. . .the only search results you get for Roger are THIS BLOG. Not good.
The closest thing I could find today was someone posting that Roger was great but his ATWT scenes made no sense. Ok.
There is basically NOTHING OUT THERE. NOTHING.
It would be great if someone even confirmed that he moved to LA, then we could basically give up and just love him as he is immortalized in his digital kingdom thanks to Ju. The waiting and hoping is getting tiresome....and I am losing faith again. I guess only a visit to the chat box later on for cheering words from the rest of his groupies might help.
Sigh.
As much as I want this to go my way, in all honesty, if I were Roger, I would not come back to OLTL for the biggest reason of all - the writing. If I were in his shoes, I'd run from the current write staff as fast as I could. If Josh Griffith was coming along too, that might make a difference. But...I'm pretty sure that's out of the question! Maybe Roger just does not want to resurrect Our Man from the tomb after all. I'd respect that, I guess, but I would be disappointed.
What I really hope is that if he does not come back, it was that he changed his mind, or could not get the story he wants. I don't want it to be a ploy by ABC to boost ratings and get people hyped that he never was even involved in! That would really anger me.
I'd like to give you guys, the readers, more info, but it's simply not out there! But it's not for lack of trying, I search diligently, with all my techie knowledge, to find any stray crumb. Nada.
If I have to hang on to what I have of Todd Manning via Roger, I will, of course. I won't be any worse off than I was before. And even though it seems silly and dramatic, I'd always love what I see, because I already do. No matter how many times I rewatch his story, it seems new to me, because he's so amazing. I always pick up something that I have missed along the way, and it always brings me back to that astounding sense of creation: Todd's not a person, I remind myself, he's an invented soul, put there by a gifted and talented actor. That's a gift to my eyes and heart that just can't be undone, even if he doesn't ever grace my OLTL screen again.
So, Roger, I do want you back, but at the same time, I see why it might not be the best move for you. Whatever you're seeking for your future acting career, I hope works out perfectly! And I thank you for the chance to watch, love, hate, fear, adore and ultimately respect The Real Todd Manning!
I am almost in tears here, Kim after reading your blog. I agree with everything you said.
ReplyDeleteI just want to comment on the idea that the talk of RH's return might have been a ploy (but as you said, hopefully it was his decision). If it were a ploy I wonder if we will ever find that out for certain. That would be so horrible to get our hopes up like that.
I am losing hope too but the only hope I hold on to is that perhaps the offer is on the table still and Roger is still exploring his options. Who knows, only time will tell.
Ellen thanks for chiming in. Roger is, to me, the ultimate soap actor. He probably could have done more and been more, but....he'll always be Todd Manning to me, and he was an amazing carrier of that title for the majority of its time.
ReplyDeleteA ploy would not be very well received, and SON would certainly lose viewers.....why don't they recant?
My optimism has waned, but I won't lose hope completely until after January. All we can do is remain hopeful and voice our wishes to the people in charge. :)
ReplyDeletePlus, I would rather live in NYC than LA. :D