From: mins@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (timothy.j.mizerak)
Subject: DOOL:  Thursday's show
Keywords: Carly and Nicky, Vivian and Larry and Lisanne, Kim
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 16:05:22 GMT


Ok all you "Talk about the show" fans, here we go....

Carly really REALLY irritated me when she scolded Nicky during breakfast.
First off, she was cold and uncaring to him throughout the entire show.
She seems to forget that this is a CHILD and that she needs to be more
accepting of his own personality.   But I will say that this attitude is
in-character for her, as she doesn't really consider anyone else EVER.
But anyway, at breakfast the comment is made about the boys being up all
night whispering.  Carly says to Nicky "ShawnD isn't used to such late 
hours" or some such nasty remark.  Excuse me, but they were BOTH talking
and it is hardly either one's fault.  I'm sure we can all remember an
incident from our childhood when an adult other than our parents reprimanded
us for something they had no business to.  Add "bad disposition around
children" to the list of Carly's faults.  I was so glad that Vivian made
the remark later on about Carly's lack of a nuturing nature, which implied
her reasoning behind the whole farce.  I am really starting to believe that
Vivian knew EXACTLY what she was doing when she stole Nicky, and that the
kid is much better off for it.  [No, it's still not right.]  And also, I
hope Crystal is shaking in her boots.  I know I'd be if I was so clearly
out-acted by an 8 yr. old.


Wasn't it strange how Larry and Lisanne totally narrated the unseen "Icky
is a hit at the board meeting" scene?  Why in the world didn't we see that
scene?  I'll tell you why.  They tried to shoot it and Staci just couldn't
pull it off.  The picture would have been too shaky as the camera men were
laughing uncontrollably and the footage just had to be edited out.  Please,
I just can't envision, no matter how hard I try, a scene with Isabella 
outwitting Larry and Lisanne.  I'm so glad that some merciful soul in 
charge at DAYS had the decency to spare us.

Also, Lisanne and Vivian [who were AWESOME, BTW]  quipped about revealing
age and income.  This seemed like it was in reference to something else,
but I can't remember anything else to make a connection.  Does anybody?
Perhaps they cut too much out when editing out "Icky at the meeting", 
no doubt due to their delirious state over the whole thing.  


Now, about Kim...   I mostly agree with Sally's comments but I do have some
complaints.  I like how Patsy is playing the grief and the indecision when
she is "herself", but I was disappointed by the way the "other Kim" came
out.  First of all, it all happened too fast.  There should have been more
scenes with subtle hints at what was happening to her.  We get the fight
with Caroline and then boom!  Kim is whacked out and buying wild lipstick.
They must have rushed this.  I saw a promo for this storyline for the first
time *during* yesterday's show.  That has to be the first time they've
promoted something using scenes that are from the show that is currently
running.  Excuse me, but wake up TPTB!  If we are seeing your little ad
it means we have already bought the product you are trying to sell.  

Anyway, I thought the whole "other Kim" was much too superficial and 
stereotypical.  If you can think of only one adjective that sums up a
person, that is a bad sign.  For "other Kim" it is "slutty".  Not very
interesting.  I would have liked to have scene a new *personality*
come out, not a caricature.  And get ready, I do blame Patsy a lot for
this.  There was very little dialogue involved yesterday and a lot of
the "other Kim" stuff will be improvised and conveyed non-verbally.
This is Patsy's chance to do something with the "character" and add 
some depth, and so far, I am disappointed.   Also, a really good
actress should be able to convey the "change" through facial expressions
alone.  We should be looking into her eyes and *seeing* that she just
switched over.  This wasn't the case yesterday.  I hope this storyline
gets better.  



Sorry about the length here.


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