Members cassadine1991 Posted April 20, 2016 Members Share Posted April 20, 2016 I didn't know there was a writers strike in 1973 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 20, 2016 Members Share Posted April 20, 2016 Interesting how ATWT ratings dropped when she left and never returned to the numbers under Irna although it still remained the #1 soap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 23, 2016 Members Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) This episode with Sierra in bed with Tonio and fantasizing about Craig! And Craig and Lucinda's fight. This all makes today's daytime look amateurish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2E9zGOA5t4 Edited April 23, 2016 by DramatistDreamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted April 23, 2016 Members Share Posted April 23, 2016 Thinking of Irna's departure in 1970, I wonder how that all went down? Did she give a lot of notice or was her departure one of those mercurial Irna moves? Did any of the mags mention it at the time? She had been at ATWT 13 years and I wonder if she was getting a little frustrated with the constraints of writing those particular characters? She had tried with Another World to oversee a new show,but never seemed to get a handle on it. Now she and her daughter were working on 'A World Apart' and she probably had free reign to write for a fresh set of characters. Her stint there also proved to be short lived. Anyway,ATWT went with Joel Kane as her replacement.He had some primetime experience but had never worked in daytime. I imagine CBS and P&G were very protective of their #1 rating show that was a huge moneyspinner. Was Joel Kane expected to reproduce Irna's style? I'm not sure how long he lasted but at some point Winifred Wolfe took over before Irna returned. Hope other posters have some insights about this time in ATWT history. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted April 23, 2016 Members Share Posted April 23, 2016 I've been watching the few episodes of '84 posted on YT and I've always wondered was Heather the same age as Frannie or Betsy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robbwolff Posted April 24, 2016 Members Share Posted April 24, 2016 Kane couldn't have lasted very long as he was credited writing The Doctors along with Robert and Eileen Mason Pollock in November 1970. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 24, 2016 Members Share Posted April 24, 2016 This episode is pure WIN especially the ending! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 25, 2016 Members Share Posted April 25, 2016 I was going through my local library's online database and saw a book on Meryl Streep, became curious (I love juicy biographies) and clicked on it but when I did, I noticed there were some suggested titles at the bottom of the page and among the suggested titles was Farley Granger's 2007 autobiography, with Robert Calhoun written in big letters and I wondered, has anyone here read that biography? Here's the cover: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 25, 2016 Members Share Posted April 25, 2016 Looks like it would be an interesting read. How much is the book? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted April 25, 2016 Members Share Posted April 25, 2016 Oh, I saw on my library's website, so I don't know about the cost. I don't even know whether I can make a trip to my library to check it out. If I can check it out in the form of an ebook, that would be ideal for me right now since I'm practically attached to my laptop right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 25, 2016 Members Share Posted April 25, 2016 Allyson Rice last episode on ATWT…. The nightmare of Susan Batten as Connor Walsh on her first day….. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 25, 2016 Members Share Posted April 25, 2016 ESS first day as Dr. Reid Oliver 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 25, 2016 Members Share Posted April 25, 2016 A disastrous recast summed up in one Youtube capture 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted April 25, 2016 Members Share Posted April 25, 2016 Why was Allyson replaced? Just because FMB liked Susan Batten? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 25, 2016 Members Share Posted April 25, 2016 They were best friends. She needed a job and FMB hired her and fired Allyson. I remember the big backlash after Allyson Rice was fired. It didnt last long before Susan Batten was fired. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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