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JFP seemed to give Maggie the same treatment she gave many heroines - once the decision to make her mostly just exist for an FOJ hunk went down like a lead balloon with fans, she just threw the character away and moved on (with Sofia essentially taking Maggie's place on the canvas while Maggie became a bitch). I remember Eddie Drueding tearing into the Nick/Maggie/Tomas "triangle." Great stuff.

Thanks @RavenWhitney @vetsoapfan I was also wondering about Anita Gillette... @Faulkner That was a nice obit.

Unfortunately I think similar to the Catholic Church exodus, those who are left are more and more extreme and take over various levers of power, with plenty of help from the media that profits from their rise. Even now, you have lunatics out there marching with full tactical gear and just being casually referred to as "Trump supporters."

Is this Gillian Spencer?

All too typical. I still wonder if she will even bother to run again. I see the dead end leftists and grifters like Matt Taibbi are feverishly trying to make this about the evils of the Espionage Act and comparing him to their heroes Assange and Snowden. Never mind that Trump pointedly chose not to pardon either of those men, in spite of the usual suspects literally begging him to do so. Nothing Trump does will shake his support. There is no floor. It's not surprising, but it's why there is so little hope left.

https://tvline.com/2022/08/13/denise-dowse-dead-beverly-hills-90210-insecure-meningitis-obituary/

Thanks for sharing this. I know Miss Peach was very well-loved by that era of fans.

Rest in peace, Denise Dowse. https://tvline.com/2022/08/13/denise-dowse-dead-beverly-hills-90210-insecure-meningitis-obituary/

The premiere (minus the last 20 minutes) of the short-lived Pat Falken Smith Showtime soap, Lone Star Bar & Grill. @Paul Raven @slick jones @Vee @vetsoapfan @victoria foxton @Chris B @Soaplovers@soapfan770 @dc11786 https://archive.org/details/lone-star-bar-grill-the-long-road-back-premeire-partial

Ana Alicia interview at around 29 minutes. https://archive.org/details/WJZ-EVMAG-111-001

Interview with Patrick Duffy about his return. (it's the first segment) https://archive.org/details/WJZ-EVMAG-119-004

1981 Tony Geary feature on Evening Magazine (at about 30 minutes in): https://archive.org/details/WJZ-PMMAG-016-009

Deborah Shelton interview around 30 minutes. https://archive.org/details/WJZ-EVMAG-111-014 @victoria foxton @Soapsuds @Paul Raven

Catherine Oxenberg interview around 30 minutes in. @Soapsuds @te.@Vee @j swift @Forever8 @victoria foxton @Paul Raven https://archive.org/details/WJZ-EVMAG-104-006

A look behind the scenes of game shows like The Price is Right around 45 minutes in. https://archive.org/details/WJZ-EVMAG-104-007

An August 1987 Evening Magazine episode. At around 34 minutes there's a segment on the upcoming season of Falcon Crest. They interview various cast, including the expected tiptoeing around Jane Wyman's diva ways as well as a great deal of talk about sexing the show up and on relying so heavily on guest stars - essentially saying that viewers watch to see old faces popping in rather than the rest. Lorenzo Lamas even sings The Love Boat theme just to make the point clear. The funniest part for me is probably Lauren Hutton saying flat out she was happy to take the job because of an impending strike and she knew she could just get in and out as fast as she could. https://archive.org/details/WJZ-EVMAG-132-003 @Soapsuds @Joseph @soapfan770 @Paul Raven @I Am A Swede @te. @victoria foxton @Vee @kalbir @Chris B @Chris 2 @FrenchBug82

Not sure if this was already around or not, but early in this video there's an interview with Lizbeth Mackay, complete with a number of clips (talked over most of the time, and with irritating organ music). They also have nurses asking her fan questions, and show her briefly watching an episode of the show from home with a reporter. This is in good quality. @victoria foxton @Paul Raven @vetsoapfan@SFK @danfling@j swift @slick jones@Vee https://archive.org/details/WJZ-PMMAG-007-001

https://archive.org/details/days-of-our-lives-november-3-1997-most

https://archive.org/details/general-hospital-clip-august-13-1986

https://archive.org/details/santa-barbara-august-14-1986-partial https://archive.org/details/santa-barbara-august-19-1986-partial

https://archive.org/details/one-life-to-live-august-9-1991

What a surprise that smarmy, bro-to-the-end Chris Hayes, who sadly had to miss his former pal Tara Reade's big award for Russia loving, yukking it up with some of the dumbest people in existence like Ben Dreyfuss. Still stuck in 2016 when he claimed Hillary was to the right of Trump, still showing us how cool and funny they are as they hee hee and haw haw over Trump.

Marlena de la Croix once mentioned a Robin Strasser quote about "the arena" (scenes Robin would share with Erika Slezak). I keep thinking about that with Anne on AW because she truly commanded the screen in a way that challenged her co-stars. The best were those who sparked with her - those who did not would be left in the dust. I remember so many wonderful moments with Paul Michael Valley, Anna Stuart, Tom Eplin, and of course opposite herself, a feat only the late, great David Canary managed as well as Anne. I remember fleeting relationships that were so unique for soaps, like her friends with benefits bond with Evan, enlivened by the sparks and easy bond between Anne and Charles Grant. Most of all I remember how every episode with Anne had a spark, how every scene with Anne crackled with life and vitality. She was everything that soaps should have been and everything many in and out of the industry who shamed it never accepted that it should be. I don't mean to just focus on a role she left in 1991, it's just hard to think about the abuse she suffered as a child, or the vile way the press treated her when she was with Ellen. Sometimes when I see old Mad TV or SNL episodes again I'm reminded of just how ugly the national conversation was and how strong she was to even get past that period of time. She had a life full of pain, but I don't think that's how she would want to be remembered. Her work will continue to stand the test of time.