8 hours ago, teplin said:

Beverlee McKinsey's son Scott has posted a Canadian TV interview his mother did just after leaving Texas. It really is quite amazing. It's on his Facebook page:

 

https://www.facebook.com/scottmckinsey

 

 

I look forward to finding the time to watch this. Brian Linehan was always famous for how much research he did into the person he was interviewing.

This week Kyra Sedgwick was on Ask Me Another and they talked very briefly about her time on AW, playing a clip of Julia on the phone with Aunt Liz in her first scene. I had not realised how young Kyra was at the time -- apparently she was 16 and the contract she negotiated required the show to allow her to attend half a day of school even on taping days.

I finished The Odyssey and The Idiocy and there were no AW cast or crew mentioned (unless disguised by pseudonyms). However if you are interested in Nicolas Coster's early career and his boat it might be worth looking at. 

Now reading Sometimes You Have to Lie and was surprised to learn that Constance Ford was in a relationship with Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy)when she was cast on AW. No backstage insight into the show here either but brief mentions of how Connie kept Louise on a more even keel until they broke up.

5 hours ago, FrenchBug82 said:

I know neither of these folks personally and it could very well be that he is horrible but I have been around long enough to know former romantic partners are very very rarely the best witness of someone's character. Breakups can warp people's perceptions of people and interpretation of events that until then were not problematic.
Take the gossip with a grain of salt, me says. Anybody who knows a divorced couple knows as much.

Absolutely. Everything is through the lens of how she has to fight him for alimony while he's making good money. And to be clear, the "horrible" behavior in the flashbacks of the marriage is generally selfishness and lack of consideration. 

Coster and his wife were in this Geritol commercial:

On 15/01/2021 at 2:21 PM, Neil Johnson said:

Nic Coster (Robert Delany on AW) announced on Facebook a couple of days ago, that his memoir will be released very soon -- within weeks, I believe.  In an earlier FB post, a few months ago, he did promise a couple of chapters about his experiences on Another World.   He doesn't talk about AW much on FB.  But he has commented he loved working with Susan Sullivan, did not enjoy working with Beverly McKenzie, and liked Harding Lemay's writing.  He has never commented (on FB) about the actor firings of 1975, the atmosphere in the studio, or George Reinholt (with whom he shared many scenes).   I hope we get lots details in his book.   

Looking for information about Nic Coster's memoir, I discovered his ex-wife's: The Odyssey and The Idiocy, Marriage to an Actor, A Memoir. She is extremely bitter about their relationship and he (under the pseudonym Richard Forest) is portrayed as horrible. 

 So far there haven't been any mentions of Another World backstage or his costars. However there was a chapter about how Jacqueline Kennedy engaged him to teach JFK Jr to scuba dive. 

1 hour ago, j swift said:

Speaking of the Love family, does anyone recall the source of their family's wealth? 

I don't recall any specific source. I think it was supposed to be Old Money. Donna's income seemed to come from investments and property. I believe she owned the hospital, for example. 

2 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

frightening hair issues

Speaking of hair, I remember being extremely disappointed in Rachel's makeover in 1986 when the return of Mitch had made her peevish and discontented and she went to a famous hairstylist. I hated that ultra-straight look. 

11 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

Alice should have had a strong story of her own. Plus, she was given a hideous/butch haircut and dressed in ugly mannish clothes that were inappropriate.

Tastes vary, but I have to say that I thought Alice's style was beautifully modern and appropriate for her as the mature and confident doctor she was. She could however have had a more interesting storyline than her relationship with Mark Singleton. 

22 minutes ago, j swift said:

I'm still amazed that they didn't kill off Mitch after his first stint.  As Matthew's father Mitch was much more of a potential threat to Mac and Rachel happiness.

In what sense? Steve was Jamie's father, so wouldn't he and Mitch be even in that respect? At least Steve never plotted to kill Mac (although I suppose Rachel had an extraordinary capacity to tolerate that in a suitor, all things considered).

I never much cared for Mitch and would rather have let Felicia keep Zane, at least until Lorna and Lucas showed up. 

On 10/31/2020 at 12:51 AM, Efulton said:

I recently rewatched 1981 on YouTube and I thought the setup for Steve’s return was well done.  Alice had returned to Bay City with Sally then got engaged to Mac.  Jamie felt that he had been replaced at Cory Publishing and in Mac’s  life by Sandy.  Rachel was debating movie away with Mitch and was not happy about Alice and Mac being together.  Steve returned and caused drama for all of them.  If George Reinholt and Jacqueline Courtney had returned as Steve and Alice I think it could have worked.  Corinne Jacker replacing L. Virginia Brown as head writer soon after Steve returned wrecked things as well. 

Thanks. Did they present Rachel and Steve as if their relationship had been and was now true love or was it a mess of motivations? I was just watching Oct 1 where Mac told Rachel he was engaged to Alice and Rachel was completely ungracious about it. I assumed that we were seeing that Rachel was not perfect and that Mac was right when he said he didn't think Rachel was unbiased about Alice. That seems more interesting than the idea of the perfect love story of Rachel and Steve after years of cruel and unfair separation.

On 10/29/2020 at 1:00 AM, slick jones said:

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS     Molly Pontipee   1954

Minor correction: Milly, not Molly. 

2 hours ago, rick55 said:

I saw these scenes again in the last few months.  I was watching in 81 and have seen them since, but I remember the conversation pretty well since it was so recent.

Thanks. Was it a good idea to resurrect Steve and pair him with Rachel? My recollection of that period is dim,  and I just remember feeling more comfortable when Rachel was with Mac. 

On 10/28/2020 at 10:33 AM, Neil Johnson said:

My post explained that Mac was far wealthier, and we don't even know if Mac was the richest man in Bay City. Mac was just the richest man on the show.  Steve owned a construction company.  Mac owned a world-wide publishing conglamorate.   That had been established years earlier on the show.  No need to argue about it.   

Frame Harding Construction seemed much smaller than Cory Publishing, but what was Blackhawk? I was under the impression that Steve came back from the dead wealthier than he had been. 

8 minutes ago, Efulton said:

I would disagree.  Both of Blaine’s brothers were in in Bay City.  As was her best friend Sally, ex husband  Jamie, in laws the Corys,  rival Donna.  Blaine had many storylines before Sandy and could have after Sandy if the writers wanted to write it.

Sure -- but they didn't give any of them to Judy Dewey. She seemed to exist only as a supporting character in Sandy's life (with a little bit of supportive sister to Larry and Catlin). She didn't have any personal goals or desires separate from the Corys, as far as I remember. If they liked Judy Dewey as an actress rather than just a tool for keeping Chris Rich on the show they could have given her all kinds of opportunities.

Did Laura Malone's Blaine interact with Donna? I remember Donna clinging to Sandy as a protector and Judy Dewey's Blaine seeming peeved about it, but not any other kind of rivalry between Blaine and Donna.

36 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

I saw some episodes with Dewey as Blaine..and while she looked like Malone in some ways..she lacked Malone's personality and charisma 

She didn't really have any relationships to other characters or role other than Wife to Sandy. 

59 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

Julie Osburn debuts this week as Kathleen McKinnon, M.J. and Ben's sister, and a potential romantic interest for Cass.

Nancy Frangione was great but they did a good job replacing her with Julie Osburn as Kathleen. Sometimes replacements are too obviously pale imitations but she fit in with Felicia and Cass without being a Cecile clone. 

1 hour ago, Paul Raven said:

Robert Sedgwick joined the "AW" cast as Hunter Bradshaw, a rival of Ben 'McKinnon for school quarterback and for the affections of Marley Love.

I remember Hunter Bradshaw. I thought although he was superficially someone Donna would think suitable for Marley, there was more potential for something interesting between him and Thomasina. He didn't last long though. 

1 hour ago, Franko said:

It sounds like she did. From the AWHP:

Courtney left June 12, 1970 for a year's leave of absence, but she returned to pre-tape scenes that were spaced out over that time period. These appearances include: September 24 and 28, October 9, and November 2, 1970. She returned full time on July 7, 1971.

Thanks! I really only saw her in the 80s.

12 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Although she doesn't contemplate marriage within the next five years, Jackie says that when she does take the plunge, shell quit showbusiness. As the saying goes," she points out, a woman's place is at home not in a TV studio."

Glad to see that it appears she did continue to work during her marriage after all. I know Alice didn't have any bio-children but Courtney had a daughter. Did she take a mat leave? 

4 hours ago, amybrickwallace said:

Robyn Griggs (Maggie Cory) goes public with cancer diagnosis

Sad to hear. I liked her as Maggie. 

On 10/2/2020 at 6:32 AM, ScottyBman said:

I can still remember watching when they introduced Vicky meeting up with Jake and they start kissing and it was like what?!?  Had no idea that was coming.  A great soap opera surprise.  Does anyone remember if there were any hints or leaks that this was coming?  Or what storyline shockers really surprised you?

That was a great reveal because they kind of sort of played it as if it could be Marley uncharacteristically sneaking into Jake's room and took a couple of scenes before they confirmed that it was Marley's hitherto unsuspected sister. Perry's sudden death was also very shocking. I don't recall Marley's twin being hinted at in the press (obviously no casting announcements required) and it wasn't clear what Bridget and Jake were really up to beyond the fact that they were interested in Marley.

I liked the fact that they introduced the secret twin before Marley knew Donna was her mother, and that Victoria also had not known the full story but found out about the stableboy before Marley. I understand why they had Marley suddenly get sick and need bone marrow because it forced both Donna and Victoria to make quick decisions with high stakes, but the speed with which they went from Perry's funeral to Marley's illness was staggering.

On 9/28/2020 at 10:49 AM, victoria foxton said:

1979 closing

Joey Perrini and Eileen?

I don't think I knew that Gary Tomlin had been an actor. Who was Morgan and what did he do? 

21 minutes ago, Efulton said:

Was Nita Wright (played by Ellen Maxted) Billy Joe Wright's (played by John McCafferty) wife or sister?

The characters appeared on Another World to set up the spinoff; according to the July 1980 synopses on the Another World homepage they were husband and wife. 

9 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

What's ironic is that Donna used Cecile to come between Sally and Peter.

 

Once Jennifer Runyan left..and the following 2 recasts changed the character of Sally...it seemed like Sally's function in the Donna/Peter/Cass orbit fell to Cecile....since Cass and Peter were both interested in Jennifer Runyan's Sally (both characters started around the same time]

Sally went out with Gil a few times before she got engaged to Peter. I thought the irony of Donna ruining Peter's engagement to sweet reformed Sally only for her to realize she had matched him with pernicious Cecile was a delicious escalation. If Donna had had anything other than class against Sally I think Cecile and Peter would have been just more of the same. 

I didn't feel like Mary Page Keller's Sally was a damsel all the time. She had a sense of humour about a lot of things and she did run her own life (even if marrying David was a bad idea). 

2 hours ago, j swift said:

No wonder Peter was so screwed up.  Reg is talking about the new beginning with his grandson and completely ignores any reference to Peter (or Peter's son with Britney (which maybe wasn't Peter's but Reg didn't know that for sure), or Scott, or even his great grandson Stephen.)

Frankly that whole scene being an argument about whether it was worse for Michael to lose his unborn son vs for Reginald to lose his unborn grandson and have that as the climactic issue that finally killed Reginald was gross to me. The harm Reginald did Donna is what should have been the focus, followed by the cascade of damage to Victoria, Marley, Peter, Mary, the McKinnon family, and probably a bunch of other people I can't think of (did he kill both Zane and Sally?). "I could have had a son!" should not trump "You damaged your existing children and grandchildren!"

20 minutes ago, Neil Johnson said:

She was the daughter of a French count, a French citizen, an heiress, and only moved to the US around 1978.  I wonder if anyone ever told Nancy Frangione about the history of the character she was playing?   Good Lord.   

Wasn't her real father Felicia's ex, Louis St George? But even if she came from a good background, she was more likely to marry for money than for love.

6 hours ago, j swift said:

This is Donna's first scene - talk about weird ages, were Peter and Donna's date meant to be the same age given their racquetball rivalry?

In my experience people mingle with other players of various ages in intra-club racquet sports, so I don't think we were supposed to interpret Donna's escort as being a contemporary of Peter's, especially since they didn't include any details about the other lawyer attending school at the same time.

6 hours ago, j swift said:

Are we to believe that Felicia put in her own extensions?  Because she starts the episode with her iconic hairdo, she then puts on some Carly Simon and emerges with a whole new look.

I may be misremembering, but I thought that at the end of the previous episode they actually showed Felicia taking the clips out to let down her long hair, and that Linda had actually been growing her hair out (and wearing it up until the dramatic reveal) for the change. But it's possible that I was simply naive about hair extensions and made a lot of assumptions.

3 hours ago, robbwolff said:

 

Lassiter was a few states away from Bay City. Depending upon where in Pennsylvania Lassiter was supposed to be, it is at least a seven-hour drive from the Chicago area to the Pittsburgh area. I could easily picture the Bay City and Lassiter McKinnons visiting each other in the summer, much like my husband's family did when they were growing up.

When Kathleen was researching Mary's past, she had lunch with Jake's mother (then called Helen) somewhere near Chicago. Aunt Helen talked about how she had looked after Mary and Vince's children (including baby Cheryl) so Mary could work for the Loves. So at that time Aunt Helen was in Bay City. Jake's family may have lived in Bay City at that time and moved to PA later so he could grow up with Victoria.

Aunt Helen rushes off to pick up a friend from the airport, so it seems as if she is likely living not far from Chicago during this period. But she never visited Bay City before or since and seems to be on bad terms with Jake and possibly Vince.

I remember when Jake first showed up MJ and Kathleen commented that when they had last seen him he was fat and homely, so obviously they were not supposed to have seen him very recently.