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For whatever reason, people in the '90s really kept trying to make ASJ happen.

Another retro news item. A year later, Sandra got her soap job.

Turns out you're correct. Michael was the direct successor to Marky Mark, in 1994, and then Antonio took the reins in 1996. What threw me is that when Antonio was announced, he was described as the "first celebrity model since 1992." True enough, since Antonio and Mark were famous before their model gigs, while Michael became famous from his. @carolineg On an unrelated note, here's a tangent from my notes for this week's episodes in 1986. It turns out that Laurelton is in South Carolina and you actually can't get there from Port Charles with a direct flight. Jennifer was planning to take the shuttle from PC to New York (specifically LaGuardia) and then down to Laurelton. This renews my annoyance at how earlier in the year, the Laurelton-PC journey seemed to be able to be completed in near-consecutive scenes. Then again, it was 1986 and flying was much different then.

Great find, @slick jones ! If you needed a date, it's 1973 -- Seesaw opened and closed that year. Nicolas was the standby for at least John Gavin, who was the male lead after Ken Howard left.

Yeah, I guess the writers were like, "Well, we can't make them models ..." (Even though I don't think B&B had male model characters around this time.) I think you have the correct progressions, yes. Marky Mark to Antonio Sabato Jr. to Michael Bergin.

I don't think the boxing story was meant to reference any recent movies. There was 1992's Gladiator, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Marshall, but that wasn't a hit. I suspect that GH's story was playing a little bit of follow the leader with DOOL's then-recent boxing story involving Austin. This might be more appropriate for the DOOL history thread, but I want to know if early Austin took some inspiration from Mark Wahlberg. Boxing's featured in the "Good Vibrations" video, Austin's introduction has him stripping in public, Austin boxed as "Boston Austin" ... it's probably a coincidence, but maybe it isn't. And to tie it back to GH, ASJ followed Mark as Calvin Klein's lead male model.

Thank you for that perspective, Errol. I had forgotten that Jennifer Hudson's show is a Warner Bros. production.

Ah, thank you. I missed that.

Assuming nothing new gets added -- P!nk has been rumored as Kelly Clarkson's replacement -- here's what we've got for the fall: Live with Kelly and Mark Tamron Hall The View The Jennifer Hudson Show The Drew Barrymore Show

Come to think of it, Mac and Felicia doing "We Both Reached for the Gun" feels like something that would have happened at a Nurses Ball.

You're welcome! If I'm not mistaken, many TV actors had it in their contracts that they'd also do a TV movie each year. I'm wondering if this was a project that Pat sought out or if it was something he was assigned to.

"A prominent attorney (Michael Brandon) tries to make amends for giving up on his emotionally troubled brother (Pat Harrington Jr.)." Costarring Helen Shaver.

Thanks, @slick jones . And hubba-hubba, Nicolas Coster!

At this point in my viewing, I'm sympathizing with Ginny, but I wonder how much of the 1986 audience felt like being rejected by Mike was some well-deserved punishment for everything she'd done in just over two years.

I was poking around to see if Rick Jr. has a middle name that he can use as an alias, but I couldn't find that info. Instead, how about we call him Blake, in honor of Ginny?