Another World

[janea4old]

Full credits:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942450/fullcredits
The twins were played by Thad Luckinbill; but also his real-life twin Trent Luckinbill appeared briefly as one of the twins or as a body of one of the twins.
https://lawandorder.fandom.com/wiki/To_the_Boy_in_the_Blue_Knit_Cap

Edited April 19, 2024 by janea4old

[Wendy]

That, I didn't know! (I didn't even know Thad had a real twin! That's pretty ironic and wild!)

[j swift]

Speaking of the Luckinbill family and AW.

Thad's uncle Laurence Luckinbill (Where the Heart Is and The Secret Storm) recently published a juicy memoir where he admitted to cheating on Robin Strasser (OG Rachel) during their marriage with both men and women.

[Bright Eyes]

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 Surprised Ms. Strasser hasn't taken to Twitter.

[DRW50]

This helps explain just why his performance of the bi guy who left his wife for another man in Boys in the Band felt so real. That's still the main place I know him from - wonderful work. He, Keith Prentice and Peter White were so enthralling to watch.

Reading a bit about it on DL it reads as if he might blame his brief flings with men on being groomed when he was a teenager, so I guess he may not see himself as bi anyway. 

Also seems to be some revelations about more tense moments with Lucille Ball...sadly, that's not a surprise.

Edited April 19, 2024 by DRW50

[vetsoapfan]

I recently re-watched 1970's Boys in the Band, and realized how well-acted and written it really was. Soap actors for the win! (Keith Prentice from Dark Shadows, Peter White from AMC, Reuben Greene from AMC Robert La Tourneaux from The Doctors, Laurence Luckinbill from The Secret Storm).

I can only imagine the avalanche of hysteria that the film must have engendered among hyperventilating, pearl-clutching conservatives 50+ years ago.

[DRW50]

That was more of a time of experimentation in film, I suppose - some of the films that were mainstream successes at that time would cause jaws to drop today (I was just rewatching They Shoot Horses, Don't They not long ago), but when I first heard of/saw the movie I was surprised. And so much of it has held up today, no matter how much we think we've progressed. 

I avoided the Ryan Murphy adaptation at all costs.

[Contessa Donatella]

I tend to watch anything Matt Bomer is in. (AMC, GL) It was excellent. Very very well done. Also quite true to the original. 

[j swift]

I was inspired to read it because of DL, and it was a bit more nuanced.  He questioned his sexuality because of his experiences during his adolescence and the times, which didn't allow for any discussion of the impact.  Then he fell for a fellow actor.  But he realized that drugs and alcohol, as well as dissatisfaction in his marriage, affected his decision.  So, he never sought male companionship afterward.  However, he credited Boys in the Band with helping understand the difference between men in a consensual relationship and the grooming he experienced in his youth, thus there was no “blame” implied or inferred.

He regrets how he made Robin Strasser feel by leaving their marriage.  But, it was very volatile, and he often felt neglected by her commitment to her career advancement.  Which is an interesting insight into some of the characters that she played. 

Edited April 19, 2024 by j swift

[DRW50]

Thanks. That's very interesting. Sexual exploration is all very difficult, even today, let alone in the '60s. Kudos to him for being so open (although I hope he gave Robin a head's up).

[j swift]

And as casual readers of DL we know that nuance is rarely valued in those discussions.

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[vetsoapfan]

Out of morbid curiosity, I felt compelled to watch the newer, Ryan Murphy version...just to see how badly they might screw it up. (I find so many remakes to be pointless, poorly done and ultimately annoying.)

All of those adjectives describe RM's adaptation, IMHO. It was just...bland and inferior and lacked the raw power of the original.

Curiosity killed the cat, as they say.

[Sapounopera]

Like most of todays's shows and films it felt... plastic to me. Nobody cares for atmosphere and artistic view, they just want to appeal to the Netflix crowd. Even Almodovar's three last films have a different vibe, because... platforms. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Robin Strasser was posting as usual last week on TwiX but not about this. 

And, today, ... 

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[vetsoapfan]

ITA.

That's why, when it comes to film, TV series, books, music and soaps, I gravitate towards the classics; tried and true and satisfying entertainment from years gone by.