Marlena De Lacroix writes: "Fans usually blame headwriters when soaps are bad. But ultimately, the real blame lies with daytime network executives who have the final power of approval over what we see on our screens. Last month, judging by the very questionable, sometimes downright illogical and nonprofessional quality of the drama I saw on screen, I’d venture to say that these daytime execs (and their publicity and marketing minions) are very sloppy, asleep at the wheel, or just don’t care at all what they put on screen everyday."
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Jesse Plemons blogs last week's show"I immediately got sucked into the episode and forgot all about the blogging that was supposed to be happening. It's amazing the things that you catch the second or third time you watch an episode. One of the things I love about our show is that it is full of so many moments and nuances, which really make the show what it is."
2-hour BROTHERS & SISTERS draws 11.9 million viewers
B&S ranked No. 1 from 9:00-11:00 p.m. across all key Adult demos: AD18-34 (3.1/8), AD8-49 (4.1/10) and AD25-54 (5.1/11).
Biz pleads to keep tax credits in N.Y.
LIFE ON MARS stars Harvey Keitel, Jason O'Mara and Michael Imperioli joined labor leaders on a Kaufman Astoria Studios stage Monday to push legislators to continue the funding of New York State production tax credits.
INTERVIEW: DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Renee Jones (Lexie)"I spoke to our head writer, Dena Higley, whose son has autism, and the show immediately connected me with Autism Speaks so I could learn about it. Autism Speaks connected me with a mother and her little boy. I got to go to his speech therapy class and his occupational therapy, and I [observed] them. Oh, my gosh! Seeing that mother — she was so excited over any little tiny achievement her son made. I was watching her more than him."
BBC: 'All-black' ENDERS 'not unreasonable'
The BBC responded to the concerns raised in an official statement on its complaints website, describing the episode's concentration on 'all-black' characters as "not unusual" and the references to the Notting Hill riots as "absolutely legitimate".
The statement read: "It is not unusual for EASTENDERS to devote a whole episode to a single storyline or set of characters, and this episode was one of these occasions.
"This was an opportunity to explore in some depth the background and experiences of Patrick Trueman, one of EastEnders' longest-standing and most popular characters."
It went on: "There have been many 'all-white' episodes in the show's 24-year history, and we do not believe there is any reason why an 'all-black' episode should not be included within the series.
"Some viewers felt it was unnecessary to raise the subject of the Notting Hill race riots. These form part of the character's experience, as well as British history, and we feel it was absolutely legitimate for these characters to discuss them."
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