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Thanks for this! I knew the song number was the same as her age, but for some reason I thought she was 6, but she was 12

Thanks! Josh was foul. I could see him talking about the other men but I see him bringing up her abuser as out of character for him

Josh really said that to Reva? Didn't the guy molest her when she was 6? At the 1990 emmys, they showed the clip of her confronting the guy when she won the emmy. Had I known he said that I would've never wanted her to get back together with him Guiding Light 1994, Alexandra sees Roger looking kind of lost, "Roger, you look like you've lost something. What are you looking for, your soul?"

Amanda and Brandon I think was early Rauch and I believe b4 B&E came in as headwriters. Rauch said he wanted to cut down on Spauldings so he got rid of Alex, Alan Michael and Lucy. He said to him, Alex and Amanda served the same function which is why he cut Alex and made Amanda their sister. It of course went nowhere with the backlash over Zaz's firing. He said he wrestled over what to do about Amanda, but then decided to have her leave town with recast Roger

I always wondered if he was diagnosed back then, or if he was cut to open a spot for 1 of Jill's friends. And yes, him on the sax was a great photo

Does anyone know why Vince Williams was taken off contract and Hamp and Gilly broke up in 93? I've always wondered why but never found the reason

The interview Beverlee did with Michael Logan she said she told Jill that she was overworking the cast and she didn't like her story. Jill told her that she had a contract and had to play what she was given, but she wasn't aware that Bev had an out clause in her contract (under Robert Calhoun) and she left. I think she told Logan that the Nick/Mindy story was good, but it was time to move on to something else. She was right, looking back at episodes, Alex was too obsessed with splitting them up and she was becoming one note. I think Alex should have told them that she found Lujack and only had about 2 yrs with him before he died, and now she has a son she did not know about, and wants to get to know him and have a relationship with him. She'd tell them she would not work to break them up, but knows that 1 day Mindy will mess up, Nick will dump her, and Mindy couldn't blame Alex for it lol. I just don't know what they would've done with Nick from there because for me, he was boring without them, and the later recasts of Mindy and Alex showed how much that story should've ended earlier. I never heard anything about Sherry leaving other than she wanted to pursue other interests. Too long ago to remember but I don't think she was gone too long before landing NYPD Blue. The trio of exits I always blame on Jill which helped ruin the show were Beverlee, Kimberley and Ellen Parker

In her exit interview with SOD, she said she wanted to sign a 2 yr deal but JFP pushed for 3. Kimberley then countered with 2 yrs and an option for a 3rd, but either Jill continued to push for 3 or said 3 yrs take it or leave it so she left. I know her and Sherry Stringfield's departures were announced at the same time and the show said they both opted to leave. Simms said she wanted to clarify things as it wasn't as simple as she wanted to leave. Springfield left a few weeks later as they kept asking her to extend her stay even though her contract had expired and Keifer was already hired as her replacement. I think they wanted her to play out Holly finding out about Blake and Ross before she left. Btw I was there for Mindy's beginning. I love Krista but felt Simms played Mindy with more layers. During the watch party with Nancy Curlee, she said that during some of her confrontations with Alex, she at times would show sympathy for Alex, as Mindy was a much younger woman cheating with her husband. I just feel like she played her as a layered, well rounded adult

Yes, for me the show was must see tv. I can't explain it but there was such a fun vibe at the time, even everyday life scenes that went into character development, and people's relationships with each other. That vibe left when Long left though the show became more realistic

Funny you should mention Reva and Philip. Yes, she was presumed dead when Zimmer left in 1990, and we were told Philip died with the who killed Philip story, but in 1990, we saw Philip, Beth and Rick fake his death when he was accused of killing Beth's ex Neil. I actually thought the story was fun when he ran into India and she returned to Springfield, and Mallet was introduced on to them. There was a hilarious scene where Beth snuck out of the house to see Philip dressed as India, and India put a basketball under her shirt pretending to be pregnant Beth, only to hear Mallet say, "that's not Beth!" But there was the complication with Mindy as she felt Beth and Rick were shutting her out of grieving the 4th musketeer with them, I believe they got married, and it pushed Mindy further into Roger's arms. And with Reva, remember the clone. To clarify about Reva and the clone, Josh really believed Reva had died, and the clone was created to trick everyone to believe she was alive, as he didn't want to tell his kids that their mother died again. So he and Michael thought she was dead but we saw her on the island with Sean

Another legend gone. RIP 😥

Farren Phelps was there for Vanessa's horrendous date rape story. I believe it was a hung jury and Billy I think beat a confession out of him and videotaped the confession, which should've been duress. Prior to the rape, Jack Kiley, the rapist, showed up at Vanessa's to tell her that he was giving his account to the Lewis' and not Spaulding, and Vanessa invited him in. I didn't see the next episode but I got the feeling they were having Vanessa attempt to change his mind with sex. I was digusted thinking they might do this. Does anyone remember this, and can tell me if she did have sex with him that night? It's hard to believe 30 yrs have past already and trying to remember details. Speaking of which, does anyone remember Beverlee McKinsey telling SOD that she was against Alex marrying a rapist, and Long told her that he wasn't a rapist because he only raped once? I'm trying to find it but I know it's not something I misremember

Thank you very much! I've never seen this article. I am very surprised by Calhoun's remarks. Both rapes happened and there should have been no running away from it. Dealing fully with who he was would have better shown the redeemed man he was becoming. Thanks!

The 2nd time Long left, SOW said she was fired over ratings but SOD said she had continuous clashes with TPTB. They said P&G released a statement only saying that her departure was mutual. In the next issue, her fiance said they realized they could plan for their wedding after she left, she didn't leave because of it. Her material last aired either the end of 1990 or the beginning of 1991. Regardless she was still there for the Roger/Holly Acapulco story. It aired weeks if not months before she left. And I never read anything about Maureen Garrett's issues with the story or Robert Calhoun's response. Where can I find their remarks? It's midnight so tomorrow I'll search youtube to see if the episode's there, the month, and writing credits. Her 1st departure was a maternity leave until as others said, she was hired to headwrite search. After Jeff Ryder was fired, there were 2 or 3 headwriting teams before Long was brought back. Remembering the credits, her first episode back was Reva confronting Josh after finding out he had gotten married in Venezuela. She had already gotten pregnant with Maura and given birth to her and this only came out then. I remember reading at some point that the Sonni story may have been created by the exiting headwriters and P&G bought the story from them. If true, I don't know if/how Long changed the story. I'll look through my Guiding Light books in the morning for the names of the headwriters in between her stints

On Guiding Light, Reva met Abigail in Goshen, and Abby met Selena in prison. Her connection to both became nonexistent. Not only should she have stayed connected to them, but Reva and Selena should've been connected to each other through her. The three could've hung out together and Abby could've confided in them. But about after her first two yrs there, she spent most of her time on the backburner.

Thanks!

RIP 😥. I'm also happy those 1966 episodes are around. I never get tired watching them

I think about this all the time thinking about Guiding Light. Everybody stopped working. In the early 90's with both shows, women juggled their career ambitions with their romantic issues, people brought work issues home and home issues to the workplace, and people who wouldn't ordinarily have stories with each other, had stories with each other due to work. All we ended up with were endless breakup and makeup stories and over the top villains. Never understood why they moved away from what worked

It's great to finally hear Potter's side of the story. I really didn't care too much for Carrie, she was boring to me minus her other personality killing Diane and I believe Joe. I also don't care about Marland being angry with the way he felt Elliott was treated, especially hearing about his disrespect for Hulswit, my favorite Ed Bauer

I will never understand why they ignored Jenna and Nadine's ties and histories and attached them both to Buzz's hip only to kill them both off (yes I know, wrong thread lol)

I went back a few pages and nothing answers any of my questions

Did anyone see any episodes of Kathryn Hays' brief run as Leslie Jackson Bauer on GL? Any idea of why her run was brief and what part of Leslie's story she played?

Yes! I remember her played by an Asian actress. Thanks!

Thanks so much for all this info! And now that you mention it I vaguely remember the 1 on Y&R? I was 8 and might misremember but did it end with money falling out of a briefcase in front of members and that's how they found out the leader was a fraud? I have a whole lot of reading to do and hope it jogs my memory

Thanks for this. I was only 7 in 79 and I vaguely remember it. I was sure I remembered Elliott being the cult leader, but was surprised when he didn't get arrested and ended up staying for a few yrs. I searched the web looking for info and this post is the most I've found lol