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And if TPTB at GH/ABCD are interested, I have a couple of suggestions, lol!

The melody, as written by Dave Grusin, is phenomenal. The run-on lyrics? Not so much.

Poor "Magnum, P.I." Just a few years before, it practically was the hottest show on TV. By 1986/87, however, even a Bob Hope Christmas special is doing better numbers than they are, lol.

Frankly, @Soaplovers, David Canary was in no condition by that point to participate more in the revival than he did. Also, I think it would've been much more compelling to see Brooke and Erica attempt to co-host a "Hoda & Kathie Lee"-like chatfest, with "the network" believing that their history and chemistry would make for "appointment television," lol.

Especially when that random person is sporting a hairstyle that Peabo Bryson retired thirty years ago.

LOL on the bolded part. You're right, it is, lol.

Why Frank Valentini wasn't fired for that [!@#$%^&*], I'll never know!

Thanks, @te.! I wasn't sure about all the details, just what I vaguely still remembered from years ago (which wasn't much, I'll grant you, lol). And you're right: it WILL be glossed over, lol.

This isn't insider information, but I know I read somewhere years ago that someone had filed a lawsuit against Chip Hayes while he still was producing MP or afterward. That's why I've always kind of side-eyed his working years later in daytime as a writer.

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Chances are they won't talk about the sexual harassment allegations against Chip Hayes, lol.

ICAM!! I guess that was a better pitch, though, than "From the people who brought you 'Dallas' comes 'David Jacobs' Scenes from Four Marriages'."

And it's mostly thanks to one woman - need I say whom, lol? - who might not be the world's greatest actress, but who captured viewers' attention and imagination nevertheless. I mean, people loved Tad the Cad, and Greg and Jenny, and especially Jesse and Angie. But you really can't think of AMC without thinking first of Erica Kane.

"She's his second wife -- but his daughter is out to change that!" So, Annie wants to be his wife, lol? And it doesn't matter anyway, since we never see or hear from her again after the pilot.

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"Bizarre" doesn't even cover it. There hadn't been a "Claudette" on any soap since AMC, and that was way the hell back in 1980. But it seems like GH has struggled with naming characters appropriately since the end of Guza. I halfway expect a "Maybelline" to pop up any day now.

I totally forgot Jessica Tuck has been on this show, lol! And I question the sanity of anyone who says they like Bree Williamson.

Could I just say again how much I am floored by your analyses, @dc11786? You bring so much insight into GH (and other shows) that, in many cases, have me re-assessing my own opinions about them? Thank you so much for all your contributions to this board (and for God's sake, will someone PLEASE hire @dc11786 to join their show's writing staff, lol?).

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I'll admit that AMC was not in very good shape when it was cancelled and that it hadn't been in many years. But to suggest that OLTL was running proverbial rings around them just because their ratings might have been higher...? That's absurd. The truth is, I thought OLTL had become just as unwatchable as AMC and thought it would've needed a miracle in order to save it, ratings be damned.

You literally could build an entirely new show around all those damn kids. Call it "Jim Henson's General Hospital Babies."

It's a MSW rarity: a Christmas-themed episode, and the only one in the series' history where the victim doesn't die!

It probably didn't. From what I have heard and read over the years, the Lechowicks often had to change course on their stories. Apparently, they couldn't figure out that what plays well "on paper" doesn't always play as well on the screen. Plus, unlike other writer/producers on KL, they never consulted with the cast, who knew their characters better than anyone, nor welcomed any of their input. And it was, for lack of a better word, easier to keep on a show that still had some audience - even if most viewers had abandoned it years before - than to try and launch a brand-new show at a time when your network is literally fighting for its' life.

I pray it wasn't in a manger when it died (but given how this show works sometimes, I wouldn't be a bit surprised).

Just think: if MSW had premiered in 2024, rather than 1984, we'd probably have to watch Jessica Fletcher spend at least five seasons on-and-off trying to figure out who murdered her husband, Frank, during one of his fishing trips. BTW, I have to add to my original post like this, since we no longer have the "Edit" function here. Apologies for spamming the thread.