I thought she was very on point with the comments she made about Starr up at the ski cabin. I'm not a conservative or a parent, but those scenes had me cringing. She is just way too young for that and while I realize teens do have sex at 15 sometimes, that doesn't mean we need that happening on daytime TV.

I was absolutely appalled that Pigley took it that far. Daytime is catering to the penniless teens, so this is sending out the message that this is ok. It was really disgusting!

ANDREA

What's the point of Frank Valentini? If he has NO creative control then what does he do just handle the production schedule and money issues? I guess that's why he likes to direct as well. That probably keeps him pretty busy.

She's on point about Dena's writing. She writes EVENTS not stories.

That's great she's speaking out. It's always nice when people tell it like it is and they don't hold back.

Wow, girlfriend BLASTED DH. Good to see the biggest ABC stars speaking out about the disaster their network has become. It really makes you wonder why the writers don't get it.

Wow, girlfriend BLASTED DH. Good to see the biggest ABC stars speaking out about the disaster their network has become. It really makes you wonder why the writers don't get it.

Because the guy who signs their paychecks doesn't get it.

I thought she was very on point with the comments she made about Starr up at the ski cabin. I'm not a conservative or a parent, but those scenes had me cringing. She is just way too young for that and while I realize teens do have sex at 15 sometimes, that doesn't mean we need that happening on daytime TV.

I'm not conservative or a parent, either, and ITA with you and Erika Slezak. Not only does Kristin Alderson physically still look very child-like, only just growing into her teenage years, but 14/15 years old IMO is not an appropriate age to be doing heavy-duty love scenes. Yes, I know we are meant to believe that every 15 year old has already popped her cherry. But I'm not sure that is exactly true. I FFed a lot of those Starr/Cole bed scenes because they were kinda disturbing and gratuitous.

Edited March 30, 200718 yr by Cat

I'm not conservative or a parent, either, and ITA with you and Erika Slezak. Not only does Kristin Alderson physically still look very child-like, only just growing into her teenage years, but 14/15 years old IMO is not an appropriate age to be doing heavy-duty love scenes. Yes, I know we are meant to believe that every 15 year old has already popped her cherry. But I'm not sure that is exactly true. I FFed a lot of those Starr/Cole bed scenes because they were kinda disturbing and gratuitous.

I agree. I didn't watch for the same reason.

I'm not conservative or a parent, either, and ITA with you and Erika Slezak. Not only does Kristin Alderson physically still look very child-like, only just growing into her teenage years, but 14/15 years old IMO is not an appropriate age to be doing heavy-duty love scenes. Yes, I know we are meant to believe that every 15 year old has already popped her cherry. But I'm not sure that is exactly true. I FFed a lot of those Starr/Cole bed scenes because they were kinda disturbing and gratuitous.

I'm glad to know others feel the same way. I was starting to wonder if I was just being a pearl clutcher, but if someone told me KA was 13, I could easily believe that. I think it has to be even harder for people who have see her grow up onscreen.

Erika Slezak is amazing! This interview fills me with pride. I love and respect the fact that she stuck it to that idiot Higley, no holds barred and no punches spared. This woman is a legend, and it's always apparent how much she cares about the show and her co-stars. I loved how she commented on Dena writing events and said "There is no story." Way to go.

ETA: I have to say that I am exceedingly liberal when it comes to sex issues, and even I thought the Cole/Starr scenes were too much. Kristen Alderson is very talented and deserves more than this. On some other boards, people were saying how they loved Cole posing in his boxer briefs and wanted to see more of his "package," and for some reason, this gave me a sick feeling. I know the actor is older than KA, but he is still a teenager (I think?), and I don't believe that OL should be objectifying him as a sex object. There are enough attractive MEN and WOMEN on this show to play out the sex scenes, and a story for teenagers should be handled with more sensitivity.

KUDOS TO ERIKA.

Edited March 30, 200718 yr by 2shane8

Shane, that dude is 21.

Shane, that dude is 21.

Oooops ... my bad. Well, that makes me feel better and worse. I guess it's okay for people to comment on his ass and package if he's an adult, but it kind of makes me sick to my stomach that they have an actor that old working with Kristen in scenes of that nature.

I agree. He is kind of old to be working with 15 year old Kristen. Thats nasty.

At first I was shocked at how open Erika was, but then what does she have to lose? Higley has made it abundantly clear she doesn't really want to write for Nora or Viki at all. I rather doubt she wants Dorian. (And if she does, I'm certain her boss Frons doesn't).

They could fire her, but it might be a relief not to work as little as she is. I doubt TPTB would let her go in the near future, with the other departure iminent.

As for Higley being out, she should have been last year, but as dead-on as ES was about Higley writing events instead of story, the sad reality is that two of those events may garner the show a 'best drama' award - which I suspect might secure Higley's job for another year or two. If nothing else, the 'Tangeline' buzz might even be enough to do that.

I agree about Starr and Cole, the actor is so much older than Kristen, it bothers me like it did with Lily and Jonathan on AMC, given that Leven was only 15 and Jeff Branson was in his late 20's, just too much ick factor there.

GO ERIKA! I just hope she isn't fired for this

The actor who plays Cole is 21 and Kirsten 15? I'm liberal minded, but I'm not comfortable with the sexual nature of their on screen relationship. It needs to stop until she is of legal age.

Can somebody PRETTY PLEASE post the interview in its entirety? Every time I try to open it on the site, my computer crashes.