i knew Maeve was on OLTL but it's the first time i got to see her wonderful as always, i see not matter how much of her i see, i won't get tired

Renée Elise Goldsberry remembers the Evangeline/John/Natalie love triangle on OLTL in an interview with Vulture. On working with Michael Easton and Melissa Archer, she says:

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”It was the best thing for my career, and getting involved with them was the only reason my character blew up,” Goldsberry recalls. “But the hardest thing I ever had to do was play a Black character in a love triangle with two white characters and not be loved. They were a destiny couple, and my character was there to make their couple more interesting. It was painful for me that women of color would watch and not feel worthy of love.” 

Edited June 20, 20223 yr by Faulkner

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

Renée Elise Goldsberry remembers the Evangeline/John/Natalie love triangle on OLTL in an interview with Vulture. On working with Michael Easton and Melissa Archer, she says:

I think REG doesn't give herself enough credit. Vange was already loved before she got tossed into the vortex that was Gnatalie and McBain. 

 

What was even more infuriating was that the one pairing that popped, Todd/Evangeline, the TPTB nixed it for Todd/Blair's toxic round #1000. I thought she and Trevor has stellar chemistry. 

I've made no secret that I don't think the writing for Evangeline worked in any of those couples or storylines - she was sainted and sanctimonious to me, and Higley very clearly favored her over Natalie who she dragged through the streets daily in the scripts even after the end of the triangle - but I never denied the chemistry with the men, and I always liked Renee a lot. It was the execution I thought was so saccharine, especially with the increasingly creepy and vile TSJ Todd who would go from giggling about rape to wanting to do, like, jazz flute with Van.

I think the Evangeline that was originally conceived, but didn't take off, was a more interesting character: An extremely ambitious, cunning lawyer who would defend anyone. I was extremely excited when the casting notice in late '02/early '03 went out because it smacked of Malone's influence as he returned to the show; I couldn't wait for both to show up. But that character didn't go anywhere for a year, which is something Renee has discussed in print before, and then they put her with John and Van changed for good.

As I've said before though, all of that is irrelevant to what I didn't fully recognize at the time and what would be unthinkable today: They had a Black female at the center of the key interracial love triangle on the show, and she was very heavily pushed as a lead heroine. That would not happen on ABC Daytime today; it's something they're still seemingly gunshy about fully doing with Trina on GH as a teen character. It would not happen on any other surviving American soap today. That's hugely important however I feel about how Evangeline turned out, and it's sad to say we've regressed. I took for granted it could happen with a better pairing and what I personally felt was a better Black character (and that Van could be retooled as well) but the truth is Evangeline was the exception to the rule.

Edited June 20, 20223 yr by Vee

Jennifer Harmon isn't in this is she? I was trying to figure out.

 

 

I found this Marvelous Channel who's Posting 1986 Compilations, Today's Includes Cord's Introduction! Not sure about Maria yet

 

 

Hopefully Judith Barcroft's VIKI will Pop Up soon😁

On 6/22/2022 at 2:21 AM, DRW50 said:

Jennifer Harmon isn't in this is she? I was trying to figure out.

 

I Don't Think So

 

  

Edited July 4, 20223 yr by victoria foxton

If given the choice, I'd still pick this party

over this party

Happy 4th everyone

 

 

1 hour ago, j swift said:

If given the choice, I'd still pick this party

over this party

Happy 4th everyone

 

 

Perfect illustration of the difference between an ABC soap and an P & G soap.  

2 hours ago, j swift said:

If given the choice, I'd still pick this party

over this party

Happy 4th everyone

 

 

@j swift   are you Ron or Frank?     🤣.

If there were a picture of Josh Kelly in those black undershorts he was constantly in, I would truly think you were.   🙂

 

2 hours ago, slick jones said:

@j swift   are you Ron or Frank?   

Come on now @slick jones you know that both Ron & Frank would both be able to remember that Llanfair doesn't have a "d", and Viki doesn't have a "c", two facts for which I require your consistent corrections. 😁 🇺🇸 🎇

Besides that I would much rather go to the annual 4th of July Abbott pool party but Brad's not around to wear his annual speedo anymore

 

Edited July 5, 20223 yr by j swift

4 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

Perfect illustration of the difference between an ABC soap and an P & G soap.  

A rapist played by an actor who could barely say his lines is not how I ever want to remember ABC soaps.

On 6/20/2022 at 3:24 PM, Vee said:

I was extremely excited when the casting notice in late '02/early '03 went out because it smacked of Malone's influence as he returned to the show; I

Did Malone live up to expectations on his second foray into OLTL?

26 minutes ago, Tonksadora said:

Did Malone live up to expectations on his second foray into OLTL?

Music Box Murders and the Puerto Rican mob. As well Keri's suicide were awful. And Gabby's murder at the hands of Dr. Haver (The Music Box Killer). That mess was followed by Dena Higley's crap.

Edited July 5, 20223 yr by victoria foxton