surely they would have warned her, don't you think? And, frankly, Marty West was not much of an actor, if you ask me anyway. I always thought he was hired strictly because Conboy was attracted to him, even though I thought he had too many years on him to be a twink. I know he got flack for selling videos of himself as a wrestler out of the trunk of his car, at work.

From your keyboard to Soap Jesus, or Soap Buddha, or pick your deity. Maybe I'll just round up & say to the Universe. BTG, may the force be with you.

At the time, no, there was no arrangement for residuals. But, surely you know that when a show uses an original flashback - and the actor in question is not employed by the show at that time, then, residuals ARE PAID to that actor. Shortly after the show moved to Peacock, I was astounded. They used a Jensen Ackles flashback. Peacock had to line item approve that & also pay for it. NBC would NOT have done it. Oh well they never did. The point is that the contracts that protect the actors (also others) have gone through many changes & much of things are retroactive. I feel obliged to mention how small actors say some of those checks are.

I've never felt so close to you. I was broken-hearted over AW.

It's recently been discussed quite a bit in the FB soap group I run. Some call it the worst soap ever. Some say it's not really a soap at all. Some were very specific that they watched & read all about it ahead of time & then felt cheated because what they got was not what they'd been led to believe they would get. Others simply loved it & embraced it. Others were big fans but felt that at some point Reilly seemed to "lose it". With him it seems to me you get potential controversy. Everyone was civil. I moved a subset discussion that was embittered AW fans away because it was beginning to look explosive. My primary reaction to it is that I think some NBC execs were stupid & short-sighted because they had this weird idea that it was going to come out of the gate with great ratings numbers rather than have to grow an audience. Like learn something about programming soaps, guys.

I am unfamiliar with their previous posting habits so I am in no position to have an opinion about what or how they posted. Unlike, say Angie, or JoeCool or DaysFan28 or two others where I am more or less familiar, one Stayla stan & one general DAYS stan, all of whom have been hit with cease & desist. I definitely know that spirit of generosity to exist & be manifest in some of the individuals who were involved. I know nothing at all about others. There is a Canadian DAYS fan who was gifted with DAYS episodes from 1985 to 2020 a while back & their response was to digitize, upload & share privately. Some of what they have are edits. Most are full episodes. When the show moved from NBC to Peacock their first thought was to share. They are mentally preparing themselves that they may be shut down. Interestingly she says what she is doing is not illegal in Canada. I'm clueless but she's a litigating attorney.

ACK! I don't feel you fed me!

It's not at all difficult to determine "for profit" compared to "not for profit". And, I think most of what we're talking about would fall under the heading of commentary, not education. If you're attempting to comment about a character, a theme, a couple, the idea is supposed to be that you use a small fraction of the piece to show what you mean. Generally speaking no educating is underway. That would of course apply to other people in other situations.

And, GL certainly was not in a position to hire someone known to like to spend his way through to a goal at the particular period of time we're discussing, evaluating!

Specifically, what portion of what I said falls into inaccuracy, IYO? From the Harvard cite, I particularly like this passage: It is almost always an interesting area of discussion.

DAYS or "DIshin Days"?

I've read all of your recent posts but I'm not clear on what it is that you're alleging. It's not the show being fined by the FCC over Marty West exposing his buttocks in one scene where he lost control of his sweat pants? What exactly is it that you're meaning? And, please don't misunderstand. This is not a challenge. It's literally a question.

I well remember a time when I seemed to stand alone in my criticism of ConWest. I've held down many "Minority Rapports" in my time but that was a lonely one. It's so much better now. Now, here, this is what I have long been curious about! "They" say he did it. I scratch my head. HOW?!! Some way to arrange deferred billing, so the piper doesn't have to be paid until you're well out of the range of company ire? Or what? I'm left at HUH? and D'uh? That bills for his spending would not come in until he was gone & be marked against the next guy's tab is literally the only thing my brain can come up with.

Guess who was here. I did not know that she was coming. Melissa got to the door & without revealing herself, just held Ruby out in front of her into my room, so the dog was suspended in midair! 👌🤣👍 We had a great visit. Ruby was in an excellent mood, very perky, also curious & inquisitive.

I am in possession of "DAYS Twitter clips" that someone managed to grab before they disappeared. Almost all of them run less than 3 minutes. They should theoretically be allowed under FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHT due to the shortness of length involved. People who comment on media should be able to avail themselves of such things as "claiming FAIR USE". If not, then why does such a thing even exist in the legal framework. Edit to Add: I just double-checked 60 "clips salvaged from Twitter" & out of 60, 4 are over 3 min. 3:18, 4:02, 3:22 & 5:39.