Awesome old videos . . .

I spent some time over the last few days watching the whole Cassie saga when she lost William.  Wortham Krimmer, Susan Haskell, and especially Laura Bonarigo-Koffman were AMAZING in these scenes.  Of course, we get to see Larry, Dorian, and Blair along the way.

Also watched the Blair/Max/Luna/Cord stuff regarding the time Blair ran into her with a truck.   So good.  The show used to be SO FOCUSED ON CHARACTERS, and good, life-like drama with real content.  I miss it...and will miss it.....a great deal.

For some of these clips, see YT accounts VikRobCal and mac020507

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Clip of the Day, July 9, 2011 (250)

Today, I am trying again to get you all to converse about these clips. So...I am posting the clip with a short commentary and leaving it open for all of YOU to write your thoughts about. Just click the word "comments" below and join in!

I'll start by saying this - YOU HAVE TO LOVE HIS DREAM! The dreams are amazing parts of this story. What do you think of this dream featuring Todd, Marty and Rebecca? OMG, and is he beautiful enough when falling asleep and dreaming?

Clip of the Day, May 16, 2011 (239,

Way behind in these, I guess the excitement of FINALLY SEEING HIM BACK has gotten to me. But we cannot neglect the facts, we need to know his history and keep it alive as well. Thanks to JUJU for these great moments we can cherish. Chime in guys about your fave parts, greatest lines, moments you love. That was the original purpose of the blog in the first place!



Love the whole "Free Todd Manning" campaign that the kids came up with! It's really a great way the writers got Todd out of jail. Powell talks about Todd as if he himself never did anything wrong.

I love Zach's behavior here. He's so good, too. He really did get the shaft.

Todd did not commit suicide, after all, he thought about it but did not do it. He got a letter from the kids and changed his mind. Actually, he's in debt to them for his life following this escapade.

This is a great "ep." I love all of it, except for Powell's crappy attitude and his ridiculous over-acting regarding Todd's villainy and his own innocence. Gag. I guess we will never get over the fact that Powell was just as guilty and we will never be able to accept that he just felt like he was special.

"Rebecca please help us with the genie!" LOL. The little voice and cheeks on Sarah!

"Would you let three people die?"

"Depends."

I always said Zach was more of a sociopath than Todd was. LOL.

I love how he wants to "stick around and see what that feels like!" concerning Sarah and CJ's devotion. So great.



Are you friends with Todd Manning? We're his BESTEST friends!

The newspaper is next for these two. LOVE IT.

Todd gets Zach to call Rebecca to tell her that the letter is false and that he's not dead. This is a good twist anyway, because it leads to her finding out that he was thinking of committing suicide. Hee hee. She's SO UPSET when she thinks he was going to kill himself. Love it. Powell walks in. He's SO AGGRAVATING. GET LOST.

Powell is starting to seethe. And it's a pretty good twist the writers are leading up to. Mr. Perfect and....well, you all know what he does.

And Zach, brings me back to him, I still say he's the worst of the three - never had a bit of remorse and Todd's right, he never knew what he'd done, but Todd was starting to find out slowly but surely, what he had done and what it meant. Oh by the way, just love him with the little strand of hair falling.



I am putting this one up also, it's like a third piece of this whole little plot, so I included it today. Todd becomes upset when he sees that the kids are campaigning for him. He calls the kids, a little farfetched, but he does. And lets them know they should not continue the petition. "I'm not worth it."

He sits a lot with the little man in his hand. Poor Todd. The show was REALLY MILKING IT.

He gets visited by Llanview Live, and also, the assistant to the District Attorney. But Todd's not buying it; he's not a hero in his own eyes. He's starting to accept the things he has done and see their implications. He wants to protect the kids and accept himself as a "bad guy." A big step for him. This whole saving Marty story was the turn around in a major way for this character.

FAIL: Powell. My goodness, did they WANT us to hate this guy, because it's working!

SOUND OFF ALL!

Clip of the Day, May 5, 2011 (231, 232)

Love the scene with my fave Jessica, Kevin and Joey! Whoo hoo! Good opening for this clip.

UGH the POWELL stuff. Please someone, rescue me, and Rebecca! Oh, wait, that's Todd's job! :D He doesn't want her anywhere near Todd because....he might take her away! LOL!

The conversation with Bo is beyond my heart's ability to cope!! I ADORE THIS. OMG, Todd opposite Bo, Bo showing compassion in his own way, thanking Todd for what he did to save the car crash crew, Todd asking what will happen to him, and the clip ends before we find out ... so ...



... back at the conversation, Bo tells Todd his charges. Todd's reaction is priceless; "why couldn't he have died in the shooting?"

Sigh...no!!!!! I want to cry! THis guy has 9 lives!! And the next one is just beginning!! LOVE YOU ROGER!

Ok now my fangurl screams have subsided. Sound off!

Clip of the Day, May 4, 2011 (230)

I love this clip. It speaks for itself really, but the star is Tyler Noyes, who carries his own diminutive weight.

Ali. Sigh.



Cord is SO GREAT in these. I loved him as a Dad. You have to LOVE IT when little CJ sneaks into Todd's room and tries to talk with him. He's so adorable!!! I love Roger in scenes with kids, animals, things, people....uh, I guess I just love Roger in scenes.

The conversation between them is AMAZING. It almost seems like CJ is in charge of this scene but that's Roger's talent showing through, knowing when to back down and let go. Love it.

I just ADORE THIS:

"HEY, something I wanna say to you. I don't know you at all, but I know Sarah and I know CJ, and you got two great kids. Do yourself a favor, when they screw up, tell them they're ok, that you love 'em. And when they need you, you be there for em. It's too easy for kids to slip away, for them to go astray."

OMG! I have seen this, maybe 30 times, and I STILL CRY. Amazing. This clip also shows the start of the Bo conversation that I just love also!

FAIL: Nothing. No Powell, no sticky stuff....

SOUND OFF! After all, that's why we're here!

Clip of the Day, April 15, 2011 (215)

Let's try not to let the recent news affect us too much. No matter what ABC does, they can't take away this history. History like THIS Todd scene. Suck it, Frons!


Now that Rebecca has told Todd she DID, in fact, betray him by informing the police, he tries to rationalize her decision as having been more about Powell than her; trying desperately to convince himself (truthfully, he's not even totally wrong...had it not been for Powell and her false belief she actually loved Powell, she never would have told anyone). Todd can deal with this. He can't deal with what is to come.

She tells him she is breaking off all ties to him and won't visit him anymore. Todd has now hit rock bottom. Her visits were all he had left to hope for. If you thought Todd might have committed suicide in prison in scenes we will be watching down the road, imagine what would have happened had the Mountain Rescue NOT taken place. I put the over/under on Todd's remaining life span at a week.

Then again, Todd did show an incredible will to live, even when HE thought he wanted to die...so I'm not entirely sure what would have happened.

This scene is almost unbearably sad, but it's also beautiful, and perfectly sets up what is to come.

"Rebecca, please." I don't know how she can do this to him, honestly.

And then the ultimate ending torture; he has to watch her leave with the-one-I-won't-even-name at this point. It's just cruel. THIS is how he pays for what he'd done.

There really aren't any words to describe this scene...you just have to watch.

The Marty, Andrew, Cassie, and Jessica stuff is key background stuff that will set up later scenes. What? Writers tying stories in with other stories? What were they THINKING?! That's not cool!


FAIL: None. This is great stuff all around. Only minor annoyance is Marty's token brief sanctimonious moment.

SOUND OFF!

Clip of the Day, April 14, 2011 (214)

Everyone's against Todd.

Rebecca is telling Powell that if he helps her see Todd, it will be over for them. Uh huh.

I love when Rebecca is brought to Todd....and he looks at her, smiles, and swallows. So cute. but you have to watch closely for that or you will miss it. That's Roger for you. Nuance is his middle name.

I can't say more because it's rather an empty clip today, but I will say that I like the next clip when he's left TOTALLY ALONE in the world....and it leads to an important event and decision that will change his life.

SOUND OFF!

Clip of the Day, September 28, 2010

Good morning! Another day is here....bringing us one step closer to the next Todd episode and possibly, the return of Roger...? Anyway, commentary to follow!

Poor Rachel. Even Sheila is squirming in her seat during this one. It seems a little over the top for a caring father. It's the details like this, about a supporting character to the story, that really made OLTL what it was. The courtroom is a-bustle and Judge Fitz can't even get them to order at one point!! The other DA asks him to let her continue. I really believe that any "Dad" would accept....

And we get a little slice of Peter again. This is the stuff I LOVE. We're getting to slowly, and very slowly I might add, find out just what makes Todd tick through the actions of those around him and himself. "Kind of a kick watching him tear that Rachel apart." I don't think there's another person in the court who thinks that after watching her breakdown, and that's the beauty of OLTL's writing during these stories. Perfectly planned out.

Joey feels sorry for Todd, we're starting to also in our own, unsuspecting way. It's probably even unnoticed the initial time you're watching that the story is building in you loathing and pity at the same time. This is what makes it work, and what is missing from today's Todd stories. I can't pity the Todd we've got now, he's not even Todd, for one, but he's deadpan, too comedic, and not remorseful - he's extremely shallow and too content with the way he is. The Real Todd was never shallow, regardless of how mean and tortured he was at times.

I like Bo's expressions throughout Peter's comments during this trial. Also, Peter and Asa both attack Nora, Bo says "Will you shut up, both of ya?" LOL! Peter Manning seems so self-interested already. "This is trouble," and walks away, not even checking on his kid.

There's an expression on Todd's face around 5:03. Roger already has created a loathsome, detestable character....you just have to LOVE him, there's no way around it.

Rachel's amazing, Hank is amazing, Nora is amazing, Marty is amazing. Just look at her, when she is starting to realize how wrong she is about Kevin, she seems almost physically sick. Susan Haskell deserved all the praise and attention she got during these stories, as did the other players. This is why OLTL was so loved. These characters were FULLY FLESHED OUT. Not a skeleton of someone past, not a robot going through daytime sexy scenes, they were fully fleshed out human characters that we just had to watch. And just look at how many stories and characters are intertwined in this one storyline.

Do you pick up the realization Nora has in this clip? She SEES that Rachel is right. She believes Rachel's assessment and knows that Kevin is totally innocent. I love that moment.

Peter's chat with "the boyz" and Todd's smug smile....argh. There is no way you can't pick up the nuances here of what kind of life Todd may have had. And after watching these clips, I want to sing "We've Only Just Begun" where Todd is concerned.

FAIL: Sorry, Hank, but I have to put the fail on you again. The tearing into Rachel by her own father was not really necessary. Of course, probably in the eyes of OLTL, it was awesome drama. But in real life, no, it just was not realistic.

SOUND OFF all....whaddya think??

Clip of the Day Sept. 22, 2010

Another clip for us, thanks to bjujubee, and her hard work to create Todd's real story. Commentary below.



Kind of cute that the clip starts with Hank saying "underpants."

Anyway, Nora is a BRUTAL attorney. I love the whole thing from start to finish, especially when she starts to unravel. GREAT GREAT STORYTELLING! Where is this part of soaps? It causes you to wonder what RH would deal with if he DID return.

This judge is no-nonsense and very excellent. I love her whole demeanor. It is very realistic. I love "it's all in the game, counselor."

Kevin has it all figured out, you can see it on his face. I think this leads to more interesting stuff with Powell as Kevin tries to get him to fess it up.

I think I hear Todd yell out "OH NO WAY" in the background during Andrew's testimony. LOL. I played it over and I think it's a definite. Todd, shush!

Question of the Day: How would this story play out today?

FAIL: Andrew Carpenter. Now here's a doozy. I don't know, I always had trouble with his character. To me, he was a bit annoying and very condescending and self-righteous. He made a LOT of mistakes along the way.....I don't know...kind of a goody-goody taken too far. In these scenes, he is overly dramatic, and it really doesn't help the testimony at all. His poetic delivery doesn't help matters. Just my take.

WHADDYA think? SOUND OFF!

Clip of the Day Sept. 21, 2010

First Day of Autumn....yay, I guess. See commentary for today's clip!



Ok. Sure you see it right away, Todd is SLOUCHING in his chair. Uh, hello? Doesn't someone tell him that his appearance is a bit off?? He's slumped down in the chair a bit and has a lax sort of expression. The others are sitting upright like they should be. Kevin rocks here with his simple mannerisms that display a lot.

Rachel is my favorite Rachel here. I loved this actress.

Hank and Nora are both great. This show rivals any of the courtroom dramas I've seen and it had our fave characters to boot.

Kevin is nervous, Powell looks shellshocked and Todd looks like he's watching TV. This ep does not have a great deal of Todd to comment on, but I will mention how he still is making his appearance matter with the way he even sits without speaking. Roger is the best, and if he ever comes by here and reads this...well...ROGER, GET BACK HERE!

OK sound off! Your turn!

FAIL: I would have liked to see Sheila be the one who also did Marty's rape kit. I would have preferred to see her testify on the stand. The two "experts" left a lot to be desired.