BTG: April 2025 Discussion Thread

[Taoboi]

That's what I figured, too. But I was as taken aback as Vanessa was when he said it aloud. A big uh oh major moment for those two. 

Ikr. I feel like the Tide bottle is going to turn into a running joke.

[Vee]

That goes back to the B&B school of dialogue for me. There's still too much exposition and grand pronouncements of the plot and character/social dynamics. Maybe it even goes back to very old school Bill Bell in some way, I don't know. I get why MVJ is employing that at CBS for a portion of that audience, but I cannot wait for the scripts to loosen up more.

[Paul Raven]

It will be put on contract and be in the opening credits.

[Vee]

I think the product placement already has and is a fun meme for a lot of the online social audience. Which I don't think is a bad thing, frankly. I don't think it's as much of a mark against it as, say, the Wanchai Ferry years.

I'll pay money for someone to do a version of it. With the Febreze, too.

Edited Thursday at 11:34 PM by Vee

[Vanguardian53]

HA! The now defunct PASSIONS would've done this for sure.

[Tisy-Lish]

I gotta tell you, I really don't mind these product placements.  As long as they keep this show on the air, and help keep the budget in tact, I'm perfectly fine with them.   But I have always been a P&G gal -- Crest, Gain, Febreeze, Swiffer, Mr Clean, etc.  

[watson71]

Anyone catch today that the wounded firefighter was named Kirkland.  Is this Kirkland Harrison from Another World all grown up?  It just seems a peculiar name for a random under 5 character….

http://www.anotherworldhomepage.com/1kirkland.html

[ReddFoxx]

The product placements are a good sign that P&G is thoroughly invested in the show. 

[Contessa Donatella]

When I decided I had to protest P&G, it was one of the most difficult things I have ever attempted. Of course this was long before they reduced the number of brands they carry. That didn't happen until beginning in 2002 & ending in 2006.

I would try to look for a replacement for Ivory dishwashing liquid only to be met with 3 or 4 choices but then they too were P&G. I tell you it was maddening. 

I think I watched the wrong episode today. Specifically I now believe I watched the day before today. What does it say that I apparently watched Wednesday two times without realizing? I was so confused because I saw Dani & y'all did not.

And, yes, I tell this tale on myself.

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Edited Friday at 02:36 AM by Contessa Donatella

[watson71]

Was today the first day there was no Anita, Vernon, Nicole, or Dani in an episode?  
 

Still have a problem with the character of Samantha- why does she look older than Cousin Chelsea and Aunt Kat? lol

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[Toups]

Another lacklustre end to an episode - a hug?? Seriously??  It's been happening a lot lately and it reminds of the Mulcahey/Korte boring era on GH where nothing happens at the end of an episode that makes you want to tune in to the next episode - remember when Jason told Danny he would take him home?? LMAO.

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So she's trying to do a real accent?  Wow.  It's so bad.  LOL

[Contessa Donatella]

Agree to disagree. If Mulcahey had ever been boring I am sure I would have noticed. IOW, not all of us were bored. No, some of us were fascinated. 

[kalbir]

I haven't seen any links to verify, but my TV listings are showing BtG pre-empted April 29 and 30 for soccer coverage.

[Taoboi]

HAHHAHAHAHA!!! How your comment made me holler at work yesterday. Don't forget the Febreeze!

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I know I enjoy the creative ways it pops up on the show. And I really enjoy every time I see a shoutout for it online. And just like the old days, it IS working going by Dragonflies's post yesterday because people are buying the products and bonding over them, too. I love it. 

 

Hehe. Same. Febreze is ready for its close-up!

Ugh.

Same.

 

 

[Tisy-Lish]

Agreed.

I think the actor playing Martin seems to be reciting the dialogue exactly as written in the script, even if it doesn't fit his natural speech cadence.  Perhaps that is why he often sounds so stilted and unrealistically formal. I think the directors should encourage Clayborn to say the lines using words and phrases that he would naturally use, without changing the intended meaning.  

Now, I realize a professional actor should be able to successfully alter his own speech cadence to fit the lines in the script.  But it's not unusual for inexperienced actors to struggle with this, making their delivery sound artificial.  I'd just let him put the lines into his own words for a while, AND hire him an acting coach.  Otherwise Clayborn might end up getting fired, and I don't believe he deserves to lose his job.

Edited Friday at 05:34 PM by Tisy-Lish