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Considering Abandoning Threads

I'm looking for feedback from posters on the idea of abandoning threads as a requirement for discussions. Meaning, instead of being boxed into a specific thread to discuss any particular thing about each soap opera, including episodes of the soaps and spoilers, even going so far as creating a forum for each current soap opera where fans can discuss anything they want about the show.
This is about growing the community and encouraging more discussions, which have been stifled by boxing conversations into the bubble of a single thread, where topics are forced to fit. This is not about expanding discussions about individual episodes. This is about giving people the freedom to say what they want without being limited to a single thread.
Let me know your thoughts.

By Errol · 1 hour ago1 hr
ALL: The First Year of a Soap - Growing Pains, Teething Issues, etc...

In its first 7 months, Santa Barbara fired its leading man, Dane Witherspoon; fired its leading female, Ava Lazar; dropped 2 of its original 4 families; recast the patriarch of the one family that lasted, the Capwells, 3 times; recast the Capwell matriarch twice; tried rebooting with an earthquake; then tried rebooting with a serial killer storyline. The show ended up being about a handful of long-term characters, all connected to the same family. It was a rocky start from which they never really recovered.

By Jdee43 · 1 hour ago1 hr
GH: February 2026 Discussion Thread

I don't think they're actually going there. I think it's probably a one-off scene or two. You'll see a handful of people on Twitter begging for them to make this boring couple happen. But I don't think it will.
I think they have no idea what they're doing with Dante, other than they don't want to put him back with Lulu for whatever reason. And I think a big part of that is the show just does not want to deal with their being a popular preexisting couple or having to showcase either of them vs. other priorities. I don't think either actor is preventing it.

By Vee · 1 hour ago1 hr
Guiding Light Discussion Thread

Such lush visuals. And when they went to Peapack everything looked drab and shabby.
But it summed up GL at the time -all style and no substance. A bunch of characters with little history on the show, most of whom would be gone and forgotten.
They obviously spent a lot on that wedding and I don't think the ratings showed any uptick.
Kurt was dead later that year.

By Paul Raven · 1 hour ago1 hr
Another World Discussion Thread

Totally agree -- Lemay's Another World from 1971-1974 was so good because he was working with what Irma Phillips and Agnes Nixon had set up. When he started doing his own thing, it wasn't as rich or as appealing, especially not in the long run.

The death of Agnes Nixon's Another World started with the spin-off Somerset. Many of the interesting characters went to that show, pretty much never to return. The final blow was 1975 with Another World expanding to an hour, and Raunch and Lemay being allowed to change the show however they saw fit. Their new vision worked for a few years, but by 1979 the show was pretty much a hollow shell of itself. The end result was 20 years of mediocrity, where the only history the show had to pull from was some of the Lemay stuff from the 70s. Agnes Nixon's AW was forgotten. Whatever few characters were still around from the Agnes Nixon years, such as Aunt Liz and Rachel, it was only Lemay's version of them that we got.

By Jdee43 · 1 hour ago1 hr
ALL: The First Year of a Soap - Growing Pains, Teething Issues, etc...

B&B was a mismash of various Y&R themes.
Stephanie did evoke Vanessa in some ways.
The Logans had elements of the Fosters -Storm/Snapper, the absent father, Brooke/Jill.
Katie Logan/Traci Abbott -the shy sister with a problem-weight issues/acne
Caroline's rape/Chris' rape.

By Paul Raven · 1 hour ago1 hr
GH: February 2026 Discussion Thread

If they pair Dante with Liz, it would be a sign that they've given up on his character, and that the next step will be recurring or him leaving the show. It's just the fate of anyone who gets involved with Liz.
Since Ric's already on recurring with no story, they should just pair Liz and Ric. If they gave them cute scenes three times a month or so, I'm sure everyone would be happy.

By Jdee43 · 1 hour ago1 hr
ALL: The First Year of a Soap - Growing Pains, Teething Issues, etc...

One of the problems with Bell's B&B re-use was casting and a rushed nature. Outside of Brooke, the Logans did not have the presence or interest of the early Fosters and Brooks. Immediately starting the show with a sexual assault storyline was a bit desperate. The strongest material was Stephanie and her mind games. You could say that was just Vanessa Prentiss and her sons Lance and Lucas all over again, but it didn't feel like a retread.

By DRW50 · 2 hours ago2 hr
BTG: February 2026 Discussion Thread

I blame Susan Dansby (the script editor) for the slang/non-slang inconsistencies among the episodes.
A really good script editor would smooth that out ---trim some slang & pop culture references from Paige's scripts and drop a few more into the other writers' episodes so that it won't be so jarring when everyone magically changes voices from episode to episode.

By Broderick · 2 hours ago2 hr
GH: February 2026 Discussion Thread

That's very true. Just don't ask Liz to give any organ donations.

By DRW50 · 2 hours ago2 hr

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