My television was out so I had to catch GH on soap net this weekend.
January 12, 2007
General Hospital Supporting Actor: Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassidine)
He was absolutely fabulous learning that the car they believed had baby Spencer, and Colleen in went into the raging river. I loved his confrontation of the sheriff, and his "what if it were your child", it was very intense, and Nikolas' reaction to the plans for search and recovery. It was very well performed, and not over the top. The emotions ran high, but it was believable, and well acted on his part. I believe he will get a nomination this year, but a great start to 07.
While I am not a big fan of hers, she is a capable actress, and did an exceptional job comforting Nikolas while having her own emotions. Although her performance was secondary it was to me very noticable, she did a fine job. It is much improvement over her previous work, which I thought was more the writing than her, and while I don't think this is necessary emmy bait, it is noteworthy for her.
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Whatever Wednesday's Date Was...January 10, 11? Best Lead Actress- Maura West Best Younger Actress- Jennifer Landon
Carly gets a visit from Gwen while Carly is still in custody
If West weren't going on maternity leave, she'd be the actress to beat in 2008. When she gets back, I wonder if she'll keep it in the ATWT family and be this year's Queen of Goldderby Daytime (lol, ).
Grant Aleksander directed Thursday and Friday's ATWT. Is this like his new career since GL may join Passions in the big Daytime pasture in the sky?
Guiding Light
January 15, 2006
I Had a Dream Today...
Best Lead Actress- Kim Zimmer
Reva has a milestone...
Best Supporting Actress- Marcy Rylan; Beth Chamberlin
Jonathan leaves Lizzie; Beth tells Tammy to back off
There's no point in mentioning the Lord and Saviour of Rage and Temper Tantrums (Tom Pelphrey), because he's leaving soon. Oh well...
FYC: Emmys--> Mad Men; John Adams, Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, and David Morse; South Park's "Imaginationland"; The Office; Neil Patrick Harris & Kristin Chenoweth; Laura Dern
FYC: Daytime Emmys 2009 As the World Turns Drama Series, Jon Hensley, Maura West, Van Hansis, Noelle Beck, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Ellen Dolan, Billy Magnussen, Mick Hazen, Meredith Hagner, & John James
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Sorry this is late, but I caught up on my shows this weekend:
Monday, January 8, 2007 As The World Turns Drama Series/Writing
A great example of classic soap opera done right: Talented ensemble acting and great writing. The emotional culmination of one big storyline--Carly arrested for her part in the jewel heist and the set-up of a new story that could be interesting--Paul's visions. Even vets were involved, kids too, but no teens:
Jack brings Carly home so she can tell her kids that she's going to jail. Each kids reaction was an example of writer's keeping with the history of the family's dynamic. Henry tells Katie off when he realizes that she sicced the cops on him in order to get Simon and Carly arrested. Great confrontation scene that really puts Katie in her place. Then Henry tries to convince Simon to escape without Carly. Mike is having a nice realistic date with Vienna when Katie tries to tell him the news and beg him not to divorce her. Meg and Holden have a great talk about her ties to Paul. Paul breaks down trying to explain his visions to Barbara.
I wish the emmy's would recognize great episodes of the daytime drama like this, instead of being hooked by emmy bait. Those shows should be left to the directing category.
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Maura West and Michael Park are the Venus/Adonis, star-crossed 30-something lovers of daytime...I'm going to cite them for today's episode and tomorrow's in advance.
As the World Turns January 16 & 17, 2007
Lead Actor & Actress- Park & West
Carly is about to go on the run with Simon; Jack catches up with the two star-crossed lovers and pulls a gun on Oakdale's new favorite Harold Hill. End of Tuesday's episode. Tomorrow is a good Emmy-baiting day for my favorite couple.
GL Question, who plays the part of Reva's boyfriend with cancer (yesterday and today's episodes- 1/15 & 16), so I can have his name for my Awards show consideration?
FYC: Emmys--> Mad Men; John Adams, Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, and David Morse; South Park's "Imaginationland"; The Office; Neil Patrick Harris & Kristin Chenoweth; Laura Dern
FYC: Daytime Emmys 2009 As the World Turns Drama Series, Jon Hensley, Maura West, Van Hansis, Noelle Beck, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Ellen Dolan, Billy Magnussen, Mick Hazen, Meredith Hagner, & John James
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^I think you are referring to Paul Michael Valley who plays Cal. I haven't been watching GL lately but I think he is involved with Reva. Valley was on AW in the early 90s as Ryan.
Is it just me or is the cast of All My Children visibly in awe of Jeffrey Carlson?
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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Supporting Actor: Jeffery Carson I have to admit I was sold on it. Loved how he cried on Babe's shoulders begging her to help him. I was quite entertained by this story and character today.
I love him too! He won't get nominated though, because his Emmy worthy scenes came in 2007, and he can only pick scenes that came from up until December 31, 2006. Speaking of which, I was at the Daytime Emmys in '04, when Eden Riegel was screwed over, yet again, by Jennifer Finnigan, and William DeVry was screwed over by Rick Hearst. William DeVry's clip that was shown (Supporting Actor) came from after the New Year, which surprised me. NATAS is never consistent with their rules. I know this is the 2008 submission page but I'm still on 2007 mode! lol Jeffrey Carlson better get nominated for 2008! His scenes breaking down outside Bianca's apartment after she threw him out were difficult to watch, because they were so heatbreaking!
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Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Directing Outstanding Writing
Tammy is hit by a car and rushed to the hospital; Alan covers up his role in the hit and run
It was a full hour of emotion-packed drama. I'm sad to see the lovely Stephanie Gatschet leave though (ok, not that much).
FYC: Emmys--> Mad Men; John Adams, Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, and David Morse; South Park's "Imaginationland"; The Office; Neil Patrick Harris & Kristin Chenoweth; Laura Dern
FYC: Daytime Emmys 2009 As the World Turns Drama Series, Jon Hensley, Maura West, Van Hansis, Noelle Beck, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Ellen Dolan, Billy Magnussen, Mick Hazen, Meredith Hagner, & John James
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Damn you beat me to it BC, today was an excellent eppy and it look like it going to get better as the week progresses. It also seems like its going to be a domino or umbrella story where most of the main cast is effected by Tammy's death.
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January 22 Guiding Light Best Drama Series Best Writing
Yes, GL was outstanding today. The entire episode worked on a whole with Reva and Josh learning she doesn't have a recurrence of the cancer, Tammy being hit, and Alan and Lizzie's confrontations. The rest of the week should be good as well.
Supporting Actress - Nicole Forrester (Cassie) Best Writing
As Tammy life lays in uncertainty - Cassie clutches to hope as Harley, Gus, Lizzie, and Jonathan reach out to support her. Cassie also sits at Tammy's bedside and your heart feels for her. NF was great at the end of the Reva Cancer story and she has really come a very long way as the poorly written, but extremely complex Cassie Lane and today she brought it!
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Deidre is one of the few who takes a good look at the work she has done over the year and makes a decision if she thinks her material was worthy. She did submit herself during the whole serial killer thing and if she were to be given great material this year I think she would submit herself again.
DRAMA SERIES WRITING DIRECTING TOM PELPHRY - Younger Actor MARCY RYLAN - Supporting Actor KIM ZIMMER - Lead Actress RON RAINS - Lead Actor
WOW! Guiding Light, as long as they have another tape to pair it with (and tomorrow may very well be the case), just may have won the 2008 Emmy for Drama Series. Today's eppy was absolutely brilliantly done by every single person involved. As Tammy lays on her deathbed, Jonathan does everything he can to bring baby Sarah to Tammy's bedside for her dying wish. Sadness, hope, depth, range, poignancy - today's show had IT ALL. If GL doesn't find a younger Actor to take Pelphreys place in the show, then theres no reason the show shouldnt submit his name for todays show and he would win - HANDS DOWN, he was that good. Bravo!
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I was going to cite today's excellent episode of "Guiding Light" but couldn't get completely behind it.
Tom Pelphrey - talented actor, but criminy! Somebody needs to tell this guy that screaming isn't acting. His scene with Lizzie in the church was so far over the top that the top looked like a little ant from up where Pelphrey was doing his emoting. He could be an astonishing actor, but he needs a director willing to tell him to take it down a notch. His lack of restraint is very frustrating.
But his scene with Tammy as she died was stirring. He did great work there. The show was Emmy worthy during that scene (though the dimming of the lights seemed a bit indulgent). Best performance of the episode for me was Kim Zimmer. Probably not enough screentime to be an Emmy tape, but her scene begging Alan to let Tammy see Sarah was marvelous.
"A movie is not good because it arrives at conclusions you share, or bad because it does not. A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it: about the way it considers its subject matter, and about how its real subject may be quite different from the one it seems to provide." - Roger Ebert, from the introduction to "Awake in the Dark" (2006)
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GH will have SERIES wrapped up again in a few days; but for Kim, Emmy # 6 will arrive before # 5 (maybe). GL will be the show to beat in what could be it's last year.
If Pelphrey weren't leaving GL, he'd be a sureshot to win another one for the road. But he won't be in enough shows to be eligible.
This is GL's version of Cassie's Death, as Jennifer's death was to ATWT, and what Alan's death will be on GH, and John's death of Y&R, and Zach's death on DAYS. If GL submits this episode, they will make a WHOLE LOT of noise.
As for Pelphrey's performance, it's just acting. Kiefer Sutherland yells and screams just like Pelphrey on 24, so you can't control someone's emotions performance-wise.
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FYC: Emmys--> Mad Men; John Adams, Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, and David Morse; South Park's "Imaginationland"; The Office; Neil Patrick Harris & Kristin Chenoweth; Laura Dern
FYC: Daytime Emmys 2009 As the World Turns Drama Series, Jon Hensley, Maura West, Van Hansis, Noelle Beck, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Ellen Dolan, Billy Magnussen, Mick Hazen, Meredith Hagner, & John James
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I'm sorry but this is NOWHERE close to Cassie's death on Y&R. I just had to say that, because it remotely is not. The first half of GL today was dull, things didn't get so good until the second half. And IA that GL should submit this, but the year is definitely young.
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As for Pelphrey's performance, it's just acting. Kiefer Sutherland yells and screams just like Pelphrey on 24, so you can't control someone's emotions performance-wise.
I disagree. He has no vulnerability or depth to it. Will TP qualify for an emmy nod though? What's the number of episodes?
BTW where is Beth Champerlin? She was amazing today.
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As for Pelphrey's performance, it's just acting. Kiefer Sutherland yells and screams just like Pelphrey on 24, so you can't control someone's emotions performance-wise.
I disagree. He has no vulnerability or depth to it. Will TP qualify for an emmy nod though? What's the number of episodes?
I'm with MTSRocks. There is a difference between Pelphrey's flat, psychotic screaming and the kind of deep emotional urgency Sutherland brings to his work on "24." When Sutherland screams, it's the expression of desperation and dedication to his work. When Pelphrey screams the way he does in today's episode, I don't feel emotion, I just feel like my ears hurt.
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BTW where is Beth Champerlin? She was amazing today.
Amen. When she rushed into the church and gave Sarah to Jonathan, I was cheering. I want to see more of Beth, and more of Chamberlin.
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