Rita Marshall
@ritamarshall.bsky.social
Soap account | 25+yr industry vet | Writer | Producer...not soaps, but could prob fix them if I'm procrastinating, lol | GenX FAFO | 40yr #GH fan but it's currently a challenge | #ClassicGH 🇨🇦
Highly recommend Audrey's Rain, starring Jean Smart and her late-husband Richard Gilliland. It was early Hallmark Channel, aired for Mother's Day. It's a sweet, hopeful love story that deals with some VERY rough topics, like death, suicide, mental illness... quite the opposite of today's Hallmark! 😂
November 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Highly recommend Audrey's Rain, starring Jean Smart and her late-husband Richard Gilliland. It was early Hallmark Channel, aired for Mother's Day. It's a sweet, hopeful love story that deals with some VERY rough topics, like death, suicide, mental illness... quite the opposite of today's Hallmark! 😂
A prod co I worked at yrs ago was making like 5-6/months, mostly for Hallmark. All shot in California. The quality was just better. Deeper themes
Now they're farmed out between bunch of different producers and prod cos, mostly shot in Canada for lower budgets. They don't want anything dark or deep
Now they're farmed out between bunch of different producers and prod cos, mostly shot in Canada for lower budgets. They don't want anything dark or deep
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A prod co I worked at yrs ago was making like 5-6/months, mostly for Hallmark. All shot in California. The quality was just better. Deeper themes
Now they're farmed out between bunch of different producers and prod cos, mostly shot in Canada for lower budgets. They don't want anything dark or deep
Now they're farmed out between bunch of different producers and prod cos, mostly shot in Canada for lower budgets. They don't want anything dark or deep
He's a piece of work. So him just being out of the picture is prob a better situation for her and those kids... don't get me wrong, she's got issues too lol. But he was definitely the problem
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
He's a piece of work. So him just being out of the picture is prob a better situation for her and those kids... don't get me wrong, she's got issues too lol. But he was definitely the problem
And yes, they're one of the few places where people can still make decent money and get residuals. Streamers don't usually give residuals and the budgets can be tiny... so then everyone's working for minimums or slightly above
Friend of mine worked on that show... ooph, there are stories there! 🤣🤣
Friend of mine worked on that show... ooph, there are stories there! 🤣🤣
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And yes, they're one of the few places where people can still make decent money and get residuals. Streamers don't usually give residuals and the budgets can be tiny... so then everyone's working for minimums or slightly above
Friend of mine worked on that show... ooph, there are stories there! 🤣🤣
Friend of mine worked on that show... ooph, there are stories there! 🤣🤣
Oh, the older ones were great, esp the HHoF
I even worked on some reg ones in mid-00s, when they were still decent, starring monoculture tv stars lol. They even had a bit of mild conflict! 😂
But note I get now from Hallmark people is the stakes/conflict need to be varying levels of happy 🤣🤦♀️
I even worked on some reg ones in mid-00s, when they were still decent, starring monoculture tv stars lol. They even had a bit of mild conflict! 😂
But note I get now from Hallmark people is the stakes/conflict need to be varying levels of happy 🤣🤦♀️
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Oh, the older ones were great, esp the HHoF
I even worked on some reg ones in mid-00s, when they were still decent, starring monoculture tv stars lol. They even had a bit of mild conflict! 😂
But note I get now from Hallmark people is the stakes/conflict need to be varying levels of happy 🤣🤦♀️
I even worked on some reg ones in mid-00s, when they were still decent, starring monoculture tv stars lol. They even had a bit of mild conflict! 😂
But note I get now from Hallmark people is the stakes/conflict need to be varying levels of happy 🤣🤦♀️
Exactly. And that's where they should be. That's their bar. And it's a perfectly valid career option, esp in this market lol
Hallmark has built an entire industry around vanilla and generic. It's not what I aim for (or enjoy watching), but I'd still kill for my projects to be bought by them 😂
Hallmark has built an entire industry around vanilla and generic. It's not what I aim for (or enjoy watching), but I'd still kill for my projects to be bought by them 😂
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Exactly. And that's where they should be. That's their bar. And it's a perfectly valid career option, esp in this market lol
Hallmark has built an entire industry around vanilla and generic. It's not what I aim for (or enjoy watching), but I'd still kill for my projects to be bought by them 😂
Hallmark has built an entire industry around vanilla and generic. It's not what I aim for (or enjoy watching), but I'd still kill for my projects to be bought by them 😂
I was gonna say what I *think* it means, or what I interpret it to mean, but then I remembered I'm literally sitting at my computer 😂
Tho I'm mostly in the 10 Things I Hate About You camp... is it even really a word? 🤣🤣
Tho I'm mostly in the 10 Things I Hate About You camp... is it even really a word? 🤣🤣
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I was gonna say what I *think* it means, or what I interpret it to mean, but then I remembered I'm literally sitting at my computer 😂
Tho I'm mostly in the 10 Things I Hate About You camp... is it even really a word? 🤣🤣
Tho I'm mostly in the 10 Things I Hate About You camp... is it even really a word? 🤣🤣
Only thought whenever I hear that word 🤣🤣
a woman with a backpack is standing in front of a car talking to someone .
ALT: a woman with a backpack is standing in front of a car talking to someone .
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November 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Only thought whenever I hear that word 🤣🤣
Oh, Honey... Bless her heart... that she has no filter telling her not to share this 🤣🤦♀️
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Oh, Honey... Bless her heart... that she has no filter telling her not to share this 🤣🤦♀️
It would have to be Hank. Don't buy Simone EVER hooking up w/ RJ 😂
And it's totally plausible... She could've moved to Chicago, married Hank. Tom was running off to Africa, neglecting his kid. Very believable if Tommy rejected him and took Hank's name, and went by a middle name
Could work lol #GH
And it's totally plausible... She could've moved to Chicago, married Hank. Tom was running off to Africa, neglecting his kid. Very believable if Tommy rejected him and took Hank's name, and went by a middle name
Could work lol #GH
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It would have to be Hank. Don't buy Simone EVER hooking up w/ RJ 😂
And it's totally plausible... She could've moved to Chicago, married Hank. Tom was running off to Africa, neglecting his kid. Very believable if Tommy rejected him and took Hank's name, and went by a middle name
Could work lol #GH
And it's totally plausible... She could've moved to Chicago, married Hank. Tom was running off to Africa, neglecting his kid. Very believable if Tommy rejected him and took Hank's name, and went by a middle name
Could work lol #GH
Right. They're only related thru marriage/adoption... but they do have the same grandparents. They just weren't around them at the same time and didn't grow up together 😂
It would bring new meaning to the term kissing-cousins, but at least there's no blood or history between them 🤣 #GH
It would bring new meaning to the term kissing-cousins, but at least there's no blood or history between them 🤣 #GH
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Right. They're only related thru marriage/adoption... but they do have the same grandparents. They just weren't around them at the same time and didn't grow up together 😂
It would bring new meaning to the term kissing-cousins, but at least there's no blood or history between them 🤣 #GH
It would bring new meaning to the term kissing-cousins, but at least there's no blood or history between them 🤣 #GH
Isaiah/Tommy Jr's exactly the right age... and grew up with Maxie (and Georgie) and Lucas... Felicia was almost his step-mother. He's blood-related to Scott. And he's related by marriage to Liz... and of course he's the primary legacy to the hospital
He'd also be a 3rd gen doctor on both sides #GH
He'd also be a 3rd gen doctor on both sides #GH
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Isaiah/Tommy Jr's exactly the right age... and grew up with Maxie (and Georgie) and Lucas... Felicia was almost his step-mother. He's blood-related to Scott. And he's related by marriage to Liz... and of course he's the primary legacy to the hospital
He'd also be a 3rd gen doctor on both sides #GH
He'd also be a 3rd gen doctor on both sides #GH
I'm ok w/ TJ being Ashford... IRL you know they'd be friends joking about having same initials 🤣
But Isaiah SHOULD be Tommy Jr. Still don't get how he isn't... He's as legacy as you can get!
And he could still be tied to OLTL Gannons or paired w/ Liz. Pretty sure they're not blood related 😂 #GH
But Isaiah SHOULD be Tommy Jr. Still don't get how he isn't... He's as legacy as you can get!
And he could still be tied to OLTL Gannons or paired w/ Liz. Pretty sure they're not blood related 😂 #GH
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I'm ok w/ TJ being Ashford... IRL you know they'd be friends joking about having same initials 🤣
But Isaiah SHOULD be Tommy Jr. Still don't get how he isn't... He's as legacy as you can get!
And he could still be tied to OLTL Gannons or paired w/ Liz. Pretty sure they're not blood related 😂 #GH
But Isaiah SHOULD be Tommy Jr. Still don't get how he isn't... He's as legacy as you can get!
And he could still be tied to OLTL Gannons or paired w/ Liz. Pretty sure they're not blood related 😂 #GH
I wouldn't mind a Justus/Dara Jensen baby... or even a Dara/Taggart baby... or any of Maya or Keesha's kids - Keesha was w/ both Jason AND AJ onscreen, so they could all be next gen Ward/Qs
...or how about just Tommy Hardy Jr! (*cough* Isaiah Gannon) 😂
It won't happen. But it would be nice lol #GH
...or how about just Tommy Hardy Jr! (*cough* Isaiah Gannon) 😂
It won't happen. But it would be nice lol #GH
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I wouldn't mind a Justus/Dara Jensen baby... or even a Dara/Taggart baby... or any of Maya or Keesha's kids - Keesha was w/ both Jason AND AJ onscreen, so they could all be next gen Ward/Qs
...or how about just Tommy Hardy Jr! (*cough* Isaiah Gannon) 😂
It won't happen. But it would be nice lol #GH
...or how about just Tommy Hardy Jr! (*cough* Isaiah Gannon) 😂
It won't happen. But it would be nice lol #GH
Ok that's more if used daily... but you don't want to keep them too long. They spoil bit every time air gets in tube. So maybe replace every 6mos-1yr (tops) depending on use
But real hack is you don't need expensive mascara. I use waterproof Covergirl lol. And a MAC lash extender primer for events
But real hack is you don't need expensive mascara. I use waterproof Covergirl lol. And a MAC lash extender primer for events
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Ok that's more if used daily... but you don't want to keep them too long. They spoil bit every time air gets in tube. So maybe replace every 6mos-1yr (tops) depending on use
But real hack is you don't need expensive mascara. I use waterproof Covergirl lol. And a MAC lash extender primer for events
But real hack is you don't need expensive mascara. I use waterproof Covergirl lol. And a MAC lash extender primer for events
I could see another soap stunt casting her. But also assume she's expensive after this many decades... the budgets aren't what they used to be. So unless she's a hit, I can't imagine the gig would last too long
If the soaps were managed well, they wouldn't have to be dying. But that's where we are
If the soaps were managed well, they wouldn't have to be dying. But that's where we are
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I could see another soap stunt casting her. But also assume she's expensive after this many decades... the budgets aren't what they used to be. So unless she's a hit, I can't imagine the gig would last too long
If the soaps were managed well, they wouldn't have to be dying. But that's where we are
If the soaps were managed well, they wouldn't have to be dying. But that's where we are
Haha, not exactly... it's like how some reds have more blue/cold in them and some look more orange/warm. So depending on the tones of your skin, you might need one or the other to balance it out
Or if you're like me, you need something right down the middle bc neither direction balances well lol
Or if you're like me, you need something right down the middle bc neither direction balances well lol
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Haha, not exactly... it's like how some reds have more blue/cold in them and some look more orange/warm. So depending on the tones of your skin, you might need one or the other to balance it out
Or if you're like me, you need something right down the middle bc neither direction balances well lol
Or if you're like me, you need something right down the middle bc neither direction balances well lol
Oh, it was a VERY early job before switching depts 😂
But I know tons of tips lol... #1 always and forever, replace your mascara every 3-4mos, NEVER pump the wand or share mascara w/ anyone!
Usually do my own makeup for events but will often chat w/ the people at MAC for new colors/products/trends
But I know tons of tips lol... #1 always and forever, replace your mascara every 3-4mos, NEVER pump the wand or share mascara w/ anyone!
Usually do my own makeup for events but will often chat w/ the people at MAC for new colors/products/trends
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Oh, it was a VERY early job before switching depts 😂
But I know tons of tips lol... #1 always and forever, replace your mascara every 3-4mos, NEVER pump the wand or share mascara w/ anyone!
Usually do my own makeup for events but will often chat w/ the people at MAC for new colors/products/trends
But I know tons of tips lol... #1 always and forever, replace your mascara every 3-4mos, NEVER pump the wand or share mascara w/ anyone!
Usually do my own makeup for events but will often chat w/ the people at MAC for new colors/products/trends
Oh, I doubt either are going anywhere by choice lol... but at some point this trainwreck of a show will be cancelled
LW likely won't work much after that, and might not have to. But EM has her whole life ahead of her... and she'll be in for a rude awakening if she doesn't consider proper training
LW likely won't work much after that, and might not have to. But EM has her whole life ahead of her... and she'll be in for a rude awakening if she doesn't consider proper training
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Oh, I doubt either are going anywhere by choice lol... but at some point this trainwreck of a show will be cancelled
LW likely won't work much after that, and might not have to. But EM has her whole life ahead of her... and she'll be in for a rude awakening if she doesn't consider proper training
LW likely won't work much after that, and might not have to. But EM has her whole life ahead of her... and she'll be in for a rude awakening if she doesn't consider proper training
One of my early on-set jobs was in makeup, and assisting salon MUA... it's a process to learn your tones/undertones and get right, while integrating trends and adapting as you age
I'm also very pale so red tends to look very dramatic on me lol... can't wear anything w/ blue or orange tones either
I'm also very pale so red tends to look very dramatic on me lol... can't wear anything w/ blue or orange tones either
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
One of my early on-set jobs was in makeup, and assisting salon MUA... it's a process to learn your tones/undertones and get right, while integrating trends and adapting as you age
I'm also very pale so red tends to look very dramatic on me lol... can't wear anything w/ blue or orange tones either
I'm also very pale so red tends to look very dramatic on me lol... can't wear anything w/ blue or orange tones either
They keep discontinuing my fave MAC colors lol
But I think I found a nice neutral color for every day. It's a luster glass called "Thanks, it's MAC" ...which I guess is supposed to be a joke when people ask what color you're wearing 🤣🤣🤦♀️
But I think I found a nice neutral color for every day. It's a luster glass called "Thanks, it's MAC" ...which I guess is supposed to be a joke when people ask what color you're wearing 🤣🤣🤦♀️
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
They keep discontinuing my fave MAC colors lol
But I think I found a nice neutral color for every day. It's a luster glass called "Thanks, it's MAC" ...which I guess is supposed to be a joke when people ask what color you're wearing 🤣🤣🤦♀️
But I think I found a nice neutral color for every day. It's a luster glass called "Thanks, it's MAC" ...which I guess is supposed to be a joke when people ask what color you're wearing 🤣🤣🤦♀️
Lol. Well that's also a big component of wearing red. You have to feel comfortable wearing it, and not have it wear you
For me it suits neither my complexion nor my personality. But I do like a nice shimmer or sparkle. So that's a vibe too 😂
For me it suits neither my complexion nor my personality. But I do like a nice shimmer or sparkle. So that's a vibe too 😂
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Lol. Well that's also a big component of wearing red. You have to feel comfortable wearing it, and not have it wear you
For me it suits neither my complexion nor my personality. But I do like a nice shimmer or sparkle. So that's a vibe too 😂
For me it suits neither my complexion nor my personality. But I do like a nice shimmer or sparkle. So that's a vibe too 😂
If you can pull off a red lip it prob means your complexion needs that pop of color
Every now and then I'll try again w/ red. Still doesn't suit my complexion... I've read there can be an age component as your skin changes/ages, so I keep trying... not there yet! 😂
Every now and then I'll try again w/ red. Still doesn't suit my complexion... I've read there can be an age component as your skin changes/ages, so I keep trying... not there yet! 😂
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you can pull off a red lip it prob means your complexion needs that pop of color
Every now and then I'll try again w/ red. Still doesn't suit my complexion... I've read there can be an age component as your skin changes/ages, so I keep trying... not there yet! 😂
Every now and then I'll try again w/ red. Still doesn't suit my complexion... I've read there can be an age component as your skin changes/ages, so I keep trying... not there yet! 😂