Contessa Donatella

To me, he was her best romantic pairing!

Yes, I am aware of the ballyhoo about Michigan. But, I still do not understand & I will endeavor to explain why. Do some of us think it was a real place in Michigan, because not thing ever gave me such an idea. I thought we all knew it was a fictional location & I am positive that Irna meant it to be just that.

The first time I cried from a soap, Zane's death. I cried for 3 days.

It is 4 feet!!! https://www.hulu.com/hub/tv/collections/9979 Today, GH, I am amazed. #1 Up from #2 on Saturday, which was up from #4 during the week last week.

If he was responsible for Egyptian dust, you should have led with that! That one thing cinches it for me.

From my notes: San Cristobal with an “a” is from ANOTHER WORLD. Mac, Carl, their fathers, Ian Rains & his father, and Paulina had history on that equatorial island. Paulina was visiting there researching her past & fell for both Ian & Jake McKinnon! San Cristobel with an “e” is from GUIDING LIGHT and is the island kingdom where Prince Richard & Prince Edmund were from. Others with history there were Reva when she was Princess Katherine, Jonathan, Olivia, etc. More notes: Melaswen (backward spelling of New Salem) DOOL San Cristobel with an e Guiding Light where Josh & Reva are arrested in San Cristobel (with an e) San Cristobel with an e Guiding Light San Cristóbal Island with an a Another World, located in Galápagos Islands. Geography: Location Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Coordinates: 0.83°S 89.43°W Archipelago Galápagos Islands San Cristóbal (Chatham) is the easternmost island in the Galápagos archipelago, [1] as well as one of the oldest geologically. It is administratively part of San Cristóbal Canton, Ecuador. Its Spanish (and official Ecuadorian) name “San Cristóbal” comes from the patron saint of seafarers, St. Christopher. English speakers increasingly use that name in preference to the traditional English name of Chatham Island, derived from William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. San Cristobel with an e and San Cristobal with an a, 2 different island spellings, with only one letter apart for 2 PGP shows. And, from Another World, Tanquir, Cecile’s kingdom long ago & Grant & Cindy hiding out there.

I think the GH pool set works. Ask yourself if there was anything wrong with it when Kristina crashed through Ava's window?

San Cristob*l with an a, with an e, this name occurs in 3 soaps - AW, GL & ATWT, I think. I know it's in 3 soaps & I know 2 of them are definitely AW & GL but the third might be DAYS and not ATWT. Who else can help? And, was it not Alamaina? What about Aremid? And have you forgotten Melaswen?

I do not understand. Of course Bay City wasn't real. Who said anything different, ever?

@JohnAs far as I can tell, it's a crazy Internet fan rumor. No reliable outlets are reporting this. Seems to me Rena must be jumping for joy, a truly meaty story & she's in the middle of it. What else would she want? @ranger1rgAGREE, AGREE, what's more than total? There is only one thing. I'm considering writing her a fan letter, not something I usually do, or have done often. I just want to tell her thanks. As a lesbian we don't get much eye candy, nothing at all compared to what the gay guys get, but this whole time, drop dead gorgeous as she is, she was my eye candy the whole time. Do you think she would like it?

Good Morning, this is still funny to me but I totally enjoyed what makes up "DemetriKane" so unnecessary, who cares?!!! Glad you like the Emma Peel derivative story.

Last night at the regular weekly Suds & Squared Circle Media podcast the official spoiler was that in July someone is gonna die. Could not happen to a more deserving homophobic bigot! That's right, Natalia, bites the dust. In a way I feel bad for Eva. This role has been written misbegotten from the first day, without ever getting better. But, I guess no one will care & surely no one will mourn her. What is your opinion of this news?

Writers voting for one. Others voting for the other. Edit to Add: You had said, " I know a few shows where they submitted the same episode." and you meant that Show & Writing were the same reels but it wasn't clear to me on first reading because I had no idea who 'they" were. So, I asked, meaning to be literal (for once?) about what your last line meant. Then, you misread me & came up with what does your last name mean? This to me is hilarious. Neither of us blubbers, or stutters, or says half a phrase & then stops & stares off into space, so how did we bumble this tiny parsec of communication so badly!!! My username is because on DAYS when Romulus was lying to JohnBlacktoBe about being an international jewel thief a bunch of us were reminded of Emma Peel on the original avengers

https://www.instagram.com/p/DKaafAKpWzV/ In 1988 on ABC Kate Mulgrew & Ben Masters starred in a primetime medical drama that ran for 2 seasons, HeartBeat. It had the first lesbian as a regular contract role on American TV. This is its opening theme. HAPPY PRIDE 2025

I thought it was quite a good year. Well produced. I really literally have no idea. I am of the impression that whoever is producing has huge power in making decisions about, well, everything. However, I am also aware that a big chunk of soap fandom would always complain so bitterly about anyone on the show performing BESIDES daytime actors. Me, I loved hearing about Reba's personal soap pedigree & I have long been aware of Aretha being a "famous fan". I loved the heck out of the AMC/Y&R, Aggie/BillSr tie!!! I think it has to have either an issue or a theme, crisp dialog well-delivered, some romance & some amazing climax that can be satisfying even to people unfamiliar with the show. What do you think? And, what does your last line mean?

Wow. Sometimes you say the perfect thing & at the best time! Take a bow.

Agree to disagree. Like first, love second. OH, agree, agree, agree! Legendary Featherstone, you're not dressing this one well at all. Petite woman with ample bosom, wrong clothes = awful matronly looking ugh. I'm sorry but I felt hit over the head with everything each of them thought & felt for about 6 more days than I felt I had signed on for. I don't know you well enough to know if you will know when I'm teasing, so I've just warned you that I am when I say, I hate for you that you haven't actually met Danielle before. LOL. To me it was just a natural take. I have no problem going back & forth between those two focal sites. But, I am certainly aware that early on I had an expectation of being really into their having 27 sets & that has definitely not been the realization. And, yes, for now, Frank is still heads above any & all others with us & sets IMO. Huh? Guza gone. I have it in my head that he was only willing to come out of retirement (and presumed mourning) for a "certain amount of time" to help get this new creature launched, but had no desire to stay & so was one of the "over-staffed intentionally" that we were told about. Of course there's been no official word on the circumstances of his leaving. But, you might mean go with Guza as in a style, if so, ignore the last para.

I'm so pleased we have such fan engagement about Dani. Reminds me of some other soap characters. I think it's because they are "polarizers" which is a word I may have just made up. They are polarizing on their shows to other characters & to story & they are polarizing in the audience as fans seem to have extreme reactions to them, love & hate, not middling neutrality, ya know? Well, it's a theory. To me the human being you seek has been amply shown especially to two people & both more or less recently. Her sister bond with Nicole, whoa, has knocked me back & blown me away. And, with Chelsea, over her budding sexual identity and awareness. She gathered instantly that something was up with that daughter & was laser focused on her for several scenes. Then, for a third, she & Pamela have finally, also recently, been so real & genuine & authentic.

Thanks, Paul, I did not know about his interest in the comedic elements or that he was one of our many people who came from the network! I have always liked Marlena de la Croix's writing, which is not to say I 100% agree with her. She's been a member of my FB soap group for a good long time & she actually posts, which I love. Recently I posted about an e-copy of Robert LaGuardia's SOAP WORLD that is free to borrow like a library e-book but on the Internet Archive site & I posted that at the time of their publications, all of his soap opera books were the gold standard. She immediately posted about "Bob" who was her close friend & how much she still misses him to this day & that he loved to talk soaps & was also a nice guy, etc. which I was over the moon to have her share about the author & his time etc. like that!!!

So I was reminded that we're now meant to be celebrating PRIDE by this amazing post:

Well awards like these are certainly different from big name award shows in a few ways but this is an awards show, not a poll. Not the same gravitas, not the same cachet, etc. but an actual awards presentation show is going to happen. We Love Soaps used to have one. The Webbys, etc. various. But if you are aware of a better place for this to be posted, then say so, but to be clear, NOT A POLL.

I want to encourage everyone to go vote in the Sudsies! https://x.com/SudsMedia/status/1928963890752168176 Suds and Squared Circle Media @SudsMedia Sudsy Voting is now open! Go to http://suds-media.com/sudsyvoting to vote for the entire month of June! Off the top of my head one interesting example of creative nominating is that the entire cast of BTG is up for Best Soap Debut! (I hope I'm getting that category name correctly! I was confident but then, oy.) And, any Kraze fans they're up for Best Soap Couple!

I have my fingers crossed for a baby to be named Monica Michelle & called Monica. And, yes, I do realize that is not equal to having her onscreen but, like you said & of course a recast is unthinkable. If people think back the show took their time & picked their time both with Sonya Eddy & with Jackie Zeman & did well both times. I feel like they will again.

So, I have been in the hospital all week. I am close to being up to date on my soaps. Now I have to go to the Infusion Ctr daily to get IV antibiotics, for 6 weeks. I am frankly exhausted. A hospital is no place to be when you're sick. Hooked up to machines that go beep beep beep all day & night long. Someone wakes you up every hour on the hour for something, either to stick you with needles or to take your gosh-awful blood pressure for the umpteenth time. So, you don't get any sleep. Now I have a central line, upper right chest. After they "installed" it, I said, I am now Borg. They just stared at me. Apparently scifi is not general knowledge. What happened? I have an infection inside my big toe right foot & it burned the skin on my foot. The burned skin is already better. It was like a bad sunburn. The infection inside the toe is the issue. Oral antibiotics won't even get its attention. So, IV antibiotics plus time.

The Bell soaps, B&B and Y&R: cannot watch. If I went by the last time I did I would have to give them both D- but I really don't think it counts when you're not a daily watcher. DAYS: B+ (Now this is with the knowledge that for years I have given this show a D- because I've been a fan for too long to give it the F it deserved.) GH: A+ (With Korte driving this bus to me the show is so much better! IMO we just had the best NB in so many years I cannot count!) BTG: A solid (Things I love, a few I do not, nothing I hate, still find it in general remarkable.) As always, thanks for doing this thread. I count it. I always look for it & I always post.