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The Guiding Light 1960
The Guiding Light 1960

Reverend Ruthledge, March 23Mar 23
- 8 replies
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Reverend Ruthledge

March 27Mar 27
Our Private World
Our Private World
DRW50, September 11, 20169 yr
- spinoffs
- cbs
- eileen fulton
- as the world turns
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  david o brien
  
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  milette alexander
- 53 replies
- 20.2k views
Franko

March 8Mar 8
The soap opera writers' discussion
The soap opera writers' discussion
danfling, May 7, 20188 yr
- 436 replies
- 171.3k views
Vanguardian53

March 3Mar 3
Did "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Rich Man, Poor Man Book II" qualify as soaps?
Did "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Rich Man, Poor Man Book II" qualify as soaps?
FlyRightOrchestraGuy, February 17Feb 17
- 28 replies
- 2.2k views
FlyRightOrchestraGuy

March 3Mar 3
The Guiding Light 1959
The Guiding Light 1959

Reverend Ruthledge, February 21Feb 21
- 9 replies
- 971 views
vetsoapfan

February 23Feb 23
The Guiding Light 1955
The Guiding Light 1955

Reverend Ruthledge, February 17Feb 17
- 8 replies
- 1.1k views
DRW50

February 22Feb 22
The Guiding Light 1958
The Guiding Light 1958

Reverend Ruthledge, February 20Feb 20
- 3 replies
- 709 views
Reverend Ruthledge

February 21Feb 21
The Guiding Light 1956
The Guiding Light 1956

Reverend Ruthledge, February 18Feb 18
- 12 replies
- 999 views
DRW50

February 21Feb 21
The Guiding Light 1954
The Guiding Light 1954

Reverend Ruthledge, February 16Feb 16
- 7 replies
- 940 views
DRW50

February 21Feb 21
The Guiding Light 1953
The Guiding Light 1953

Reverend Ruthledge, February 12Feb 12
- 7 replies
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DRW50

February 21Feb 21
The Guiding Light 1957
The Guiding Light 1957

Reverend Ruthledge, February 19Feb 19
- 10 replies
- 943 views
DRW50

February 21Feb 21
The Guiding Light 1952
The Guiding Light 1952
Reverend Ruthledge, February 12Feb 12
- 16 replies
- 1.7k views
DRW50

February 21Feb 21
The Guiding Light 1949
The Guiding Light 1949

Reverend Ruthledge, February 5Feb 5
- 9 replies
- 1k views
Reverend Ruthledge

February 14Feb 14
The Guiding Light 1950
The Guiding Light 1950

Reverend Ruthledge, February 7Feb 7
- 10 replies
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Reverend Ruthledge

February 14Feb 14
The Guiding Light 1948
The Guiding Light 1948

Reverend Ruthledge, February 2Feb 2
- 5 replies
- 822 views
Manny

February 14Feb 14
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime
danfling, August 9, 20232 yr
- 106 replies
- 61.9k views
Paul Raven

February 13Feb 13
The Guiding Light 1947
The Guiding Light 1947

Reverend Ruthledge, February 1Feb 1
- 9 replies
- 1.2k views
Reverend Ruthledge

February 13Feb 13
The Guiding Light 1951
The Guiding Light 1951

Reverend Ruthledge, February 8Feb 8
- 5 replies
- 897 views
Reverend Ruthledge

February 9Feb 9
New to board
New to board

Robert H, February 2Feb 2
- 2 replies
- 992 views
alwaysAMC

February 2Feb 2
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Discussion thread
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Discussion thread
alphanguy74, August 12, 201015 yr
- 80 replies
- 35.7k views
DRW50

January 24Jan 24
ALL THAT GLITTERS
ALL THAT GLITTERS
Contessa Donatella, September 17, 20241 yr
- parody
- syndicated
- Norman Lear
- serialized
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- 42 replies
- 10.9k views
SoapDope78

January 10Jan 10
Robert
Robert

Robert H, December 27, 2025Dec 27
- 0 replies
- 409 views
Robert H

December 27, 2025Dec 27
Illustrated Soap Ads - the good, the bad, and the oddities
Illustrated Soap Ads - the good, the bad, and the oddities
j swift, March 27, 20215 yr
- 103 replies
- 32.1k views
Paul Raven

November 28, 2025Nov 28
As the World Turns 1957
As the World Turns 1957

Reverend Ruthledge, September 27, 2025Sep 27
- 12 replies
- 2.9k views
Soapsuds

November 11, 2025Nov 11
The Soap Opera Masterpieces You Have Actually Seen
The Soap Opera Masterpieces You Have Actually Seen
vetsoapfan, September 3, 2025Sep 3
- 235 replies
- 60.7k views
Paul Raven

November 8, 2025Nov 8

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Loving/The City Discussion Thread

Mia Farrow and Farrah Fawcett are both strong choices, @Franko . Maybe they weren't among the hottest names in '95, but they certainly were hotter than Morgan Fairchild, lol.
I think I would've approached Jaclyn Smith or (if she had not been stuck on the prairie, amputating people's body parts for no good reason) Jane Seymour.

By Khan · Just now1 min
Loving/The City Discussion Thread

In the past, I've suggested Farrah Fawcett and Mia Farrow as ladies that could have been approached to play Sydney. While I doubt that either would have wanted to do a daytime soap -- and even in 1995, neither would have come cheaply -- you can't deny that both would have brought more opening day viewers than Morgan Fairchild. (Plus, Mia does have soap experience.)

By Franko · 5 minutes ago5 min
Loving/The City Discussion Thread

Well and Lauren Marie Taylor also talks about what Agnes was like in person... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPwZqYUeIn4

By EricMontreal22 · 7 minutes ago7 min
Loving/The City Discussion Thread

Interesting in Randolph Mantooth's cameo also uploaded there, he calls out Agnes Nixon so I guess she did show up on set? (I mean if she did still own the show...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHRGU9B8Vzc

By EricMontreal22 · 9 minutes ago9 min
Knots Landing

I guess if one of his surviving AW scenes is any indication, we at least know he didn't mind appearing in skimpy attire.

By DRW50 · 11 minutes ago11 min
Loving/The City Discussion Thread

It was when the show had only weeks left, IIRC.
I am not sure why Jack was chosen either. He was barely being used on AMC at the time so maybe they had to pay him anyway and hoped the crossover might help. I wonder if he had any scenes with Angie (although I don't think Angie and Jack knew each other well anyway).

By DRW50 · 12 minutes ago12 min
Loving/The City Discussion Thread

Fascinating! It does sound like Agnes Nixon was less hands on when she wrote the 93-94 Loving than she had been in the past, but you'd think she might have some say about how to take advantage best of the 30 minute format, since that was what she preferred.

By EricMontreal22 · 18 minutes ago18 min
Loving/The City Discussion Thread

Hrmm, if Morgan Fairchild was only gonna stay for six months (I think?) anyway, why NOT have Susan Lucci as Erica launch the show as was half suggested above? I mean... it's not a terrible idea? (I'm still not sure why JACK from AMC helped Sydney's exit, if I recall correctly? :P )

I know I've asked before but when was the OLTL/The City cross over (with Alex I think?) Am I wrong in thinking by the time it happened The City was already done or was it just that we already knew The City was almost done?

By EricMontreal22 · 20 minutes ago20 min
Loving/The City Discussion Thread

That all reminds me of what John Whitesell told the press when he was named EP at SFT in '85 (or so). Specifically, he said that half-hour shows like SFT shouldn't try to compete with the hour-long ones by breaking up each act into a bunch of shorter scenes. Instead, he said, he wanted fewer scenes per episode, with maybe one long scene per act. (Unfortunately, Whitesell, who did some marvelous directing at GL, wouldn't last long at SFT. P&G promptly moved him to the hour-long AW).

By Khan · 22 minutes ago22 min
Loving/The City Discussion Thread

The Loving casting director at that time was really pretty great, I think. That's one thing Loving had going for it for most of the 90s IMHO. This was great to see--I wondered why I loved Laura as Ally so much on Loving and The City even when I didn't love the writing... When I'd check her out on other soap roles (GL and GH) I seemed to like her less and less. I mean this is true of other actors who have just been in the industry a long time (in fact Heinle is one example... I've NEVER liked Benard on GH but find him charming as Nico on AMC...) but it really stands out to me for Ally/Laura.

And I'd agree with others that Jessica Collins made Dinah Lee, a character who as written often shouldn't have worked.

By EricMontreal22 · 24 minutes ago24 min

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