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That sounds about right. She was right before Goutman, if I'm not mistaken.

Would you say that the JFP era was the final straw, that the show was permanently doomed?

Yup. It's a shame, too, given the wealth of talent they had.

HA! I don't remember that one, but I often referred to the collective of Sonny, Carly, Jason and Courtney as The Gruesome Foursome, Not So Fab Four, etc. 😂

The ONLY time I liked Courtney was when she was with AJ. So, of course, they had to sabatoge the pairing and throw AJ under the bus while they were at it. 😡😡😡😡😡

Everything you said makes a lot of sense. They never did find a successful long-term performer for either Peter or Nicole, did they? I think the only ones I saw were Marcus Smythe and Anne Howard.

I stand corrected - it was indeed 2002. I don't think anyone on earth loved Courtney as much as Frons/Guza did. 🤮

I think my favorite one is still Kung Fu Chick. 😂

Adorable!!! 😊❤

I especially hated when Guza gave the 2003 Thanksgiving episode to his pet, Skipper. I remember sitting down to watch and yelling for the Qs and their pizza!! 😡😡😡😡😡

They tried him with several women after Amy was killed off, but I don't think any of those pairings worked. The thing with Jane was out of left field to me.

@carolineg, GH lost me with that Connor Bishop thing. That whole plot was such a turnoff. 🤮

Same here. I did like her in other things after GH, like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Totally agree. Do you think the recasting of Donna ruined the momentum of the Love/Hudson story? I wasn't watching back then in real time.

I'm probably the only one here who actually liked Natalia Livingston as Emily. Amber Tamblyn's version just got on my nerves!! *ducks from tomatoes*

Here's one I found on eBay:

I've never seen that photo before - it's great. 😊

Besides, with only 22 minutes per episode they made every minute count. There was no time for filler.

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At least they never tried to pair Nikolas with Brenda when TC and VM were together. I know I'm forever grateful. 😂

I vividly remember when the Webber sisters arrived in Port Charles in the summer of 1997. They were building up Sarah and Nikolas to be the show's big new Young Love. Who would have guessed it would have been the respective younger siblings, Liz and Lucky? 😊

Wow, I never knew all this. Good for them!! 😊❤

I believe you're right. I remember CS with MBE, GF, CT and SN on a cover of SOD in late summer/early fall 1999. I don't remember Reginald poisoning Katherine, but I bet it was fun to watch. I loved Reginald!! 😊

Very true, and that’s a big reason why I find it so easy to go down the rabbit hole watching TD, RH and SFT. If soaps had stayed at half an hour - and maybe only had hour episodes for special occasions like weddings and holidays, they may have survived. Maybe.

Thank you!! They went into a lot of detail.