The Real Todd Manning: Clint

It was reported by We Love Soaps TV at twitter that Kassie DePaiva cried during her interview yesterday....ugh, I can just feel the loss of this show in the pit of my gut. It's almost over and done with now, and so painful.

I guess it's winding down. It is interesting to me that after about 35 years of watching soaps, I am now connected to a totally different one than when I started. GH was my soap for years. OLTL was also a show I did watch regularly, but not as faithfully as GH, mostly because as a kid, we got home in time for GH not OLTL. In summers, OLTL was also part of the routine. I grew up with Viki, Joe, Wanda, Larry....and later, Clint, Bo, Asa, Nora, Todd, and Blair.

Can this be possible? In scouring the old clips for some nostalgia, I watch as Dorian thinks she has breast cancer and spends a "final fling" in NY with Jason Webb (ah Jason) and touches his scar on his face (and he has long hair - sound familiar?); Cassie falling apart over the loss of William/River; Blair admitting to hitting Luna with her truck; so much more exists in the annals of fandom on that place called You Tube. Hope I will be able to get all of the scenes I want to keep before something happens to remove them!

HOW is this show spiraling to its end without DORIAN at the helm? Someone in the execs area is not all there. Which brings me to the next fear - Prospect Park, the new show, and what it will or won't be, if it gets off the ground. Let me be in denial here for a few more weeks.

Strange but true, in saying goodbye, you often miss something more than you thought. Kassie, you're not alone when you cry about the demise of the show, and of possibly the demise of the LAST EXISTING SOAP SUPERCOUPLE on ABC DAYTIME that is Todd and Blair. For us, if it IS the end of Todd Manning, and of Todd and Blair Manning, it's going to be extremely hard to let go. The viewers love you all, too.

Well, I am feeling rather "most pathetic" right now, even considering how I'll feel come January. Gotta get a move on. It's only a TV show, right?

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Carlivati, five more stars staying with OLTL | One Life to Live @ soapcentral.com

http://soapcentral.com/oltl/news/2011/0930-prospectpark_signings.php

possibly same article/info

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Clip of the Day, July 21, 2011 (253)

I love this clip. I was thinking this morning, look how far "Todd" came from this brooding, messed-up kid who went (in Luna's words) "very wrong."

Also, the engagement party scene....I just realized that yesterday's clip had one of my VERY FAVORITE SARAH LINES: "You're gonna marry POWL?" LOL! Loved that kid.

Marty, still in her sadness, Beth died, you can hear the nervous laughter of HBS in the background. Rebecca
announces her engagement to Marty.....etc.

"If I ever heard a story that didn't want to to away, this is it," says Clint. Reminds me of TODD himself. The character just won't go away because of Roger, of course. Regardless of what people say, TSJ made the character his own MESS, and ... never really was Todd to begin with.

I just adore Roger's portrayal of Todd at all the stages we've seen, including the current one. The ability of the CHARACTER, however, to change and grow, I attribute to Rebecca's love, and later, in a larger sense, Blair's love and his love for BOTH of them and his daughter Starr. Those things transcend the brutality of his actions and of his experiences, and transform Todd in different ways. What's your take on that? Chime in!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Next Stop..................The Twilight Zone!! -- Ravenbeauty's Spoiler World!

http://www.voy.com/191220/7944.html

"A quick drive by to tell you of something pretty wild that OLTL was apparently tinkering with. If you repeat this information, please make sure you do so accurately. I am NOT telling you that this will happen, so if you run around stating that Raven said that Gigi was pregnant, I will hunt you down and shoot you (just kidding-ahem). What I am telling you is that they had apparently batted around this crazy idea, and may (emphasis on may)surprise us all. I thought it was interesting that they had even contemplated the idea. That's the only reason I am passing this on......

Clint will either get Gigi's heart as planned, or at the last moment, the hospital will learn that Gigi is pregnant. The life of her unborn child has rights, and so she is kept on life support until the child is ready to be born (and a C section performed). A third person dies, and that heart goes to Clint in the 11th hour. So either one scenario or the other is coming to "One Heart To Give' here very soon. I have to admit that as crazy as it sounds, it's pretty sudsy. Will they give fans this crazy outlandish twist or will Clint simply get Gigi's heart as planned? We will know soon enough.........................

I hope everyone out there has a fabulous holiday weekend! Happy July 4th!! XOXOXO!

P.S. It will be an even happier one for me if Tamara Braun returns to GH in the form of a new character entirely (hear me Soap Gods)!

Editing as this just came to my attention (love love love)! Awesome job Ryan! Wow!"

Weird

Sunday, June 5, 2011

One Life To Live DVD 255 (1994) ERIKA SLEZAK-CLINT RITCHIE - Soap Opera World - Back Issues of Soap Opera Magazines & DVDs

http://www.soapoperaworld.com/one-life-live-dvd-255-1994-erika-slezak-clint-ritchie.html

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Clip of the Day, May 3, 2011 (229)

Time once again to thank Juju for her hard work in putting up Todd's story. Oh boy, working our way up to my fave scenes in this story arc, with Bo, Cord, and CJ. Whoo hoo!

Lyme disease comment - very cute. Bo explains how he enjoyed the police work he was involved in. Marty and Jess try and understand Todd's actions. Not going to happen! LOL!.

How can anyone not adore the music they used when Todd is in his bed, and Rebecca comes to see him? Love all the musical themes they play for him. I wonder if there is ANY CHANCE they will use them upon his return? I love these scenes.

I love also how a story arc in the days of OLTL's greatness included A LOT OF CHARACTERS, however they found a way to bring them in. Clint Ritchie. My goodness, gone too soon. And he's wearing that Western type of suit. Wow.

This whole clip is setting up for the next one, where Cord is not paying attention and CJ runs off to talk to Ali. Clip 230. One of my faves!

FAIL: Nothing, really, they don't overdo the Powell here, so it's all right I guess, but every moment he's on irks me...so....

Sound off!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Clip of the Day, May 2, 2011 (228)

The interaction between Todd and Bo at the start of this scene is QUITE SUSPECT on the part of Bo, who, suddenly, realizes (without his knowledge even) who Todd really is. He was right, in his gut, that Bo Buch. A messed up kid. He's seeing the light at last. However, his times in conflict with our boy are not over, but his view of Todd definitely changes here. I love that. His response to what could be Todd's last few moments on Earth are.....if you watch carefully...very telling about who both of them are. I always saw Bo as a "wanna be" father to Todd, and, at the same time, I saw Todd as a man who saw Bo as a father figure, even though they never were friends.

I always loved that scene, where Bo literally comforts Todd and tries to hear out his last words (possibly) to Rebecca.

Back at the hospital, love these scenes that transpire with Vicki, Clint and HIS DAUGHTER Jessica. Love Erin T. This was a great story, pitting Clint against Sloan. Awesome soapy stuff....loved original Clint and Vicki.

LOVE REBECCA when she REACTS to TODD'S SHOOTING...Powell is NOT HAPPY. LOL! I adore her LOOK when he says "He asked me to tell you that he was sorry." Marty is SMH! LOL! Rebecca is CLEARLY STILL IN LOVE WITH OUR BOY!!

Of course during the operation to save Todd's life, he dreams of Rebecca. So gorgeous, the whole thing. LOVE THIS SHOW!!! Cannot believe, still, that we are losing OLTL. IT's too much to fathom. He made it through the surgery and now, onto some of my FAVE SCENES that include Todd, Bo and CJ. YAY!

FAIL: I'll say nothing in this one. Except PLEASE...it's a FAIL that we don't have more contributions...so CHIME IN!

Sound off!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Clip of the Day, April 30, 2011 (225, 226, 227)

C.J. spills the beans to Rebecca. I love it. Now she can't hide from it...she really has no choice but to get back in his corner after this.

Todd always winds up in the woods. It's a recurring theme that I think has some ties to certain Biblical elements in Malone's writing. It's one of the things I love about this era; the Malone/Griffith team combined classical concepts rooted in literature from hundreds of years ago with ground breaking socially conscious/verite style concepts. You get the best from both worlds.

Typical frustrating hospital stuff Cord is dealing with.

Marty confirms what C.J. told his babysitter, Rebecca.

Oh my God, what a PERFECT line from Bo about Todd. "I'm telling you that Todd Manning can make you think he's going one direction when he's really going the other." Can you say, "double entendre?" And the thing is, Bo knows what happened at this point (as we find out soon)...so his comment was partly the result of that knowledge. Todd "went in a different direction" in more ways than one.

Writing, folks. Writing.

Everybody tied into this story now that Jessica's involved. Love it.

Oh my, look at this Bo/Todd standoff, with Bo so close to Todd without actually knowing it (but maybe sensing it in his gut). LOL!!! Nick Manzo, "not too many Caucasian males with long hair." Oh my, this next scene is going to be HILARIOUS after that line. Llanview's own Keystone Kops in full flight.

So now we know Jessica doesn't have a spleen.

See that look on Powell-the-Pure's face? That's the look of a dastardly guy realizing he lost his last advantage over his biggest enemy.

Clint and Jessica scene. Classic moment. Great work by the late Clint Ritchie here.

Hahahaha!!!!!! Keystone Kops, Go! I love how they found an RH lookalike (probably just happened to be walking by the studio in New York) for an "extras" role in this. I'll bet you this guy would make a better Todd than Trevor St. Jawn, LOL.

"Great, the guy's probably in West Virgina by now." Well, Nick, that WOULD be fitting after your lame "Wheeling, West Virginia" idea a few months ago.

Todd goes climbing. Good thing RH stays in shape!

And here we go. Another one of my all-time favorite Todd scenes. I have about 500 of them, true, but this is in there! I LOVE this. The Todd/Bo standoff, with Todd clinging on and Bo literally trying to talk him down.

"Didn't I dig a hole deep enough to die in, yet?" as he is clinging on for dear life with a gun pointed at him. Simply amazing stuff. In this scene you just get this clear look at where he is now...look how far he's come after everything that's happened over the past several months since he first decided he was going to escape prison, and look at this one moment where he's trapped and grimacing with the last fumes of whatever resistance is left in him keeping him from giving up. It's a matter of pride for him, now.

And as we now find out, Bo knows about everything that happened after the accident. But one of the Keystone Kops shoots him down anyway as he was trying to surrender. This stuff is more like a prime television series or a movie than a soap opera. Anyone who hasn't seen the story of 1994 Todd Manning is really missing out on something special, and their life isn't complete until they HAVE seen it. :D

FAIL: Powell with hilarious hypocrisy. "That doesn't make him a Saint!" Nope, it doesn't make him like YOU, Powell, right?

Monday, April 25, 2011

Clip of the Day, April 23 and 24, 2011 (223 and 224)

Well we find out that Manning is not dead after all.

"CJ, he's a great kid, I'd never let anything happen to him. What, what are you looking at me like that for? You think I eat kids for breakfast?"

Todd, is the best. Roger, is the best. ABCD sucks.

I LOVE the conversation between Marty and Todd is UNPARALLELED. "Nothin to do, except think about things."

"What are you saying Todd? Are you trying to say that you're sorry? Say it Todd, I need to hear you say it?"

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"You wanna know if the monster feels thing? I do Marty, I feel sorry, I feel sorry about a lot of things, but mostly I feel sorry about the day I was born."

BINGO. I adore this man....his work as Todd, what else meets this? I can't even say Tony Geary's work does, because it doesn't. He was GREAT, don't get me wrong, but this is unbelievable....and the music they use. So amazing.

FAIL: The POWELL and REBECCA SCENE WRECKS IT. "I never knew homework could be so fascinating." GAG.

SAVING GRACE IN THE FAIL" COrd: Must be the Alec Baldwin Hair Thing. LOL!

Jessica's at the hospital, CJ is in shock. I love this whole story, and it's AWESOME EACH TIME I WATCH. Even the day players are amazing in this. ROCKS.

"Lemon, Strawberry, Orange?"

"Ali."

OMG, so perfect. CJ was a GREAT LITTLE ACTOR!!! Loved these awesome child actors. The nurse coaxing CJ is a fantastic actress, I mean, for a day player, she's lightyears ahead of some of the regular characters today.

And of course, the story brings in a lot of characters....like the Vicki, Sloan, Clint thing....it's amazing. Everyone gets into the act where is Todd is concerned.

"Todd talked to you?"

"He saved us."

I LOVE IT. Marty has to DEAL with that, and it's too much for her, clearly. During the next story, she definitely goes after him, almost hoping he is NOT a real person and has NOT done something heroic. Great stuff.

Do these clips make you grateful that we have them, or sadder that we'll only have a little more in light of the cancellation?

SOUND OFF.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Clip of the Day, April 22, 2011 (222)

Yet again, Todd just can't walk away. "YOU CAN, AND YOU WILL." Similar to what he told Rebecca in the woods. It's interesting how Todd, who is often a pessimist, has these moments of belief in the power of pure determination.

The kid who plays C.J. doing a GREAT job of looking like he's in a state of shock.

Todd and Marty doing their thing...truly a pleasure to watch. I'd gush over the acting again, but why bother? Pretty self-explanatory.

"I can't believe I'm doing this." Bulls-eye delivery, once again.

One question, though: Where'd the tourniquet come from? Unless the cop outfit he'd stolen included it for whatever reason.

"This is how we gotta do it. Whether we like it or not, we just...we just gotta do it."

Todd became awfully wise during his time on the run. Remember when Milton Bittlecomb called him a neanderthal? Well, now we know why he came back all those years later, played by Trevor St. Jawn. He, like Powell, always wanted to be Todd deep down.

And we're off. One of the all-time classic Todd shots...carrying a battered Marty uphill to safety. He raped her a little over a year ago...remember?

Fail: Brian Frons, for being alive. I know that has nothing to do with this clip, but I figured I'd throw that in there. No fails in the clip, by the way.

Monday, April 4, 2011

The Llanview Ledger | Deja Vu

http://thellanviewledger.blogspot.com/

"Woo hoo there was no fake comatose Todd today!!! Thumbs up!"

First off, this is a great article that brings up a great point - poor Nora. There is a Podd mention - and also a cool pic of Nora and Rachel (original). Also has a few other articles on the page of recent OLTL stuff.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Clip of the Day, March 26, 2011 (199)

Wow, thanks to TM9394 for her last insightful commentary! Thanks to Ju, always, for the clips.

Todd Manning wakes up a homeless bun. Bo questions the waitress. I think Bo should have thought by now that Todd, if alive all this time, MAY REALLY HAVE CHANGED at least a little, since no crimes were committed by him in the area; that he was with small children who grew to love and care for him; that he never harmed a hair on Rebecca's head, or on the waitress' head. Of course, there's no telling what Todd will do, especially when face to face with Powell the Poet later. But as a detective, BO should be playing with the idea that Todd could have changed.

Personally, I LOVED whenever we got a crack in the armor and Bo showed signs of both fathering and understanding/believing Todd. These nuances of the story were played out perfectly throughout, and we see more of it during the Hospital Rapes story later.

He meets the elderly lady, Sarah Newland, in violent circumstances. She drops her cane, he gives it back to her. "Thank you, you're very kind."

"Yeah, that's me." This line, and his delivery, strike me so funny every time. He always had that sarcastic, biting edge. As he grew older, the gothic, desperate misery kind of faded, but he's always Todd! Oops that little smirk he gives says I've got an idea! LOL. Of course he intends to use her for whatever he can get, but we know he will also learn and take something with him that is more than material things. They play his dastardly music to make us think he might hurt her, but we know he won't.

Meanwhile, Rebecca and Powell (gag) are talking about the masquerade party! Zorro is on his way!

FAIL: Career Day at Jessie's school. Pllllth. Clint and Sloan are in competition for Vicki's attention. Vicki: "That girl is lucky she's still alive!" Well, Rebecca is! Sarah is! It cracks me up how Vicki acts about Todd now, compared to later. :D Love the whole Lord thing with Todd. Made for some good stories.

Well there you have it! Sound off!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Clip of the Day, March 23, 2011 (195)

We start off with a glimpse at the Viki/Sloan/Clint triangle. Sad being reminded of Clint Ritchie's death...he was one of the OLTL legends.

Rebecca and Powell at the police station with Bo. Rebecca is totally giving away her feelings for Todd. Her point about Todd having been there for months and there having been no victims is a poignant one. Of course, Bo doesn't want to hear of it. Everyone thinks they know Todd better than Rebecca, but they're wrong.

And she still can't get that kiss out of her head!

"Including Todd?" Rebecca is still concerned for his safety when nobody else is.

And Todd now has three people who genuinely care about him. He's slowly building some momentum.

Well, here's loud, self-righteous Marty. Sorry, but I can't stand her during this part of the story. I mean, I know intellectually that she has good reason to be upset and even angry at Rebecca for her part in his post-escape rampage, but she's just so loud, repetitive, self-righteous, and one-note. Her telling Rebecca how she's supposed to feel about Todd is just too much. Oh, heaven forbid she cries when a guy she became close to/fell in love with DIES...as if that's any of Marty's business. Her blowing up at Rebecca in this scene is one thing, but you would THINK that Marty would have been relieved enough by Todd's "death" that she would've let Rebecca grieve. Instead, she decided to scold her with more self-righteous banter and insist Rebecca should be "glad he's dead."

You can see the screws coming loose in Marty over the next several months, too. It seems everyone "goes crazy" to some extent at some point during this storyline. Todd, Powell, Marty, and Rebecca. But I guess that shouldn't be too surprising; this was an intense story.

It's also funny how Marty is standing there in front of two people - Rebecca, and a guy who raped her - and she apparently has nothing against the rapist. All of her anger is directed at the OTHER person. From this scene, you would think Marty and Powell are friends. Ugh.

Clint talks with C.J. and Sarah about the "bad man" genie. Note how they don't make a huge fuss about defending him right here, though they're questioning what people tell them. After the car accident, though, we'll see them convinced they were right all along and fight tooth and nail for Todd's freedom. These kids are no dummies.

Luna sighting...and pre-SORASed Al. LOL.

Fail: No Todd. Pretty obvious one there. Marty and her whiny, self-righteous rants. The lack of even a hint of anger from Marty toward Powell. Powell continuing to be "Mr. Wonderful" as he defends his girlfriend. Awwww, how sweet. Not.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Clip of the Day, March 22, 2011 (194)

Roger. More Roger. However, I'd like SOME NEW ROGER, please!

The search is on! A manhunt is ON! And Todd is getting his drink on with the guys in the woods! LOL! Of course, THE RADIO is on now....and a report about Todd is said right aloud for everyone. This is how he finds out that Rebecca turned him in. He's quite upset about it. Back in Llanview, the Keystone Cops are still trying to find him. Meanwhile, Marty shows up and involved herself as always and blames Rebecca for the recent events.

So many characters in one clip - it's like the story arc stretched to include so many characters on so many levels. Rebecca is the babysitter for the kids, Cord is the father, Clint and Vicki are involved, Bo is the police guy, Powell, and it goes on and on and on. The show was acutely adept at including so many people in the story arcs. Love this type of commitment by the show to a long-term story that is slowly and fully developed. Cannot wait for the Zorro scenes!

FAIL: The typical. Too much Powell, not enough Todd.

Sound off!!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Clip of the Day, Mar. 2, 2011 (174)

Another day, another CLIP! YAY.

This one opens with.....Powell the Poet reading something. Oh brother.

Wow, Todd's carving a bird from wood. Artistic. Interesting.

Yet another incident to make us love this man. Jessica is being a stupid teen, which could lead to her being a stupid dead girl, (love Erin Torpey though) and Our Man is there to save the day. Of course, he is a bit of a stalker, we definitely don't care though. :D

I love Todd's face when Jessica is telling the kid no. He almost panics. Not sure what to do, because he does not want to jeopardize his own safety. Within the following few moments, he almost decides it's worth the risk. Todd's protection of children makes us start to think. What's with this guy? He's a rapist, but here he is carving birds in a purple cape and saving kids. Defending the honor of a young girl. The writers were hard at work controlling our view of him, and it definitely was working.

I love his flashbacks. Almost as if he is "watching" someone else? Exactly. Not sure who actually raped Marty, my money is on Pete, but there are disagreements about those who follow the DID idea through his life. The Genie definitely seems like a different "person" than the rapist and convict. The Genie reminds me a lot of . . . Tom. The kid flees, and he's left alone with his bird and his thoughts. Possibly realizing how wrong he was? How guilty he is? Or remembering what he did as another alter?

"What's a matter? You look sad." Leave it to a kid. As an 8th grade teacher, I still marvel at the little ones I used to teach, how they will just come out with things like "you have pretty hair" or "do you need help?" CJ is the perfect little kid, to me. He and Sarah ALMOST stole the show from Our Boy.

The "evil master" is himself. I love how he alludes to this when asked by CJ. "Always going to be after me, always looking for me." He cannot escape the evil part of himself. In other conversations, I've thought the evil master was Peter Manning, but it doesn't really matter, and is probably both father and parts of himself. Watching what almost happened to Jessica brings up his having to face and deal with that "bad guy" within him. Of course his discussion changes BACK to the master being Peter. Important: "We all want to grow up to be just like our masters....some masters don't deserve genies, they hit 'em and they punish them and they send 'em away, and they tell them that they're stupid and worthless, and after a while, the Genies start to think that they are stupid. Maybe they are because they just want the masters to care about them. They never will" and it goes on. I thought I was done crying with these clips, but NOT TODAY. In light of what Todd is about, and what we know of him later, this is the most telling conversation he's had. CJ is just so cute in his short attempt to comfort Todd. Free therapy. Roger's VOICE even transforms during these scenes. The tones he speaks in with the children, and sometimes Rebecca, are like lilting music.

FAIL: Beginning of clip, dealing with watching Powell write a poem.

Sound off!! Love these clips! Juju is the Goddess of Toddness.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Clip of the Day, January 25, 2011

Another snowy day, going to school late and expecting a storm during assessment week - not so great. Anyway, here's the clip of the day.

OMG. After watching Paul non-stop, seeing this just melts my heart, makes me smile, and just says, wow. First off, how gorgeous can he get as he's trying so hard to be ugly? Second, he's into his manipulative best, doing the faces away from her so we can see and she can't.

"I'm afraid of the anger inside of you."

"Sometimes I'm afraid. Help me, Rebecca."

Who could say no to that? I think this is where we really start to see some of the workings of the tortured Todd that we love. This whole "On the Run" story is an easy one to peg as the opening of some wounds in him.

OMG that hand kiss. Wow. I forgot that, see what watching a 7th time can do??? LOL. Gorgeous.

"There is a kindness inside of him, he's afraid of it." Wow Rebecca, you had him PEGGED.

I do have some confusion here, and that is why he decides to spend the cash on a gun. He was thinking of running away, then he needed the cash for that....and then this gun idea comes up. It conjures quite a few thoughts.

The last scene, the NYE Party, made me so nostalgic I almost teared up. Of course, that's not saying much from this sap, but seeing all of those outstanding characters and actors really made my heart sing. At the same time that everyone is starting anew, Todd is getting a gun from someone. I used to LOVE how the show created those paradoxes.

FAIL: None

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