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With the talk some pages back of the Morgan storyline, here is how CBS was marketing it:

I think McTavish just wanted a clear-out of the younger set. If not for Reggie's ties to Jack, someone McTavish tended to write for, I think he may have gone too.

I can't believe she actually name-checked Megan McTavish! 25 years later! That lady sure leaves a lasting impression.

I'm not sorry they've moved away from the meals being destroyed, even if I agree they could have given the hospital more food. It was strange seeing such a wholesome Quartermaine Thanksgiving but I guess the mood did fit where they are now (especially with Tracy away) and avoided the self-parody feel. Gio and Emma are a lovely couple, even if they seem like they're from the '40s. I think of how Jason, Brenda and AJ were around their age and it's night and day.

Oh I forgot about Joey. A waste. Thanks.

Robin threw herself in front of a car around 1966 or 1967. They'd wiped out everyone around Meta, but they had never mentioned the husband she left Springfield with in the early '70s - they could have easily adopted a child.

I think the Spencers still act like Spencers, but it doesn't have as much impact because of what they are involved with. The Webbers are mostly long gone, as are the Cassadines. I'd bring some Webbers in, but I'm good with the Cassadines staying dormant.

Thanks to everyone who fills this thread up. I didn't know if we'd ever see Kevin on the show again while Jon remains on BtG so I'm glad Valentini was able to work around his schedule. I haven't seen much of his BtG work, but it must be something fantastic if he thinks it's better than anything he had as Kevin.

Thank you. Debbi Morgan is a treasure and still has such a joy about her. I'd never heard the story about Henry Fonda. I'm glad they acknowledged Angie.

I still associate him with his China Beach role - he's always been a good brooder.

Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober will be on The Pitt. https://deadline.com/2025/12/the-pitt-recurring-cast-season-2-1236632155/

Don Stewart as Mike Bauer on Guiding Light. I'm not sure if Mike ever had a big fan favorite before him (Gary Pilar may be closest) but Don seemed to define the character very quickly - he's already getting major coverage in soap magazines around 1969 and 1970.

Maybe the timing, or Lily Tomlin was too much of a clash. There seemed to be behind the scenes issues too: https://deadline.com/2012/10/kevin-abbott-checks-into-rehab-takes-a-leave-from-abc-comedy-malibu-country-350886/ and from the show's Wiki: On April 23, 2013, it was announced that Nastaran Dibai, who took over as writer and producer after Kevin Abbott left in October 2012, had departed as well from the show

I can see some of the worst sides of her Mindy in her Tina, but none of the best. And she was also a decade older, which hurts when you are trying to play a dumb character. The whole thing is just sad. I think someone once said she didn't even audition. If that is true, then it shows they weren't taking Tina seriously. I'd give most of the credit to Karen - on paper I don't think most of her material is up to much.

Connor was never an iconic character, but she did have fans. I was one of them. I think it was easy to take her for granted, which is why FMB and MADD felt so comfortable firing Allyson Rice Taylor to give a friend a job. Taylor was a very thoughtful, intelligent actress who did a lot with what she was given (although even then I couldn't sit through her last year of stories). She wasn't. The material was bad, and she struggled to play it. Malone's disdain for Tina was also very clear, as it was through his whole run. Inexplicably SOD named her best recast of 1994.