Clip of the Day, March 6, 2011 (178)

THAT song. Yes I have the recording, thank God, but it's a gorgeous song. Too bad it was wasted on Suede, but it's a gorgeous piece. One of my faves from the "One Life to Live Soundtrack" from 1994. I do own the CD! :D

The detail in the writing! Gee. The newspaper is actually PRINTED, we SEE it. It has other headlines around it that might be in a campus newspaper.....attention to detail is what made these soaps RULE during the 80s and 90s. I was the same age as these folks when this story took place, and I don't remember a huge trend toward chokers (ribbon ones) and I am wondering where that's coming from. Moreso in the 70s than the 90s. But anyway, it's fun to see how things were. The hair I remember!

Have I mentioned how much I love this man? Face at 3:17, demeanor, and the fact that he does not care how he looks, but comes off as totally sexy no matter what. Sigh.

Twice now, something has happened to me. A few weeks back, I watched the Caleb and Livvy story from PC. Michael Easton was outstanding. Then return to Todd, and Michael Easton fades into oblivion, paling in comparison. Yesterday, I spent most of the day cleaning and doing things around the house, but in the background, I was watching the Luke and Laura saga from 1979-1980. Then, when I come back to Roger again, and this has happened often, I am still amazed. He outshines everyone, and I dare say, even Tony Geary, because he's damn gorgeous to boot.

Tony is TALENTED, do not misunderstand me. He does what Roger does with emotion, etc. You can read so much in his face. However, Tony was never attractive to me. Roger sews it all up with that damn sexy face, gorgeous physique...and a presence that says, "Me? Gorgeous? You? Love me even though I'm a felon?"

Each time I return to his vids, it becomes more apparent to me that he just may be the most talented actor in daytime EVER. I'd put him up against the likes of Tony Geary, Tristan Rogers (certainly, though I love him, he was rather one-note at times), David Canary (very close race there, because in my estimation, David Canary was one of THE TOP DAYTIME ACTORS ever), Steven Nichols - and more - for the win. Roger is incomparable. He's so real. Everything he does is lightyears above the rest. No wonder we love him so much.

Sarah is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE IN THIS. I love how she TALKS! LOL! I always preferred her over the later one. The Sticky Toad story is one of my faves, but not my FAVE. My fave story he tells is the Dragon one he tells Blair later on. However, this one is really cute and also very telling about how he sees himself, just as his other stories are. Yes, he's manipulating the kids to spy and steal food for him but he is NOT hurting them, really, and never would, and we KNOW THIS just from watching what he is doing. Of course, the horror that goes through everyone later when they realize this rapist was alone with these children is expected, but I always LOVE how Cord changes his mind about Todd and sees him for what he was to these childen: a friend.

What else can be said? Roger just makes every scene light up. Every thing he says is genuine and beautiful and inspired in these scenes. It's a very Elizabethan in writing style all around; the genie aspect, the angry "beast" of a man, beautiful maiden, the Cyrano thing, the way Rebecca even dresses and behaves. Gorgeous stuff and a fantastic period in OLTL history that has been forever marred with the KAD Redo in recent times. God help us with that. Only Bobby Ewing can save us now from KAD. Of course, THE REAL TODD is coming so why can't the REAL REBECCA????

FAIL: Powell's conversation with the professor. To me, that professor just seems like a plumber. And Powell, seems dumber. There we go.

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