Frank2803

Going back to OLTL vs AMC debate I thought the erratic recasting and constant rotation of EPs and head writers ultimately deterred the quality of OLTL AMC was pretty much consistent from a quality point of view With that being said OLTL was able to take more chances with their storytelling because of that lack of consistency Some of the storylines were entertaining and some were a dud I thought Hunt Block was fine, but like Susan Lucci he is better at the comedic material than the drama

I thought Dave Kriezman was decent his first couple of years on Guiding Light He breathed new life into a stale institution, but no matter how great the head writer is you can't get past the hurdles of backstage politics and a limited budget

I felt OLTL took more risks with their storytelling compared to AMC.

Susan Lucci was overrated . She could do light/comedic material but I thought she struggled with the heavier/dramatic material Roger's Paul Ryan was awesome, but you could tell he was bored of the role towards the end of his run.

Dicuss The Two Todds storyline was the last great OLTL storyline

Time to go down the YouTube rabbit hole

Wow I wasn't watching during the period so this is surprising to me

I didn't remember Sean Donnelly and Monica interacting a lot That's why it seemed odd she was at the memorial service

Interesting I love what if scenarios

She was decent from what I remember and the lack of clips come from her not being on the show that long

Daytime soaps tend to do soft reboots with the change in head writers Bringing a cancelled soap back from the dead and rebooting that's a different story

I agree it was a good move for Bo and Clint not to have a JR and Bobby type of relationship

It seems like the 98 daytime Emmy's do not exist Clips are few and far between

Submissions for categories seemed based on tenure I suppose that's one of the reasons the younger category was created to offset some of the bias

Interesting What do you think about the Buchanan family on OLTL and their Dallas influence? I can see the comparisons between JR and Abby. They were both super smart and used sex as a weapon.

Would you consider Greg Sumner the JR Ewing of Knots Landing?

I don’t remember Craig Montgomery interacting with Lily and Holden

On OLTL Todd Manning and Asa Buchanan were supposed to be these big rivals, but I don’t remember the characters interacting a lot.

I don’t recall Erica Kane and The Hubbards interacting a lot

I agree a superstar in the making

I always thought Lane Davies would have made a great Craig Montgomery

Why was she blacklisted?

That would have been awesome

She’s gorgeous I looked at a recent video clip of her on YouTube, and even with the gray hair she still looks hot

I remember Michael Zaslow saying that TPTB wanted to recast him as Alan Spaulding for his initial return The idea was nixed, but it would have been interesting to see his take on the role