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1 hour ago, Soaplovers said:

Another world had too much energy and flash (a good thing)..Marland would have deluted it.  

 

Like @chrismlmentioned Swajeski had good ideas..but had trouble with pacing...but her individual episodes were top notch..  Marland could pace his shows with flair..but his individual episodes sucked (unrealistic dialogue..no one I knew ever talked that way).  Shame Marland was a micro manager..cause he and Swajeski could have been a good pairing.

 

Also, pat left too soon.  Her visit in 1989 showed she had a lot to offer especially her exchange with her niece Olivia when she noted her interest in the much married Sam.

Are you suggesting Another World in the late '80s was better than As the World Turns in the late '80s?  Oh my,  you and I definitely have different taste in soaps.  LOL.  Although those things are often just a matter of taste, I think the ratings do say something about the quality of the two shows during that period. 

6 hours ago, watson71 said:

AW's Best Thanksgiving Episode- 1988

 

This episode featured the famous Mac Cory speech:

 

Well, everybody... It's been a hard year to get through for many of us. Yet, here we all are, for Thanksgiving. And together. I'm very happy Iris is with us after all those years. And as I look at Jamie, Matthew, Amanda, Sam, and then Alexandra, I am grateful for the awareness of the sheer munificence of life as it keeps on rolling on despite our little problems. Sharing our lives with our friends and our family is far stronger than anything that world out there can do to us. Today especially, though indeed every day, Rachel and I our truly blessed. Our riches are at this table with us today. [Looking to the viewer] As indeed you are in our hearts every day. And so I give you, all of us, I give you life!"

 

 

 

 

This era was probably the final time AW really had a chance of surviving long-term,  The focus of show had returned to family drama and class conflict.  And even a couple of Matthews were on their way back to Bay City.  If only a writer like Doug Marland or Agnes Nixon had taken-over the show after Lemay left in '88.  Sadly that didn't happen, the show started to decline again, and it limped along for 11 more uninspired years.  

4 hours ago, StepBack said:

How can Griffith put this together and not understand what made the show so wonderful?

My understanding is head-writers seldom have much to do with these tribute episodes.  They usually turn them over to an underling who expresses some interest in the project.  Head-writers do not like to be reminded how good their show "used to be."  They prefer concentrating on their own stuff.  Griffith probably didn't even watch the episode.  

3 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

Tomorrows spoiler pic. 

Is the club now called Julie's Place?  Look at the door.  Is Doug dead?  What the heck????

12 minutes ago, Albert said:

Ms. Penberthy certainly seemed dissatisfied in 1976 when reading the article in the soap treasures thread from the Daytime TV series interview alongside Michael M. Ryan. I have to wonder what the actors playing the Matthews family in 1975 thought of the storyline change. She never seemed to be the lead actress during her run.

 

I agree about that 1976 interview.  Considering the wonderful things Harding Lemay said about her in his 1981 book, Penberthy seemed rather unappreciative of his writing five years earlier.  I always got the impression she did not enjoy working with Michael Ryan -- that she perhaps thought he was too old, or that John was too boring, to be Pat's love interest.   But that may just be my impression.  

Yes, I've read it.  Maybe 20 years ago.  It is very interesting, and very detailed.  But I don't understand how anyone would think "Oh, this guy would be a great writer for a soap opera," based on that book.  His plays give a much better understanding of his ability to write drama.  

15 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

That is ludicrous. Why would JC run around pretending to be an unhinged black woman who had an affair with a psycho?

I can't remember the details, but a few people thought they saw hints in some of the things she said about Another World.  And some folks were connived she was a total fake, (which wasn't true at all) and I think they were just willing to believe anything so they wouldn't have to admit she was for real.  Who knows really?

At least two soaps have already had time jumps.  Guiding Light jumped ahead one year in its final episode.  And Dark Shadows jumped ahead 25 years, from 1970 to 1995.  So what Days is doing is unusual for soaps, but it's definitely been done before.   

Guiding Light jumped ahead a year for it's final episode.  And Dark Shadows jumped ahead 25 years.  Someone needs to tell the soap press not to pee their pants over this.  I has been done before.   

You're right, the incidental music was terrible.  Embarrassingly bad.  Using that synthesizer was a stupid idea. It made the entire show seem like it was on a shoe-string budget.  And when that nazi treasure story stated, I knew the writing was going down hill fast.  

Wow, what has happened to Matt Ashford's acting skills?  His acting at Jennifer's bedside today was awful.  He was stuttering and stammering, and using what almost sounded like a child's voice.  His reaction to Jennifer's waking-up was just not not convincing.  Not genuine.  I have always thought he was a terrific actor, but today's performance has me questioning that.   Maybe he's been out of the business too long.  

Fake time jump spoilers???  Unfortunately they aren't fake.  I only wish they were.  I believe the time jump happens this week, or maybe next week.  

His plays were published about a decade ago, and available at very reasonable able prices.  They are now out of print, but can be found on Amazon and Ebay occasionally,.  Unfortunately, the prices have gone up significantly.   Well worth reading, if you are a fan of Lemay.  

I remember her identity was sort of questionable.  And some folks believed she was Jacqueline Courtney in disguise, at least for a while.  LOL.  I never believed that one.  But her name must have been real, at least in some legal way.  Because that was the same name that appeared in the DOOL credits.  

Why was she banned?   I'm not her, by the way.  But she was telling the truth about DOOL.  I can't attest to any of her other claims.  

Actually, I don't really care why she was banned.  But why can't her name be mentioned?   

Has anyone read any of Harding Lemay's plays?  I've read a few, and they seem very much like his work on AW.  Families with lots of conflict.  And nobody is really a total good guy (or girl).  All the characters have flaws that influence their actions.   

Anyone remember [S.W.S.N.B.N.], who used to post on the WOST message board?  She bragged about writing an episode of DOOL, and everyone thought she was lying.  But I watched on the date she suggested, and her name was right there in the credits.   She was actually very knowledgable about soaps.  Particularly NBC soaps from the 1970s.   

Why is [!@#$%^&*]'s name hidden in my post above?

If I'm not mistaken,  the front door to Ben's house is the front door from the old Martin House set.  It's definitely not an apartment door or a hotel room door.  I thought it was strange, they have the bed right inside the front door.  As if the bed is in the living room of a house.  

Yes, Miranda was the show's first attempt at replacing Iris. It didn't work -- mostly because Miranda and her clan were introduced as an entirely new family. I've always thought it would have been more successful, if Miranda had been Mac's widowed sister-in-law. Then her move to Bay City would have made more sense, and her family members would have been Corys -- perhaps feeling superior to Rachel (as Iris did) and causing more direct conflict in the Cory family.

Actually, Olivia Delany was never named as Olivia Matthews' mother in any of the episodes. Some fans just assumed that, because of the name "Olivia" and because Russ had briefly dated Olivia Delany after she divorced Robert. But somehow the myth got published, and now most people think it is true. But it was never mentioned in any of the scripts.

The actress who played Rose Livingston in the photo above looks like one of the actresses who played Sarah Dancy Powers on The Doctors in the late 70s. I don't know the actress's name, but I am almost sure it is the same person.

Actually, the mother of Olivia Matthews (Russ's daughter) was never named on the show. Lots of folks assumed her mother was Olivia Delany, because Russ had dated Olivia briefly in the early 1980s. So that has become sort of an urban legend. I think Julie Poll might have even published it in her AW book, but it was never confirmed in any of the scripts. Using the name Olivia for Russ's daughter had no connection to Olivia Delany. It was just a coincidence.

The missing episode may have been preempted, but the writers would not have been able to make changes in the next day's script, because that episode had already been taped. I understand TD was taping about one-week ahead of air-date in 1967-68. And if they needed to purposefully skip and episode for some reason, the missing episode was certainly more important than the following one. The episode with the dress and tuxedo fittings should have been the one to skip.

Kalem's Angie was light-hearted and positive -- something of an ingénue. Her only troubles seemed to be caused by boyfriend, Willis. Kincaid played the role similarly for several months. But later, Kincaid (or the writing) took Angie a little darker and she became a bit neurotic.

A classic VW "bad" Rachel scene is available on YouTube. I believe it is one of Jacquie Courtney's Emmy reels. Check it out -- you get to see VW versus JC at their very best. Sorry, I don't have the link, but it shouldn't be hard to find. Wyndham, Courtney, and Dailey are at their best -- of course, supported by the great writing of Harding Lemay.