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Jan 8 2010, 04:19 PM
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I feel the same way, I hope maybe they can make Chad an insta-Horton that was given up for adoption or something. That would make his and Will's rivalry a little more personal.
LoL. It wouldn't be so bad if Will was the focus of the story, because at least he comes from a core family, but he's not. He's simply an afterthought while Mia and Gabi get all the glory. I guess I'm just so connected to the families on the show that I simply don't care about stories involving random newbies who have no real purpose other than to fill airtime. I feel exactly the same way. And I'll add Melanie to that. They bothered to connect her to someone...but Max? If that's what they were going to do they should have had her get close to Caroline. Or even Nicole since Nicole was married to Melanie's father. They've also chosen to make Melanie and Arianna friends. Seriously? The two nobodies. Alright.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:21 PM
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I totally LAUGHED MY ASS OFF when I saw the preview for Monday, and Melanie says something like "What a welcome, Who died?". I hope Julie rips her a new one.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:29 PM
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I mean, I see Mia and I'm like, "Okay... she served her purpose in the baby switch story. It's over now. Why is she still on my screen?" Same goes for Chad. I don't mind Casey Deidrick, but he served his purpose and he should be gone now. That's exactly how I feel. Neither of them is compelling enough as characters or actors to keep around. I realize some will argue we need a teen set but I really don't think we do. I actually like Gabi and I can tolerate Will as a necessary evil being a legacy character, but when 75% of the teen quad consists of characters who've been on the show less than two years--in Chad's and Gabi's case, less than a year--I just don't care. They seem random and unconnected to me and I just don't care what they do or who they do it with.
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lysie
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Jan 8 2010, 04:32 PM
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I do mind Casey Deidrich. Because when he shares scenes with anyone he looks like Lurch. James Scott is taller than everyone he shares scenes with and he doesn't look like Lurch.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:33 PM
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My thoughts on the show using a body double for Mickey:
Would it have had less of an impact if they didn't use one? I say no. When my dad was found and the authorities called, the police would not let us see him. When the funeral home (or coroner) came to take him out, they herded us into a room and closed the door so we couldn't see him being taken out. Was it the law? I doubt it. Was it done because they felt there are some things you don't need to see? Yes. In hindsight, I think the situation was handled with sensitivity - and respect for my dad, who would not have wanted us to see him.
As for Maggie, I think it was unnecessarily stressful for her to put Mickey's wedding ring back on him while he was on the gurney. It was sad but it was morbid in a way too.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:34 PM
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I've always thought that Mark Hapka should've been brought on as a reworked Jeremy Horton (since that character should, by all logic, be in the same age group as Shawn-D) while Chad should've been the child of Melissa Anderson who had the fling with Mia while she was out of town for the summer. Chad came to Salem to stay with his grandmother and, low and behold, there's his former fling living in her house. IMO, it would've made more sense, but that's just me.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:34 PM
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- Jan 8 2010, 04:32 PM
I do mind Casey Deidrich. Because when he shares scenes with anyone he looks like Lurch. James Scott is taller than everyone he shares scenes with and he doesn't look like Lurch. Agreed... I like him but he should have been casted as someone else. Maybe he could have been a character that could take Philip's place in that god-awful quad. Well it's really more like a triangle since Stephanie is non-existant in it.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:40 PM
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My thoughts on the show using a body double for Mickey:
Would it have had less of an impact if they didn't use one? I say no. When my dad was found and the authorities called, the police would not let us see him. When the funeral home (or coroner) came to take him out, they herded us into a room and closed the door so we couldn't see him being taken out. Was it the law? I doubt it. Was it done because they felt there are some things you don't need to see? Yes. In hindsight, I think the situation was handled with sensitivity - and respect for my dad, who would not have wanted us to see him.
As for Maggie, I think it was unnecessarily stressful for her to put Mickey's wedding ring back on him while he was on the gurney. It was sad but it was morbid in a way too.
Real life and soap life are two different things. Soaps are supposed to bring out the dramatics of everyday real life. Sure, it's kind of a bad thing to see the deceased loved one you just lost right after he passed. It would be way too emotional for the average everday person to handle. That's how it is in real life. But on a soap, they're going for that emotion. They want to showcase it.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:41 PM
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I've always thought that Mark Hapka should've been brought on as a reworked Jeremy Horton (since that character should, by all logic, be in the same age group as Shawn-D) while Chad should've been the child of Melissa Anderson who had the fling with Mia while she was out of town for the summer. Chad came to Salem to stay with his grandmother and, low and behold, there's his former fling living in her house. IMO, it would've made more sense, but that's just me. Brilliant idea! That is why YOU should create a DAYS fan fic. You're knowledge of the show's history is mind-boggling. Why don't aren't you writing one?! LOL!
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Jan 8 2010, 04:44 PM
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Also could someone fill me in on how Ari isn't dead or hurt from that hitman? I missed Wednesday's episode, and even though I knew she wouldn't die, I was still holding out hope.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:45 PM
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My thoughts on the show using a body double for Mickey:
Would it have had less of an impact if they didn't use one? I say no. When my dad was found and the authorities called, the police would not let us see him. When the funeral home (or coroner) came to take him out, they herded us into a room and closed the door so we couldn't see him being taken out. Was it the law? I doubt it. Was it done because they felt there are some things you don't need to see? Yes. In hindsight, I think the situation was handled with sensitivity - and respect for my dad, who would not have wanted us to see him.
As for Maggie, I think it was unnecessarily stressful for her to put Mickey's wedding ring back on him while he was on the gurney. It was sad but it was morbid in a way too.
Real life and soap life are two different things. Soaps are supposed to bring out the dramatics of everyday real life. Sure, it's kind of a bad thing to see the deceased loved one you just lost right after he passed. It would be way too emotional for the average everday person to handle. That's how it is in real life. But on a soap, they're going for that emotion. They want to showcase it. I understand what you are saying, I just feel that not every little thing has to be shown in order to have an emotional impact. Sometimes less can turn out to be so much more - does that make sense?
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Jan 8 2010, 04:46 PM
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I've always thought that Mark Hapka should've been brought on as a reworked Jeremy Horton (since that character should, by all logic, be in the same age group as Shawn-D) while Chad should've been the child of Melissa Anderson who had the fling with Mia while she was out of town for the summer. Chad came to Salem to stay with his grandmother and, low and behold, there's his former fling living in her house. IMO, it would've made more sense, but that's just me.
That is why YOU should create a DAYS fan fic. You're knowledge of the show's history is mind-boggling. Why don't aren't you writing one?! LOL! What's funny, is that it would've made *so* much sense. Mia's big deal is that she was going to go to Japan to be a dancer. Um... MELISSA wanted to be a dancer (before she was a tacky lounge singer). It could've been said that high schooler Mia went away to a special dance program in Nashville that just so happened to have been run by Melissa (obviously with a different last name since she'd gotten married and had Chad). Chad could've been Melissa's older, college aged son that Mia fell for and had a clandestined summer romance with (secretly, of course, because it would've been inappropriate to sleep with her instructor's older son). Mia left Nashville, came home, and then found out she was pregnant. Enter Nicole. This sets Chad up to be older, yet with ties to the teen set, but also able to do the young adult thing with Melanie and others.
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I'm glad they brought out the body double today. It was needed, imo, especially for those who only know Mickey through flashbacks, and from his short stint as a supporting character years ago. It took Mickey out of the realm of being a figment of Maggie's imagination, which almost how all those recent mentions of him have felt; for me, anyway.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:48 PM
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My thoughts on the show using a body double for Mickey:
Would it have had less of an impact if they didn't use one? I say no. When my dad was found and the authorities called, the police would not let us see him. When the funeral home (or coroner) came to take him out, they herded us into a room and closed the door so we couldn't see him being taken out. Was it the law? I doubt it. Was it done because they felt there are some things you don't need to see? Yes. In hindsight, I think the situation was handled with sensitivity - and respect for my dad, who would not have wanted us to see him.
As for Maggie, I think it was unnecessarily stressful for her to put Mickey's wedding ring back on him while he was on the gurney. It was sad but it was morbid in a way too.
Real life and soap life are two different things. Soaps are supposed to bring out the dramatics of everyday real life. Sure, it's kind of a bad thing to see the deceased loved one you just lost right after he passed. It would be way too emotional for the average everday person to handle. That's how it is in real life. But on a soap, they're going for that emotion. They want to showcase it.
I understand what you are saying, I just feel that not every little thing has to be shown in order to have an emotional impact. Sometimes less can turn out to be so much more - does that make sense? Certainly does. Look, I'm not saying that I wasn't satisfied by what we got. I was. I liked it. I'm just saying, it would've been better had we saw Maggie's initial reactoin to seeing Mickey in the bedroom. That's all. We didn't and the scenes still worked. It was good. It just could've been better.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:48 PM
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My thoughts on the show using a body double for Mickey:
Would it have had less of an impact if they didn't use one? I say no. When my dad was found and the authorities called, the police would not let us see him. When the funeral home (or coroner) came to take him out, they herded us into a room and closed the door so we couldn't see him being taken out. Was it the law? I doubt it. Was it done because they felt there are some things you don't need to see? Yes. In hindsight, I think the situation was handled with sensitivity - and respect for my dad, who would not have wanted us to see him.
As for Maggie, I think it was unnecessarily stressful for her to put Mickey's wedding ring back on him while he was on the gurney. It was sad but it was morbid in a way too.
Real life and soap life are two different things. Soaps are supposed to bring out the dramatics of everyday real life. Sure, it's kind of a bad thing to see the deceased loved one you just lost right after he passed. It would be way too emotional for the average everday person to handle. That's how it is in real life. But on a soap, they're going for that emotion. They want to showcase it. Right.
It's silly to say, "We don't need to see the body and Maggie doesn't need to see the body because it would be too emotional and painful." This is a soap opera so that's kind of the point. I want the emotion. Not just semi-sad emotion while sniffling at the kitchen table, but shocking, heart-stopping, apocalyptic emotion.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:49 PM
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I've always thought that Mark Hapka should've been brought on as a reworked Jeremy Horton (since that character should, by all logic, be in the same age group as Shawn-D) while Chad should've been the child of Melissa Anderson who had the fling with Mia while she was out of town for the summer. Chad came to Salem to stay with his grandmother and, low and behold, there's his former fling living in her house. IMO, it would've made more sense, but that's just me.
That is why YOU should create a DAYS fan fic. You're knowledge of the show's history is mind-boggling. Why don't aren't you writing one?! LOL!
What's funny, is that it would've made *so* much sense. Mia's big deal is that she was going to go to Japan to be a dancer. Um... MELISSA wanted to be a dancer (before she was a tacky lounge singer). It could've been said that high schooler Mia went away to a special dance program in Nashville that just so happened to have been run by Melissa (obviously with a different last name since she'd gotten married and had Chad). Chad could've been Melissa's older, college aged son that Mia fell for and had a clandestined summer romance with (secretly, of course, because it would've been inappropriate to sleep with her instructor's older son). Mia left Nashville, came home, and then found out she was pregnant. Enter Nicole. This sets Chad up to be older, yet with ties to the teen set, but also able to do the young adult thing with Melanie and others. Again, I ask, when are you starting your fan fiction? :D
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Jan 8 2010, 04:50 PM
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My thoughts on the show using a body double for Mickey:
Would it have had less of an impact if they didn't use one? I say no. When my dad was found and the authorities called, the police would not let us see him. When the funeral home (or coroner) came to take him out, they herded us into a room and closed the door so we couldn't see him being taken out. Was it the law? I doubt it. Was it done because they felt there are some things you don't need to see? Yes. In hindsight, I think the situation was handled with sensitivity - and respect for my dad, who would not have wanted us to see him.
As for Maggie, I think it was unnecessarily stressful for her to put Mickey's wedding ring back on him while he was on the gurney. It was sad but it was morbid in a way too.
Real life and soap life are two different things. Soaps are supposed to bring out the dramatics of everyday real life. Sure, it's kind of a bad thing to see the deceased loved one you just lost right after he passed. It would be way too emotional for the average everday person to handle. That's how it is in real life. But on a soap, they're going for that emotion. They want to showcase it.
I understand what you are saying, I just feel that not every little thing has to be shown in order to have an emotional impact. Sometimes less can turn out to be so much more - does that make sense?
Certainly does. Look, I'm not saying that I wasn't satisfied by what we got. I was. I liked it. I'm just saying, it would've been better had we saw Maggie's initial reactoin to seeing Mickey in the bedroom. That's all. We didn't and the scenes still worked. It was good. It just could've been better. Oh I agree, I just didn't think we needed to see Maggie putting Mickey's ring on his finger while he was on the gurney. That to me was a little bit on the morbid side.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:50 PM
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I understand what you are saying, I just feel that not every little thing has to be shown in order to have an emotional impact. Sometimes less can turn out to be so much more - does that make sense? Absolutely -- when it comes to campy melodrama, comedy and things like that. In this case, I don't think less was necessarily more. Not for me anyway. I feel like we missed a very important scene and as a result it's difficult for me to emotionally connect. It's good, but not as good as it could be.
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Jan 8 2010, 04:51 PM
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I'm wondering how the people from yesterday who were opposed to a body double, or a shot of Mickey's hand feel now that the show has done it. Was it as weird as you thought it would be, or was it well done?
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Jan 8 2010, 04:52 PM
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I understand what you are saying, I just feel that not every little thing has to be shown in order to have an emotional impact. Sometimes less can turn out to be so much more - does that make sense?
Certainly does. Look, I'm not saying that I wasn't satisfied by what we got. I was. I liked it. I'm just saying, it would've been better had we saw Maggie's initial reactoin to seeing Mickey in the bedroom. That's all. We didn't and the scenes still worked. It was good. It just could've been better.
Oh I agree, I just didn't think we needed to see Maggie putting Mickey's ring on his finger while he was on the gurney. That to me was a little bit on the morbid side. Maybe. But I think it would've been more powerful for the passing of an original character. OLTL did it with Asa and the scenes were amazing!
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