Originally posted by daytimeemmyfan: this is where i'm gonna disagree. yes, jd is a terrific actor but the show refuses to prenom him, what about the stuff he had last year with the election fallout, he was geat there and would be the frontrunner for the emmys this year had he been prenommed. also, this will probably be the only thing jd gets this year. but are emmy judges gonna be so rewarding towards a crappily producted show looking like a indy flick. thats the main problem, and if gl does get an advantage off this, i could see voters doing what they did to gh in 07. and its gonna be hit and miss with this peapak stuff so the bad isnt over yet.
sad to say, but i think its best if gl gets cancelled before this show gets further embarrassed. if they are not gonna revert back to the old style, then this show is gonna continue to hang by a thread. and actors from here certainly do not deserve to take noms away from someone at abc, when all they wil be is just present nominees and nothing more. personally i feel brown and wright at gh should be in over zimmer and tognoni, especially wright.
.............I am sorry, but GL should NOT be cancelled. The show is much better now and deserves a 2nd chance. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I am glad Tognoni and Zimmer are lead for GL.
Chuck I agree with you. I don't understand why people are so eager for GL to be cancelled. It's improving and deserves to be on the air as much as DOOL or ATWT.
IMHO, Marcy Rylan is a HORRIBLE actress. It's no wonder she's never been nominated for a D-Emmy even when she had the material. Watching her in the scenes with Grant is painful. The powers-that-be should recast her IMMEDIATELY.
gl does not look like a soap anymore and this look is hard for me to watch, because some times when its neutral its boring and soaps have to have neutral storytelling they cant always blow everthing up.
and there are some actors that are not great and yes marcy rylan is one of them, she reminds me of a playboy bunny learning to behave. daniel cosgrove is getting too much airtime, he is not that great of an actor. yes, i picked him to win last year because i thought being on gl, he would get the most nom votes. and they still have some painful actors who arent gonna stay away forever and they bring the bad in the show. such is e.j. bonnilla,kane manera(now i know his name), and jessica leccia. its sad in a way and i know i shouldnt take emmy frustrations out on this show, but with this look their actors are gonna come off the weakest or strongest. and if weakest, they are taking some deserving spots away in nominations. and i hate how their actors, especially tognoni, act like daytime is on life support. and i hate how gl writes their show to be way too realistic. that gets boring eventually.
Originally posted by bibbylicious: IMHO, Marcy Rylan is a HORRIBLE actress. It's no wonder she's never been nominated for a D-Emmy even when she had the material. Watching her in the scenes with Grant is painful. The powers-that-be should recast her IMMEDIATELY.
I don't think she's quite that hopeless, but yes, she's has never done a great job on this show, and her appalling overacting in today's episode is immediately countered by Grant Aleksander, who has been just about perfect since he came back.
And what's happened to Justin Deas? It's getting harder and harder to watch him. He's overacting so hard that I can't bear it. You don't have to scream your lines, dude. You're better than this.
"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)
Originally posted by bibbylicious: IMHO, Marcy Rylan is a HORRIBLE actress. It's no wonder she's never been nominated for a D-Emmy even when she had the material. Watching her in the scenes with Grant is painful. The powers-that-be should recast her IMMEDIATELY.
Thank you! Marcy Rylan is indeed a horrible actress. I just don't get all the love for her.
Originally posted by bibbylicious: IMHO, Marcy Rylan is a HORRIBLE actress. It's no wonder she's never been nominated for a D-Emmy even when she had the material. Watching her in the scenes with Grant is painful. The powers-that-be should recast her IMMEDIATELY.
Thank you! Marcy Rylan is indeed a horrible actress. I just don't get all the love for her.
Grant Aleksander is pitch-perfect. His subtly completely counterbalances her ridiculous histrionics.
I am a Marcy Rylan person and when I finally watch the episode online today I totally bought her breakdown. I hate that stupid storyline of Grady kidnapping her and them spending wks w/the going back and forth of if Bill did it (which I still don't get how he could've been a suspect in the first place), but her coming undone by the fact that "Jonathan lite", I mean Grady, is her kiddnapper and have that go back to what Phillip did worked for me. Brava Marcy and I am loving Grant!
And I love the reunion so far and having Michael O'Leary on the screen in a storyline that makes since made it even better.
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It's amazing how good GL can be if gthe writing is good and the storylines move you. Kim Zimmer, Grant Aleksander, Justin Deas, Crystal Chappell, etc. are all doing a fantastic job with the material they are being given. "Otalia" even made Enterainment Weekly's Top Ten Must List in the March 13 issue.
GL is improved, but I'm still not won over. I like Olivia and Natalia, and Grant Aleksander is reminding me how very much the show needs him. But there's a lot I don't care about. Lizzie and Bill have never been an interesting couple to me. Buzz's mourning and Justin Deas's performances have been off since the storyline started.
I think it's silly that Dinah can't get arrested for a kidnapping she admitted to. Reva's pregnancy and cancer have felt like a afterthought. Mallet and Marina are perfectly sweet, but I've never thought they shared much chemistry. Shane's storyline with Edmund is meh.
And I have to say, GL has the worst sets in daytime. The sickly green hospital was bad enough, but since changing their production model, they've been using this completely illogical courtroom set that looks like a giant aquarium. It's impossible to stage a credible scene in there; it's all awkward angles and neck-craning lines of sight. What the hell were they thinking?
"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)
It really is starting to feel like every scene is a part of a bigger storyline. GL hasn't felt like that in nearly 2 yrs. Phillip being back has added the perfect element and the silly scenes of useless nonchalant talk that went on in gazebo's, around the pond, or while cleaning a microwave has all but disappeared. Everything seems to actually be working towards something bigger and that feels RIGHT!
Let's hope it's not wishful thinking and the writers actually are going places with the stories that are unfolding now.
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CBS Shopping for ‘Light’ Replacement Network Weighs Fate of Long-Running Soap By Josef Adalian
CBS may soon decide to pull the plug on “Guiding Light,” the longest-running daytime drama in television history. While no final decision has been made, the network’s deal for the Procter & Gamble-produced drama—the least watched of the eight daytime serials currently on the air—ends in September. But if CBS does drop “Guiding Light,” it likely would lock in a decision within the next month, people familiar with the matter said. That would give writers a chance to tie up storylines. CBS also would need to finalize new programming for the daytime hour that “Guiding Light” would be vacating. In the most significant indication that the network is seriously pondering life without “Guiding Light,” CBS has been talking to outside studios about potential replacement programming for the show, sources said. Possibilities under discussion include both game shows and talk shows. CBS could easily cut its programming costs for the hour in half by switching away from a scripted drama. Representatives for CBS and P&G declined comment. In addition to contracting with an outside studio for programming to replace “Light,” CBS daytime chief Barbara Bloom has been developing possible in-house candidates for the soap opera’s slot. CBS executives are taking their time deciding the fate of “Light,” which has survived more than 70 years on radio and television. P&G also produces the CBS soap “As the World Turns.” Nonetheless, a decision by CBS to end “Light’s” run on the network wouldn’t be a surprise. The serial has been the subject of cancellation rumors for the better part of a decade. Those rumors became particularly intense within the past 18 months, but P&G threw something of a Hail Mary pass last year when it implemented a radical reworking of “Light’s” production model. On Feb. 29, 2008, the show ditched its traditional storytelling style in favor of a lower-cost model that also was intended to give the show a more realistic, less staged feel. Around the same time, CBS renewed “Light” for the current season, retaining an option for an additional season. Ratings for the show haven’t improved since the switch. “Light” is averaging a 0.9 rating among women 18-49 and a 1.6 household rating, according to Nielsen. Season-to-date, it’s averaging 2.17 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in women 18-49; season-to-season, it’s down 18% in viewers and down 25% in the demographic. “Light” began life as a radio soap opera, moving to CBS television.
Moving to the Web? It’s possible P&G or CBS could attempt to keep the show alive in some form on the Internet, though doing so likely would require another radical reinvention of its production model. Much of the daytime drama business is struggling, with ratings for most soaps down significantly over the past decade. NBC is down to one soap, “Days of Our Lives,” following the decision to dump “Passions” in 2007 (the show survived one more season on DirecTV).
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As more news keep coming out, P&G are going to try to keep some of the characters in the P&G universe ala AW. So don't be suprise to see some Springfield ppl in Oakdale.
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Well Frons is consistent at least. Notice who's missing from that list: Robert Newman, Kim Zimmer, Ron Raines, Justin Deas, Grant Aleksander, Marj Dusay, Beth Chamberlin. In other words, anyone 45 and up, who are the demographic of people nobody wants to see kiss.
Chappell had better sign on the dotted line before Frons realizes she's 43 and limits her to great-grandmother roles.
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