OLTL: Couple Out

[Vanguardian]

The one soap that I thought could be counted on not to submit to the haters, and now they're going to do the same thing that chicken-sh!t Y&R has done! Nice!

[Adam]

GLADD speaking out won't do a damn thing. Its all lip service from them. Pointless organization IMO. I almost feel they do more of a disservice to the community than a service, ESPECIALLY where daytime soaps are concerned.

[Mr. Vixen]

this is surprising.

i liked them....Fish more than Kyle, though...Kyle was a little whiney for me...this is odd...they must have serious budget curs because they have now cut Schuyler, Shane, Oliver, AND Fish!...

[catsmeouch]

According to the Suds Report, Tika Sumpter is now on recurring status per her request.

[shadow]

Her request my arse

[Cheap21]

WTF is going on at OLTL? Everyone's being dropped and fired left and right. Must be nervewracking showing up to work not knowing if you are going to read your character being killed off or written out in the script

[All My Shadows]

GLAAD's response is so fill-in-the-blank/formulaic. That's now the "speaking out" I want in response to something like this. Talk about the couple, for crissakes, and leave out all of those generic phrases that can be used to describe most every other gay couple on TV.

And if Tika requested recurring, it's only because they've given her no reason to want to stay on contract.

[SFK]

Seriously. I'm beginning to feel a bit manipulated commenting on every new piece of information that's come out the past few days. I feel like we should all just sit back and wait a minute because there is more to come.

[DRW50]

I can believe this was by her request. She is rarely used, she has been taking time off to film movies, and seeing Princess Jessica swoop into her story must have been an eye-opener.

Remember all the debate over which black girl would be allowed to stay?

I guess we got our answer...none...

We're commenting on it because there isn't a lot on the show to talk about. You could always join our thrilling "Gigi deserves the baby"/"Gigi wanted to kill the baby" discussion in the show thread.

[catsmeouch]

Honestly, as a gay man, the firing of Kish doesn't bother me. Maybe it's because Fish is so unappealing as a character that I found them hard to root for.

Brett Claywell's dismissal sucks because he's great. Too bad they couldn't make the Fish/Kyle/Nick triangle work. It didn't help that neither characters were related to the Lords, Cramers, or Buchanans. If OLTL ever tries a gay couple again, they should use members of core families, not peripheral characters like Kish who can easily be written out.

[Ann_SS]

So true. LOL! Tika is no fool. She lost Brody to Jessica and it is only a matter of time before she loses Chris. The actor who plays Brody is likely next to go.

[DRW50]

What good does being related to a Lord, Cramer, or Buchanan do? They refuse to bring in any male members of these families. To do so means they might be a threat to Rex, Todd, or John.

[SFK]

I know right, but if it was indeed her choice you just know that BF's face said while his heart said

[Cheap21]

she also lost her change to be with Antonio to Jessica....lol

[All My Shadows]

Because that did wonders for Rachel.