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5 minutes ago, Khan said:
From what I understand, though, the network's reversing their decision on "Star Trek" was kind of a double-edged sword. Yes, the franchise got another season, but with a reduced budget and without Gene Roddenberry's participation.
The 3rd season is usually regarded as having the preponderance of the worst-written stories along with the smaller budget. Plus, the show got moved to the kiss-of-death Friday night slot. But the long-term result was that the show gained massive popularity in the syndicated reruns which, in turn, led to the franchise becoming the behemoth that is still going to this day. Many of us who grew up on those 79 episodes watched them over and over again, even the clunkers, lol. And most, or all, of what came after, with varying opinions. The Trimbles' efforts set the wheels in motion.
A side comment, or opinion about Roddenberry. As one of those who fell in love with the show during its syndication I, of course, admire what he accomplished. But as the years passed and the franchise grew, he continued to hold on to his basic vision and, essentially tied down some creative hands. The TNG characters had to all be upstanding folks who got along with one another. DS9 didn't happen at all while he was alive because he totally rejected the concept. He seemed to be a combination of forward-thinking in some ways and not so much so in other ways.0 -
R.I.P. John Trimble. He, along with his wife, Betty Joanne (Bjo), started a letter-writing campaign when Star Trek was facing cancellation after its 2nd season. As a result of their efforts, the show got a 3rd season, making it eligible for syndication...and we know what happened from there.
https://www.startrek.com/news/remembering-john-trimble
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R.I.P. Barbara Baldavin, who appeared in Star Trek several times, guested on many shows and was also a regular on Medical Center.
https://www.cbr.com/barbara-baldavin-star-trek-dead/
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On 3/24/2024 at 1:29 PM, Contessa Donatella said:
This is a game we're playing, "Guess the Soap Actor" in old episodes of the original Hawaii Five-O
For years (decades, really) there have been two major tv "universes" for me: soaps (though, not much anymore) and Star Trek (especially the original). Many times when I see a familiar actor in an old tv show, I'll either say "that person was on Star Trek" or "that person was on xyz soap playing such and such" or both (like Marj Dusay and Louise Sorel), even if they were better known for something else. Those are my two biggest frames of recognition reference. I saw a Little House episode the other day where I was like, I know that woman and it was Norma Connolly (Aunt Ruby, GH). Frank Maxwell (Dan Rooney, GH) appeared in a bunch of 50s and 60s shows as did Constance Ford (Ada, AW).
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/25/style/laurent-de-brunhoff-babar-obituary/index.html
Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98
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https://extratv.com/2024/03/25/ron-harper-land-of-the-lost-planet-of-the-apes-actor-dies-at-88/
Ron Harper, 'Land of the Lost,' 'Planet of the Apes' Actor, Dies at 91
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Beth Peters, Actor on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 92
https://variety.com/2024/theater/news/beth-peters-dead-general-hospital-1235945235/
She played Mrs. Whitaker in the first L & L on the run storyline.
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I enjoyed his appearances on Carol's show. He did very well with comedy.
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I'm binging "Little House On The Prairie"; starting season 3 now. I haven't seen most of them in decades and it's their 50th anniversary this year so as good a time as any. A lot of the cast and guest stars keep doing interviews on youtube so the behind-the-scenes info is pretty cool, too. And they do love putting out their memoirs, lol; they think Alison Arngrim's is particularly good. Many of them have a lot of love for Michael Landon and Victor French. Not so much for Melissa Sue Anderson. Charlotte Stewart (Miss Beadle) was quite the free spirit; having been "buddies with benefits", as she called it, with guys like French and Jim Morrison. (Now I have a mental image of Miss Beadle with Mr. Edwards, lol.)
Anyway, it's been nice to revisit something familiar from childhood yet where I don't remember a lot of the episodes. Also, seeing how many of the old-time film stars they brought on as guests is cool, too. Melissa Gilbert compared it to being like The Love Boat, lol.0 -
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/charles-dierkop-dead-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-police-woman-1235836234/
Charles Dierkop, Actor in ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ ‘The Sting’ and ‘Police Woman,’ Dies at 87
Being a Trekkie, I recognized him like this:
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https://tvline.com/news/chris-gauthier-cause-of-death-once-upon-a-time-dead-obituary-1235173792/
Truthfully, I didn't recognize him by name but I do remember him from Eureka as the diner owner.
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Too young. Like Michael Zaslow, he had ALS.
https://screenrant.com/kenneth-mitchell-star-trek-discovery-actor-dies/
He was also in that rather unfortunate "Ghost Whisperer" storyline that had Jim killed and his spirit jumping into another guy's body so they would show Ken's reflection in the mirror.
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GL - Bradley Cole playing Prince Richard and then Jeffrey. I leave it up to others to decide if it worked since I preferred Edmund/DAM anyway.
AMC borrowed from GH and created Dr. Alex Devane to be the "late" Anna's twin sister before reviving Anna. I don't think she was a total flop but I may be biased because I always liked Finola Hughes. Out of curiosity, since I stopped watching GH 2 decades ago, did they ever acknowledge there that Anna had a twin sister?
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EON had "Sky Whitney", who was eventually revealed to be an imposter named Jefferson Brown who'd asumed "dead" Sky's identity; after Jeff died the real Sky was revealed to still be alive.
GL had a really complicated storyline with Sonni/Solita, involving the long-ago suicide of a twin sister, guilt of the survivor, mental illness with taking on the dead twin's identity...its climax was basically about trying to figure out which twin actually survived.
GH had Grant Putnam and Grant Andrews, which ended up rather ironic in that Putnam had been the victim who was replaced by Andrews (an international enemy agent) but Putnam ended up becoming a psychopath while Andrews turned into the good guy.
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R.I.P. Gary Graham. This one surprised me. I think it's because I think of him young in "Alien Nation" even though I also saw him as Soval in Star Trek: Enterprise. He did a fun interview a year ago on Shuttlepod Show, which is done by Enterprise actors Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating.
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There's a funny mention on the "Fiddler On The Roof" anniversary DVD which tells how they took hairs from Norman's graying beard to add to 35-year-old Topol's eyebrows to help age him. They've passed within 10 months of each other.
But 97 is a great run.
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OLTL - Even though I started watching the show after Joe Riley's death, from the clips I've seen it seems Clint was literally introduced as Joe's replacement, as Joe brought him in to take over for him as editor at the Banner. I believe Joe also was nudging Viki towards Clint? (The old "having the blessing of the dying spouse" thing, lol.)
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R.I.P. David Soul.
I literally just mentioned him yesterday because I heard "Don't Give Up On Us, Baby." I even still have the 45 from when I was a kid. Of course, I saw S & H, plus his Star Trek episode. The original Salem's Lot is one of my favorite horror films.
He and his SL co-star, Lance Kerwin, passed just short of a year of each other.
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Comic legend Shecky Greene dies at 97
https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/comic-legend-shecky-greene-dies-at-97-2973752/
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It's funny but my mention of the efforts to "replace" Laura made me think that there are several actresses right there that owe the start of their careers to the fact that Genie Francis chose to leave GH at that time. Janine Turner, Demi Moore and Emma Samms all had their first big exposure on GH as a direct result of Genie's departure. Had Genie not left, those characters/actresses would not have been brought on and who knows how their careers (and lives) would have played out.
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GH:
Mac filled the void when Tristan Rogers left and they "killed" Robert, not only raising Robin but eventually becoming police commissioner himself.
There were multiple attempts to fill Genie Francis'/Laura's absence as the beautiful young heroine/damsel when she left the first time. Laura Templeton as the literal lookalike, Jackie Templeton as the interest for Luke. But I think the more popular and enduring one was Holly.
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RIP: In Memoriam Thread
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Depends who you ask, lol.
And with a name like yours, I just can't help it...