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I think it could have worked, had they done a better job of casting Charlie. But it seems like they never knew how to cast that particular role. Josh Hamilton came the closest on nailing the part, but his stint was just for Grandma Kate's funeral, IIRC. I don't believe he had any intention of staying indefinitely. Besides, even as I was watching that particular story unfold, I never thought that they were supposed to be a long-term pairing. To me, Charlie seemed more like a distraction for Erica to keep her busy until the next time she and Jack would hook up. (AMC tried their best, but they never sold me on Jack and Erica, lol). I thought the incest storyline with Ceara was pretty good - at least on paper. In that case, Felicia Minei Behr managed to cast two fine actors (Bethel Leslie and Stephen Joyce) to play her folks. But it also was clear that the story was an attempt to redeem Ceara (and make her and Jeremy a more palatable couple) and write more to Genie Francis's strengths, as I think GF has always had a tough time portraying vixens and villainesses. And I know Genie herself has always been proud of her work in that storyline, but I, for one, thought her performance, especially in the story's climax, was pitched all wrong and was probably her worst stuff as an actress (or, it was, before she joined Y&R).

In a way, I feel sorry for Melanie Smith. When Kelley Menighan (Hensley) succeeded her as Emily, Laurie Caso said (in so many words) that Melanie's Emily was too slutty - which, I thought, was just insulting. Moreover, even if Smith's Emily had behaved like a slut, it wasn't as if she was sleeping around just for the hell of it, or to make others' lives miserable. Her need for love, stemmed from being without her father for so many years and being raised by Susan, made her a very complex young woman. Emily, as a character, was certainly more interesting when MS was playing her. (No offense to KMH or her fans, but I thought she would've made a much better Betsy).

Man, that was some good [!@#$%^&*], lol.

And I would count myself among those some. (When grown folks are dressing up for your TV wedding like they're going to a real one, you're a supercouple).

Someone might've posted it somewhere - either on here, or elsewhere on the Internet - but I can't say for certain. I received a copy in the mail from someone who shall remain nameless.

I know "The Second Coming of Gloria (Monty)" hadn't worked out at GH like they had hoped; and I know, too, Paul Rauch had run out of steam at OLTL, which was on the verge of being taken over by Linda Gottlieb if it hadn't already; but what the heck was going on at AMC? I'm racking my brains trying to figure out what could've happened for them to drop that far. Had Michael E. Knight just left the show?

Wow, I had no idea AMC fell THAT far in '91. From what I recall, it was a fairly good time for the show.

Is Colleen McDermott still playing Emily at this point? Because, if she is, then, yeah, I suspect TPTB realized fairly quickly that she wasn't working out as they had hoped. (I still remember reading an article about Douglas Marland, written sometime after he had started, where Robert Calhoun praised CM, who'd just been hired to play Emily, but also said he was going to get her enrolled in acting classes right away. Talk about mixed signals, lol). It's been years since I read Marland's original bible, so I might not remember it all correctly, but I think there always was supposed to be an attraction between Holden and Lily. Holden was supposed to be a spoiler for Dusty/Lily, after all; and there also was supposed to be a D.H. Lawrence-type element to their relationship, too, with Lily whipping Holden (or Clem, as he was known at that point) with a riding crop or something at one point? (Like I said, it's been awhile since I read his bible, lol). But, it all had an element of forbiddenness to it, since Holden was supposed to be Lily's uncle (which, of course, no one knew in the beginning). However, legend says that when Marland saw the first scene between Lily, Holden and Dusty, with Holden surprising Dusty and Lily at the barn, he realized almost immediately that Holden and Lily had mileage as a couple and changed course (although, the Holden/Emily hookup still went on as planned).

James and Emily had been lovers before they both returned to Oakdale. Also, I think Holden and Emily always were part of the game plan, but once Douglas Marland spotted the chemistry between Martha Byrne and Jon Hensley, the outcome of Holden and Emily's relationship was altered.

This "debate" should have had absolutely no bearing on next year's general election; and yet, it has. Will DeSantis drop out? Who knows? But I can tell you this much: whoever told him to go through with this should be pink-slipped.

I wish to God someone would burn that place to the ground.

Some think that, in order to recreate the Bill Bell aesthetic, you need expensive-looking sets, lush-sounding music and fabulous lighting and wardrobe...but you really don't. Like he said, all you need to write like Bill Bell is a great script and two wonderful actors. And if those actors are portraying characters who want to be together but who, for whatever reason, cannot, even better.

In retrospect, it was kind of silly to see someone like Angelica Nero in rough-and-tumble Texas. But, DYNASTY had overtaken DALLAS in the ratings, and so Philip Capice decided to inject more glamour into DALLAS. You know, J.R. was always hung up on who was a real Ewing and who wasn't, but I always thought the perfect storyline for him would have been for him to discover he wasn't a Ewing after all. Of course, such a story wouldn't have been entirely believable - for one, Miss Ellie never would've cheated on Jock - but I wonder how J.R. might have dealt with such a revelation.

Blake and Ben being siblings is hard to swallow, isn't it, lol? Like you said, @SFK, you can buy Frankie and Sable as sisters, because at least they took the time to explain (or explain away) the difference in their accents. But I don't recall them ever explaining Ben's accent, or even Adam's. (Billings, Montana, my ass, lol). That's one of my many problems with DYNASTY. Characters either died ugly deaths (Claudia!) or simply disappeared without explanation or further mention. No one on that show ever just left town. (Well, aside from Krystle, lol).

I realize that Nikki was pushed this time off the wagon. Nevertheless, I'm just bored with watching MTS play drunk. To me, it has a real "been there, done that" feeling to it.

I agree. It's also why I think later antagonists like Ben come off as tiresome and redundant, because Alexis is enough of an antagonist for Blake and Krystle without bringing on others.

In the beginning, I think viewers fell in love with Victor, because he was a mysterious, charismatic man, who literally came from nothing, and who refused to take [!@#$%^&*] from anyone. He always commanded respect and loyalty, especially from his children. The problem is, since Bill Bell's passing, a lot of nuances to Victor's character - in particular, the vulnerability that @BoldRestless mentions - have gradually faded away to the point where Victor, at times, comes close to being a boor, and a bore. A similar transformation has happened to Jack Abbott, by the way. You look at who and what he is today, and you'd never know that, once upon a time, the guy was literally sex on a stick.

I wish more people who work in the industry would remember that. Not just people who work in daytime either, but all of television/streaming. They seem to write for men all the time; yet, whenever advertisers talk about demographics and such, it's always about the female demos rather than the male ones.

With all due respect to real-life recovering alcoholics, I am so sick and tired of watching Nikki fall off the wagon over the least little crisis.

Jimmy Carter loses his enemy and his wife in the same week. The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.

And it was a pretty harmless joke, as far as I was concerned. Yet, because they made the joke, SNL was somehow making light of genocide. (Social media's gonna be the death of us all, lol). I agree with @JaneAusten. People, especially young people, have to stop conflating things. Being against Netanyahu is not the same as being against Israel or against Jewish people, anymore than being anti-Hamas means being anti-Palestine as well. The situation is far more nuanced than "Israel GOOD, Palestine BAD," or vice-versa; and those who insist we're being "cowards" for not "choosing a side" will just make the tension worse in the end.

I think Lorie Brooks was the greatest character that Bill Bell ever created, on ANY soap. Seriously.

I'm shocked, too, but I'm not surprised. I'm sure TPTB thought he wasn't "hunky enough," or that he looked too boyish on screen.

Anything has to be better than an ice cream company. Anything.

For sure, I think the events that happened in the pilot - for instance, wasn't there some story about someone terrorizing and/or killing prostitutes? - should have carried over into the actual series. Otherwise, if it's all contained within 90 or so minutes, what's the incentive for the audience to "tune in tomorrow," so to speak? And if it meant you couldn't hire Lloyd Bridges or Geraldine Page, then...oh well! *shrug*