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I think this is another case of the actor not wanting to do as much. Previous producers gave him nonstop garbage and he eventually quit from being tired of it.

I'm not sure how much anyone expected a change for quality reasons...in my case it was more wondering if this would be down to them finding the right time to make a move and just hiding behind the strike aftermath. I was thinking mostly of DAYS, as Corday has dumped so many headwriters over the years and it feels like Ron has already been there too long as it is. I guess if Corday is more hands off now, he may not care.

I do think Frank was liked well enough in the years he was a major character. It's hard to gauge who the big popular characters of GL were meant to be because most of the big fanbases seemed to be couple fanbases. (I don't remember, say, Matt ever having a fanbase of his own, but he had a very vocal fanbase with Vanessa).

Always good to hear Nina is back.

Diana also has a small part in Night of Dark Shadows. I know Dan was planning to expand those movies if Night had been a success - maybe he was paving the way for a Laura feature film. (still hoping I'm alive long enough to eventually get to see the recovered footage from Night that is still sitting in a vault somewhere)

That's been the case for most of her return stint. Either they have burnt out everything with the character or Alison King just wanted less work time.

CNN is having one of their brain-dead reporters on air repeat this over and over too. The agenda couldn't be more obvious.

I think Audrey Peters said her first scene was walking down the aisle as Vanessa, which is a very risky way to bring in another new actress. It's a credit to Audrey she managed to win viewers over.

A PT story for Laura would have been a great idea - seeing what an alt version of the Phoenix story would have been. Maybe a world where she was a mental patient and thought she was a Phoenix.

Thanks. Never knew about this.

The LoL credits are unique (although maybe there are others along the same lines I've forgotten) in that they credit multiple actors in the opening.

I was a big fan of Carrie Genzel's Skye, if that counts. If Robin had stayed on AMC I think I might have connected more with her Skye, but she never felt natural to OLTL or GH to me.

That's interesting. I can see where pivoting to Laura again could have worked, although by that time David Henesy had left the show so they would have had to truly start from scratch.

Sorry. This is my mess. What @vetsoapfan was originally talking about was another video I had posted along with this video which had various photos (it was on Youtube under Sally Stark). They said that didn't seem to be the same Sally Stark. I deleted that video. The video you're responding to I think they knew was Sally Stark. Thanks for your kind words. The channel isn't mine but I am always happy to share it as they have such great, extremely rare content.

No problem. I just remembered to tag you a few minutes ago so I'm glad you saw it anyway.

@vetsoapfan @Paul Raven @FrenchFan @dc11786 @will81 @j swift @robbwolff @Donna L. Bridges @te. @TEdgeofNight @Soaplovers @soapfan770 @danfling @antmunoz @Joseph @Vee @JAS0N47@slick jones (apologies for anyone I missed) This was just uploaded. I think this is the oldest LoL episode I've ever seen. Very good work from Jean McBride elevating the generic psychodramas. (she also has a somewhat "wilder" or "fallen woman" look here compared to some later years) I think she has a slip (she says "you'd never pay attention to a married man" instead of "married woman"). She carries through smoothly enough.

I'm not sure if it's true or not but I think one site claimed Diana Millay asked the show to write her back in and Dan Curtis did (her marriage was ending around this time which might have been a factor in her wanting to go back), which might explain why her inclusion in the story felt somewhat pointless (beyond giving Angelique some cool material).

I've been watching a number of old pilots lately. This, with Matthew Broderick and Kristen Johnson, among others, has what may be one of the more random Housewife cameos. About 20 minutes in, when Johnson's character gives a speech about tearing down a rotted schoolhouse, she introduces her preservation committee co-chair...Kelly Bensimon. Kelly grins and shakes her hand.

David McCallum, who had a guest role on ATWT in 1983, has passed away.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-mccallum-dead-ncis-man-from-uncle-1235598793/ David McCallum, still such a vital performer even in his last years. I loved him most on Sapphire and Steel, but where can you even start?

And the talking points are wasting no time blaming the strike. These streams helped drive the strikes in the first place and likely helped strengthen the resolve of so many in the industry to keep the strike going. Streaming content had so much potential, and still does, but so many big execs got greedy, and now we're seeing the end result...poor quality reality product and home design sham shows, while genuine quality material that streaming was meant to help spotlight is being canceled before it ever airs.

Also a staple of my oldies station days. I still listen to those songs, especially Cherish, all the time.

I try to watch but don't feel a lot of connection to characters or stories - there's a certain heart missing. There are also attempts at being "cute" that annoy me as they seem to go against history (like Sonia loving true crime even though her ex-partner was murdered by a serial killer).

I would say too late. Will it be the same without Eileen there? He's probably just going to be psycho or killed off. I did think Adam Caine was very charming the first time around.