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According to the guy who helped with Dallas, they’re already working on Knots. I think Dallas is a sure thing bc they’ve been included in the promo for the anniversary of WB. But I feel like if they’re remastering Knots they must be doing something with it.

This is incredible to see a “Knots” scene remastered. With Dallas it was at least available in decent quality but we have those grainy copies of Knots circulating and just in this clip I was stunned at how much better the show looks. I hope they push through and include Knots as part of the DVDs they’re releasing for the 100th anniversary of WB. I wanna say Mark Graison was always returning and Dack Rambo was meant to replace the Bobby character. Similarly, Jamie was replacing Lucy. I do know that has the dream not happened, when Pam goes to the shower she was going to find Mark murdered in the shower. As for when the dream was decided, I think that all happened in the off season. With Jenna, she hung in for far too long and was so dull I thought. I do agree that Jamie and Jack had potential and I didn’t understand why they didn’t last. Jamie I feel was a big loss. I loved how she came on as more of a Tom boy but who was smart when it came to the oil business. She was like a better written Lucy and had great chemistry with JR. She would’ve been more believable than say Michelle running Ewing Oil towards the end. I also thought she had good chemistry with Cliff. Looking at where the show went in later years, losing Jamie was one of their biggest mistakes imo. For one, she was a Ewing and as they brought all those young characters in, she could’ve anchored it. By that point the viewers would’ve been used to her as well. Another random comment about the later seasons is that I don’t understand why they brought back Lucy. Charlene Tilton looked amazing and her acting was much better. She came back with a maturity and edge but they didn’t even attempt a lead story for her. It was such a waste. I wish that instead she had gone to Knots for a few years. I get David Jacob’s didn’t want her there initially due to her acting but she was fine at that point.

Michael Park has a new show on Hulu.

I think it’s awful because they could’ve easily sold the collection, but I believe it to be true.

I’ve been curious about this show, but I haven’t bought if because I know the spin off isn’t available and I feel I’d want to see the full story.

The P&G library came up in the recent interview with Michael Fairman, Carolyn Hinsey and Stephanie Sloane. They mentioned news organizations reaching out for Elizabeth Hubbard clips but were told “we don’t have it.”

I forgot why, but I remember her second stint was cut short. I agree it’s a shame she hasn’t turned up since then. I remember at the time hoping she’d return to B&B to finish her story.

I’ve been rewatching Party of Five and when I reached season five, the quality instantly dropped and it was such a jarring shift I was curious if they changed show runners. Then I noticed in the credits that John Romano joined as EP and it explained it all. He’s the same man who ruined Knots Landing in season 13. Just a dreadful writer when it comes to soaps.

I’ve been rewatching Party of Five and the first four seasons were some of the best television I’ve ever seen. I know they won a Golden Globe, but I feel this cast should’ve been Emmy darlings for these seasons as well. Imagine my shock when I start season five and the show has fallen off a cliff. I can’t recall such a jarring drop in quality. At first I thought it was me, but this is awful. The show has instantly become so disconnected. Claudia is at boarding school, Julia is at college, Bailey is running the restaurant. You have the love interests on contract, but Sarah, Griffin and Kirsten’s appearances now feel shoehorned in. I have some vague memories of season six from its original airing. Im hoping there is a turnaround in quality before it ends. It’s a shame to see such a good show decline like this. Season five doesn’t have one good story and I’m halfway through.

Such sad news! I was a big fan of hers from ATWT and have continued that love with The Doctors reruns. I actually just reached her 1977 exit yesterday during my Easter binge. She truly was one of the greats and could make any story work, until the end. I think it’s a shame that there were times when her talent wasn’t appreciated which I know happened on both The Doctors and ATWT. She was one of the main reasons I was able to stay invested in ATWT until the end. My condolences go out to the cast and crew, as well as her family and fans.

This is part of why I found The Pollocks tenure so draining. They did continue to do stories involving outside patients, but they were usually awful stories. Then the main cast, it seemed like they constantly had some medical issue. It was as a joke how many times Althea had brain surgery, as an example.

I love that reboot idea, but I’d swap Valerie with Claire. One, because I loved Claire and her chemistry with David and two because Jennie Garth wouldn’t allow Tiffani to do the show lol.

Ryan's Hope had to endure a lot of recasts, but I found the ones I saw mostly worked. Mary Ryan - Of course Kate Mulgrew was a star in the role, but I feel like had they stuck with Mary Carney, they would've been fine. I guess the pressure of recasting such an important character got to them which is what led to Kathleen Tolan who was dreadful and probably killed any interest in the character. Nicolette Goulet was fine, but I was over Mary at that point. Siobhan Ryan - Sarah Felder was EXCELLENT and should've never been fired for such stupid reasons, but I loved Ann Gillespie in the role. Marg Helgenberger was loved in the role (although not a personal favorite). I also though the last Siobhan (Barbara Blackburn) was good she just needed more time. Frank Ryan - This was probably their most successfully recast role. I always liked Frank regardless of who played him. Daniel Hugh Kelly was my favorite, but they were all good. I know the original gets mixed reviews, but I didn't mind him either. The only Ryan kid they absolutely could not recast was Pat. None of the recasts felt like the same character to me. It wasn't that they were bad actors, but they weren't Pat.

Sorry to hear Rita Lakin passed. I know many view The Pollocks tenure as the golden period but I found her writing to be the best I’ve seen on this show. It felt very adult and she knew how to balance hospital stuff with the character drama and her pacing was better. I’ve loved pretty much everything I’ve seen that she wrote.

This is correct. SOD just confirmed he’ll appear in the summer when school is over. Right now I’m trying to get caught up so I can watch the Sonya Eddy tribute, but my god the show is so bad right now. I feel like they create these stories and are doing what Y&R does where they drain the drama out of it. Willow looks FINE but they’ve stretched this cancer story out for so long and continue to do so. Wasn’t she on her death bed a month ago? Why is she acting normally and where is the sense of urgency? It’s ridiculous. Then you have Lucy and Anna dead but aren’t actually playing those beats. I feel like these writers can only deliver if it’s a big climax but the day to day writing is so bad as they try to stretch these stories out beyond the point of believability.

It’s hard to complain about a soap getting a Primetime special, but I wish it as an episode like they did for the 25th anniversary. I think I’ve seen all of their Primetime episodes and thought they were strong. I’d love a well written Primetime episode that was treated like a sweeps event in terms of content and gave us something major like a Dru return.

Doug is back on one of his twitter rampages now that he heard about this lol. Now he’s saying he’s looking for a major publication to tell his story. He really needs to move on.

This is very tempting. This same venue did something similar with Joan, Donna Mills and Michele Lee and once I saw pics I regretted not going. This is a strong lineup too.

This looks cheap and dated. They should’ve kept it simple and do what B&B did and just go back to the old school opening. White background, keep the actors names and keep it simple. I don’t understand how this even got approved. I also feel like the graphics don’t match the music and it feels slow. How does CBS micro manage the show but allow this?

Sharon Case said there are more exciting returns that haven’t been announced. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is one of them if they’re name dropping JT.

This is not surprising to me. Soaps never get the credit, but the surge in subscribers came after Days was added. People like to say soaps are too expensive for streaming, but Days is likely one of the cheapest shows on Peacock and still, they get year round episodes for the same or less than they spend on an 8-10 episode limited series. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they lean into soaps more.

I’m enjoying Douglas Marland’s tenure. I see why people didn’t like it, but at least in the first couple months it’s not bad. Yes, it’s a lot slower, but since I enjoy the storylines it doesn’t bother me. I know I’ll likely feel differently as time goes on because I looked ahead and it looks like there’s very little movement to these stories months later. I think the scripts are better and he’s doing a good job of defining the new characters and he’s doing a good job with the vets as well. The biggest misstep is the misuse of Penny and Althea. Both appeared maybe once his first month and their roles have been dramatically scaled back. I’ve been enjoying James Pritchett’s performances as Matt’s life falls apart. I also think the Dancy family is one of the most successful I’ve seen. I know there are many recasts layer, but so far every role is cast well and the characters are well defined. Usually with a new family there is something that doesn’t work, but I haven’t seen that here. I hope the recasts of the kids are good because I love all of them so far. I’ve also been enjoying Jason Aldrich. I always hear about him, so it’s nice to see him back as a regular character with his signature actor. They’ve aired some new flashbacks with Jada Rowland and it highlights how different she is from Carolee Campbell. Campbell was a unique talent so I didn’t expect them to top that. Rowland is more of a traditional soap heroine which is fine, but the character doesn’t stand out like before. I’m curious how she’ll be when she’s in the thick of things.

RJ was expected, but I'm more excited to see who else Brad is bringing on for this next gen reboot he teased. I would love if they brought back Dino and Rosie as well.

That final cast photo is beautiful. I think it's such a shame we didn't get just one more season. I would've loved to have seen how the show would've been without Rodney and Betty and the new cast was excellent. It's rare that a reboot is as seamless as it was here. Especially a fairly successful introduction of a Black family in the 60s. Judy Pace was amazing on this show and deserved more time to shine.