mbdimera

Sep 17 2008, 02:41 PM

Thanks for posting Angie.

I don't want to see Lauren go, but if they're not killing her off, then what's the point of giving her yet another illness, especially one as serious as lung cancer.

mbdimera

Sep 17 2008, 02:41 PM

Thanks for posting Angie.

I don't want to see Lauren go, but if they're not killing her off, then what's the point of giving her yet another illness, especially one as serious as lung cancer.

fenderbabe

Sep 17 2008, 02:55 PM

mbdimera

Sep 17 2008, 02:41 PM

Thanks for posting Angie.

I don't want to see Lauren go, but if they're not killing her off, then what's the point of giving her yet another illness, especially one as serious as lung cancer.

LOL! What do you mean what's the point? It's a soap! It's drama! It's a storyline! Hopefully an accurate and well executed storyline, ahem.

Dude, I feel like I'm the only one here excited for this. Then again, I'm not worried about LK leaving so that may have something to do with it.

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 02:47 PM

They at least built up to this the past few weeks.

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Ouch. This could be Lauren Koslow's exit story, for sure.

Honestly, I feel like this is, yet another story, just coming out of nowhere. What has given us the impression that Kate was even subjected to lung cancer. She doesn't smoke. We don't see her around anyone that smokes. Yes, I know you can lung cancer in other ways, but still. Nothing. This seems completely out of left field, but so did Theo's autism storyline.

Ellie

Sep 17 2008, 02:59 PM

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 02:47 PM

They at least built up to this the past few weeks.

By having her cough a few times? I agree with you that this *should* impact the people you mention. However, did they build up to that at all? No. Buildup does not mean giving a person a predisposition to having a disease. It means putting certain elements in place in the lives of the characters. If a random illness like this is going to occur, then imo they should make a point of telling the viewers that (as you're saying Tim) one does not have to smoke to get lung cancer. But also, the pieces should be put in place beforehand so that the ripple effects begin right away and continue throughout the story. With good writers, something like this can take months to a year to set up. I don't think that's happened here so far, and I don't expect it to happen soon either.

fenderbabe

Sep 17 2008, 02:55 PM

mbdimera

Sep 17 2008, 02:41 PM

Thanks for posting Angie.

I don't want to see Lauren go, but if they're not killing her off, then what's the point of giving her yet another illness, especially one as serious as lung cancer.

LOL! What do you mean what's the point? It's a soap! It's drama! It's a storyline! Hopefully an accurate and well executed storyline, ahem.

Dude, I feel like I'm the only one here excited for this. Then again, I'm not worried about LK leaving so that may have something to do with it.

pnelsen

Sep 17 2008, 03:16 PM

Didn't they xray her chest before her last surgery? Oh well, I guess Dena forgot to xray Kate last time.

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 02:47 PM

Well, people were worried about her having a mystery illness. At least this time we got a name and it's something relatable. You don't have to be around people who smoke nor do you have to smoke to get lung cancer (that is actually a big misconception) so I don't think it's out of the blue. They at least built up to this the past few weeks.

I also don't think this will be an event. I have a feeling this will have a major impact on Philip, Lucas, Chelsea, and even Daniel. I also think the whole purpose of Stefano proposing to Kate was to tie in with this. She will marry Stefano, thinking she is dying anyway and she can protect her kids and secure their future My feeling is she doesn't tell Stefano she is dying. Meanwhile, Daniel treats her in secret, they bond, and away we go.

Do I think this is Koslow's exit story? Not sure. I hate to say this but in a way I wish it was. I feel like Days needs to kill someone major just to bring suspense and a feeling that anyone can still die for real back. I love Lauren and I am happy she is getting this story. I hope she doesn't go but I won't be upset if she does, especially since up until now she was basically in the same story over and over.

Ellie

Sep 17 2008, 02:59 PM

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 02:47 PM

They at least built up to this the past few weeks.

By having her cough a few times? I agree with you that this *should* impact the people you mention. However, did they build up to that at all? No. Buildup does not mean giving a person a predisposition to having a disease. It means putting certain elements in place in the lives of the characters. If a random illness like this is going to occur, then imo they should make a point of telling the viewers that (as you're saying Tim) one does not have to smoke to get lung cancer. But also, the pieces should be put in place beforehand so that the ripple effects begin right away and continue throughout the story. With good writers, something like this can take months to a year to set up. I don't think that's happened here so far, and I don't expect it to happen soon either.

Ellie

Sep 17 2008, 02:59 PM

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 02:47 PM

They at least built up to this the past few weeks.

By having her cough a few times? I agree with you that this *should* impact the people you mention. However, did they build up to that at all? No. Buildup does not mean giving a person a predisposition to having a disease. It means putting certain elements in place in the lives of the characters. If a random illness like this is going to occur, then imo they should make a point of telling the viewers that (as you're saying Tim) one does not have to smoke to get lung cancer. But also, the pieces should be put in place beforehand so that the ripple effects begin right away and continue throughout the story. With good writers, something like this can take months to a year to set up. I don't think that's happened here so far, and I don't expect it to happen soon either.

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 03:15 PM

Ellie

Sep 17 2008, 02:59 PM

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 02:47 PM

They at least built up to this the past few weeks.

By having her cough a few times? I agree with you that this *should* impact the people you mention. However, did they build up to that at all? No. Buildup does not mean giving a person a predisposition to having a disease. It means putting certain elements in place in the lives of the characters. If a random illness like this is going to occur, then imo they should make a point of telling the viewers that (as you're saying Tim) one does not have to smoke to get lung cancer. But also, the pieces should be put in place beforehand so that the ripple effects begin right away and continue throughout the story. With good writers, something like this can take months to a year to set up. I don't think that's happened here so far, and I don't expect it to happen soon either.

Why would they need to?

Why must a writer give a viewer everything? Yes, the important things are needed but you don't need to mention that you don't to smoke to get lung cancer. People bitch now about how the autism story chucks out details like that left and right. If you feed them info on this, they will just roll their eyes. The show is damned if they do and damned if they don't.

Perhaps the show should tell the viewer whether they do a #1 or #2 when they go to the bathroom since the viewer apparently needs to be fed everything.

As for the buildup, the coughing is buildup. The fact that Kate's company and how well iit was going was such a focus early this month was buildup. Chelsea and Kate's tension, Stefano's proposal, Kate arguing with Lucas and Philip about her meddling, Kate/Daniel...there has been plenty of buildup. All of the elements are there. There is no need to spend months to a year on something. Now that would be boring. The show needs to be fast paced. The slow pace just does not work. Ask Y&R. They had to change their pace too. Fans won't stick around for weeks or months of buildup.

Sometimes I wonder if people watch the whole show or watch everyday. If you don't, that's fine but it's hard to judge everything when you don't.

DrewHamilton

Sep 17 2008, 03:30 PM

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 03:15 PM

Ellie

Sep 17 2008, 02:59 PM

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 02:47 PM

They at least built up to this the past few weeks.

By having her cough a few times? I agree with you that this *should* impact the people you mention. However, did they build up to that at all? No. Buildup does not mean giving a person a predisposition to having a disease. It means putting certain elements in place in the lives of the characters. If a random illness like this is going to occur, then imo they should make a point of telling the viewers that (as you're saying Tim) one does not have to smoke to get lung cancer. But also, the pieces should be put in place beforehand so that the ripple effects begin right away and continue throughout the story. With good writers, something like this can take months to a year to set up. I don't think that's happened here so far, and I don't expect it to happen soon either.

Why would they need to?

Why must a writer give a viewer everything? Yes, the important things are needed but you don't need to mention that you don't to smoke to get lung cancer. People bitch now about how the autism story chucks out details like that left and right. If you feed them info on this, they will just roll their eyes. The show is damned if they do and damned if they don't.

Perhaps the show should tell the viewer whether they do a #1 or #2 when they go to the bathroom since the viewer apparently needs to be fed everything.

As for the buildup, the coughing is buildup. The fact that Kate's company and how well iit was going was such a focus early this month was buildup. Chelsea and Kate's tension, Stefano's proposal, Kate arguing with Lucas and Philip about her meddling, Kate/Daniel...there has been plenty of buildup. All of the elements are there. There is no need to spend months to a year on something. Now that would be boring. The show needs to be fast paced. The slow pace just does not work. Ask Y&R. They had to change their pace too. Fans won't stick around for weeks or months of buildup.

Sometimes I wonder if people watch the whole show or watch everyday. If you don't, that's fine but it's hard to judge everything when you don't.

Now lets not go to extremes, Tim. That's going a little overboard because you know what people are talking about. If you're going to tell a story like this then you need to cover all of the facts and you need to cover everything. Look at the most famous PSA-style stroylines of the past, primarily on General Hospital. They covered all their grounds. Did they sound preachy at times? Yes, but you kind of have to and there's no way aruond it when you're telling a storyline like this on television.

Nicole Dimera

Sep 17 2008, 03:39 PM

I hope they don't kill Kate. I think this will be a way of bringing Kate and Dan closer together.

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 03:39 PM

DrewHamilton

Sep 17 2008, 03:30 PM

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 03:15 PM

Ellie

Sep 17 2008, 02:59 PM

PhoenixRising05

Sep 17 2008, 02:47 PM

They at least built up to this the past few weeks.

By having her cough a few times? I agree with you that this *should* impact the people you mention. However, did they build up to that at all? No. Buildup does not mean giving a person a predisposition to having a disease. It means putting certain elements in place in the lives of the characters. If a random illness like this is going to occur, then imo they should make a point of telling the viewers that (as you're saying Tim) one does not have to smoke to get lung cancer. But also, the pieces should be put in place beforehand so that the ripple effects begin right away and continue throughout the story. With good writers, something like this can take months to a year to set up. I don't think that's happened here so far, and I don't expect it to happen soon either.

Why would they need to?

Why must a writer give a viewer everything? Yes, the important things are needed but you don't need to mention that you don't to smoke to get lung cancer. People bitch now about how the autism story chucks out details like that left and right. If you feed them info on this, they will just roll their eyes. The show is damned if they do and damned if they don't.

Perhaps the show should tell the viewer whether they do a #1 or #2 when they go to the bathroom since the viewer apparently needs to be fed everything.

As for the buildup, the coughing is buildup. The fact that Kate's company and how well iit was going was such a focus early this month was buildup. Chelsea and Kate's tension, Stefano's proposal, Kate arguing with Lucas and Philip about her meddling, Kate/Daniel...there has been plenty of buildup. All of the elements are there. There is no need to spend months to a year on something. Now that would be boring. The show needs to be fast paced. The slow pace just does not work. Ask Y&R. They had to change their pace too. Fans won't stick around for weeks or months of buildup.

Sometimes I wonder if people watch the whole show or watch everyday. If you don't, that's fine but it's hard to judge everything when you don't.

Now lets not go to extremes, Tim. That's going a little overboard because you know what people are talking about. If you're going to tell a story like this then you need to cover all of the facts and you need to cover everything. Look at the most famous PSA-style stroylines of the past, primarily on General Hospital. They covered all their grounds. Did they sound preachy at times? Yes, but you kind of have to and there's no way aruond it when you're telling a storyline like this on television.

But people bitch about that all the time, Drew.

They complain when details like that are tossed around. They do that everytime Lexie and Abe discuss Theo and his autism. They did it when Bo was sick.

I think the real issue is Days has done too many medical stories this year and I agree with that. I do disagree that those stories had no impact long-term. Bo's illness brought Chan together. Granted. Chan sucked but still. Kate's illness led to her affair with Daniel being revealed. Victor's illness led to Bo covering for Philip and to Caroline not wanting anything to do with him. Grandpa Shawn's death led to Max going on a journey of self-discovery.

Yes, some people don't care about some of that stuff but I do.

I'm sorry for being harsh. It's just been a rough day and I'm taking it out on people in my posts. My apologies.