Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Monday, 28 Sep 1992 16:38:50 MST
From: <IDSWB@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL: Carly
 <19ogrmINNr0u@agate.berkeley.edu>

A true fan of Crystal Chappel writes:
>>also found that true with the fans I meet. She is the only reason left to    h
>watc
>>
>>          I'm a big fan of Crystal Chappell (Carly) and I see that the users f
>o
>>the vax are split about her. Some hate her some cant resist her. Ive
>>also found that true with the fans I meet. She is the only reason left to    h
>watc
>>the show. She has both beaty and acting talent. Patsy Pease has neither nor
>>does Deidre Hall (Im rooting for ML so Days canget rid of her.) If the lose
>>Crystal Chappell they will also lose a otherwise faithful viewer.
>>
Spud responds with such good stuff that I didn't have the heart to delete it:
>Well this RATER definitely thinks the actress has the acting talents of
>Top Ten's name for her, yes, well no I think I would actually watch
>a real life Camel than this no talent wonder. Her only expression is
>that morose look...in every fringin' scene Crystal uses the same expression.
>THEN in attempt to look serious or concerned she does her eye brow gymnastics,
>puckers her mongo lips, makes more farrows in her forehead, or squints her
>eyes...THIS IS NOT ACTING...Look at Michael, Matt, Susan, Lynn, Sorel
>they can belay the most complex meaning with the slighest of expressions,
>they can flash all manners of feelings with just one look of the
>eye....Crystal
>is the primary reason that after 11 years I hate this shit which is called
>DAYS...
>
>At one time the show was Days of "our" Lives, the collective possessive
>wherein the show gave everyone a chance, wherein talent was encouraged
>and rewared; now it is Days of Carly's Lives, stories are re-written,
>history forgot, characters and actors who are deserving and who still
>have fan support are treated like SHIT....SHIT...just ask Mary Beth
>Evans who was let go since there was not storyline for her. Like hell,
>there just was not room for her in the Carly Show. What about Richard
>Biggs who has been on longer, who can act, who should be the primary
>surgeon on the show. Hell, he is never on now...the Med Van storyline
>should have been his, but NO.......NO...why the HELL not...because
>the Med Van storyline has to go with Crystal/Carly so she can get
>back with Lizard....And screw Missy Reeves' storyline, forget all
>about Lizard raping Jenn....Just sweep all that under the table so
>yet again we can have the unimpressive Ms. Chappell again always in
>our lives.  Now, there is a chance that we will lose Susan Hays,
>the true Queen of TV--and though not as young as Ms. Chappell--much
>more attractive and much more talented. Her character was wrecked way
>back when the whole Carly/Victor storyline was conceived. There was
>a budding and an interesting mature character storyline brewing between
>Susan and John Aniston. Then puff, the writers came up with the winner
>that Victor wanted Carly, was obssessed by her. Victor was ruined, no
>more the dignified, suave, ruthless business man, but a man with a
>warm spot for his family, he became a blithering idiot, obssessed,
>impotent in business, all because Uncle Kenny wanted us to feel
>for Carly...Will it did not work for me.
>
>And as for attractive....She is no where's near the attractive women of
>Days' past or even present. Deidre Hall for all her unimpressive return
>still out shines Crystal; Mary Beth was far more attractive and gave off
>a sweetness; Kristian Alfonso, whom Crystal is a poor clue for, surpassed
>her so much in beauty, and bearing; I even think that in a school girlish
>way that Missy Reeves is more attractive; and Lynn Herring too is more
>appealling physically.
>
>So for me what ails the show is this preoccupation with Crystal/Carly...
>I agree with Bill...but I cannot blame entirely the writers...Yes,
>the storyline sucks...but if she were a capable "actress" she could
>have breathed life into the character; she could have improved the character;
>she could have gone beyond the script and
>added little touches to the character all of which would have been
>the sign of an actress, and would have made the character more interesting.
>In the past with Steve Nichol's Patch, Matt Ashford's Jack, George Jansky's
>Nick, Kristian Alfonoso's Hope, Arleen Sorkin's Caliope, and Ms. Hunley's
>Anna this was the case. In these cases the storylines could be overlooked
>since the acters came through and went passed the written word; and with
>this the writers also had an insentive, and then they could improve on
>what they wrote...
>
>So...The Crystal Chappell Hour makes me pretty damned pissed, since it
>highlights the mediocre, while the talented are treated so unfairly...
>
>Spud--Them's my opinions....Take them as you like...but I feel this
>way...and of course as always I am right--Peel.
>
Way to go sis Spud.  Speak that mind of yours.  You brought back some pretty
heavy duty memories for those of us who have been dedicated DOOL fans for
years and I agree with you 100% on all of it!

Yeah, I know I'll get that terrible more than 50% message but I don't care
this time.  It just means that I'll have to wait until tomorrow to post again
because it's 4:50 and that's what saddens me the most :-(

A logging off and waiting until tomorrow to repost again Quince

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