#susan haskell

[laboulaie]

BAD NEWS BLAIR

She May Be Llanview’s Resident Bad Girl, But ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Blair Just Wants To Be Loved

In 1991, a conniving woman by the name of Blair Daimler (now Cramer) blew into Llanview. Mia Korf originated the role but when the Amerasian left the show in 1993, blonde-haired, green-eyed Kassie DePaiva took over. “Blair is perfectly dysfunctional,” laughs DePaiva. “She feels everything deeply, whether it’s happiness, anger, lust, jealousy, fear… I love that she’s a bitch with a lot of heart.” Here, in character, DePaiva remembers the ups and (mostly) downs of Blair’s life.

1993

“Viki and Sloan hunted me down because they needed me to verify something for his book on Victor Lord - they wanted to know if Dorian had admitted killing Victor,” recalls DePaiva. “They found me down in Miami with my boys.” Blair had kids? “I was hanging out with some young boy toys,” she laughs.

1994

As soon as Blair returned to Llanview, she began blackmailing Dorian (again) and hitting on Max (again). “I pursued Max in every way I could,” she grins.

Around this time, The Wild Rose Club casino opened, and Max became addicted to gambling. While Cord and Luna tried to break his bad habit, Blair encouraged it. “It was a way for me to spend time with him,” she explains. “Max was addicted to gambling and I was addicted to him.” One night, Luna kicked Max out. Feeling rejected, Max turned to Blair. “We went to Atlantic City and hooked up with RJ, who was a loan shark,” she explains. “Everything tailspinned from there. I became more obsessive and possessive as Max’s gambling addiction became worse.”

After their escapade, Max took his son, Al, to his ranch in Texas and Blair tagged along. But soon after, Luna arrived to patch things up. Cord kidnapped Blair and took her to Asa’s nearby ranch so that his friends could reconcile. With Blair out of the picture, Max, Luna and Al went to the local fair, but Blair escaped from Cord and took off in his truck. “I was driving to the fair to find Max,” explains the actress. “I swerved to miss Al and accidentally hit Luna instead.” Luna was paralyzed and Max broke things off with a distraught Blair.

“I attempted suicide by turning up the gas stove in my apartment,” she explains. Luckily, Cord found her passed out and stood by her while she recovered. “I finally realized that I was addicted to Max and started up a relationship with Cord because he was nice and safe.” Unfortunately, Blair found herself playing second fiddle to Tina and finally got fed up. “Around this time, I ran into Todd at Rodi’s,” she remembers. “Initially, I didn’t know who he was. We commiserated about what losers we were.”

That is, until Blair dropped her purse and spotted the prison I.D. bracelet that Todd was wearing around his ankle. “At that point, I thought, ‘Stay away from me.’” But the two lost souls kept running into one another, and Blair finally realized that Cord was never going to put her first. “On Christmas, I went over to Todd’s and offered myself to him as a Christmas gift,” she chuckles. The couple had sex and it was the beginning of what seemed to be a beautiful relationship.

1995

When Blair figured out that Todd was the heir to the Lord fortune, the money-hungry vixen set out to land him. “I tricked Todd into getting married by faking a pregnancy,” she admits. The couple wed on a beach in Key West.

Several weeks after the nuptials, Tina revealed to Todd that he was her brother and Todd inherited 27.8 million. “After Tina warned Todd that I was a gold digger, he made me take a pregnancy test,” the actress says. “I thought for sure I wasn’t pregnant but I was. It was hilarious!”

Sadly, when Blair was mugged a few weeks later, she lost the baby. “Those were really tough scenes,” DePaiva reveals. “Blair wanted a baby; so did Todd. It was the first thing that she would have had on her own.”

When Max informed Todd that Blair had originally lied about being pregnant, Todd lost it. “He almost raped me,” says DePaiva. Blair stopped Todd by reminding him of his past rape of Marty but the marriage was over. “We had lost the baby and that was a reason for us not to be together.” Todd filed for a divorce.

But Blair soon discovered that she was pregnant - again. “Everybody thought I was lying this time for sure,” laughs DePaiva. “But I really was pregnant. I contemplated not having the baby, until it brought Todd and me back together.” The couple remarried at St. James church. “We were really, really happy,” she smiles. Before they could go on a honeymoon, Todd decided that he wanted to make amends with Marty and flew to Ireland. “It was always about Marty,” DePaiva sighs. “I thought the only reason that Todd loved me was because I looked like her.” In Ireland, Todd was mistaken for Patrick, shot and presumed dead. A bitter Blair blamed Marty for Todd’s “death.”

1996

Luckily, baby Starr filled the void in Blair’s life. After a run-in with Marty, an enraged Blair cut off her hair (because she didn’t want to look like Marty), then went into labor - but gave birth prematurely.

Soon afterward, Blair began chasing Patrick. “Marty took my man away so I wanted to take away hers,” she says. “At first, I just wanted to get back at Marty. Then, I really started to like Patrick.” When Blair finally got the poet to sleep with her, Todd “returned from the dead” and spied their sexual encounter. Figuring that Blair never mourned his death, Todd kidnapped Starr. Eventually, he returned the baby, and Blair and Todd were about to reconcile. But Blair learned that she was pregnant - yet again - this time, with Patrick’s child. “That ruined everything,” the actress groans.

1997

Blair and Todd remained at odds. Though Todd filed for custody of Starr, the judge awarded temporary custody to Blair. Starr became ill with aplastic anemia and was in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Of course, Starr’s best bone marrow match would have been Blair and Patrick’s unborn child.

“Then we had the car accident,” says DePaiva. On a rainy night, Blair and Patrick were on their way home from the hospital when a sobbing Kelly (who had just been dumped by Joey) ran their car off the road. “I lost the baby and thought I had lost Starr too because of the accident. Those scenes were very difficult because I was pregnant in real life,” she confides. “Looking back, I wish I’d never had to play it.” After the accident, Alex donated bone marrow to save Starr’s life. Meanwhile, Blair was hospitalized.

“I was in a coma and Todd hooked up with Téa to betray me yet again!” she exclaims. “While I was in a coma, he divorced me and took custody of my daughter.” But Blair fought back and after a speedy recovery, vowed to win Starr. Unfortunately, on the night before the custody hearing, something went terribly wrong. “Téa provoked me to the point that I pushed her out a window so I lost custody because of that,” DePaiva says.

1998

Mel and Cassie began looking into the Cramer family’s history of mental illness. DePaiva notes that Blair and her mentally ill mother, Addie, have a very loving relationship. “Starr and Addie are the two people who Blair would do anything for.”

While working to sink her claws into billionaire Ian Armitage - she thought his money would help in her fight to win Starr back - Blair hooked up with Max as part of a plan to double-cross Todd and give Ian control of The Sun. “My relationship with Max since then has continued as a love-hate relationship,” explains DePaiva, adding that she loves working with her real life hubby.

Blair also found herself working with Todd again when he re-hired her as a reporter for The Sun. “I think the Todd/Blair relationship is my favorite storyline because it’s so multifaceted,” she says.

Slowly, Blair and Max started to fall in love again, until she discovered that Max was working for Asa and using her to obtain incriminating information about Todd. Max apologized profusely and even proposed, but Sam entered the picture. “I just want to be loved - but honestly!” DePaiva cries, in character.

Today, Blair is torn between two men: she cares for Sam but is being blackmailed by Max, who knows that Blair knows Todd is faking his alternate personalities. And if the truth comes out about Todd, Starr will lose her father because Todd will be sent to jail. “I think Blair wants to choose the high road, but I don’t think she’ll ever be able to do it,” says DePaiva. “Blair will probably be the ultimate loser and get screwed over like she always does.”

Soap Opera Digest (1998)

[fordreviews]

📽️ Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

I really enjoyed this movie! It’s kind of a While You Were Sleeping situation, except different. I went into this with absolutely no expectations, and I think that helped me to just enjoy it. It’s not like it’s a cinematic masterpiece, but it’s very enjoyable. I would definitely watch it again!

Sex/nudity: 3/10 (some kissing, a bit of sexual dialogue)

Violence: 3/10 (one dead body with some blood shown, a train crash shown but not blood in that scene)

Language: 5/10 (two f words both in one scene, numerous other profanities throughout)

Overall rating: 7/10

[ifthatslove]

- From what I could tell, it was, um -- it was Andrew that changed her mind. - Really?

[onenakedfarmer]

Currently Watching

THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH John Sayles Ireland-USA,1994

[venusinmyrrh]

tagged by @mariacallous to post 9 books I’d like to read in 2025! I’m already almost halfway through my previous list from the beginning of the year, so it’s time for an update.

Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley. I love music books— books about music, books about musicians, books about what music means to people, and books that capture the feel of bygone eras through their music. This book seems to be all of the above.

Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan by Patrick Macias. Speaking of books that capture a cultural zeitgeist, this one is about the rise of “bleeding edge” modern Japanese culture— the kind of stuff that, in the early 21st century, became a global phenomenon.

Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz. Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this next installment of the Susan Ryeland mystery series?? I’ve been devouring his other series (Hawthorne & Horowitz) in the meantime but now I’m out of those too. It’s time.

The Language of Clothes by Alison Lurie. Part of my ongoing quest to read every book in the world about clothes, how we wear them, and how they shape us in return.

Bluebeard’s Castle by Anna Biller. A gothic fairytale by the writer/director of The Love Witch? Say less.

Olive Days by Jessica Elisheva Emerson. Literary fiction always makes me feel highbrow, and this steamy story about an Orthodox Jewish woman testing the boundaries of her marriage and her life seems like just the thing.

Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies, and the American Dream by Marjorie Rosen. I've had this on my list for ages as a companion piece to From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies by Molly Haskell.

Essence and Alchemy: A Book of Perfume by Mandy Aftel. Another book about scent from the perfumer extraordinaire Mandy Aftel. I'm curious to see if I'll like this one as much as I liked Fragrant!

A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter. I first heard of this book, published in 1967, as one of the OG erotic novels. Looking forward to seeing how it holds up to 21st century sensibilities.

Honorable mentions:

Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson. It’s dark, it’s gothic, it’s intensely sexy, it takes place on the stormswept moors of Scotland, it’s going to make me crazy, and it’s coming out later this year.

The Lady Waiting by Magdalena Zyzak. One thing about me is that I will never not want to read about glamorous international art heists.

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston. I’ve had this one on my bookshelf for literally almost a decade, and 2025 is going to be the year I finally read it.

tagging @mordredsheart, @bluestockingbaby, @forthegothicheroine, @owlsongsandgoblinlaughs, and @lucacangettathisass!

[karatekels]

How would rate some of Tig love interests in some of his movie Like In your opinion what do you think of most of them I always wanted to know what people thought of the love interests

LOVE this question!

SPOILERS FOR A BUNCH OF TIG MOVIES READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION

Excessive Force:

Anna is bland annoying cardboard. I know that the script had a lot of studio interference, and I believe TIG can write women way better than what we ended up getting. GOD I hate Anna (but thank her for her service anyways, because we got some HOT SCENES outta that movie).

Ulterior Motives:

Erica. GOD, Erica. I love her so dearly.

Especially since I watched Excessive Force and then Ulterior Motives pretty much back-to-back, and to go from ANNA to his ACTUAL WIFE AND SOULMATE gave me such crazy whiplash. God, they love each other so much. It's so fantastic. I'm tearing up just thinking about them. By far my #1 love interest for any of TIG's characters barring me with Cash LET ME AT HIM

I will say that that one kiss scene between them is the first and only time I've been like "whoa, this feels too intimate for me to be watching" when watching anything. And it's AMAZING, but it's so personal and real and I just... AHHH I LOVE THEM. That's the main reason I've been struggling to finish TIGmas for so long - the way the prompt is written means that Jack/Timothy needs to be with someone after Erica, and I just... I can't see it for him? I'm doing my best though!

Hollow Point:

And the silver medal for TIG's love interests goes to TIA CARRERE as Diane Norwood!

This movie is so good. They have such amazing chemistry, I love the goofiness and their characters and their banter and it's SO FUN.

I wish we'd gotten to see more of Himbo TIG. It's very entertaining. But then, I wish we'd gotten to see more of TIG in ANYTHING.

But back to Diane. She's spunky, she's funny, she's a badass, and she's cute as hell. But, come on, you can't compete with Thomas's IRL SOULMATE.

The Pirate's Curse/Sea Wolf:

I just couldn't get over the whole evil twin thing. It wasn't for me! TIG rocking the dad bod on an island vacay was fun to watch, though!

Black Point: @holydongbird LOOK AWAY!

(Is she gone? Okay.) I don't like Natalie. She's a horrible person and no, that doesn't give Gus Travis the right to abuse, assault, and rape her but also THE MANIPULATION THIS WOMAN PULLS OFF. MADNESS. And I don't like it, mostly because one of my pet peeves is people weaponizing their victimhood to be horrible themselves. (Susan Haskell does a great job though!)

Also Gus deserves better and he can step on me if he wants

Avalanche:

Technically there are two in this movie! Annie (the bartender he's shacking up with) is fully hilarious and sassy and I love how she sees Neal and Lia and is just like "yeah I know we were just fooling around YOU KIDS HAVE FUN!". Love it. Love her. Hope she survived.

I'm more mixed on Lia because her stubborn need to keep her head in the snow sand and completely avoid finding out the reality of the situation was really gross, and selfish. And I GET that her partner died, and that Neal wasn't there when he should have been, but like, Jack was his best friend. Do you think he doesn't HATE himself already? And he saved you! AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?! Bananas. But I warmed up to her, and once she found out what had happened she was fine. I'm also here for a woman loudly demanding corrupt corporations be held accountable, so...

This was a lot of fun! Feel free to ask me more things like this - I love to think about them!

[wheelscomedyandmore]

20 Fun and Fascinating Facts About Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry You May or May Not Know!

🚁 Vic Morrow’s Premonition: Vic Morrow insisted on a $1 million life insurance policy before filming helicopter scenes, citing a premonition of dying in a crash. Tragically, he was killed in a helicopter accident on set in 1982.

💥 Iconic Charger: The film features a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T with a 440 cubic inch V-8 engine. Its unique greenish-yellow color sparked a decades-long debate among fans over its true shade.

🚓 Destruction Derby: Six 1972 Dodge Polara police cars were purchased and destroyed during filming, all sacrificed for epic chase scenes.

🎥 High-Speed Filming: Filming began in 1973, capturing a mix of old and new highway markings due to a recent change in U.S. road signage standards.

📺 Tarantino Connection: A clip from Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry is featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown (1997), which starred Peter Fonda's daughter, Bridget Fonda.

🎞️ Tarantino’s Film Fest: Quentin Tarantino selected Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry for his first film festival in Austin, Texas, in 1996, celebrating its cult classic status.

🚗 Multiple Chargers: Three Dodge Chargers were used in the film, with the crew making meticulous efforts to match damage between them to maintain continuity.

🧠 Stunt Driver Legend: Famed stunt driver Carey Loftin, who worked on Vanishing Point (1971), contributed his expertise to this film, though he remained uncredited.

🚁 Helicopter’s Tragic History: The Bell 206B JetRanger helicopter used in the film had a long history in Hollywood but was involved in a fatal crash in 1984.

🎭 Roddy McDowall’s Favor: Roddy McDowall took a small role as a favor to director John Hough but requested that his name be kept off the credits.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Father-Daughter Connection: Peter Fonda (Larry) and Vic Morrow (Franklin) were the fathers of Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, respectively, both of whom starred in Single White Female (1992).

🎸 On-Set Jam Sessions: Despite their on-screen bickering, Peter Fonda and Susan George got along well, often playing guitar and singing together between takes.

🎵 Rejected Musical Score: The film originally had a more upbeat score by Jimmie Haskell, which was scrapped in favor of a more mournful tone, except for one song used in the credits.

🏎️ Fonda’s Need for Speed: Peter Fonda did most of his own driving, frequently hitting speeds of 100 miles per hour during filming.

🔧 Car Consistency: Director John Hough shot the film in sequence, ensuring any damage to the cars was consistent throughout the movie.

🎭 Roddy McDowall’s Request: McDowall requested his name be kept off the credits for his small role, not wanting to overshadow other actors.

🚔 From Hill Street to Swapmeet: Robert Hirschfeld, credited as “Swapmeet customer #4,” is also known for his role as Officer Leo Schnitz on Hill Street Blues.

🎥 Local Talent: Many supporting roles were filled by Northern California-based actors, who also appeared in other films shot in the region like Dirty Harry and American Graffiti.

🍿 Tarantino’s Homage: Tarantino paid tribute to Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry in Jackie Brown (1997), featuring a clip from the film in one of its scenes.

🎶 Theme Song Lyrics: The film’s theme song, Time Is Such a Funny Thing, reflects the movie’s melancholic tone with lyrics pondering the fleeting nature of time.

Hashtags:

#MovieTrivia #ClassicMovies #CultFilms #CarChases #HollywoodHistory

[byneddiedingo]

Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (John Hough, 1974)

Cast: Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, Vic Morrow, Eugene Daniels, Kenneth Tobey, Roddy McDowall, Lynn Borden, Adrianne Herman, James W. Gavin. Screenplay: Lee Chapman, Antonio Santean, based on a novel by Richard Unekis. Cinematography Michael D. Margulies. Production design: Philip Leonard. Film editing: Christopher Holmes. Music: Jimmie Haskell. 

"Dirty Mary" is Mary Coombs (Susan George), a petty thief and groupie who gets involved with Larry Rayder (Peter Fonda), a would-be NASCAR star, when he pulls off a supermarket heist with the aid of Deke Sommers (Adam Roarke), an alcoholic auto mechanic, and goes on a run that develops into a widespread, high-speed car (and helicopter) chase, masterminded by state police captain Everett Franklin (Vic Morrow). And that's pretty much all you need to know about Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, except that the title does a disservice to Deke, the third in the trio and the only close-to-interesting character in the film. Mary and Larry might as well be animated cartoons for all the humanity their characters generate, and George and Fonda play them accordingly. (George's manic performance, often lapsing into her native British accent, got on my nerves.) But Roarke makes some effort to provide some nuance to Deke, a loser whose fondness for the bottle makes him unemployable even though he's shown to be a master at making bashed-up automobiles run. He's also somewhat in love with Larry, his one chance at redemption. Otherwise, the real stars of the film are the cars, a 1966 Chevrolet Impala, a 1969 Dodge Charger, a bunch of Dodge Polara police cars, and that helicopter. You pretty much know how it's all going to end, and when it does it stops, having accomplished the inevitable with no need to point a moral or adorn a tale. 

[kwebtv]

Showstoppers: The Best of Broadway - The Entertainment Channel - 1982

Special

Running Time: 120 minutes

Stars:

Barry Bostwick

Susan Browning

Len Cariou 

Nell Carter 

Diahann Carroll

Wayne Cilento

Carole Demas 

David Haskell

Glynis Johns

Donna McKechnie

Robert Morse

Pamela Myers

Stephen Nathan

Jerry Orbach

Anthony Perkins

Debbie Reynolds 

Chita Rivera

Alexis Smith 

Ray Walston

The American Dance Machine

Ethel Merman

Tom Bosley

[laboulaie]

STAR OF THE WEEK: Kassie Wesley (Blair, One Life To Live)

Blair and Todd Manning remarried when they realized they were made for each other. A few days later, however, Todd was killed trying to help Marty’s friend, Patrick. Alone and pregnant, Blair was filled with anger and hurt because of her loss - and - she plotted her revenge against Marty. OLTL star Kassie Wesley’s powerful and heartbreaking performance as she confronted the woman she blames for her loss earns her SOAP OPERA MAGAZINE’s Star of the Week honors.

“She’s empty. She’s lonely. She’s scared. She’s angry,” Kassie says, describing her character’s state of mind. “She is full of vengeance. She’s in the darkest place she could possibly go. She’s full of pain, both physical and emotional.”

Kassie’s explosive performance reached new heights when Marty showed up at Blair’s office. “Blair holds Marty 100 percent responsible for Todd’s death, and she wants everyone in Llanview to know Marty’s a whore,” Kassie explains. “She brings her to a mirror, tells her to look at herself and says, ‘I wish Todd could see you for what you really are, Marty, not what he thought you were.’”

“Then all of a sudden, Blair realizes how much alike they look and she begins to think Todd only loved her because she reminded him of Marty.”

Suddenly, Blair grabbed a pair of scissors and started cutting off her hair - as Marty watched in shock. “She’s berserk,” says Kassie. “She’s totally flipped out. She’s obsessed with the thought of Marty killing Todd. She is hysterical and as she cuts her hair, she goes into labor. Marty tries to help her, but Blair pushes her away so Marty calls the paramedics.”

“Now, she has a little girl two months premature and she holds Marty responsible for that too!” Kassie exclaims. “But Blair’s so into this hate that she can’t even appreciate her little girl, which is very sad.”

Day after day, Kassie has turned in one outstanding and demanding performance after another - and she admits it’s taken its toll. “It was very exhausting,” she says. “It’s tough playing all that hate day in and day out.”

“Your body doesn’t know the difference between pretend and real so it goes into my gut - and it upsets me in my private world.”

Executive Producer Susan Bedsow Horgan has the highest praise for her star’s performance. “Kassie is so courageous as an actress - she will go to the absolute limits,” Susan says. “She isn’t afraid of taking emotional risks and going to emotional heights. As a result, the scenes were unbelievably powerful.”

“The way Kassie plays Blair’s hatred of Marty, she commits so totally to it that she breaks your heart,” she continues. “She’s the kind of bad girl you totally understand. You see her vulnerability and the reason for everything she does.”

“She was terrific in the death of Todd and I think she’s going to be very powerful with Patrick,” Susan adds, revealing a sneak peek at things to come.

[Soap Opera Magazine, January 1996]

[ulkaralakbarova]

Rose Pamphyle lives with her widowed father and is destined to marry a son of the local mechanic. When she travels out of town and applies for a secretarial job with an insurance agency run by Louis Échard, he learns that Rose can type with extraordinary speed – using only two fingers. He tells her to compete in a speed-typing competition if she wants the job. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Louis Échard: Romain Duris Rose Pamphyle: Déborah François Marie Taylor: Bérénice Bejo Bob Taylor: Shaun Benson Annie Leprince Ringuet: Mélanie Bernier Gilbert Japy: Nicolas Bedos Madeleine Échard: Miou-Miou Georges Échard: Eddy Mitchell Jean Pamphyle: Frédéric Pierrot Lucien Échard: Marius Colucci Jacqueline Échard: Emeline Bayart Léonard Echard: Yannik Landrein Evelyne Échard: Nastassja Girard La vamp: Caroline Tillette Françoise: Jeanne Cohendy André Japy: Féodor Atkine Madame Shorofsky: Dominique Reymond Le crooner: Joan Mompart Mme Teyssier, propriétaire de la pension de jeune fille: Serpentine Teyssier Susan Hunter: Sara Haskell Championne R.F.A.: Béatrice Guéritaud Le groom: Romain Compingt Simone Taylor: Pauline Morro Joe Taylor: Hugo de Sousa Madame Blaiseau: France Darry Monsieur Blaiseau: Louis Merino Contremaître Bob: Bernard Fructus Contremaître Bob: Jean-Pierre Pivolot Le jeune homme aux roses: Martin Loizillon Candidate agence Echard: Manon Kneusé Candidate agence Echard: Hortense Belhôte Candidate agence Echard: Jeanne Lepers Film Crew: Screenplay: Régis Roinsard Screenplay: Daniel Presley Screenplay: Romain Compingt Producer: Alain Attal Director of Photography: Guillaume Schiffman Costume Design: Charlotte David Set Decoration: Jimena Esteve Production Design: Sylvie Olivé Casting: Nicolas Ronchi Editor: Sophie Reine Editor: Laure Gardette Original Music Composer: Emmanuel d’Orlando Original Music Composer: Robin Coudert Co-Producer: André Logie Co-Producer: Gaëtan David Executive Producer: Xavier Amblard Movie Reviews:

[ifthatslove]

Okay, so, this was surprisingly difficult for me, because when I sit here and think about each relationship one by one, I find good reasons either to passionately dislike it or to find it wanting in some other way.

So I went with Blair/Marty because, even though I loathe even the idea of romantic Todd/Marty and especially loathe Blair's insecurity about that in '95-'96, which at first I thought would make me pass over them for my vote, I had to remind myself that Todd didn't begin Blair's Marty hate -- Marty's attempted steamrolling of Cassie and Andrew's marriage did. That's what would ensure Blair would never like Marty and would always be disgusted by the town's worship of her.

That's why when I decided to gif something for the poll winner a few days ago, I passed up all of the bigger Blair/Marty moments on my edit tapes (because they're more about Todd) and went instead with Blair's barely veiled comment to Dylan about Marty/Andrew. It's not a big, epic moment (e.g., the haircutting scene), but Marty's smirk (yes, an actual smirk about trying to seduce Andrew away from Cassie) and Blair's fake-smile-turned-glare, for me, sum up their dynamic pretty well. Todd or no Todd, these are two women who would never like each other, and KDP and SH get that and play that, which makes their scenes so compelling to watch.

Which of Blair's rivalries is the absolute best? And how do you make your determination? Length of time? The reason(s) for the rivalry? Number of memorable moments? Strength of the writing for the character opposite Blair? Strength of the actress opposite KDP?

[fentw]

SURVIVOR BORNEO - BRANTSTEELE EDITION

Colleen Haskell Winner

Richard Hatch 2nd Place

Rudy Boesch 3rd Place

Jenna Lewis 4th Place

Sonja Christopher 5th Place

Greg Buis 6th Place

Gervase Peterson 7th Place

Kelly Wiglesworth 8th Place

Gretchen Cordy 9th Place

Joel Klug 10th Place

Dirk Been 11th Place

Susan Hawk 12th Place

B. B. Andersen 13th Place

Ramona Gray 14th Place

Stacey Stillman 15th Place

Sean Kenniff 16th Place

#survivor

Link:

https://brantsteele.com/survivor/01/r.php?c=XzfaJGDp

[wheelscomedyandmore]

𝟮𝟬 𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄! 🍿 ↓

🚁 Vic Morrow’s Premonition: Vic Morrow insisted on a $1 million life insurance policy before filming helicopter scenes, citing a premonition of dying in a crash. Tragically, he was killed in a helicopter accident on set in 1982.

💥 Iconic Charger: The film features a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T with a 440 cubic inch V-8 engine. Its unique greenish-yellow color sparked a decades-long debate among fans over its true shade.

🚓 Destruction Derby: Six 1972 Dodge Polara police cars were purchased and destroyed during filming, all sacrificed for epic chase scenes.

🎥 High-Speed Filming: Filming began in 1973, capturing a mix of old and new highway markings due to a recent change in U.S. road signage standards.

📺 Tarantino Connection: A clip from Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry is featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown (1997), which starred Peter Fonda's daughter, Bridget Fonda.

🎞️ Tarantino’s Film Fest: Quentin Tarantino selected Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry for his first film festival in Austin, Texas, in 1996, celebrating its cult classic status.

🚗 Multiple Chargers: Three Dodge Chargers were used in the film, with the crew making meticulous efforts to match damage between them to maintain continuity.

🧠 Stunt Driver Legend: Famed stunt driver Carey Loftin, who worked on Vanishing Point (1971), contributed his expertise to this film, though he remained uncredited.

🚁 Helicopter’s Tragic History: The Bell 206B JetRanger helicopter used in the film had a long history in Hollywood but was involved in a fatal crash in 1984.

🎭 Roddy McDowall’s Favor: Roddy McDowall took a small role as a favor to director John Hough but requested that his name be kept off the credits.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Father-Daughter Connection: Peter Fonda (Larry) and Vic Morrow (Franklin) were the fathers of Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, respectively, both of whom starred in Single White Female (1992).

🎸 On-Set Jam Sessions: Despite their on-screen bickering, Peter Fonda and Susan George got along well, often playing guitar and singing together between takes.

🎵 Rejected Musical Score: The film originally had a more upbeat score by Jimmie Haskell, which was scrapped in favor of a more mournful tone, except for one song used in the credits.

🏎️ Fonda’s Need for Speed: Peter Fonda did most of his own driving, frequently hitting speeds of 100 miles per hour during filming.

🔧 Car Consistency: Director John Hough shot the film in sequence, ensuring any damage to the cars was consistent throughout the movie.

🎭 Roddy McDowall’s Request: McDowall requested his name be kept off the credits for his small role, not wanting to overshadow other actors.

🚔 From Hill Street to Swapmeet: Robert Hirschfeld, credited as “Swapmeet customer #4,” is also known for his role as Officer Leo Schnitz on Hill Street Blues.

🎥 Local Talent: Many supporting roles were filled by Northern California-based actors, who also appeared in other films shot in the region like Dirty Harry and American Graffiti.

🍿 Tarantino’s Homage: Tarantino paid tribute to Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry in Jackie Brown (1997), featuring a clip from the film in one of its scenes.

🎶 Theme Song Lyrics: The film’s theme song, Time Is Such a Funny Thing, reflects the movie’s melancholic tone with lyrics pondering the fleeting nature of time.

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Classic SOD Cover Date: May 17, 2011

Roger Howarth (Todd, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) (left) Susan Haskell (Marty, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) Bree Williamson (Wes, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) (top) Thorsten Kay (Zach, ALL MY CHILDREN) (bottom) Brian Kerwin (Charlie, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)