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The first part of that video is such a perfect time capsule to how good Y&R was then, and a clear example of Bill Bell's style at a peak time for the show. If you watch that, then anything from the last 15 years, you can't help but see how far the show is from his formula. And not for the better. Is it dated? Slow? Maybe. Or maybe it's classic and methodical. And this is coming from a GH fan. The shows could not be more different at their peaks, and I love them for how they are not like each other!

It's a pretty fantastic storyline. Sets up the Jerome family and Duke too. I re watched the whole thing on YouTube a year ago.

Thanks!

Who thinks that? A Broadway actor that has been Tony nominated trumps daytime emmy IMO. The theater has always been considered more legitimate than a soap opera.

To each their own I guess. I think he looks pretty cute. He quit because he wasn't comfirtable acting the Luke is gay story if I remember correctly.

She came in right as Guza left for Sunset Beach. The character fell apart. But the actress wasn't great. But Soaps are not for everyone! Is it true that Alexis got some of Miranda's backstory? Does anyone remember when Guza came back but wasn't listed in the credits yet? He ended Felicia almost having an Aztec revisit, and Luke gave us the history of Alexis in one episode on the docks. He wanted those decks cleared!

Was she the first terrible actress cast during Riche? I know there were several after Miranda but up to that point I cannot think of another poor casting choice.

Guza outlines though. And his Miranda was going to be a Cassadine. They kept her ties to Jax and downplayed the Mac part of the story that he was building. I wonder if he was going to have Mac take a dark turn?

Tony gets all the acting accolades, the Emmys, and is clearly favored by TPTB. I'm not saying at his peak he didn't desrve it. But the magic of Genie with him is that it kind of grounds his performances, not to mention gives Luke a heart. The longer she is away, the worse his instincts are. He goes bigger, and darker, and it lacks depth and meaning without the Laura character. My opinion of course. I think she is overlooked. I would rather have Laura onscreen without Luke than Luke without her.

Yes. It was dropped rather quickly. I can't remember if it was towards the end of Labine or early Guza.

That period of the show was very exciting to watch. I still think even if it was rushed, Stefan and Bobbie should have stayed together for longer.

Laura Wright plays the Carly that became with TB in the part. She is a competent actress, I enjoy her fine in the part. But Sarah was so excellent. You could root for her at times, and other times you were against her. But the other characters had a point of view, so people like Bobbie and Robin and Jason and the Quartermaines had valid reasons for being against her. But once she was paired with Sonny a lot of that went away. It got worse when Riche left and JFP got there.

How long did the OG version of Rick last into Monty? I've seen him in lots of clips but the show is so boring until Marland arrived. I've never seen what he can do with more meaty material.

It's so strange to see the other Rick Webber. Not to mention the other Monica.

I think her vision was fine, for this show. It gave it s strong identity. It was when everyone else tried to do it on their shows that we had problems. But I do agree those first few years of her run were the best. I would argue that it's pretty solid until just after Luke&Laura get married. The first year after Genie left is pretty awful in nearly every story except maybe Alan/Monica, and I think it truly took until the introduction of Anna and Robin to right the ship. But I think Pat Falken Smith had returned. When Monty has good, strong writing the show was fantastic.

I love OG Edward. He was such an entertaining bastard.

I just love clips from the era of Jill and Katherine and the slow reveal of her affair with Jack. From that point through Nina and the death of Phillip was just so enjoyable to watch. Thanks for posting!

Great read! Thanks! I find her fascinating. She was innovative, no doubt about it.

It does seem that way doesn't it? Even the more reserved cast members, like Genie, are still good friends with him. The interview with Geary, Kin, and Jane from a year ago was so funny.

I think Sam is one of the longest running ill defined characters in the shows history.

I was watching back then and none of those scenes bring back any memories. I googled the storyline, and I'm drawing a blank. This must have been Guza/Pratt but after they killed Rick Webber and Genie Francis quit. I stopped watching for a few months, and was already sick of Jason, Sonny, and Carly.

I always loved her. Frisco and Felicia were the first super couple it saw from the beginning as a kid. She was always so charming and curious and fun, and the show nearly ruined her character. I will always remember how much fun she was with Frisco, her awesome storylines with Ryan and Kevin, and her powerful work during the BJ storyline. Felicia learning that Barbara Jean's heart saved her daughter is a heartbreaking moment, the the best acting of Wagner 's career on the show.

So many missed stories with Monica. Sonny is her arch enemy as of the end of the 1990's. A good writer/EP would play that up. What if Sonny was shot in the heart, and Monica had to operate on him. He has a blood clot during the surgery, is saved but has a stroke. Sonny is compromised, Monica isn't sure if she did everything she could, or if she cares what happened to him, and begins a journey to fill that house and herself with life again while Sonny is fighting to either give up, or try to win his life back. A story neither one have had before, with stakes and both characters not being compromised.

I forgot about Savannah. That one was great, and it was a hit with critics if I remember correctly, thanks to good acting and decent writing. I remember Entertainment Weekly was very fond of it.

I would be fine with skipping to season 4 of Knots. They can add the end of 3 when gary gets caught with Abby, and go from there. That is when the show takes off anyway, when Val leaves Gary, and he falls apart while with Abby. It rocks for years from that point on, almost every major storyline is a winner.