12 minutes ago, Vee said:

Per one of the recent interviews, Vivica is apparently the one who told Sheila Ducksworth to talk to MVJ about creating a new soap. I agree she deserves to appear as she's one of a select group of breakout stars who's always continued touting the soaps, both before and after her film career hit the skids.

But now we listen to "auntie Vivica" as she sells us car insurance with Ice-T. 🤣

Those ads are probably good money! I just wish she wasn't stuck with those Lifetime movies.

"And now you have to deal with the inconvenient consequences" is such a good clap back line. That's the kind of writing that you need to have a good soap opera. It will be interesting to see if Hayley is going to be a fragile character up against a powerful family or if she's just passive aggressive with her "woe as me" attitude sort of like Lindsay Rappaport.

Edited January 27Jan 27 by ReddFoxx

3 minutes ago, Vee said:

Those ads are probably good money! I just wish she wasn't stuck with those Lifetime movies.

Considering she's the one producing [a lot of] them, I'd say she's making some decent money for those films, too.

Just now, ReddFoxx said:

"And now you have to deal with the inconvenient consequences" is such a good clap back line. That's the kind of writing that you need to have a good soap opera.

YES! Using someone's own words against them.

TPIR aired an even shorter promo of Dani saying she is tried of being disrespected and then she slaps the slut.😂

1 hour ago, Liberty City said:

Considering she's the one producing [a lot of] them, I'd say she's making some decent money for those films, too.

I'm sure. I just wish her acting career hadn't gone to the dogs.

6 hours ago, Khan said:

Doreen and Maya's catfight was different for two reasons.  One, Sally Sussman, MVJ and the rest of GENERATIONS' writing staff had been building up to it, so it didn't feel like Doreen and Maya just decided one evening to wipe the floor with each other; and two, it wasn't just a bunch of hair-pulling and heavy panting, like most other catfights tend to be.  Doreen and Maya's fight was a real FIGHT.

That was how I felt as well as a kid who stumbled onto the show on late night BET. I saw scenes here and there and you could tell they hated each other any time I saw them together and figuring out the history between the two. So when IT happened...lord...I remember staying up to see that episode the very next night. And I've never seen anything like it before and with black women so I was in awe. 

1 hour ago, ReddFoxx said:

"And now you have to deal with the inconvenient consequences" is such a good clap back line. That's the kind of writing that you need to have a good soap opera.

IKR. That was superb. 

44 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

TPIR aired an even shorter promo of Dani saying she is tried of being disrespected and then she slaps the slut.😂

Cool!!! Get those eyeprints.

2 hours ago, Vee said:

I just wish she wasn't stuck with those Lifetime movies.

@Vee!  You've just posted THE WRONG POST.

1 minute ago, Khan said:

@Vee!  You've just posted THE WRONG POST.

Lord! Paging @Darn who explained that entire franchise to me in exhausting detail last week.

Just now, Vee said:

Paging @Darn who explained that entire franchise to me in exhausting detail last week.

You're in my prayers, lol!

Essence finally posted their article on their X account as well:

 

History is being made in modern television with the upcoming premiere of 'Beyond The Gates,' the first-ever, one-hour Black daytime drama to air on television. https://t.co/j0ATAgxny9

— ESSENCE (@Essence) January 27, 2025

It's not a huge indicator but when you type in Beyond The Gates in the Facebook search bar it has "hot right now" under it so I think the trailer is working.

16 hours ago, Vee said:

Lord! Paging @Darn who explained that entire franchise to me in exhausting detail last week.

Allow me to further exhaust you!

To make this in topic, I’d love to see Vivica in a small role on this show.

I hope to see Vivica on the show one day as well. My other big hope is Victoria Rowell in front of or behind the scenes.

It's going to be exciting once things are up and running and we can look forward to cast additions and story previews. I can't wait until they launch and we get into the swing of things. 

I am amazed at how much of them is flying by on IG. And, so very many comments!!!