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@DeeVee Imagine William Smith playing a Falconetti-like villain on the original Hawaii Five-O TV series before he began appearing regularly as Kimo on that show. @vetsoapfan I failed to mention that Susan Sullivan had a prominent role in the feature-length pilot of the Bill Bixby TV series The Incredible Hulk. Click here to watch some footage from that pilot.

Speaking of James Lipton, did his stint as a writer on Capitol come back to haunt him in any episodes of Inside the Actors Studio?

I find it curious that Dick Van Patten appeared in several episodes of The Love Boat but zero episodes of Fantasy Island. Why was that? Lynda Day George made guest appearances on both shows.

Do you think the Jenny Diamond character that Catherine Hickland wound up playing on Capitol was much more interesting than the Julie Clegg character? Jenny Diamond was a villainess, was she not?

Um, is The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills still relevant in this day and age? If it isn't, when did the show stop being relevant?

@vetsoapfan Is it true that you thought Julie Clegg was essentially a boring character? You appeared to indicate that in this previous comment of yours.

My dad has been a fan of the late Ryan O'Neal. Which Peyton Place episode featured Mr. O'Neal's best work on the soap?

No offense, but was Kim Schuster really deaf? Peyton Place fans have to excuse me. I've come across conflicting information.

@Soaplovers If I'm not mistaken, Kimberly Beck actually received top billing for Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. I can't say that superstardom followed, but too many celebrities who did become A-list stars ended up self-destructing. Pay attention to what Kenny Loggins says in this video. Also pay attention to what Eric Bischoff says in this other video.

@All My Shadows Um, is the Kim Schuster character on Peyton Place really deaf?

@DRW50 Kimberly Beck did appear in a 1987 episode of L.A. Law, a TV series that, like NYPD Blue, was co-created by Steven Bochco. The final two seasons of L.A. Law had A Martinez as a regular cast member. Um, why didn't Kimberly appear in any episodes of A's former soap Santa Barbara? Was she offered any roles on SB? John Conboy, who had executive-produced Kimberly's former soap Capitol, had a stint as EP of Santa Barbara in the early '90s. (SB writer Patrick Mulcahey didn't get along with Mr. Conboy and jumped ship, but...)

@soapfan770 How well do you think Kimberly Beck fared as Trish Jarvis in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter? How well do you think Ms. Beck fared during her four-episode stint as Claire Prentice on Dynasty? It is very much worth noting that the Eight Is Enough pilot initially failed to sell. It eventually did sell, of course, but by that point, Kimberly had been granted a release from her Eight Is Enough contract so she could play Diane Porter on Rich Man, Poor Man Book II. Keep in mind that Kimberly had a pretty successful career as a child actress, playing a supposedly deaf girl named Kim Schuster on the primetime soap opera Peyton Place in the mid-1960s.

@Paul Raven Well, Paul, do you think "Let's Take a Walk" should have been a big hit in the U.S. back in the late '60s? Imagine if someone like Kylie Minogue were to record a cover of the song in this day and age. Imagine a contestant on America's Got Talent or American Idol covering the song. Oh, by the way, Kimberly Beck officially wrote the lyrics to "Let's Take a Walk." @vetsoapfan Click here to watch the intro to Westwind, a TV series that I previously brought up in this thread. Click here to watch footage from a certain episode of Westwind. Keep in mind that the series in question was aimed at youngsters.

@Paul Raven I just created a Kimberly Beck thread in that forum. Check it out.

@SoapDope78 @vetsoapfan @Broderick @Vee @DRW50 @SoapDope78 @Chris 2 @Paul Raven On the whole, have you liked or disliked Kimberly Beck as an actress? Did she fare that badly as Julie Clegg on Capitol? Did she fare that badly as Samantha Livingstone on General Hospital? How did Kimberly fare as Claire Prentice on Dynasty? Should she be ashamed of her performance as Trish Jarvis in the slasher movie Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter? Should Kim have had a better showbiz career than she wound up having?