Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 12:14:28 -0400 
From: Liz Fox <lf01+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: DOOL -- Miscellaneous Garbage

 
[Vix not Lix]
 
First, Jeff I love your NBC remark.  How totally true!
 
Second, I actually have watched (read FF'd) through Days for three days
straight now).  I felt it was my duty because it is my intention to ream
that pathetic excuse for an actress, Spaci, for her sure to be pathetic
attempts to die from an illness and surely insult anyone who has had
someone close to them die from cancer.  To do this reaming, I have to
watch.  Although, yesterday she was enough to make anyone lose their
cookies.
 
Due to actually sitting through three episodes, I have several observations.
 
a)  The casting director for Days needs to be fired.  Would someone tell me
how SB got Sydney Penny, Paula Irvine, Robert Fontaine, Eric Close etc, etc
etc, and we get Scarrie and the idiots at Bullistix (loved it Spud but I think
it casts aspersions on those great guys from Chicago), Jesse, Asstin while
losing Classic Carrie and Eve??  I wanted to stand up and cheer when Charlotte
Ross was quoted as saying that she took guitar lessons for her new role.  God!
What a concept!  Researching a role.  We get the woman who won't learn Italian
and who will undoubtedly plow her way through tough death scenes without
researching what it might be like to have cancer and roBozo (way to go 
Paaaaapppppaaaayyya) the idiot non-pool player (I almost choked on this scene).
 
b)  In my humble opinion, we ought to write a slew of letters to the NAACP
to get them to protest the treatment of minorities on this show.  It is
appalling.  Marcus is second banana to a resident.  Abe lets Roman make 
critical decisions on a cadet.  And Friday, the drugged out guy holding 
everyone hostage was a minority and the white boy saved the day.  Maybe the 
NAACP could put the fear of god in Kenny.  He deserves it.
 
c)  Carpy.  What can I say??  She is pathetic.  Boo hiss to Dr Ruth and
congrats
to the netter who correctly pointed out that us professional women do not
need her as a role model and yes some of us do make the effort to look good
at work (as I sit here with my red manicured nails, make-up, and a cute little
black outfit -- hey, I need all the help I can get).  Lisanne rolled over
her.  Heck, I'm rooting for Lisanne to trash old Abdulla's life.  Sorry
writers, you are not motivating me in the direction you had hoped.  And
WOULD SOMEONE GIVE THAT WOMAN SOME DICTION LESSONS???  Maybe it just takes
too much energy to move those humongous lips.
 
d)  Thanks Lix for the tape of the Drake and Deidre scenes.  Well, for those
who say he can't act -- you're partially right.  He can't act with Spaci
but then few can.  On the other hand, he sure drags up Deidre's performance.
She is awful without him.  I liked Roger yesterday, but she sucked big time.
And your precious Wayne is a no-op, so I suppose this means that Drake is
a better actor than Wayne or Deidre.  Sorry folks, I'd give anything to have
Drake back as Roman Brady.  They blew this so bad that everyone involved
ought to be fired.  A five year-old could have come up with a better plot.
 
e)  Vivian and Lizard -- yes!  Lisanne was priceless on Friday.  In fact folks,
I vote for Lisanne and Drake.  They would be wonderful.  They have chemistry.
They have humor (boy, I'd like to see him smile again).  She'd keep him
where he belongs -- in the bedroom.  She has a brain.  She is somewhat devious
which is a good balance for Mr Upstanding Citizen and vice versa.  He could
tone her down and give her depth.  She has a job.  Yep, this is the Days
super-couple of the future.  Now, will those idiots in charge recognize it??
Probably not even though he has a great history with just this type of woman.
 
f)  Was I the only one who wanted to retch when Bo told Abe that the Salem
PD needed him as much as he needed them??  Abe should have fired him on the
spot.  What a petulant, immature, sullen, egomaniacal idiot.  And he's supposed
to be my hero????   NOT!!
 
g)  Drake and that twit were AWFUL yesterday.  That excercise bit was so
lame.  And this GARBAGE of her being such a wonderful business advisor is
ridiculous.  The woman never worked or if she did, that's the job I want.
20 hours a year with full benefits.  I like it.  And I love the fact that
they aren't even making her learn lines anymore.  She just listens in on the
monitor and makes faces.  Bleah.  Yuck, yuck, yuck!
 
And finally, I have a couple of comments on the to do chemotherapy or not
issue.  I am thrilled that Spackle won't attempt it.  She'd be horrible.
Yes, pancreatic cancer is deadly, but in all honesty I have seen people opt
for chemo/radiation treatment when there is no hope.  This is especially
true when they have a family.  I just watched a good friend of mine die
from cancer that had metasticized everywhere.  His grown children could
not accept his disease (including a daughter who is a doctor) and so he
had chemo and radiation and was more miserable than ever.  He was dead
within six months of the diagnosis.  It would be realistic for the creature
to go through treatments.  However, in a way, I'm glad she won't.  I think
it is sends out a realistic message.  Chemo and radiation are horrible.  When
a pharmacist makes the chemo solution, they wear double gloves, a disposable
mask, and a disposable gown.  Usually, they rotate making these among all
pharmacists so no one gets too much exposure.  They are that toxic.  I
hated to watch people suffer through this treatment when there was no need.  
On the other hand, some cancers, like Hodgkins disease, are completely
curable (although they still call it remission) with these treatments so
in these cases it is certainly worth it as in any case where there is a
reasonable chance.
 
Sorry for the rampage there, but this has always been a sore point with me.
 
Vix
 

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