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Thanks. Those stories sound very sad. I guess the Dylan/Paul relationship was ruined? The girl was a bit chubby and had long blonde hair.

These were BBC episodes - I forgot that the BBC aired on a delay. But the part of the Darcy/Izzy story I mentioned was with the other scenes. At this point Darcy had almost died and confessed to some burglary, and was blackmailing Izzy for money. There was a good episode where Izzy was about to flee town, said various emotional non-goodbye goodbyes, then stopped when Karl told her over the phone that Darcy had lost a lot of memories. She did a little dance in the hospital corridor after seeing Darcy and getting it confirmed. I wonder if they thought Bishops were boring. That's the death of so many soaps, getting rid of anyone who isn't OTT. I think I've asked this before but who is that horribly annoying man (?) in the credits with Susan, mugging and yanking at her scarf?

Everything about middle-aged Amy is insulting to viewers. I also don't get the logic of having a story about a guardian making inappropriate advances on her when the show just did a story about her lying about David making inappropriate advances. Why shouldn't viewers just believe she's lying again? I think the show probably wants rid of Nikhil and is just biding its time until the actor goes. They probably see him as weak and only want "real" men like Cain, Carl, Aaron. So how were the scenes of David in the wedding dress?

I forgot to say how effective the scene was of that boy (Dylan?) taking Paul out for a beer, after Paul had lost a foot, and Paul freaks out as people stare at him. It show just how simple a scene can have an impact. Stefan Booth was fantastic. Whatever happened to that boy, and the annoying sullen girl who hung around with him?

I've been watching some random September and October 2005 episodes I had and had then forgotten about. A few thoughts... I don't understand why they killed Harold's son. He looks so much like a younger Harold, and they work great together. The scenes where Harold cheered him up at a dance club were a delight. I don't like the Timmons mother very much. Just a lot of yelling. I would like her if she yelled a little less. The story with Izzy/Darcy is full of great comedy and drama. I loved the episode where she went to Paul for a hitman, and he sent her a very confused restaurant supplier! Darcy is a fascinating character, not all good or all bad, and Izzy is great too. It's also a credit to the actors that play Izzy and Karl that I can actually believe them as a couple, instead of just a pathetic fantasy of a middle-aged man. The story with the bikini shop is...odd filler. I did love Patrick's (?) dialogue about how ever since he was a little boy he wanted to run a bikini shop. Someone was having a laugh. The story about Steph and her husband and the surrogate mother who changed her mind because of the stepson, Boyd, doesn't do anything for me. These types of stories are so obvious from the start.

June 1957 TV Radio Mirror

June 1957 TV Radio Mirror

June 1957 TV Radio Mirror.

I don't post the radio soap interviews too often but since dc is so interested in Right to Happiness I thought you might like this. June 1957 TV Radio Mirror.

June 1957 TV Radio Mirror.

I don't understand why she is even on talk shows, why they care. She was an also ran of an also ran. Meanwhile, one of the more interesting defenses for going to a strip club - he had to use the bathroom. http://www.stltoday.com/article_1ade6260-c8fd-11e0-b53f-001a4bcf6878.html

Thanks for all of these details. The dialogue is a little clunky but this type of conversation is so rare on soaps. Biff sounds like such a complex character. I wonder how the actor did in the role.

Thanks for this detailed recap. So did Jason return from the dead and then die again? It sounds like the show made sure neither Nola nor Mona were ever too "bad," at least at this time. I also wonder if the story was done to "redeem" Nola, since she'd done some bad things, like not being there when her sister died, and using her sister's death to manipulate Mona.

Wasn't there some kind of flirtation between Lisa and Jay?

It looks like the "Texas miracle" is based on government jobs and stimulus money that the GOP rails against. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/chart-of-the-day-government-jobs-led-to-perrys-economic-boom.php?ref=fpb

Thanks for finding that article. Who was the villain who tried to kill Lisa? I wonder if John had any story from this time to when the Dobsons arrived. I'm always fascinated by how they do the stunts in this era. I love that you upload the soaps which aren't as known today. There is so little of 70's ATWT online that I would love to see more, but I appreciate everything you share with us.

Thanks! I really appreciate your details. I can see why this got a lot of excitement. What did you think of Nick Benedict as Phil? Seeing him on Another Life, it's tough to imagine him as a hero, troubled or not.

This is the story that Soap Magazine Readers chose as Loving's best for 1992.

This is the story that Soap Opera Magazine readers chose as ATWT's best for 1992.

Thanks. I didn't realize this was Catherine. At first I thought it was Carolee, then realized she was supposed to be evil. I liked her work with Mona...I'm sorry they made her so psycho. You're right, Kevin did die, as Catherine went on a vendetta against Nola over his death. I wonder how Althea/Matt would have played out. That probably would have destroyed the Althea/Maggie friendship. So this was Jerry Dancy? Nola/Luke's brother? What was the Tokyo story?

This is what Soap Opera Magazine readers chose as the best GH story of 1992 (sorry about the poor scan).

I can't think of a worse time for a "comedy" spinoff DVD with Marlon and Paddy, as Paddy has become a dour skinhead with a shrew wife and Marlon but that's Hollysurvivors for you. http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a335318/emmerdale-announces-paddy-marlon-spinoff-dvd.html

I think we talked months ago about the episode where Liz Hubbard played Lucinda's mother. I found an article on it and am going to try to post it later today. Did you know she also asked to play Lucinda as a young girl? They said no. It must have been a real balls to the wall experience working with Liz, but it seems like if you knew how to work with her (which most not named Felicia Minei Behr apparently did), you got an unbelievable reward.

All I've seen aside from a few quick clips is the 1978 episode. At least these clips show it's out there somewhere. Too bad they won't make it available - they'd make a quick profit, even just for online streaming.