Michael Easton seems to be morphing into Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast.

We also seem to be heading into McBain's OLTL stories - misery and bored angst.

LMAO!

I see ME's moving back into his Pantene for Men phase.

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I think he's trying to look more Caleb like. But a LifeLift would be more effective than that long over processed hair.

I guess if the GH audience has been waiting with baited breath for a murder mystery that is focused mainly on a long cancelled soap story, they have their wish. I will never understand Ron's penchant for resurrecting characters from other shows, just to kill them off.

Edited January 29, 201312 yr by rhinohide

Once I accepted that the Faison story coul dbe seen as a homage to the cartoony early 80s storylines, I enjoyed much of it too. However, I still found it disjointed--and have felt like there should be more fallout--explanation. Obviously they want to do something more (that crazy lady is still around as is Robin...somewhere), but I hate how with RC there are sudden endings (often well handled, admittedly) and then the story disappears *completely* till it's back--be it years later.

Isn't that kind of golden soap? I hate Carlivati's writing in every way. But that bit about the dropped stories with dangling threads to be picked up potentially (or not) months or years later reminds me of things like Phillip Spaulding's paternity. Unfortunately, none of Carlivati's loose threads are that interesting so stories just look incomplete.

Edited January 29, 201312 yr by rhinohide

Isn't that kind of golden soap? I hate Carlivati's writing in every way. But that bit about the dropped stories with dangling threads to be picked up potentially (or not) months or years later reminds me of things like Phillip Spaulding's paternity. Unfortunately, none of Carlivati's loose threads are that interesting so stories just look incomplete.

Reminds me of JER's writing on Passions

LOL @ the idea that the token Negro'll last on this show after generic white boy comes to town, let alone in a relationship with Molly. You must not know Ron very well...

SMH. I already know how this story is going to turn out. Watch TJ become overly jealous and possesive and they'll have to keep him away from her and she goes running to Rafe because she is the only that gets him.

When?

Ha don't make me give examples. That's impossible. In all seriousness I think a number of RC's stories in the past have had exciting, dramatic week long "endings"--and that's usually when people praise them. I don't think they're perfect,but they do often seem able to create that moment--the trouble is all the story points from the setup to the climax, which tend to IMHO repeat the smae dialogue and scene ad nauseum or make no sense, and the denoument after the climax.

Isn't that kind of golden soap? I hate Carlivati's writing in every way. But that bit about the dropped stories with dangling threads to be picked up potentially (or not) months or years later reminds me of things like Phillip Spaulding's paternity. Unfortunately, none of Carlivati's loose threads are that interesting so stories just look incomplete.

Yes but it's how he does it--as you kinda say. It is classic soap--but instead, as mentioned nearly all the Faison post reveal stuff (OK, all of it?) was talked briefly about off camera. Characters and stories aren't left dangling they instead completely disappear for months.

Reminds me of JER's writing on Passions

I think RC and JER definitely share a number of similarities in how they tell stories--I probably mainly watched JER's work at its worse, but he did the endlessly repeated scenes and conversations that go on for monthsuntil a story climax all the time when I watched (I think at Passions he thought doing this was part of the semi-soap parody thing he had going on, sadly I just found it dull--at least when Sunet Beach did soap parody the story *moved*).

SMH. I already know how this story is going to turn out. Watch TJ become overly jealous and possesive and they'll have to keep him away from her and she goes running to Rafe because she is the only that gets him.

That is, if TJ doesn't suddenly develop a temper that Rafe will step in to protect Molly from. Dude that plays TJ better start putting feelers out for a new gig right about now.

Tequan Richmond's really talented, and a handsome kid. The problem is that character is so [!@#$%^&*] random. They introduce a black kid named TJ on General Hospital and somehow he's not the Tommy Hardy, Jr., but instead has some sort of nonsensical, boring backstory that Garin Wolf shoved onto him and Shawn which Wolf clearly had big, boring plans for, but no one else cares. I'd like to keep him, but the question is how to make that kid and his individual character and background relevant.

Tequan Richmond's really talented, and a handsome kid. The problem is that character is so [!@#$%^&*] random. They introduce a black kid named TJ on General Hospital and somehow he's not the Tommy Hardy, Jr., but instead has some sort of nonsensical, boring backstory that Garin Wolf shoved onto him and Shawn which Wolf clearly had big, boring plans for, but no one else cares. I'd like to keep him, but the question is how to make that kid and his individual character and background relevant.

All they have to do is just pretend he's white, and the chit practically writes itself! A background is a background. If a writer wants to flesh out the character, they can. It took them all but 2 1/2 weeks to develop Sabrina, Ellie, Brit and who else? None are really hurting for airtime and all have something to do - tied to significant characters. Why is this so hard to do with TJ and Shawn?

The Tom Hardy Jr would be late 20s about now anyway. Since Maxie and Lulu are closer to that and he was older than them.

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by frequentsoapfan

Why is this so hard to do with TJ and Shawn?

The same reason it's been hard for this show to do since the Wards were prominent back in the 90s...

That video is country coded and can't be viewed in Canada, but I have to ask--who the !@#$%^&*] is Alison?

It's so sad. I was thinking Alison Perkins from OLTL. I can't tell which soap I'm watching these days!

All they have to do is just pretend he's white, and the chit practically writes itself! A background is a background. If a writer wants to flesh out the character, they can. It took them all but 2 1/2 weeks to develop Sabrina, Ellie, Brit and who else? None are really hurting for airtime and all have something to do - tied to significant characters. Why is this so hard to do with TJ and Shawn?

Shawn?? Shawn is mute. Shawn is a mannequin. The actor who plays Shawn thinks good acting is reciting his lines with all the drama one reads a list of ingredients. There is no way Shawn is ever going to be fronting an entertaining or lively story like this vampire thing because the actor went to the Steve Burton school of acting. And I think he probably flunked out even there. He could be black, white, purple or plaid, the guy makes Michael Easton seem like a guy on speed.

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by quartermainefan

Shawn?? Shawn is mute. Shawn is a mannequin. The actor who plays Shawn thinks good acting is reciting his lines with all the drama one reads a list of ingredients. There is no way Shawn is ever going to be fronting an entertaining or lively story like this vampire thing because the actor went to the Steve Burton school of acting. And I think he probably flunked out even there. He could be black, white, purple or plaid, the guy makes Michael Easton seem like a guy on speed.

"Steve Burton acting" certainly didn't stop him from being frontburner for 20 years.

"Steve Burton acting" certainly didn't stop him from being frontburner for 20 years.

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