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Same... thanks for putting words to my confusion 😄

That's right! The actress was Angelle Brooks. IIRC it was just for a short time in fall '96.

Interesting! Vivica played a med student, recurring, for about a year... mid-94 to mid-95. Just sporadically. The role did not play to her strengths at all. Stephanie was low-key and muted, resistant to Malcolm's flirting or having any sort of fun at all. Hopefully 2026 Stephanie will be a bit more lively!

Great description, thanks! Hard to fathom why this was not re-aired during the 2020 covid classics

Yes! It will be a surprise to many viewers as he was pretty much a villain his first year.

There was also "Top of the Towers" at the top of Newman Towers, seen often in the early 90s. Leanna memorably sang on top of a piano there. I wonder when that set was last used.

Not sure where else to post this, but this is a lovely profile of Brian Cahill, who has terminal prostate cancer and is determined to live his best life for as long as he has. He is referred to as a "former soap opera executive". Per Google, in the late 2000s, his title was "Brian Cahill, senior vice president and managing director of TeleNext Media, the subsidiary of Procter & Gamble that produced both “Guiding Light” and “As The World Turns” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/nyregion/cancer-friend-death-role-model.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JVA.e7q5.KamGpJAMuvPD&smid=url-share

@BoldRestless the clip in the vault titled "1992-11-03 Sheila gives Molly pointers on how to" is actually 11-05, thank you

The biggest shift I recall is at Laura’s wake, when she gets drunk and steals Peter’s ashes. I guess the fact that she wasn’t able to mourn him properly, since their sibling connection was a secret, was the tipping point for her…? Agreed it could have been more fleshed out.

Oh wow, are you in for a treat! Can't wait for you to start watching someday, and sharing your thoughts on the Knots thread. RS appeared in season 11, 1990 (and a couple appearances later in 1990 in season 12).

Did you know a few years before her return to OLTL, Robin had a recurring role on Knots Landing? Can’t find much on YT but here’s a brief glimpse of her at 0:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqU1HFCI78 This was in later years of Knots, when it was past its prime. The writers drained all the life out of her! Her character Dianne, a tv producer, was a real stick-in-the-mud. She existed only as an antagonist/obstacle for the show’s long-time heroine Karen. I’m sure Robin was thrilled to be back in the role of Dorian, where she could display her full range of talents.

When the preview for next week highlights Anne Matheson being homeless… we know we’re in trouble

Very interesting! I’m sure Malone knew Strasser vs Princi’s strengths, so perhaps if Elaine was still in the role, he wouldn’t have written this scene to have Dorian be so vibrant and flirty.

Maxim, can you picture Elaine Princi's Dorian in this scene, with a similar type of playful naughty sensuality that RS brings?

I wonder if Tony would still have been killed on New Year’s 2000 by Tricia’s vehicular manslaughter if Nick had still been in the role. I don’t think the replacement Jay B was as popular.

Whoever it was would be someone who would enjoy young Flo in her boozy libidinous prime

Did Nina ever learn who her father was?

Just based on the screengrab of the clip... Robin Strasser looks like she is having the time of her life!

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Maxim! Thanks as always for your dispatches. I’m learning so much. One comment - when you observe that specific episodes have a lower quality than previous… I wonder if it’s because of the scriptwriter (working under Malone) assigned to that episode. I’m sure some writers are more talented than others.

Excellent find, thanks! The show is not cooking on full gas yet, but the elements are being gathered, such as Jake's debut, that will put to great effect by Pat Falken Smith.

Also, her role faded by the end of season 7, and she was set to disappear. But then spring ‘86, TV Guide wanted to do a cover story on Teri Austin. The S7 season finale was about to be filmed, and TV Guide wanted to observe her on set, except… she was not in the finale. The scene was quickly written with Gary and Olivia arriving home to find Jill waiting for Gary. That inspired the writers to bring Jill back for s8. We have TV Guide to thank for Psycho Jill!

Anthony Geary and Rob Reiner together 💔

If you can ever visit the Paley Center for TV in NYC, they have a number of 1976 Days eps available in the viewing library, including Amanda during her cancer story

Thank you @Errol I looooove that I can see the 5 most recent activity posts per section.

Yes! Why is he driving in circles 😂