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Would love to read it as well. Sending you a PM.

Yep. She played Melissa Needham on AW. I believe she was written out during the dreaded Corinne Jacker era.

Totally different character. That was Johnny "Dub" Taylor. The actor was Marko Maglich.

I recall that at one point, ABC was toying with its other soaps going to the short arc format -- All My Kids, in particular.

Thank you, Paul. In all my years of lurking and then posting on this board, I've never seen someone so sanctimonious. Why so judgmental, Jarrod? For someone who attacked the members of this board just months ago for being overly critical and negative, you sure seem to love to wallow in negativity.

Here's where you can see Servitto today: http://www.njpen.com/425m-in-nj-film-and-tv-tax-credits-to-spur-garden-state-film-economy/ He just appeared in my town last week for a discussion about New Jersey's TV/film economy.

I never cared for the character of Jackson Freemont. I imagine they may have kept him around in hopes of bringing back Beth. Jackson was ultimately dropped from the show sometime in 1988 -- before Beth returned.

I believe Joseph Manetta was just an interim head writer for September/October 1986 while Sheri Anderson was still contractually obligated to Days. As for Sally, it was Pam Long who killed off the character around October 1987. I believe it was just as Sally was about to reveal Marah's parentage.

Frank Telfer played Luke the entire time. I think Virginia was written out in 1978.

Actually Luke (Lew) Dancy lasted longer. He showed up right after Joan Dancy died and was there till the last episode on December 31, 1982.

I know Weber showed up as Burton Canfield on Texas in 1982. He was definitely in the final episode of Texas, appearing alongside Lori March who played his wife Mildred.

A lot of us speculate that Anna burned her bridges in 1976 with her remarks to the press about the writing and direction the show had taken with Toni and Mike (including a head-scratching career change for Mike). She was written out very abruptly around September 1976, seemingly before her contract had expired. So it's very possible that her criticism of the show led to her departure.

The original plan as announced in 1983 was that Hillary and Katie would both fall in love with Jim Reardon, leading to friction between the two friends. However, that storyline was shelved for some reason.

As soon as Lakin left in 1969, there was an immediate shift in the writing style. I found it very noticeable. There was an intelligence in the writing when Lakin was there that disappeared when Edelstein took over. What didn't help was the overacting of James Shannon in the role of Paul Bennett. The Doctors truly lost something magical when Lakin departed.

I recall Soap Opera Digest talking about both shows. Star Crossed was about rival families in the auto industry and their children who fell in love ala Capitol. So this article appeared in 1984? For some reason, I recall Soap Opera Digest reporting on the shows in 1983. I think they were being primed for a September 1983 premiere.

Sheri Anderson was head writer when Lacey was introduced. Lacey was around for less than two months. I believe she seduced Cameron Stewart. She then left Springfield.

I'm pretty sure Jayne Bentzen was also on Guiding Light. It was around November/December 1983 -- around the time Reva was introduced.

Contrary to what you say, there are fans who DO want to see it. I just told a few friends who are absolutely stoked about the chance to revisit Pine Valley.

I couldn't recall if Chris was perhaps an undercover detective working on the film. I believe Falzone was a contract player and I was always surprised that the character was written out so quickly.

For Falzone, was Chris Rafferty a detective on Edge? I place Falzone playing an actor on the "Mansion of the Damned" movie that was filmed in Monticello in 1979.

I'd love to see the original set for the hospital. I believe there was a staircase in the set.

From what I've read, the color green was used so prominently because the show had been initially filmed in black and white, and green appeared well on B&W TVs. The green hospital set continues until mid-1976 when the hospital set was overhauled.

From soap synopses I read, Penny departed at the end of May 1977; Althea followed at the end of June. If I remember correctly, Julia Duffy returned to The Doctors around May 1975. Perhaps she only had a two-year contract and opted to leave when it was up.

I can't seem to find the article, which I reread yesterday. In it, Marland complained that it was unprofessional of Julia Duffy to quit the show so abruptly, and said he had a story in place for Penny. And you're right...he did complain about Hubbard not saying the lines as they were written. He was not pleased with that at all. Isn't the story that he referenced the Hubbard Squash on ATWT frequently as a dig against Liz Hubbard (the Hubbard Squash has a hard outer shell)?

Murray Bartlett (Cyrus, Guiding Light) and Michael Park (Jack, As the World Turns) are slated to be in Netlix's Tales of the City. Olympia Dukakis and Barbara Garrick will reprise their roles from the 90s miniseries.