[Boidiva02 Joined: May 24th, 2011 Topics: 15 Posts: 250 View Predictions]

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My favorite secret twin was Janet Green on All My Children; twin sister of Natalie Marlowe. Natalie a gold digger who eventually became an upstanding citizen and married police detective Trevor Dillon had a secret psychotic twin named Janet!

I loved how Kate Collins played Natalie, but I really loved Robin Mattson’s unhinged version of Janet Green.

My favorite storylines involving these characters were when Janet threw Natalie in a well and took over her life, only getting caught because she got chicken pox and when Janet was living in the woods of Pine Valley a social outcast known as “Janet from Another Planet” and fell in love with Pierce Reilly.

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[Boidiva02 Joined: May 24th, 2011 Topics: 15 Posts: 250 View Predictions]

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jaddie34 wrote:

The recent scandal involves allegations of racist behavior made against two cast members, a male and a female realities. The controversy has sparked discussions about diversity and inclusion in reality TV and has led to the firing of the cast members involved. Many fans and critics of the show have expressed their thoughts and feelings about the scandal on various social media platforms.

jaddie34 wrote:

The recent scandal involves allegations of racist behavior made against two cast members, a male and a female realities. The controversy has sparked discussions about diversity and inclusion in reality TV and has led to the firing of the cast members involved. Many fans and critics of the show have expressed their thoughts and feelings about the scandal on various social media platforms.

Actually, that is NOT the scandal I’m referring to. I was referring to the recent cheating scandal, in which cast member Tom Sandoval cheated on cast member Ariana Madix (his partner of nearly 10 years) with another cast member, Raquel Levvis.

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[Boidiva02 Joined: May 24th, 2011 Topics: 15 Posts: 250 View Predictions]

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I’ve never understood why Lindsay Wagner not only got nominated but WON for The Bionic Woman, of all the series to air in the 1970’s that seems so random. If they were going to give it to a fantasy series I would have preferred Lynda Carter for Wonder Woman.

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kat_ebbs wrote:

Was Joan of Arcadia random at the time? It seems so out of sync with a lot of the other nominees of that period (it also appears to have vanished in to obscurity).

No, at the time Joan of Arcadia was not random at all. In fact, in its first season the series was both a critical success and a ratings success for CBS. Amber Tamblyn received rave reviews for her work and the show as a whole was well liked. It was very much on the radar at the time; sadly ratings fell quickly in season two and the show has all but been forgotten.

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OMG! If ever there was a threat I was qualified to answer then this is it!

Here’s my take:

I think it was bad timing; crossing over from TV to film wasn’t all that common in the early part of the 1990’s, and really only started to become a big thing later in the decade. Most TV actors at the time weren’t likely to be considered by casting directors for films; and there was still a stigma against TV actors at the time. I also think, there was likely also a stigma against actors from Aaron Spelling shows, which were not known for great writing or fantastic performances.

I also think that the girls had a bigger barrier than the guys would have: Shannen’s reputation took a big dive after she left the show; nobody took Tori Spelling seriously as an actress— though she did try very hard to launch a film career and for a brief moment was in some fairly good indie films (Trick; The House of Yes). But that never went anywhere.

Jason tried a film career during 90210 but the results weren’t good, the movies he was in failed miserably— killing his chances at a big career.

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I just thought of another person who should write a book; or host a podcast… Sarah Joy Brown. I have no doubt she would be brutally honest and I feel she would have a LOT to say. She has had some very frustrating experiences in daytime from what she has publicly said so far.

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I’ve never understood her lack of nominations in the 1990’s and 2000’s; she deserved to be on that nominations list every single year.

I also never understood why Catherine Hickland never showed up on the nominees list either; although I believe (and I could be wrong here; my memory is not clear on this fact) that she never even submitted herself.

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I would say Iggy Azalea’s career essentially ended after “The New Classic” because that’s pretty much the last time anybody cared about her or mentioned her.

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I know this won’t be a popular opinion but my view is that Patricia Heaton winning for ELR’s “Bad Moon Rising” over Debra Messing’s superior episode “Das Boobs” is one of Emmy’s biggest blunders ever. Heaton was obviously riding high from ELR’s popularity at the time, but there is literally nothing in her performance that is special, memorable or even remotely funny.

The topic had been done better on other shows of the time, such as Cybill Shepherd’s performance in “Virgin, Mother, Crone” episode of “Cybill.”

Lastly, Helen Hunt has far too many Emmy’s for her work. I honestly believe, she was deserving only of ONE win for “Mad About You”, in 1997 for “Birth”. Calista Flockart deserved at least one of those Emmy’s.

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Abbott Elementary isn’t that funny and also, I think Zendaya is highly overrated by the general public.

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My Picka:

Younger Actress:

1. Kimberly McCullough, 1996
2. Eden Riegel, 2004
3. Heather Tom, 1999
4. Sarah Michelle Gellar, 1994
5. Sarah J. Brown, 1997
Honorable Mentions: Jennifer Finnegan (2002), Julie Berman (2009)

Younger Actor:

1. Johnathan Jackson, 1998
2. Roger Howarth, 1994
3. Chad Brannon, 2004
4. Rick Hearst, 1991
5. Tom Phelphry, 2006
Honorable Mentions: Drew Tyler Bell (2010), Chandler Massey (2012)

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crazyspanish wrote:

How would you rank the nominees for Best Actress?

-Helen Hunt for As Good as It Gets (winner)

-Helena Bonham Carter for The Wings of the Dove

-Julie Christie for Afterglow

-Judi Dench for Mrs Brown

-Kate Winslet for Titanic

I wonder if Kate Winslet was the expected winner due to the success of Titanic… Was Helen Hunt winning a surprise? I haven’t seen all these films yet, I’ll post my ranking when I do, but I’m very interested in your thoughts.

My rankings:

1. Julie Christie
2. Kate Winslet
3. Helen Hunt
4. Helena Bonham Carter
5. Judi Dench

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Dan Jo wrote:

Spice Girls

That is literally what I came here to post. Especially considering that their contemporaries like Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Hanson, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were all nominated.

Spice Girls had such global impact, massive sales and huge popularity and it’s a real shame that sexism, misogyny and elitism prevented them from garnering a single nomination. I mean, they were more than deserving of nominations in dance and pop categories.

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As for the discussion about Susan Lucci. I think she HAS to be included for the simple fact that to many Susan Lucci IS daytime TV. Susan was for many people the only name they knew for Daytime soap actors, and was far and away the most famous soap opera actress ever.

For better or worse, she was the face of daytime TV. Susan’s name and star power brought a lot of attention to Daytime, and I think it would be an injustice to exclude her from any list of daytime greatest.

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Here are my five picks:

Women: Erika Slezak, Susan Lucci, Deidre Hall, Kim Zimmer, Robin Strasser and Sarah Brown. (Sorry, I had to add a sixth person! too many choices!)

Men: David Canary, Anthony Geary, Peter Bergman, Ron Raines, Tuc Watkins and Justin Deas.

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