SBfan

Thanks for the reply! Does anyone know who currently owns the rights to Sunset Beach? I see that it is currently airing in Sout Africa on etv I would love to be able to watch this soap again and would love if the owner would at least put it all out on the internet maybe as a payper view site or something. I see no hope of any network airing it again in the us but it bugs me that with all the technology there is not a was for the owner to put it out on the internet or cable tv and still make money off of the fans who want to watch it

I do say that even though I have more Margaret DePriest/Whitesell stuff on tape, the best period of this show was when Meg Bennet was co-HW. I know alot of people really credit Reilly's consulting with the show's upswing in late 97, but I think the plotting and especially the characterization majorly lost something when she jumped ship and DePriest took over(BTW, I believe Reilly's name was still credited with the show until early 1999). The show became alot darker and more shallow than it was before(not that it was any less fun before). Not to mention more dumb. Could you clarify what years you are referring to with regard to the different writers and consultants? Was Meg Bennet co HW during the first year? I think that was my favorite year now that I've seen it. I didn't enjoy any of the wierd supernatural or silly story lines especially that last year. The main reason I watched and loved it during those last 2 years was because of the Gabi Antonio story line. I didn't really care too much for any of the others. I think I would have been more invested in Ben and Meg if I had seen the beginning of their relationship. I did not enjoy Maria. I thought the actress who played her always overacted with her facial expressions and so she was annoying to me. With regard to Gabi and Antonio I about fell off of my chair when they finally consumated their relationship. I still have that video tape( and I don't even have a vcr anymore) It was the only episode of a soap that I taped and saved!!

I am a huge fan of SuBe. I watched it during its original run after the first year. I have enjoyed reconnecting with the show through the internet. I have also enjoyed reading some of the posts on this thread that provide behind the scenes information such as the article posted about the "bible" and the different writers on the show. I was wondering if any of you could provide any information on where the writers were intending to take the characters if the show had not been cancelled. Would Ben have stayed with Maria and would Meg have ended up with Casey? Also I understand some actors were not going to renew their contracts but then it became a moot point when the show ended. Was Susan Ward one of them? Who else? As I mentioned I missed the entire first year but now have been able to see Ricardo and Paula together as a couple. I thought they had great chemestry and I though she was a very good actress (better than some that stayed the entire 3 years.) Do you all know why she left the show? Thanks