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I think the view is that the show was fading around 1977, which is one of the reasons Lemay brought in the stories he claimed he would never have done before then, like Sven's reign of terror and Pat killing her daughter's sleazy boyfriend in a psychotic break.

I know little about them and was shocked to see at least two of the three on AWHP's major characters list did not last a full year. Only one of them did.

Oh. That's odd if so because I don't know if the Gregorys were any more notable a core family than others who just lasted a few years, like the Sheas, or most of the McKinnons, etc. But I have not seen anything of their era.

What is the twice meant to be? The Matthews were the core family when the show started. They were mostly gone by the '80s, and the Corys took over. The main living Corys (Rachel and her kids) were still there to the end, aside from Jamie.

Agnes still focused on a lot of the same characters. GL also changed setting several times. Reinventing can mean anything to anyone, of course, so that was just my suggestion.

Guiding Light is the only one I can think of, shifting focus to the Bauers in the late '40s.

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Well said @Neil Johnson . As @vetsoapfan has said before, I think it's obvious when watching old clips that Courtney is perfectly strong as Alice. We even have clips of the breakdown story which Lemay ended early because he felt she wasn't a good enough actress. And we have similar clips of Susan Harney breaking down after John's death. Harney who was, per Lemay, a better actress, just not possessing star power. To me, Courtney is just as good as Harney, or better, at the dramatic work. I think there was resentment of people who didn't want to be in Lemay's inner circle (the way some like Constance Ford, Susan Sullivan were), and when you add in Lemay and Rauch's anger toward George Reinholt, Courtney had so much stacked against her in surviving that regime. The irony of Lemay's disdain for soap melodrama is so much of his run was full of melodrama. You need grounded actors to make melodrama work and make viewers care. That was Jacqueline Courtney. And of course as years passed, Vicky Wyndham faced the same alleged sabotage and efforts to make her quit, but she was in a very different position than Courtney and chose to stay. (if the show had run a few more years I do wonder if she would have).

Thanks. I checked and those roles are already there. Thanks as always for all you do.

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@slick jones I was wondering if you had the page number for Mildred Clinton? I am sure she's on here as I saw her a few times in search, just wanted to make sure that some of the soaps I saw her mentioned as being on in a soap article are also on here. (there was a photo as well but I know you probably already have one)

Nicholas Lyndhurst here reminds me of Martin too, which is unexpected after I kept seeing fans say he would be a Niles replacement.

I don't know the context of this scene but I found this old screencap of Frank's Place on Twitter and it amused me.

I have seen a number of people here wondering if this Eddie stuff was to set up a Lois return, but I didn't think it would actually happen. I was never that into Lois but this is a nice treat for '90s fans and kudos to Wally and Rena for being willing to make it work, however brief the stint is.

He was great on there. The show was never the same after the cast changes in the last season. I also loved him in Roxanne as the sleazy taxidermist.

My best to John and his family.

Kyle Chandler & Wendy Phillips Interviews on "Homefront" (September 21, 1992) - YouTube

Thanks for checking. I know I have some interviews with her from her AW years, but I have no idea where they are, so this is much appreciated.

https://apnews.com/politics/massachusetts-utah-general-news-e80ae66f9572ddcdcc63a666913be886 Mitt Romney is retiring, and as always offering a whole lot of "both sides" nothingness. The Atlantic is publishing excerpts from a biography on him including his attempts to form a third party with Manchin, his disdain for JD Vance, et al.

@vetsoapfan may know that.

Happy belated birthday to Linda, one of the all-time best soap ladies.

I thought some might be interested in this, now that my scanner was working again. It's from Infinity Magazine, which is a great magazine to read if you enjoy old sci-fi/fantasy shows and films, or comic strips, toys, etc.

@Donna L. Bridges @EddieAWHP

Thanks for letting me know. I'll try to scan it tonight or tomorrow if I can get my scanner working.