As I've said before, I think she's untalented, overrated, and pompous. This last Saturday night confirmed every bad thing I ever thought about her. Holy Ego, Batman, how narcissistic can one short, elderly actress be?
Lucci's oration about her greatness and her character completely hijacked the already disappointing Daytime Emmy program. And, if it wasn't bad enough, she had the talentless dolt Cameron Matheson smarming it up beside her as the elegant Erika Slezak tried to get a word in edgewise. In characteristic bad taste, she took the utterly awful "tribute moment" to discuss herself, her character, and her importance to a genre that is dying. Nice work, Lucci, you just proved what you really are- an egomaniac.
I'm sorry but it makes me go nuclear when I see Lucci being lauded for that great show when she brought a lot of attention but not a lot of substance. I know she's an "icon". Great. Good for her. She brought a lot of attention to daytime and to AMC. It was good for the show and ratings. I concede that point. But when the show is over and there's a moment to pay tribute to the program, why must this egomaniac talk about herself and nothing else? Must she rub it in everyone's face that she was the show? I guess so and from what I've seen in terms of reaction, it's backfired. She showed who she was- a self-promoter who rode the coattails of people with more talent into history. Thankfully, last Saturday night was her swan song. She showed her true colors and the last moment in the spotlight always overrides the others.
Please, someone pop this woman's balloon and tell her that she was never "all that" and that she needs to retire to Palm Springs with the rest of the senior citizens. Her 15 minutes ended about 1974 and she needs to realize that. Move on, Toots, and daytime ending has one redeeming element- I never have to roll my eyes at her Erica Kane stinking up my show ever again. Good riddance.
Well, maybe that's harsh. But I am sick to death of that woman hijacking a show that at one point was spectacular. She may have been the most visible but she was never the most talented. AMC, the show of my family and childhood and wonderful memories, was carried by the people who stood on the sidelines, doing the heavy lifting, while blowhards like Lucci lapped up the spotlight. I'm talking about David Canary, of course, and Michael E Knight, Julia Barr, Marcy Walker, Ray MacDonnell, Vincent Irizarry, Cady McClain, Darnell Williams, Debbi Morgan, James Mitchell, Kate Collins, Mary Fickett, Peter Bergman, Mark LaMura, Frances Heflin, Ruth Warrick, and countless others. I could go on and on listing them all and if I forgot to specifically mention anyone, please leave their name in the comment section. It seems as if no one else will and damnit, they deserve the attention such as it is.
The great actors of daytime were not there to get famous. They were there for paychecks and to do the work. Many were there because they loved the form. Many were not but their motivations are not really important. They did a great job and entertained people and brought a lot of dignity to a genre that is maligned for being inadequate. They took a lot of crap from their peers. They had their work degraded as "inferior". They made far less money than their colleagues in other genres. But they showed up everyday and did a great job. They made something that they could be proud of in the face of elitist mentalities and those people should have been applauded. Not someone who had a great promoter and publicist and a pretty face. I find the whole display disgusting.
It was apparent what was happening there as I watched the wonderful Erika Slezak dressed in a tasteful black sequin gown stand awkwardly off to the side while those two blowhards babbled on and on. When Lucci put her arm around Matheson, you could see her reach for Slezak, who recoiled a bit, and then relented and let the little "actress" hug her. How nauseating that moment was to watch!!! Poor Slezak had to grace the stage with those two to give the moment some credibility. She did so with requisite class as anyone would expect of her. She was one of the people who carried this genre on her back as she waded through the crap.
I won't even acknowledge the lack of tribute to OLTL, as there was no real tribute to AMC either, but I found the whole display disgusting and typical of what has happened. No one in that industry gives a shit and that's apparent. There's only one problem- we do!! In a year when two shows were murdered for inferior crap that isn't even pulling in numbers that are close to their predecessors, another knife was placed in the back of daytime's creative teams, actors, and fans. "Thank for your years of service and we wish you luck in future endeavors, now get the hell out...and don't let the door hit you on the way".
It's even worse having one of "their own" twist the knife. The only solace I take from this incident is that it makes everyone see what Lucci really is. Good job, Susan, you showed the world what matters most- glamor with no substance. It now defines your last moment in daytime history. And you once again showed how superior actors can upstage you by doing nothing.
Hey, at least there's that. I always thought Erica was there to show the world how dumb, vain, and pathetic women can be. You've now shown that you were perfect for that part.
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