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One instantly came to my mind. Jimmy Smits Despite years of having success working in television, pretty much except for LA Law and NYPD Blue, he never got a long-term role on a long-lasting show. But I guess for every The West Wing, Dexter, and Sons of Anarchy, there was unfortunately a "Cane" (still pissed it got canceled despite getting 11 million viewers in 2007, though the writer's strike might've had an effect on its premature cancellation), The Get Down, and East New York.

Wasn't she broke by then? Having lost Cabot Motors when she was in the second coma?

Amelia Heinle - First on Loving/The City as Steffi, when she went on to have Baby Casey offscreen on The City, she was pregnant IRL by her then-husband Michael Weatherly, and then on Y&R, when she was pregnant with her second son by Thad Luckinbill, Victoria had given birth in a coma to Reed in 2007. Laura Wright—They wrote in her pregnancy like weeks before she went on maternity leave when she had her daughter Lauren, and Cassie would go on to have baby Roger Joshua, AKA RJ in 1998 on Guiding Light. Kelly Ripa—Hayley's miracle pregnancy was written on All My Children when Kelly was pregnant with her daughter Lola in 2001, while Hayley would go on to have Lorenzo "Enzo."

On EastEnders, at 34, Stacey Slater became a grandmother when her teenage daughter Lily gave birth to baby Charli in 2023.

One of my dream storylines would’ve been a teenage Hope coming to live with Bob and Kim in 2006, tired of being bounced around between Andy and Denise. I could just picture Kathryn Hays calling her granddaughter “Kiddo” whenever she got out of line. Honestly, one of ATWT’s biggest weaknesses in its last decade was not using the next generation as well as they should have. And that way I could've seen Cassandra Creech and or Scott DeFreitas to make return stints when needed too.

Tori Spelling and Brian Austin Green recently reunited.

I just happened to be on Instagram when I saw a photo of Michael Gross (Family Ties and ex-River Baldwin—The Young and the Restless) with Finn Carter (ex-Sierra Esteban Reyes Montgomery—As the World Turns) at Niagara Falls Comic Con. Also posted in the As The World Turns thread too.

I just happened to be on Instagram when I saw a photo of Michael Gross (Family Ties and ex-River Baldwin—The Young and the Restless) with Finn Carter (ex-Sierra Esteban Reyes Montgomery—As the World Turns) at Niagara Falls Comic Con.

Some kind soul has uploaded all three seasons of Once and Again (1999-2002) starring Sela Ward and Billy Campbell. Season One Season Two Season Three

I'm still hoping that Leslie turns out to be Sharon's daughter. As I think it could bring another dynamic to the show and the Duprees eventually will need a rival family. I said Dorian Harewood on Twitter would be good for Dante Green too.

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I'm getting the sense that something happened between Anita and Dante Green that wasn’t exactly copacetic, to say the least. I wonder — did he promise her fame and fortune as a solo artist, and then attack her when she rebuffed his advances? I hope it’s not a long-lost child plot lurking out there for her. Maybe she left behind an sibling in poverty or something instead, back in Cabrini-Green/Chicago. It does seem like neither Tracy nor Sharon’s solo careers turned out the way they dreamed — both ended up singing at City Wineries. I still think Leslie is connected to the Duprees — maybe her mother is Sharon, and she's going after the Duprees because she believes she could’ve had their lifestyle if things had gone differently for her mom. She does have ties to Chicago. That said, I hope this is the last disguise from her toolbox for a while — I’d hate for that to get played out. But I do wonder if she’s going to use Nicole 2.0 to frame Nicole for something down the line? I’m all for giving Shanice more time on canvas, and I wouldn’t hate it if she and Andre became an item — someone who doesn’t mind being public, unlike Dani. Or I can see Doug finally getting fed up with their arrangement and turning to the nurse for some “relief.” Vanessa was, in a way, telling herself off in those scenes with Ted about his cheating. And I have to say, Keith Robinson’s Ted brings a broader range of emotion than Maurice Johnson’s did — though I think Ted 2.0 is benefitting from better writing than OG Ted, whose arc relied more on MJ’s charisma and physical presence. That said, as someone else pointed out, Keith looks like he’s drowning in the clothes they’ve got him in. Hopefully, they’ve got some better-fitted attire lined up now.

I think what they're doing with Hayley being isolated with Bill goes back to when he wanted her to quit her job at the firm and become a “Real Housewife of Fairmont Crest.” But we've seen she hasn’t, so she should be out there mingling—maybe with Caroline—or deciding to join some league or chapter, involving Dani, Anita, or Nicole. I also wouldn’t mind seeing her in more scenes with Derek, since she’s one of the few people who can make him tolerable and less dull. Or what if she bonds with Eva? They’re both outsiders in the community and constantly made to feel like trash by the Duprees. I’d love to have my theory finally come to light—that Leslie’s mother is actually Sharon. Maybe Leslie is bitter toward Nicole and the rest of the Duprees because she believes her mother should’ve had the kind of fame and fortune Anita has if things had gone differently, especially if her mother had the vocals—i.e. Dreamgirls, Effie. I remember Leslie saying she listened to the Articulettes growing up, and she also mentioned she lived in Chicago—where, guess what? The Articulettes are from.

I would have it come out that Dani was pregnant with Naomi while her career was still on the rise, and the idea of a Dupree having a baby out of wedlock would be scandalous, and Bill, who was starting out in his career, received pressure from Vernon/Anita to do the "honorable thing" and marry her and in exchange Vernon promised to help his new son-in-law out with his legal career.

Randomly came across this while on Instagram, but Shelly Burch (Delilah Ralston) and Danielle Harris (Sammi Garretson) are going to be on The Locher Room on May 20 at 7:30 PM EST.