Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:19:37 -0400 
From: Liz Fox <lf01+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: DOOL:  Thursday comments


[Vix not Lix]
 
Tim responds to Rose and Gail:
 
> In article <MuqDr*t71@cecily.UUCP> rose@cecily.UUCP (Rose M. Delckum) writes:
> >
> >> [Gail (gsaidjohnson@vax.csun.edu) not Joanna]
> >> 
> >> Except for the Kim stuff, I thought this was the best episode in ages.
> >
> >     Not to jump on a soapbx or anything, but what does this comment say abo
ut
> >the state of the show?  Several people said it was the best it's been lately
, but
> >does it really compare to the Good Old Days?  Did it compare to Jack's rape
> >of Kayla, and his falling off the roof and Steve giving him a kidney?
 Did it
> >compare to Eve stealing a car and running down Sarah (and considering what t
hey
> >did with the kid she shoulda died :-)  )  Did it compare to Emma's murder?  
Was
 
 
> Ok, I'll bite.  YES, I do think the show the past 4-5 days has been every
> bit as good as it was during the storylines you mention.  I was a huge fan
 
> >it really good, or did it just look good compared to what they've been
> >givingus lately?  And is this the level of quality we want?  Do we just want
 
> Well, of course it looks *especially* good compared to what we have been
> getting. 
 
Well I'll join this one too.
 
Let's see.  Let's start with a big one.  What person with a medical background
who is supposedly loved by all would I rather watch?  Carpy or say -- Kayla.
Hmmm.  I think I would have to say Kayla.  I didn't have to have her shovelled
down my throat to believe she was wonderful.  She WAS wonderful.  She 
exuded kindness but with a bit of mischeviousness for a little humanity.
 
How about -- would I rather watch Marlena circa 1992 or circa 1986?  That's
a tough one -- NOT!  I'd sure pick 1986.
 
Which death do I think will be more touching?   Would it be sIcklyB or
Steve's??  Gosh, I guess I'll have to pick Steve's.  I still remember the
dream sequence with the teen-aged Stephanie.  Sigh.  It's hard for me to
get too worked up over sIcklyB's loss of Brady when she did everything
possible to kill him.
 
How about -- who is more entertaining in their dementia -- TwinKims or
Harper?  "Harper, where do you get your tea bags?  The enchanted forrest??"
I'm pretty sure I'd pick Harper.
 
Which rich bitch would I rather watch -- Jane Elliot's Anjelica or Vivian?
Hands down it would be Anjelica.  They are equally talented actresses but
the writing was much better for Jane.  Remember those great scenes with
Justin when he was still a gigolo.
 
And which Victor would I rather watch?  Victor circa the 80s or Victor
circa the 90s?  Well, Victor circa the 80s hadn't tried to kill his son --
something Victor would never do particularly over Carpy and the love
of his life would still be Caroline not Loretta.  Caroline and Victor were
one of the great motivating relationships of this show and when they messed
with that they messed with a key element of Days.
 
Which heiress is more believable?  sIckly or Diana?  That's not too tough.
Thanks but I'd take the worldly fiesty intelligent Diana anyday.
 
Which young bitch is better -- Eve or Lisanne?  Both are portrayed by wonderful
actresses but Eve was better written.  Poor Lynn.  She is so one dimensional
and that's a shame.  Anyone who watched her lose her baby on GH knows this
girl can act.  She's still my favorite female on this show.  I loved Eve but
she was not my favorite character.  I guess that tells you which version of
the show I think is better.
 
Which scummy young rich guy is better written?  Not too tough.  Jack.  Again,
Michael Sabatino is a good actor but Jack in the early days was much better
written.
 
What tortured family is more interesting?  The one with the alcholic budding
artiste father and the psycho mother or the one with the wife-beating
daughter-raping father, the mother who is a domestic, and where the sons
love the same woman?  Gosh, it's a tough call (read heavy sarcasm here), but
I think I'd rather watch the Johnsons and pass on the Lombards.
 
What incarnation of Carrie would I rather watch?  The lip-biting chinless
wonder who can't act and who is in love with the Mentalist Pianist or Classic
Carrie in love with a kid who actually could play the piano and really was
a cute young thing -- Julio?  Give me Classic Carrie anyday.
 
Would I rather watch a version of the show where Tom and Alice are never on
or would I rather watch Alice and her various donut capers etc and Tom as
Norm DePlume the Beat Bar avant garde poet?  I like Tom and Alice.  I'd
like to see them every now and then with their own storyline.
 
Stupido or Stefano?  Stefano.  Period.
 
Would I rather watch Calliope for six measly episodes or would I like to
watch her with Eugene, Ethan, Martha, Dave and Diana?  Heck, would I like
to see a little humor on this show??  You betcha!
 
And finally, which version of Roman do I prefer?  Mr PlayDohHead who shows
about as much acting talent as an inanimate object or a gorgeous tall dark-
haired blue-eyed hunk of a guy who was a wonderful father, had a great
sense of humor and was just generally fun to watch.  Gosh.  I think I'd
pick Drake.  This storyline was the most botched mess in the history of
daytime and whoever wrote it, produced it, and directed it should be fired.
 
Vix
 

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