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I've always attributed that to two things: 1) Jill was channeling all the glamorous movie stars she used to read about as a child and how she THOUGHT they behaved; and 2) she had been so beaten down by life, suffering so much heartache - growing up poor and without a father, losing Phillip Sr, being humiliated by Kay and her efforts to invalidate her marriage and her son's paternity, etc. - that she realized, as Dolores Claiborne's employer once said, "Sometimes, being a b***h is all a woman's got to hold onto."

I hope Lena has outgrown her pinecones, lol.

Well, it certainly didn't help to reposition it against what was the hottest sitcom at the moment, lol. If CBS had moved it to Fridays or Saturdays, MSW might have retained more of their audience. But Leslie Moonves deliberately moved it up against "Friends," knowing MSW would fail.

Or, he could pop in - again, for a cameo or one-day role - as a former colleague of Vernon's on BTG.

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Neither do I, lol.

I think so, too. AFAIK, Wyman was one actress from that generation who managed to avoid "psycho biddy"/"hagsploitation" roles. Even Barbara Stanwyck succumbed to it with her roles in "The Night Walker" and "The House That Would Not Die."

I did, too, lol.

That would be so wild, lol! But seriously. Willow needs to step up and off that prairie-acting heffa.

Tom Selleck and Alec Baldwin are two actors whom I could see returning to daytime for a cameo appearance or one-day role "just for the hell of it." (Ted Danson's another, although the director would have to agree not to count down before his scenes, lol).

Well, I think we all know what Willow needs to do now. Yep, she's gotta kill BLQ, lol.

I take small comfort in knowing Ron "Shecky" Carlivati was not there to wedge in some awkward "Grease 2"/"Colbys" reference. (I watched a lot of TV as a kid, too, Ron. But crap like that doesn't make you look clever or funny. It just makes you look like a nerd).

Because, if the Newmans were as logical as the average audience member, they'd realize right away that Matt belongs in prison or a psych ward, amnesia or no amnesia. They'd see to it that he was locked up tightly, with the key conveniently misplaced afterward. Then, this asinine plot would be over; and once again, Josh Griffith would be the storytelling emperor with no clothes.

I'm not saying this is my choice exactly, but he'd have to be LIKE Robert Culp. He'd have to have been someone who could've gone ten rounds with Susan Flannery and not make her look like his mother. (For years, I thought Eric was Stephanie's much younger husband. Imagine my surprise when I learned that wasn't the case). I've no earthly idea WHY Bill Bell or John Conboy would've been on the fence about signing Tom Selleck to a contract when it was clear he carried charisma and looked incredible next to Jaime Lyn Bauer. Just as I don't know what made them think Wings Hauser was perfect for Greg, lol.

And then Mr. Brown proceeds to give one of the hammiest "breakdown scenes" in history ("At last! I'm getting the recognition I've long deserved!"), making the moment when a gang of pseudo-Black Panthers relieved him of his member in "Foxy Brown" look like something out of "Death of a Salesman." Coincidentally, "As the Hart Turns" was co-written by Ronnie Wenker-Konner, who head-wrote THE DOCTORS for a spell with her then-husband, Lawrence. My personal fave is when he shows up on "Three's Company" as Cindy's photographer boyfriend who, in so many words, informs her that her skin looks hideous. Of course, with the deeply tinted glasses he wore in his scenes, I'm sure everyone's skin looked like crap. Let me put it this way: if John McCook had come along about 10 years earlier than he did, he probably would've been a client of Henry Willson's. IYKYK. Which also explains Cameron Mathison's career, lol. I mean, if I were two steps away from the gutter and hired to write for B&B, I'd probably write the best material that I could for him. Just as I would write the best material that I could for ANY soap performer. (Except for Cameron Mathison. That's when I'd turn the gun on myself).

I agree, on both counts.

Someone needs to warn Sharon Case to stop doing whatever she's obviously doing to her face (and voice). It's getting in the way of her performances and putting her job security at risk, too.

I'm not @Broderick , but nope, lol! It's hard for me to explain why I'm not a fan, but...you know how, BITD, all those nighttime detective shows like "Hart to Hart" or "Murder, She Wrote" invariably would do an episode set BTS of some cheesy, long-running soap opera with names like "University Hospital" or "Beyond Our Years"? And how every one of those episodes invariably would feature an actor from the soap with a deep voice and model good looks, who appears to have trouble separating himself from the popular heartthrob that they play? Whenever I see that character in that episode, I always feel like they're talking about John McCook. Hell, I think even McCook himself played that part on occasion, lol. Ah, okay. So, I was alive for some of it, but not old enough to remember anything I might've watched with my mom while she was on diaper duty, lol. (My memories of watching any TV, daytime or primetime, go as far back as 1981, but nothing Y&R-related). Thanks, @kalbir !

Honestly, would the audience have blamed Lorie if she HAD pushed Vanessa off that balcony? I don't believe I was alive to watch Vanessa's shenanigans, but judging from what I've read and what little I've been able to see online, she was a real piece of work!

Caulfield has an interesting take on why his AMC role didn't work. I mean, I don't know whether the role was "jinxed" and that retelling Pierce's story from the beginning w/ Caulfield wasn't wise, or whether Pierce was just poorly written from the start, but I do think what happened BTS with Jim Fitzpatrick did derail plans to the point where I think AMC would've been better off just writing Pierce out (which they eventually did).

Having Lewis Arlt join Y&R would've been wonderful, but I'm not sure whether Lance would've been the right role for him. I feel like he would've made a much better Matt Miller or Steven Lassiter. I agree. Tom Ligon was way hotter than John McCook or Dennis Cole. Even when he was doing guest shots on "Law & Order," often acting opposite his onetime roommate Sam Waterston, I thought he still could get it, lol. I imagine, too, that JC was REALLY beside himself to have landed a former president's son to play Andy. It's just a miracle that Steven Ford turned out to be a decent actor and not just a handsome body or face.

Honestly, it's tough for me to accept Felicia in any profession, just because I think Kristina Wagner sounds like a chipmunk.

I always knew Billy and Nadine would break up. It was just a question of when or how. I'm not sure if the intent was to separate Ross and Holly permanently. I think they had every intention of reuniting the two. It's just that JvD and Sherry Stringfield's chemistry together (as Ross and Blake) took everyone by surprise.

I forgave her years ago for not allowing me to attend Northwestern like I had wanted when I was 17. But buying a 45 of Darnell Williams' lame ass song? That, I will never forgive! Trina might as well wear pickaninny braids in her hair and walk around Port Charles eating fried chicken or watermelon. It'd be less insulting than seeing her become another, tired Beyonce wannabe.

Susan wanted to make sure David was GOOD and dead, lol.