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Hard to believe. I'm glad they at least got to have a 40th. Of all the canceled soaps AMC is still the one I'm really surprised isn't here, in spite of those last years.

After season 8 or so I never felt it...maybe because other parts of the show always annoyed me more. That's how I felt about garbage like Danny Woleska, which just never seemed to end.

We know she wouldn't have been smoking a cigar and stamping it out for the final scene.

She wouldn't have been my choice, but she would have to be better...and she did have some chemistry with Vincent Irizarry on AMC.

@dc11786 Thanks for the rundown about Lucy and her family. From what you've said it sounds like Charlene was the only loss to Lucy's story. I am reminded of when Santa Barbara gave Gina relatives around the same time, which also didn't last long. I had no idea Monty almost produced Santa Barbara. She would have been better than Rauch.

It was all Nancy. I don't know how he would have fared as I never thought he was the most dynamic of leading men, but it would have to be better than Grandma Moses.

Not a fan of this era but if any of you are you may enjoy the full episodes with ads: As The World Turns - (March 25,1998) As The World Turns - (July 14,1998)

No wonder Beverlee left. They went out of their way to make her a gorgon under JFP. Considering how much JFP did to keep Rick Hearst on GH as often as she could, I'm still surprised at how much she wasted him on GL. He pined after Eleni for years and years and was yet more Tangie fodder, and the way Alan-Michael/Lucy was framed under her watch put me off. I don't think it was about relying solely on Reva. She was a heavy presence, but a great deal of the show wasn't about her at that time. The issue was Kobe seemed so high on her own supply and must have assumed anything she created could easily replace the foundations of the show.

Thanks @jam6242 .

Thanks again @dc11786 Is this Eyde Byrde? @YTG 1983 Pampers commercial #2

That's the one I was trying to link - it's hard to figure the new system out.

Found an old short Donna Mills interview from the start of season 3. As always, I love how she explains Abby's appeal and believability. I also clipped a Knots promo I don't think was available on its own. It reminded me of just how unintentionally hilarious and stupid so much of that Ben spy past story was. Simon & Simon/Knots Landing promo (1987)

David would have been a good choice, as long as they didn't make him a psycho. Good spot. The NYC soaps were so important for actors in bit parts.

If that was very early, I can cut a little slack, but no wonder she didn't last long. She also doesn't have the right vibe for the Forbes family - that rich, jagged, beautiful suffering. Oh right. I have a vague memory of those Lorna clips. I am hoping that channel will put up some of their Loving clips which are gone now - if not I may put some up that I saved. The Dolly story, like Edy before and Lotty and April afterward, all just seem to be women in peril and very dated for the time. Reading about the scenes of Dolly getting to see her daughter from afar is very Stella Dallas. I wonder how they play out onscreen. Carly is such a heavy character and it adds a great deal of heaviness to Ava, but Colleen Quinn was a good actress. I guess in the long run it was worth the tradeoff for Casey/Steffi/Cooper.

I haven't seen a lot of him as Duke on GH...I think his best work in what I've seen was as Brock on ATWT, although that's a little tarnished knowing Melanie Smith disliked working with him. I would guess his work as tortured mobster Brock on ATWT is why he was cast.

Capitol - (August 1,1986)(Partial)

A few new Loving clips - it's been a while. Loving - (August 6,1991?) (Clip) Loving - (1987?)(Clip) That's 1986. This may be the first I've ever seen of O'Hara Parker. She is very perky for a woman in prison... Geez Jeff Trachta is so intense even just in one scene. Hard to believe he'd go on to play nice guy Thorne for years. As @dc11786 and @Kane and others have mentioned, this period of Loving can often seem like the "lost years." Nothing that matters in the long run.

I don't think I'd seen this before. Probably the last scene of note with Cecile and Blaine. Another World - (May 30,1984)(Clip) @slick jones This has a cast crawl that may help you.

@titan1978 Really appreciate your insights. There's so much I've read in fan magazines (like what you mentioned about the response to Duke's second death) but it doesn't beat hearing from someone who watched at the time. I am surprised they did keep Olivia on so long after she caused Anna to have a miscarriage. Tonja Walker was so dynamic, but that's a lot.

@BadBoy93 Yeah that is eerie. At least you are using it for decent purposes. @DoreenJacksonDupree Clearly it sensed how many want Olivia and Dru back.

Is that Marah test story also around the time Alex and Alan have flashbacks of when he protected Alex from Brandon's abuse by saying he broke a vase, rather than her cat? I think it was you or @P.J. who mentioned how various regimes would change how Alex and Alan felt about Brandon, sometimes in the space of months or a year. The Spauldings had such an unnecessarily convoluted backstory and sometimes I'm surprised they lasted to the end. I guess bringing Alan back is what cemented their longevity, as you could always have him around to twirl a mustache.

Great catch @MissPalmer

Sad to think some of the longest-running rivalries in GL history were with the Coopers and the Spauldings.