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hey there people,
  ive been on soapcentral for a few months now, if not a year or so. i can't recall.. i'm an avid atwt fan.. have been one since about 1988 or 89. Ive been through thick and thin. i'v seen it at its best ( doug marland,hogan sheffer) and its worst (zoe,sarah,ameera, and the current writer [yuk]). from time to time i'll post my thoughts and opinions,not just of the show but of other ones as well..and maye some rants and raves on other non-soap topics..  i'll try not to get too political either..so for now, i hope to chat and correspond with atwt fans and others.. id love to get a group together to make up our own storylines. i do that on occassion annd have come up with a few that would make JP cringe that i might take away her job as head writer. LOL!!

Sierra met face to face with Sandy and Sean at the mall. She and her friend Monica Spies had been shopping.

“What a pleasant surprise!” She chirped. Sean tried to steer Sandy away from her.

“Sierra, please just leave us in peace.” Sean pleaded.

“I just want to introduce myself to your fiancée.” Sierra smiled. “I’m Sierra Montgomery.”

 “Sandy Carpenter.” Sandy smiled “Will you be coming to our wedding?”

“No,” Sierra sneered. “You wont be marrying my boyfriend.”

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Derrick ran into Monica at the mall. They hugged, both surveyed one another.

“You look good,” Monica smiled.

“As do you.” He looked at her again. “SO have you decided which side of the fence you’re on?”

Monica laughed. “Nope I’m still Bi-sexual, had a fling with Carol over the summer, it was good but I can’t compete with Ryan.” She shuffled. “Whats going on with you and Ryan?”

“Well its over for good between us.” Derrick sadly looked down. “I slept with someone else over the summer.”

“Dish.” She smiled, the realized what had been said. “Oh my God have you told him?”

“Yea and he was not happy.” Each met the others eyes.

“Uh oh.”  Monica shifted nervously. “At least he doesn’t know who it was with.”

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Amy looked through the classified ads. She had been looking for a job all day and was not finding anything decent.

“Find anything sweetie?” Ellen asked.

“No mom I haven’t.” Amy sighed and threw herself onto the chair. “Luckily the student loans will cover most of my expenses for school.”

“Your father and I will help out as much as possible.”

“I know.” Amy smiled faintly. Debbie started screaming “But there are four other people here to consider.”

“Let me know how I can help.” Ellen left the room. Amy returned to the papers, and her growing frustration.

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Tony waited at the restaurant. He watched for Savannah, and stood up when he seen her. She looked beautiful, she was wearing a black pleated skirt with a white dress shirt.

“You look great.” He smiled and pulled out her chair.

“Thank you.”  She blushed. She had always had a crush on Tony but never thought he felt the same way about her.

“My pleasure.” He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.  “Do you remeber when we went to homecoming together?” He laughed softly.

“Yea.” She giggled. “Why wouldn’t I?”

“Sorry, that was a ridiculous question.” He looked away embarrassed  “This is  just a little weird.”
“For me too.” Savannah admitted.

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Kevin sat at the diner alone. He was trying to sort out all the emotions he was feeling. Shame, regret, yet he also felt a connection to Michael that could not be denied. The waitress came by and he ordered a coke. If only he could confide in Savannah, but that would complicate her life more than what it needed to. He would have to figure this out for himself. He would not tell Savannah that he was sleeping with the father of her new boyfriend.

“Penny for your thoughts?” Ray asked

“Got a million dollars?” Kevin laughed.

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Ryan ran into the group of Sierra, Sandy and Sean. He walked straight to them.

“Sierra I am not your boyfriend.” Sean insisted.

“I bet you were the first time you slept with this tramp.”  Sierra said nastily.

“I thought we were going to be friends.” Sandy pouted.

“Hey Ryan.” Sean said, glad for the distraction.

“Hello.” Ryan responded distantly.

“This is Sandy” Sean ask pointing to her. “How’s Derrick?”

“You would know better than anybody,” After Ryan made the shot he walked away, leaving everyone staring at him.

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Michael came home and found Amy still looking for a job,

“Why don’t you come work at the church with me?” He asked hoping to give his daughter a much deserved break.

“Dad, as much as I appreciate the offer, I will not work with you.” Amy knew her father was trying to help but she was not about to let him just give her a job just because he could.

“Hey hun,” Ellen reentered the kitchen after settling Debbie down.

“Hey,” He pecked her on the cheek. A pang of guilt hit him. He knew in his heart that what he was doing with Kevin was wrong but he couldn’t help himself. “I’m only home for a minute, have to do the evening service. Can I expect my family to be there?”

“I’ll be there with Debbie, ask your daughter yourself.”  Both turned to Amy, who ignored them. “And Tony is on a date.”

“Ahh.” He turned to go to the restroom.

“Michael,” Ellen called after him.

“Yea.” He responded.

“Where were this afternoon?” Michael felt himself pale.

Hot on the heels of the devastating news (at least it is to this fan) that Ricky Paull Goldin is leaving GL, now ATWT has confirmed that Martha Byrne will leave in the spring. Regardless of your opinion regarding their characters, why are these two stellar actors being allowed to walk out the door?

 

Did Ricky and Martha both refuse a paycut? PGP is widely known for needing to cut costs, and actors' salaries fall into that category. Ricky took a paycut during his last contract negotiation (according to published reports). Was he asked to take another one and refused? Did Martha, who has to be one of the highest paid actors on ATWT, also refuse the usual PGP paycut? No idea. But I refuse to believe that these actors walked out the door JUST because of money. Martha apparently wanted something in her contract that the powers-that-be just couldn't give her. Because I had the good fortune of participating with other fans in a recent Ricky chat, I'm sure that, during his negotiations, he wanted to know where his character was going in the next year. Watching Gus has been hard for me this past year, and I can't blame him for wanting some idea of where his character is going. Apparently, what he was told wasn't good enough to make him stay.

 

WHY are CBS, PGP, Mr. Goutman, and Ms. Wheeler allowing these actors to walk? These are good actors with loyal fanbases. Ricky is GL's biggest cheerleader, and Martha has been with ATWT since she was a teen. I just can't imagine that these two actors were asking for something so astronomical that an agreement couldn't be reached. I don't think shows should cater to actors' demands if they are unreasonable, but I do feel that if we can employ EPs who are dismantling our shows and making them unrecognizable, and we can hire writers who don't know and honor history, we can make some concessions for our GOOD actors -especially when ratings are already in the toilet.

 

There are so many unhappy fans right now. Neither of these departures will help their struggling shows. Shame on PGP and their EPs.

 

 

 

 

This is a start for me... I have never had an online blog before. So this is exciting for me, in the respect that I get to check things out. I'll take this moment to quickly introduce myself. I am new to the forums, I post mainly in the All My Children and As the World Turns sections. These are the two soaps I am a huge fan of, and I follow both on a regular basis.

What's there to know about me? Well I'm a Northern Cali boy. I just turned 21. I work in the skincare industry, and while it's not the best job- it pays the bills while I am in college and everything. I like dancing, and I admit I tend to go clubbing a lot. I work for a nightclub sometimes in my hometown- it's a lot of fun. I LOVE working out. I try to go to the gym at least 4-5 times a week. Call it habit.

I'm mostly just a chill and kick back guy I guess you could say. I grew up in a little hometown right on the beach, so I have always had a passion for swimming and surfing (go figure... it's California haha). Anyways, when I moved inland, I took up skateboarding... and I love that to. I have a lot of hobbies I guess. I love reading, writing, animals. I am a vegetarian! Lol. Random fun fact.

Anyways, I want to meet people on this service... hear your thoughts and check everything out. Feel free to add and comment me, I'll return the favor! :)

Stay tuned for all my sordid thoughts (haha j/k) regarding All My Children, As the World Turns, and my life in general.