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Article #768AMC flame
From: Jay Johannes
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1986 22:45
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1986 22:45
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This is getting so bad that I have to scream somewhere. Please
indulge my ravings.
The amount and type of rehashed plot that is coming out of
AMC is really too much to tolerate.
For example, Erica has just been deceived and lured into
the Canadian wilderness by Alex [nee Adam], who hopes to
seduce her in order to spite Jeremy. The plans have gone
wrong, and there has been an accident which effectively
traps them [landslide this time, plane crash last time].
Jeremy, of course has found out about the deception and
races off to the woods in order to play RCMP type hero.
They have just finished playing the flashbacks of last summer's
abduction, and now they go off and come up with a plot
that is so similar that anyone watching can only
laugh at it. Do they really expect to be taken seriously?
If the writers want to play 'Perils of Pauline' with
Erica, they could at least find something new. Maybe
just have Alex have his boringly awaited heart attack
while climbing into bed with the sleeping Erica, perhaps?
A much better device would be for Adam to announce that
he and Erica are still married during the wedding
to Jeremy. (Remember, he sent Stuart to get the divorce,
so it isn't binding).
I guess I have been picking on the Erica subplot, but
less severe examples can be found with Palmer/Nina,
Adam/Ross, and Jessie/world among others. Is Agnes spending
too much time on her other soaps? I dont know, I dont watch them.
There has been so much lost potential in the last year.
Jessie at the police acadamy would have been great.
Tad's turnaround to a responsible character is overdue.
He would make a good lawyer, and the show needs one
(Who's going to defend Tom?). Instead they wasted
an entire summer on this computer disc garbage.
(even 8 year olds know about backup copies)
Sorry to ramble, but I feel better now.
Jay Johannes
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