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You know, good on Wally for collecting two paychecks (one from GH, one from DAYS), but I can't be the only one who gets dizzy trying to keep it all separate and distinct.

I've gotten that same impression as well. I also get the feeling that, as anyone who worked on DALLAS, you didn't question Leonard Katzman's judgment on anything if you wanted to remain employed on the show. The only reason why Sue Ellen got to leave with any dignity is because Linda Gray basically bullied Katzman into writing her as something other than a pathetic, falling-down drunk.

Not to get TOO political in a thread that's not supposed to be about politics, but it strikes me as...well...interesting that the GOP routinely accuses Hollywood of corrupting the rest of the country with its' "loose," liberal values; when, in fact, I would argue that the film, television and media industries have done more to normalize and glamourize Republicans than anyone else. And Rudy's appearance last night on TMS is merely the latest example of that. And, of course, here we have someone who has aided and abetted our former leader in a multitude of sins - including the likely irreversible corrosion and perversion of our nation's supposed, core principles - being celebrated like a king on national TV, and who are the ones cheering him on the loudest? The white, female judges. Parker Molloy was right: we really have failed as a society.

Constance McCashin (ex-Laura, KL) did the same thing, refusing to give permission to the show's producers for the use of her face and voice in clips after she was let go, and even refusing to participate in cast reunions, too (although she did show up with the rest of the KL cast at the 2009 TV Land Awards). Apparently, CM was livid that they let her go in order to cut costs - and you know something? I can't say that I blame her for feeling hurt about it to this day. She, along with Julie Harris (ex-Lilimae), who was also let go for similar reasons, were part of the backbone of KNOTS. There were other actors in the cast who were way more expendable. Losing CM and JH, along w/ Donna Mills (ex-Abby), crippled the show in the long run. That might have been one reason why DALLAS (and KL) stayed on as long as it did. CBS itself was in such bad shape that any hit show on their lineup, even one that was fading, was better than nothing. Nevertheless, I tend to agree with @Soapsuds. All four of the major primetime soaps - DALLAS, DYNASTY, FC, KL - overstayed their welcomes and needed to go sooner than they did.

I've gotta hand it to that gal, lol!

Thanks as always, @JAS0N47! So, there was a time when Doug's Place/Blondie's AND Shenanigans co-existed? Just shows to go you how far DAYS has fallen budget-wise. Today, if it ain't happenin' in the center of Horton Town Square.... It was moved to @Soapsuds's basement. (I'm kidding, SS!)

Oh, God, another, potential Adam recast.

That sounds pretty interesting!

See, I've always thought that Shenanigans begat Blondie's, which begat Wings, which begat...well, I stopped keeping track after that...and that Doug's Place (or, the "By the Lake" version) was just gone at some point, like the Body Connection, or Suzanne Rogers' original cheekbones.

And I would throw you back in the closet if you tried.

Agree.

Seriously, WTF is that? His tux makes Calliope's wedding dress look tasteful and demure. Beetlejuice would look better than Leo. Richard Bloore is trolling our asses and it's pissing me off! It looks really stupid for EM and GV to hand their hands in their pockets simultaneously. Just saying.

Leonard Katzman must have been royally pissed at Victoria Principal for leaving to come up with an exit that heinous.

It's like a Nazi doing a centerfold.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again: it'll be a long, long, LONG time before the Academy allows another person of color to produce the Oscars.

They would if they hadn't spent so much dough on Leo's ridiculous tuxedo.

Nah, I still think Ashland's the one who killed Rey and he's just framing Victoria.

If Wings started out as Doug's Place, what happened to Shenanigans?

I can see it now: "Tony Danza IN as Y&R's Tiny!"

So much of the Rey/Chelsea and Ashland/Victoria storylines and how they will intersect feels so clumsy to me. Has Josh Griffith truly forgotten how to write a story?

Seriously, why is this show still pretending Chad isn't at least bisexual if not totally gay?

I think "Alice" and "The Jeffersons" stayed on maybe a year or two longer than they should have. Man, this is taking me back. So many shows that I remember watching every week. I miss those days of TV a lot.

Corbin Bernsen was certainly a looker BITD. But he actually started on RH, not ATWT.

I mean, Pamela didn't even try and pump her brakes, lol.