Contessa Donatella

1 hour ago, ranger1rg said:

Maurice Benard was in Overacting Overdrive today.

Actually, I thought he was a bit better today, not that that is saying a lot. Probably today he was better because fighting with LW/Carly elevates him a bit. 

But, he was still the least of what I thought was a great day, a day like soaps used to be. Also feels like a day when they're setting up for something, which I guess is Sweeps. 

Also I felt like they closed some doors. Door #1, CarSon slammed shut. Door #2 JaSam shut. Door #3 Sona with a full Memorial montage including her memories of icky Cowboy Mike of NF also slammed shut. Nina signed & sent the divorce papers & took off her rings & is having them messengered to Sonny. And, finally, they gave us more of an idea of what is going on in Mob Princess Ava's head. Like some of us called it, it began with her desire for the familiarity of power, includes full legitimacy with Avery & now she's starting to have feelings for Sonny. 

Jason brought Danny home to his mother & still the first thing Sam said was an accusation of Jason as if he'd done something wrong, which he had not. Jason very reasonably talked about boundaries with Danny & honesty with his mom but Sam wouldn't go along, still stuck on this fallacy that Danny inherited wildness from Jason. Jason is the way he is because of a TBI not his genes. Sam continues to tow this narrow line. We know from Danny that he's not going to let her keep him from Jason. 

So good that Ava took the gloves off & stopped being mealy-mouthed sweetness. 

Both Steve Burton (podcast) & Laura Wright (new Digest article) mentioned that they hold back in rehearsal to save the good stuff for tape. Last week when Carly hugged Jason after he gave her the MC, that was unscripted. 

Again today Maxie was so good even though I am uncomfortable about the job they're doing on Lucy. But it is thrilling to see Maxie both last week & now today seem to hit at least a couple of base hits if not a homer. 

I f found it amusing that last week Finn was dismayed that the Savoy was booked for a private party so the guys couldn't have it. The gals are! 

Robin Strasser was posting as usual last week on TwiX but not about this. 

And, today, ... 

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

I think Britt also was making a claim of ownership on the necklace and was fighting Cody on it.  After she died I guess that claim didn't matter.  I really don't remember what happened to the necklace after Victor was killed either.  I *think* he might have had an attack of conscience and just dropped the whole thing because I don't think Cody has a legitimate claim if he's not Leo's son.  Not positive though.  Someone who was paying more attention than me might know better.

It was extremely convoluted. The necklace had remnants of the Ice Princess imbedded in it. So, in that sense it dated back to 'Luke & Laura Save the World with their friends'.

It turned up in contemporary time when Valentin was impersonating a Frenchman & Jennifer Smith got the drop on him. And, then it came back up when Cody Bell was trying to make a claim & perjured himself to try it because he knew he was not old Leo's son. And he had to be to get the inheritance. So now he doesn't want to get in trouble over his perjury or worse, a charge of fraud, etc. 

I cannot remember how Britta came into it, but you're right, she did. 

Now Victor wanted it & got it having to do with his cockamamie plan to save half the earth by killing half of it. No idea what happened to it. 

I just did a poll in my forum on the new writing. These things are automatically of limited value because the votes self-select & the group size is not large enough but I find the proportions interesting. People were to vote for anything they felt was accurate, true or that they agreed with.

Those of you who don't like it when I talk about things I've heard are going to be pleased because that is over. Those of you who mistakenly think I seek attention are going to have to entertain reverse pleasure. You, jerk, who always thinks I am making things up, take that. Something I said was too accurate & got back to Frank with my name attached to it & I now have more attention than I ever have had & I effin hate it. I have no idea what. But now there is a studio-wide crackdown on leaks. Severe. Think Threat Level High. I figure it was from here because this is the only place I become stupid & say too much. OH! Those of you who don't like me, well y'all get to have a party. That is all. 

Meg Bennett died April 11 following a battle with cancer. She was 75. 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/meg-bennett-dead-young-and-restless-1235878548/

I find myself swearing, loudly. oh, and [!@#$%^&*] CANCER. 

17 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Lol. That has crossed my mind, too, watching. I won't be surprised if that beat gets played, too. I might even fangirl giggle.

 

Lol. I know the running joke here has always been that I take forevvver with this show and keeping up...with the watching if not the board...but I admit that I've been consistent since PM...which was as I expected. Only a week behind come Tuesday. lol.

 

Even a slow week for me has a spoil of riches. So much for my eyes and mind. 

Never ever did I 'evah think of you as any kind of a joke!!! NO WAY. Right now I'm behind on DAYS & am finding it impossible to catch up! I just know to be careful posting with you because sometimes you are behind & you are spoiler-averse. 

14 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

4-15

 

I find it weird that SB is looking like a whole snack body wise. lol. That said...watching Jason with Diane and now Carly, I can't help, but feel they seem to be giving Jason the story that Drew had when he was Jason. The disconnection from Sonny, the mob (?), and that kind of life. To have a new life that is...legal. Cuz Jason wanting to use his half of Sonny's coffee business to make COFFEE??? Okay...so I expect a connection with the Quartermaines again soon. And the more they do this...it simply makes Drew look more and more irrelevant...proving Drew right about his place in Carly's life, but still...LOL.

 

Okay so they are not going to reveal the Drew/Nina hate sex yet. Hmmmm...interesting. Something to explode in May Sweeps? Speaking of...are we setting up for Wagger/Carly? Because it does not feel like they are going to do Jason/Carly as lovers this time around, but you can feel their connection for sure. 

 

I have been loving Alexis's storyline. With new writers coming in...usually the new writers would just immediately come in, give Alexis her job back, and then DONE!!! I like that we are seeing Alexis long for it, debate it, see that headaches *cough*NinaGossipGuy*cough* aside she loves her new job, and just the soulsearching of it. And NLG is doing it sooo well. The ending is going to feel earned and it's been a minute to see a complete(?) character based story. It has a nice push/pull, too. Most of me is for Alexis becoming a lawyer again. Then there will be a moment where you see how good she is at the Intruder. And then alas. 

 

But speaking of push/pull...I've been feeling that way about the writing. This past week, there was so much talking going. The audience getting into the characters' lifes. What comes to mind is Tracy teaching BLQ about money and a man's pride, Sasha in the stables, Alexis period, Curtis's progress. It feels like a little bit too much talk at times, but there's also a feeling of momentum going on. And I become curious about where it is going to go. 

 

Speaking of...Ava with the pills. I admit I was wondering if it was going to go to some Sonny/Ava thing or a reveal that perhaps she's in cahoots with Val, but it does not seem like she's done anything with the med tempering and might now figure out someone is tempering with Sonny's meds...right as Jason, Carly, and Drew are questioning her presence in Sonny's life...is inspired. 

 

Speaking of Val...Anna's mind is starting to click. And I love seeing Anna in Boss Bitca mode. And the fact she's slowly starting to figure out Pikeman. A cat and mouse game between her and Val who are both still smarting from their breakup...I'm down. 

 

 

It seems like you're up to date on GH now, rather than behind. True? Is that because the day-to-day show is so much better? 

1 hour ago, John said:

I wonder what Neighbours submitted and what Guy Pearce submitted?

Here's a reply I got on TwiX. I asked my good friend Mark & he said this guy would know but he didn't know if he was at liberty to say. Then this guy replied. I can't interpret because I'm not familiar with the show. Perhaps someone here can expand. 

17 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

I rolled my eyes at all the praise he was giving JG for her nomination and scenes.

Well, don't you think it is kind of expected that people say nice things about their scene partners? But, I get you with rolling those eyes of yours! Personally I just thought that B&B had more than their share of nods. Seemed strange.

Some of the others from Michael Fairman's Zoom. I don't think I am duplicating. Hope not. 

On 4/19/2024 at 9:43 PM, ReddFoxx said:

Newcomers will be cast, but the producers will likely look at who can handle the schedule so they don't end up losing cast members quickly. Joan Collins had an issue with the taping schedule of Guiding Light even though she is very experienced in acting.

She had something that was scheduled before she took the gig & she cleared her need for time off for it with Paul Rauch, then EP, and the one who got her for the gig. But then Paul was gone & regrettably Conboy was EP & he objected & things went to hell. It could have been prevented, should have been. But it wasn't a product of not being used to daytime. From all accounts Joan said that daytime people worked harder than anyone in the world but she buckled down & fit right in. At least this is what I recall. 

@titan1978  Thank you so much for so much information! You said Shelley Curtis & mentally I said, "Bingo!" 

@janea4old Thanks for the quotes from GH60 mag! 

17 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

He's referring to a fashion show he did with Ridge which relied on a secret ballot. Ridge won, but let Eric believe he'd won because Ridge knew Eric was dying. At the party, Eric found out that Ridge had lied, but instead of getting mad, told him that was the nicest thing he'd ever done. 

Thanks so much. From context I had figured out most of it! It never hurts to get clarification.

I still cannot get over this picture. 

16 minutes ago, Vee said:

Donna, I'm only indulging this despite having you blocked because I already addressed the rest of this mess when it got quoted in someone else's post. I never said anything about how or when SN was hired. I'm not disputing any of that. What I specifically said is that you going off the word of some Patch/Kayla fan on Twitter that Stefan and Katherine was 'always the plan' from Guza and Wendy Riche is nonsense. This is where reading and listening are fundamental and you just don't do that to anyone on this forum other than yourself. You get excited and start saying things that aren't accurate.

Now if you want to show me in black and white, in print, where Stephen Nichols or anyone else specifically claimed that Stefan and Katherine was always the plan under that creative regime, you can do so and I'll eat crow and eagerly apologize to you. But otherwise this is another example of you wanting to make yourself central to any conversation and not accepting it when you're not.

I'm sorry I misunderstood part of what you said. But what you posted is still weird. As if I were touting someone as gospel? No. And I don't think anyone who watched that could have mistaken that they were trying to recreate the "magic" of Patch & Kayla at GH. So you trying to cast aspersions on some fan who thought that is very odd. Literally, everyone thought that. And your repeated contention that I desire to be the center of attention is just bullshit & it's boring. You're better than that. So, are you now going to claim that they weren't making the mistake of trying to recreate what had worked at DAYS between the two actors? I'm anxiously awaiting that answer. 

12 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Guza actually wasn't head writer at the time.  It was Culliton then Iacobuzio/Whitesell.  Guza returned a bit later although you could feel his work once Culliton was gone.

Well, thanks again. I'm totally turned around. Clearly I've got to go look up when the Cullitons began PC with regard to this time at GH. 

59 minutes ago, Vee said:

 

There is zero chance Guza wrote Stefan and Katherine lol. And looking at yet another tiresome blocked post, there is actually zero in that anecdote that would suggest it was his plan or even that Wendy Riche planned to pair them up. It's just some Patch and Kayla stan with a (biased) personal opinion on Twitter being touted as the gospel.

1. The account was from SN's own account published in the GH60 Special Edition mag. What you have just posted is false. 

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

I think Luke was the one arrested for the shooting, but, yes, it was Stefan that shot Katherine and paralyzed her.

I am pretty sure Richard Culliton bungled a lot of the Stefan/Katherine stuff.  Along with the ditching of Miranda, who I believe was actual supposed to be a Cassadine and screwed up the original plan.   I don't think this one is all on Guza.

Okay. Thanks for that info. I nabbed Guza only because he was HW at the time.

And the anecdote about how SN was hired, contrary to what someone totally uninformed has stated here, came out of the GH60 Special Edition mag, SN's own account of the event. 

4 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Stefan/Katherine was such a weird pairing.  I get the idea of it all, but it truly didn't work.  It strange how SN/MBE had so little chemistry on GH.  The whole Katherine might be Stefan's sister story didn't help either.  Then her sleeping with Nikolas.  Oy, Katherine was such a mess of a character.

I always thought Alexis worked pretty well fitting into the cast, but in a lot of ways her identity wasn't quite as tied into being a Cassadine.

Recently I had posted about the way SN was hired to play Stefan. 

In case it is not known, he went to a GH fan event with MBE who was already Katherine Bell & Wendy Riche came over to meet him & wanted to talk to him & the role of Stefan came out of that! 

So, a huge MBE/SN fan on TwiX replies that Wendy knew exactly what she was doing & what she wanted from the pair but that the writer screwed it all up. So, that has to be Guza & I admit that I thought it was fouled up from the getgo. I mean he met her by shooting her. HUH?!! 

1 hour ago, Aragorn said:

Here is a summation of everything that I am thinking right now:

The show wants to bring down Sonny over the next two years. Jason and Carly will oppose Sonny and work with law enforcement to bring Sonny down. After the fall of Sonny the show will move away from mob stories and focus on the hospital. Sonny will kill Dex, and that will inspire Jason, Carly, and Josslyn to more actively oppose Sonny. Jason will associate with the Quartermaines again. Michael will rename himself and his kids Quartermaine.

The show will phase out the Chase family. Harrison will marry Brook Lynn and join the Quartermaine clan. Gregory will die shortly afterward. I think that Gregory will dance with Tracy at the reception and then drop dead. After his father's death, Finn will find an excuse to leave town.

Ava will follow Sonny down a dark path, which will eventually lead to her exit from the show. Ava is another mob character the show needs to eliminate in order to go in a different direction.

Laura and Kevin will adopt Ace and call him Ace Collins. Ace will be part of the Hardy-Webber clan. 

Alexis will become a lawyer again. She will then become Heather's lawyer and will get Heather out of prison.

Heather will live with Laura and help Laura raise Ace. Heather and Laura will become like sisters. Heather and Cyrus will fall in love.

Trina will meet a new guy at the wedding. They will date and have a healthier relationship than the one she had with Spencer.

Cam will be recast and return to the show in the summer. After the death of Dex, Josslyn will get back together with Cam.

Pikeman will be revealed as the new owners of Wyndemere. Pikeman will use the island and the castle as a headquarters. Valentin is the leader of Pikeman and the person who killed Austin. Valentin and Pikeman will be defeated by the end of the year and then Valentin will be off the show.

Lulu will wake up in the second half of this year. Her awakening will be followed by Lucky's return to town. Lucky will seek to get back together with Elizabeth.

Nikolas will remain in prison for the rest of this year, and until the writers want to use him again.

Spencer will remain missing until next year, when the role will be recast. He will find Trina in a committed relationship with a new guy, and a triangle will commence.

Esme will also eventually return in a year or two, but as a villain.

Mac will return and then Cody will reveal to him that he is his son.

Cody and Sasha will fall in love and eventually leave town together.

Molly will be killed either by her uncle or by his enemies.

Kristina and Blaze will get married and keep the baby for themselves. TJ won't be able to win custody of the baby in court.

Robert will retire. Holly will return to town one last time. Robert and Holly will then ride off into the sunset together.

I don't know if you have ever considered this, but there is this thing called "fanfic."