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My mom did the same thing when she saw Lisa Brown on ATWT and exclaimsd 'omg, Nola!'. I do wonder if one of the reasons the show let Nadine go was because they got NOLA back? It seemed like Nadine was a place holder for NOLA especially when Long stopped writing the show. Nola and Nadine would have been fun to play as sidekicks..especially against Vanessa

And the Snyder's were a horrible family.

Season 2...such a sad overcast..hence why Brandi was a welcome presence during that season.

I'm surprised GL maintained their ratings into 1985...when the show started losing focus.

Claudette was a busy girl in 1975...and I can see from reading this why she was brought back later on...a lot of threads established here with Phil amd Erica..that was explored later when she returned. From watching Depriests 'The Doctor's' stint...she was good with action...and May 1975 certainly kept the ball rolling. I do recall hearing that she adjusted the Felicia character. I like all the Peggy mentions on Y & R..she's usually never mentioned in plots till 1977 or so...so nice to see some mention here. I do agree Lorie was probably put in the Jill/philip sphere as a red herring. Bill bell did that alot..he did that with Jed Saunders in the 90s when Nina thought he was her dad..than he was put in Nikki and Jill's orbit later on.

I had heard Zimmer tried to get the show to bring back Kristi in the late 90s..but the show basically said roxie wasn't needed... shame. Ugh at Zimmer being on this one. She hogs the spotlight...I'd rather hear from the others

I'm wondering if Alan is afraid of what Eileen would say in a live reunion..since he's all about how it looks instead of the real going onstage backstage.

I loved kim and kyle's season 1 sisterly vibe especially when they went grocery shopping...with Kim proclaiming her love of 'I can't believe it's not butter '....and LVP marveling at the product. However, in season 1..you saw Kyle flexing about how superior she was to Kim..etc. and that limo scene..I didn't see a sister frustrated with her alcoholic sister...but someone full of hate and venom. Oddly, people were more on Kim's side than Kyle's side. Also, when Kim.comes for visits..you wonder will we see sober Kim, drunk Kim, or loopy Kim.

From what I heard...Depriest kept things going.. and I think she wrote the climax of the bigamist story for LOL. I love reading Y & R..and seeing lots of mention of Peggy..and her reactions to Lorie, Jennifer, Leslie, etc.

Rhonda seemed to be sexier, laidback and more confident. She probably would have been canned when Nixon took over...imho.

I recall when Denise Pence made her mini YouTube vids years ago..she described the Dobson's as more collaborative..while Marland seemed a micromanager and rigid. And while he plotted good stories, his micro managing the script writers showed. I often found some of episodes kind of tedious when he head wrote. It was stilted and not natural some of the words and interactions. On a show like ATWT..it seemed to fit the show....but GL was a more emotional show...and going from the Dobsons to Marland was seamless except for the dialogue. When I watch a Pam Long episode..there is an energy and warmth that I find lacking under Marland.

Finally, someone mentioned one of the elephants in the room...Zaaslow being dumped when he got sick. Shame Denise as Katie didn't stay past the mid 80s.

I'm wondering if this mysterious silent friend on NY was signed when it looked like Tnsley was leaving (she did leave during filming..yes?)

I think Alex and Sonni stayed friends up till at least when Sonni was accused of kidnapping Mariah..which was months after Long's return. Was it the strike people..or Long that paired up Mindy and Will?

Wait till you get to 1989..and see where Sonni would have end up before the actress quit (it was promising and interesting...and where I wish the show took Annie dutton).

I'm so happy Bob and Kim will reunite....:)

NY without Bethenny has been heaven sent. If I were Nene, I'd be worried because she technically isn't an OG anymore because she quit for 2 seasons..and those 2 seasons had a lot of good conflict and content. In other words, she needs an attitude adjustment stat. BH without LVP is refreshing because no more takedowns of LVP anymore. Kyle doesn't seem happy....in season 1, she seemed happier when they didn't have the huge house, etc. Though her 1st confessionals in season 1 hinted she was vyle..when she said if jobs she had as an actress pissed her off..she'd have a baby and retire.

Cecily in her 1st run was fun...her and Nico were fun. When she came back in the 90s...it looked like Cecily..but without the charm of the 1st go around

I'm wondering if Liz Hubbard not liking how Marland wrote Lucinda was due to the fact that his preference was the Snyder's were good...hence why Lily kept going on and on about the Synder's being good.while Lucinda could do no right. I haven't seen a lot of pre Marland episodes with Lucinda...but I saw a closer Lucinda/lily relationship.

That Alice/Rachel scene at Steve's house..would have been better with Mary instead of Liz. Lemay hated everything that symbolized soaps..hence his attempt at moving focus away from the Matthew's (a symbol of traditional soap) to the Cory's (his creation). And his love of theatre actors worked in the short term..but long term it hurt with cast changeovers.

I actually didn't like Sky and Raven...too much airtime...and everyone was dumbed down to make them look smart.

Did Arlene and Ben interact after the bigamist plot was exposed? By the final episode in 1980..you wouldn't have known they had been involved in the past

I forgot about the Julie/Frank/Eleni story...it had a slow build and potential...but was quickly dropped (due to writer changes probably). GL had several strong years (1975 to 1984, and 1989 to 1993...1988 was an interesting year..the rebuilding year) that I think we all took for granted. And it looked like 1997 and 2002 were going to be the start of another strong series of years...but alas no.

Well a November 1964 episode had scenes of Alice talking about a party she was going to host, a beer keg, and stringing 2 guys along. I always assumed Alice changed witnessing the drama of Pat, etc. As you'll see...Alice had a little Rachel in her back in 1964.

Carmen vs Vanessa was promising..but didn't amount to much. Carmen was the coyote and Michelle was the road runner....and it was rinse, lather, and repeat.