vetsoapfan

I feel like I have been CORRUPTED and lured to THE DARK SIDE! Whatever will become of me???

@DRW50 Thanks!

@AbcNbc247 Tell me about it. I have fallen down a rabbit hole, and am presently obsessed with sexy men!

@AbcNbc247 Don't encourage us, LOL!!!🤣

Particularly when the pants fit like THAT!🤭😍

@Soapsuds, it seems even Freddy Krueger can't keep his hands away! LOL!

I would get banned, and banished to Pornhub island, where I doubt my soap opera rants would be appreciated, LOL!🤣 But I must say, there are many delicious photos out there of the divine Matthew Camp.

Thank you for the link, @victoria foxton. My mind is reeling with risque comments that would make the faint of heart clutch their pearls and swoon, so I will just say....woof!!!😍

Does anyone know who this hunk is?

@DRW50, you are correct. That is definitely NOT Christopher Reeve is the commercial with Terry Davis.

@DRW50, thank you much. I am looking forward to watching these.

That is indeed our Justin Marler!

Yes, it would be easy to fall down the rabbit hole and spend hours pointing out the weaknesses and flaws in RC's writing. Unfortunately, DAYS (and the other soaps today) are not written or designed for critical thinkers, so nothing will ever change as long as TPTB are convinced that modern audiences will just sit back and passively accept any drivel they are given. Right. For younger viewers, that's all they know. One of my fellow veteran soap friends once said, "People who grew up on a diet of hamburger helper don't know what they are missing by never having eaten filet mignon." Caustic, yes, and bitchy, but there's truth in the sentiment. A person can't miss what he's never experienced.

Ron is but one of many "writers" whose repeated employment on soaps is a mystery.

Younger viewers now scoff when I tell them that DAYS was once a mature, subtle, sophisticated and literate drama aimed at a thinking adults. They cannot wrap their heads around the fact that a formerly classy series could end up like...what it has collapsed into since the Reilly years. I find the show's shocking fall from grace hard to fathom as well, and I SAW it happen. In my most cynical moments, I snipe that DAYS is now written and produced for gum-chewing, 12-year-old high school drop-outs, who move their lips when they read, and still can't figure out the two syllable words. There is a market for easy-on-the-mind camp programming. If folks like that sort of entertainment, great. To each his own and it makes sense to offer material that targets all sorts of audience taste and demographics. If TPTB at NBC or Corday productions wanted to present a low-brow, camp-fest aimed at teens, why not start a new series from scratch and have it be as outlandish as they want from the get-go? Why bastardize and decimate a classic, respected daytime institution?

DAYS was a masterpiece, really on fire, from 1966 to 1976 under William J. Bell and Pat Falken Smith. And that cast!

No, in RTPP, Allison remained alive and semi-well, despite being put on trial for murder and being target by her first husband's psycho brother. In fact, the final scene of RTPP had Rodney and Allison on the pier, sharing a romantic moment and planning their future together. It was a sweet way to say goodbye to the series. Of the two reunion movies, 1985's PP: The Next Generation was much better, with more of the original cast and an original PP writer involved, and if they had to kill off Allison AGAIN, after she had already perished in 1977's Murder in PP, at least her death in PP: TNG was handled in a gentler way, with the implication that Rod and Allison were finally reunited, if only in death.

Sometimes, new days would start in the middle of a scene. In the mid-1970s on OLTL, Viki was in Jim Craig's office to confirm a medical appoint for the next day. As she was leaving, she told Carla and Jim she would, "see you tomorrow!" There was a jump cut, and suddenly Viki was coming back into the office, wearing different clothes, and thanking Carla for getting her an appointment in less than 24 hours. It was awkward and uncomfortable. Soaps generally don't warp time like that.

This commercial was broadcast well into the show's run, not for the pilot. Originally, there were other actors playing Allison and Rodney. Pamela Shoop and Yake Summers (in the clip) were replacements. The commercials for the debut of the new series featured Constance McKenzie getting a surprise phone call from her long-missing daughter Allison, who had disappeared during the run of the primetime version. Viewers had always longed for Allison to return, and the promos for the opening of RTPP capitalized on that.

Thank you, @slick jones

Thanks @victoria foxton

I used to trade videotapes and DVDs all the time, and you'd be surprised at how indignant some people would get when I asked them to reimburse me for the cost of shipping (which was very expensive to the USA from Canada). I had a large box of tapes ready to go, one time, and the post office told me it would cost $40.00+ dollars (including air-mail postage and insurance, which the receiver wanted.) When I asked if he could reimburse me via Paypal, he accused me of "ripping him off," regardless of the fact that I had not even asked him to pay for the blank tapes or any labor. There were 59 episodes there, culled from Beta and VHS, which took forever to dub. All I wanted was the cost of shipping. I told the guy that he'd SEE the postage stamp for himself when the package arrived, and he could verify the exact cost, but he threw a fit, anyway. I told him to forget the whole transaction; that I was sure I'd eventually find someone else willing to take the cassettes. And I did.

The collector posting these screen shots on Facebook sells soap episodes, but he has answered questions in the Facebook group claiming that these particular eps are NOT for sale. Since he's not going to share them with the community, I have to wonder why he even posts the pictures on-line. He should know it's likely to cause bad feelings.🤔

Thanks, @DRW50!

Thanks, @victoria foxton.