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My favorite Atlanta housewife 'friend of' was Mynique. She was so sweet and naive...she made Cynthia look tough in comparison lol

Imagine if Kim had shown up. Poor Marie and Jada wouldn't have gotten a word in. I told Alan in a comment to do reunions with new people and give the divas a rest. Tech issues aside, the 1st doctor reunion seemed more fun with Anna, Nancy, Jonathan and one of the Billy's. Plus the actor that played Luke.

Capitol would have been better to have kept Slesar as headwriter, but I guess affiliates dropped the show causing the ratings to drop..and he.was blamed and axed. His and Peggy O'shea's stints were the strongest, Corrington's was so-so (they fixed the stories not working so I bbn viewed them more as interim writers).. lipton was plot driven while the creators stint was boring.

Didn't Gabet want to play a non Raven esque character?

I think with each state having different covid rules, you'll see different types of shows. Since CA had the strictest rules, I'm hearing all 6 barely interact together once they resumed filming. TX had somewhat more relaxed rules..so I'm interested to see how that plays out on Dallas. GA had the most relaxed of rules..so I'm guessing group interaction will be consistent with pre covid. NJ and NYC..I'll be interested to see how they handle filming with the pandemic restrictions

I would show contemporaries her pic..and both men and women would remark at how beautiful she was. My mom followed the scandal at the time and knew she looked familiar..but she was going by Isles at the time not Moltke. When DS came back in 1991..she saw an article with her pic and instantly remembered her from the scandal.

Shame Alexandra Moltke says away from doing much with it..but I can understand why based on the Claus and Sonny scandal.

The problem with the Doctors reunions is the fact the panelists all didn't work together.

I have started watching some of the Sleasar era...and surprised that Draper/April were the focus..with Raven more supporting. Raven/April seem more like foes than friends at least in the 1980 episodes I'm watching. Emily Michaels seems so tragic..I know what happens to her....but seeing these early episodes, I feel sorry for her. And Cliff seems more jolly and comedic than during the Slesar era (I think he and Mitzi should have left together since she was given nothing to do after he left).

I think Catherine Hickland helped organize it...and that's when she found out about Todd Curtis. All three had great stories from the show and outside the show.

I'm glad she's doing better. I know she had said she was hurt not being asked, but understood on some level that what she had would have made it difficult for them to ask.

My favorite of Alan's interviews because he pretty much was quiet through most of it. I'm sensing a pattern that the half-hour soaps were closer knit and more like a family (TEON, Search, Loving, and now Capitol seem to confirm this).

Marlo works best as a friend. 5 housewives is the way to go. 6 is also ok...but 7 or more is way too much.

Irna wouldn't tell the suits what she really wanted to do..and would gradually introduce those things in her scripts. By the time, the suits figured it out..fans were already hooked so the suits would leave her alone.

Sky had an entitled 80s rich person persona while he and Raven ate up airtime in 1984. I agree about Alicia vs Raven....and I would also add Shelley and Raven was an unexplored pairing. When the two met in 1983, the two were sizing one another up..and I thought 'this will get good'...but alas it was untapped except for a few interactions where Raven was jealous of Shelly and Geraldine's bond. The character I liked and felt wasn't written for much after Standing Oak was Didi... was she featured more in the Sleasar era?

It's why I started with Sheldon..fresh eyes looking objectively at his work without any previous influences. That's why I said the last few months of the show was good was because of the new character Liz C being tied to Lauri Ann and the Karrs. It was a good use of history and it seemed like Sheldon realized all people want is well told stories ( that and the Logan Swift murder case were pretty good). I do wish I could see the Winter Austin case from the start since I'm a fan of the original actress from Day of the Dead. And I think the twist would have worked better had she stayed till the end (I understood why she had to leave suddenly though).

@vetsoapfan, as promised.. here were some of my thoughts on TEON (at least from watching on Youtube since I was too young to watch in person) during the Lee Sheldon years. I haven't watched a lot of the Henry Sleasar years (that's my next project.. the 1979-1981 waterfall of interconnected mysteries.. Mansion of the Damned, Margo Dorn's murder, Draper's amnesia, Puppet Clown murders, and the Nancy/Dr. Bryson story.... all of which sound juicy). So my 1st thought of the Slesar/Sheldon switch... I think it was probably the best way to end one era and start a new era. Slesar's last week/days involve the resolution of the Nora Fulton murder case, while Sheldon's 1st day is everyone leaving the studio to go drink and socialize. Best things about Sheldon's 20 month stint: ISIS story: a 6 month umbrella story kicked off by the murder of Nicole C on air. Given the amount of times she'd escaped death.. having her be killed on camera must have shocked the audience. It involved the whole show in one way or another with the end of the story involving Mike Karr winning the election. New Characters: Chris Egan was a good addition.. and filled the void left by Deborah Saxon's departure... plus she and Raven had that love/hate thing going. I liked the ''Wait Until Dark' 4 episode climax to her stalker story. Alicia Van Dine... perfect villianess.. even though the show didn't really do anything with her for a few months other than sleeping with her assistant, and spar with one of her clients Shelley. Once she was reinvolved in the Sky/Raven/Logan orbit, than she started serving her purpose. The Logan Swift murder Case: A back to basics story with a murder, list of suspects, a court trial with lots of testimony especially from Alicia.. and a nice team up with Sky Whitney/Chris Egan to solve the crime in a satisfying way. Liz Corral mystery: A new character that actually turned out to give Mike/Nancy a decent story as the show wrapped up that involved the return of Laurie and a hint of her going to find her son. Final Episode: A wedding, a return of a villianess/villian/henchman, a murder, and the start of an interesting myself I'm bummed didn't get followed up on. Great end to a show that ended too soon. What I didn't like about Sheldon's 20 month stint: Everyone is islanded: After the Isis story, the characters become islanded in their own stories/myteries in the 1st half of 1984. After the 2 week Olympic hiatus, the show seemed to be remedying that. Standing Oak: If people in 2020 can't talk about what happened to the Native Americans.. I doubt in 1984, this story went over well. Shelley Franklin: Character with potential.. it seemed like she was supposed to be a young Raven.. but the show didn't really do anything with her other than her suicide attempt, fighting with Jody over a guy, or aruging with Geraldine over playing rock music. Her brief stint going undercover as Millie to spy on Alicia was nicely done though. Wasted potential. Jody's recast: Sweet girl, but no Lori Laughlin. Instead of people getting to know her, the show insists on centering a mystery around her even though the audience was still missing Lori. Beth Coral: ugh...I was rooting for her sister Liz to make her life miserable. Sky/Raven: They wouldn't play in 2020.. 2 rich people that bend the rules. Wouldn't fly in 2020.

Seeing how Melanie would have handled Emily in the final episode would be interesting.

@vetsoapfanI have thoughts on TEON I'll be posting soon in that forum that you may or may not agree with lol

Wow...it's good to hear from someone that watched back in the day..since we won't get much evidence from that time

She sounds interesting and she looks like she won't take any BS. Rinna and Kyle..take note.

I think Slesar writing off the popular India was a mistake..because she had a following, a good sisterly rapport with Ellen, and was a grey character...one that could have worked beyond 1972.

At least he stopped plugging Ozark. Sometimes a moderator needs to step back and not interrupt when someone is telling a story. Imagine if bully Kim Z had been there..she and Liz would have hogged the whole hour..when Jada and Marie both had a lot to say. In the last panel, Anna S facial expressilms said everything especially when Nancy S was telling about her crazy plotline in 1982

I saw some episodes with Dewey as Blaine..and while she looked like Malone in some ways..she lacked Malone's personality and charisma

I liked all the factoids from Jada...and I wonder why ms Hubbard got defensive about David Obriendl.and what Jada had said about him.