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There are many characters I might name from the time before I started watching (which was around 1995). If I could only choose characters who were on the show from that point on, I'd say: Viki, Andrew, Nora, Dorian (less so her 2003-2011 run), Blair, Asa, RJ, maybe Bo, and probably Natalie. I might say Roxy but that's more down to the actress. I liked CR's Clint a great deal but by the time I started watching he was not in a major role.

Other than Switch and Phyllis (which IIRC was a timeslot hit) all flops, many of which I'd never heard of until the Musical Chairs uploads. I do like the approach of having a cast member talk about each show. Anne Meara would have had a very different career if her show had been a hit.

@vetsoapfan @Paul Raven @I Am A Swede @Franko @slick jones @Khan @Vee @Soapsuds @soapfan770 @Chris B @kalbir @te. @All My Shadows @Soaplovers @Stevel @EricMontreal22 @dc11786 @SoapDope78 Around 8 minutes into this CBS fall preview we have what must be the most footage of Beacon Hill I've seen. (I looked around and couldn't find a version of this without the uploader's timestamp - if you have feel free to post it). It's a few minutes of footage, interspersed with commentary from Stephen Elliott. I didn't realize Stephen was one of the firefighters in St. Elsewhere's season 3 firefighter arc (one of the best arcs they did). CBS Previews New Fall Season 1975-1976 "Catch the Brightest Stars"

Miami Vice was destined to have a short shelf life anyway. I know some fans also said the quality took a real hit after the first few seasons.

Those lyrics certainly get to the point. The opening makes me think she's on her way to '80s Genoa City as Victor's ghost wife. And Nikki thought Ashley was a problem...

I didn't know their track record until you mentioned them...oof. I know some liked Jennifer Slept Here, and that's about it.

That heightened emotion was what seemed to make Y&R stand out in the '70s and early '80s. Something the show could use these days.

Wills in a 1987 episode (Ten Percent Solution).

I'd never heard of this pilot until yesterday and was surprised that there's a copy on Youtube (thanks NBC for burning it off back in the day). A sitcom pilot from 1980 starring Bill Daily, the divine Virginia Vestoff (in what was likely her last role), Elaine Joyce, and Michael Horton (Grady from Murder, She Wrote), among others. This was from what some people said in the comments likely filmed on the old I Dream of Jeannie lot. It's not too bad, aside from repeating too much and having too many characters. I'm not entirely sure about Bill as the lead but he was fine. Virginia is understated and warm and also funny in the one or two chances she gets. The most surprising part was being filmed in this cheap video style which reminds me of low-rent horror or porn. I think it sort of works with the atmosphere. @Vee @Khan @Soapsuds @kalbir @Paul Raven @soapfan770 @Franko @Soaplovers @te. @j swift @All My Shadows @SoapDope78

I wasn't sure where to put this:

That makes sense. I think even Guza/JFP/Frons got sick of how out of control fan wars could get as a lot of that element was being shut down by the end of their run (you went from Liz/Jason/Sam to the show going out of their way to ruin Liz and write her out rather than pair her with Lucky - the "hottest" new couple by then were Lulu and Dante and anything with JMB's Lulu was never going to be that special). I guess it's about a million times more apathetic now.

Thanks. I see Noah is as good at decorating as he is at being recast. Harsh penalties for the losers of the Jennifer Coolidge lookalike contest.

I never took the Emmys very seriously but by the point where people like Natalia Livingston were winning I knew I never could.

I have seen some of Tom on Y&R, but I will always associate him with Oz, where he was a hell of a lot of fun as a prisoner. I remember an episode where he pushed a guard down the stairs and went "Whoops." I thought he was very hot as Lucas to the point where I wasn't sure why he was cast, as he overshadowed Lance. They seemed to compensate for that in the writing (I wonder if that's why they made him shave off his beard). A shame Lucas never had any happy ending. I think in the end Leslie would have been happier with him. Tom was also the star of one of my favorite soap promos of all time. How I have watched this and laughed! Bill Bell, there was no one else like you. And there was no one else like Tom. Y&R Promo - Nov 1981

The idea doesn't thrill me either, but I am expecting this to never be made. If it is made then hopefully there's enough support behind a revival that they can keep going with or without him.