Members EricMontreal22 Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 the thing is, wasn't it by the time of Eterna and especially the Wild West that ratings started to slip and the campiness became too much? it seems odd to pay hommage to one story (time travel) that no one really seemed to like... OLTL wasn't always campy in the 80s--jsut the second half, and it wasn't really till the talented Peggy O'Shea left aroudn 87 or 88 and the terrible Michael Schnessel replaced her that it just became too much--there's a reason they had to restructure the whole show and I hope they remember that. That said I'm fine with some campiness for the Summer I'm just worried how long it'll last. It's hard to think of Mendorra and, say, Starr's pregnancy working in the same "universe" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhinohide Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 I am not worried. I think Heaven Can Wait, Back to the Future/Wild Wild West, and Anna Karenina were a fun way to avoid the stall that naturally seems to occur in the summer. I haven't really enjoyed it because I am waiting with almost breathless anticipation to see what happens in the stories that were in full progression up to Nash's funeral, but I think I've seen the light. If we hadn't had these "campy" distractions I believe we would have endured the usual summer stall, where the stories still don't progress, and the "filler" consists of the characters interacting in little pods and saying the same thing day after day (ie: the gun that shot my father ). While I hate that OLTL seems to have lost so much momentum over the summer, I think the fantasy diversions were preferable to the alternative. I don't know how other soaps avoid the summer malaise, but OLTL always seems to drop off during the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYC123 Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 I always love Langston/Dorian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 AssCole's baby voice is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYC123 Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 Roxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members detroitpiston Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 Dorian looks like she got that dress from Little House on the Prairie or Gabriel from Xena Warrior Princess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 LOL Dorian as Xena & Viki as Gabrielle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members detroitpiston Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 Jack is so damn annoying. He's worse then Mathew was/is. Go away Jared. You too AssCole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Jay S.W. Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 I swear, if they would have cast Shane as Jack, I'd be a much happier camper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted August 5, 2008 Administrator Share Posted August 5, 2008 I liked Jack's sarcasm. "My dad comes to see me, my mom calls the cops.....gee, my life is perfect!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYC123 Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 I like Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members detroitpiston Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 It's not the way he's written, it's the kid who's playing him that's the problem IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AddictedToSoaps Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 Yeah - Jack is annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Jay S.W. Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 Title and writer please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AddictedToSoaps Posted August 5, 2008 Members Share Posted August 5, 2008 So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye Carolyn Culliton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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