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Daytime TV gives the ranks for the two weeks ending August 22, 1971. 1. ATWT 36% 2. GH 36% 3. AW 32% 4. DAYS 31% 5. Doctors 32% 6. Edge 33% 7. GL 28% 8. Splendored Thing 27% 9. Search 28% 10. LOL 30%

I love all the Paris clips Wendy is uploading! In my head I sometimes think, "When you're looking for your dead child is it time to dance at the Eiffel Tower?" but with location and chemistry like that, why not. I saw a cast list which called Cruz "Cal Castillo." Was that a misprint or was he ever known as Cal? This was around late 1984.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9e8MLuO6RQ&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SIPcTNWfpQ

There was very little interaction between Heather and Luke during her original run. Everything between them was a bad rewrite in 2004. I think Heather found out about Steven Lars before Mary O'Brien came on the show, during the time Heather was offcamera. Is that right? She was gaslighting Diana, yes, with some awful acting beef named Larry Joe.

Did you read that report about none of the NJ women doing press with Teresa? (or was that already posted)

Minnesota GOP served with eviction papers. http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/04/state-gop-serviced-with-eviction-papers-for-its-st-paul-office-space/ It sounds like they are not going to actually be evicted. I wonder how the party of Tim Pawlenty and Michelle Bachmann reacts to this after years spent demonizing the poor. They have all the money in the world and they can't even pay for a headquarters.

This is from a January 1991 Weekly. These are awful to scan.

I always kind of wondered why they brought Gabrielle back at all when they had no idea what to do with her and gave her a story which they then killed very quickly and awkwardly.

All of this makes the decision to fire Nicola Stapleton even more short-sighted.

The problem is they just haven't created any successful new characters in a long time, and they killed off so many longtime characters, they have few options. I just hope no one criticizes Leticia Dean if she takes any breaks. After this mess of the last few years, she could take a 2-year break and it wouldn't be out of order.

That's nice for her. I will probably always have a soft spot for Bianca, even though she has never been the same in recent years.

This probably isn't what you meant but this channel has some "New Generation" era episodes of the show. http://www.youtube.com/user/hfxmusicman

Have you checked Youtube? There are quite a few episodes on Youtube, I think.

Yes, Audrey and Steve reunited not long after he was gone. What did you think of Lucille?

The husband she pined for was supposed to be Jeff Hunter. I've heard a lot of fans say they lost interest in RIck after Michael Gregory left. Terri's only story was her love for Mark Dante, who was married to a mentally ill woman, who constantly schemed to keep him. Chris Schemering's book panned this story and the early Rick/Monica affair as basically being trash. I've only seen a little of them, towards the tail end, so I never know what it was like. I wish I could see James Sikking's work on the show (I think his character was named Hobart - the emotionally crippled alcoholic Audrey was married to). He must have been fairly popular as he was on the show for a number of years. I liked him on Hill Street Blues. Did it ever bother you that GH kept their organ music after the other soaps had dropped theirs? I kind of like it. Thanks. I can certainly see this in his writing for Laura.

Eric mentioned this months ago and I just love it, especially "Cheri" and "Secret Love Affair." If I was a TV producer the latter would be on my show ASAP. It's just so good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3UgUij2Wdk&list=FLNEnwk1pvnNWCT3Fn9r49Eg&index=6&feature=plpp_video

The TV magazines and soap magazines ran stories for years about Emily's loss, her great, true love, how she coped on her own (or with her son). It was sometimes maudlin to read. I guess alcoholism would also help explain her serious health problems starting in the late 70's. Emily McLaughlin seems like a fascinating woman. I remember an interview with her where she talked about fan mail, and how important it was to her, etc. She talked about a letter from a woman who was terrified of leaving her home, but who wanted to move, to start over. Finally Emily, scared for this woman, met her and went with her to deal with her landlord, and got her in touch with people. She also talked about a letter which haunted her, because of a story where Jessie convinced a teenage unwed mother to not give her baby up for adoption. The letter was from a girl's mother, who said that her daughter had kept her baby, because of what Jessie had said. This had been too much for the girl, taking care of a child, and she had committed suicide. There was a certain sorrow in Jessie which made you identify with and care about her. You don't have that today. Who can identify with Carly? From what I've seen of Valerie Starrett I really preferred her too - Bundy's DIana seems kind of fake and pathetic. Do you think Monty intentionally phased out everything of the show from before she became producer? By the mid-80's, all that was left were Steve and Audrey and Jessie, and they were rarely on. What did you think of the stories like Leslie's "demonic" fetus, and the intro of the Webbers? Were you sad to see Terri go?

Wow. That's amazing. What did you think of Valerie Starrett as Diana vs. Brooke Bundy? Do you think Martin West was as good as Roy Thinnes as Phil Brewer? How did you feel when the show started clearing out characters like Howie, Sharon, etc.? I know there was a big clearout in 75 but can never remember how many left.

Is it me or are a lot of the weaves and hairpieces not overly flattering on these women. Phaedra looks the best.

When did you start watching GH?

Thanks. I'm not sure how close she was to Falken-Smith either - maybe that's why she eventually had her sister come in.

They were a real dream team, especially considering how bare the show was when they each showed up. It's funny because I am complaining now about our saviors "Cartini" not letting dropped stories stay dropped, but it's mostly about the stories and if they have potential. The stories which were potentially winding down when they arrived, like Rick/Monica/Lesley, and Heather's black market baby, had plenty of potential. I know Marland was not fond of Monty at all - Thom Racina told a story in a recent radio interview about how when you went to Marland's bathroom and lifted up the toilet seat, there was a picture of Gloria.

I remember reading that he wanted natural marital conflicts for Scott and Laura, while Monty wanted something more dramatic. That's why I wasn't sure if he was there for the rape.

I wonder what Marland planned for the character - he didn't write the rape, did he?