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OMG they just pulled out Johnnie Cochran during Annie's trial??? LOL - first Rudy G and now Johnnie. I can't believe it 😂

Appreciate those details, and you're right, I would feel like I'm missing out on certain things. And gosh, I hate that the Blake Marler YT channel is gone. Such a blow, and to see everyone's comments on the episodes gone is sad.

Ohhh I would love that! The Vault has episodes from those years, but it's sporadic and not complete, but I may just go find an episode from Summer '90 and give it a peek. I'll keep that in mind with the June 1992 idea. I think starting Feb 1992 is when most, if not all, the episodes are there, so I might just start there too. And I love that. :)

Ahh I forgot today's episode is a repeat. I turned it on and saw Doug and thought omg, he's back? And then realized haha...

That's what I struggle with haha. I would love to start in 89 with Roger's return, but sadly the Vault where I watch these episodes doesn't have a full catalog until around mid-1992 or so. I really hate having to miss episodes so jumping around without seeing everything in order is hard for me. I am curious, @GL95 - are you watching the show and this period from the Vault or do you have a different place where you can view episodes? Are you missing certain episodes and does that bother you?

Now THIS is the Vanessa I like haha. She looks fabulous in that purple dress with the longer hair. I didn't realize men used to wear formal gloves like Billy is during their wedding. Thanks for posting these :)

Thank you! I remember hearing about Kat last year, so this makes sense. I can't wait to see that bachelor party episode you mentioned. And I should have caught myself re: Vanessa's outfits, I know you've told me before how she dresses, so it makes a lot of sense. To be honest, I need a Reva break haha, especially this current sanctimonious soccer mom version I'm currently watching. So technically most people found out Reva was alive when Alex walked into Josh and Annie's wedding and announced it because of the diner's grainy camera taping Reva and Buzz dancing. They couldn't believe it, but they eventually did and then at the ball, that's where Reva came out in her red dress and purposefully got into it with Josh in front of everyone.

LOL - it drew me in so quickly! I have to confess, I had too much wine last night and it shows in my posts LOL. Oh well :) So I'm going to stick with my current 1999 viewing for now. I want to get to at least August - I want to see the remote location shoot and then see how Annie leaves the show. I know she leaves in July 1999, but I don't know how and am curious to at least end that story arc. Then I think it'll be time to go back to the early 90s, which I'm very excited about! I started watching GL last March of 2025, so I'm coming up on my one-year anniversary which is wild how much time flies! I bet by next month, I'll be to my goal of August 1999, which means I'll have watched Feb 1995 - August 1999 all within a year, with no fast forwarding or skipping episodes. Quite the accomplishment :)

Ok, was watching other soap opera stuff and this came up as my next suggested video and wow... THIS is the Guiding Light I loved and want more of. 1995 has remnants of this vibe that I fell in love with. I think I'm having a midlife crisis where anything from the early/mid-90s makes me feel nostalgic haha, but honestly this is what I can't wait to see more of. This episode gave me the community vibe I love from Springfield. Ed and Maureen wanting to go to Hamp's to watch the Super Bowl (or maybe some other important game)! Watching Hamp in a scene where he isn't reduced to playing a saxophone is amazing. I don't know who the lady he's with is, but it's cute. Then my favorite scene of the episode - Hamp, Ed, Ross, Fletcher and Billy watching the football game together. These are scenes I want to see more of. Bonding, friendship and realistic stuff. Seeing Holly and Roger flirt at the diner - omg! This is the couple I love. Fletcher - no. Then Lillian came in and David talked to her, aww. I could easily see Roger helping a crazy Holly during her child kidnapping days. Eleni actually having a life and personality, and seeing Alan-Michael with her, I'm already in love with these two and their dark hair together haha. Honestly Rick Hearst could get it when he was that young. This episode alone makes me realize the recast Eleni was nothing in the eyes of TPTB. This is wild seeing Eleni, Blake, Maureen and little Michelle dancing together and being friends. You don't see Michelle, Eleni or Blake ever interacting in 1995, just 2.5 years later. Ugh. This Mallet guy is hot... and honestly Beth Ehlers aged very well. Most importantly, @P.J. - Henry calling Jenna "Jen", and treating her like a daughter. Vanessa, looking way too overdressed, seeming way too upset with Henry's feelings for Jenna haha. Gosh I miss Henry, what a sweet man. Oh and this is when Billy was there... Ohh and a note that Lillian left Ed! No Reva. No Josh. And I loved this episode. GL was and could have been GL without them.

@P.J. - how can you hate this man?!? 😜

You're welcome! I was happy to finally find time to watch this, because this storyline was so important to me as a young kid. After watching it, I felt like Chris was very supportive of it and the political talk towards the end was so reminiscent of what I live in today. I don't want to get political, but Chris surprised me and I was appreciative of his thoughts. Wilson really impressed me. He was so prepared, articulate and compassionate. He seems way younger than he should be haha. AMC in this era was really quite entertaining and informative. I love that show :)

I'm finally watching this tonight and here are my running thoughts: I hate to dog on someone, but Alan Locher just drives me crazy. He messes up the intro, he doesn't pay attention because he's clicking around on his computer and his eyes are going all over the computer screen. It just takes away from the interview. I also wonder if he ever really watched non-CBS shows. He eventually got better, but anyway, I started watching only Rodney's camera and it made it much better. Rodney was so prepared and articulate and I'm so happy he was here to give his story. I loved to hear that his family was a fan of OLTL and GH back in the 60s. And that's where I get conflicted, because I love that Alan is able to get these interviews for us, so I'd rather have this than nothing at all. Ok, rant over... this was amazing and I'm so happy to see that 30 years later, this is important and people remember. I'll never forget watching this story as a 12-year old boy and thinking holy crap... I loved Chris Bruno, but I hate the fact that he took this interview in a parking lot, looking like a guido gym rat. He gives me Frank Grillo (Hart, GL) vibes. He did take it seriously once he found a stable spot, so I'm glad he made the best of the situation. His story about his dad and trans people was very sweet... Interesting that he remembered Dixie's name and how he was originally going to be her love interest. Wow, he still stays in touch with the old Scott Chandler, Timmy Dillon, Anita Santos... and then he's the Godfather of Mark and Kelly's firstborn?!?! That is wild, I love it. I love how Chris seemed so proud and happy to hear that AMC won the Emmy for Best Writing for this storyline. Ok I forgive, sorta, Chris for taking this interview from a parking lot on his phone only because he actually loved this and was so happy about this. And wow, Rodney is still a teacher in rural Missouri, which is where I grew up and where my family still lives. I wonder where in MO he is, I'd love to meet him one day. His confidence and overall demeanor was actually quite attractive, which personally I'm surprising myself. And they even brought up the AMC revival! Hahaha... I'd love to hear @EricMontreal22's thoughts on this interview... hope you're still around!

😂😂😂 Still looking forward to that day in the far away future to determine whether this painting portal is more silly than the clone storyline or not.

Has anyone seen Netflix's Members Only Palm Beach? I just watched it this weekend and it makes me wonder... We know most, not all, of the NYC, NJ and Miami housewives are right-leaning. All these Palm Beach ladies are very right-wing and honestly seeing these ladies and their antics make Jill Zarin's rant about Bad Bunny seem tame. So it makes me wonder, why is Netflix ok with it but E isn't? Would Jill make a move to go to Netflix? One of these ladies even looks like Jill and the other reminds me of Ramona. I guess at the end of the day, should reality TV censor reality or should they allow people to show their real lives and let the audience decide whether to watch or not?

Gosh, I wonder the same. I get both sides... someone who is ~18 dealing with their first big acting gig that took day/night, and an almost 50-year old playing a mom for the first time. Gosh, I can't believe Susan was almost 50 in the mid-90s, I'm actually shocked right now looking up her age/birth date. It doesn't seem possible. Anyway... I get it, so I would be curious how they both feel today. I'm assuming they haven't worked together since, but I have to imagine SMG has matured since then and they would likely be on similar pages today. Regardless, I'll always love the both of them and their storyline back then. Wow was it good.

Can't agree more.... so good. I'm getting everything I wanted out of this reunion so far. And the Atlanta teaser in the middle of it all... can't wait! It's giving Drag Race Season 6 teaser with the cougar/tiger vibe.

Surprisingly no, and what a good question. As an outsider at the time, I knew Roger and Reva as the faces of GL. So the fact they didn't interact was interesting for me to see. I view them as the Erica and Adam of AMC, but even they, of course, interacted/married/were rivals/etc. But Reva and Roger in the 90s... no. Reva was on an island upon her return in 95, living as an Amish girl with Alan finding her. In 1996, she was with Buzz and working at the diner, trying to save 5th Street while Roger was on a Lonatrat island with Dinah/Hart. Then Roger left in early 1997 when Reva was finally back in Josh's orbit with Annie becoming an unhinged alcoholic. I would have loved to see these two forces go at it. I wonder if TPTB thought hey, if they don't like one of these stories, at least they'll like the other and we'll at least get 50/50 from the audience? Clearly in 1996, they failed on both.

Ohhh - well that's smart haha. Thank you :)

Oh wow, very interesting. So 45-minutes... I guess the last 15 minutes were just commercials, or maybe local news or something?

Oh I love this - I honestly had no idea that OLTL and GH were only 30 minutes for awhile, and I guess AMC was always an hour once it premiered in 70? @Maxim - hope you're doing ok, we miss you and your reviews! I know life gets in the way :)

Oh definitely, or at least chiseling it seems.

LOL - I know what you're talking about. I didn't notice it seeming larger than what I was accustomed to on AMC, but I get it haha. It does feel like he's had work done or at least regular botox or something.

Hahaha totally get that! Once you get through your watch up to early '95, it's worth going through that storyline when you get a moment :) You probably know this, or read about it, but they brought back Maureen for a bit during their storyline and I really thought Jesse's tie into Maureen was sweet (at first I thought wait, are they doing this haha, but then I ended up really liking it). I think that's one thing that frustrates me today, now that Jesse has been kicked to the curb and seemingly left with Drew, it's like everyone forgot the Maureen connection. Other parts of their story was Jesse living on the other side of the tracks and Abby being attacked and almost raped, and then she murders the guy and is on trial, etc. Abby's last major story it seems, sadly.

LOL, I don't know the OLTL character, but I bet Michael E. Knight's character 'Martin' on GH could give him a run for his money. He came onto the scene with this Kentucky Fried Chicken/Foghorn Leghorn OTT accent and now today, he just sounds and acts like Tad Martin. It is so funny to me. It tells me that maybe his character wasn't originally long-term, but once they decided it would be, he couldn't realistically keep up with that wretched accent.

Thank you for this backstory! I knew about the Mo/Ed/Lillian stuff, but didn't know the other bits until today, so thank you! Knowing how sour fans felt about the show after Mo died, and then to your point, there really didn't seem to be a lot of aftermath to create good story from it... does make me better understand why some thought GL could be in cancel territory in 94-95, just out of pure anger haha. A few of us have talked about this last year on the boards, but I'm a bit biased because I love Budig from her role on AMC. But I also never really got to see Miner's Michelle where people thought she shined, especially during Mo's death, etc. So I get long-time fans' opinions when they go from that little girl they cared about to this teenaged boy-crazy, Madonna bra-wearing Michelle haha. I personally found Miner to be annoying, but I never got to see her good stuff or much of her and Bill together. I do remember Ben and really thought he was fun with his random Boston or New Yorker accent haha. I felt like Michelle/J never really went anywhere because she was more drawn to Zachary and J's recast was taken into a different direction (I liked that recast!). Yeah, the Zachary being an angel thing was weird. I appreciated the backstory with Meta that they tried to tie in, but it was just a little too supernatural for me and clearly it couldn't be sustainable. But it was Jesse who I really found to be her first true love and I really loved that love story. By that time, Michelle wasn't as boy-crazy and became a little more mature.