AMC: Friday Update (1/16/97)
Sean Griffin
A somewhat quick update today, because I found this Fridayąs episode to
be highly irritating--mainly because they were dealing with plotlines I find
personally to be incredibly *un*entertaining...
1) Brooke walks in on the duck-swinging between Edmund and NewJim,
and I have to say even as a BL&P I was apalled at the outfit choice of Ms.
English. Both Dr. Harry and I noticed how her suit jacket made her
hindquarters look huge. After that gown for the Crystal Ball, we all know
that Julia Barr is *not* overweight, so the only explanation I can fathom
for the way this jacket was hanging is that Barrąs got łshelf.˛ Anyway, Jim
begs for Brooke to side with him in Edmundąs vicious attack. Brooke tries
not to get involved but wants to know what Ed found out. Jim is, to say
the least, underwhelmed--and storms out of the office. Ed notices that
Brooke seems to have her own worries about Jim, but Brooke is not
forthcoming about them. In what must have been an odd change-of-
topic for Edmund, Brooke starts talking about the luggage fragment
retrieved from Flight 149, and the two start analyzing whether or not the
person or persons who put the explosives in the luggage are still alive
and what it would take to prove their culpability. Edmund points out that
these guys are dangerous and Brooke should be careful about backing
any potential suspects into a corner. Heeding that advice, Brooke goes
directly over to Jimąs and, after he suddenly proposes marriage, she
marches straight to his closet and pulls out the luggage that matches the
fragment.
(łNow Brooke I must kill you˛ hanger)
2) Tad and Liza continue their wonderful łgotcha-last˛ friendly sniping
about their personal lives in her WRCW office when Ryan Lavery enters
(still wearing the same clothes heąs been wearing since he got to town)
with news that he just succeeded in upping the price of ad time on łThe
Cutting Edge˛ 25%. Liza is impressed, but Tad is first amused that Ryan
has actually been hired and then annoyed that he wasnąt consulted on a
łCutting Edge˛ matter. More haranguing between Liza and Tad is
interrupted by a phone call saying that someone has answered his ad
(looking for the owner of the łJoy˛ locket). As expected, the ensuing
scene is a comedic one as an elderly lady shows up and the łJoy˛ of the
locket is her pet dog. Of course, the chain that holds the locket is too
long for a doggie so the woman departs.
Meanwhile, Ryan far too easily ingratiates himself with Liza (I donąt care
how cute or muscular this guy is, I already want to slap him endlessly).
When Hayley phones her to tell her that Adamąs had some sort of attack
(more on this shortly), Ryan weasels out the info from her and convinces
her to go to the hospital and see if everythingąs OK. After Liza left, I
almost expected Ryan to sit in her chair and start looking for another big
phallic cigar to twiddle with. Instead, he wanders over to Tadąs office--
where a full-on łAll About Eve˛ story is brewing. Tad gives Ryan credit
for moving fast, but still is not won over by his charm (Michael Knight is
wonderful in this scene, showing this young upstart that no one can
outdelight audiences more that he can). Ryan exits, a bit abashed--and
suddenly a phone call comes in to Tad. No one speaks on the other
end, and Tad suddenly intuits, łMy God, itąs you, isnąt it?!˛
(łWill she say hello?˛ hanger)
3) Hayley comes over to PV Hospital to see how Adam is doing and finds
Adam stumbling out of his bed and collapsing, saying his heart has
finished at the rings and is now moving over to the floor exercises. Allie
is there as well and calls for assistance. They lift Adam back into bed
and, for some reason, the female doctor is chosen to stop assisting the
patient and instead do family support. Hayley calls around then for
someone to be with her (hence, the call to Liza), including dear hubby
Mateo, who seems to initially want to finish watching this really good
episode of łSeinfeld,˛ but Hayley cuts him short and gets him to hightail it
to the hospital. Meanwhile, łJoy,˛ cunningly dressed like Veronica Lake
in łSullivanąs Travels˛ as a 1930ąs hobo, hovers in the hallways and
corners of the hospital. (Dr. Harry was laughing at the łWhereąs Joy?˛
game--do you see her back there behind the desk? Or is she poking her
head around that hallway?) Only at one point does she step out and ask
Allie with a concerned voice if Adamąs attack was caused by a sudden
shock. Allieąs like łWhat do I look like the Shell Answer Man?˛ She also
asks the oddly dressed one, łWho are you, a family member?˛ Joy
seems to have a hard time coming up with an answer to that
(foreshadowing?) and incredibly, Allie flits off back to Hayley before
waiting to hear an answer.
David, Jake and Dr. Joe have by this time joined the consultation on
Adam, and no one can figure out what has caused Adamąs attack. Jake
puts in calls to various other hospitals to see if there is any record of this
type of reaction to the medication they were giving him. Dr. Joe and Dr.
Hematori (not certain if I have the name right) frown together outside
Adamąs room and David and Allie putter around Adamąs bed. It is at this
point that David łdiscreetly˛ drops a vial on the floor and then loudly
announces to Allie, łWhatąs this?!˛ as he picks it up. Iąm guessing
rophynol (the date-rape drug), but David suddenly grabs the IV bag and
demands that Allie take it down to toxicology for testing łor else youąll
have Adam Chandlerąs death on your hands!˛ Liza shows up, Jake tells
her that until they know what happened to Adam, they wonąt know how to
pull him out of his unconscious state (of course, Lizaąs presence in the
ensuing plot twist is mandatory). As the episode ends, the tests come
back and David gets on his soapbox to announce that the IV shows the
wrong medication has been administered, and asks Jake (in front of all
gathered) if heąs merely incompetent or if he *meant* to kill Adam...
(łCan my heart take such tension?˛ non-hanger)
Lastly, spoilers for next week from the end of Fridayąs episode:
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Allie shouts łNo!˛ as David starts to inject something into someoneąs IV.
Trevor and Ed say Brooke will be torn apart to find out Jimąs conning her.
Kelsey plots romantic strategy with Ryan.
As łJoy˛ continues to lurk around WRCW, Tad hushes Liza.
Sean łBack to the Same Olą Boring Stuff˛ Griffin-Lait-Riley
FAC Jake (and Weeble!)
SPERM Fashion Consultant
SMURF Counselor and 12-Step Administrator
BL&P On the BUSS
Honourary Lesbian
Lynn Riley
Sean Griffin wrote:
<major snippage>
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Let me speculate that David warns Allie that if she tells that he
endangered
Adam's health to sabotage Jake's career, he will tell Dr. Martin that
she
lied about her transcript....leading back to the same converstations
over
and over and over and over and over and over...........
>
> As 3Joy2 continues to lurk around WRCW, Tad hushes Liza.
This plot's boring me already.
BTW, You forgot to say that WobblyCam had a banner week with many
appearances!
Lynn Riley-Griffin
Patt B.
Sean Griffin wrote:
> any potential suspects into a corner. Heeding that advice, Brooke goes
> directly over to Jimąs and, after he suddenly proposes marriage, she
> marches straight to his closet and pulls out the luggage that matches the
> fragment.
>
> (łNow Brooke I must kill you˛ hanger)
I'm glad I'm already a BABE, that I wasn't on the fence about this
character or worse, that she was my favorite. I mean, I've seen
characters do some pretty stoopid things, but really, Brooke. If you
harbor any suspicions at all that he was involved in the bomb on the
plane, he might just be dangerous. Um, maybe you shouldn't confront Jim
without sharing your suspicions with someone? See, if you turn up
missing or something (pleaseohpleaseohplease), no one will know to
suspect Jim.
No, this latest act of writing stupidity didn't traumatize me in the
least because I've grown to expect this kind of behavior. Is this the
same character who had the courage to tell her husband that his best
friend tried to rape her? C'mon, Brooke, surely you can procure a clue
from one of the clue vendors advertising in _Tempo_? patt "fading away
in disgust" b.
--
FRC Adrian: net.daddy of my net.daughter
FGC Luke: Keeper of the Mischievous Twinkle in His Eye
Drill Sergeant, The Precision Bobbie-Slapping Drill Team
Bring on the Chexmix and Margaritas!
I'm a DITs! BABE alert
Karin Dietterich
In article <sgriffin-170...@snagtooth.sasquatch.com>,
Sean Griffin <sgri...@sasquatch.com> wrote:
>1) Brooke walks in on the duck-swinging between Edmund and NewJim,
>and I have to say even as a BL&P I was apalled at the outfit choice of Ms.
>English. Both Dr. Harry and I noticed how her suit jacket made her
>hindquarters look huge. After that gown for the Crystal Ball, we all know
>that Julia Barr is *not* overweight, so the only explanation I can fathom
>for the way this jacket was hanging is that Barr's got "shelf."
That suit was horrible! It was too tight in all of the wrong places
and too loose in the others. It was too tight through the bust line and
tummy, and then it flared, badly. Over the years we've seen Brooke in any
number of delightful business suits. Where on earth did they dig this
one up?
Karin
FAC Dixie
BL&P
--
Karin Dietterich
k...@teleport.com
Cruise of the Bells to Alaska, July 1998
Renate5000
In article <sgriffin-170...@snagtooth.sasquatch.com>,
sgri...@sasquatch.com wrote:
>In what must have been an odd change-of-
>topic for Edmund, Brooke starts talking about the luggage fragment
I think he was distracted by that "Moving Monitor" on his desk. You know, the
one that toppled over a few months back and we realized it was not connected to
anything. Well, it still isn't because on Thursday's show it was to Edmund's
left; on Friday it was to his right. I lost track of the conversation myself
just watching where that monitor would show up next!
Renate
Renate5000
In article <sgriffin-170...@snagtooth.sasquatch.com>,
sgri...@sasquatch.com wrote:
>In what must have been an odd change-of-
>topic for Edmund, Brooke starts talking about the luggage fragment
I think he was distracted by that "Moving Monitor" on his desk. You know, the
Sylvia Nolan
>1) Brooke walks in on the duck-swinging between Edmund and NewJim,
>and I have to say even as a BL&P I was apalled at the outfit choice of Ms.
>English. Both Dr. Harry and I noticed how her suit jacket made her
>hindquarters look huge. After that gown for the Crystal Ball, we all know
>that Julia Barr is *not* overweight, so the only explanation I can fathom
>for the way this jacket was hanging is that Barrąs got łshelf.˛
Meanwhile, I was noticing Liza's outfit.....another travesty. WhyOhWhy
do TPTB put her in such *yucky* colors?? She is a blond with pale
skin. Remember "color analysis"? I would bet she is a summer or
possibly a spring. She needs bright colors - blues, greens, pink, even
red or black would be better than what she had on. Wardrobe, *please*
do not put her in *mustard* yellow! Yuck! That color should only be
worn by "fall" people. It totally washed her out, making her face look
all bloaty. And the reason I think it was the *color* she had on was
she looked 100% better later in another scene with the camel coat
covering that terrible suit.
Sylvia RoseBob "going from being a blond to a redhead has really
screwed up my wardrobe selections"
FAC Allie; LCAS: BL&P; PAKISA;
Big Dratsa Keeper of the Goody 1997-1998
and Goodwill Ambassador to the World;
ILJC President and SOCK Queen
Wendy Wagner
On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, Sylvia Nolan wrote:
> Meanwhile, I was noticing Liza's outfit.....another travesty. WhyOhWhy
> do TPTB put her in such *yucky* colors?? She is a blond with pale
> skin. Remember "color analysis"? I would bet she is a summer or
> possibly a spring. She needs bright colors - blues, greens, pink, even
> red or black would be better than what she had on. Wardrobe, *please*
> do not put her in *mustard* yellow! Yuck! That color should only be
> worn by "fall" people. It totally washed her out, making her face look
> all bloaty. And the reason I think it was the *color* she had on was
> she looked 100% better later in another scene with the camel coat
> covering that terrible suit.
AMC does not know how to dress Marcy.
Marcy is a _spring_ and should not wear black ever. Mustard is in the
right warmth level but too dark. You hit the nail on the head with the
camel coat; camel is more her color. Peach, coral, cream, spring green,
yellow, some blues--anything with golden undertones. What Kim Zimmer wears
these days on GL would be great, though Kim is fairly dark for a spring
(may be more of an autumn).
One day I turned on the show to find MW wearing a bright bluish-red dress
with black hose. Ugh! She looked awful.
Wendy, the anti-Millie when it comes to MW (hi Millie!)
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"It's the millenium; motives are incidental."
-- Randy, "Scream"
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Carolyn Adams
we...@panix.com says...
>AMC does not know how to dress Marcy.
>
>Marcy is a _spring_ and should not wear black ever. Mustard is in the
>right warmth level but too dark.
This is a great thread. What would you suggest for some others on the show?
---Carolyn (an autumn) Adams
PWick
Wendy Wagner wrote:
>
> On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, Sylvia Nolan wrote:
>
> > Meanwhile, I was noticing Liza's outfit.....another travesty. WhyOhWhy
> > do TPTB put her in such *yucky* colors?? She is a blond with pale
> > skin. Remember "color analysis"? I would bet she is a summer or
> > possibly a spring. She needs bright colors - blues, greens, pink, even
> > red or black would be better than what she had on. Wardrobe, *please*
> > do not put her in *mustard* yellow! Yuck! That color should only be
> > worn by "fall" people. It totally washed her out, making her face look
> > all bloaty. And the reason I think it was the *color* she had on was
> > she looked 100% better later in another scene with the camel coat
> > covering that terrible suit.
>
>
> Marcy is a _spring_ and should not wear black ever. Mustard is in the
> camel coat; camel is more her color. Peach, coral, cream, spring green,
> yellow, some blues--anything with golden undertones. What Kim Zimmer wears
> these days on GL would be great, though Kim is fairly dark for a spring
> (may be more of an autumn).
>
> One day I turned on the show to find MW wearing a bright bluish-red dress
> with black hose. Ugh! She looked awful.
>
ITA, Marcy looked really bad in that mustard suit and it did make her
complexion just awful. I know she can be a real knockout but these people
are trying to make her look dowdy for some unknown reason. I think the
only person who looks good all the time is Lucci.
MR
PWick wrote:
>
>
> ITA, Marcy looked really bad in that mustard suit and it did make her
> complexion just awful. I know she can be a real knockout but these people
> are trying to make her look dowdy for some unknown reason. I think the
> only person who looks good all the time is Lucci.
Yes, when it comes to color. But may I remind you of her *corset-on-
the-outside* outfit and the *suit-without-back*?
Liza's wardrobe problem isn't limited to color. Those boxy business suits
don't flatter her either. She looks better in tailored dresses.
Magdalena
Noah
On 20 Jan 1998, Carolyn Adams wrote:
> we...@panix.com says...
>
> >AMC does not know how to dress Marcy.
> >
> >Marcy is a _spring_ and should not wear black ever. Mustard is in the
> >right warmth level but too dark.
>
> This is a great thread. What would you suggest for some others on the show?
>
> ---Carolyn (an autumn) Adams
What about Gloria in that harsh red lipstick. It made her look
terrible even though it matched her jacket. Given that she'd gone from a
beaming, "I want to have Dimitri's baby" babe, to slugging him in the
mausoleum, to bumming a ride with Ruth and Joe, to crying on Stewart's
shoulder, to emergency duty at the hospital, to CPR on Dimitri, and then
back to Wyldwind (Wildwynd or Wildwind?) to kiss Tad goodbye, I guess it
is okay for her to look like hell. But she did look haggard and mean
when she walked out on Adam in that hospital room last week. The red was
way too stark, IMO.
Noah
Carol S. Boshears
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.980121...@general4.asu.edu>,
Noah <ad...@imap1.asu.edu> wrote:
Ah, but Gillian looked fab on Tuesday! Loved her outfit! I want it and I
want it now. Maybe now Wildwind should be dubbed Whirlwind!
Carol
Sylvia Nolan
On 20 Jan 1998 21:05:52 GMT, ca...@enter.net (Carolyn Adams) wrote:
> we...@panix.com says...
>>AMC does not know how to dress Marcy.
>>
>>Marcy is a _spring_ and should not wear black ever. Mustard is in the
>>right warmth level but too dark.
>
>This is a great thread. What would you suggest for some others on the show?
>
>---Carolyn (an autumn) Adams
Okay, I'll play....<with help>
From my very old "Color Me Beautiful" book:
The Summer and Winter palettes contain cool, blue-based colors; Autumn
and Spring contain warm yellow-based colors.
Winters: Do you wear a lot of navy, black, white, red, shocking pink
or gray?
There are more Winters in the world than any other seasonal type (75%
of the population, I've read). The largest range of Winters are those
with taupe-beige skin, ranging from light to dark, rosy or just plain
beige. Most olive-skinned people, blacks and Asians are Winters,
though a few are Autumns. Most Winters have dark hair and deep eye
color . Well know Winters: Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, Audrey Hepburn,
Jaclyn Smith.
Winters look best in pure white, gray-beige (taupe), icy taupe, true
grays (from icy to charcoal), black, any navy, true blue, royal blue,
icy blue, hot turquoise, chinese blue, icy aqua, light true green,
true green, emeral green and icy green. They should not wear brown or
tan.
On AMC, I would say Erica, Gillian, Belinda, Adam (equal opportunity
here), Dimitri, Skye, Maria and most Santi are classic Winters.
Summers: Do you wear a lot of soft blues, rose-brown, navy, rose pink,
lavender or plum?
Summers usually have visible pink in their skin. Some Summers are very
fair and look pale without a little rouge. As a child, Summer is most
often blonde, but as she matures, her hair tends to darken. Summers,
of all the seasons, most often feel the need to "brighten" themselves
with hair color or frosting. A Summer woman truly benefits from
wearing her colors, as her colors alone bring "life" to her face.
Summer eyes are most often blue, green, aqua, or soft hazel. Well
known Summers: Princess Grace of Monaco, Candice Bergen, Farrah
Fawcett, Caroline Kennedy.
Summers look best in soft white, rose-beiges, blue-grays (light to
medium), rose-browns, cocoa, grayed navy, gray-blue (including denim),
sky blue, periwinkle blue, powder to medium blue, pastel aqua, and
blue-greens (pastel to deep). They should not wear black.
On AMC, I would say Janet, Kelsey, Edmund, Tad, and Hayley are
Summers.
Autumns: Do you look best in dark brown, camel, beige, orange, gold
and moss green?
Autumns come in three varieties: the fair person with ivory or creamy
peach skin; the true redhead, fair to dark, often with freckles; and
the golden-beige brunette,whose skin ranges from medium to deep
copper, the latter having charcoal black hair. Redheads, from
carrot-tops to those with auburn or red-brown hair are usually Autumns
(although a few may be Springs). Most Autumns have brown or green
eyes. Well known Autumns: Carol Burnett, Shirley MacLaine,
Ann-Margaret, Katherine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave.
Autumns look best in oyster white, earth beiges, gold-tone beiges
(including camel), dark browns, most browns and tans, coffee, bronze,
mahogany, teal blue, deep periwinkle, turquoise, grayed yellow-greens,
yellow-greens (lime to bright), earth greens (olive, moss, jade,
forest). They should not wear gray, black or navy.
On AMC, I would say Laura is an Autumn. I would also guess Opal and
Myrtle as Autumns.
Springs: Do you look in golden brown, camel, peachy pink, peach, soft
blues, and golden yellow?
Springs have the most delicate quality of all the seasonal types.
Spring's skin is either creamy ivory, peachy pink or peach-beige.
Spring's hair is golden blonde, strawberry, taffy-red, or golden
brown. Ash-tone hair is *not* spring. Spring's eyes are most often
blue, green or aqua. Well-known Springs: Sally Struthers, Debbie
Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Marilyn Monroe.
Springs look best in ivory, clear beiges, creamy beiges (including
camel), warm (yellow) grays (light to medium), golden browns, clear
tans, light clear navy, light royal blue, periwinkle blues (light to
dark), medium warm turquoise, clear aquas, clear yellow-greens (pastel
to bright). They should not wear black.
On AMC, we...@panix.com says that Liza is a Spring and I would have to
agree with her.
I don't know if I would put Brooke as an Autumn or a Spring. And
Marian......I'm lost! Another Spring or a Summer?
Allie....hmmm....autumn or summer? Wendy, help!
Sylvia RoseBob "getting out my coloring book now....."
Carolyn Adams
sly...@airmail.net says...
>From my very old "Color Me Beautiful" book:
>The Summer and Winter palettes contain cool, blue-based colors; Autumn
>and Spring contain warm yellow-based colors.
Sylvia, thank you. This was excellent. As you described the types, I was trying to
fit the cast into the categories, too, and we agreed on a lot of them. Dimitri must be
a winter, since he looks so good in black, white, and red. I always picture him as
Dracula. It works for him. I guess Dracula was a winter.
Btw, I still have your Christmas card up on the door with all the other photo
cards. Mostly they are of family and friends' babies and small children. And
then there's Sylvia and Robin. Nobody once has asked me why Janet Green
/ Heather Webber's picture is on my door. But someone asked if you were
my sister. I took it as a compliment.
--Carolyn (an autumn) Adams