Members allmc2008 Posted March 24, 2015 Members Share Posted March 24, 2015 I don't know a whole lot about DM's work but I've heard he's good. Can ya'll help me figure out his style? How does he compare to Agnes/Phillips/Bell/Labine and so on? What clips are on YT that I can search for that scream "Douglas Marland" on them? I'm very curious about his ATWT work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members glatwt Posted April 1, 2015 Members Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm curious as to why this thread hasn't gotten any responses? He was brilliant, had a few clunkers but so did every other great HW! Go to the cancelled soap section and look at ATWT and GL's pages, they have plenty of clips up (not sure about the classic GH page)! His writing, IMO, was a mixture of Bill Bell, Harding Lemay and Claire Labine swirled together and it equaled Douglas Marland!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmc2008 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Members Share Posted April 2, 2015 I wish someone would post here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members victorlord75 Posted May 22, 2015 Members Share Posted May 22, 2015 I just saw your post today, and while I can't provide a clip for you, because as far as I know, they do not exist anymore due to that now reviled practice of "wiping" of videotapes that were in place at the time, my favorite Douglas Marland story was the Laura Webber/David Hamilton murder on General Hospital. What made the story so interesting and fascinating for viewers is the visual transformation Genie Francis went through while playing this story out. She went from looking like a normal teenage girl, then, after becoming involved with David Hamilton, took on this almost Veronica Lake look with her hair and was wearing beautiful clothes to accentuate her new "maturity". Then, after Laura killed David Hamilton, which Laura had blocked out, she went back to her normal teenage girl look, because Laura only recalled that David had dumped her (all while being plagued with troubling flashbacks which psychologist Peter Taylor tried to help Laura deal with). Lesley, her mother, took the wrap for the murder and was even sent to prison for a time! This IS is the story that actually saved General Hospital from cancellation. The "Luke and Laura" craze came a bit later. What struck me was, the story was so carefully constructed, paying close attention to Laura's psychology. Also well done was the whole process of how the DA came to the conclusion that Lesley was the killer (even if the conclusion was the wrong one). I don't think any story before or since had me so mesmerized as a soap viewer. I'm not sure if this was what you were looking for, but I hope it helps you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 22, 2015 Members Share Posted May 22, 2015 IIRC, didn't GH reference the story when Laura was arrested years later for murdering Damian Smith? I think Richard Culliton and Karen Harris were the HW's then, but it might've been Bob Guza and Harris instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted May 22, 2015 Members Share Posted May 22, 2015 I posted some of the early stuff under the Classic GH Thread. It is the early David Hamilton pre Laura/Davidhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtytHWJs8So&list=PLnSqh2S4N1vxP4B6uH9QDbRCm_UmucgW_&index=17 story. This is where I left off, David was just thrown out. I'm going to put up some more starting here this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members victorlord75 Posted May 22, 2015 Members Share Posted May 22, 2015 It'll be nice to see the footage again, and thanks for letting me know. I had thought all of it was gone forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted May 22, 2015 Members Share Posted May 22, 2015 It's mostly Rick/Lesley scenes, so there's some David Hamilton thrown in. I haven't kept watching, but will watch as I post this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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