From: cf@planck.physics.purdue.edu (Coleen Flanagan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL: Character opinions
Summary: Enough already
Date: 8 Oct 92 20:59:50 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Physics Department

In article <BvrorK.E5@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> e2hooger@leibniz.uwaterloo.ca (Erica Hoogerbeets) writes:

>For instance, for Jenn's shower, I did NOT think it centered on
>Carly. Okay, it did have a scene with her and Jenn talking about 
>Carly having a baby, but let's face it, that's something you talk
>about at a shower. Other than that, we saw Isabella and Jenn. But,
>since you're looking so hard to see Carly everywhere, you do. Maybe
>if you weren't looking SO hard to find every instance of Carly 
>appearing on the show, you wouldn't notice it quite so much. I do
>agree that she seems to be taking over the show lately (the only
>one with much of a storyline other than Isabella),but I don't find
>it all that bad. I'd rather watch her than Kim or Marlena!

>Erica


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            I meant to answer this post last week but my news
            feed is having problems.  You seem to think we are
            seeing only what we are expecting?  Believe me, I
            don't want to see Carly on my tv screen but how can
            anyone help but expect her to show up and by God
            she never lets us down.  She's there in our worst
            dreams. I hardly see how the character of Carly can
            be ignored when she's in most storylines. I think
            most posters here will agree that if she was put
            in the backburner for even one month there would
            be 75% less complaints.  As far as Jen's baby shower
            went Carly not only got the chance to feel sorry
            for herself AGAIN, but it was HER gift that had
            Jen all aglow.  Not Alice's, not Izzy's, or Julie's.
            Jen even had to show the damn thing to Jack.  It
            was Bo/Carly's conversation on the Horton porch 
            we were made to listen to.  Jen even hugged Carly 
            and thanked her for the shower!  WHAT DID CARLY 
            DO FOR IT??  When Izzy fainted John didn't yell
            "Call 911", or "Call the hospital" - he said 
            "Call Carly"!  Larry ceases to have a life unless
            Carly is a part of it.  Izzy couldn't die without
            her standing by.  I do believe Tom and Marcus are
            doctors too but obviously Tom is considered old
            and useless to Corday and Marcus is only good 
            for those filler scenes when Carly needs a boost.
            The only story she hasn't managed to weasel her
            way into is TripKims and the Lombards.  I have
            faith in her though - she will overcome those
            obstacles somehow.  As long as Stella is out to
            get Marlena maybe she can off two doctors in one
            blow.  I will be forever in her debt. "Go Stella"!
            (Marlena, then Carly,...can Corday be far behind"?)

            I can barely stomach TripKims ending every show
            with that tramatized look.  You'd think she had
            to watch DAYS live.  :-))  

            I don't think that the fact J&J's storylines have
            been lame for a good two years now is any big
            surprise.  I've complained about the way Jennifer
            has been written for at least as long.  Being in
            the minority I liked the Cruise of Deception and
            it marked the last time J&J were allowed to show
            real emotions, and weren't made to look like a
            couple of jokes.  Since J&J were never given many
            love scenes or romance the cave scene was a welcome
            sight to me.  Next to the Hawk story the Katerina
            story was the pits.  I liked the game show simply
            because it got Jack out of a stupid blue leisure 
            suit and into primetime.  When the material is good 
            so are the actors.  Staci Greason is a perfect example 
            of that.  A story can also be good but if the actors 
            involved are not allowed any airtime the story gets
            lost in the shuffle.  It may seem like Jen's pregnancy
            was long but how much of it was actually shown? Jack
            and Jen have become an entity all by themselves.
            They interact with very few characters.  It's like
            Corday wants to keep them in this little corner away
            from any other major storylines and away from his
            personal favorite actors.  WHAT IS HE AFRAID OF??
            That the show could possibly become interesting again
            without Crystal having a damn thing to do with it?
            Jen is hardly blah and Jack is miles away from being 
            wishy-washy.  J&J have lots of potential and if given
            a chance could and would blow away the competition.
            
            
           
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            Coleen
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