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From: jayj@hpisla.UUCP (Jay Johannes)
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Subject: AMC flame
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Date: Tue, 7-Jan-86 17:45:00 EST
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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