From: cf@bohr.physics.purdue.edu (Coleen L. Flanagan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL: Soap Mag's Info
Summary: Lotsa Comments
Date: 19 Aug 92 19:35:10 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Physics Department


	If a newcomer becomes an overnight success, the show may renegotiate
> mid contract.  The actor pledges more time to the show -- perhaps a year or
> two is added on to the contract -- and, as a reward, the actor gets a
> raise.  According to Uncle Kenny, that's what happed with Crystal Chappell,
> when she became a "fan favorite" as DOOL's Carly Manning.  "It was almost a
> mutual approach," he recalls.  " I think we met somewhere outside her
> dressing room.  She said, 'You know, I'm carrying a lot of story now.  I'd
> like to see a little bit more of an endeavor on your part to compensate
> me.'  I said, 'Great, I'd like to see a little more effort on your part to
> commit to the show for a long period of time.'  She was willing, I was
> willing, and it was done."  

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   If this isn't total proof of Corday's devotion to Crystal Chappell
   nothing is!!  Where does SOD get this idea that Crystal has become
   an overnight success???  ONLY in Corday's mind.  If she's such a
   treasure why hasn't she done anything for the ratings?  I just love
   Crystal's negotiating statement -- "I'm carrying a lot of story now" 
   which loosely translated means "I AM THE ENTIRE SHOW".  I'm in all the
   storylines, I right all wrongs, I'm the only Doctor anyone is allowed
   to trust, and all men adore me especially Bo and Larry.  Bo worships
   the ground I walk on and Larry can't get me out of his mind.  I
   think this woman has graced more than one producer's casting couch.


> "That all depends on whether MANHATTAN LIVES, is picked up," she admits,
> adding that, on ML, Marlena's "a single woman in New York."  Man trouble
> won't be the only problem on Dr. Brady's chart:  "As Roger goes through
> rehab, Marlena will discover that Stella's the real dangerous one."
   
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    I cannot fathom the reasoning behind why the Lombard's are STILL
    on this show.  I thought they were a passing phase to get through
    the hospital lawsuit storyline but they're STILL ON.  Matt Ashford
    has been ignored most of the summer because in Corday's warped mind
    he feels Roger, Stella, and Jesse are interesting and are a great
    addition to DAYS.  Kenny continually says he will bring the focus
    of the show back to the Horton's and Brady's.  I have yet to see
    any story for Tom, Alice, Maggie, Mickey, or Julie.  Any story for
    the Brady's usually is a premise to encompass the all important
    Carly, and her sidekick Bo.  Even Kim isn't garnering loads of
    airtime (not that I'm complaining).  Now Stella will be working
    at the cop shop.  I think I remember Jack working with the cops
    for a couple of "Days" and he hasn't been seen since!  You think
    Willie misses him?  I sure do!!
    
    
> The Two Faces Of Kim:  It'll take more than two aspirin to cure Kimberly's
> headaches.  It seems the trauma of the accident unleashed an alternative
> personality, Lacey, who will raise hell in the fall.  "Kimberly will
> realize something is wrong, but she won't be sure how to stop it," Anderson
> explains.
    
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      This story sort of ticks me off.  If I recall Jack went for
      tests and his tests results were negative.  Jack's symptoms
      persisted but everyone made him feel like a fool. Kim's tests
      results also came out negative and I haven't noticed Marcus
      treating her as if she's nuts.  The viewers know Kim's headaches
      are the real thing, as were Jack's many symptoms to him and us.
      It just goes to show you how easily the writers can make a
      character's illness serious and turn the other character's
      illness into a joke.  Illness is not a laughing matter in any
      way, shape, or form.


> The Ties That Bind:  A shocking event brings Carly, Vivian and Lawrence
> closer together -- and it's not what you think.  While it takes its toll on
> Carly and Bo, love will conquer all:  "We will see the chinks in their
> relationship, but we'll also see how devoted they are to each other."

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       Who the hell cares!!


> Meanwhile, Jack and Jenn discover a new devotion:  Parenthood.  Shortly
> after their baby is born, Jenn will find "national notoriety and a nice
> paycheck."  How will Jack react to her success?  And Carrie and Austin will

> In the DOOL scenes, Calliope's a talk show host and Jenn is her Ed
> McMahon-esqe sidekick.  "She's much better than Calliope, which makes
> Calliope panic," Sorkin reveals.  At first, Sorkin was nervous about the

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       Of course!  Jennifer is going to look BETTER than Calliope.
       Did I ever doubt it would be any other way?  Why does this
       woman always receive the accolades while Jack remains the
       struggling sap.  JenJen is going to be famous NATIONWIDE??
       Oh puleeez, pass me the Tums!  I haven't missed Jennifer.
       I've missed my Jack and his so-called promised storyline
       this summer but not Jen.  Unfortunately without her there
       seems to be no him!  Sad but true. 


> Two of DOOL stars were listed as "Today's Tenn Hottest Stars."  Here are
> comments about the two stars from the "experts."

> Crystal Chappell:  "The character of Dr. Carly Manning has become pivotal
> to the show, practically indispensable.  I think Crystall Chappell is an
> extraordinary actress and has the star quality that the show so desperately
> needs at this point,"  says TV GUIDE Contributing Editor Michael Logan.
> "She brings a refreshing change to the kind of mousy heroines we've been
> seeing on DAYS.  Thanks to her portrayal, Carly is emerging as incredibly
> savvy -- a real winner -- in contrast to the other leading female
> characters that the show has been forcing down our throats for the last
> five years."  Dr. Ruth Westheimer adds:  "It's very nice to admit that a
> professional woman doesn't have to be ugly and unattractive."

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        And I had such respect for Michael Logan from TV GUIDE.
        He went down 50 notches after reading this bunch of trash.
        Indispensable???  I repeat THE RATINGS SURE DO REFLECT HER 
        INDISPENSABILITY!  "Star quality"?  "Refreshing change"?
        She invokes lots of freshness especially when the viewers
        see her 5 days a week!  He talks about leading characters
        being forced down our throats and obviously fails to see
        this actress as being one of those characters.  Too bad
        he's thinking with his......you get the idea.

> Matthew Ashford:  When Mari Lyn Henry taught a workshop at North Carolina
> School for the Arts, young Ashford was one of her star students.  "He was
> definitely the class stud, but with one exception," she remembers.  "He
> didn't act like one.  He had a sincerity that made him even more appealing.
> The last time I saw him was at [last year's] Emmys, and I thought, 'My God,
> this kid doesn't age.'"

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         Whatta guy!!!  :-)) 


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