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I feel the same way about Gloria Loring on '80's DAYS, and Patty Weaver on Y&R. I think it helped that KL was not a show that was tied to one business or industry the way DALLAS, DYNASTY and FC were. DALLAS and DYNASTY focused on the oil industry, so having a character pop up every episode to perform musical numbers would have made no sense. FC tried to incorporate music for awhile, I think, through Apollonia's character. However, I don't think they were successful. The difference between DALLAS and KL: one show was about archetypes; the other was about characters.

Man, I hope it's not Linden Ashby/Cameron Kirsten. IIRC, that story between him and Sharon was so ugly and brutal. If Linden wants to come back to daytime, or to Y&R, I'd much rather it be as a new character.

In a way, I wish Ric Hearst had played Matt all along. He's certainly a better actor than Eddie Cibrian, lol. I'm sure I hated the Carter Mills story at the time, because I've NEVER been fond of stories where characters can deceive others through plastic surgery. (No one's looks change THAT much, lol). But, if I were to compare it to Y&R today, I'd probably reconsider it as being among the show's very best, lol. ETA: I do remember liking Sabryn Genet's work in that storyline, though! I don't always like when a female character goes insane; I think it's cliched and very misogynistic. But she played the full-tilt-boogie-crazy stuff very well, lol.

My money's still on Matt Clark.

Well, Marla Gibbs has been on the show already, so that wouldn't be much of a surprise. And Alaina Reed Hall and Helen Martin are both RIP (sniff). Ooh! Could it be Regina King? Or is this related to "Sister, Sister," like one of the twins or Tim Reid?

Melissa Peterman? You mean the girl who played Barbara Jean on "Reba"?

Maybe they wrote him into a corner and still don't know how to write him out?

You would think this show was being sponsored by Pillsbury.

And Eric Martsolf is portraying John and Isabella's son, even though he's past fifty. Trust me, @carolineg, it ain't that big of a deal, lol.

I really don't think we are -- at least not anymore. Again, I get the intent, but the execution is all wrong.

I don't know. Mark Lawson is certainly yummier to look at, lol. But I don't think either actor has much to draw from for their acting besides their All-American, clean-cut, good looks. Even Steve Bond and Brian Patrick Clarke had more going on behind the eyes BITD. Chandler will never forgive you for straying, lol. It probably wasn't Frank's choice.

If Maxie goes, though, who's gonna look after her 30 kids? I'm so awful for wishing for another, even more fatal school bus accident like the one that killed B.J. Ironically, @Darn, I was thinking last night that if Chandler Massey never returned to DAYS, then ML might make a halfway decent Will Horton recast. (Relax, @Soapsuds, CM would never turn down another opportunity to return, lol.)

How were the ratings at this point? Maybe the ratings were slipping, and they thought the story would goose them a bit.

I'm sorry for the casts and crews of "East New York" and "True Lies," especially because these cancellations are happening right in the middle of a strike. But those shows were just more of the same, IMO. Leslie Moonves might be long gone from CBS, but his sensibilities continue to shape the network's lineup.

It also didn't help that the actor who played Joseph Barringer was a total drip (no pun intended).

I think we all know the answer to that question:

Well, there goes my idea of having her and Drew co-host a daily chatfest called "Day by Day with Drew & Sam."

It took me awhile, but I finally got what Carlivati & Co. are going for. They're trying to set themselves apart from everything else on TV and streaming, because there's just so much out there vying for people's attention nowadays that "playing it safe" or even going back to basics might risk getting lost in the crowd. And okay, it ain't exactly the DAYS I grew up with, or the DAYS that once made the cover of Time magazine, but I'll go along with that. I just wish the show had a HW/EP team there who could do what Carlivati and Alarr are attempting, only with more taste and savvy.

If Josh Griffith can pull off the ultimate miracle and make Y&R look and sound and feel like Y&R again, then I'll be among the very first to praise him. But with both CBS and Sony clearly in penny-pinching mode, I think it's going to be a very tough fight.

I agree.

I just hope Liz finds something firm to hold onto when he does, 'cuz it sure won't be his ass! (Again, thank you, @DRW50.)

Wouldn't THAT be a "daytime first"? Taking two indistinguishable and boring characters and literally merging them into one before our very eyes? It's the kind of stuff that happens only on Joss Whedon's shows! Nah, I couldn't tell the Ford brothers apart either. John Wesley Shipp (ex-Kelly, GL; ex-Doug, ATWT; the original Flash on TV) played their dad for a semester, and I was like, "No way would he have fathered sons that bland-looking." And the only way I still can tell Josh from Mark is that Josh has no ass (thank you, @DRW50).

You make a good point, @Vee, especially about Josh's -- er, Mark's performance on OLTL. That's what I mean when I say he really tries. But I think it's hard to give good performances when your body is too stiff from working out that much. Plus, I can't blame @carolineg for getting the two mixed up or thinking Frank had brought back Mark in a different role. After all, it wouldn't be the first time he'd done such a thing. (How many roles on GH have Michael Easton and Roger Howarth had anyway? Have they set any records?)

(Please forgive me, @Vee, I couldn't help it.)

I believe you, lol! I think that's the trouble with so many young actors on soaps today. Many are so pretty and bland...and pretty bland. They give nothing to the audience or even the writers, I'll bet, to sink their teeth into. And right there, @Vee, you've just proved @carolineg's point, lol.