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GREAT PHOTO the original Snyder clan !

16 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Did Hubbard make her claim during the ATWT livestream or during The Doctors livestream?

 

Hubbard made this comment in her first Locher Room reunion w/ Martha Byrne.  

During much of his era, Marland gave more time to his senior cast than the younger set.  And Tom, Margo, Barbara, Hal, etc. were all in their 30s when Marland kept them front-burner...not what I consider "young love."  

Been rewatching early Marland-era episodes of ATWT.  

Liz Hubbard’s claim that Marland was only interested in writing for the younger actors is simply wrong.  Marland consistently kept the veterans front burner. 

With all the men in Lucinda's personal and professional orbit (Craig, Tonio, Kirk, Dr. John, etc.) Liz was given lots of screentime and all the best scene partners. Wonder if her complaints come from never winning an Emmy for Lucinda, while her younger co-stars regularly did (Martha, John Wesley Shipp, Julianne Moore, etc.).

Liz doesn't know how good she had it...

9 hours ago, rlj said:

I would add Deborah Goodrich (Silver) too!

I was totally enthralled by Silver's shenanigans back in the day.  Deborah Goodrich was perfectly cast as Silver. The chemistry between La Lucci, Deborah and Lee Godart burned through the TV set.  

Seeing these episodes reminds me how rich the show's acting was at that time -- loved seeing vets Kathryn Hayes, Marie Masters and Larry Bryggman front and center.  And Melanie Smith, Michael David Morrison, Scotty D and Susan Marie Snyder -- they owned those roles and made you root hard for their characters.  

15 hours ago, amybrickwallace said:

She wasn't in the Hallmark reunion, was she? I don't think Kelly was there.

The Hallmark reunion was filmed in LA, so it was mostly AMC cast now living on the West Coast.  Julia Barr lives in NJ.  I think La Lucci was the only one who came in from the East Coast...most of the rest live on the West Coast (except Taylor Miller -- think she's Chicago-area).    

But in agreement -- we need to see and hear more from Julia Barr.  She was integral to AMC success for many decades. 

3 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

The earliest part of Iva's courtship with Kirk was the most fiery and spirited I'd ever seen the character, until she became weighted down with trauma, which afaic, was a way to facilitate a breakup between Kirk and Iva and clear a path for Kirk and Ellie, creating a holding pattern for the Iva character, from which she seemingly never emerged (for no good reason since, Kirk and Ellie didn't really work very well, at least, not beyond the short term).

 

 

In the most recent ATWT reunion, Tom Wiggins spoke of how much he enjoyed being paired w/ Renee Props.  The Kirk and Ellie romance was his personal favorite.  Renee Props had a much stronger comic chemistry w/ Wiggins than his other leading ladies.

10 hours ago, Mitch said:

Now I know why I stopped watching ATWT and just kept to GL. The show is so morose and wooden here.  Marland really lost his "spark" from the start of his run which balanced some camp, family storylines, business, young love. The era is personified by Iva..morose and bland.

Agreed, Iva had a lot of screen time even though she wasn't the most engaging.  Of all the 80s era Snyders, Meg (under Jennifer Ashe) and Caleb (Michael David Morrison) were the most intriguing.  I don't think Ashe and Morrison get enough credit for the fire they brought.  Without those two, the Snyders would have been a dull, boring and dreary farm family.

7 hours ago, cassistan said:

Why is Jula Barr always mia during reunions? It’s bothering me.

The LIVE reunion was all about Kelly...celebrating her 30 years w. ABC / Disney, so it was just Kelly's closest co-stars.  I never got the impression Julia Barr was that close to Kelly so no surprise that she wasn't invited.  It all was ridiculously short.  Each actor was able to share their first impression / meeting w/ Kelly and that was it.

Julia Barr was on an audio-only reunion to remember John Callahan shortly after his death.   She sounded great...but YES I'd love to hear more from her years on AMC.  You know she has lots of great stories !  

Been rewatching the few English language episodes I can find on Youtube.  Wish there were more...

I'm struck by how sublime Todd Curtis' performance is.  He's so natural and perfect as Jordy...never a false note. Of all the young (and inexperienced) actors who started w/ Capitol he really stands out.  Superb casting.  

In their Locher Room reunion, Darnell Williams and Larry Lau confirmed what we've heard before -- the AMC set was very much a family.  They singled out Ruth Warrick and Louis Edmonds as being especially welcoming when they started.  Jane Elliott has said in some form that AMC was her favorite of all her soaps.  And Genie Francis loved her AMC time and was devastated TPTB sent her back to GH.  

Interesting that of the four w/ so much presence on AMC in the early 80s, Debbi & Darnell, Larry & Kim, -- it was Kim who went on to the greatest prime time success.  IMO, she was the weakest actor of them all (at the time).

Cantankerous is the word to describe Liz in this interview.  She had little patience w/ the other panelists and the wine didn't help.  She kept inisisting they talk about The Doctors, then her next breath was telling a stupid joke that was totally irrelevant.  

You can tell she is a challenge to work with.  From other Locher Room reunions, it's obvious not all of her co-stars are as enamored w/ Liz as Alan and Martha Byrne.  

8 hours ago, SFK said:

 

 

Along with the reasons some of you have already mentioned, the panelists (who were close with Conboy) shared the belief that cancellation had most to do with Conboy's ownership of the show. Capitol was a John Conboy Production and licensing was more expensive for CBS than owning another Bell show.

 

 

Can someone clarify the Y&R and B&B ownerships for me ? I thought Sony (previously Columbia Pictures) owned Y&R and licensed it to CBS.  But does CBS own B&B ?  Regardless of CBS' motivation for giving Bell another show, my preference would have been to keep Capitol, get rid of Lipton as HW and hire a HW who could have salvaged the show.  Certainly, Lipton's storylines contributed to Capitol's decline.  

Agreed, this was one of the better reunions.  Alan admitted he was a fan of Capitol so hopefully he will bring us more.  Would love to see Nicholas and Jess Walton reunited.

4 minutes ago, amybrickwallace said:

Was Todd Curtis on CAP for its duration? If so, how many other actors with the exception of Constance were on for the entire run?

Todd was part of the cast at the end, but in 86 he was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd (I believe because of Todd's car accident).  Other original cast members at the series end were:  Constance Towers, Nicholas Walker, Bill Beyers, Deborah Farentino and Rory Calhoun.  

Anyone know how Jess Walton came to replace Jane Daly as hooker w/ a heart of gold Kelly Harper ?  

I really liked Jane's portrayal of Kelly, but grew to love Jess in the role.  Interestingly, Jane met her husband actor Duncan Gamble on Capitol when he played Frank Burgess.

The Capitol reunion was one of Alan's best yet.  Catherine, Constance and Nicholas clearly loved their time on the show and confirmed what a harmonious set it was.  Lots of stories and recollections of cast members who have passed.  Worth a watch for sure...

Capitol is under-appreciated.  Although the writing wavered depending on the HW at the time, the show was brilliantly cast (or eventually got there).  No other soap has ever mined Hollywood's Golden Age so well --- Rory Calhoun, Richard Egan, Ed Nelson, Carolyn Jones, Julie Adams and Constance Towers were all divine and helped the younger cast up their game.  Nicholas Walker, Jess Walton, Bill Beyers, Todd Curtis, Michael Catlin, Catherine Hickland and Deborah Farentino -- all were stellar.  And Capitol introduced Marj Dusay to soap fans -- her portrayal of Myrna Clegg is unforgettable to this day.  

Wish more episodes were available online...

42 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

I think the Brooklyn location is why the  AW cast were so close...plus anyone on ATWT in the last decade.  It seems like Brooklyn was another world of it's own

 

In last week's Locher Room, Sharon Gabot spoke of how miserable her time was on Another World.  Her husband eventually demanded that the powers-that-be write her off.  Wonder why her experience was so different from what we heard today ?  

7 hours ago, Forever8 said:

Another Reunion Alert 

 

Alan Locher will reunite ANOTHER WORLD’s Alice Barrett Mitchell (ex-Frankie), Kale Brown (ex-Michael), Alicia Coppola (ex-Lorna), Anna Stuart (ex-Donna) and Christine Tucci (ex-Amanda) on his show, The Locher Room. The live interview will take place on Thursday August 13 at 2 p.m. 

 

What a weird group of people (except Kale and Anna) 

Too many guests -- his better shows are smaller groups.  The OLTL reunion this week had 3 and it ran smoothly with no tech issues and lots of tea spilled.  Locher should know by now that more than 3 makes for a difficult interview, especially when everyone talks over each other. 

11 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

I'm surprised Alan was quiet during most of the interview especially with tea being spilled by all 3 actors.

Thankfully Alan interjects less when its a show he's not familiar with...we benefitted for sure in this case. Was a great interview w/ lots of BTS stories.

Mark Arnold spoke honestly about his tough experience on Santa Barbara, but said great things about starring opposite Robin Wright...and Sharon Gabet admitted she made a mistake going to Another World.  Her husband eventually forced the producers to write her off.  Sharon admitted the EDGE set was the best she ever worked on...very much a family.  

12 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

I wonder if perhaps the stars of GL were more animated and fun?

From Locher's interviews, it seems that there was a lot of good times and camaraderie among the cast as a whole.  I think the leads (Grant, MOL, Zimmer, etc.) liked to have fun (and a good drink) while delivering great work...this set the tone for the show.

Compare that to ATWT, where the leads tended to be a bit older / mature (Don Hastings, Kathryn Hayes, Bryggman, etc.), there were MANY BTS romances (the Hensleys, Pinter-Zink, Maura and Scotty D.), and the show's actresses were of a certain age and likely a bit more territorial (Zenk, Hubbard, HBS, etc.).  The ATWT cast seemed to get along well, but they don't seemed to have had the roaring good time that was the norm over on the GL set.

3 hours ago, BillBauer said:

 

 

This was the best one I've seen. Nobody talking over each other, few technical glitches, fewer dumb questions, only two interviewees and both interviewees seemed into it. 

YES !  Wish Locher would realize that smaller groups tend to be smoother.  But to his credit, the GL Cooper reunion was a good one -- all the actors were thrilled to be reunited and their enthusiasm came through.

I think this is why the Scott Holmes + Ellen Dolan reunion failed.  Ellen just didn't want to be participate and she did not try to hide it.  Scott would have been better paired w/ Don Hastings or Hillary B. Smith.  He would have had more fun w/ either of them.  In the reunion, Scott spoke quite movingly about his bond w/ DH.  

4 hours ago, Sean said:

Delia shared the dancefloor at the Crystal Palace with Michael Pavel at the New Year's Eve 1981 celebration, with frequent cutaways to both Kim and Rae watching and stewing:

Love seeing Michael and Delia disco to Red Light (from the Fame soundtrack).  Randall was the quintessential shiksa goddess...

And I know lots of folks hate on Kelli Maroney, but she stews brilliantly in this scene.  I actually liked her a lot -- especially her scenes w/ Louise Shaffer.  The Woodards provided a welcome divergence from the sanctimonious Ryans.  

Enjoyed the Locher Room reunion w/ Maggie and Michael today...

Alan allowed them to talk about their ATWT co-stars and took questions /comments from fans about specific actors.  

Discussed were:  Doug Marland, Robert Calhoun, Anthony Herrera, Farley Granger, Eileen Fulton, Tamara Tunie, Colleen Zenk, Julianne Moore, Sloane Shelton, Ashley Crow, Benjamin Hendrickson.

And MS even spoke about his B&B co-star Darlene Conley -- apparently they were good buddies.  

8 minutes ago, j swift said:

Was Robin or Randall's debut timed to coincide with the opening of the Crystal Palace?

 

Also, did RH ever have a Studio 54-esque disco, because they all felt a bit too young to hang out at a Rainbow Room-esque establishment?

Randall was Delia for the Crystal Palace.  Don't remember a disco...when RH introduced the younger set, they were centered around the Greenberg Deli.  

21 minutes ago, John said:

I liked all the Frannies from Helene Udy onward. The thing I LOVE about Julianne is just so down to earth non snobby she is and the love she has for ATWT, Kathryn & Don. She did that episode in 2010 so she could work with them again

I've met Julianne very briefly == after her stardom came.  She's like that in real life.  Absolutely un-assuming, down-to-earth and friendly.  I know her return appearance near the end meant a lot to the cast and of course the fans...

Scotty D. had sweet things to say about her in his Locher Room appearance.