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Liveblogging "As the World Turns": We have ways of making you talk, Mayer

Let's face it, despite featuring a few touching moments between the boys, this whole Green Card wedding thing is already beyond boring.

But this week ATWT is spicing things up using two things that the kids these days just can't get enough of: Immigration red tape and interrogations!

I can't believe it, but I'm actually wishing that that damned talking puppet had gone after Luke instead, just for the camp value. Remember when immigrants were wacky, like Balki, or Fez, or Moscow on the Hudson? Okay, maybe not Moscow on the Hudson... I mean, I know Ameera comes from a war-torn land, has no family to speak of, and is a stranger in a sometimes hostile country with little understanding of her culture. But come on, would it kill her to do a "Dance of Joy" every now and then?

Anyway, let's see what happens when Noah is called on the carpet for marrying Ameera just to keep her in the country and the Feds come down hard. (Is it too much to ask for an impromptu body-cavity search?)

Click on through the jump and refresh for to-the-minute updates...

Is it safe, Noah? 

2:56PM EDT: Preview Time! Oh, who are we kidding? See you next week...

2:55PM EDT: Casey asks Ameera if he can walk her to class and just then Noah and Luke show up. Noah attacks Ameera for going on a date in public the week after their wedding and Ameera's all, "it wasn't a date" and Noah's all "considering coffee and a biscotti is third base for me and Luke, that's exactly what it was!" Luke tells Noah to back off, and Noah realizes he's being silly and overprotective. Ameera seems to have a real soft spot for Casey, and Noah encourages her. 

Luke tells Noah that he's making things complicated but then encourages him to go catch up with Ameera. Ameera and Noah walk off arm-in-arm, and as Luke follows behind he pauses in frame long enough for his eyes to roll out of his head, down the street, around the block, past the bookstore, and back into his head before catching up with them. 

2:45PM EDT: Ameera explains that the immigration folks are out to get her because they think her gay marriage is a sham, for some odd reason. Casey assures her that the Rent-A-Strip is watching him, not her, because Orville Redenbacher is trying to kill his mom. Ameera launches into a "back in St. Olaf" story and Casey is downright mesmerized. 

I'm getting the sense that we've seen all the Nuke we're going to get this week? Please prove me wrong. 

 

2:42PM EDT: Meanwhile, Matthew Perry 2.0 is trying the tried-and-true "my son can't be guilty because he sees dead people" defense, and Quaker Oats Lady has tracked down the homeless woman who saw the whole thing. I would normally call this ridiculous, but I have a feeling that Oakdale only has one homeless person, and if anyone can find her, it's definitely QOL. 

I Can Only Imagine! Woo-hoo! Can I tell you, I catch myself singing "Our God is an Awesome God" without realizing it?

Followed by an ad about a hunky bottle of mustard and a Midol commerical. Equilibrium restored. 

2:37PM EDT: Eight seven-seven, three-nine-three, four, four, four, EIGHT! 

The dayplayer lawyer for Parker just flubbed a line and they didn't even bother to reshoot.

Ameera is going to get some coffee and Noah has a mini panic attack. Well, we do know how he feels about coffee. Luke assures him that they're not being watched every moment of every day and that they can still find time to be together.

Ameera is sitting and reading and Casey comes along (still wearing Luke's hair) and they chat about bribing government officials and prison. You know, typical teen romance stuff. 

Ameera tells Casey that she's married to Noah, and Casey's all "homoswifesayswhat?", and just then Ameera notices Casey's Strip-A-Gram police escort at the door and gets all "you have to leave, they're watching me!". 

2:25PM EDT: Tweens on Trial! Parker is in the courtroom for Sam's murder. Please tell me that The Olsen Twins are going to show up and save the day or something. Quaker Oats Lady looks miserable, but she's rocking a hot bob.

Detective Clarice Starling just got one of those giant popcorn tubs (you know, with the three flavors separated by cardboard?) with a note that says "I'LL BE THERE WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT". What, is she being stalked by Orville Redenbacher?! 

 

Back on campus, Ameera is off to class and tells Luke and Noah to go off without her. Noah decides that he should walk with her so that people don't get suspicious. Luke follows along, presumably to pick up any crumbs that they might drop. 

2:18PM EDT: Meanwhile, Austin From Days is in the hospital, and Bonnie shows up to Austin-block the Blonde Obstacle. Is she the Blonde Obstacle Obstacle?

Holden tells Ginger McBeardington that Noah is staying with them because his dad is a psychopath blah blah. GMcB asks Noah what his "secret" is, and Noah's all, "huh?" He's like, "How'd you luck into such a hot and nubile good friend?" Oh ... that secret.

Blonde Obstacle just said that Austin is "chowing down on Bonnie's goodies as we speak". Oh come on, you don't need to resort to food innuendo with these two, writers. She has a vagina, remember?

2:08PM EDT: Meanwhile, Casey (who has Luke's real hair!) is concerned about what's going to happen to Matt. A bit too concerned, maybe? Taking a cue from Lily, Detective Clarice Starling makes an offhand reference to how lousy of a cop she is, and no one laughs. Heh.

Suddenly a hot rent-a-cop shows up and tells Casey he's his new best friend. Hot! Where's the boombox and the tearaway pants?!

Back at social services, Beardy McGinger tells Noah that he'll extend the visa but that the happy couple should expect lots of visits from INS. He asks where they're living and when they tell him that they're shacking up at the Snyder Home for Wayward Gay Teens and Illegal Aliens, he points out how odd it is that two newlyweds are staying with the family of the groom's best friend.

Um, seriously? There's no hanky-panky going on between the boys. Trust us, we know. 

 

2:04PM EDT: Holden ushers Mr. and Mrs. Mayer and Their Gay Valet into a decidedly social services-looking office to apply for a visa extension. When the bearded gent (no, not Noah) asks why she needs the extension, Ameera replies that she has married a totally heterosexual American heterosexual. Noah chimes in with "Yep, she's my totally heterosexual wife-type thing now!".

Luke, meanwhile, stands in the background looking like he regrets all the time he spent with the hot-iron this morning.  

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  • snicks's picture

    Brian, you realize...

    that you're going to HAVE to somehow incorporate that shark in every ASWT liveblog pic. Maybe you can make it tiny, like a "where's sharky" thing, or place it on hotprechaun's naked torso ala the bunny in Playboy, or put it on a different part of the body every time, like Les Nessman's band-aid in WKRP.
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    mmmexperimental's picture

    You know a show is in

    You know a show is in trouble when the Liveblogging is more interesting and fun than actually watching the show itself!

    Brian, you are a great writer! And a thousand times better than the show you're liveblogging!

     

    "You bit the hand, Marty, You bit the hand!"

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    rschlem's picture

    Shark bite

    I looked at the clock and realized I missed the first half of the show. Luke and Noah are on! Oh no. Wait that was a knee-jerk. Then I'm like, do I really care? Well, I do because of the Live-Blog which I agree is better than the show. Thanks for putting a smile on my dour puss.

    So, am I reading this right? A christian CD outfit buys a 6 month contract for commercials on ATWT and what happens when Nuke kiss or end up in bed? Do they cancel the contract? If then is P&G thinking, "fundies gave us 6 months of commercials, gays: what have you done lately, oh yeah ... that GLAAD award, what did we do with that thing?"

     

    dannydc's picture

    Could ATWT be any DUMBER?

    Not really expecting much today, I certainly got my wish! Noahlicious was his usual constipated self, worrying about being hauled in for a sham marriage. He usually is worried about being caught having gay, lurid sex with Pineapple Princess Luke. But we know that ain't never gonna happen! Pineapple Princess Luke is following behind the happy couple like the doormat that he has turned into since this nut job wedding. And since Noahlicious said that he and Iraq Bitch have been married a whole week, I was wondering just where the hell that week went to? I guess it's true that time flies when you're having fun. Pillsbury Doughwoman (Emma) bought the happy couple a sandbox full of Iraq sand so Iraq Bitch would feel like the Snyderfork Ranch was just like home.

    I can't see the audience hanging too long with this dumber than dumb Nuke storyline. With doormat Pineapple Princess continually bringing up the rear with Noahlicious fondling Iraq Bitch to keep INS in the dark. It's gonna get old REAL fast! 

    Maybe when hotter than hot Matt gets out of the hospital, he and Cassandra Casey can renew their cell vows and bring some heat back to this dismal soap. We ain't gonna get any from "three's a crowd" anytime soon!

    HenryZ's picture

    I have to admit I had very

    I have to admit I had very little sympathy for Noah when he was complaining that this was harder than he thought it would be. "I thought I would be married for a WEEK!" Just how hard did he hit his head when those frat boys beat him up?
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    Noah said

    Noah said that he had only been married a week, not 'I thought it would only last a week.' He was trying to emphasize that he was already stressing and it had only been one week. I think they were fore shadowing his crack up.
    Cammtl's picture

    Analyze too much?

    I'm beginning to think we're over analyzing a TV show.  Every move.  Every word.  I don't know maybe we're living too much through Luke and Noah.  Oh for the record I think these two guys are great.  But remember it is only television.  Right?
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    Analyze a Soap too much?

    This is a soap opera. Aren't you suppose to wrench your hanky and hiss at the T.V. and then get together and gossip on every detail over coffee? Can you possibly over analize a soap? And when the writers get the audience to foreget that it's only television, even if for a minute, aren't they doing thier jobs right?

    Gawd, I feel like I'm telling my first boyfiend how to do it and I'm not even sure where it's suppose to go!

    springintoaction's picture

    Hate the show! Love the blog! Love, love the shark!!!!

    Brian - Don't forget that that warehouse/puppet-making factory/costume shop/dry cleaner is in Chicago not Oakdale. While it does not matter in the show's reality as I am taking Passanante's time-traveling characters at face value, it makes the search even more fun. There must at least be 2 homeless people in Chicago and both are found either in that strip mall (very mid Chicago looking) or those townhouses frequented by Sofie every time she decides to take a break.

    I loved seeing Carly's sexy do and short skirt chasing down the only remaning blue-eyed homeless lady in Chicago. Not even a little montage with Crystal Waters singing in the background as Carly drives her Passat in the open streets of Chicago. I would have enjoyed seeing Matt's owner getting into a disguise of his own. Maybe Zorro, swim-team twink, extra from 300.....

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    maskbear55's picture

    Blog is better than the show - definitely

    I can't watch ATWT anymore....I prefer Brian's Blog...much more entertaining. 

    What do you think TIIC are going to do next.  They have announced that the new actress playing Lily has been hired....But with their budget so tight how is RuPaul going to fit into Martha Byrne's old wardrobe? 

    springintoaction's picture

    I don't want to think about a Lily recast

    That goes without saying. The show is a dud and the shark/live blog are the only way to fly.

    With regard to Lily, there is no way to recast that role under the current writing regime. When Martha took a break a few years back to make the primetime rounds, I am one of the few who took to her portrayer (Heather Ratray) as she brought a totally different dynamic to the character, but that was at a time when the show was not being written by morons who hate women.

    At this stage Martha IS Lily to me, but if RuPaul takes oever, I am certain that he'll have no problem in squeezing into Lily's duds as he's managed to tuck his stuff in while wearing a form-fitting bathing suit. "Moesha, Moesha, Moesha"

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