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Name someone who wasn't the best actor, but fit well in their role. Ron Moss-Ridge Forrester, B&B

OLTL Tess/Jessica/Nash (2005): I liked this stor but I can see why it was disliked though. It was damaging to Viki's character to suggest her Niki persona neglected Jess, during which time she was molested. It also added to the most overused story on that soap. Y&R- Kay is Jill's mother (2003): totally unnecessary, but I did love to see Katherine's wailing and moaning

oh yes! lol

I don't doubt there were casual attitudes about violence toward women back then, but the examples given were not the best. A man returning a slap from a woman is not casual violence. It's self defence, if not fair retaliation.

Whew that story was 'stoopid' but entertaining. I'll take that over brain tumor Thomas and the manequin any day. The shift from the core four players while Stephanie was alive era (2010-2012) was crap but miles ahead of today.

I always ramble about how I liked the panic room story, lol. Can you expand on what you didn't like about it?

What bad soap story was at the very least entertaining to watch. My answer: Marlena's possession (DAYS)

Sad, truly.

Another soap actor gone! Grew up with him on my screen. If we could just have one more scene with Tyker Johnathan and Genie. RIP

B&B with the excessive Liam/Hope/Steffy repetition, especially after 2012. GH (2015-2017) Just too many characters, no focus, stunt casting, show looked really cheap. Didn't tune in again until Jason returned.

These special reports are starting to get a lot less special. It's surreal having Lois back especially as Ned and Olivia are a complete mirror of him and Lois. If Rena Sofer stayed long-term that would be like breaking up a couple for a near identical pairing.

Does Amelia Heinle have a Y&R fanbase?

I always dread opening the soap central homepage and seeing who we've lost now. This one is a total shocker. RIP!!!!!

That's what kills me, lol. Alexis held Sonny to account...yet slept with him months prior. The last decent performance that I've seen from Sonny is when he tore into Claudia at her birthday party. What was your opinions on Sonny & Claudia? I think that has been his only interesting pairing over the last 15 years...unless you count OG Kate?

It sucks that Nikki's first meeting Sharon got video taken down. How phophetic that a woman named Sharon ended up taking over the role and being the best at it. What exactly was the writer's goal with early Sharon? Was she an opportunist that grew to love Nick, or did she genuinely like Nick but was also an opportunist? It's unclear but it's evident that Nikki was so upity in the 90s despite her upbringing. Nikki was more down to earth in the clips that I saw of her in the '80s. Sometime around the early 90s, like when she tried to fire Miguel for not serving her alcohol, her bitchy-ness became evident. I wonder what it would have been like if Nikki and 90s era Lauren went toe to toe.

With the news that some ABC owned and operated stations on the East Coast like New York City are starting at 10 AM newscast, I'm surprised they didn't mess with General Hospital and move it back to 2 PM for a 3pm newscast. Especially since ABC News pre-empts the show like crazy with Special Reports.

You echoed my exact thoughts on Y&R and B&B. The removal of classic music cues for Casio keyboard chimes exacerbated Young's decline. I would much rather watch the Maorne and OG Spectra family than the current Spencers. If Bill weren't written so corny, I could appreciate his antics more. I loved his scenes when he crossed over to Y&R. Maybe he should stay there and be evil Brad, giving Victor hell.

I'm surprised Morgan, somewhat a legacy birth, and the only biological child of the show's lead supercouple was killed off. I'd always assumed they'd write him back in. The fact that Ava is still around and co parenting with them is crazy. Sonny's last two children were just unnecesary. He has enough as it is. How many times has he gotten a woman pregnant now nine...counting the babies that didn't make it?

One of the most polarizing characters in the shows history has been on for three decades. He was the show's lead from roughly 2000-2017. Questions to ponder: What was his best or worst storyline? What were some of Sonny's best/worst scenes? Who does he belong with, Carly or Brenda? Who were his best relationships besides those two? When exactly did Maurice's acting get bad? When did Sonny's charachter go downhill?

Today marks 30 years since Sonny's debut. Did anyone guess in those moments that he would become the shows lead?

2005 tends to be that year when most soaps hit a steep nose dive. Cameron's return has been the most exciting thing in years on Y&R. I feel like through all of its trials General Hospital has still remained watchable at the very least.

Was there a time that a soap of your choice was clearly past its prime, but still interesting enough to watch regularly. My answer: Bold and the Beautiful after 2003. The show's best days were behind it, but Bold hadn't fallen down the Liam/Hope/Steffy rabbit hole yet.

I wanted Phyllis to be the the head of Kelly's. She has the same warmth as Ruby and Mary Mae. I wish they hadn't killed off Lenny. That would have made a nice husband and wife establishment. That makes sense because their plots feel so discombobulated. They just pick up one minute, then cool off, then randomly pick back. I didn't even realize Cyrus was still on the show. Especially for a cast as large as this, you would think there's more foresight and planning into the plots. If GH supposedly comes in under budget and is able to have all of these sets with so many characters, think about how much greater the show would be if they trimmed all of the useless characters, stuck to a core group of players with defined stories and had a decent supporting cast.

GH keeps taking too long with a couple to the point where an actor leaves. They did it with Spencer and the first Teina, they did it with Jason and Brott, and now they're doing it again with new Trina and Spencer who'se actor is leaving.

Eric Braden, Susan Flannery & Lucci, Larry Hagman, Jim Davis, Melody Thomas Scott.