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I never knew his brother wrote for St. Elsewhere. By many accounts he was a really wonderful guy. Michael Mann's statement via Twitter: Terribly sad about Tom Noonan passing. In casting Manhunter I auditioned about 10-15 actors in New York when Tom walked in the door and said, “I don’t want to talk. I just want to read.” He read and it was magical. We worked closely. I based Dollarhyde less on the novel’s character and more on a convicted killer whom I met and with whom I corresponded who was doing life in Vacaville. I took Tom into that world and he made it his own. It was an automatic to cast Tom in a wheelchair as Kelso in Heat. He did so much more fine work, but it was as the battered child become a killer adult - both alive in the same bottle - that projected the range and deep soul of this so acute and committed artist. Rest in peace, Tom. Tom directed, wrote and co-starred in this movie, which became something of a cult classic. WHAT HAPPENED WAS - Full Movie in English | Thriller Comedy Drama Romance | HD 1080p A Random Roles interview with Tom. https://www.avclub.com/tom-noonan-1798218359 @dannpan That's awful. ALS seems to progress so quickly. I'm glad Eric is at peace.

I think this may have been a "missing" episode, as the person who uploaded it was a contestant.

That would make a lot of sense. What I've seen of him as Ed seems very overwrought, which isn't how I see Ed. I'm not sure if he is easier to watch on a day-to-day basis.

I think we would have mostly just seen him in his lawyer role and not with a serious love interest. I think he would have ended up like Frank or Billy often were in their last decade on the canvas.

What I love about that Jessie puppet sequence is the beauty shot. I don't think GL even had beauty shots much longer so one of the last being a moose amuses me. You're right that he had a real spark with MKA. I don't know why they never paired India with a man who would actually want her. I have never seen the reveal or Jessie's reaction. I guess I should look for it. I wonder if they should have just written Philip out for a while and cast Bolger as Simon. That would have been a year earlier but they could have made it work (was it Long who created Simon or was that all Ryder?). He could have feuded with Lujack. Bolger would have been believable as Simon - a con artist, one with a heart, and probably some added bisexual sleaze appeal.

So did I, although Eric was always a dullard and a patsy, so I guess it fits.

Venereal disease.

I love Jane and I know we both know she can play layers, but I tend to agree with you. Susan was enthralling as Stephanie in those years. I think Chris Schemering called her a Sphinx. That was one of the reasons I was put off by all the hamming from Susan in her last years. I think it's just easier to blame the Stone/Robin story, but the atmosphere of the entire canvas was heavy. I remember Marlene Delacroix saying the only light relief on the show rested on Lynn Herring's well-toned shoulders. It's unfortunate that the show, and the industry, likely learned the wrong lessons from that period.

I believe he was fired. I first saw him on Y&R, so I never knew of him on AMC. I once loved his work on Y&R - a long time ago, sadly. As I went through some of '80s AMC I was surprised at just how much the show seemed to lose their interest in Cliff and how many times Cliff left the show. That made me less surprised at his being let go.

Someone else will know more than I do but I think those are extras (the guy on horseback saying this sure beats wherever in Alaska they came from may have been on before, I don't know - I have never brought myself to watch that whole story introducing them where Kyle had sex with Roxie when she had amnesia). He did look stunning there - I'm sure today someone would say he "outmogged" the groom (although the people saying that don't watch soaps). Bolger is one of the most gorgeous men on GL, or any soap. I'm not surprised he never really caught on as Philip the way Grant did, but you never get bored watching him. Soapcentral's bio claimed that Jessie and Simon had a son offcamera (named after her father?) and that Lillian would mention visiting Calla, but those bios often had some fancruft. I never heard any mention of them, even though it would have made sense to bring back Jessie later on (Beth likely would have ended up screwing her man). Calla is a flop of a character, remembered only for a VD shame story, and was likely just brought on because Lisby Larson was a big name on Texas, the previous Kobe/Long soap. I can't remember if I showed you this before (if I did my apologies) but it is one of my "favorite" Jessie scenes - Simon decides to woo her with a puppet. Guiding Light - Jessie has a date with a puppet (1986)

One of the problems with Bell's B&B re-use was casting and a rushed nature. Outside of Brooke, the Logans did not have the presence or interest of the early Fosters and Brooks. Immediately starting the show with a sexual assault storyline was a bit desperate. The strongest material was Stephanie and her mind games. You could say that was just Vanessa Prentiss and her sons Lance and Lucas all over again, but it didn't feel like a retread.

That's very true. Just don't ask Liz to give any organ donations.

I still wonder if any wedding for a couple who had so little impact and a story that fell so flat has ever cost this much. Stunning visuals and gorgeous wardrobe in many cases. I often think of these clips whenever I think of a GL wedding (and the couple aren't even in many of them!), but I wish they could have used that cash for a better purpose. The fun entrance for Louie also reminds me that a character who often seemed to be there for light relief got a depressing side exit. I guess at least he got an exit. GUIDING LIGHT-- From Here to Infinity, part 1 - YouTube GUIDING LIGHT-- From Here to Infinity, part 2 GUIDING LIGHT-- From Here to Infinity, part 3 GUIDING LIGHT-- From Here to Infinity, part 4 GUIDING LIGHT-- From Here to Infinity, part 5 GUIDING LIGHT-- From Here to Infinity, part 6 GUIDING LIGHT-- From Here to Infinity, part 7 GUIDING LIGHT-- From Here to Infinity, part 8

Dante/Sam deja vu, hopefully with a different outcome.

Thanks. Irna must have been run ragged doing both shows those few years...

Thanks. It feels appropriate that the show ended on Christmas. (was this still Irna?) If I ever find any of my old scans again of magazine picture stories from these years (I think there may have been one or two) I will add it in one of these threads.

Thanks so much for continuing these @Reverend Ruthledge . This was the end of the radio run, right? Or did it go into 1957?

My issues with Lucy were her being brought in to replace Harley and just them trying too hard at spunkiness, quirkiness, what have you...if the show hadn't been so alienating to me at the time due to so many cast exits and focus on the wrong people, I probably would have been more receptive. I grew to accept her more during the Brent story as the character had more of a purpose, even if as is often the case on soaps that was done via assault. Julie I didn't mind as much because she was just a generic ingenue and I thought JS did an OK job - she was very good at sincerity, or so I thought at the time. I remember being involved with the Hart/Julie relationship the first time around. By the time she was with Dylan I'd started to lose some interest in the show. I probably should have been more annoyed as she replaced Sam, someone I liked, but I guess even then I must have known the show had written Sam into a corner.

Thanks. That's interesting even in this era some characters would hang on. I suppose Dick still being there was one reason why. It's surprising to see that Meta was already parked for most of 1955 as if Irna was already weary of the character. I suppose killing Joe off was a last resort, with the added hell of Kathy not being there to say goodbye to her father.

He said himself that he began bowing to pressure of melodrama in his last few years and wasn't happy with it.

Thanks. A shame that was never shown, like they showed a glimpse of Reva's funeral that had been preempted.

Texas seemed to have an extremely convoluted first year - how quickly did they revamp?

It may have, although she was still willing to go back for The City. I remember some interview with her after she went on as Tracy, and how she was suggesting lighting changes, etc. I would guess she may have wanted more behind the scenes but by that point the door was closed. Or she was just focusing on being a mother. She didn't seem to do anything between 1997 and 2003.

I remember some fans pointing out them sharing scenes recently, so this makes sense. I don't think Ric and Liz will ever truly be together again, but I hope they won't make him go psycho over his nephew dating Liz. Ric and Ava being together again at some point would not surprise me, especially as the Sidwell stuff can't go on and on...

Thanks. I'd never seen those first few. The Bertie scene is a flashback to the Casablanca fantasy, just now only showing the "here's looking at you, kid" part. It always makes me smile. I think they could have had one during the Nolaerobics story where she thought she was Jane Fonda. By that time, Nola already seemed so generic and depressed. A fantasy may also have made the story with the kid more interesting. Maybe something from Oliver Twist. There was also that depressing Nola fantasy not long after she returned where she thought she was in a spaghetti Western and gunned down some guy who was meant to be Quint.