Everything posted by Spoon
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Guiding Light Discussion Thread
It's silly to have an "off-screen" Phillip being an elusive boogey-man. It's bad storytelling. Let other players share the spotlight, but that story was weak. They never should've revealed Phillip was alive until they were able to show him on-screen- it was so stupid. Show, don't tell.
- Guiding Light Discussion Thread
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GH: December 2023 Discussion Thread
Nina is obviously only reporting the crime because she has a personal "agenda," that's the soapy angle.
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ALL: Proposed Soaps Over The Years
Kelly and Joe, Santa Barbara
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GH: Leading Man Out
Scott Holroyd was so wooden as Paul, RH breathed life into the role with the appropriate scene-chewing and spirit that an offspring of Steinbeck and babs should have.
- GH: Temp. actor BACK!
- Guiding Light Discussion Thread
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Ratings from the 80's
Just curious, do you hate the guiding light? That was my favorite of all time, you keep dissing it repeatedly. Why not knock some other show? You keep rubbing it in that GL never was number one, over and over again to knock it to us that GL was NEVER popular and its not cool. Plus Y&R was always the boring soap, had such a great time slot tho, my dad would watch it at dinner time. Why abc never moved amc there in the 80s to plug up 12:30, i'll never know.
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Y&R Spoiler: Popular Couple Breaks Up
IIRC it was because of the Patty storyline that they chose Paul over Brad.
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Favorite Eccentrics, Oddballs, and Weirdos
GL Nola (80s) The Spaulding Maids AW Cass and Felicia (83-86) Wallingford ATWT Henry Mitzi Y&R Jana
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Roles that Had 3 or More Decent Portrayls
Lucy Montgomery, ATWT. Peyton List, Spencer Grammar, Sarah Glendening Dinah Marler, GL. Paige Turco, wendy moniz, gina tognoni
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Roles that Suffered After 3 or More Recasts
Chris Hughes (bob & kim's son). They finally got him right with Daniel Cosgrove but by then the show was on borrowed time.
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Charachters from One Soap that would Also Fit in on Another
AW/ATWT/GL Cass and Felicia. At first i was thinking that they would be perfect for GL as AW and GL seemed like the most similar shows to each other in tone and feel. Of course Cass DID crossover to both ATWT and GL but he was a much more mature character opposed to hos cross-dressing, hiding from mobsters hijinks from the 80s. I couldn't see Felicia Gallant and Reva existing comfortably on the same show. But with ATWT and AW, Felicia and Lisa were both restautant operators. GH/GL. I could see gh's felicia and frisco on gl and gl's beth and lujack on gh. Felicia and frisco fitting into the shenanigan adventure scene that gl somewhat neglected after quint/nola. Beth/lujack fitting into young love on the run and supercouple territory that gh excelled at for a long time. OLTL/GL On a similar note, OLTL'S Tina and Cord would've been a perfect fit for GL. DAYS/ATWT Victor Kiriakis. ATWT could've used a strong (shady) rival to Lucinda in the business world.
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Destructive Couple Pairings on Soaps
Guiding Light. The double whammy of Richard/Cassie and Danny/Michelle. Also remember that the Island stuff and the mob stuff was taking over simultaneously. I still remember the forum wars beyween RASSIE/MANNY fans against the "old-timers." Plus those two couples added on top of Josh/Reva. In 2002 Cullitom/McTaggart were celebrated by us longtime fans for ending both couples, and making GL start to feel like GL again. Unfortunately, Conboy/Weston would cave in to both fanbases in 2003.
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Same actors, different soap
Fiona Hutchinson/Joe Lando Gabrielle/Jake, OLTL Jenna/Makcully West, GL
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Same actors, different soap
AMC RPG *gus gl* HE *harley gl* and gl tammy actress? I think they overlapped on gl but fiona hutchinson/dennis parlato from oltl. Gabrielle/jenna and Michael/Roger Anyone mention vincent izziary/judy evans as beth/lujack on gl and later on days as adrienne/deimos also wasn't gina tognoni (dinah) on oltl when zimmer and ver dorn were also on? Judi evans/john bolger were beth/phillip on gl and also on another world at the same time.
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Same actors, different soap
One Life To Live 2010/ GL Kim Zimmer, jerry ver dorn, kassie de pavia Reva, Ross, Chelsea/ Echo, Clint, Blair
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Existing Recasts that Another Actor Would Have Excelled In
Karen Witter. I liked her Tina Lord almost as much as Andrea Evans. Most a yone would've been better than Mrs Ron Moss.
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Underused/Misused Charachters
GH Amy Vining. They should've gave her a couple of plots instead of just being a "talk to." Y/R The oft mentioned but never seen mrs martinez could've been used tp introduce a hispanic family. Utilized in a similar was as Mamie was back in the day.
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Couples You Stopped Caring About (Past/Present)
Y/R Nick/Sharon. They've been apart way too long. Personally I think the character of Nick has run its course and should leave town for a bit. That won't happen, but it should.
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Analyzing the Multiple Marriages of a Soap Charachter
Vicki: Clint Y&R Kevin: Jana
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Since It's Also Done...Grade November Sweeps 2022!!!!
All soaps: F. absolute no buzz and all are on life support. They all need a real adrenaline boost, espescially the sleep y/r.
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Soap Endgame Couples
GL. For the longest time I shopped Michael and bill but Rylan & Cosgrove changed my mind. Bill and lizzie had IT and was one of the bright spots during the final years. The last Michelle was so bland, they had a recast liked up right before the cancellation announcement. Ross and Blake Rick and Abby Phillip and Beth Harley and Gus Quint and Nola AW. Cass and Kathleen Felicia and Zayne Jake and Vicky Marler and Jamie GH Robert and Holly Frisco and Felicia Anna and Duke Luke and Laura Alan and Monica
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Soap Opera It Girls
AW Rachel -70s Felicia Gallant-80s Victoria Love -90s OLTL Tina Lord -80s GL Nola -early 80s Beth -mid 80s Mindy -late 80s Harley -early 90s Lucy (like her or not) Michelle -late 90s Cassie -early 2000s Harley (again) -mid 2000s Lizzy -late 2000s
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Male Charachters that Carried their Shows or Revieved Heavy Focus
Another World Cass Winthrop- 80s Jake McKinnon -90s General Hosptal Luke Spencer- late 70s/early 80s Frisco Jones- mid 80s Robert Scorpio- late 80s ATWT Craig Montgomery -80s Holden Snyder -90s Jack Snyder -2000s GL Phillip Spaulding -80s Roger Thorpe -90s Danny Santos (personally not a fan) -late 90s-mid 2000s Jonathan Randall -mid 2000s Shayne Lewis -2009