From: lf01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Liz Fox)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL: About time for a murder.
Date: 9 Apr 92 15:17:36 GMT
Organization: Office of the Dean - CFA, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA



On 08-Apr-92 in Re: DOOL:  About time for a..
user Ann Pinyan@bonnie.Corp.S writes:
>As for the Carly and Isabella bashing, could it be that all these
>posters are jealous?  They are both quite beautiful, and great
>actresses as well.  I suppose you would all prefer the unchanging face
>of John Black (Stevens) to the expressive face of Carly.
Ann - No, we're not jealous.  I would NOT want to look like either
Crystal Chapell or Staci Greason. I just don't happen to find either of
these two women attractive. Now, Deborah Moore is another story!  I find
her to be quite beautiful and elegant.  I also just don't happen to
think that Crystal or Staci are good actresses - perhaps this also is
why I don't find them attractive or appealing.  I find Deborah Moore and
for that matter, Mary Beth Evans and Lynn Herring and Susan Seaforth
Hayes all to be good actresses and quite attractive.
On the flip side, Charley Lang is not "attractive in the classic sense
of the word" but I find him attractive because I like his character and
his acting.  I find people attractive because of their personality and
their charisma not because of their physical looks.  Because both the
characters of Carly and Isabella have no appeal for me and because the
actors who portray them do an abysmal acting job (IMHO), I find these
characters to be at the bottom of the DOOL scale.  Another point - Dave
is also not attractive in the classic sense but I find him to be
wonderful!  He is funny, charismatic, bubbly and an all-around nice guy.
 He is my hero!  

And as far as the Peel family goes, I have only met 5 of the family so
far (and before last month I had only met one) - and before I met them I
knew that I would like them - just from e-mail and posts - because they
were funny, sweet, sensitive and just nice people.  It didn't matter a
hoot what they looked like.  When I met several of them at Drake's PA it
seemed like we had known each other forever!  We got along famously.  We
had built up a rappore through the net and that just continued in
person.  I have no doubt that it will be the same way when I get to meet
more of the famiglia this summer.  I look forward to it!!

On 08-Apr-92 in Re: DOOL:  About time for a..
user Ann Pinyan@bonnie.Corp.S writes:
>Everyone has his or her own opinions, but the negative ones in this
>newsgroup seem to far outweigh the positive.  Is this because the
>differing viewpoints get shot to hell by an overwhelming majority?
> 
I honestly wasn't going to say much in this post but I got on a roll.. 
I believe that the negative comments come from those of us who believe
that this show can be better.  We KNOW that it can be better.  I have
recently gotten tapes from New Zealand (where they are 5 years behind
us) and can SEE how good the show used to be.  That's what we want - a
better show. And if TPTB ARE indeed reading this newsgroup then we want
to tell them what we don't like and also tell them what we do like and
WHY. I think E. Grace mentioned that she shouldn't have to say WHY she
likes a character. That's fine if she doesn't want to say why. I like to
know why people like or dislike a character.  In that way I can better
understand where that person is coming from.  I also like to say why I
like or dislike a scene or character so that TPTB know what we want to
see.

I'm sorry if some people feel excluded from the jokes or some comments
but the only way to not feel left out is to join in.  I hope to see you
all on the net.  We may bash characters but we try not to bash any of
our fellow netters out in public.  That's the difference.  I think down
deep we want to try to make our feelings known so that we possibly can
change the course of the show - but if not, it just makes me feel better
to get those things off my chest.

That's just my 2 cents....

Liz Fox
(aka Banana Peel)