Another World Discussion Thread

[Contessa Donatella]

I know I've talked before about not understanding Mitch as a character but I don't know if I'ever said that I never bought a sexual attraction to him. 

I think that is because they looked hot even when doing ordinary things. '90s AW was pretty well set on gorgeous women & hot dudes! Eye candy was never lacking. 

[Xanthe]

Mark Mortimer is the only one who does not look uncomfortable to be dancing. A lot of them don't even seem to bother to dance (or their dancing got left on the cutting room floor). But look, there is also basketball and boxing and soccer!

[Franko]

YES! This is the one. And it's just as equally cringe-fabulous as I remembered.

[Contessa Donatella]

The song is really not about the lyrics. 

Oops, sorry, I did not see that tucked in your post. My apologies for shouting at you!

[Khan]

It seems like whenever AW attempted to copy trends, or make itself look more "hip!" and "now!," it always wound up embarrassing itself instead.  IOW, AW was just one soap opera that never could keep up successfully with the times.

[Vee]

Oh my god it's back! @DRW50 get in here!

[Xanthe]

If you put lyrics in your song I *will* notice them and they *will* affect my enjoyment of it. I'm delighted for those who enjoy the lyrics or who can ignore them, but please allow me to appreciate entertainment in my own way. As Judge John Hodgman would say, people like what they like.

[Contessa Donatella]

Sorry but I fail to see how my comment in any way constricts your anything at all about the song. I have also joined in, in discussing the lyrics & then added one more bit of commentary. Because IMO what makes the song so popular is the melody, the swell of the music, the great feeling it imparts, etc. Obvi I ALSO noticed the lyrics & so forth. 

Nope, not doing a thing to interfere with you in any way. We are just discussing things here, folks. 

I am unaware of any problems between us. I tried to PM you to inquire but you don't do PMs. If there is anything we need to talk about, offboard, I am open. 

Edited March 3, 2024 by Toups

[DRW50]

@AbcNbc247 @Vee Thanks for that promo. It's as funny as ever. I'd forgotten how funny. The actors awkwardly trying to give a sexy closeup to the camera, David Andrew Macdonald vibing, Eric Morgan Stuart trying to rock the one-shoulder overall look that never really works, the pick-up basketball game that must have made JFP weep with pride, etc.

I had forgotten Steve Richard Harris was still there. A very pretty man but never a lot else going on in the acting department...but he is still working, so what do I know?

Edited March 2, 2024 by DRW50

[AbcNbc247]

Are we sure that Jill had something to do with the promo?

Judging by the actors that were in it, this looks like it came out when Chris Goutman was the EP. 

[Mona Kane Croft]

My understanding is that NBC was in complete control of all the promos for it's soaps, and that may be why NBC Daytime's promos often seemed so disconnected from it's soap operas in terms of tone, style, and nearly everything else.  So if that is true, then it is unlikely that P&G, the executive producers, etc. had much influence on this or any other promos.   

Edited March 3, 2024 by Mona Kane Croft

[DRW50]

I was joking because JFP would not stop having men playing pick up basketball games in "men only" episodes of her soaps in these years (AW, GL).

[AbcNbc247]

Haha ok

I remember everybody playing basketball in that all male episode that she produced about Joe's bachelor party 

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Well, in that case, they did seem to get a lot of promos wrong. Except for "It Will Excite You" 

Edited March 3, 2024 by AbcNbc247

[Khan]

And even that didn't excite me, lol!

I will say this much for JFP: when P&G or NBC wanted to DAYS-ify AW by including vampires and whatnot, she balked.  In fact, it's almost refreshing how she did her best to avoid that kind of storytelling on all her shows.

[Faulkner]

Tom Eplin’s dancing OMG.