OLTL: Discussion for the week June 2-6

[Khan]

I appreciated it, too, Toups. If only because, it put an end to Brotherton's pathetic attempt at crying.

But how awesome was it to see Rex essentially tell Adriana she IS her mother's daughter? God, I wish Cassie were around. Just imagine the dynamics between those three women (Cassie, Adriana and Dorian).

Pretty good, ONE LIFE. For once, I wasn't bored.

ETA: And - oh, wow - Viki's mentioning Joe? When's the last time that happened, lol?

[detroitpiston]

Thank God somebody said something! His performance(if you can even call it that) was laughable at best. Kudos to Brian Kerwin for being able to keep a straight face(I know I wasn't).

[Scotty]

August 17, 2007.....OLTL's 10,000th episode when she, Kevin, and Joey visited Joe's grave after Asa's burial.

[All My Shadows]

Don't step on my baby's toes!

PS: Yeah, as big a fan as I am of JB, I had to cringe a little bit too. I'll let him slide because it was his first time playing that part of Jared, the extremely vulnerable, almost child-like in his emotions, Jared.

[Khan]

Thanks, Scotty. I still wasn't watching the show back then, so I didn't know.

As a matter of fact, aside from an occasional storyline, I haven't watched OLTL on anything resembling a regular basis since 1992...but the events of this past week just might change that.

[Scotty]

Thanks Ryan.

Great post....and great directions.

[DavidEvanSmith]

Wow, I have not seen anything but the last few minutes of I think Tuesday's episode, where Nash fell through the skylight and Clint choked Dorian, but this thread is TORTURING me because every episode sounds freaking AMAZING.

This is the kind of soap I've been hungry for for YEARS. Especially one that is consistently good across the canvas and utilizes ALL contract players. Balance AND quality storytelling AND regularly incorporated history? You can tell that the people producing the show LOVE the show, LOVE the cast, and LOVE the fans. This is the opposite of other shows trying to manipulate the fans or blatantly ignoring what the fans want.

Someone said it many pages ago in this thread... this is a great time to be a fan of OLTL.

[Scotty]

You're welcome. Glad to hear that OLTL is getting you hooked again.

BTW, that episode last August was around the beginning of RC's material appearing on screen.

[Khan]

Thank you.

Now, if only, oh, 700,000 more would do the same..., lol.

[Scotty]

You know, I had not realized that until you pointed it out.....but you're right, and a great move by RC. Like mother, like daughter.

[Toups]

Yeah, he's not a very good dramatic actor. He has some of "bad acting traits" such as shaking/moving his head too much, looking away when speaking, too much eyebrow movement.

[Scotty]

At least that many, if not more.....everybody tell a friend, family member, and neighbor to watch the best soap in daytime.

[All My Shadows]

You know, I never realized it until now that pretty much every single contract player is being used in some capacity right now, except for David Chisum as Miles Laurence. Most of the adults on recurring also have parts in current storylines. But at the same time, the show doesn't seem crowded at all. Everything blends together perfectly.

[detroitpiston]

I agree completely. Especially with the bolded part. I'm so sick of other shows(mainly GH, GL, and ATWT) showing absolutely no respect to the fans, the actors, and the show it's self by not even trying to honor its history.

[Khan]

Personally, I still can't get over his performance from yesterday, with all the weird gesticulations. It was BAD. Like, Erica-on-AMC-auditioning-to-play-herself-in-the-movie bad.