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Great covers - thanks.

OK, I stand corrected. Thanks. Anyway, I thought Maeve McGuire was already off EON when Joel Crothers came along. How long did their time together on the show overlap?

I don't understand why they never used Scott DeFreitas to his full potential. His Andy was such a relatable character.

Do you know what year that picture was taken?

Wow, what magazine was that from?

Yeah, one of Gerry Waggett's soap trivia books said that Hasselhoff and Leighton were engaged three separate times before finally breaking up for good. She eventually married another actor named Corey Young, but I don't know whether or not they are still together.

Those are great! Thanks for posting them.

I'd seen the Laura and Scotty cover before, but not the others. Thanks!!

I think she would have made a good fit, too. I can't even picture Judith Chapman as a Charlie's Angel!!

According to Casebook, after Kate Jackson left and they were looking to cast another Angel, the auditionees included Michelle Pfeiffer, Kelly Collins (Bo Derek's younger sister), Connie Sellecca and Shari Belafonte (who would later be cast in another Spelling show, Hotel), Deborah Shelton (later of Dallas), Dian Parkinson of The Price is Right, model/talk show host Cristina Ferrare (who would later marry the future big cheese of ABC after Fred Silverman began his disasterous reign at NBC - Tony Thomopoulos), B-movie actress Claudia Jennings, and two actresses with ties to daytime, Cher's sister Georganne LaPiere (who preceded Robin Mattson as Heather on GH) and Judith Chapman (ATWT, GH, RH, DAYS, Y&R). Finally, it came down to two - Bond Girl Barbara Bach (also the future Mrs. Ringo Starr) and Shelley Hack. Barbara Bach was originally announced as the new Angel but ultimately never made it to the air for two reasons - many higher-ups thought she looked too much like Jaclyn, and her screen test did not impress ABC execs. Guess who else auditioned and didn't make the cut? Kathie Lee Gifford. I kid you not.

Sharon Gabet confirmed on FB that the man in the clip with Maree is indeed her ex-husband, Larry Joshua - who was one of several actors to play Stephanie Wyatt's son, Brian Emerson.

I don't know, but sungrey or Carl might be able to tell you for sure.

How long was Logan on the show before Raven (first played by the woman who would become Joe Lambie's real-life wife, Juanin Clay) came on the scene?

I wish Liv would open up her eyes and wake up - who has been right there the past couple of years? BARBA!!!! (Raul Esparza is the #1 reason why I've continued to watch SVU the past couple of years.) Besides, Stabler already has five kids - unless he and Kathy have had more since we last saw them. LOL

Yes. Rita's real-life husband, the Rev. Norman Walter, portrayed a minister on ATWT.

Yeah, Nolan Miller was interviewed in the David Hofstede/Jack Condon book The Charlie's Angels Casebook and had nothing but kind things to say about Jaclyn Smith ("such a wonderful girl...so warm"), Farrah Fawcett ("she had a lot of style", and she and Jaclyn would always report to him about the fashions they had seen on Rodeo Drive on weekends, giving him an idea of what they would like to wear in upcoming episodes), Cheryl Ladd ("she was so easy to work with...always ready to approve anything I had sketched up for her") and Tanya Roberts ("Tanya was very sweet"). He wasn't as diplomatic about Kate Jackson, who wasn't nearly as interested in fashion as the other girls - "the one time I did design a beautiful gown for her, she came onto the set wearing it with Adidas sneakers". But he is also quoted as saying that he begged Aaron Spelling to hire Shelley Hack because he liked her sense of style. Maybe they fell out after she started on the show. Getting back to Pamela Bellwood, her opening title sequence on Dynasty was just hilarious to me and many others, from comments I've read on various sites. She flips on a light switch. WOW!!!! At least Emma Samms got to ride a horse in hers.

Dee and Annie's sisterly relationship reminds me a bit of Eden and Kelly Capwell's (Marcy Walker and Robin Wright) on SB.

Speaking of Pamela Bellwood, what did you all think of the Claudia character? She was kept while her husband and daughter were dropped (though Bo Hopkins did return briefly, years later), and stayed for a good chunk of the show's run. Was she generally liked by the fans, or did she just take up space?

I agree with you guys about Rita Walter. I said pretty much the same thing about Kristen Vigard over on the GL board.

Thanks! I didn't know Nancy played Tara more than once. Didn't Mary Lynn Blanks also play the role at some point?

Thanks. Whenever Tara came back after that, it was always the original actress (Karen Gorney) who played her, right?

Thank you, I look forward to reading them!!!

Totally far out, man!!!

Thanks!! She was one of the many Tara Martins on AMC as well - was she before or after the pre-AW Nancy Frangione?

Carl, do you have any articles/interviews of Rita Walter? She's the only soap actress that I can think of who married a minister while still on her soap (Pamela Shoop of Return to Peyton Place would wed a man who left the priesthood to marry her in the late 80s). I like that she wasn't afraid to be vocal about her faith. Do you know why she eventually left ATWT?