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Did ABC and CBS plan their daytime schedule together...pretty funny that they don't have any of their soaps going head to head.

Wow that's pretty epic. I can't picture a soap opera using mainstream music, especially a song like Justify My Love which had the whole video controversy for being too sexual being used on a daytime soap...that's amazing. I would love to see it. I thought the characters were actually going to get down with the music in the background. Still cool nonetheless.

If they're going to show earlier 30-min episodes, which they probably won't. They could consider showing two consecutive episodes to fill the hour timeslot. Of course these would have to be edited for time, but so are the hour episodes that don't fit into the current run time. I like the idea others have mentioned of having better introductions to the episodes and even including some pop up tidbits to make following the story easier or just some interesting facts.

I went from 1977 yesterday to watching an episode from 1983 today. Amazing how I went from only recognizing one actor in 1977 to recognizing several cast members and characters in the 1983 episode that were still on when I was watching in the 2000s. The episode was from December 19, 1983. Beth (played by Judi Evans at the time) runs off with Phillip after her abusive stepfather and mother show up at school with a police officer to take her to court. Seems like her stepdad got a job in Canada and intends to bring her with them. Phillip and/or Rick smash a window in the classroom and Phillip and Beth run off. We learned a bit about the abusive father situation through a flashback. Wow, Grant Aleksandr was cute...didn't realize that until now (imo of course). Reva is attempting to get money from Billy and Josh walks in at one point. Billy leaves after Josh tells him about his upset daughter who went to talk to Alan about what just happened at school - seems like she isn't feeling Beth much because she likes Phillip also. Pretty funny moment when Billy is consoling and scolding his daughter at the country club for talking to Alan, some woman (I wish I knew the character but I didn't catch a name) wants to intervene because Mindy is making a scene at the country club when an older man tells her not to that Billy should control his own daughter to which she replies something like I don't think Billy can control any of his women. I tried to look for the next episode hoping it would be available but the closest was the December 23rd episode and Beth and Phillip have arrived in NYC. The recording was in bad condition so I didn't bother. Does anyone know details about how this storyline is resolved? Also, when did Billy and Reva characters drop those heavy accents? I was taken aback for a little bit when I heard Reva open her mouth because I don't recall her having that accent in the 2000s episodes.

I remember these. I was watching YR at the time. I also remember today's episode, I may have been watching BB a bit at the time and decided to see what was happening on YR. The fight was horrible. If you're going to have a fight in 2012 it needs to be more animated. Sharon looked like she wasn't reacting half the time and Nikki was so delicate with those blows it didn't translate well on screen. Sharon could have been laughing and telling Nikki her granny claws feel like a infant's touch with her debilitating arthritis. But seriously, there was nothing cute about that fight. Dead! But so accurate. At least BB can still afford a crappy green screen with images of Vegas. DAYS is having extras (probably an assistant's daughter working for food) running around in a beret so we believe they're in Paris somewhere.

Thank you, I definitely will. Very insightful. I appreciate it.

I found myself watching a few episode from 1977, as I was up late and had nothing to watch. Then I ended up on some wikipedia rabbit hole. I noticed not many characters from the 70s or earlier "survived" into the last decade of the show and if they did, they weren't played by their original actor. I think Ed and Meta Bauer were the only two characters pre-1970 that existed on the show in the 2000s. I know actor replacements are common on soaps, but P&G sister show ATWT had a few long running characters played by the same actors that lasted from the 50s and 60s. This isn't true for GL. I also noticed that GLs longest running actor was Charita Bauer who lasted 34 years which is a very long time, but considering GL was on close to 60 years, I thought there may have been someone who would have been on longer. ATWT has a few 40+ and BB has several cast members who will soon surpass Charita's run. I'm curious if GL had some sort of revamp or major change that may have led to few early characters continuing on, especially characters from the 70s.

Haha...I noticed that too. Stephanie's expressions in those photos slightly saved it.

I can get down with that. I meant more so when someone has a wedding for the 5th time in someone's living room these days.

I have to agree with whoever mentioned it last time... no to the weddings. Unless something shocking happens or it's extravagant and over the top visually, it's quite slow for a standalone episode. You need to be invested in the characters love story and their shared experience to really get the most out of it...otherwise it's just a bunch of slow dragging scenes that mean nothing because you don't have the context.

What do you mean? I don't know YR all that well. They did air an episode from '81 recently.

If only the execs at these networks cared as much about soaps as we do. I don't think they really care much for promoting daytime soaps either, unfortunately. They're hoping to keep viewers entertained with repeats with minimal effort. Repeats of any genre do not produce better numbers than new episodes (well only in rare occasion). Their hope is that viewers will return after a long break like they do primetime shows, unfortunately soap operas are a unique format that rely on viewer connection to characters and a daily habit of tuning in. Since what is happening is new to soaps, I'm sure no one is sure what to expect when these shows return later this year or whenever it happens. All I know is that it will require some major effort on the writers to create something big and appealing to lure viewers back in and the networks to promote the return of these shows. I guess only time will tell.

Oh gross. I've heard stories in the past that Genie hasn't always been treated so nicely over at GH.

I was just reading the summary for GL and wondered how the story played out on screen. Sad about TJ. How did you find out about his passing? Just curious. Thanks @FrenchFan for all the work you put into writing these up for all of us. I definitely appreciate it.

Why did they almost lose her in 2018?

You may be right. I noticed he had a prettt sizable list of credits and I know I have seen him elsewhere before, but I never watched 24 or much of anything on FOX so wasn't really aware he was on that show.

Literally what I texted my friend as I watched that episode. I ended up looking him up and saw on his Wikipedia page that he was on Y&R for 8 episodes.

They just added '81.

Thanks, I'll search for the episode and will definitely watch later. This makes me wish they would dedicate each week to a storyline - showing major episodes and filling in the gaps with those intro videos from the cast. I know this probably wouldn't work and cause disagreement among fans as to what should air. Also, I think CBS and their soaps are playing it safe by not airing too many older episodes consecutively thinking it may drive some viewers away. What exactly was said about Kristoff? Were they downplaying his sex appeal or was there something else going on? I definitely saw his appeal in that 1993 episode, but I do remember him from when I watched YR in the early/mid 2000s and I guess him coming across as stuffy may have taken away that appeal he had when his character was younger.

Wow, thanks for all those details. I was definitely entertained by the whole scene but I wasn't completely sure why it was happening or what was going on, but that makes a lot of sense.

I have CBS All Access subscription through Amazon Prime, but I can't access the standalone app I have to go through Amazon Prime. I was curious if maybe Amazon wasn't updating the content, but it looks like we have the same exact content available. Although, I believe that 1990 episode you have listed is actually from 93.

What was with Nikki's dream? Did the dream have any connection to past storylines or was she just dreaming that she was laying dead in a coffin...

I feel your pain! They really need provide an alternative, because these interruptions are going to continue. I wish they would air the episodes on their subchannel, but I don't think Start TV is directly owned by CBS like Localish is by ABC - therefore, they probably can't interrupt regular programming on the subchannel like ABC does on Localish here when GH is preempted for press conferences. I wish they'd at least post the episodes on All Access.

Right. He's bringing us content that we otherwise wouldn't get, because these daytime talk shows sure as hell aren't hosting reunions for cancelled soaps. If he profits off of it, good for him.

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I thought his acting was weak and amateurish on GL and never understood all the hype. I didn't watch much of his later years on GL as I wasn't tuning in as much and just realized now that he also had a role on ATWT. 08/09 weren't much of soap watching years for me...aside from the finale of GL. I haven't watched Ozark, but I'm always happy when soap actors get to continue on in other roles.