Members SoapDope Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 I think Y&R was 1973-1993. (1998-2000 was when the show started to fall apart.) Dynasty 1981-1984. Knots Landing 1982-1989 Dallas 1978-1983 B&B 1987-1995 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Days22 Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 Days had 3 sets of great eras imo The late 60s to late 70s for great storytelling 1982-1988;1990 for the great super couples 1993-2002 for all that craziness but goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 Agreed. Although there were lots of ups and downs from the second half of 1997 until late 2001, that describes it overall. IMO, DAYS has been an inconsistent mess since early 2003. 2003-2006, Reilly's second era, let's just pretend never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 Current shows: Y&R: 1982-1986, 1990-1994, 1997-2003 B&B: 1987-1995 Days: 1983-1990, 1993-1997 (never watched but those two eras are the most talked about I find) General Hospital: late 1970s/early 1980s when that show was a pop culture phenomenon that no other show has really reached, not even my beloved Y&R Past shows: All My Children: 1980s when Susan Lucci became a household name, even to those who don't watch ABC or daytime at all As the World Turns: 1985-1993 Guiding Light: 1989-1992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 It's hard for me to say from a first-person POV, given that I began watching only 15 years ago, but I'd say, for my two faves, late 70s/early 80s for AMC and late 60s/early 70s for ATWT. They were at their most-watched and most-talked-about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 1998 is actually the last time I really enjoyed Y&R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 Just basing this on the periods I've watched of soaps: GL: 1979, 1983, 1989-1991, 1997 ATWT: 1985-1987, 1991-1992, 1995 AMC: 1981-1983, 1986-1987, 1991-1995, 2002-2005 (ish) B&B: 1989-1991, 1999-2000 (ish) Corrie: 1960-1971, 1976-1984, 1988-1995, 2002-2004 EE: 1985-1988, 1991-1997, 2000-2002 AW: 1979, 1983, 1988-1994, 1998 I'm not able to break shows like Emmerdale and Y&R down into periods because of their structure and unique world-building/continuity, other than to say the best is the past (even if I've enjoyed more of Emmerdale than I haven't in the last year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Vixen Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 90s GH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted May 9, 2015 Members Share Posted May 9, 2015 Going off of times that I started to watch these shows: AW: 94 to early/mid 96 ATWT: 99 to 02 GL: 93 to 02 B&B: 93 to 04 Y&R: 93 to 05 ED: 04 to 06 (the King era) AND 09 to 10 (the Wylde era) [i love a good, twisted Home Farm family] *NOTE: These shows had dud stories throughout many of these years but those were the years I saw these shows as being "Glory years" for me [personally]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AllMyDaysatGH Posted May 10, 2015 Members Share Posted May 10, 2015 AMC 2002-2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Melroser Posted May 10, 2015 Members Share Posted May 10, 2015 For me: Melrose Place '93-'96 (S2-4) Unfortunately my fave show (Another World) probably had its best time before my time...(born in '73). But for me I really enjoyed '88-92. The 25th Anniversary Who Shot Jake Pretty much all of Anne Heche's run (tho she was rough to watch at first!) Also, loved Alicia Coppola and Linda Dano at this time. The mother/daughter reveal. Lorna's rape and trial. I believe Felicia's alcoholism story was the end of this time. I would sit through all of this on a daily basis again instead of watching what is left on the air now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRfan23 Posted May 10, 2015 Members Share Posted May 10, 2015 Y&R: 1973-2005 (though really 2003 was the last year it was really good based on what everyone else has said) B&B: 1989-1995, 1999-2002 DOOL:1993-2002 Passions:1999-2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 10, 2015 Members Share Posted May 10, 2015 Reading the above I realize how hard I am on GL...I didn't even include the Marland period as it doesn't do a ton for me. Maybe I just have too demanding of standards. I really did love GL and watched it through a lot of messy material. I hope I did not give the wrong impression above. Anyway, I forgot about OLTL. 79-80, 85-89, 92-94 (ish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted May 10, 2015 Members Share Posted May 10, 2015 I don't think you were harsh. Many of us know that you had strong expectations for GL and they didn't deliver certain years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted May 10, 2015 Members Share Posted May 10, 2015 GH 1979-83 AMC more or less the same, probably slightly later, 1980-1985 Dalllas Seasons 2-3 Dynasty Season 2 OLTL the Karen Wolek years, and then the insane late 80s DOOL the days of buried alive and possession Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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