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I can't see Larkin Malloy as Ed Bauer at all. While I liked Malloy in his roles on The Edge of Night, there was a sophistication in him and his acting that doesn't speak Bauer to me. Besides a decade-plus younger than the other actors who had played Ed, I can't picture Malloy as the father of Michael O'Leary's Rick, especially since Malloy was only four years older than O'Leary. Also, Malloy wasn't available when the recast happened. He was still on Edge, which didn't get word of its cancellation until late October/early November. Though a few years older than Gentry, Hulswit, and Simon, I can see David O'Brien from The Doctors as a possible Ed.

I think that might be a typo. I've always heard of the character being referred to as Candy Lowe, not Love. Slick Jones' cast list shows the character as Candy Lowe.

From seeing 1970s episodes online and live back in the day, I recollect that the Karrs had a kitchen and dining room at one point. They may have even had a patio. If I’m not mistaken, I think Laurie’s ex Johnny disappeared with John Victor. It was nice to see Laurie state that JV was nine years old, meaning he wasn’t SORASed. Yes, Marty Stillwater was Didi’s law partner. He first appeared during the Isis storyline in 1983 and then moved on to a strange story with his grandfather Standing Elk in early 1984. As I recollect, Del was not a fan favorite. During Sharon Gabet’s Edge watch parties on Facebook, viewers hated the character. They especially hated seeing him in a relationship with Geraldine. I much preferred Gerringer in his roles on Texas and The Doctors.

I believe they were step-sisters. Louise's father Winston married Sara's mother Mattie.

Not sure of the timing, but it looks like Alex Cheeks is returning as Donnell McBride at some point. Alex is featured in a video posted by Trisha Mann-Grant on Facebook earlier this week where BTG cast members wish Trisha's daughter Dena a happy birthday. Super excited to see Alex returning as he's a fantastic addition to the cast.

How cool! That's Kelly Bishop from Gilmore Girls playing Cecile's cellmate.

Another observation from the closing credits. June now has a surname: Hughes. Has her last name ever been mentioned on the show?

Additionally, Kimberly Doebereiner is no longer listed as an executive producer. In her place is Lela Coffey, who, according to her LinkedIn profile, is Vice President of Multicultural Business Acceleration at P&G.

It was definitely Lisa Sloan who would have played Nicole's doppelgänger. I recently came across some posts about the proposed story from 2008. It had been discussed here and on the late Danfling's message board. A few people, like myself and Soapslover, recall the story being planned for 1985. Others remembered it differently. One person said the story was planned for 1983 after Sloan quickly regretted leaving Edge and asked to return. The person said ABC and P&G vetoed the story. That said, Sheldon did plant the seeds for the story in September 1983 when Miles saw a Nicole lookalike in a restaurant. Here's the scene: As for the Nancy/Mike/Laurie scenes, they were available online at one point. Sharon Gabet used to post episodes on her Facebook page -- kinda a watch party -- and people would chime in with comments and memories about the episode. I'm pretty sure she had screened that episode, so we should hopefully be seeing it soon. It was a lot of fun. Larkin Malloy even showed up for a couple of the discussions.

Odd that Griffith is talking about Jess Walton's 40th anniversary in the 2026 previews. Her 40th anniversary isn't until mid-2027.

I've often thought about writing a continuation of The Edge of Night, with a killer using Kelly McGrath's clown puppet to once again terrorize the residents of Monticello. I recently used ChatGPT to see what it could come up with and, frankly, the results were disappointing. It proposed a storyline featuring Adam and Nicole Drake as major characters in the revival, stating that Adam had been involved in the original 1980-81 clown puppet murder storyline. It also described Adam as being "morally ambiguous" and said he had been revealed as the clown puppet killer back in the early 1980s. Much of what it proposed for an Edge revival deviated greatly from the show's canon. I alerted ChatGPT that Adam and Nicole had been killed off in the original series and couldn't be part of a revival. It then went on to state that the show canon had Nicole murdered by Malcolm Thomas in 1982, followed by Adam's murder in 1984. Of course, Adam had been murdered in 1977, with Nicole murdered in 1983. As I understand it, Malcolm was a character back in the 1960s. ChatGPT then went on to say that Mike Karr had been married to Nicole and married Nancy after Nicole's murder. I personally see value in AI like ChatGPT. It's been an invaluable resource as my husband and I plan our move to Amsterdam in a few years. However, it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of developing fiction.

Happy holidays, all! Ironically, I was just watching Henrietta and Merna's video!

The scene with Lurlene was not part of the opening sequence. It aired either at the mid-break point or before the last act. That said, I personally loved the scene. Tina Johnson was a real find — a marvelous addition to the cast. In the context of Lurlene’s story arc, the fantasy worked. I think Texas, in a lot of ways, was copying Guiding Light’s Nola fantasies and capitalizing on the talents of an actress who had been on Broadway. Tina would go on to sing in one of the show’s final episodes. I was 19 when that scene aired, and I recall being blown away by her beautiful voice.

I love the new design! It's striking, clean, and frankly caught my eye right away. Thanks for all the hard work you do, Errol!

@dc11786 You're absolutely right! Thanks for the correction.