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But Drake's passing is a HUGE blow to the show nevertheless. In fact, I'd say it might the biggest blow DAYS has received since losing Frances Reid.

I think it's just like what you've said, @carolineg: Julie and Marlena's friendship was downplayed once Doug and Julie were "aged up" and Marlena, Roman and later John became peers with Bo and Hope. By 1984, it seems, they really wanted Doug and Julie to be second in line after Tom and Alice as the show's matriarch/patriarch, but didn't want the same thing to happen with Roman and Marlena.

I kind of liked seeing someone on GH (or any soap) who you'd normally wouldn't see, but man did that guy get old fast, lol.

That's awful news to hear, but I'm glad that the Sabatinos are facing it with a positive attitude. I feel like that's at least half the battle in these situations.

Frankly, I think even the title ("Our Private World") was lacking something.

Olivia Nuzzi: "This is all my ex-fiancé's fault!" Ryan Lizza: "I've no idea what you're talking about - and by the way, who are you?"

I'm not sure about that either. If nothing else, Levi will wind up on the "faith-based movie circuit" with Kevin Sorbo and Jim Caviezel. But I'd hardly think his career is DEAD. I mean, if endorsing Trump was a sure-fire way to get you blacklisted in H'wood, there'd be no second season of the "Frasier" revival with Kelsey Grammer OR Special Guest Star (and fellow MAGAt) Patricia Heaton.

Most GT fans would agree, @applcin. I actually think the writing got better once he left - that was due to Austin and Irma Kalish taking over as showrunners - but I do agree that his exit left a very big hole in the show's center.

And then, after Chandler's let go...

I would have brought RS on as a recast Jane Sumner. God bless Millie Perkins, but she was too mousy to portray Greg's ex-wife, lol.

I agree, lol.

Jimmy Carter said he wanted to live long enough to vote for Kamala Harris to be the first female president - and by God, he's gonna do it!!

I agree that MSW provides a level of comfort and satisfaction that today's procedurals don't. It's like today's TV writers don't know HOW to write stories that don't stretch over multiple episodes, which is unfortunate (and I say that as someone who obviously loves continuing drama, lol). I also agree with the perception of Angela Lansbury being a sort of "It Girl" for the '80's. Before MSW and "The Golden Girls," older women were portrayed in a very negative light on TV. Usually, they were the nagging mother/grandmother or unhappy "spinster aunt." They had no lives outside of the (male-dominated) home and family. But MSW and GG turned that misconception on its' head, showing that older women, in fact, remained vital, curious and productive contributors of society. Jessica Fletcher and the GG ladies showed audiences that life didn't stop at age 50; in fact, in many ways, it's just beginning! Thanks for providing the full article, @kalbir!

You are correct, sir, lol! I tried to get into MP, I really did. In the end, however, I just found it to be a very poorly written and acted show.

Damn, I hit a paywall with the Tribune article. If nothing else, I credit Angela Lansbury and everyone else involved for crafting every week a show that presented a positive image of older women and that never resorted to pushing sex and violence in order to entertain. Even in the latter seasons, when the mysteries became less challenging, MSW remained a classily produced effort and a real testament to shows that had something for just about everyone.

And the downside would've been...?

My two, newest obsessions - Tim Walz and dogs - together, in the same video. Thank you, @Vee; thank you, YT; and thank you, God.

It says something when her lone guest appearance on "Murder, She Wrote" was overall more rewarding to the audience than anything she did on KL, lol. If KL had been in better shape during S13, I've no doubt that TPTB would have seized on making Marcia Cross a full-time cast member. I thought she could've been integrated very well with the rest of the show as a rival of Paige's and new resident troublemaker. But the show was just such a mess by that point, it was all they could do to finish episodes on time and on budget.

You caught that, too, eh, lol?

The man even had chemistry with Susan Lucci when they co-hosted part of the Daytime Emmys one year! (Seriously, I was like, "Is there ANY way AMC could steal him away from that miserable DAYS," lol). In a way, he reminded me of Gary Cooper. I didn't think Cooper was all that much as an actor either (although, I do enjoy him in comedies like "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" and "Ball of Fire"), but I think he and DH shared a self-assuredness that made him appealing to men and women alike. I've always believed that if they could've just stopped all the Jason Bourne/James Bond crap and just let John be the caring, concerned dad (and granddad) who fights every day to keep his loved ones and his community safe, they'd have a real winner.

It's possible Robin Strasser was promised more than what she ultimately received - I remember when she appeared on some game show (might've been "Match Game '90") and the host mentioned her sticking around KL for another season - but I can understand why she wouldn't like the show or her character. To me, Dianne Kirkwood was not so much as a character as she was a plot device: Karen's cutthroat new boss/producer, who hates her from day one and, in time, becomes a suspect and red herring in her stalking. Aside from her battles with Karen (which were good, but that was due more to RS working well with Michele Lee than it was to the writing) and weird relationship with Chris Lemmon's Jeff, there's really nothing to her. In fact, next to Dr. Christina Karras Martin on AMC, it's probably the most miserable character RS has ever played. So, that makes two daytime alumni who didn't fare well on KL: RS, and poor, poor Peter Reckell. Three, if you count James Houghton; four, if you count Sam Behrens (who I insist was cast solely because he was a GH alumni like Douglas Sheehan); and five, if you count Marcia Cross, who would've been a fantastic addition to the show, had her character not been all over the damn place, lol.

That's probably because she had written for them both at RH; and while I do think JD and MG played well together, I would agree that the history between Buzz and Holly precluded them from pursuing a romantic relationship.

They could have done a much better job of stalling until David remembered encountering Dee in the elevator on the night of her rape. The director and writers really let Jacquie Schulz and Larry Bryggman down there.

Two thoughts: 1. Is she going for the Crystal Gayle look now? 2. She looks very, um, refreshed?

Was DH the greatest actor? No. But he never, ever phoned it in, no matter how screwy DAYS in general, and John's storylines in particular, became. For that, I will always be grateful to him.