Susan Flannery on the GL set with Kim Zimmer and Ellen Wheeler!

[Chris B]

WHAT?

http://pgpclassicsoaps.blogspot.com/2008/0...onal.html#links

She toured the set to see the new production model. I wonder if she plans on directing more after retiring from B&B. She did mention in those Aussie interviews that she's open to primetime and film roles.

[DaytimeFan]

I've been noticing that Susan Flannery has been losing weight. This past week on B&B I thought she was looking much better. The pictures with Kim Zimmer cement my view, good for Susan, lightening up will undoubtedly make her feel good!

I think, when and if she retires from B&B, she'll direct. I think she likes it. I think going back to acting will be hard.

[MTSRocks]

How random?

[henrietta]

Maybe B&B will go to the MTV music video/indy film format soon.

[Darn]

lol, the "set" of Guiding Light.

[JamesF]

How bizarre.

And I've just remembered Ellen Wheeler's guest stint in B&B in the 90s when she tried to throttle Stephanie in the loony bin.

[MarkH]

Am I the only one surprised that Zimmer and Wheeler are walking closely together?

After Zimmer's dissing of Wheeler as the "executive director", and asking if TPTB hate "Reva" or "Kim" more...I don't know...I guess I would have thought that Flannery might have been in the middle, with the two GL ladies separated.

Also, both Zimmer AND Flanner look thinner to me. This may mean that their show wardrobes aren't showing them off to best effect.....

[Sylph]

Now we can fire Birgit Müller and hire someone who can dress S. Flannery. A show about fashion that is totally 'fashionless'...

[Chris B]

I thought Flannery looked beautiful at the wedding. I wish she'd let them put her in a fabulous gown to seduce Eric. Even with the hair and added points, I think she's a beautiful woman. Reminds me of the sort of natural beauty Barbara Bel Geddes had in her older years.

[Sylph]

I thought Flannery looked beautiful at the wedding. I wish she'd let them put her in a fabulous gown to seduce Eric. Even with the hair and added points, I think she's a beautiful woman. Reminds me of the sort of natural beauty Barbara Bel Geddes had in her older years.

I mean, I don't ask for another Edith Head, Adrian or Givenchy, but this is just beyond awful. One dress won't save her.

[JamesF]

I remember reading a quote from Muller that she makes the pantsuits for Flannery in a variety of colours because she "likes them" or somesuch. The problem is that she's dressing Stephanie Forrester, not Susan Flannery.

I also find it strange that blame could easily be laid at Flannery's feet for the character's appearance, yet she looks so much better in real life. I just don't understand what the deal is.

As far as her hair is concerned, I understand that after her cancer treatment it is probably a lot thinner than it used to be but the show makes no effort. In fact it's almost as if they go out of their way to make her look as bizarre as possible.

[NYC123]

Susan looks great!

But why GL?

[Sylph]

I am puzzled by Müller's comment and it is just another reason to get rid of her. Stephanie just looks awful... And not only she, pretty much everyone is either nothing special or lingering on awful.

She also lost any sense of movement on the stage and looks clumsy and totally unsophisticated.

[JamesF]

Very true. That's something I just attributed to age and periods of ill health yet in her Australian TV appearances, she was absolutely fine. What I think contributes to it is Flannery's probable boredom. It's like she's so tired of it that she trundles around the sets in her comfy shoes as if she's doing a rehearsal or read through -- particularly in the past few months. It's almost as if she's not in the same show as the rest of the cast.

As has been mentioned, she's a fantastic actress and still an attractive woman. There just needs to be some acknowledgement that Stephanie Forrester is a character as opposed to complacently basking in the kudos of having Susan Flannery in the cast.

It's a great irony that B&B is fashion oriented yet the styling and costuming is so completely blah. For the women they tend to opt for either frump or tramp with very little in between.

[Sylph]

Thank God someone mentioned it! I thought I was the only one thinking that way! But, frankly, no wonder since the show has been recycling the same type of stories for years and she's probably given up on any chance for having a story that would showcase her real dramatic talents. She is superb.

Again, I agree. With a budget they have and Lauralee's connections, they could really get their act together regarding this.

And don't get me started on the fashion lines and fashion shows... A travesty.