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B&B: Week of March 23, 2009

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OMG, I was home sick yesterday and watched B&B for the first time in ages. I was totally mesmerized by the atrocious acting and writing. It was absolutley hypnotic. I felt like I was watching a Saturday Night Live parody of soaps or even "Soapdish." Ronn Moss is really one of a kind, and not in a good way. He had some scenes with LaFlannery. Now I love her, but she was totally phoning it in. Then there's Hunter Tylo and that "actor" who plays her son. Just bad! It's essentially a bargan basement version of Y&R.

I had to post this one here. So eye-opening, so true.

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B&B has been disaster for years. I realised the show was turning into a joke after Thorne and Brooke broke up and I realised that TPTB had no intention of investing in any storyline or couple and just wanted to tell the storylines they had in mind.

The characters have lost their credibility; sophisticated Stephanie turned into an lunatic lesbian stalker, Eric is disgusting, Brooke changes from Alice Horton to an obsessive vixen every few months, Ronn Moss (B&B's DrakeH) is too old to play a sexy playboy and too bad of an actor to play a patriatrch, Lucas Prentiss-wannabe Nick turned into Ridge2, promising Owen and Marcus turned into wallpaper, Taylor changed from early Marlena Evans to Sue Ellen Ewing, Katie and her troubles belong to a telenovela from the eighties, Bridget is pathetic, etc..

We had the Donna show, the Katie show, these days we have the Rick show. Then Brad Bell realises that viewers only care about Ridge and Brooke (do they really?) and we return to the classic never-ending storyline. Then he hires a big name.

These days the show is worse than ever. No stability at all, even the senior characters behave like spoiled kids, this is not even entertaining. The only way to save the show is to get rid of the characters who just don't work anymore. Is this a show about Eric and Stephanie's family? About Brooke's family? About Ridge and Taylor's family? About Eric and Brooke's family? Since this is a soap with a very small cast, it just can't feature all these people at the same time.

Get rid of Rick and Bridget, Nick, Jackie and Katie, have Ridge and Taylor remarry, recast Thomas and have Brooke run Spectra against the Forresters. Something like Alexis vs. Blake and Krystle. Wishful thinking: recast Ridge and hire an actor to play the part. Brooke should be the only Logan romantically connected to the Forresters, everything happened very quickly to Donna and she should divorce Eric and work with Brooke. Her character should be a cross between Darla and Gabrielle Solice. Eric and Stephanie don't work as a couple to me, they are better as friends. If they just have to keep Jackie around, have her marry Eric and keep her son as far away from L.A. as possible. Bring a teenaged Hope Logan, who is a real troublemaker. Turn Owen into Clarke of the new generation and bring Owen's father for Felicia and Donna to fight over.

Good luck with that! :)

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Now...if only we could have years of people blaming negligent, horny Taylor for her mal-adjusted son's actions. YEARS.

Saint Taylor?

Perish the thought!

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God help me, I like Rick & Steffy.

I so desperately wanted to hate them, but I just can't. Lowder and Wood's chemistry is off the charts! I don't even care that they have the same last name anymore.

*hides*

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God help me, I like Rick & Steffy.

I so desperately wanted to hate them, but I just can't. Lowder and Wood's chemistry is off the charts! I don't even care that they have the same last name anymore.

*hides*

Like...I CAN see why you like them...

But it's just *SICK* to me since they're basically members of the same Lucky Sperm Club...I really like JMW...but it's Lowder who drives me nuts. He comes off as *so fabulous* I just can't buy him with any woman.

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LOVING Thomas. Everything about him is making sense and Im glad he's venting. I really wish they'd give DTB a contract bc Id rather watch him than a bunch of newbies they tend to parade on our screens every few months

Where the heck is Eric? Is McCook on vacation bc his character's absense throughout everything thats been happening to his family is odd

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Like...I CAN see why you like them...

But it's just *SICK* to me since they're basically members of the same Lucky Sperm Club...I really like JMW...but it's Lowder who drives me nuts. He comes off as *so fabulous* I just can't buy him with any woman.

Work your network, please, and find out if he's still with Zuker :). If no, find out why :). You can do this! LOL

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Work your network, please, and find out if he's still with Zuker :). If no, find out why :). You can do this! LOL

I'm going to do exactly that...Lowder bothers me to no end, love Zuker though!

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LOVING Thomas. Everything about him is making sense and Im glad he's venting. I really wish they'd give DTB a contract bc Id rather watch him than a bunch of newbies they tend to parade on our screens every few months

Thomas is to Rick what Thorne is to Ridge

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Uggghhhh!! I was hoping that Ridge would strangle the crap out of Rick. Sick bastard just basically admitted that he is in fact using Steffy to get at Ridge. "Your @$$ is mine. And so is Steffy's." That smirk! Grrrrrrr!!!!! I hope he chokes on one of Pam's lemon bars. LOL!

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Rick was disgusting today, there's no argument there. But I'm not convinced it proves he's been using Steffy all along...I think it proves he's got no qualms about using Thomas to get back at Ridge, and that he'll shove his relationship with Steffy in Ridge's face every chance he gets. That ultimately doesn't say a lot about how much he respects his girlfriend.

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Hallelujah! Jack Wagner got a haircut, and picked a less "acid wash" kind of hair color! Now if he'd just go see DaytimeFan, all would be well.

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On Topic: How can Rick be all sanctimonious about letting Thomas get away with what he did? Rick shot Grant Chambers without consequences. Also, the Logans allowed Storm to get away without consequences for shooting Stephanie.

(And let's not forget the history, although this is likely not known to Rick: Thorne got away with shooting Ridge; Ridge tried to get away with throwing Shane's body overboard and framing Nick).

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Sorry to do an immediate followup post, but OMG...why didn't anyone tell me about this scene?? :)

Roger Newcomb pointed me to it...and it was beautifully blood chilling. Wow! It leveraged all the sickness (pun intended) of B&B and put it in our face as ... sickness! Not a romance to be stomached...but sickness!

If they write Rick this way, I can tolerate him forever. Because we're not "rooting" for him...we're being made to understand that he is vile, disgusting, foul, horrid.

Kudos to David Shaughnessy for stellar direction and -- yup -- Shannon Bradley for a helluva script!

Text from this site.

Rick: So it's my silence in return for Thomas' freedom. Okay. Deal. But this comes with a very high price tag, Ridge.

Ridge: You want a payoff?

Rick: I don't want your money. That's how you operate. You throw a few hundred grand at a problem, hope it goes away. I have much simpler needs.

Ridge: What do you want?

Rick: Well, I mean, my beach house could use a fresh coat of paint. That 1956 Buick Special was in mint condition before it was blown into a million pieces. Very rare. Very valuable. I could use another one of those.

Ridge: Done.

Rick: I'm not finished. Forrester Creations-- I want equal footing with you. It's about time you realized that I am Eric Forrester, Jr. I am the heir to that throne, and I want to be treated as such. I want to be treated like the valuable asset that I am to that company. You got it? I'll take that as a yes. But again, I'm not finished. Last, but definitely not least, you want me to preserve your son's freedom? Fine. You get Thomas, but I get Steffy. You will accept my relationship with your daughter-- the ups and the downs, the ins and the outs. And believe me, there's gonna be a whole lot of in and out, if you know what I mean. (Laughs) You will learn to accept my relationship like I have learned to accept your relationship with my mom. If Steffy is in my office, and the door is closed, you will respect that. If Steffy and I are in the steam room, you will respect that. If Steffy is in my house, in my bed, again, you will respect that. If Forrester Creations decides to go ahead with its lingerie line, I might have Steffy sell some of the products for me like you have done with my mother for years, and you will respect that. You will endure everything that I have had to endure. Doesn't feel so good, does it? Kind of tough to swallow. That's right. Hit me. You hit me, and your son goes to prison. So hit me. I dare you. How sick am I making you right now? How does it feel? It's justice. It's about time somebody finally brought you to your knees. I'm the future of this company. I'm the future of this family. And I'm taking Steffy along for the ride. And I'm gonna give her the ride of her life. (Laughs)

Ridge: (Sighs)

Rick: So that's our deal, Ridge. You get Thomas, but I get your little girl.

Rick: Let's make something very clear. I own your ass. Steffy's, too.

So, so, so much in that speech. Obviously, throwing all the sexuality in Ridge's face. But referencing his disgust at Brooke's use as a sexual object, and referencing all the public sex that Ridge has flaunted over the years (office, steam room, open bedroom doors).

Then "ride of her life"...that one is chilling...because it references how Phoebe died.

And, of course, it suggests the route out of this mess. Contrary to other posters, it shows Rick's sudden interest in Steffy is not sincere. He may enjoy it, he may be into it...but the root of the attraction is to screw with Ridge (how deliciously Freudian). And so, if Ridge just plays along -- if he is totally supportive of the relationship and encourages it and smiles and shows no discomfort -- Rick will drop Steffy suddenly and instantly. This is only going to be fun for Rick if he is messing with Ridge...so Ridge has to deny him that satisfaction.

Sadly, happily, I think B&B might be back on my DVR...even before

Don Diamont

. I'm that fickle.

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Hallelujah! Jack Wagner got a haircut, and picked a less "acid wash" kind of hair color! Now if he'd just go see DaytimeFan, all would be well.

I would be interested to know what would DaytimeFan do to Jack Wagner. :)

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