Members Dan Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 ROTFLMFAO!!! So wrong and yet, hysterical. I love you DeeeDee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 Bitchy? Oh yeah sure. Stupid? I disagree. Wrong? I'm not convinced. I will concede and appologize, however, for my comment about there being NO fans of Reva and Jeffrey (Mallet and Marina on the other hand?). You'll have to excuse me. My favorite show wasted six years on that wooden-empty sack-rapist and I'm still just a tad bitter. But to say that they were "everywhere" and that they were a "hit" was doing the exact same thing you accused me of doing: posting an opposite point of view that relies on your own reality, "not the REAL reality." After all a fanboard spamming a Soaps in Depth weekly poll is hardly imperical evidence. I know how internet fanbases work too. What would qualify as a "hit?" Ratings, longevity, critical appeal, non-internet fan support? The only thing that I will say about the Reva/Jeffrey/Josh story was that when the show ended, I'm sorry to all their fans, but Josh and Reva needed to be the end game for the sake of the show. It might have been a slight for their fans had Jeffrey not died because it, at least, provided closure for them. Instead, nothing has been resolved, only beaten around the bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 ahahahahahaha. My body hurts after seeing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 Excellent post. Very well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 My CBS station is showing repeats of Dr. Phil in GL's timeslot now. What does everyone get now at that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 I really agree with some of the points made. Rick and Mindy DID need more development. The finale DID act like Springfield did not exist before 1983. I don't like when a soap asks viewers to fill in all the blanks. It's lazy and insulting. However, I feel like they gave us no options, and perhaps they couldn't afford to use the actors more, I don't know. I guess I was happy to get anything at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 The Price is Right. I do agree that the ending for GL was rushed. Glad Mindy and Rick ended up together. That's what I always wanted but it was rushed with no build up whatsoever. The show still featured characters I could care less for. EW had plenty of time to end bad storylines and start new ones with Holly, Ed, Rick, Mindy...etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoseVioletDaisy Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 Right now, we're getting re-runs of "The Price is Right" until "Let's Make a Deal" starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noel Posted September 21, 2009 Members Share Posted September 21, 2009 EEEEVVVIIILLL!!! LMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted September 22, 2009 Members Share Posted September 22, 2009 The 1983 statement is true, and I wonder if it was Wheeler's idea to treat the final episode that way. It was under Wheeler that we got that fantastic Anniversary episode, AS WELL as the arrival of a Rev. Rutledge(According to the show he was Rev. Rutledge's great grandson), who was heavily prominent in the Josh-as-a-Reverend storyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeliaIrisFan Posted September 22, 2009 Members Share Posted September 22, 2009 Wow, I didn't know that about Reverend Ruthledge's great-grandson, but yeah, the 70th anniversary episode was probably the best soap anniversary episode ever (dare I say I'd rank it ahead of ATWT's 30th anniversary and both of AMC's 90s anniversary shows?). That would have been an appropriate finale, moreso than what we got. I am normally inclined to blame a lot on network interference, but you would think when a show has been canceled, there's an acknowledgment that all of the market research in the world isn't going to help the ratings, so why on earth wouldn't the number crunchers stay out of it? Although after reading Marlena de la Croix's column, a part of me feels guilty for splitting hairs... She was right, it's over, whether it was done well or not it could have been much worse, and I never would have thought I would see characters like Holly and Ed and Bridget on my tv screen again. So maybe I should just take it for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DAMfan Posted September 25, 2009 Members Share Posted September 25, 2009 As a 3rd GL gen. - this has been the first week w/out watching GL or recording GL and also I did watch any CBS daytime at all and I miss my Light and the characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted September 25, 2009 Members Share Posted September 25, 2009 Even with all it's flaws, I miss the show too. This week has really brought it home for me that it's over and now I'm officially in mourning. GL was part of my entire adult life and was my one constant in that time. I miss her terribly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted September 25, 2009 Members Share Posted September 25, 2009 I'm in mourning as well Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted September 25, 2009 Members Share Posted September 25, 2009 I think the part that got me was when I turned the TV on at the GL time and saw Drew Carey spinning a wheel. Is this what I grew up watching, what my grandmother watched every day, this is what we get now? Sad. I will always miss GL, but I just try to think of the show as being a survivor, even to the end. There were so many flaws, but honestly, if you asked me around 2003 or 2004 if I thought the show would even have a halfway decent ending, you wouldn't want to hear my answer. The weird part is I still miss some of the long gone characters, like Ross and Nadine and Maureen, more than the show itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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