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Most if not all of those people were based in New York/the East Coast, so that probably cut down on expenses.

The missed opportunities abound. They could have brought Douglas to town around 1991 with his longtime prep school buddy, Spencer Olson. Or in 1999 (as played by Victor Webster, allowing Nicholas "Nicky" Alamain a few more years in limbo before being reintroduced sometime in the mid-'00s).

Out of all the formats to dramatize the lead-up to, event and aftermath of a school shooting, I think a soap opera would be the most suitable. What would need to happen, however, is near-complete trust in the storytelling. Nothing ever goes completely as planned, but you would need a long-range plan and the commitment to ensure that little or nothing is getting skipped. You've also got to look holistically, including what @j swift mentioned, having characters confront each other about their opinions. This is not a storyline that's over and done within two weeks. It has to matter. (Oh, Agnes Nixon or Doug Marland, where are you when we need you?)

You're welcome, Darn! If I remember correctly, Erica's early modeling career included things like appearing in ads for local department stores and catalog work. For better or worse, the show took her to unexpected heights.

Erica as a jockey would have been hilarious. I can just see Susan rocking those silks.

Thank you! I knew there was probably a more prestigious/singular person I could have hit upon.

Erica's fame is a funny thing to measure. She spent years ascending in the modeling world, but didn't succeed at establishing herself in show business. For a few years, she succeeded as a magazine publisher, then definitely succeeded as an entreprenur. Along the way, her husbands increased in prominence. Also, of course, she's got her fame as a talk show hostess (Was The Cutting Edge strictly local? Could it be seen nationally, or at least in NYC?) and retroactive icon of her heyday. Did I miss anything? I can't quite compare Erica to one person, although I suppose Janice Dickinson would be the closest analogue in terms of modeling (I'm open to better suggestions). And Tina Brown for the Tempo years. Enchantment was likely following the lead of Elizabeth Taylor, Cher and Joan Collins' perfumes, but I personally think of it more along the lines of Jessica Alba and the Honest Company (a surprise and highly lucrative second act). The retroactive icon of her heyday ... I guess Erica's like every woman who's survived to give commentary for a pop culture documentary. Also, now that I'm writing this, I think there was a big missed opportunity not having Erica hook up with a rock star (he doesn't have to be British, but it wouldn't have hurt) during her modeling years.

My God, Maree was stunningly beautiful in the 1960s. Talk about one of those faces the camera was made for.

To some degree or another, it goes all the way up to 1991. A few years back, Mary Crosby did an interview where she admitting wishing she had better capitalized on her fame. Seems like there were mutual missed opportunities on both sides.

And here's how the introduction played out in-universe: March 7, 1994 -- Damian wants to honor the nurses of GH in a public way. He learns about how Bobbie wants to revive the Nurses's Ball. Damian goes to Audrey wanting to underwrite the entire cost of the Nurse's Ball. Damian wants Bobbie to chair the event. March 9 -- Audrey asks Bobbie to chair the revived Nurse's Ball. Bobbie learns the money to underwrite the ball came from Damian. Bobbie confronts Damian telling him she is not for sale. Damian apologies and Bobbie does not want GH to suffer so she agrees to think about chairing the ball. Bobbie tells Tony that she wants to decline to chair the ball due to Damian's involvement. He thinks she should do it, as it would benefit GH. March 18 -- Lucy asks Audrey if she can co-chair the Nurse's Ball with Bobbie. Bobbie agrees to let Lucy help her with the Nurse's Ball. Lucy does have a good idea to bill the ball as a talent show. Lucy tells Damian that she just volunteered to co-chair the Nurse's Ball.

Of course! Edmund! I can see Drake in that role.

And Peter Horton.

Yes, Seven Brides was a musical. Or at least, a song per episode. (I haven't yet found if Drake had a solo.)

Aw, the couple looks so adorable together. That Seven Brothers intro makes me laugh because I'd swear most of the guys are on the same horse.

I didn't know that about Deidre and Richard!

This reminds me that Vivian had only been on canvas for about two months at the time of the Forest Alamain reveal. Later in 1992, we'd get the Nicky is Carly & Lawrence's son stuff, but I wonder if they were danging some red herrings about John/Forrest being Vivian's son? Oh, good choice! And there was a prominent new male role available in 1991, Dimitri. Or was the character established before the Tale of Two Romans got started? Ah, either way, Drake would have done fine on AMC Oh, Miller-Boyett would have loved Drake. I also have to laugh at you mentioning MacGyver, since Drake and Richard Dean Anderson played kin on 1982's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

These 1966 episodes are such a thrill!

It's worse in The Glass Inferno. In that book, Dan and Lorie are more pathetic. He makes trophies and other promotional materials and she's a never-was model. In the movie, they got some dignity, borrowed from The Tower and a pair of cut characters. An opposites attract pairing between a conservative-minded politican and a liberal woman, who are doomed because there's no way they're going to safely get out of the building in time.

Let's talk a little more about the Wired for Sound performances. According to a Soap Opera Digest blurb from 1982, the first was Judy Collins, followed by The B-52s. Bertie Higgins wasn't mentioned in the blurb, but YouTube has his June 8, 1982 appearance. SOD picks up with Ashford & Simpson and Maurice Gibb. And according to a July 5, 1982 issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Neil Sedaka was next (July 13), with Air Supply, The Waitresses and Quarterflash on the way. Plus, of course, Miss Jennifer Holiday. My questions are: did any of these happen before or after the summer of 1982 and did they actually help in attracting viewers?

Much appreciation for the tag, @victoria foxton. When I get a free moment, I'll be sure to watch. (What can I say? Too many long nights at Soapsuds' Cellar.

If I remember correctly, Shenanigans became Alice's Restaurant No. 1 around 1991 or so and was phased out soon after, I'm guessing because the Brady Pub became the new casual dining hangout set. Tuscany became Alice's Restaraunt No. 2 (the country-western bar) sometime during Reilly 2.0. I remember Tuscany being phased in around 1999 or so (and was clearly established by the time of the John-Roman-Brady catfight), after years of The Penthouse Grille, which had succeeded Wings as the upscale dining hangout set.

I think it was a little of both. I've been reading gossip columns from 1993-94, which she and Burt dominated for a long time. By the spring, they appeared much less often. This. Very much this. This *shocked* young Franko. Celebrities vs. critics? What kind of nonsense was that?https://ew.com/article/2001/11/30/yes-dear-riding-hate-wave-success/

Oh, if only Teri had gotten a chance to appear on, say, Murphy Brown in its heyday rather than Women of the House ... That movie was also supposedly responsible for Jon Lovitz not getting to come back to SNL, since at the time, Lorne Michaels didn't let castmembers be gone for outside projects. Not helped by the fact that she was playing the antagonist. I'd love to hear your commentary. Not the first time that the Sugarbakerverse made light of this. They did the same thing in the episode where they had a crappy wilderness vacation and ended up in the Georgia backcountry.

YES! Is anyone well-versed enough in '90s trash to ID all those clips at the end? It looks like they came from a whole bunch of made for TV movies (most of which aired on USA, apparently). At one point, I thought they were all made for the show, which would have really been expensive/pointless.

Only for the curious, "Women in Film." On a side note, it's interesting -- to me, anyway -- that Teri Garr and Julie Hagerty's paths briefly crossed with "Women of the House." Both ladies flopped in a 1991 sitcom ("Good and Evil" for Teri, "Princesses" for Julie), then Teri played opposite Shelley Long for round two of "Good Advice," then there was "Women" and then Julie did one more sitcom, "Reunited" on UPN. Just thinking about it, it seems like either or both ladies should have tried TV sooner and maybe would have had better luck.