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March 30, 200718 yr

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I think "Mud Bowl" was my favorite ep so far!

Amazing stuff with every single character!!

I can't believe there are only two episodes left! I don't know if I can wait 5 months for the next new episodes!

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April 3, 200718 yr

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Oh yeah, that Mud Bowl episode was GREAT!

Tyra's rape scenes...wow...that was incredible. Adrianne Palicki is a goddess and she handled those scenes very well! I don't like to read spoilers for primetime shows, so I was hit out of NOWHERE when that guy hit her and started to rape her.

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April 5, 200718 yr

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I loved tonight's show. I thought Landy was finally going to get to pour out his hear and damn Riggins had to blow it.

Can't wait for next week, although I'm sad the season (and possibly the series) is ending.

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April 6, 200718 yr

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It was an amazing episode this week.

And I'm 90% sure it'll be a season finale next week.

Congrats to FNL on their Peabody Award!! How in the world can NBC cancel a show two weeks after winning a Peabody award? Come on NBC!

Edited April 6, 200718 yr by DaysnPassionsFan

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April 11, 200718 yr

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Season finale tonight!!

Also, NBC has ordered six more scripts which may be a pre-cursor to a renewal.

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April 13, 200718 yr

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Amazing season finale. An amazing episode to end an amazing season.

FNL is coming back next season, and for sure, its going to be even better.

GO FNL!

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May 11, 200718 yr

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It's coming back for season 2! Woohoo!!

I can't wait.

Please put it after Heroes, NBC!

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May 11, 200718 yr

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of course it's coming back.. i love FNL!

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May 11, 200718 yr

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Excellent news!

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May 11, 200718 yr

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Hallelujah!

If the best show in primetime didn't get a renewal, I would have been absolutely pissed.

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June 6, 200718 yr

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Congrats to FNL's TCA award nominations. They dominated!

And let's hope for FNL to get some Emmy love next month!!!

Plus, get everyone you know to watch FNL on Sundays at 9PM!!

Go FNL!

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June 17, 200718 yr

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I just watched the whole season in a couple of days. And let me tell you. I was sooo against this show from the beginning after wathing the pilot episode. I watched the pilot again this Monday and this time I thought it was better, but I still wasn't sure about the show. As I watched a few more episodes, well let's say I was stuck. lol I'm so glad I gave FNL a 2nd chance, because it's the best new show this season! imo I'm really looking forward to next season, it's gonna be great!

Edited June 17, 200718 yr by Cheyenne

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September 23, 200718 yr

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so i just didnt watch this at the start because the movie pretty much sucked. well didnt suck but it wasnt great.

then the first season was on sale for like 18 bucks so i bought it. and WOW!

it was okay in the start. i was hooked when Lyla hooked up with Tim when Jason was in the hos.

And can i just say that Tyra is the best damn thing on this show?

this show is so real and honest and amazing. Cant wait to watch the rest of the second season. (I watched season 2 eppy 1 on yahoo)

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October 10, 200718 yr

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This show is still SOOOOO good!!

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October 10, 200718 yr

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EEEEE! so glad its back.

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DAYS: December 2025 Discussion Thread

God, do I agree with this. Stephanie just doesn't cut it as a lead carrying this much story.
DAYS has all the elements to being good, but the truth is, it's not. Cwikly and Ford are better than Ron C, but that doesn't mean much when they're still not what I'd call solid. They aren't giving me anything to be excited about, and it feels like everything is on low simmer.

By ranger1rg · 2 minutes ago2 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

By dragonflies · 2 minutes ago2 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

Awful news. I've certainly said my fair share about Luke and the Eckerts on here over the years, but when he was on and committed, there was never anybody better. He was a huge part of growing up watching GH in the 90s and 2000s.
His relationships with Laura, Bobbie, Robert, and Lucky will get most of the attention, but I want to mention how good he was with a lot of the rest of the cast in that era. His relationships with Tony, Lucy, Felicia, Tiffany, Sonny, Carly, Nikolas, Alexis, Tracy- all so different, unique, and you really felt the connections.
Monica, Luke, Robert, Rick, and Lesley in one year is so much loss. Add in Bobbie, Alan, Nikolas, Sean, and Epiphany in the past couple of years and it's almost unfathomable.

By AdelaideCate007 · 3 minutes ago3 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

I agree with this. You can see it in her shows, there is always movement. Those talking head scenes were walking around the nurses station, stopping at the counter at Kelly’s, etc. Scenes in the Webber home often begin or end with someone coming down the stairs, or headed to the door. I am sure Geary had run into plenty of issues where staging in a more traditional way hindered what he wanted to do and could seem stifling. Monty allowed improvisation, and spontaneity to be encouraged in rehearsals.
As a kid I always noticed that the ABC soaps of that era just felt more modern. When I watch old episodes now, the ABC shows still stand out that way. They took risks. Now I am not saying I think everything they did was fantastic- they had plenty of flops and bad ideas.

By titan1978 · 4 minutes ago4 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

Her statement did not disappoint. They both spoke about that deep connection, that they didn’t share with anybody else. Even when Tony was fully committed to not ever playing Luke & Laura again, he still spoke about that connection as performers with some reverence.
I am not shocked they didn’t speak because that was their way even before his final exit. When they met to discuss returning in 1993 they had only seen each other a couple of times since their earlier run. That return was one of the handful of soap icon returns after being gone for a long time that fully worked. I have said this before but Monty, Marland, and PFS, with Geary and Francis of course, made such grounded characters with real internal lives that they could go and save the world, and also still fit in closer to reality in grittier material later under Labine, Guza, and Riche.
We saw Luke slowly morphed into a bitter and cynical man who eschewed connection with others. I had no problem with what Geary did with Luke’s characterization. Luke after Laura probably would self destruct. What I had issue with was Geary’s insistence that this was always the Luke he played. It very much was not, we saw it as it aired, the good and the bad before his revisionist history.
Almost every soap I watched had an iconoclastic character who challenged the other people in their communities. Soaps are so bland now and don’t really do these types of characters anymore.
Thanks everybody who has been posting tributes, I don’t use Twitter anymore so this is the only place I will see them!

By titan1978 · 17 minutes ago17 min
BTG: December 2025 Discussion Thread

I agree it'll just be sad to watch

By dragonflies · 18 minutes ago18 min
BTG: December 2025 Discussion Thread

Why not? Tamara Tunie would play the hell out of that story AND maybe land BTG their first major Emmy nomination in the process.

By Khan · 19 minutes ago19 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

Obviously, we'll never know exactly what Geary meant, but I think what Gloria Monty hated was the fact that most soaps at that time seem confined to "talking heads" regurgitating the same exposition over coffee inside various living rooms and kitchens. Monty wanted soaps to be more active, arguing that housewives and other viewers would be forced to put down their laundry or whatever and actually pay attention.

By Khan · 21 minutes ago21 min
Knots Landing

LOL!!
In the past, I've speculated that Empire Valley was supposed to be a story about phony real estate developers bilking people, before it got changed into what made it on air.
I would LOVE for someone to interview Peter Dunne - not just about Empire Valley, but about his time on KL (and DALLAS) in general. I feel like he would have a ton of great writing advice to share.

By Khan · 25 minutes ago25 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

in total agreement! over the years, i’ve written thousands of words going into all the gory details — particularly regarding ‘as the world turns.’
always wished i could have asked him about the ‘i hate soap opera’ comments. was he being funny, sarcastic, ironic? would have loved to heard the specifics of what he — and gloria monty — hated. and what did he think about the impact on the soap genre.

By wonderwoman1951 · 34 minutes ago34 min

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