Soapsuds

That pretty much sums it up!

Ugh…didnt care for either character or actor in the role….for me the characters weren't ATWT …they just seemed out of place. I had forgotten it was his decision to leave the show. He sure was good in the role. Didnt he leave for college in the show and never heard again? LOL….ummm…it took me a long time to get use to Hunk Block as Craig…by the time that happened his character had become one big joke…. Figures Goutman wrote him out….he wrote out Andy, Scott Bryce's Craig, and Martha Byrne's Lily…..I wouldn't have mind MB being tossed out the way she was but Noelle Beck was just not Lily….and I would have loved to have seen Rattray back in the role. MB praised Goutman till the cows came in only to be double crossed by him….sad….

But didn't FMB bring him back a year later around the church fire? And he was tossed in Molly's orbit shortly after? He left in November or December 1995 and returned around summer 1997 for the fire. Then he stayed for a few years. Probably one of about three positive decisions FMB made. At the time I was angry about the mass firings at ATWT in summer '95, as I knew that the last of "my" ATWT was now officially dead (which it was), but looking back I can understand the decisions to get rid of most of the people they got rid of, although I do think they made a mistake in writing out Pete and Julie (I would have killed Caleb and left Julie as a scheming widow) and a big mistake in writing out Andy. The real problem was the people they replaced these characters with were absolute horseshit. Pete was the character that Jason Biggs played, right? Glad to hear that FMB got that right. I always felt that Andy should've been on the show to the very end. But IDK if he would've meshed well with RH's Paul. Yes Jason Biggs played Petey. I didnt care for the character or actor. As for Julie …it was a mistake to let her go….after the whole Aaron secret came out she was reduced to nothing. Andy was involved with Denise and had a child with her. I forgot who wrote him out but another mistake in letting him go once again.

IMO it would have been better for Marland to bring back Chuckie. I don't recall the circumstances of his death but Scott's birth and explanation come out of left field and made zero sense. I remember that fans of the show were in an uproar during the story. They flat out hated it. Joseph Breen was great in the role and I did like a rivalry for Tom but once Breen left the character became useless. I liked the recast but he was a totally different character. Jeremy was one of Marland's great new addition to the cast IMO. The actor could act and had chemistry with Jordana Brewster. I remember he was popular with the fans. I thought he was also going to be part of the next generation. It is too bad they didnt know what to do with his character.

That was downright awful! At that point it was time to say goodbye to Sheila….they had run out of ideas.

Actually Goutman fired Bryce because fans weren't liking the story and actually felt bad/sorry for Craig…and thats what Goutman didnt want…he wanted Craig hated and loathed…so Goutman complained how Bryce wasn't right for the role…wasn't playing Craig the way he should be…..this from the man that created the role…who better to know what Craig was all about but him…..

Very true. After seeing how SB's Craig was compared to the Craig I was used to (Hunt Block), I'd be peeved as a long-term ATWT fan too. His arc into becoming a model citizen and loving husband was all stripped away when they basically made him into a common criminal/international terrorist of some sort. Wasn't Dusty studying to be a doctor when Brian Bloom left the show? I always wondered why they dropped that and brought him back as a mobster-like character. Do you think it was b/c Hogan was influenced by GH? He has said in interviews during the time he was at World Turns that his favorite male characters on soaps were Sonny Corinthos and Victor Newman.... My Craig memories are foggy…but he wasn't sweet and innocent at the beginning….although we thought he was…once the whole Betsy story hit the roof in 83…we found out he was evil….tried to kill Steve in a truck explosion…and I believe he was the one who got caught in that truck and he was the one injured and I think became impotent….went to jail……Lila, his mother, looked like a fool because she believed all his lies….she finally wised up to his dirty dealings..and shady life….I believe she told him off ….later he got out of jail…don't remember how….became a good guy and then Steve was the one that became the bad guy….When Scott Bryce returned after the miscast of Hunt Block and Meeks and Linderstorm….Lord…what awful recasts….I was thrilled….that didnt last as his character was written horribly and trashed…..SB complained about it….Goutman fired him….then after that I think started the MB firing from Goutman as well..

Oh ok…I found this but no picture of him…hmmmmm Con Roche 1972 to 1973; March 29, 1986 to April 1987- ATWT Interesting how it was Douglas Marland who brought him back. Found a clip of him….ATWT had a lot of attractive men in 86…from Rick to Tom Hughes…..to….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDGM4dB2XU

Thats the same guy from GH…eww….did his looks go to hell?…LOL….I remember a different Rick…LOL

Correct. Natalie's return in 1981 was horrid. As Mitch states, she had zero interaction with Tom. I remember watching and thinking, "What's the point?" The same was true when the Dobsons brought in Gary Hudson as a recast of Rick Ryan. It was a nice idea, but never really went anywhere - plus, Hudson was also miscast as Rick (in my opinion). Didnt Rick Ryan show up again in the mid to late 80s played by a different actor? I don't remember the earlier Rick Ryan.

I've liked what little I've seen of Meg Bennett as Julia on Y&R but after that stint on GH, I was not impressed with her anymore. Maybe because the story was stupid altogether. An actress I would've loved on a P&G soap would be Julia Barr. She just had that P&G heroine-esqe look to her. Do you all think she would've made a good Natalie or Carol? Julia Barr was a good actress but didnt care for her….LOL…..I know there were characters that I see on the ATWT DVDs from the 70s that weren't popular and I see why….LOL

Meg Bennett is a great actress…surprised she didnt do more soaps. She would be great on B&B…maybe a love interest for now departed Thorne….I'd love to see her back at Y&R but not now with all the mess the show has become

Was listening to Hello this morning…love the song

Im glad for Venus..she gets overshadowed by Serena…..I wish she would win one more Wimbledon before she retires.

YOu need to buy the complete series box set! It is really worth it with a lot of great extras!

Oh, Lawd. Oh, Jesus. Breathe…breathe….

I like Sarah Haines better than Paula. Paula comes off as a real beyotch to me….LOL….The show needs to get rid of Michelle Collins and CCB…and add Sarah Haines….the two ladies are absent a day or two or weeks and you don't notice….

I don't know why they added CCB to the show…she adds nothing when she appears….like today when they asked her if the hubby was needy…she is like he is perfect…blah blah blah stuff…..

Glad to see him on another show. I never understood why they fired him from ATWT. Thought he made a great Chris.

was she on to hear it??? Yes…not sure what slick is referring to since I half paid attention to todays show but at the beginning Joy treated CCB like a guest host instead of regular when introducing her….LMAO

Who is the guy above the two Theos??