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Too bad they didn't bring back Ryder and Nikki didn't have a good recast. Still wonder what Kelly Monaco's Nikki would've been like

According to synopses posted on Daytime Royalty, Leslie died in June 1976 and Joe died in November 1976. didn't Leslie kill herself? No. Mike's first wife Julie (Hope's mother) committed suicide, I believe. Leslie was killed when she was struck by a car driven by Spence Jeffers. wasn't Leslie's death a near recycle of Robin Lang's death?

According to synopses posted on Daytime Royalty, Leslie died in June 1976 and Joe died in November 1976. didn't Leslie kill herself?

HELL NO, that walking atrocity wouldn't have worked as Ellie or Meg. Susan Batten didn't do five SECONDS worth of research to figure out who her character was. She played a reserved, intelligent business woman like a bad hillbilly knock off of Elly Mae Clampett. (And seriously, I'm not knocking Donna Douglas, TBH, or actors with southern accents) But to be that CLUELESS, regardless of your friendship with management, tells me she didn't GAS about anything other than a paycheck. I'll admit ATWT wasn't perfect, but at least they tried to cast roles appropriately. This was the equivalent of recasting Lucinda with some trashy, washed up hair model. AR-T wasn't Meryl Streep. But she deserved better than what she got, and the recast ruined the character of Connor. then who should've they casted Susan Batten as?

Thanks for posting! That was at the tail end of his spectacular first era. I still think he sabotaged it on his way out. I didn't realize he was at DAYS until November of '97. Nearly every storyline took a nosedive around September and even Michael Logan smelled sabotage, as he admitted in his Best & Worst of '97 column... (Good Christ, the random soap opera things I remember, yet I barely remember what I ate yesterday). 19 years later, and I still don't know what Eric's dark secret was. Unless they're referring to that rewrite for him. Does anyone else remember around early '98 when you saw someone stalking Eric around Salem Place, and based on the boots & jeans, you would think it was a woman. Then when they finally revealed the person, it was a guy from Colorado and there was a one-day storyline about some faux rape allegations or something. Whatever they initially planned for him was swept under the rug. That must've been Sally Sussman-Morina's decision. Makes you wonder what Eric did in Colorado

when did JFP leave OLTL, I know it was early 2001

Susan Batten should've played a new character instead of recasting Connor Walsh.

Was it the writing or EPs or the time slot it was in? Wonder if Laura Wright's first scenes are available anywhere?

Exact dates are hard to come by but Irna left the first time around January 1970 and returned January 72.She was writing up till a writers strike in mid 73 and did not return. I didn't know there was a writers strike in 1973

Does anyone know the addresses of the places in Oakdale, I always wanted to know. Also when in 1991 did Seth return to ATWT? And I keep reading that Andrew Kavovit left in 1991, but didn't he return in 1992 for Andy's wedding? Does anyone know the exact dates of Irna's last stint as HW and both of Marland's stints?

I still don't get why they were there for so long. Did PGP not give a damn? Speaking of McClain's Rosanna, I loved her 2002-05 original stint, but when she came back for those visits while alternating with All My Children, to me it seemed like Rosanna was being written so reminiscent of Dixie Cooney, especially her 2009 stint.

That's something about Sheffer I never understood. It's obvious he hated this genre and would down it, but in the same breath, he'd always express how he wanted to write for GH and YR b/c of characters like Sonny, Jason, and Victor. I hate when people feel like they are settling in this genre and just do it just because when there are hundreds of people that'd love to be writers on these shows and would be better at it. I agree with your last statement but they should've started the vet presence long before. I would've loved for Casey to have reunited with Alison. Alison ... I would've preferred her to end alone and focus on her career. I wouldn't want her with Aaron b/c she treated him dirty the last time Aaron was on the show. Don't you mean Maddie? I remember how awful Alison was to Aaron, she must've forgotten how much he meant to her. I still can't forget how they wasted Agim Kaba and how they let go Dylan Bruce, who was a good Chris recast Yeah I meant Maddie. I hate how they wasted Agim and Dylan too. I also hate how they recast Chris with Daniel Cosgrove. It was like watching Bill Lewis but in Oakdale and I hated it. Plus, I hate how Chris got saddled with Katie in the end. She's another character that should've ended alone, so she can find herself. I hate how they did this anchor her officially into the Hughes clan. Just ugh! I don't get it either, wasn't Cosgrove almost Joey Buchanan on OLTL, I wonder what happen there to have him go to ATWT instead, they could've asked Dylan Bruce or even Bailey Chase back. Don't remind me of that godawful Chris/Katie ending, even though the character already had a past, it wasn't the right time for that. Also wasn't Katie already an honorary Hughes? I remember hearing that they were going to recast Aaron in 2007, but Jon Hensley convinced them to bring back Agim. Happy they didn't recast, but damn they just threw him out toward the end of 2008. So many missed opportunities

That's something about Sheffer I never understood. It's obvious he hated this genre and would down it, but in the same breath, he'd always express how he wanted to write for GH and YR b/c of characters like Sonny, Jason, and Victor. I hate when people feel like they are settling in this genre and just do it just because when there are hundreds of people that'd love to be writers on these shows and would be better at it. I agree with your last statement but they should've started the vet presence long before. I would've loved for Casey to have reunited with Alison. Alison ... I would've preferred her to end alone and focus on her career. I wouldn't want her with Aaron b/c she treated him dirty the last time Aaron was on the show. Don't you mean Maddie? I remember how awful Alison was to Aaron, she must've forgotten how much he meant to her. I still can't forget how they wasted Agim Kaba and how they let go Dylan Bruce, who was a good Chris recast

It seems that Doug Marland's sudden death and everyone trying to duplicate his stamp on the show. Though it could've been possible to find a good writer to steer the show back to what it had in the 80s, even if it wouldn't have been the same. I look back at ATWT and I see a show that could've been saved and might even still be airing today. The show lost interest in the Hughes family long before Goutman or Passanante. The only difference was that Goutman/Sheffer stopped giving Margo and Tom stories, but their stories had been so consistently poor in the late '90s it wasn't a big loss. Very true. Marland was the last one that was fully invested in the Hughes; however, I can say that when I watched in the 90s as a child, we still felt the presence of vets on this show. The Hughes were thrown dog bones occasionally. I think that the church fire/Kim's near death was some great material and showed why Kathy Hays and Don Hastings still had IT. I personally don't get why people wouldn't want to write for characters like them. I'd have more fun writing the Nancy, Bob, Kim, Lucinda, Lisa, John, Emma type characters--characters who have lived and have long histories over a Lily or Holden. I would've enjoyed writing for them too, it's surprising how it changed so much toward the end The show lost interest in the Hughes family long before Goutman or Passanante. The only difference was that Goutman/Sheffer stopped giving Margo and Tom stories, but their stories had been so consistently poor in the late '90s it wasn't a big loss. Makes no sense, since they were driving story for so many years Goutman and Passanante should've been fired, though it looked obvious that PGP didn't care anymore about either ATWT and GL. I was checking about the archives and was Roerig's Casey as well as Will, Gwen and Maddie really that disliked? I kind of got why since they (mostly Gwen and Will were on a lot). It's funny considering how people cast nowadays, I'd love to see another Chando, Landon, Soffer and Roerig again instead of what we currently see I didn't dislike them. I disliked their stories if anything. I enjoyed Gwen when she first came on. She reminded me of early Carly somewhat but then she became whiny and was stricken with 'baby fever,' and I was glad when she got Eliza (her brother Cole's baby with Sofie Duran) and she left town. I always liked Will but hated him with Gwen during her baby fever stint. I was hoping he'd leave her ass for the much more fun, Jade. I always liked Casey (Roerig and Magnussen versions) and Maddie (Chando). I just didn't like Maddie falling for Noah, who knew he was gay, and I didn't care for Casey/Allison. The young adults in the last 5-6 years weren't bad. They all just had horrible stories, which always had the same elements: affairs or who's the daddy. I hate how isolated they were and how they didn't really have career ambitions (minus Luke and Allison). It would've been interesting to see them do more than what they were given. This is the same issue I have with young folks on the remaining four soaps too. Yeah the last few years of Will and Gwen's original stay wasn't very good at all. I also liked Casey/Maddie, Roerig and Chando had really good chemistry. Hated how she was basically thrown away when Roerig left and don't gett me started on her 2009-2010 return, she wasn't even given a proper exit. Casey should've ended up back with Maddie and Alison find her way back to Aaron at the end of ATWT

Goutman and Passanante should've been fired, though it looked obvious that PGP didn't care anymore about either ATWT and GL. I was checking about the archives and was Roerig's Casey as well as Will, Gwen and Maddie really that disliked? I kind of got why since they (mostly Gwen and Will were on a lot). It's funny considering how people cast nowadays, I'd love to see another Chando, Landon, Soffer and Roerig again instead of what we currently see

Was that when she kidnapped Maddie Grey?

If only Procter & Gamble gave a damn

I wonder why they never brought back Frannie, Sabrina, Andy or any of Bob's nieces/nephews?

Guess that means his episodes of Emmerdale will be airing soon

seems like Ben still can't accept that he's gay. Do you think they'll do a Johnny/Ben/Paul triangle, even though DTC is gone?

I came across this on YouTube

ITA. The CW would be better for the show. CBS likes its procedurals, and the CW tends to support their little shows that could, and they give shows more leeway... I agree, I bet this show would be a whole lot better on the CW, also I'm sure there may not have done this alternate universe, but it's possible it could be for when they do the the Crisis of Infinite Earths. I also think Greg Berlanti hinted there may be a Kara Danvers in the Arrowverse, maybe it's Power Girl

Now I'd like to see her as GH's HW

You mean, not AFTER he died? Both men make me cum within 2 nano seconds so if they appeared on a daily serial...I would have like no seamen in my sack by the end of week one. On a side note, if Welling was BILLY and Gale was Adam during the scenes when Billy was about to shoot Adam in the snow: 1. I would stripped off my clothes. 2. strapped a vibrator in my a$$. 3. Stuck a flesh light my cock. 4. Rubbed a heating pad on my chest. Once the episode ended I would have mopped up the entire house, as it would be covered in cum, then went on Grindr for the first time. I mean, who could resist me: Whoa, TMI

Doug Marland wanted a role for Jane on ATWT before he died in 1993.