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When they showed Gio sitting next to Joss and not Dex I knew he was going to play his violin. Sure enough he played it at the end. LOL!!!!! He plays the violin beautifully but Gio isn’t working or being written for. This character was not thought out well at all. I forget what writing team created the character but it’s been six months and nothing. Danny, Rocco and Scout have done more than him. Very weird. The funeral was nicely done. It was odd that Curtis and Portia didn’t have any lines. The cast must have hated them on day of taping. LOL!!!! Also, Maxie didn’t have any lines or speak which was a major blunder. I thought Diane would have been there but I guess she met contracted minimum for the month. LOL!!!!!

You can a little piece (a staircase) of the set. I’m curious if they will grand looking like Y&R or everyone living in a hotel like GH. LOL!!!! Since the show is titled Beyond The Gates and they are all apparently rich I’m assuming it will be more grand looking like Y&R and B&B. I also agree with the the posters above about the start date. I thought it would be closer to the middle of January but now it’s late February. That said, it ain’t horrible. They’ll be about 3 1/2 months out on taping. It won’t be too far ahead if they see, feel or hear (from viewers) that something isn’t working. I remember when Loving premiered they fired and/or replaced actors and dropped stories really fast they didn’t think things were working. Back then the soaps only shot a show a day and didn’t tape so far in advance. It was easier to do. Time will tell.

Call me sappy I loved seeing the old flashbacks. I was watching the show back then. I started watching Y&R shortly before it became an hour long soap. Eric Braeden was so young and dashing (a little too skinny at first….LOL!!!!) but he hit his prime in the 80’s. Black leather jacket and all. MTS was so young and so fun as Nikki the stripper from the Bayou. Occasionally, she smiles and lights up a room but mostly she’s dour and looks down on the lower class trashy people. So rude. LOL!!!! The new ranch looks great. I do wish the door was on the left because my OCD can’t handle it. It pretty much looks the same. I don’t recall how much time AM as Victoria spent on the old set but JM was definitely around for it and he was grinning from ear to ear. Another wedding held at someone’s house. Good lord! Don’t people go to church anymore? Which is funny because the last 3 or 4 weddings I’ve attended weren’t in churches either and it was perfectly normal. Times change and so must we. Finally, why after 20+ years is Bryant James as Devon still calling Victor Mr. Newman? The whole cast calls him Victor. I would hope after he marries Abby he gets to call him Victor. Have a great week y’all.

Actually, I thought it was a half hour the whole time. It wasn’t so much that I thought it would be a companion piece to B&B but I just didn’t think that CBS would invest in a new hour soap. I guess it’s good news for the genre. I read a tweet from MVJ where she said they had completed their first week of taping. So they are pretty much going to be 2 months out with their taping schedule and start date sometime in January. It’s perfect because she can see what’s not working or who needs to be replaced and viewers wouldn’t have to 7 months. Hello Days! LOL!!!!

So Electra has an old boyfriend/stalker. At least, won’t be kissy-kissy storyline with Will & Electra. Brad usually does these stories later down the line so this time he went right there. Luna is still a nutcase which is fun but I don’t see her getting out of jail after murdering two people and locking Steffy up but Sheila has done worse so who knows?! LOL!!!! She still in love with Bill and he burn the letter from Luna. Although, I can’t tell if he was intrigued or scared. I have to give extra points to production for filming of the burning letter and have it perfectly burn with Luna’s signature the only thing left shown. It was either perfectly timed or CGI’d. Either way, it was well done.

Really? I thought DZ was amazing today. We must have been watching two different shows. That said, we’re all allowed our own opinion. The only one is wasn’t thrilled with was KM but it’s not really her fault. It’s what was written. The writers chose her to obnoxious up till the bitter end. They have really made Kristina so unlikable. I just hope KM did all her dead scenes with NLG and DZ in one day. I can’t imagine having to come in another day for that stuff. I thought the Robert and Holly scenes and flashbacks were great but whoever thought they should be apart of today’s show should be fired. They were so random. Any other day would have been fine but the through line was way off.

Actually, a funny on set “tiff” between Gelman and another producer while on the air. They were on opposite ends of the studio on either side of Kelly & Mark. It was funny because you could hear something and Mark was looking perturbed at the producer and Kelly sort of looking at Gelman. It was distracting them and finally she called them out on the air. She basically said you’re not invisible and everyone can see you. What is the issue? The issue was dumb but it was funny that Kelly called them out. Normally, I would think she was overacting and being a diva but you could clearly see Kelly and Mark being like, WTF is going on? LOL!!!!

I meant to the forum of primetimer. Sorry, if I wasn’t clear enough.

Random and I know it doesn’t belong here…..but since Beyond The Gates will be direct competition for GH I thought I’d ask. Who is in charge of adding new shows. I saw that they dropped the whole cast list and are premiering in January. I was just curious and didn’t want to get in trouble. LOL….. Back to our regular programming. It’s too bad Chad wasn’t here for the Drew & Willow reveal. Granted it was only a kiss but it’s been going on since summer and I was looking forward to Michael finding out. That said, it was a short scene and I was wondering if they cut it short somewhat because they knew Robert Adamson’s appearance was just a one off?

Assuming that Sasha being Holly & Robert’s daughter I guess the writers wanted to break up (the kinda boring) Sasha and Cody and this is what they came up with. It’s pretty convoluted but isn’t this always the case in soaps. If not, I’m not sure who would have switched them. I think they want Cody to be bad again. The various writers never knew what to do with Josh Kelley. On OLTL, he played a great jerky scam artist kind of guy. Although, I think he took his shirt off more. Which was always a positive. Sasha has had a million storylines but I don’t think they’ve done much to propel her character wise. Although, she was heartbreaking during her during Brando’s and their ban’s death. Her drug storylines were always terribly written no matter the head writer.

Question. I’ve been watching GH since about 1979 or so. Anyhoo! When exactly did Holly become generally unlikable? Back in the day she was a heroine but now with her last 3 or 4 returns she’s this sudden scam artist. I guess I could understand it the first time but they’ve really beaten it to the death. Now, they throw in the stupid Sasha is her daughter storyline. I hope to God someone fooled with the DNA test because Robert doesn’t need another child (let alone a daughter) at 78 years old. I mean……..seriously?

Not smart. Hysterical!

Kelly & Mark saw a Broadway show. Kelly told her version. Mark started to tell his version but Kelly interrupted him. He shut that down right away saying she already told her side and now it was his turn. She doesn’t like that he will tell the story, not stammer, have a smile and the audience might applaud. LOL!!!! I’ve been watching LIVE since jump when it aired nationally in Philadelphia. Regis WAS the show and so good. I have been through all the ups and downs with the hosts. Kelly was great in the begging but has totally regressed and not for the better. Mark gave the show a good shot in the arm but I hardly even get through host chat. Sometimes I don’t even get past host chat if there isn't a good guest. I miss the old days. I used to love it when Regis would host and Joy would sit it. He would talk about his sisters in laws “The Winds of War & “ Gentle Breeze”. LOL!!! So funny. That said, there were people who didn’t like Joy. When Kelly took over the lead hosting the show was never the same for me. It’s been on for ever and does well in the ratings but it isn’t my morning newspaper 🗞️ like the old days. I miss it.

Does Lily or anyone know Heather is dead? Shouldn’t there be like, a funeral or something? Does Cricket know? There are major gaps in this storyline already. Good grief.

I miss the old Tribal Council voting music. It was so epic. You knew something was going down and it was serious business. Good memories.