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Gottleib's opening credits/theme ranks as one of the worst along second only to all the Valentini GH credits.

Everything about the concept and execution of this show as so wrong.

That disco opening was just horrible. And rewatching late 79 to early 82 I'm surprised at how poorly the actors memorized their lines. Elvira, Don, Bert, some of them were terrible on a daily basis. And the directing was stilted. Gail Kobe improved the show a great deal from that standpoint. I know Doug Marland's stories started airing in Jan 1980 and his name was in the credits still in August 1982. When did his last episode air? I can't find any episodes from September 1982 to Feb 1983 with credits. I know The Cullitons and Tomlin were listed as head writers by early March 83. I think Falken Smith lasted about 8 weeks right after Marland quit and she was HW of Days until April 1982.

Who were the actors playing Jackie, Carrie and Joe?

By late 1985 Pam Long had definitely run out of steam and she was pregnant and divorcing Jay Hammer. But typical P&G installs EP safe choice Joe Willmore and fires Jeff Ryder for Mary Ryan (a Labine writer) and Ellen Barrett, RH and SFT producer then dumps them after three months for Sheri Anderson from Days and her ancient soap producer then husband Joe Manetta before Pam comes back from maternity leave in September 86. They should have left Ryder and added Nancy Curlee. I will say that Sheri and Joe weren't as bad as later temporary HW, McTavish or Anderson.

Bless his heart, Alan is a good guy but he is a terrible moderator and he should have no more than 3 guests. This is a good writer panel.

What about Terrell Anthony (Rusty on GL) And my dream three way.... Brian Bloom Grayson McCouch

Pam Long's low point was her second stint on GL especially during the Johnny throat cancer story. And when he was cured by the candle in the window.

Interesting that Randy mentioned his conversation with EP, Joe Hardy. Joe Hardy took over as EP during the 1988 writer's strike and was writing the show. Randy hated a script and confronted Joe who had written that episode. LOL. Great trivia.

There are four parts to this Bridget Dobson interview. I read all parts a while back. She talks about the GL/ATWT transition and other writer issues. Here's the link to one part. http://pierin26santabarbara.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-exclusive-interview-with-bridget.html

I thought someone on another chat suggested that Paul Roberts was an alias for Tom King and KC Collier was an alias for Millee Taggart. The timing makes sense as Tom King left Another World after 8 years or so in 1980. He and Millee were a couple at that time. She may have written soaps during the 1981 writer's strike and was brought aboard officially as a union writer in 1981.

True dat, but maybe Pam wanted Reva to be older or the preferred actress may have been one of the younger ones from Texas.

In a recent zoom interview, Kim Zimmer mentioned that Pam wanted another actress (a friend of Pam's) to be cast as Reva. I wonder if it was Carla. I assume Pam and Carla became friends while on Texas....

I noticed in the Texas final episode credits the name of one of the script writers, Charles Edwards. I'm guessing it's Pam Long's then husband, Charles Jay Hammer who had played Max Dekker. Also wonder if Pam Long and Jay Hammer wrote Texas during the 1981 writer's strike or maybe he wrote it as a non guild member during that time?

Loving was nominated for Writers Guild Award in 1994 for air shows from calendar year 1993 Loving — Millee Taggart, Robert O. Guza, Jr., Laurie McCarthy, Addie Walsh, Craig G. Carlson, John Kuntz, Eugenie Hunt, Dana Herko, Lewis Arlt, Tony Lang, Lynda Myles, Juliette Mann, Andrew Gottlieb, Nancy Maxwell

Going from Henry Slesar to James Lipton as head writer. Big mistake. Henry's version of Capitol was somewhat boring but he was finding his footing. Lipton was all gimmick. Conboy didn't know how to nurture and support a strong head writer. He went through the Corringtons, Peggy O'Shea and Henry in a few short years.

While the whole story of Nancy's departure have never been revealed, it was said at the time it may have partially had to do with a pregnancy. P&G did bring Stephen back to GL for several months. He then went on write for ATWT and AW in addition to OLTL and AMC. Nancy later revealed that she worked for a year or more in 1995-96 as a story consultant for ABC soaps but left when she got pregnant again. She and I exchanged correspondence after GL was cancelled and she said she was offered a writing position at GH but declined because she wanted to raise the kids.

This was probably Marland's best year. His 90s not so good. Amazing to think back and realize that both Marland and Calhoun were gay although not officially out. The beefcake was amazing during those years.

I remember as a kid watching public service announcements at the end of Edge episodes when Henry's script writer, Grace Garment, went missing. This is a sad recounting of her ending. Full of Edge darkness and mystery. And some quotes from Henry Slesar. https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/27/archives/mrs-leonard-garment-a-suicide-identified-in-boston.html

Conboy's appointment of his friend of Dorothy, Ellen Weston, was a nail for sure. CBS forcing Wendy Fischman's stories, primarily Clone Reva, was a nail. Megan McTavish getting near Springfield was a nail. The final nail was ELLEN WHEELER!

Interesting clip of Kim Hunter discussing Nola. I didn't realize Henry had only planned the character to be around for three months but he extended it another five months with the Elliot/murder storyline.

Ellen Stewart/Pat Bruder in 2015. What a doll!

Maybe Millee Taggart who ended up after that period being named HW with Tom King (her partner at the time). Had Millee ever been listed in any writer credits before the 81 strike? I always looked at new writer hires on the soaps after the strikes ended as they were likely the scab writers. i.e. in 1988 P&G hired nearly the entire crew of strike writers: Swajeski, Iacubuzio, Leahy, Nerissa Radel, Michael Zazlow and his wife Susan Hufford. Also wondered if they after drafted Don Hastings to write during the strike since he had been a soap writer in 50s and 60s.

Interesting no head writer listed. Was this when the Dobsons walked out then I think they came back a year later for six months?

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/04/archives/search-for-tomorrow-sob-holds-25th-anniversary-party.html Great article about the show's 25 anniversary.