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Gary Frank: “The cancellation of ‘Family’ devastated me; I lost myself.” New interview with Harvey Brownstone. Gary talks about his new memoir.

Gabrielle Carteris "Beverly Hills 90210" A new interview with Steve Kmetko.

@vetsoapfan I'm glad to hear from someone who watched the show. It is frustrating how many times shows improve only when it's too late. From what you've said Anne's only successful soap stint seems to have been GH. @te. I agree - the power of what we don't know is often more interesting than the reality. Still, for completion's sake, I wish some was available. @Franko I haven't seen Neighbors since I was a kid. I should rewatch sometime. I wonder if she is as broad in that film.

Thanks for the extra info.

@vetsoapfan @soapfan770 @Khan @Vee @slick jones @Paul Raven @All My Shadows @Soaplovers @te. @kalbir @SoapDope78 @Soapsuds @Franko @janea4old @I Am A Swede @Chris B @dc11786 At about 28 minutes there's a promo for the extremely rare and short-lived Beacon Hill, the American copy of Upstairs, Downstairs. Musical Chairs Ep. 55 (~Sept. 1, 1975)

That's it. I grew to accept Budig, and she certainly didn't get Miner fired, but she was a more typical network choice when Miner was very unique. And while Joie Lenz was a good fit for the part, the writing for Michelle remained generic for all of the character's run. It was tough to see what became of Michelle and Bill in the late '90s after they both felt like vital characters in the early '90s and you thought the future had so many possibilities. I have a lot of complaints about British soaps, but I do like that they often keep the child actor in the role (unless the kid is clearly incapable).

You're right. Many of those shows also had actors who were doing multiple shows so when one ended another popped up. Nicolas Lyndhurst, of the short-lived Frasier revival, had two huge shows in the mid/late '90s. Now you just have these short shows and the actors don't do much else and everything seems scattered.

I'm just waiting for the episode with Iyanla Vanzant.

It did get to be too much (although Knots managed it better than you'd think), but I miss those days compared to now where so many shows have 8 episodes every 2 years.

Thanks for looking at them. Your summaries have helped me know more about the photos as that Jim character in particular I knew little about.

I agree it was a combination of factors. I had forgotten about the story with Andy, Lucy, and Ian Buchanan. I also disliked that whole plotline and the forced wackiness. Lucy and Andy were at their best when they had some of the more poignant moments rather than just the laugh track. Ian was so wasted - he was much better served with On the Air. I definitely felt like they broke Shelly and Bobby up and were going to move them in other directions for a while. I'm not sure how far Bobby and Audrey were ever going to go (my guess is not far), but something was set up. I think they reconciled Bobby and Shelly because they may have sensed the show was done and it was a good full circle moment.

Thanks. Nice to see Erika. That trailer definitely wasn't what I was expecting.

Jonelle Allen's appearances on Musical Chairs. Musical Chairs, Episode 21 (~July 14, 1975) Musical Chairs, Episode 22 (~July16, 1975) Musical Chairs, Ep. 23 (~July 17, 1975) Musical Chairs, Ep. 25 (~July 21, 1975)

I knew his wife had died fairly young but hadn't heard the details. So sad. The anti-fur stuff and the spaying and neutering campaigns aren't bad legacies to have.

It could, yes.

I do wonder how this worked as Lisby Larson joined GL almost three years after Texas ended. Would her contract have held that long?

Now that you mention it, I remember Georgie in flashback singing "Downtown" to herself, but they never used the song.

I'd agree with that, even if they seemed to run out of story a bit by the end. I thought she had the best love interests too. Not the most dashing but the most durable. I was disappointed she didn't stay with the plumber/royalty/whatever, Victor, but she had good chemistry with Robert Klein too. And David Dukes was wonderful as Wade.

I often just watched Price when I was at my grandparents' house. I felt like I enjoyed the show in spite of Bob. As years have passed, I understood why.

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Another Mary Stuart episode of Musical Chairs. Musical Chairs Ep. 62 (air date ~9/10/1975)

Thanks @Reverend Ruthledge Robin is such a fascinating figure. I'm not sure how many other soaps had this type of self-destructive young heroine at this point. It's tough at times to reconcile her with the woman in the 1966 episodes but the self-loathing was intact. Irna seemed to be setting up Mike and Robin from an early age but you can see by now how toxic the relationship is - and just getting started in toxicity. If the show hadn't sent Mike away for much of the mid '60s I wonder if they might have paired him with Robin again. Glad we got a bit more Trudy. The Dick and Marie story sounds like the weak link. The best part is his mother returning. Dick is an ass, but I hate baby rabies stories, so this time I'm not even sure I can say she is wrong to interfere. I wonder if Dick's father was dead. Johnny is a character who should have been core in the '70s - another example of GL moving away from what other writers had carefully set up. Jane is the Jane in the 1966 episodes, right? Nice to see how multi-generational GL was at this time, with Paul's parents getting some material of their own and not just being talk-tos. I have one more article for the thread. I hope you haven't minded me dumping these in here. Aside from a few I may stumble upon this should be my last. August 1959 TV Radio Mirror.

They could have easily brought back Meta or Trudy - recasting Trudy and bringing on Ellen Demming if possible or recasting. They just didn't give a damn. Nora on OLTL was peri-menopausal before she got pregnant the next year. I'd never heard that Wheeler said that about Reva. Maybe it happens, I don't know, but I think she should have just said, "It's a soap."

The way things are going at CBS I'm not sure how long Gayle will still be there so I'm glad they got to do this.