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Originally posted by MichaelJay:
Did anyone else notice that Viki mentioned Joe Riley when she was talking about Jessica's unborn baby not knowing her/his father?
I rewound and listened again. How great to mention Joe and their history. This is why OLTL is so great right now. I just hope the ratings keep going up. This show deserves to be number one.

Yes i did notice that... they've done a great job lately of mentioning their history. The other day Dorian (while making Charlie drink) prayed to Mel Hayes, her now dead husband who was an alcholic.

I just hope that in a few weeks from now we get a Jessica/Dorian confrontation where Jessica screams at Dorian and mentions the fact that Dorian is also repsonsible for the death of her daughter Megan (when Dorian ran a pregnant Jessica over).

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Originally posted by Boidiva02:
I just hope that in a few weeks from now we get a Jessica/Dorian confrontation where Jessica screams at Dorian and mentions the fact that Dorian is also repsonsible for the death of her daughter Megan (when Dorian ran a pregnant Jessica over).

Well, this is entirely possible since we KNOW that RC remembers that. How do we know this? Because Nora reminded Dorian about it one night outside of La Boulai earlier this year.

I have to say that Forbes March really stepped up to bat with his death scene. Well done. I also like how things are moving in Llanview, but that there are still tons of secrets yet to reveal. Great plotting, RC!!!

I'm a LONG time viewer of OLTL and MAN, RC is on fire. This week will be such a pivotal one for everyone involved. And what's great about how RC writes is that EVERYONE IS involved. We haven't even gotten to Shane's parentage and the fact that David is the real heir.

Those two secrets, coupled with the return of Tina and Marty next week, WOW!!! The material and possibilities for RC are limitless.

OLTL is as good right now as it has ever been!!

BRAVO!!!

Kudos to Forbes March-only in death, did he show great skill as an actor. Maybe he should have been a ghost all this time! Bree Williamson was astounding in the eppy where Jessica rails at God and all that before the death scenes.
She seemed so real. That was all the way around, an episode for many Emmy reels.
This is classic soap opera and maybe, JUST MAYBE, when TIIC of all shows see the dramatic rise in the ratings they'll realize what we've all known all along: It's about honest and compelling human emotion.

When does Andrea Evans and Susan Haskell debut?

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Originally posted by GloFish:
When does Andrea Evans and Susan Haskell debut?

I think both debut next week sometime... one of the sites i frequent has a Andrea Evans countdown that as of last week said "9 days until Andrea Evans returns"... i've heard Haskell returns end of next week.

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When does Andrea Evans and Susan Haskell debut?

I read both will appear Wed June 11.

I'm not sure how I feel about Williamson. Those crying, wheezing fits she were having when Nash was first hauled into the hospital were cringe-worthy. She has her good days though.

Does anyone know if Erin Torpey is still an actress?

Williamson's emoting was a little much for me, but she nailed her scenes on Friday with Melissa Archer, who has also risen to the occasion and turned in a stellar performance on a wonderful episode showcasing the acting talents of OLTL's vets: Strasser, Slezak, Woods, Lavosier, Gallo-Fumero.

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Does anyone know if Erin Torpey is still an actress?

Last i read she was focusing mostly on trying to get a record deal because she's apparently a country singer but she does also audition still and has been up for some of the bigger roles on daytime in the last few years--- Auditioned for Role of Belle on DOOL (i believe after Kirsten Storms left), was up for Maxie on GH, was considered for a recast of Courtney on GH when Leigh Willis first opted not to re-sign (and before they decided to kill her off) and i think a few others but she hasn't really turned up since.

I like what Ron Carlivati is trying to do, but he's being let down. The acting in the boardroom scenes followed by Nash's fall was laughable at times. Why did no one step in and stop this? You had the extras laughably bad as the upset stockholders. Robert S. Woods was awful and Forbes March showed why he was fired. He had a smirk for no apparent reason and his big scene was cringe-inducing. On top of that, Bree Williamson can not scream convincingly. Where are the directors? producers?

The show has scenes of greatness followed by utter mediocrity and/or embarrassing acting. Why are the bad actors allowed to continue this way?

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You had the extras laughably bad as the upset stockholders.

I'll definately give you that but I think you judge the rest a tad harshly Crystal. OLTL has great casting directors who tend to find very fine talent for long term players but their extras sometimes look like they're right out of a dramalogue. It does break up banging moments a bit I've noticed as well. Some good points as usual but you really just gotta give over to it some more. The days of perfect soap opera episodes went and died in the 1990's. OLTL is the only soap on the air who's even getting a sniff at one to be fair these days.

BTW----Read an item in Soap Opera Weekly on this week's issue and under "CRAZY RUMORS" was a little bit claiming to look for Martha Byrne to be hired as a recast for OLTL's Cassie Callison. While admittedly a rumor in the magazine I only mention it because the more I think about it the more delicious the idea becomes to me. Non think? If only Gina Tonogoni could save herself fom the crazy camerawork and Sesame Street sets at Guiding Light and come back as Kelly we'd have all the Cramer girls back at the same time. How fabulous would the show get then....?

Would love it if Byrne went to OLTL as Cassie and went head-to-head with Strasser. Hope it's not just a rumor.

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Originally posted by Awards_Master:

I'll definately give you that but I think you judge the rest a tad harshly Crystal. OLTL has great casting directors who tend to find very fine talent for long term players but their extras sometimes look like they're right out of a dramalogue. It does break up banging moments a bit I've noticed as well. Some good points as usual but you really just gotta give over to it some more. The days of perfect soap opera episodes went and died in the 1990's. OLTL is the only soap on the air who's even getting a sniff at one to be fair these days.

The directors/producers allow lazy and inappropriate acting on the screen. I don't think it's being nitpicky when you have extras ruining a scene, Robert S. Woods off his game, Forbes March smirking, playing with his hair, and then being totally ridiculous in his confrontation scene which is followed by Bree Williamson's nonsensical screaming. I'm not meant to roll my eyes. I'm meant to be emotionally involved which I can't be then and the following episode when inappropriate music plays over a man falling to his eventual death. Yes, it was a recap, but it reminded me of that banshee wailing as Jeffrey was shot on GL.

The writing has vastly improved, but the production side is still exceedingly lazy. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect care to be taken and most of these problems could have been solved. A simple "Forbes, stop smirking" would have solved the one problem in the boardroom episode.

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I'm not getting your hate of the show. Even though you are entitled to your opinions I just don't get the constant finding something wrong w/the show. What Ron has done to the show is amazing. This show this time last yr was crap (As shown by one of their Emmy submissions) but when Asa's funneral came OMG.
But anyways since Carlivati came back to the helm its has been great. Giving Blair a back bone & reenergizing Robin Stasser should be praise.
Williamson performance this wk. has been laughable but at the end of Thurs. eppy & all of Fri. eppy she got it together and began to show what she can do.
March's performace as a man dying was great (the best acting I've seen from him since Jessica's transplant)

So I guess everyone has to agree to disagree.

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Originally posted by Crystal:
I like what Ron Carlivati is trying to do, but he's being let down. The acting in the boardroom scenes followed by Nash's fall was laughable at times. Why did no one step in and stop this? You had the extras laughably bad as the upset stockholders. Robert S. Woods was awful and Forbes March showed why he was fired. He had a smirk for no apparent reason and his big scene was cringe-inducing. On top of that, Bree Williamson can not scream convincingly. Where are the directors? producers?

The show has scenes of greatness followed by utter mediocrity and/or embarrassing acting. Why are the bad actors allowed to continue this way?

You know what, I was thinking the exact same thing. As good as OLTL is right now, their producing and directing team are pretty sub-par. If OLTL had Y&R's, GH's, or B&B's directing and production team, then the show would be firing on every cylinder. I do think that Forbes March did a good job with the facial expressions when all was going down but once he started speaking, it all went to hell. Thankfully, I'm not the only one who thought that Bree Williamson was awful on the June 5th episode. Haven't seen Friday's episode yet, but that insufferable wailing, overwrought gasping, hands to the face, and weird facial expressions was embarrassing to watch. Even Erika Slezak has been missing the mark lately at times, with the constant head bobbling, I don't know why she keeps doing it. Argh!?! I still like her though. Hopefully the returns of Andrea Evans and Susan Haskell will give the show a better acting boost. Right now Robin Strasser, Kassie DePaiva, and Melissa Fumero are the most captivating performers to watch. Oh yeah, and who else HATED Rex coming down on Adrianna like that, blaming EVERY.SINGLE. thing on her? What an ass!

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Right now Robin Strasser, Kassie DePaiva, and Melissa Fumero are the most captivating performers to watch.

So true. All Emmy worthy performances

I was not completely on board for Carlivati's first stint, but I am not blaming Ron Carlivati. I think his work has improved to the point that I'm more interested in the show--the Cramer women in the kitchen, the new Adrianna, the new Addie, Rex's parentage, David, Viki and Charlie, the return of Tina and Marty, more Roxie, etc. My point is that the production team is letting him down. The work is shoddy and it's the shame shoddy work that showed itself in their emmy reels last year. Who is responsible for letting the weak acting on air? Some of it removes me from what should have been a very dramatic, moving storyline. Wiliamson has always been an erratic performer. She was much better on Friday's episode, but she also ruined some of the other scenes with acting MTSROCKS described perfectly. Trevor St. John has done the same thing since Paris, Texas. Why is no one saying, "knock it off!"? Who is minding the store? It doesn't matter how good the writing is if the production staff is subpar.

Maybe what OLTL needs is someone like Ed Scott is to DAYS, a person who can bring out the best performances in each actor. I will 100% agree about St. John, just awful. And even Tuc Watkins hasn't been that captivating this time around, IMHO.