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Happy New Year! We had a thread in the main soap section talking about AI generating stories and some old soap stories that never were (like Jessie's GH exit or Michael Randolph coming out as gay or bi) if you had any thoughts on them.

I don't know how many viewers would have cared. A lotof that triangle didn't have Melissa and that version wasn't very popular with viewers. Even if Melissa agreed to play it, he was basically some guy Jennifer sort of loved for a few years because she thought he was good and Jack was unreliable. I do think it's a waste for Jack and Jennifer to have zero involvement, but even if they did, their days as central characters are long gone. I just hope that while they have Dan Gauthier they will come up with something of value for him.

Thanks @JAS0N47

I am never sure about Tessa's backstory. I know she was married to some guy before she was on the show. Is this one of those arcs where they said being with woman made her realize she'd never liked men, but now she does again?

There are clips of her on Youtube but most of them just have her as a talk-to before she vanishes (that's when the show was firing a lot of people due to budget). Hopefully Night Shift 2 will pop up in better condition sometime. You'd think ABC might make a few bucks with it.

Looking at Kavovit's Wiki page there are also mentions that he was "strongly considered" for Noah on Passions in 2002 and "in talks and auditioned for" Rafe on DAYS. I cannot imagine him as Rafe, to put it kindly, but, while I liked Dylan Fergus, Andrew might have been OK as Noah. I didn't know they had considered bringing Noah in in 2002. I did wonder why they waited so long to bring Noah on.

It's always something to see the memories of soap actors. I saw a Locher Room reel where Andy Kavovit said he started on ATWT when he was 12. He was actually about 15.

Thanks @Vee I had never listened to Tiffany's cameo so found it on Youtube. I'm very glad Sharon was willing, and I liked how they managed to splice it together through a phone conversation with Laura. And kudos to them for remembering Sean's son Connor, who is probably only remembered by longtime fans for one reason. I agree that Brad playing another character who just looks like Tony (and probably is a con, with a heart of gold) is a good idea. I didn't know for a long time that John and Sharon were briefly reunited on Passions, but it wasn't much of a reunion, as their history amounted to him keeping her locked away for years and repeatedly raping her.

Thanks. This sums up the Rauch era set design - simultaneously impressive but bland.

Thanks! It's also kind of fun (and true to life) that Josh only believes the best of Mindy while Trish is extremely wary. Another touch I liked in their scene was Trish carried on talking with Josh even as she left the room. The episode has a certain pulse even with characters and stories I may not be as invested in. After some moribund periods in 1982 they seemed to have put themselves back together to where Long and Kobe had plenty to work with. A shame how that ended up.

Happy New Year, everyone. This has been a tough year in many ways but also contained joys. That's life, I suppose, while we have it. I hope 2026 is a year that gives you what you want, and I hope for more pleasant surprises (like a new soap debuting in 2025!), in the world of soaps and outside of it. Thanks so much to all of you for giving me another reason to keep going.

It may have been me. I know it wouldn't be the same with Bobbie gone, but you could play beats with Lucas and Felicia. And I could actually see this being something Brad does as Brad is [!@#$%^&*]ed in the head. Maybe Brad's character could change his mind after getting to know Lucas or something. I get why but I just don't. I was barely watching through his third tenure as anything I saw of it horrified me, but I know many here have praised various elements of it. His second just annoyed me and bored the hell out of me once we got past 1998. @carolineg I can see why people wouldn't care for Bobbie and Tony as it does seem like something of a last resort pairing. Even under Labine I got the sense they were not meant to be. @dc11786 Thanks for the extra details. I can see why Marcus didn't care for the story. An adultery story for Bobbie at that time in her life feels like a regression.

I'd definitely be interesting in seeing Delia one more time if Ilene is still working. For such a big rewrite the show never did much with that.

Thanks @slick jones I never knew any of this about LaNasa. @Vee not sure if you're a fan of hers but I know you enjoy The Pitt so you may find the stuff on the last few pages interesting. Such a cozy photo of Lane and Todd McKee. Thank you again for all you do. Happy New Year.