Mitch

Totally agree..and think of what fun Passions could have been if he had embraced his inner queen and just wrote a fun camp mess..instead of a camp mess which would be fun one moment and then the next would make me feel like someone using it as therapy!

With no Kirk around , Marcy gone and Frannie going into her big story I can see why they felt he had run his course. Again, I wish they didn't take all of Lisa's step family and hanger ons away from her. She lost Diana, Kirk, Jay, Marcy and soon to be Brian in a short time..I liked her heading up a weird but somehow functional step family and misfit home to give some color to a canvas full of Hughes and Snyders. Marland did keep her as the protectress of all the bad girls coming to Oakdale but it never was "fun" they were always hiding babies and things.

I am not even going to ask what he is doing in a gladiator costume...but he still looks good. I have to laugh at that pouty shirt open still of his. I always liked him as he looked like a cute normal guy you could do to school with..not a fitness model.

I was in LURVE with Jay..and the funny thing is, he would never be cast today..he doesnt fit the generic "soap hunk" mold.

And sadly, after she left the Jenna/Roger take over of Spaulding took place, which Bev would have been great in. Watching clips you cna see that they rewrote some Alex material into Van...(convincing Henry to lie about being Jenna's dad, etc.) I just wish they had just not recast Alex and morphed Van into an Alex position as being head of Spaulding, etc. They could have still had their boring Matt story but Van would not have been robbed of her power and not become the sighing woman later. They were so wedded to their formula of Mindy/Nick with the evil mother.

If you were poor Ann Hamilton would you want to appear...I am sure she read over and over that she is the worst Mindy!

Alan I am sure, is a bit of a kiss ass as all PR people are, so that is where he fit in P&G and he probably is talented too. I think on the reunions he is just a bit stiff and it might be as he is not used not having "control" on the interviews or material. Sadly, instead of doing my work I googled "Alan Locher's husband" at which I thought Google would say "Who???" but there he is. I think they are kind of gay clones of each other on equal levels of "hotness" but "hotnes" is a personal preference. I for one am persoanlly glad that not everyone chooses their partner for equal hotness..some of us have other things going on..and some hidden talents not on display for the rest of the world...if you know what I mean and I think you do.. Tangie Hill is a terrible name that belongs on B & B but Curlee said her friend has that name so.. And good God, if one more person had to repeat the name, "Carrie Todd," the audience would have gone nuts. "Did you meet our new designer, Carrie Todd," ..."Oh that Carrie Todd is SOOOO talented." ...."Leave it to Carrie Todd to stand up to Alan!" ..."Carrie Todd used the last of the toilet paper...that BITCH!"

I wish Zenk had added in...I have faced the likes of TV executives, producers and James Stenbeck...so don't f*ck with me fella! Why isnt Zenk on any daytime show...She would be so good as at brittle matriarch..not good or bad. t

Trying to read Twitter convos makes me feel like Im a thousand years old, or at least like my Mom, who wants to know.."What are these people twatting all the time for???"

Wasnt the guy referring to BIG stars, not actors on soaps from a decade ago..was he and Colleen in a discussion...(forgive me, I am old and Twitter bugs the living crap out of me!)

Newman also had great chemistry with Fiona's Jenna, and they looked like they were heading there but she left the first time...too bad there.

I love her for actually calling Deas out..I have NEVER heard anyone in the industry say that...they all thought his yelling and running around was SOOOO cutting edge and great acting! Yes, this was post Mo death, post BevAlex, PostSimmsMindy, currently the Buzz Cooper Hour and the show was just..there. Lando was one of the many "Hot Hunks" that no one really remembers now. Tangie was brought on to combat the return of Luke and Laura on GH. I no doubt thought that they wanted to bring Zimmer back then but JFP wouldn' t do it so she threw out another "big name" in her place. I actually didn't mind Tangie at first..she came off as tough and was different..but her weird backstory and I never saw Walker as a romantic lead..

She was really fun early in her first run fighting with Alex, Vanessa, developing a relationship with Henry, hooking up with Roger and stealing Spaulding away from the Spauldings...and then....came Buzz. I have no idea on her second run why they did not just use that time to wrap Buzz and Jenna off and move them out of town happy. The earlier clip really makes me think DP would have been a great recast Alan. RR was just horrible, blustery, grumpy, and alternating Annie's bitch. I hated him worse then Marj as Alex, who if given decent writing could give a more gritty version of Alex. I think Deas is one of those industry sweethearts where the writers, producers, and actors seem to think he is a much more valuable asset then the audience does. I really wish GL would have written him off and he went back to ATWT as Tom.

Thats too bad..I liked him as Shane, though he did seem a bit too old for the part..but he made a believable post service Shane and liked how his quiet masculinity stood in contrast to Jonathon's over wrought style (by the way, did you see his great work on...)

Especially when Marty West most likely will be trying to flirt with Branson! (one could only hope how hilarious would that be??) I actually liked as we called her PornMarah in her last year or two, over Bundy. They were trying to make Bundy a chip off the old block and it didn't work. I thought McKeon was good as the antiReva..a girl brought up with her mom's insane drama but wanting to be different, and was at times hostile to Reva. I thought Shane should have been the Reva Jr. wild, but of course, we had to have Pelphery's Jonathon to do that. By the way, has anyone seen his outstanding work on Ozark???

Especially since the unmasking..after months..was Marc. The story did produce one of my favorite lines...""You, you think I'm a LESBIAN!?!?!?" as Brent was both incredulous about Lucy's stupidity and thinking being gay worse then a rapist/murderer. I hate that they killed Nadine..again, it should have been Buzz but more recently I thought Fletcher was perfect for it..investigating Brent he gets too close, and then Brent frames Roger..and Holly goes off the deep end, Alex would be upset and use all her influence to have Roger prosecuted, and it would save us from the boredom of Folly and the baby. I also thought that they should have skipped the Marion thing and had it revealed at Alans' trial that Brent was Rita's kid.. from Ed. Keeping Frank around and giving us a bad Bauer.

Yea, we had a Super Dooper Cooper episode..lets see a Bauer one. I do think I would like to see a Spaulding one...RR, GA, both AM's both Amandas (did they ever have a recast with an original.) I know everyone LOVES Cullen's Amanda but I thought she was wall paper paste...and while the deaging and any of her storylines worked, from the Malibu Madame to Brandon's daughter (that had potential tho) I think Poser got screwed by the writing and the general upheaval of that time.. I loved her Amanda.

Lisa to Tom: "Oh darling you look so tired." Me to Lisa, "I kept him up late, you know what I mean dontcha hon???"

Weidly, I always loved Bert's fireplace as a kid...you could just imagine coming home from school and Grandma Bert would be giving you hot chocolate in front of it. BevAlex and Deas Buzz..I almost wish she would have stayed to look aghast at him..."WHO is this creature? Another Shayne I suppose!"

Buzz and Reva were good as buddies...the show post resurrection for Reva forgot that she loved men as friends too,..back in the day she was hanging out friends with Fletch, Phillip, Rick, Johnny..but after she came back every man had to be in love with her. The same with Buzz and Alex..only friends..though BevAlex would have rolled her eyes at Deas Buzz. I hated the what I call "Super Dooper Cooper" opening of Wheelers. The show was telling you this is who we are interested in and this is who are going to see and you can get lost if you don't like it..so most of the audience did just that. I liked the "Bottle Caps" opening with Joan Alex looking regal yet mischevious and the couple and family units. Hated the next opening which was so exciting you saw Buzz serving coffee to Rick or Coop..Wow.

Another fun show....my favorite line..."Ya had to take off the gag!" and Margo.."Yea..." the kids welcoming Lisa home..this was a great time for Lisa, her own family and their various friends..you could really see her living in a big house and kids coming and going and her cool with it. Maybe they should have kept SBH with Marland to help him loosen up a bit!

Fulton wanted to have the two have an affair and they said no and then when he was murdered she said, "Can't I at least wear black and cry and mourn" and they were like "no"! So Fulton agrees with us and it would have been fun for Lisa to have a casual fling with this younger ex con..that would cause Nancy to clutch her pearls and upset Tom, who hopefully would be so upset he would go to bed in just his pajama bottoms and have a concerned look on his face as he sat their shirtless...for scene after scene..

The show was fun then...yes, it didnt have the solid core that it would for a year or two with Marland..but energy and Lisa was written the best at this time, comic relief but not dumb..and it looked like Fulton was having a ball. my favorite Tom and Margo..I loved Maggie, Frank and thought Cal was sexy..and sorry, I know everyone loved Craig and Sierra but she is just so annoying...bluttering things out, pausing for long periods...its such odd acting.

These days I wouldnt charge one single person with putting the shows in the grave. I think Kriezman had good ideas but typical for younger writers, couldn't follow through and storylines petered out. I think he had his all two obvious faves and like most writers, needed a strong producer to reign him in or guide him, which he didn't have at GL. I did like that he admitted its better for a writer to not have favorites and he does seem intelligent. And yes, he has aged into his looks and is very good looking. Which all of the writers did on the show, so its really interesting that some really bad storylines came out of them. I like that Brown was embarrassed about the clone and had interesting things to say about Mo's death and Zaz and ALS. I am glad to know the writers and Rauch wanted to proceed with the storyline..as a big an ass Rauch could be I always felt he was embarrassed by the treatment of Zaz. I loved that Taggert got that the Bauers were the heart of the show, but had to laugh at the other writers blank stares.. And yes, I wanted more indepth questions such as "Whose idea was the clone" (Alan has to know damn well it was an exec. I think the dreaded Wendy Fishman who came up with it.) Why do you think the Bauers were obscured..what character did you HATE writing for. Did the actors ever try to influence storyline...(LW looking at you blondie) what did you think of what the writers who came directly after your stint and their material..(would love to hear Taggerts thoughts on Weston and her destruction of Alex and everything else.)

Was Cullton Tomlin the Fab Four going on adventures and the return of Cecile and Rachel having amnesia but being bitchy (I remember her looking at her closet..."Dowdy!!!") It was funny and fun and the only time I really watched AW but then it got stupid with a mummy dust storyline...