victoria foxton

It's formulaic and predictable and filled with quirky characters. It's a safe bet it will be on CBS for the next 20 yrs.  Prime example NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles and NCIS New Orleans. 

I'm pretty sure it's 1985. The Baxter/Paula/Mark/Clarissa quad has been a blast to watch.

Yes your right about Shana's story . I always found Loving so bland and generic. But i did enjoy watching the episode. I guess it gave me a nostalgic feeling.

A house filled with Q's in all their dysfunctional glory. Lucy up to no good. I loved Dawn and Decker there was so much potential in them. Unlike present day GH in this era there were so many likable and interesting characters.

From what year are the clips from?

Jessie was so bland and basic. I liked Simon and India they were fun and mischievous. Reva and HB played well off one another.  I like Larkin Malloy but i find Kyle dull.The stolen art story seems like a dud. GL was rudderless during this time. Not as good as Pam Long's second run. Or it's early 90's resurgence which ushered GL last golden age. Never seen this soft jazz closing. With the characters still interacting. I really liked it.

I've been enjoying the ATWT episodes from 2000.The show isn't prefect but it's watchable and entertaining. The best story was the stalker story. Lilly and Holden story lacked direction. Jake naturally worked very well into the Oakdale canvas. It's a shame Jake was killed off only a couple of years later. John's and Camille's mentor relationship was great. I wished Andy's and Denise's story was written better none the less Scott DeFreitas and Cassandra Creech did an amazing job. Characters are a bit isolated in this era but it got worse in ATWT last years. Still i'll take ATWT from this era over Jean Passanante's.

I binged watched the whole thing. It's an awesome series i hope it's renewed. A added bonus for me is that it's set in the 80's..It gives me such a nostalgic feeling for that bygone era.

That group of extremely talent young actors always elevated the dreck Jeanie P wrote for them.

It looks very generic and by the numbers. The type of show CBS loves to put on air. Couldn't they at least have given the ginger surfer boy's hair a light trim. I liked George Eads since his days on the short lived Savannah.

1986 HBS and GM were lively and interesting as Tom and Margo. While SH and ED were so stodgy. I loved seeing both Frannie,Marsha  and Kim having flashbacks of Doug. The amazing Elizabeth Hubbard gave a heartbreaking performance  Lisa was dancing with an old queen? oh it's Earl. Under Marland ATWT was so well written and so full of life. 1997 I loved Lucinda and Holden scenes locked in Lucy's wine cellar. One the best things from this era was Lucy and Holden finally burying the hatchet. By this point Lucy's hatred of all things Snyder was stale and played out.  I thought Emily's rape by Diego was overkill. I hated how after Mr. Marland death Emily became so neurotic. I liked Nikki and Ryder but the teens during this era never got great stories. ATWT missed a golden opportunity not bringing back Ryder's bio mom Joyce Lisa's arch nemesis. It's strange how Ryder was still a teen but both Andy and Paul were older.  FMB's run as EP started strong and quickly fizzled out.

Connor's triangle with Cal and Mark did a lot of damage to the character. I liked Susan Batten as Luna on OLTL. Firing AR-T and recasting Connor with SB was so stupid. AR-T brought something special to the role. SB looked lost while making awkward faces. Plus her thick southern accent often came out.

Sadly there never was a worthy successor to the late Mr. Marland. I do agree he was burned out by the tail end of his run.

I've been watching post Marland ATWT from 1993-96. ATWT  still had plenty of life. But there's a dullness and predictability.The best stuff from this period was Damian breathing some life to Holden's and Lilly's played out love story. the whole John vs Lisa saga.The plane crash with Damian, Margo and Sam. The introduction of Carly. John publicly humiliating Lisa during there lavish engagement party. The worst the boring Kasnoff family, The introductions of Zoe. Sarah,Diego, The whole convoluted Kingsley-Malta saga which ran for yrs. Emily's rape by Diego. All the soft core porn love scenes with Mark and Connor at the treehouse of sex. The Martin Chedwyn saga with Lisa. The teens were badly used and written out. Nikki Munson was the only one of the teens that managed to last 3 yrs. Paul and Dusty weren't just badly recast their personalities were completely changed too. Poor Andy was written out and never brought back. In hindsight maybe it was a good thing that Andy was never brought back. I did enjoy Mr. Sheffer's first year on ATWT.  But it was clear he had disdain for ATWT's rich and vast history.  Where the late Mr. Marland reveled in ATWT's rich and vast history.   The last 17 yrs of ATWT the quality started going downhill year after year.

Carly has become a played out character. But she had so much potential in the early years. During Bob Guza last run Carly alongside Sonny and Jason ate up the show. Now Carly has been reduced to a Stepford Wife and Sonny apologist. At the time i actually liked the introduction of Carly. I also liked how Bobbie's backstory as a teen hooker was being used. I can't believe it's been 20 years, since Caroline Benson Bobbie's hellspawn first set foot in PC.

I always found Loving so favorless. Devoid of any personality.Other soaps had much stronger personalities that helped them out during bad runs. I only enjoyed Loving during The Loving Murders. 

A flaming gay bearish Henry i never bought him with Katie, Vienna, or Babs. But i am glad Barbara did end up with someone at the end. 

The Dobson's were hit or miss on ATWT during their two runs. I find it strange since their run on GL was flawless from everything i've read. From what i've seen of Gunther i was not impressed. Were Barbara and Gunther popular? Which was worse The Mr. Big story or Barbara's past life? What other outlandish stories took place during this time?

Thanks a lot teplin. From reading her bio she's seems like an interesting character. She was yet another character Days got rid of during their reboot in 1980. I was wondering was Days any good during their big reboot in 1980? 

Who is the dark haired lady with Chris Kositchek?

The late Mr. Lester was on for a year as Mason #2 from 1989-90.  Terry Lester played Royce Keller from 1992-94.

Santa Barbara is a hard soap for me to get into. But i have been enjoying the episodes from late 1989. I like the rivalry between Gina and Laura. I find Ethan hot but dull but he did have chemistry with Gina and Laura. Walker,Martinez,Born and  Carrington are mesmerizing to watch. The canvas is very small for an hour soap. The Capwell's lacked warmth as a family unite. It's strange watching a soap with only one core family. In 1990 Mack. Ric, Sasha, Laura, Bunny and Phyllis are gone. The revolving door of characters really hurt SB. Another World also had this problem. But they were still smart enough to hold on to characters like Cass, Felicia and Donna to just name a few.

2 more years of Abby the oldest goth chick on the planet rollerblading around the morgue. 2 more years of McGee getting fat then skinny again. 2 more years of the hottest petty officers getting murdered. My boy friend is a huge fan and forces me to watch.

ATWT was never as great without Douglas Marland.

Your assessment of ATWT and GL is dead on. Still the tail end of DM's ATWT is still vastly superior to present day soaps. ATWT and GL were on fire back in the early 1990's. In a couple of years there slow and steady decline would begin.