Well I hope Cady's return to ATWT will be worth it, b/c I would've loved to see her as Harley or Roxie (which would be a better role she could've molded into her own like she did w/Rosanna).
And according to Tom's blog about the Emmys, Fox isn't even going to air this (which would've made for an interesting show to say the least). Nelson can you contact your friend about them trying to get the to air on PBS. Hey I was against it when MediaFan first brought it up, but now it would make sense to havve them air on there if all of the major networks has refused to put them on and I think a move to one of those cable networks would be a mistake, unless it's Bravo (but they are own by the NBC).

The storyline involving Kevin on Y&R sounds interesting but I am going to reserve my optimism at a very cautious level right now. Partly because I hate the current kidnapping story involving Katherine. The story was inappropriately played for laughs, which bombed in my opinion. Now comes news that Kevin will be involved in a new "dramatic" storyline that involves these people. If the shows is planning to play it for laughs, I can't imagine it working. These characters aren't working now!

There are a lot of characters I would love Y&R to re-visit. Clint Radison was never on my radar. Its time to show him and his two goons the door!

I agree with TYATR Fan about being skeptical of Kevin's new storyline. The kidnapping storyline is terrible, and I was hoping it would be over soon, but now it's spinning off into a whole new story arc with Kevin having Stockholm Syndrome? Seriously? That sounds like plot taking precedence over character.

As for the GH bloodbath, it sounds like the show is going to become AMC 2.0: Goodbye recognizable veterans with history, hello countless young newbies no one cares about. Can't wait to see what that does to the ratings.

I haven't been a big fan of the Olivia/Natalia storyline. I'm just not sure I buy it. It would be one thing if younger characters were discovering new sexual feelings, but for a thirtysomething and a fortysomething character to all of a sudden find out they're attracted to women is a bit of a stretch -- especially given Olivia's storied romantic history. More important, I don't feel any romantic chemistry between these two actors.

I wish I were enjoying it more, because daytime desperately needs more of a homosexual presence, but I just don't think this is the couple to do it.

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GH is just giving viewers yet another reason not to tune in. It seems they will never learn! Viewers want less of the mob and more of the vets. I'm sick and tired of Jason, Carly and Sonny and their endless foolishness.

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GH is just giving viewers yet another reason not to tune in. It seems they will never learn! Viewers want less of the mob and more of the vets. I'm sick and tired of Jason, Carly and Sonny and their endless foolishness.

I probably watched a total of ten minutes of GH the entire week. I don't understand who the intended viewer is. If you want to watch THE SORPANOS, you're not going to watch GH. If you're a GREY'S ANATOMY, there's not enough romance and relationship drama. If you're into THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (which is the portion I preferred), it's now been engulfed by the SOPRANOS portion. I don't understand how someone can look at the ratings for GH and believe that the viewers want more mob stuff. I truly believe GH will never really prosper until they get rid of Burton and Benard. Knowing them, they would just replace those two with Barash which I might put up with for a week or two, but not even BB could get me to continue to watch. It's pretty bad when you're meant to care that a woman might be blown up, and instead of wanting her to live, you're hoping she blows up and takes other characters with her. I'm not surprised that Frons would have issues with Herbst's "lack of beauty." This is after all the man who said AMC had "better looking lesbians" and ridiculed Brier's looks years earlier.

AMC is an absolute mess. It's another show I just don't get. Hopefully, the contract talks go south, and Kaye leaves. I never thought I'd look back on Culliton's tenure with nostalgia.

I send positive thoughts to CZP.

Y&R:I like Nia Peeples and MAB's decision to get rid of her is a foolish one. The longer MAB has the job, the less interested I am in the show.

OLTL: The Stacy storyline was so predictable that I also don't believe Carlivati came up with the story. Which begs the question: who's coming up with the clunkers? Frons? Valentini? Carlivati? I ask this question all the time because it feels like there are different shows competing against each other.

I think the Kevin story on Y&R will be played for laughs, at least in part. The print issue of TV Guide (US version) has a picture of a teddy bear costume that Kevin is going to wear while he robs banks for Clint. I'm groaning already. I'm sure Rikaart will rock though. Michael Logan was hyping it and also praising the actress who plays the redhead (I know she's a famous actress, but I think she's terrible... see Alley Mills for a good example of a primetime actress playing a daytime psycho and NOT making it a total caricature).

I'm wondering if this means Katherine will also continue to be held hostage... the story is dragging way too long.

Nelson really dislikes Nia Peeples, huh? A hair model??? She's a good actress but the character is boring. I won't be sad to see her go, but they need to be careful with the writing for Neil. He's not the type of guy to marry a woman and divorce her a month later while they're trying to adopt a child. That's not his character at all.

The Katherine storyline needs to end. I loved it until the kidnapping. Some parts are funny, but the majority of it was highly annoying. It wasn't on the level of Mendorra, but it was close to getting at it. I still like MAB and think she's a good fit for Y&R, so I'm not going to call for her head.

I don't like Alley Mills. I never understood the Emmy praise for her. She's entertaining in small doses, but that's it. As for "Bart Simpsons teacher" lol, I think she does her part justice.

I think Greg will do a good job w/this upcoming storyline, but I hope it'll be something dramatic and griping not something played for "laughs" like this Kay/Marge thing.

Don't get the Trevor St. John love. His "acting" is flat, unemotional, and for the most part, uninteresting. And from what I understand, he's not very pleasant to work with.

Nel, you're taking the bitchy queen schtick a little too far. I love a little of the flair, hell I practice it daily, but Nia Peeples is NO HAIR MODEL!
Come on, did she deny you an interview or something? Bad mouth you to her peers? Claim to not know who you are?
MAB couldn't give a rat's ass about Karen/Nia and developing her character (um, HELLO - Victoria as part of the wedding!) That's why Karen is an after thought; she is to TPTB.

Peeples is certainly not a hair model. If the character didn't work for some, it's MAB's fault not Peeple's. Instead of holding a grudge because she was hired during LML's tenure, MAB should have written for her.

I don't understand how Fronz, Phelps and Guza can look at the ratings GH has had in the last three years and read message board posts and fan mail and say "viewers want more YOUNGER characters"? seriously will these people EVER get a clue?

I feel bad for Rebecca Herbst and Greg Vaungh they are really treated like dirt by their producers... if i were them i would definetly seek employment elsewhere. Poor, Leslie Charleson she's been so poorly treated for so long now, Leslie if i were you i'd tell my agent to book me on a CBS soap pronot or in primetime.

I liked what you said about Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke. They aren't the known for their good behavior, but their peers don't let that shadow the fact that they did fantastic work and were rewarded by their peers this past award season. One for doing the comeback work of his career and one for playing a pioneer for gay rights. I hate that Daytime is the only genre that doesn't have a grasp on that concept.

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I liked what you said about Sean Penn and Mickey Rourke. They aren't the known for their good behavior, but their peers don't let that shadow the fact that they did fantastic work and were rewarded by their peers this past award season. One for doing the comeback work of his career and one for playing a pioneer for gay rights. I hate that Daytime is the only genre that doesn't have a grasp on that concept.

Maybe they should have a rule that if your prenommed one year, you have to take the next off, it would fix some of the problem, but on the other had the actors could miss out in a year that they had really good material. Y & R's actors and crew seem to be taking advantage of the prenom system the most.

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Don't get the Trevor St. John love. His "acting" is flat, unemotional, and for the most part, uninteresting. And from what I understand, he's not very pleasant to work with.

that doesn't suprise me at all about trevor st. john, he seems a little too opinionated, i co uld be wrong though.

I don't mind Nia Peeples, and I wouldn't call her a hair model, but I really don't like Karen. She's irritating, and she's a bore.

Also, this whole kidnapping, etc. portion of the Kay story absolutely sounds like a Hogan Sheffer construction to me, and I agree it's not working. I'd blame him rather than MAB. Like MTSRocks, I loved the storyline until that. But I'm not really even complaining about that. For me it's the only storyline that's really not working right now, and that better than what most shows are doing.

Ry: None of the above. I don't ask for interviews with hair models. She's a talented hair model to be sure, but look at her career — other than Fame — her "acting skills" hasn't gotten her anywhere. Look at her career: she's what we call "box office poison." She's one-dimensional; always has been. Having said that, I respect your opinion. I'm paying attention though to this storyline — I WANT TO LIKE HER.

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Ry: None of the above. I don't ask for interviews with hair models. She's a talented hair model to be sure, but look at her career — other than Fame — her "acting skills" hasn't gotten her anywhere. Look at her career: she's what we call "box office poison." She's one-dimensional; always has been. Having said that, I respect your opinion. I'm paying attention though to this storyline — I WANT TO LIKE HER.

Wow. Just wow.

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Ry: None of the above. I don't ask for interviews with hair models. She's a talented hair model to be sure, but look at her career — other than Fame — her "acting skills" hasn't gotten her anywhere. Look at her career: she's what we call "box office poison." She's one-dimensional; always has been. Having said that, I respect your opinion. I'm paying attention though to this storyline — I WANT TO LIKE HER.

I'm confused...I thought that "hair model" was a term for people with NO talent...but in this statement, you call her "talented", a "hair model" and "one-dimensional".

Which is it?