Black Enterprise: Article on Daytime Television

The new issue of Black Enterprise (with my homeboy Cedrick Kyles on the cover) has a nice article on African Americans and daytime television. It was a nice balanced article pointing out the programs that are in place to bring more people of color to the behind-the-scenes action, as well as lauding the strides daytime television has made.

I would definitely recommend reading if one is interested in the production aspects of soap operas.

YR: JT's Singing Career

I admit that I don't watch Y&R as much as the other CBS soaps, but...

What happened to JT as the recording artist--the career that was taking off so that it caused problems with Colleen?

ATWT: Jack and the Divorce Papers

Not having your memory is one thing.
But turning into an asshole is another.

Why, why, why did Jack bring Julia along when he was serving Carly with divorce papers?! I really thought Jack was still a good guy inside, yet this proves otherwise. Only a big jerk would bring along "the other woman" to something already so emotionally charged.

It's one thing to stick in the knife with those papers. It's made worse by twisting the knife by bringing along Julia.

YR: Malcolm's back part 2

CBS Daytime can relly nail some commercials. I love the one promoting Shemar Moore's return.

The one that goes something like "Malcoms wsa in a terrible accident and presumed dead. We have now found the body" voiceover of the camera spanning from Shemar's feet to his whole body.

Yum, Yum!!

YR: Malcolm's back part 1

I like that they have brought back a Malcolm with an edge. His reunions now that he is back in Genoa City have not been all flowers as joy as he returns with a definitive grudge.
This should make for good story.

ATWT: Who needs Dr. Lynn Michaels when you have Carly?

Who nees psychotherapy? Carly has nailed Jack's problem.

The boathouse scene was quite an epiphany. Carly realized that Jack's "just add water" relationship with Julia and JJ were only attempts to fill this missing parts of himself. The Jack Snyder that is a husband and a father. And that hole that is still there--and not filled by Julia and JJ--is the need for Carly/Sage/Parker.

Unfortunately, Jack took this one step in the wrong direction wiht his propsoal to Julia. Right after he remembers his wedding to Carly in Montanna, he "fills the hole" of a need for a wedding by getting on bended knee and proposing another wedding. Jack just has the wrong bride.

GL: Philip's death and funeral

The writer's did such a good job of making us hate him that it took some of the punch out of his funeral. As a fan of Philip & Beth from back in the day (e.g. their prom), I should have been a little more sad. However, I could see more from Olivia's point of view than Beth's. More on the lines of "good riddance of bad rubbish".

BB: Amber's non-preganancy

This storyline has been good as it revealed the answers to some questions left open after Amber's miscarriage a few years back. However, it just proves that Stephanie really needs to get a life. If she isn't nosing around in Ridge's relationships, it's Ridge's son. I would think that with all Thorne is doing to bring this to her attention, Stephanie would be changing her ways.

GL: The JB and Tammy thing

Really ,writers. What was the point of pushing it so far that cousins JB and Tammy slept together? The kissing was bad enough, but this?! It wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't Tammy's first.
And the most sickening part is that Reva "center of the GL universe" is the reason Jonathan/JB did this. For revenge against Reva.
Growing up, my father always said soaps are "too much drama". And this time it might be true--drama for drama's sake. Not for good storytelling.

ATWT: Lucinda and Jordan

Hmm..this Jordan working for Lucinda thing has me thinking...
..what if Jordan is Lucinda's son?

Remember back when David Stenbeck was introduced. James Stenbeck tried to pass him off as Lucinda's son. Lucinda didn't find it an improbability and thought it possible until proven otherwise. Now, we have shown that Joran is Stenbeck's son. But who is the baby's mama?

Things that make you go, hmm...

GL: Would someone please shoot Philip now..

And put him out of everone's misery?!

ATWT: Old Hal/New Hal

Randolph Mantooth is once again replacing Benjamin Hendrickson as Hal Munson. He did the same when Hendrickson needed a leave a while back. However, all signs point to this as a permanent recast.

I like Randolph Mantooth. I liked him when he was on Emergency! back in the early 70's. He is a good actor, seems to understand the role of Hal. I just think this will take some getting used to--an adjustment. Probably within a year, I will forget there was a recast.

B&B: Brooke's Back!

I don't see where this is going (or I don't see exactly how Brooke is going to help the Forresters keep Thorne at bay), but the ads make it look good.

If you haven't seen it, go to:

http://www.cbs.com/daytime/quickies/#

Brooke's line of "let's put the focus back where it belongs---on me!" is so classic.

ATWT: Alison and Chris

I am actually enjoying this storyline even though it looks like these two won't end up together. Actually I think Alison and Aaron will make a good couple so this breakup won't turn me off.

That said, I know Hal has been ignoring Emily; but is she really going to leave him for Chris? I can hear Kim's lecture already.

ATWT: Dusty and Lucy

Are they serious about this couple? She is, wha,t 18? And he is 30-something?

What could these two have in common? One shared experience?

Please.

B&B: I don't care!!!

Hey B&B producers, listen up: I DONT' CARE!!!

I don't care about Rick and Caitlyn. I don't care about Thomas and Amber (although the way the two stories are being played out is very hypocritical).

I don't really care about Jackie and Massimo. Although they are better than the above.

I do care about: 1)Ridge and Brooke. 2)Thorne getting revenge on Forrester.

I don't mind other storylines just the above "teen" storylines are pointless and the other "old fogie" story is same old, same old.

ATWT: Carly and Jack and Julia

Carly and Jack are my favorite, favorite couple. And usually in a soap love triangle there is someone to dislike.
However, this Julia seems to be a decent person who does not want to get hurt when Jack eventually regains his memory and goes back to his old life.
Now, we find out she has an *sshole ex-husband. Makes you even more sympathetic to the character. Well...only to the point where I wonder how ATWT can use her in Oakdale once Jack comes back to his family.

GL: Phillip

The writers are being consistent in their drive to make Phillip a true ass. The question is: why? Alan is there to play the Spaulding meanie role so is this truly needed? Shouldn't Phillip just be happy he is happy and closer to sanity than he was months ago.

On a side note: Too bad Phillip and Olivia are divorcing. They made an interesting couple and I think they truly had feeling for one another at one point.

BB: Thomas and Amber

Are they serious to put these two as a couple?

Sometimes I think Brad Bell and Co are sick, sick people.

ATWT: Barbara

Glad to see that Barbara's reformed ways lasted all of 2 days.

The downside is that I liked seeing her with Walker. Well, I liked seeing Walker and if it took a romance with Barbara...