Liberty City

The first year there were a lot of mistakes made; I'm all the way into the 700-level episodes, and it has its upswings and downslides.

Thank you! I've enjoyed doing it over the years and have loved getting production back up, and really find my writing has improved so much.

I do! Yes! I began in 2009, following the finale of Guiding Light and the cancellation of As the World Turns, and felt inspired by those two soaps, which hold my earliest memories of watching daytime soap operas. I found a now-defunct text-based soap opera and fell intrigued by it. Afterwards, I discovered a community of writers (now defunct as well), and immediately began planning my own soap, entitled Liberty City. Taking inspiration of the two former soaps, I began to create and become inspired by how creatively freeing the process actually became fo me. Liberty City premiered in February 2010, with the tag line of "where drama meets love." Admittedly, while the concepts were solid, the execution of the first season was quite sh*t, but, I give myself a break as I was writing for the first-time ever, so green is came across. The series centered around two main families: the Johnsons and the Smithsons, as well as the families that connected to them, as well as other b-set families. Choosing some of my favourite daytime alumni to represent the roles I had written, I featured female and male characters, spanning all different ethnicities and backgrounds. In 2013, I stopped producing the series following the loss of my site host, and continued attempts were made to relaunch the serial. I released the fifth season premiere in 2019 and the following year, published a writer's cut of the episode. This year, I continued the fifth season and am continuing to produce episodes.

One Life to Live is the one soap I could never get into. I tried to watch it, several times, and it just could not hold my interest. Admittedly, in watching older clips online, it doe seem more interesting then, but, definitely not my cup of tea. I began watching Sunset Beach online in 2019, and when episodes disappeared I went to Santa Barbara. When I saw that Beach had returned, in going back, I was in awe at how off it actually was. I'm shocked. Hollyoaks, to me, is incredible. For a half-hour soap they really put production and value into their stories, as well as the overall canvas.

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Under the assumption, like most, that Jackée Harry was always billed as a series regular. As for the other part of the news... meh.

I am not quite sure, however, I am feeling positive it was at the end of her run on Days of Our Lives prior to her return to The Young and the Restless.

I agree.

Got too distracted by a young Scott Bryce.

I know Sterling K. Brown and Kristen Bell auditioned for CBS soaps, multiple times, per the casting directors' interview with The Locher Room. In 2008, Cady McClain (ex-Jennifer, DAYS; ex-Dixie, AMC et al) was up for the role of Harley Cooper, GL. Dylan Bruce (ex-Chris, ATWT), Gale Harold (Queer as Folk) and Jason Lewis (Sex and the City) auditioned and read for the role of Adam Newman before Justin Hartley was cast. Before being cast as Katie on As the World Turns, Terri Conn previously auditioned for the role of Georgia; the role eventually went to Jaime Dudney. Jane Elliot (ex-Tracy, GH) was initially selected for the role of Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara. In 2003, Kelly Monaco (Sam, GH) was up for the role of Nikki Munson on As the World Turns; she also auditioned for All My Children. Martha Madison as Marah Lewis would have been perfect casting to me. It's a shame it didn't work out two-times in a low. And also a shame she did not land the role of Bethany. I know she revealed she also auditioned for The Bold and the Beautiful opposite Jack Wagner. Sarah sounds like the most logical character for her, though. No. There is only one Carly Tenney, and that is Maura West! I remember this being reported back in the day, and that Martha Byrne was up for the role of Marty. Funny coincidence? Susan Haskell auditioned for the role of Lily, alongside Noelle Beck and Dedee Pfeiffer. I don't know how I would've felt about Jon Lindstrom being cast as Jack Abbott. I'm glad Peter Bergman was chosen at the end of the day. Oh! That could have been fun! I believe Eileen Davidson did confirm, at one point, General Hospital had interest in signing her, but she ended up passing on the role. And I know they wanted Melody Thomas Scott for a recast of Heather Webber. I definitely could have seen her as Bonnie. Such a missed opportunity. To me, Jennifer Bransford resembled Nancy Lee Grahn a bit. Just in their bone structures.

Fixed the sentence. 😇

Got my first dose a couple of weeks ago; should be fully vaxxed by mid-June.

I need the next Disco music video!

Dying for the Black Diamond project.

Jane Elliot as a blonde? YES!

Jeanne Cooper was not a fan of Maria Arena, either, especially after she was instrumental in killing off Marge, and Cooper remarked she wished she could've killed off the writers. Maria Arena never wanted Maura West on the cast; it was CBS and Sony who orchestrated the hire.

I don't think Menighan was the problem. It was the writing for her in the role.

Which is unfortunate.

That is Maria Arena for you. Pure definition of her tenure.

I wish it would return to streaming, along with the two-part reunion.

Ugh. Terry Lester was YUM!

Yes he did, but, when Charles Pratt, Jr. took helm as co-executive producer and head writer, he dropped the storyline, because he was uncomfortable with telling the story. And kind of the same with Nikki's M.S. diagnosis; it's not just mentioned as a trope if she's stressing out, etc. The potential this story had if only Adrienne Leon had not been fired from the role of Colleen.

I know people herald the Dobsons, however, given what I've seen and read, they were not as well-off as they are made to be. That first year, a lot and I do mean A LOT of mistakes were made, in terms of story and casting, and they continued to happen. Now, whether it was the Dobsons, their co-executive producers, the production company or NBC making those shots, it seems like from the start, this soap was doomed. Ava Lazar, at the end of the day, was perfectly cast in the role of Santana, and she brought a depth and warmth to the role that each of her successors failed to bring.