Jump to content

B&B: November Discussion Thread


Recommended Posts

  • Replies 180
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

Not CBS daytime but primetime (re: last night's CSI)

Ashley Jones must have gotten a great contract upon her renewal. She's EVERYWHERE on primetime... She deserves it and maybe her divorce is a good thing since she's seems hellbent now to make it big. You go girl!

Back to B&B: Betty White and the Douglas sisters. Those days remind me how awesome B&B can be. Great masterpiece theatre.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

You can't make it big on a few guest appearances. And at her age... :mellow: Isn't she over 30?

I didn't see yesterday's show, but I walked in halfway through today's show and I really wish they could dial it back a notch. With everything.

The tag was terrible. It reminded me of some elderly abuse PSA.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

She probably is but I think being on TRUE BLOOD (I haven't started watching yet, but isn't she supposed to come back in season 3???) which is likely to sweep the Globes/Emmys next year make her somewhat red hot since she's still unattached for most priemtime viewers and really good-looking, yet being a great actress.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I think B&B wants to generate a true star to call their own so they probably gladly let AJ do whatever is offered to her. Plus with the frequency they use her, having the odd 1 week guest appearance probably has very little impact.

Agnes Bruckner was on Private Practice again last night. She looks so much like she could be KKL's daughter.

LOL at Anne wanting Medical Marijuana, never thought that would happen on a Bell soap.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

LMFAO!

I think she's a sweet girl, don't get me wrong. I think her being Bridget has really tainted me being open-minded about her.

She IS pretty, I'll give you that.

Agreed. I love Lesli Kay, but there's no need to keep her on-contract when they won't use her.

Now, if only she could take Winsor Harmon to ATWT!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Oh please! It's very possible for Ashley Jones to make it big after 30. Trevor Donovan was a soap flop and is in a hit role on 90210. He's 31 playing a 16 year old. It's sick, but he's working. Also...let's not forget Joan Collins was almost 50 when she joined Dynasty and made it the #1 show on TV. How old was Felicity Huffman when she hit it big with Desperate Housewives? Sports Night was critically acclaimed but a total flop. And the biggest of all...VICTORIA ROWELL! She was over 30 when she joined the cast of Y&R, a mother AND she managed to simultaneously do Y&R, Diagnosis Murder and several films in the same time span.

I definitely think it's possible for Jones or anyone else in her age range to break out. It's all about luck after all, not talent. And it's happened a million times before.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Really? I find this whole tale flat and rushed. No emotional resonance. They talk about "forgiveness Christmas", and seen to forget Ann was on after that--when she negotiated for a high-cost apartment on the beach from Eric (yup, they forgot about that), and when she told Steph Pam was off her meds.

Having no build up to this tale makes it seem so much like some Lifetime movie about DNRs.

That was the one nice moment of the whole tale, so far, for me. I'm hoping next week brings more emotion.

Oh yes! Please send him to some other soap!

B&B confirms that on their official website. I think Don is the cat's meow, but I find this pic random. I wonder how the selection was made? I guess, with the beard and new character, he's sort of a testament to sexy reinvention at midlife. B&B achieved the same thing for ED's Ashley.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Hollywood is finally celebrating its 'timeless over 40 crowd' so I think AJ has a fair way to go before she's considered 'too old' to make it big. She's getting a lot of good press now and I can't see her with the BnB for too much longer (not that any soap has that much longer to go).

I WISH AMC would cast WH as 'Del' again, and throw him back at Kendall. I'd love to see WH onscreen again, and full time. I'm curious about what chemistry he might have with AM's Kendall.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • I was watching some August 1987 episodes and they brought back so many memories. I had some thoughts: Lisa and Jamie were so dull. Lisa was such a nothing character. It boggles my mind that so much story was centered around her in such a short amount of time. Joanna Going is a talented actress, but the material was just not there.  It was so good to see Wallingford and Mitch again. I know there was talk about Felicia a while back, but these episodes reminded me how integral Felicia was for the show.  Sally Spencer was done so dirty. She is turning in superb performances in an icky storyline. I wish she had stuck around longer. She has chemistry with everyone. The McKinnons should have lasted longer. Spencer had some strong stuff with Stephen Schnetzer and Mary Alexander. AW waster such a talented actress by getting rid of her. Justice for Cheryl too. I also missed Ed Fry when he left. Sandra Ferguson was a star from the moment she came on. She was charismatic and just popped. She had immediate chemistry with RKK and blended in well with Wyndham and Watson. I'd forgotten about the teenage Matthew.  I have no memory of Peggy Lazarus. She must not have lasted long. Was the original plan for John that he was going to turn out to be the twins' real father?      
    • If the new and improved copies that @rsclassicfanforever has uploaded can be manually moved into the "by month, by year" folders, that would be awesome. I personally don't think it's necessary to keep the older versions (which either have Dutch subtitles hard coded on them, or are lesser in picture quality). That's a lot of valuable drive space that could be cleared. Just my view but can appreciate others may feel differently. The structure had been by month by year previously, so I think it would be easier to conform to that, where so much prior work to get it to that format has already been done. Hopefully you can "drag and drop" so the new copies are in the right month/year? Re Clips, I never look at them now we pretty much have the episodes in full. Appreciate others may use, however. Thanks for all your hard work here @BoldRestless!
    • Oh yes defintely, Josh Griffith repeats and repeats the same storylines.
    • Isnt’t this storyline similar to the Cameron Kirsten situation though? Sharon thought she killed him. He ended up being alive and Sharon was being tormented with thinking she was seeing his face everywhere and that’s how we got that iconic scene with her and Nikki in the sewers.   I understand in Mariah’s case this is different circumstances but it does seem like a play on that whole thing. Maybe I’m wrong. I just wish if they were going to make any character follow in Sharon’s foot steps it would be Faith. Mariah wasn’t even raised by her, and her personality is different. I would expect her to take a different path. I understand I could be completely jumping ahead because the storyline hasn’t even played out yet but we’ll see. 
    • Thanks again @Paul Raven Monica was completely without redeeming qualities at this point. I always found the whole Monica = Carly narrative regressive, as I don't think shows comparing characters so heavily is ever a great idea, but she's actually worse than Carly was. Was it the Pollocks who had Leslie have a miscarriage?  Giving her a child, especially by rape, was not a good idea, but a part of me wishes they'd committed to it just to see what story it might have had in later years.
    • @janea4old Your detailed explanation and delving into the psychology and motivations is no doubt the opposite of what we will see onscreeen. As @ranger1rg stated we will get a few scenes and some sketchy explanations. Like the adoption of Aria, most of it will take place off screen.
    • I'm suddenly fearful that DAYS is going to pull a Flowers-for-Algernon stunt and Bo's progress will be reversed.  While @te. is stuck on Abe's tiny bedroom, I can't stop thinking of the size of Bo's huge hospital room.
    • Okay, why are Paulina and Abe sleeping like that?!  I'd take a screen grab if I wasn't lazy, but come on.
    • All caught up on this week's episodes. Deidre Hall has done the best work of her career with this series of episodes. That is her tribute to Drake. Every acting choice has been perfect. From her reaction the moment John flatlined, to her snapping at Abe and Paulina (what a smart, realistic writing choice), to her grief playing the text message over and over. Josh Taylor did the best work of his career in the scene with Kayla telling him John had died. Everything about his facial expression, voice, pronunciation, everything was so different from what he usually does. He was overcome with the emotion of it and any of his acting tics disappeared. Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso were great. One thing I noticed with the flashbacks of John/Marlena and Bo/Hope is that Bo and Hope are constantly smiling at each other. The chemistry those two have cannot be faked. It's clear the writing team decided to clean up Bo and Hope and give fans a happy ending for them, neatly wrapped up in a bow. The juxtaposition of Bo and Hope reclaiming their happiness thanks to John, while Marlena is dealt life's harshest blow from John's sacrifice, was another great writing choice. Marlena even saying that to Eric, that she is paying for Bo's recovery with John's life, was such smart writing. Susan Seaforth Hayes was used very effectively between the two storylines. I really enjoyed the scene of Kate talking to Philip, calmly stating that she will make Xander pay. Overall, the show should be lining these episodes up for the Emmys and Deidre should be carefully choosing her scenes for her own reel. She deserves a Best Actress Emmy for this work. The first time I have felt that way about her work. Peter Reckell should submit himself for Guest for the scenes where he found out Victor is dead because he was genuinely heartbreaking. Josh Taylor should throw his name down for Supporting Actor for his scenes. The show deserves a Writing and Best Show for what they've done with the episodes around John and Bo. It was heavy stuff and I feel for the actors. I am so impressed with what they did.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy