11 minutes ago, titan1978 said:

I wonder if their wild shooting schedule has anything to do with stuff like this. Because they shoot way out of order, and it’s caused performers since OLTL to have to try to put together where they are in a story. HBS complained about it when Frank was running OLTL. I can’t remember if it was also her or someone else that said they were filming a funeral and they were having a hard time figuring out who it was, and what the story was.

The bts scramble this year has added stuff being filmed just a couple of weeks before air, and that is not common now.

I believe they are now 6-8 weeks out where last year it wasn't that long. And, yes, they shoot way the hell out of order, far worse than movies do & their support people say they live & die by their continuity people, who they claim are the absolute best in the business. They also cannot afford to pay qualified people for their support positions, so everyone there was hired green &  has been trained by someone else there. (Unless the person who gave them their OJT has since retired.) Honestly, to me it seems brutal. 

The pure look of subtle shock at seeing Lucky really was nice from Emma Samms. She's looking so well!

2 hours ago, titan1978 said:

I wonder if their wild shooting schedule has anything to do with stuff like this. Because they shoot way out of order, and it’s caused performers since OLTL to have to try to put together where they are in a story. HBS complained about it when Frank was running OLTL. I can’t remember if it was also her or someone else that said they were filming a funeral and they were having a hard time figuring out who it was, and what the story was.

The bts scramble this year has added stuff being filmed just a couple of weeks before air, and that is not common now.

But they still mentioned Carly and Sonny having sex on Tracy’s bed the night before so that couldn’t be it. The writers just did an extremely poor follow up and immediately put the Quartetmaines focus on a D story about an accent.

32 minutes ago, Antoyne said:

But they still mentioned Carly and Sonny having sex on Tracy’s bed the night before so that couldn’t be it. The writers just did an extremely poor follow up and immediately put the Quartetmaines focus on a D story about an accent.

I just now watched and I agree with you, it’s so stupid.

The Q's are also back to treating Tracy like a joke/nuisance, which had shifted slightly when PM was writing. 

3 hours ago, titan1978 said:

HBS complained about it when Frank was running OLTL. I can’t remember if it was also her or someone else that said they were filming a funeral and they were having a hard time figuring out who it was, and what the story was.

Her and Brian Kerwin.

Per Adam J Harrington's interview with Michael Fairman

Harrington was on contract but it was always known to be short-term

Harrington finished filming right before GH took the month of July off

AH had around 70 scenes to film that day that came from 11-15 episodes. 

AH said he wondered what would happen to Jagger's son, Stone with him now dead. 

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10 hours ago, carolineg said:

It was forever.  Brenda was in Rome from Aug-Oct. 2010

I knew you would know for sure.  And it WAS almost if not outright 3 months. 

Lucky better not be out and about that long. 

3 hours ago, titan1978 said:

The bts scramble this year has added stuff being filmed just a couple of weeks before air, and that is not common now.

Hmmmm which makes me wonder if that death has been filmed yet.

At the risk of sounding heartless I don't really care what happens to Jagger's son Stone.  I hope he lives his best life and it sucks his dad got killed by Sonny, but I don't need an update on him.

We have so many characters currently clogging up the show.  I don't need extra time spent on a child Jagger had with a random women.  We met Stone for a few episodes on Nightshift 2 as a child and never heard about him again.  I have 0 investment in him lol.

And now that I said that Jagger's baby mom (played by Gina Tognoni) and AdultStone will immediately be cast tomorrow.😂

I also care not a whit for Stone II: Revenge of Stone.

Well...coming into September proper...

 

That was an entertaining mess. The Search for Lucky and WaggervSonny were solid A stories. So it jarring as heck to have Drew/Willow fighting with those two stories for frontburner. And dare I say it...I really didn't care. lol. Oh, how the mighty (in my eyes) have fallen.

 

Any story that has Laura front and center is fine by me. That said...I was expecting her to send Jason honestly to go get Lucky. I guess because he is kinda just there in the wind. lol. But I'm down for her and Kevin have another mini-adventure to go find him. And it's Laura's son so I'm already invested. I am starting to wonder about Lucky's fine doctor friend though. Is it wrong that I am wondering if he's connected to anyone in town? Rhetoric of course. 

 

So...they really threw Wagger all the way under the Sonny bus, huh? Cuz lorrrrrd...smh. I liked that the New/Old Writers finally picked a lane and stuck with it. But we have already seen this allllll before. That said...the actor rose to the occasion. And I will always LOVE Mama Bear Alexis. The only thing that bugged me was that Ava was back being in that really annoying meh mode when she was scheming like a chess player months ago. And is it wrong that I totally forgot Dante and Sonny fell out? 

 

And speaking of questions...is it also wrong that I keep feeling like Val or Finn are going to pop up on my screen like a jump scare?

 

Meanwhile...so I guess the New/Old Writers are totally over this politician storyline if they killed off the guy. I mean there could have been more organic ways for Drew/Willow to kiss. So I guess another plot thread done by PM to the wayside. The hatred is real. 

 

Yeeeeeeah, I see me being over Kristina. I wish I could say that it was out of character, but if I was to be fair...this would be something that I feel Lexi's Kristina would do, too, and lord knows I used to want to shake her bitd so it tracks for me. And at this point, I want her to say her baby name one more time around Molly so Molly can really go in again. Perhaps we are heading to a crazy Kristina outcome. I know she SHOULDN'T be running around with a gun. 

 

I feel they are doing a good job of weaving Brennan into the tapestry of this new regime. His banter with Carly. Getting close to Jason and Laura. Still annoyed at the slapstick they are trying with him and Anna (but I am disliking how she's written under these New/Old Writers), but he does fill out that suit. And good to know he still has a bubble thank you cameramen.  

I was very happy the Heather storyline has been reduced to a C story. And how inspired to have Ric be her lawyer to keep him in town. But poor Portia reduced to this part of the canvas. And where is Scotty? And with all the recurring characters back, is Dr. O coming back? 

 

So I take that since the New/Old Writers are bringing up Dante/BLQ again that this will be our pivot away from Sam. Or the start of it? 

 

These rain scenes are very well-done.

Just a mess. Entertaining, but a mess. 

16 minutes ago, carolineg said:

And now that I said that Jagger's baby mom (played by Gina Tognoni) and AdultStone will immediately be cast tomorrow.😂

Well, that one way to get her on the show.  

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

And now that I said that Jagger's baby mom (played by Gina Tognoni) and AdultStone will immediately be cast tomorrow.😂

1 hour ago, Liberty City said:

lol

7 hours ago, Taoboi said:

lol

Gina Tognoni is reserved (in my mind) for Skye Chandler Quartermaine, and Skye Chandler Quartermaine ONLY!

8 hours ago, Liberty City said:

Sorry.  I knew that would get your attention!   Knowing this show, they'd probably dig up Cari Shayne to play Jagger's baby momma. 

My point was I don't want to add more characters or hear anymore about Jagger or his son after this story is over lol.