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I think it was probably true as well. Granger never stayed at any soap for a long period of time, which suggests to me he just didn't cotton to the rigors of working in daytime. Plus, I've never known Slezak to tow the company line. If things weren't going right at the show for whatever reason and she wasn't in a position to comment on it, she just didn't.

IOW, if Chris Van Etten and Dan O'Connor left behind any sort of long-term projections, then that's what EK/PM have been working off of from the beginning; that they've reached the end of said projections; and that now, the material is totally theirs.

I agree!

Officially, Granger said the pace was too much for him. Allegedly, however, he left (or was let go) because he had been sexually harassing one of the male actors on the show.

Regardless of who is supposed to be living and/or working there. TPTB don't understand (or seem to have forgotten) that, just as in theater or in movies, a set often can reveal more about characters' inner lives than dialogue or action.

Farley Granger was the first actor to portray Dr. Will Vernon. However, that wasn't FG portraying Will, but Bernie McInerney, who replaced him. You could tell back then that they didn't splurge on sets; yet, as cheap and artificial-looking as they were, they still were more distinctive, visually appealing and revealing of character(s) than the sets you see on soaps today.

No, that's Kathryn Breech, who originated the role. Not to take anything away from her, but from the little I've seen of her work, she doesn't bring the psychological layers to Karen that Light would later on. In a way, she reminds me of Catherine Hicks. It's always a treat to see pre-1978/9 OLTL. It was such a different show from what it would become in the '80's; yet, in some ways, it all feels familiar.

Doesn't really make a whole lot of sense, does it, lol? If anything, Blaze should be concerned about what Natalia's brewing relationship with Sonny will do to the brand. Although, in this day and age, having a mobster in your circle practically gets you nominated for sainthood, lol.

I'm truly devastated to hear of Bob Ellison's passing. He and David Lloyd wrote many of my favorite episodes of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." May he RIP.

Thanks for the link, @janea4old!!

Why play it safe? Screw the budget and do both! But seriously. I'm at the point where characters literally could stop appearing with no explanation and I wouldn't even bat an eyelid. There's just too damn many people, GH!

Amazing!! I haven't been watching again long enough to come up with plans so expansive, but I'm down for anything (and I mean anything) that would prune this cast, lol.

My childhood memories of Greg Nelson are that of a "fine, upstanding, young man," who wasn't perfect, but who possessed many admirable and welcome qualities, including integrity and compassion. IOW, the kind of solid, relatable leading man you really don't see anymore on soaps (and if you do, they're boring as hell, lol).

Love it, lol!!

Same here. I don't remember a lot from my early childhood, but I remember watching soaps, and I remember watching Greg and Jenny on AMC in particular.

I really enjoyed watching his work on CAPITOL when I was a youngin', before I knew anything about HS or any writer. I think he and Peggy O'Shea were the only HW's who made that particular show work.

You know, I wonder if the reason why there seems to be a lack of big cliffhangers is because they're relying on the next episode's previews to hook the audience instead.

Perhaps now would be the time to get that Cody/Mac story "up and pumping" again?

I like that, but I'm also down with @BetterForgotten and their hopes for a full-on, Moldavian-style assault, too, lol.

I used to think it would’ve been cool for David Jacobs to have developed an anthology-like spinoff series centered around some of the people who work and, um, play at LP.

If getting rid of her poisoned hip cures Heather of her BLT obsession, then it all will have been worth it.

I think it would be a shame to have a classic troublemaker like Heather be reduced to a wacky sidekick. (I don't believe that's where this team is heading with Heather, I'm just saying.)

Rule of thumb: never give your partner anything that a stripper could name herself after.

I hope you're talking about the ancient Greek tragedy and not the Tyler Perry travesty. I'm joking. That...? Should be very easy to accomplish.

Me, too. If the opening looks like something you could make on your iPhone, I'll never forgive them.