SoapDope78
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The TNN run actually started in the summer of 1996. I graduated high school that year and I remember big ads in SOD with the 70's cast photo stating " Southfork Opens It's Gates Again on TNN". I tuned in and watched the entire run. Yes, the episodes were heavily edited and sometimes you could tell they were sped up as they looked jittery and time compressed. Also, that same year CBS did the reunion " J.R. Returns". TNN became defunct by the end of the 90's. Gaylord hired a CEO that dismantled Opryland theme park and shut down TNN which operated from there. After he was canned the new CEO was like " What the heck was that guy thinking". Much like Eddie Lampert dismantled Kmart & Sears by getting rid of Marthat Stewart, Jaclyn Smith, and Bob Vila.
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Poor Victoria, she had fun playing tough wrong side of the tracks Pam in the mini-series, but when J.R. (and Sue Ellen) became the breakout characters, the show declawed her.
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Bill Bell really did believe in pushing the envelope in the 70's. That article above seems to be Coope doing damage control due to audience backlash. I remember reading somewhere that there were scenes when Katherine was drinking, she flirted with Jill circa 1974. I don't know if there was any truth in that, but it would not be all that surprising since Bell decided to go there with Joanne. When Leslie was in the mental institution in 1974 one of her roommates came onto her and wanted to shower together. Those scenes surfaced a few years ago courtesy of Janice Lynde. When Bell "redone" that story circa 1986 with Ashley, I don't remember any of the roommates coming onto her in a sexual way. The women all had the same names, so I assume Bell wanted to imply they were the same women that was housed with Leslie years prior. I remember my mom commenting on it at the time.
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It's been a while since this thread was started and have not gone back to see if this had already been brought up. The 80's seemed to be a big time for characters to throw dinner parties/social event where something major plot wise would unfold. A character being shot, characters held hostage, someone dropping a bombshell of an explosive secret a catfight/fistfight erupting etc...
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I hope someday that episode surfaces. Surely someone at CBS who is a fan of Selleck sneaked into the archives and made a copy of that. Bauer & Selleck joked that it's been so long ago they barely remember doing it.
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HTSAM debuted in January 1974, so they probably did show a scene like that. I think Y&R which debuted in March 1973 was already pushing the envelope when it came to sex scenes. I noticed in the first episode they had Sally & Snapper post sex already redressed having a conversation, but I remember seeing a publicity photo where Sally is in her slip in front of the mirror and Snapper is behind her like he is putting the moves on her. I wonder if that was a scene that was pulled out of episode 1 before it aired or if that was taken from a later show? I wish I could find that 1968 or 1969 episode of The Doctors with Matt and Maggie. It was clearly implied they had sex on their lunch break. I remember Matt was shirtless and Maggie may have been in a slip. They also showed them making up the bed after they done the nasty 🤣. I just can't remember if they had a scene of them lying in bed together.
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It's hard to say. We would have to see a run of episodes to confirm what was shown onscreen. I have never seen episodes of Bright Promise surface either.
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I saw that too. He was on TV since the early 80's with his cable fitness show. He was only 71 when he passed.
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🤣 I thought Y&R too, but it's hard to say which soap started with the bedroom scenes. I seriously doubt conservative soaps like ATWT or GL went there first. I could see AMC pushing the envelope circa 1970-71 especially with Erica.
