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Liveblogging "As The World Turns": Lights, Camera ... Murder!
Sorry, I've just always wanted to write "Lights, Camera, ... Murder!" Actually, I'm hoping that Noah's film turns out to be spectacular just so I can hear someone say "here's your Oscar, Mayer". Anyway ... join us for the fun, and refresh for updates! * Please do not reveal spoilers for ATWT and OLTL in the Liveblogs. First time violators will have their comment deleted and be warned in the subject line. A second offense will get the comment deleted and a note from Editor Michael Jensen.. Third offense is a suspension for a week. For spoiler discussions, please use the At The World Turns and new One Life To Live discussion threads in the Forums. Thanks! 2:05PM EST: Carly calls All I Wanna Do In the Middle Of The Evening is Hold You Tight Rosanna and can tell she's in bed with someone. So how long will it take for her to figure out it's Craig. Luke shows up at the after party for the first day of filming, and tells Noah he's on his way to a Grimaldi meeting and can't stay. Noah accuses him of having an attitude. Wait a minute! Luke having an attitude? That's crazy talk. Mason comes up and calls him "Luke Skywalker". Okay, that line is too stupid even for me. 2:10PM EST: Holden tells the judge he wants to end his marriage. Great, another reason for Lily to be trembly and teary-eyed. Carly finds Rosanna's trashy black lingerie and wants to know who she's sleeping with. Rosanna says "Um ... that's not mine. I bought it for you. That's right, I bought you an entirely inappropriate gift for your welcome back. But don't worry, it comes with matching crotchless panties". Luke and Noah are chatting about how Luke is not a part of Noah's film thing, and Noah says 'I want you to be". Mason interrupts, and Luke says "that's okay, I have to get to the meeting away, They're always impressed with my eggplant-colored suit". 2:20PM EST: Lily and Holden are officially not married any longer. Now she and Damian can live happily ever after. Well, until the increasingly unstable Meg blackmails Damian into getting back together. Holden tells Luke "your mother and I are over, but please don't let that happen with you and Noah". Meg shows up to seduce Damian ... in her new ... eggplant-colored dress. Is there a sale on eggplant colors in Oakdale this week?
2:35PM EST: Noah and the film crew are watching the dailies of the film and Luke comes in just in time to see the part where Mason kisses Noah on the forehead. Noah tries to convince Luke that it was nothing, and says "I am not interested in Mason". Luke counters with "Well he has made it very clear that he's interested in you". Yeah, because a kiss that your grandma would give you constitutes hot gay action on this show Luke gets his claws out and tell Mason "I thought it was a good scene, except for the kiss at the end. That was pathetic"." 2:45PM EST: Mason tells Luke "I'm his professor, and while I am, it's hands off. But as soon as I'm not, then it's game on!" Luke says "does Noah know that?", and Mason hisses "Noah is a big boy, and he can make his own decisions about who he wants to be with. Do you really think your last name and your eggplant-colored suits are going to keep you warm at night?" Finally, some life! 2:55PM EST: Luke tells Noah what Mason said about it being "open season" after the film is over, and Noah laughs it off. Oh, Noah. As the two of them leave, Mason glares at Luke menacingly, and Luke has his "nyah, nyah, nyah" look. Okay, I volunteer to hold the ruler if these guys just want to get it over with. Preview Time: No Nuke, which is a shame. Carly has a snarling fit, Brad's ghost shows up (why are ghost always clothed?), and Jack is about to swan dive from a rooftop. Submitted by on Thu, 2009-11-05 15:00. |
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Silly...
.... this Carly/Craig/Ro stuff is dumb.
And Luke and Noah, as usual, are creating problems out of whole cloth.
That's why I hate her
I concur
And I have a big forehead, but hers looks especially large today.
Kitty
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like it's better than yours. ~Kelis
lol
30 minutes in and only 1 comment b/c so far nothing has happened.
Ona side note, I love that mousecommercial: You disgust me......prove it!
Kitty
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like it's better than yours. ~Kelis
*screams* Ohhhhhhh GOD!
Luke being jealous was freaking fantastic! I thought I liked drunk Luke, but jealous Luke is SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEXY!!
"That kiss at the end was pathetic!"......Dig into Mason, Luke! DIG!
Kitty
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like it's better than yours. ~Kelis
Noah is dumb as a stick, isn't he?
I still think Forbes March makes acting choices like he's an axe murderer instead of a 'mo. What a charmless actor. I can't wait for him to be gone.
Love Van's reactions, though.
Actually
Noah is dumb as a stick, isn't he?
Noah is dumb as a stick, isn't he?
Yes. Yes he is.
Kitty
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like it's better than yours. ~Kelis
Evertday its completely different
I agree, but you got to admit
Van was Oscar worthy today! The showdown between Luke and Mason was great! There was tension that was so tense!!! UGH! And those final glares got me all hot and bothered! Defensive Luke is HOT, and it's nice to see some gay ***k fighting over Noah for a change.
Kitty
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like it's better than yours. ~Kelis
When you're right, you're right.
"You know as an actor it would be great to be cast on this show, cause everyday you get to play a completely different version of your character."
It's funny because it's true. And it shouldn't be. So it's sad. It has to be a major chore for some of the actors (like Van, for instance) to make scenes work, which makes me appreciate them all the more.
Wow, the first Luke/ Noah episode I'm
really enjoying in a long time.
I suppose the only catch is that Van/Forbes have more chemistry than Forbes/Jake, and that's clearly not what the writers want. Still, the Mason/Luke sniping is fun to watch.
Time to move on
Right now i think there are only two solutions for Nuke, or give them a proper storyline, and let them develop as a couple (i don't mind a kidnnaping from time to time, but they have to show some intimacy, and i'm not talking about a bed scene), or write them off.
They are popular, so it's not too late to give them something to do, show them at their jobs (it's not that difficult write a storyline for Luke working), show them living together and some intimacy will be welcomed. Yesterdays episode was really as a slap for Nuke fans, showing the actors of Noah's film on bed when Nuke never had a bed scene (i'm not complaining about the couple being straight, a lot of gay authors write or film straight storylines, and showing two men could be even worse, because it'll be difficult to explain why they do what Nuke didn't).
The other solution (i'm losing my hopes of a good storyline for the guys) is give them a sunset ending. Or maybe write Noah off. Noah has no links without Luke, but Luke could be used in other storylines, like in the pre Noah era
I agree.
The other solution (i'm losing my hopes of a good storyline for the guys) is give them a sunset ending. Or maybe write Noah off. Noah has no links without Luke, but Luke could be used in other storylines, like in the pre Noah era
I say kill off Noah and put an end to this miserable mess. That would give Van Hansis some great material to play instead of this dreck.
they really need to kill off noah
Snicks you slay me...
"Here's your Oscar, Mayer." Brilliant. Do you stay up at night thinking of these things?
And by the way
I want Luke and Mason to end
I want Luke and Mason to end up in bed together. Then, they will be like, "What are we gonna tell Noah?"
And when Mason said Noah's a big boy... I thought, so that's why everyone wants him. lol It's not for his smarts, that's for sure. It's sad how Noah's character has been dumbed down and become so passive, since he came out of the closet.
The last bit when Noah called Luke cute was... cute. But couldn't they have cute moments in bed?
if they really want to keep people interested...
Mason and Luke should get into a knock down drag out and end up lip-locked for, well, until they find a bed...
oh, yeah, with Noah watching.
that's what really happens on soaps, isn't it?
That Last Scene
Reminded me alot of the some classic Dynasty. Specially when Steven went to beat up that senators son that was spreading rumors bout Blake.....and the next scene they were getting out of bed.
NUKE
Dumber Than A Box Of Rocks
Mason must like his men pretty but stupid. I just have no words for Noah's sheer idiocy. It's breathtaking.
OTOH, Van and Forbes work very well off each other. Now I can believe Luke and Mason having an out of control passion for each other. The chemistry is certain there.
They do.
And it's a shame that the Mason/Luke angle has not been played out and mined by the show. As someone posted above, there was definitely some DYNASTY-esque cattiness going on there, but it could have developed into something more than an adversarial relationship. Hansis seemed to come to life when acting those scenes opposite March.
Don't even get me started on the fact that Noah, who was less than 12 inches away, didn't hear the discussion between Mason and Luke. That is simply beyond stupid, especially in a show where characters routinely develop Bionic hearing and and hear conversations that take place 3 yards away from them.
Noah is not dumb!
Noah is not dumb. He is naive and that is because he lived a very sheltered existence. His father was a smothering by the book military man who ended up being a murderer and his mother was a brothel owner and madam who ended up being a murder victim. His boyfriend is a spoiled, controlling, histrionic drama queen. No wonder Noah has issues. For me, it is his innocence that makes him so attractive.
Please.........
Great show today
The boys(even Mason) were super cute today. Mason and Luke did have heat. They just can't stand each other and I love it. I don't want Luke to even end up liking Mason though. Then the whole thing would be similar to Brian. Luke and Mason should be "frienemies". I don't want a rated G relationship from them.
Luke and Noah were really cute today though, despite Noah being stupid. Noah calling Luke his guy was adorable. I don't like how Noah is allowing Mason to fondle and kiss him, but at least they made it clear it's just because he wants to pass.
What's with some saying that Luke needs a new boyfriend? As if he's going to find a better boyfriend than Noah? If they killed Noah off, Luke would surely just disappear. He would get to mourn for 2 seconds before becoming obsessed with his parents lovelife and then disappear again.
I definitely don't want that either
If they killed Noah off then Luke would take FOREVER to find a new boyfriend, if he ever did at all. I'm 1000000% positive that it woud be Ianto all over again. All the gays would cry out "Why?! We already have too few gay characters?! We loved Noah. Oh well, one more reason to NOT watch the show if they are going to kill off all the positive gay characters. I'll go to OLTL where they don't kill off their gay characters (so far)." Not to mention the writers would probably never pair Luke up with anyone else. They would let their year or two of ATWT that's left to just fade Luke into the background.....keep in mind that people are complaining that Noah's ties are only to Luke and that it wouldn't really affect anybody....well, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY NOTICED, but when NOAH isn't getting screetime, Luke is VERY barely-there. They will never kill off Noah to give Luke a better boyfriend. They would kill off Noah, and then the fanbase would no longer exist. I love Van just as much as the next guy, but let's face it, Luke without a boyfriend is NOT going to get gays to watch the show, and therefore would not even be mentioned on AfterElton (AE won't be too keen to liveblog "just Luke without the possibility of a boyfriend" days)...........but that's just my opinion.
Kitty
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like it's better than yours. ~Kelis
Yeah
I think killing off Noah, which for a short time would give Van some scene chewery, would leave Luke with nothing else to do except being a minor character in the boring repetative Lily/Holden for the past 2 decade storyline. Now recasting Noah with an actor that has some heat with Van I wouldn't have a problem with.
Then again I truly beleive that it's not the actors that are playing the roles, its the writers who are basically writing shitty storylines that make lil if any sense.
Finally . . .
It seriously took almost 4 months to finally get this L/N/M storyline going? They could've started it off back in July with today's scenes, and I can only imagine how awesome it'd have been. All three were good today, especially Mason and Luke staring at each other--whoa, loved it. I just wish Noah would be more blunt with Mason; I like when Noah gets defensive with others (but not with Luke). Can't wait for next week.
I happen to like Noah and
I happen to like Noah and Jake Silbermann. I love Van and Jake's chemistry. So I really don't want him to go anywhere. I would love it if they would give the character more of a focus instead of ignoring him for all but a few months of the year. The problem isn't Noah. The problem is the writers never give him anything to do other than being Luke's boyfriend.
However I think that is changing. Noah has been directing his movie and Noah is looking really good. He has a lot on his plate. I think Noah is the more appealing character right now because of all that he has going on. Luke isn't in school and occasionally works at Grimaldi Shipping. Other than that, he is always jealous of something.
According to Van, coming up is the best work Jake has ever done. I don't want to give away spoilers, but it sounds really amazing.
Oh and I totally agree that Luke would just fade into the background if they ever killed off Noah. Remember the 9 months before Noah that Luke was just showing up and leaving after about 2 minutes of screentime? Well they would trot poor Van out to just prop Lily, Holden, and Damian and then back on the backburner again. But people love this character. I don't get why TPTB don't.
I have some mixed feelings
I have some mixed feelings about Noah as a character, but I certainly don't want him writtem out at this point, given how little time the show has left. My sense is that Jake is an appealing performer, but an inexperienced actor. His chemistry with Van is sensational, but when Noah is given crap material, which unfortunately is most of the time, Jake seems lost and basically has a deer in headlights performance style. On the rare occasions when Noah is given juicy material, (angry, wry, emotional) Jake does very well with it, but so often Noah is portrayed as so clueless and feckless, I don't think Jake knows how to make something of it (he is far from alone in this in the soap universe).
Van, on the other hand is so dynamic and charismatic that he seems to make something interesting out of even the dullest, most idiotic scenes and he sparks with almost every other actor he plays opposite. Though recently, I have to say that Van has occasionally come across as phoning it in, as almost every appearance has been dreary, non-sensical and stupid. He has often seemed to be just putting in his time recently. I find that very disheartening and an appalling waste of an exceptional talent.
Though I don't expect Nuke to ever get any kind of material that they deserve as the show slogs toward cancellation, I hope the new writers will give them more to work with in whatever little screentime they get. I commend both actors for there herculean efforts to give the fans something to be happy about from the drek material they are given, and I hope that they both have the opportunity to work in better environments in the near future.
Jake Silbermann
is a very attractive performer, seems to be a nice guy and when Noah does cutesy, lovey dovey scenes with Luke, it's clear that there's a palpable chemistry between the actors.
But other than those types of scenes, especially the ones requiring high drama as when Noah was torn between turning in Winston to the authorities, Jake simply can't carry those scenes.
And when both Luke and Noah are playing heavy material with and or opposite each other, the discrepancies in the abilities between Hansis and Silbermann become magnified and all the more glaring.
Hansis seems to have been phoning it in lately, I agree, but in his scenes with March, Luke seemed to come alive for the first time in a very long while.
Don't kill me but...
Maybe
things at least change a bit soon. Nelson Branco said that Nuke will be frontburner again with their new storyline. He even implied that it's possible that they will be involved in the love triangle, and maybe this time works, because it supposed the new character will be interested in Luke and not in Noah. I'm not a fan of love triangles, but if they tried, i really hope this time they give them the screen time and put less restrictions between the actor's interaction, and maybe this time works better than with this Mason's storyline (well the correct term is this time worked well, because work worse than with this storyline will be difficult)
ATWT is the last viewed soap, almost tied with OLTL, but not all is bad, they increased their viewers this week, and for the first time in a long long time, they have more viewers this week than a year ago