HeatLifer July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 Now they can't fire Stafford unless she quits. Please quit. This was my thought when I heard about TeCa. Sigh. 1 Link to comment
ulkis July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 (edited) If Stafford is having hers by surrogate, which some people said it sounded like, they can still fire her!* *I'm sorry, I know how horrible that sounds. BUT THE CHARACTER IS TERRIBLE, MICHELLE'S AUNT OR WHOEVER MAY BE READING THIS. Edited July 29, 2015 by ulkis 12 Link to comment
TheGourmez July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 So should I expect a significant lessoning of pace with the new headwriters? I've never watched CBS soaps, but I always understood that they moved at a significantly slower pace than GH did. Honestly, I think GH might benefit from that for a bit with all of the slapdash plots we've had. 2 Link to comment
IWantCandy71 July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 Ugh, I hate all versions of Kristina. Well between Lexi and the last one something Morgan. ICAM. Sadly, my guess is she'll get paired with Dillon. I really don't think there's enough aspirin in the world. Link to comment
dubbel zout July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 How old is Dillon supposed to be? I might be grossed out by the age difference. I will definitely be bored by all of it. 2 Link to comment
IWantCandy71 July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 How old is Dillon supposed to be? I might be grossed out by the age difference. I will definitely be bored by all of it Not more than a few years. Dillon is around 27, I would imagine the actress is playing her actual age now, which should be early twenties. Link to comment
IWantCandy71 July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 (edited) There's always the skip button. I use it often. Laura, Liz, Alexis, Olivia, Nina, Kiki....that's part of the problem with this show. Dull characters that for some reason, we're supposed to like. Edited July 29, 2015 by IWantCandy71 Link to comment
ulkis July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 Oh, dull is not the word I'd use to describe Nina. Link to comment
magnolia11 July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 Oh, dull is not the word I'd use to describe Nina. No, no, she's never dull. Never dull. What are you saying? What are you saying? REPENT! REPENT! 7 Link to comment
Francie July 29, 2015 Share July 29, 2015 Now they can't fire Stafford unless she quits. Please quit. Being pregnant doesn't mean you can't be fired. You just can't be fired for being pregnant. You still can be fired for sucking at your job. Or, in this case, because the character you play is a blight on the show. And we have plenty of people who would attest to that. Plus, expecting a child isn't a protected class. Men can expect a child being born by a surrogate. Women can expect a child being born by a surrogate. That shouldn't be a roadblock at all. 4 Link to comment
SlovakPrincess July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 this is the supposed list Maurice Benard Jason Thompson Tyler Christopher Finola Hughes Nancy Lee Grahn Bryan Craig Rebecca Herbst Billy Miller Jane Elliot Kelly Monaco...just to name a few of those who are happy for the new change in writers. Every name on this list makes sense to me. I've always hated Sonny and thought he was scum, but I can see how Mo was finally feel the popularity loss when Sonny murdered AJ. That was a bridge too far. JT - no explanation needed. The poor man. It doesn't help for the dialogue to be all "Patrick is awesome and deserves to be happy!" when the character has been reduced to a boring, careless dullard too stupid and selfish to connect the dots on what's happened to Robin. TC - I think he would have enjoyed playing Dark Nik if there were sufficient explanation and motivation for it, and if any of this were more interesting. Nik lying about Jason for a more interesting reason than friggin' ELQ shares. And not ordering a hit on someone, from which it's impossible for the character to recover. And some build up to explain why Nik was so bitter and angry. And maybe he hates Spencer, too, LOL. FH - the last year has been Anna sucking at her job, various characters telling her she sucks (including fucking Faison, for fuck's sake), and her being written as clueless, inattentive to her beloved daughter, unable to bring justice to the people who tormented her family, and finally killing a man and sleeping with someone repulsive a week after the love of her life gets murdered (again). Oh, and her buddy Ian got canned. So ... yeah. She got some good dramatic scenes to play, but they made a lot less sense if you actually put them in context with character history, and a character she's played for years is an unrecognizable mess. NLG - she's practically there to prop the Julian character now, and fret about Julian's choices, and if Julian's in the mob, and zzzzzz. Except for representing Sonny in the custody battle (for which she was very obviously on the wrong side). BC - Morgan is a dipshit. Oh, and BC's fiancé got canned. RH - She might have been excited about potential new relationships for Liz with Ewen and then AJ. And you can see how that turned out. And now Liz is pathetic and evil at the same time. (To be fair, the writing for Liz has sucked for years now, so this isn't all on Ron). BM - Oh boy. This guy signs a contract and thinks he's going to be playing "cool" Jason. And he's been languishing as an idiot amnesiac for a year now, in a story that gets more asinine with each passing week. JE - Guza didn't give a shit about Tracy, either, as far as I can tell. But maybe it's just the across the board stupidity of the show that got to her, too. She seems like a person who doesn't like to be embarrassed. KM - again, it doesn't help for other characters to be all "yay, Sam! you deserve to be happy!" when that propping doesn't make your scripts more interesting. Sam's story has been all over the place and bland all at the same time since Jason died. Danny being sick and Silas, Rafe, Patrick glomming onto her ... none of it is exactly memorable or interesting. 6 Link to comment
yowsah1 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 So should I expect a significant lessoning of pace with the new headwriters? I've never watched CBS soaps, but I always understood that they moved at a significantly slower pace than GH did. Honestly, I think GH might benefit from that for a bit with all of the slapdash plots we've had. Given that the main complaint I saw around here for numerous episodes was that they were "boring", a significant lessening of the pace could be the death blow to this show. Hopefully the writers can find a way to be able to lay out all the proper plot beats while still keeping the show moving at a brisk pace. Listening to the DC podcast put a chill down my spine. Listening to Jamey Giddens lay out all the things that dragged down the show that Ron wasn't responsible for - the shitty looking sets, the network mandates, and most especially the crazed quest for Y&R "gets" - plus his contention that none of those things will go away with the new writers (and could very well get worse) made me realize just what a huge mountain it is they have to climb. Then there was Giddens' comment about how "the gloves are off" and everybody's nodding agreement. I just get the feeling that the new writers are going to be cut no slack* as far as the soap press goes for anything. * - "I may have given Ron Carlivati chance after chance after chance after chance after chance after chance after chance after endless chance, but you new bitches better turn this show around in the blink of an eye or I'll tear you apart!" 2 Link to comment
KerleyQ July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I think BryDog is engaging in his very own MonaVie type side business. He's tweeting to get fans interested in signing up with him. 1 Link to comment
KerleyQ July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 In taking a quick look, it's some skin care company pyramid scheme thing. It looks like it's him Kelly, Freddie Smith, and Molly Burnett, and he is urging his fans to PM him to get involved. Link to comment
jsbt July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 (edited) Oh, my lord. "Yo, do you want flesh like mine? Confirmed human flesh so good, even the Muslim dog eaters will be thirstin'? Then try our new product! I'm Bryan Craig and I approved this message! Like and subscribe!" Edited July 30, 2015 by jsbt 7 Link to comment
boes July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 (edited) No. NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO. Just no. We need to be done with that bastard. That character ship has sailed. I saw it float by from my lounge chair on the barge. How can anyone miss him if he doesn't fucking leave?! He' such a lying deflated sack of high school musical talent. Imagine the high he must have had, all these months of being invited to talk about himself, asked for his deep thoughts and considered opinions, given a forum for him to put forth his bloated biases and imagined grievances. Hell, nobody has paid this much attention to him in 30 years. With the remaining soap rags and soap web sites straining for enough stories from the 4 remaining shows, his leaving, and his willingness - hell, his eagerness to talk talk TALK, he has labored under the delusion that his "retirement" and his take on how his talent was criminally wasted actually deserved the time and attention it got. If he had left 10 years ago, even, when so many soaps were still on, he'd have been a big story, but nowhere NEAR the attention he's gotten now that the small pond has shrunken to the size of a puddle. And now the attention is fading and he's suddenly realized how much he LOVES the attention, and chances are, the next time anybody seeks him out will be for one of the "Where are they now" stories SOD will run in their final print issue. What a bloated pufferfish he is. Edited July 30, 2015 by boes 6 Link to comment
dubbel zout July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 He's going to block anyone who says mean things: Bryan Craig @bryan_craig 8h8 hours agoOh by the way, anything negative towards me or my fans friends or family tweeted, I'll just immediately block you now :) 2 Link to comment
KerleyQ July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 He tweeted asking if he has any fans in Korea and got a bunch of responses like "I'm a fan and I live in Detroit" and various other places that are decidedly not in Korea. So now I'm picturing him sitting around telling himself "I have fans in Detroit, Korea!" 18 Link to comment
LegalParrot81 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Oh, dull is not the word I'd use to describe Nina. My word to describe Nina....dud. Sorry, the character does zero for me. 5 Link to comment
hypnotoad July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 the shitty looking sets, the network mandates, and most especially the crazed quest for Y&R "gets" - plus his contention that none of those things will go away with the new writers (and could very well get worse) made me realize just what a huge mountain it is they have to climb But you know what? Good writing and good storytelling don't actually require amazing sets or what not. Plus, the Y&R gets could have worked if the characters and storyline were any good at all. Furthermore, we fans are more than aware of the budget limitations. I can get past that stuff if good story is being told. All RC did was write stories that either moved way too fast or way too slowly. He wrote a beginning (of sorts), an endless middle and then no end to every single 'story' he had going on. And none of these alleged storylines made a bit of sense. I'll take a slower pace if there is an actual storyline going on. Also? Shut up TG! 6 Link to comment
Bringonthedrama July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 FH - the last year has been Anna sucking at her job, various characters telling her she sucks (including fucking Faison, for fuck's sake), and her being written as clueless, inattentive to her beloved daughter, unable to bring justice to the people who tormented her family, and finally killing a man and sleeping with someone repulsive a week after the love of her life gets murdered I read this quickly and thought, "No, Anna slept with Luke after Robin "died" - not Robert! Then I realized who and what circumstances you're talking about, LOL. 2 Link to comment
LegalParrot81 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 ABC's closing down the GH message board on their website. I'm hearing the sound of taps playing faintly off in the distance. 1 Link to comment
kristabell July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Dare I hope that this will mean less Nina? http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/ghs-michelle-stafford-expecting-baby-no-2 Oh, don't be silly! This means a Nina/Franco baby. Can you just imagine those two lovebirds nesting, with Franco bringing her ice cream and....sorry, I'm making myself sick. 2 Link to comment
GHScorpiosRule July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 ABC's closing down the GH message board on their website. I'm hearing the sound of taps playing faintly off in the distance. They're shutting down ALL their boards. 2 Link to comment
SlovakPrincess July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I read this quickly and thought, "No, Anna slept with Luke after Robin "died" - not Robert! Then I realized who and what circumstances you're talking about, LOL. Hee hee. I actually think of Robert as the love of Anna's life, too, but I guess Show wants us to think Duke was (as do many, many fans, of course - I just happen to hold an opposing viewpoint, LOL). Which of course is why Ron turned Duke into an asshole nincompoop and then murdered him off (again). Grrrrr. 3 Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Did we know Teresa Castillo is pregnant again? If not, now we do. Saw the link elsewhere. TeCa has a cute family, but I hate Sabrina. Hope the character isn't pregnant. But hey, if Sobby is, the kid would be a Q (and Corinthos - blech!). 2 Link to comment
ulkis July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 He tweeted asking if he has any fans in Korea and got a bunch of responses like "I'm a fan and I live in Detroit" and various other places that are decidedly not in Korea. So now I'm picturing him sitting around telling himself "I have fans in Detroit, Korea!" Seems like he's just feeling nostalgic for taekwondo tonight, because he put up a picture of the South Korean flag on instagram and wrote: Reminds me of when I use to do taekwondo https://instagram.com/p/5u5YE4GZsQ/ ~~mystery~~ going on here. You've hooked me, sir! 3 Link to comment
UYI July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Ugh, I hate all versions of Kristina. Well between Lexi and the last one something Morgan. Lindsey Morgan. And I honestly liked her more than a lot of people here, and her with Trey. I don't even give a fuck anymore. ;) That said, I like what I've seen of Lexi (I wasn't watching regularly when she was first on), and she DOES look like HP's real life sister, to a scary degree. But I also thought LM was gorgeous, and showed the ethnic mix being Sonny's daughter gave her. *shrug* 4 Link to comment
Oracle42 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I read this quickly and thought, "No, Anna slept with Luke after Robin "died" - not Robert! Then I realized who and what circumstances you're talking about, LOL. Arghhhh - I've been trying to block that out! 1 Link to comment
UYI July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Seems like he's just feeling nostalgic for taekwondo tonight, because he put up a picture of the South Korean flag on instagram and wrote: Reminds me of when I use to do taekwondo https://instagram.com/p/5u5YE4GZsQ/ ~~mystery~~ going on here. You've hooked me, sir! Classic Brydog! ;) 1 Link to comment
Lobsel Vith July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Me either not sure that sonny is written any differntly than he always was.I mean hes still the bestestest hero this show has ever had according to the show.I remeber him a few months ago complaining on twitter about airtime thouugh. Yeah, they eventually whitewashed his murder of AJ like they did his murder attempt against Jax, Dante, and nearly blowing Kristina up in a car bomb. This is the same guy who considered killing Maxie because he thought she would waiver on her testimony during the murder trial (about killing Claudia). I'm not seeing anything OOC here. Link to comment
Tiger July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 In taking a quick look, it's some skin care company pyramid scheme thing. It looks like it's him Kelly, Freddie Smith, and Molly Burnett, and he is urging his fans to PM him to get involved. Of course Brydog is involved in a toxic face-cream pyramid scheme. At least MonaVie was just really expensive, flavored water. This Nerium stuff is actually dangerous. 5 Link to comment
Lobsel Vith July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Hmmm. My feelings are mixed. If she's coming in to oust Kiki as the female lead in that age group...YAH! If she's coming in as part of a swing in focus to Sonny...BOO! If Lexi is returning, I hope they don't turn her into a mob apologist; she was one of the few who was willing to point out that her father wasn't a saint, and shouldn't be enabled. Given how she was thrown under the bus and marginalized in her own abuse storyline, I'd rather see Lexi handle a storyline that doesn't tragically become about the men around her. Sonny has enough enablers and cheerleaders. Kristina should have her own story, be part of the Davis narrative, and stay far away from the horrid, monstrous mess that is Sonny and his Gummy Bear Mafia. 3 Link to comment
Chairperson Meow July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I'm glad Lexi Ainsworth is returning. Now if only they could/would lure SK back to end this S&C bs to give a real story. I hope that Michael isn't turned back into a Sonny apologist. Maybe Kristina can join her not brother Michael in Sonny hating? I'd imagine if she got crap for Mafia Dad, she's getting more for having a dad who murdered a prominent business man. 2 Link to comment
Harmony233 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Nobody is allowed to hate sonny so I'd be suprised if Kristina still did, Link to comment
Lobsel Vith July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I'm glad Lexi Ainsworth is returning. Now if only they could/would lure SK back to end this S&C bs to give a real story. I hope that Michael isn't turned back into a Sonny apologist. Maybe Kristina can join her not brother Michael in Sonny hating? I'd imagine if she got crap for Mafia Dad, she's getting more for having a dad who murdered a prominent business man. LA's Kristina told Michael that Sonny was wrong to try and kill Jax (when he was whitewashing Jax's death because Michael was a really terrible person at the time), so she should feel the same way about Sonny murdering Michael's father. This show needs more balance; we have enough mob sycophants as it is. SK returning as AJ would also help with that. I also hope, with RC gone, Michael returns to his anti-Sonny animosity, and away from reconciliation. Is there any news about what direction the new HWs will take things? 2 Link to comment
Apprentice79 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Of course Brydog is involved in a toxic face-cream pyramid scheme. At least MonaVie was just really expensive, flavored water. This Nerium stuff is actually dangerous. Do they really use the fans to sell their toxic products..That is sick...They are taking advantage of the soap fans to line their pockets...I thought Bryan disliked Freddie, because of his Emmy win. I guess common interest to make money is more important. 2 Link to comment
SiouxB July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I think BryDog is engaging in his very own MonaVie type side business. He's tweeting to get fans interested in signing up with him. The more I read about this fool, the more convinced I am that he is exactly the same in real life as he is on the show -- stupid, always up for a fight, always ready to throw down, no sense of humor, no self-awareness and did I already say stupid? 6 Link to comment
IWantCandy71 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Oh, dull is not the word I'd use to describe Nina. I think dull is a pretty accurate description of all those women. YMMV. Link to comment
KerleyQ July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 and did I already say stupid? In this case, it bears repeating at least a few times. 2 Link to comment
ulkis July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 The more I read about this fool, the more convinced I am that he is exactly the same in real life as he is on the show -- stupid, always up for a fight, always ready to throw down, no sense of humor, no self-awareness and did I already say stupid? Oh, I don't think he's that bad. I just think he's a twit. I do think he has a sense of humor and I don't think he's always ready for a fight. I don't even think he's necessarily as dumb as he comes across, just very self-absorbed. Very, very self-absorbed. 2 Link to comment
IWantCandy71 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I'm glad Lexi Ainsworth is returning. Now if only they could/would lure SK back to end this S&C bs to give a real story. I hope that Michael isn't turned back into a Sonny apologist. Maybe Kristina can join her not brother Michael in Sonny hating? I'd imagine if she got crap for Mafia Dad, she's getting more for having a dad who murdered a prominent business man. I've heard she's just coming back for the S&C wedding. No clue, but eh. I can only hope. 1 Link to comment
Tiger July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 I don't care to if this makes me a hypocrite: I want Shelly & Jean to write a story in which Morgan gets roped into a pyramid scheme and loses a bunch of his, ahem, Carly's money. I also want random characters to make random comment about how bad his skin looks. 5 Link to comment
ulkis July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 http://abc.soapsindepth.com/2015/07/new-twist-in-prospect-park-lawsuit.html Link to comment
jsbt July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Man, I have thought many a time about just buying the episodes of both AMC and OLTL outright off iTunes for permanent storage. I fear someday I will have to do that. 1 Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 30, 2015 Share July 30, 2015 Man, I have thought many a time about just buying the episodes of both AMC and OLTL outright off iTunes for permanent storage. I fear someday I will have to do that. I'm not even sure that would work as I think the video files still have DRM encryption. Link to comment
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