14 minutes ago, carolineg said:

A bunch of tainted Tylenol pills sold in stores in Chicago.  40 plus years ago.  They never found out who did it.  

I am not sure how widely know it was or if it was a huge story.  I think it was? I just knew because I was born in Chicago and lived there the first 10 years of my life.

This is the real life story. They were referring to a soap storyline, Brit show. 

However, I remember that people said that the company handled it perfectly because they came forward immediately & told the whole story to the public. 

The real life story was brought up in reference to the Hollyoaks storyline?

Anyhow, if nothing else now everyone knows on this thread why medicine is sealed these days and it can be deadly to take medicine if the seal has been tampered like the bottle says lol.

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

The real life story was brought up in reference to the Hollyoaks storyline?

Yes, I asked about both.

31 minutes ago, carolineg said:

The real life story was brought up in reference to the Hollyoaks storyline?

Anyhow, if nothing else now everyone knows on this thread why medicine is sealed these days and it can be deadly to take medicine if the seal has been tampered like the bottle says lol.

Great. And, it should come up! In a way I still cannot believe that there is someone out there who did this & got away with it!!! It was such a horrible crime, literally a crime against modern civilization. The killer targeted totally unknown, random individuals with probably nothing but a headache or a muscle ache, until ... 

2 hours ago, carolineg said:

I am not a child hating, heartless monster all the time lol.

Well, I am, and I make no apologies for it either, lol.

Children are not interesting to watch.  Period.  Which is why I've never frowned upon the practice of SORASing, even if I think many soaps do it too quickly.

There are exceptions, of course, like Jonathan Jackson and Rachel Miner.  Most of the time, however, child actors are just so damn insufferable. 

Then again, I still suffer with PTSD from watching Ashley Peldon for three years on GL, so that probably clouds my judgment a bit, lol.

2 hours ago, Vee said:

If it was me, Sam would leave (or die) and Dante would remain.

Same here.  I've been saying for a very long time that Alexis doesn't need THREE daughters on the canvas.  If anything, Alexis should have had maybe a son and ONE daughter and no mas.

Exit interview?

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

I am not sure how widely know it was or if it was a huge story. 

It was a pretty big story from what I remember, even if the murders all occurred in one city.  But, like you said, @carolineg, they still don't know for certain who was responsible (even if the authorities still have their theories, lol).

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4 minutes ago, Khan said:

Well, I am, and I make no apologies for it either, lol.

Apparently I am a child hater, too, although it isn't all children. 

4 minutes ago, Khan said:

There are exceptions, of course, like Jonathan Jackson and Rachel Miner.  Most of the time, however, child actors are just so damn insufferable. 

Loved Miner. Still resent that the stupidly decided to make Michelle older so they could sexualize her. In my druthers Miner's Michelle & Buffington's Bill are today a happily married couple. 

4 minutes ago, Khan said:

Exit interview?

What is this about some exit interview?

4 minutes ago, Khan said:

It was a pretty big story from what I remember, even if the murders all occurred in one city.  But, like you said, @carolineg, they still don't know for certain who was responsible (even if the authorities still have their theories, lol).

HUGE story!

20 minutes ago, Khan said:

Exit interview?

He gave a couple to the usual mags and sites online, including one indicating he'd turned down AMC to play Lucci's love interest maybe once or twice over the years. Some may be in the spoilers thread.

11 minutes ago, Khan said:

Well, I am, and I make no apologies for it either, lol.

Let's be real.  I am too.  

I am going to sound old but child actors on soaps today are just too performative.  They don't even seem real.  There is a difference between being cute and charming and being obnoxious and singing full length songs on the reg.

10 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

HUGE story!

I honestly wasn't sure.  I have had to explain to other people why I obsessively check packaging on medicine to this day!   NO cyanide in my over the counter pain pills today!!😂

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

Let's be real.  I am too.  

I am going to sound old but child actors on soaps today are just too performative.  They don't even seem real.  There is a difference between being cute and charming and being obnoxious and singing full length songs on the reg.

I honestly wasn't sure.  I have had to explain to other people why I obsessively check packaging on medicine to this day!   NO cyanide in my over the counter pain pills today!!😂

You are right on the money, totally on point!!! 

4 minutes ago, Vee said:

He gave a couple to the usual mags and sites online, including one indicating he'd turned down AMC to play Lucci's love interest maybe once or twice over the years. Some may be in the spoilers thread.

Who is he? 

4 minutes ago, Vee said:

He gave a couple to the usual mags and sites online, including one indicating he'd turned down AMC to play Lucci's love interest maybe once or twice over the years. 

Gregory Harrison and Susan Lucci might have made for a hot couple onscreen, but Harrison is the sort of actor who can generate at least a little bit of chemistry with any female he's paired with.  Even w/ Valerie Bertinelli, whom "King of the Hill" fans are CONVINCED he once starred in a Lifetime movie with, lol.

6 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I am going to sound old but child actors on soaps today are just too performative.  They don't even seem real.  There is a difference between being cute and charming and being obnoxious and singing full length songs on the reg.

PREACH!

3 minutes ago, Khan said:

Gregory Harrison and Susan Lucci might have made for a hot couple onscreen, but Harrison is the sort of actor who can generate at least a little bit of chemistry with any female he's paired with.  Even w/ Valerie Bertinelli, whom "King of the Hill" fans are CONVINCED he once starred in a Lifetime movie with, lol.

I could see the Lucci pairing quite easily to be honest.  

 

3 minutes ago, Khan said:

PREACH!

I am glad to find like minded people here.  My family thinks I am weird because I don't want to watch my nephew perform karate tricks on facetime for an extended amount of time lol

JJ, KMc, and even AT seemed like real human children/tweens.  I still don't get the concept that every child on soaps now has to be exceptionally smart, talented, sings, writes, is wholly compassionate, etc.  Has FV ever met a child?

Dante telling Sonny there need to be changes was excellent. Dante absolutely should be a lead on the show.

Did I miss a doctor examination that said Kristina was high risk? Because the tired old trope of not upsetting a pregnant woman is ridiculous.

Dex also had a realistic reaction to being asked to protect Sonny by Michael. The show is full of people I could do without. But Mulcahey has at least made sure they have decent characterizations instead of just regurgitating the plots all episode long.

That wallpaper is hideous. Monica would never. Olivia maybe.

36 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I am going to sound old but child actors on soaps today are just too performative.  They don't even seem real.  There is a difference between being cute and charming and being obnoxious and singing full length songs on the reg.

It's true, most are terrible or at least just fake and obnoxious. But some are great.

11 hours ago, Jdee43 said:

They probably should have recast Jackie for this. Or have they ever tried getting Demi Moore back? Or does the budget not allow for either?

Agreed.  They could've gotten a vet around Demi Moore and Kim Delaney's age to play the part for a few episodes.  Maybe Lori Loughlin, Jane Badler (ex-Melinda, ONE LIFE & Diana of V), Ana Alicia (ex-Melissa, FALCON CREST), or Laua Bonarriggo Koffman (ex-Cassie ONE LIFE) or Lisa Peluso (ex-Ava, LOVING, ex-Wendy, SEARCH, ex-Billie, ONE LIFE). 

I truly don't care about seeing Jackie ever again.