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The media keep telling us how popular he is, but he isn't. Many don't want to see him and don't want to hear any more about him, even though he won. That won't be mentioned because Trump and his tech bros own all the press.

That's how I saw it too. I can imagine anyone would find the experience degrading. I think AWHP had Susan Sullivan listed as someone the show asked to return for the anniversary, but she didn't. I wish they'd considered asking Judith to reprise Lenore. It would have been interesting seeing her with Robert.

From that same channel. I don't think I ever saw this before. I wonder if this is the first 4th of July celebration on a soap. We'll never know, but it must be an early one.

She mentioned in her WLS interview how degrading the experience was. https://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/02/catching-up-with-judith-barcroft-part-1.html I didn't really mind the story. The worst I could say was I found it somewhat dull. Given how much P&G had let ATWT rot away in this time period I wonder if they would have been as upset if JFP had not eviscerated so much of the budget. Heartbreaking to hear this - I knew she had had cancer but didn't know her current status. I hope all the best for her.

Thanks. Never knew that. I'm glad to get to see it.

Thanks @MissPalmer that is a wonderful surprise! I see they have a number of episodes. I assume many of those were already available (I see the saynotoursoap watermark on at least one of them) but I definitely never saw a 1972 episode. Maybe it was from the WOST days. @soapfan770 or anyone else who was more active on there - do you remember? @vetsoapfan @slick jones @jam6242 @Paul Raven @Vee @Khan @Bright Eyes @FrenchFan @dc11786 @Soaplovers @All My Shadows @Franko @Maxim @Contessa Donatella Sorry for anyone I'm forgetting, just typing up quickly.

I think Cameron comes across pleasantly enough in his personal interviews, and maybe in his TV-movies, but I notice the same comments about Drew that I often did about Ryan - abusive, cold, nasty. And both when they were written as "good." Cameron saying Drew and Willow are the new L&L is why I'm not sure he is going anywhere, but you're right that money may be the big factor.

One of the problems with Mathison is just a general cold, unpleasant vibe onscreen. That's one of the reasons the character seemed so hated by fans even when he was written as exclusively "good." It's also one of the reasons I'm not sure how well he can work long-term as a villain because he can't really do balance. I do think Frank would be reluctant to let him go, which is why I doubt he's going anywhere. It's up to ABC, as I imagine Frank never wanted to let Michael Easton go.

Sorry for her loved ones. I remember seeing her name in the GL credits and thinking it was such a striking name - perfect for a soap character.

Melania is trying to create Pretty Woman, but no hat will make her husband Richard Gere. He isn't even Richard Dreyfuss. It's also a reminder of how much Trumpworld is still stuck in the '80s - sadly, all the world parts.

Thanks.

They think they will be getting big ratings and big money for their books and speaking tours. Good luck with that.

I thought she was OK on Soap, although she is mainly just there to watch Billy Crystal act like a 90 year old man.

That was Emily's only purpose in Quartermaine scenes in Amber's last 3-4 years. She hated everyone but Jason.

Amber is a better actress than Natalia, but I think she is so established as Emily and Ghost Emily - but I also think there's a way of having Amber return if willing so we could get some of the flashbacks of Emily with Monica from early in her run, before she spent all her time hurling abuse.

This promo interests me because they mention GL, Y&R, and ATWT, but not Capitol, and not B&B. I wonder if the Fresno CBS station wasn't sure they'd be carrying B&B...or maybe there wasn't a logo yet? Not sure of the exact airdate for this. Was B&B announced right when Capitol was canceled or was there a delay?

I keep forgetting about Denise - I would love to see her again or even just hear her. I agree I don't have a big need for Rick.

I will say that if Sean Kanan can't return I wouldn't be averse to asking Billy Warlock back. So many of those close to Monica are played by actors no longer with us.

I tend to say the last decade of SPW wasn't even useful as toilet paper. At least they did a tribute to GL, which almost no one else did.

Jennifer is a nice idea. I think Natalia Livingston returning as ghost Emily is probably a good idea just because she did have a rapport with Leslie and with Steve Burton and she has returned before. I'm not sure I need the ghost Quartermaine body doubles this time, unless Sean Kanan can return. Otherwise I might just have Emily talking to the camera and maybe showing us a replica of the old Q dinner table and she'd talk about what Edward, Lila, Alan, Justus, Gail, Bobbie, etc. are doing in anticipation for Monica's arrival. Amber would be a nice idea too, in some capacity. If Shelley Taylor Morgan is still able to perform, I might have a brief visit from Lorena, as it might provide a bit of comedy and a distraction and a way for the remaining Qs to unite against an outsider. Introducing a one- or two-day character who grew up in foster care and whose education, all the way up to medical school, was paid for by Monica - I would like that.

@dc11786 Thanks for telling me about the Monica and Tracy scene. I will have to try to find it. I missed that level of nuance in later writing. They overplayed the Quartermaines as having only one personality trait each and relying on one-liners. At least they did have a few good moments together, like when Edward was dying. @BetterForgotten You're so right about the British soap exits (something they don't even do anymore, sadly). @Vee That is a good point about Tracy reaching a new audience. Similar to how the Luke pairing, which I disliked, did help stabilize her on the show through a number of years where she could have been killed off.

Very sorry to hear of his passing.

I love SCTV but hadn't seen this before. It's a cute, very short Y&R parody. (I'm guessing they didn't know anything about the actual relationship between Snapper and Jill)

@Dion Thanks for the extra details. I'm not sure why I tried to watch some of that week and not others at the time. Maybe I just wanted to see Robin Mattson again. @Khan That's how I'd describe Guza's second run as well. Emily is one of those characters who offered little to nothing of value herself but did serve as a positive presence for the Quartermaines, or could have anyway. That is the aspect which made her death hard to take after all their other losses. I never really bought her relationship with Nikolas - or any Nikolas relationship, to be honest. Georgie's murder will always be the most senseless and seemed based more on the actress not being the right "type" for the people at GH/ABC.