Members MarkH Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Agreed. Lazy writing is using new characters to redo a story you did a decade ago. Lazy writing is having someone suddenly become addicted out of nowhere. In this case, substance abuse is a chronic condition. It never went away. They dallied with pill use at the tail end of the Bobby Marsino story...but Nikki went away on a cruse and when she returned it was forgotten. This is a very appropriate time to show us that she is either strong enough to fight, or watch her plummet anew. Either angle is intriguing, because Nikki is NOT the same pampered housewife she used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 As long as Nikki is not rescued by TGVN, I'm fine with it. She deserves to enter the pantheon of Genoa City Troubled Broads that Gay Men Worship. Katherine already resides there. I believe she kicked her addictions without the aid of a passing One True Wuv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Sylph Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 This type of attitude destroyed the soaps. You're basically saying: More recycled stories! No matter how well-written - it's been done, they are recycled. It's lazy because it's easy. And BTW - I wish Nikki jumped off a cliff in a nervous-breakdown-brought-because-of-alcoholism kind of thing. And never ever come back. The most id!otic character ever. Played by the most annoying actress EVER. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Glad you are done. I hate recycling soap stories as much as you. But dealing with a chronic condition on a continuing drama is NOT recycling. Indeed. soaps/serials are the rare form that can do justice to such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Mark, it's just a cr*ppy story for any soap, especially one as campy as Y&R can be. Alcoholism is so eighties! Unless, of course, Nikki jumps off a cliff or has a car crash or something like that. The most annoying character ever. And that whiny voice does not help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Posted August 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Slyph are you kidding me? Alcoholism is so eighties? This is a problem that MANY people have to deal with. This character has a history of abuse. It makes sense for her to downward spiral (or be tempted to). I don't understand how you can say alcoholism is so eighties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Eighties in the sense - a story that might have been features in the eighties on soaps. It's been done, gazillion times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Posted August 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Most stories on soaps have been done gazillions of times. It doesn't mean it's lazy writing or re-exploring a character's past addictions is lazy writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 Long Day's Journey into Night. I mean, the tales that can be told around substance abuse.... I'm dumbfounded that this might be viewed as anything but potentially great. My pic-at-left, though, clearly shows how I feel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 See - why rewrite Journey when Journey is just great. Anything else - a faint copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted August 4, 2008 Members Share Posted August 4, 2008 It was mentioned today about Niki falling off the wagon again. If they are going to do this story again it better not drag out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 If you'd like a masterpiece written about alcoholism, let me point you towards Zola's L'Assomoir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drew Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 Oh, god. Not another bout of alcoholic Nikki again. That was pretty bloody horrible back in the day, with Melody's "oh the pain!" acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted August 10, 2008 Members Share Posted August 10, 2008 Oh, God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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