Khan

KL experienced very big growing pains in seasons two and three. David Jacobs and his team recognized after season one that the original, "'Scenes from a Marriage' x4" concept wasn't going to be sustainable, but I don't think they were comfortable yet with ramping up the storytelling. That turning point wouldn't actually arrive until halfway through season four, with Ciji's murder. IMO, that's when the KL we all knew and loved was born.

I agree.

I love you, Shem, but you really need to think twice about dressing up as the Unabomber for your social media posts.

IIRC, their original choice was Sophia Loren, but when she turned them down, they asked Gina. Also, IIRC, Gina said she was enthusiastic about getting the part, because she was always getting parts that Sophia had turned down (not knowing, of course, that that had happened again).

Watching one alcoholic beg another alcoholic to stop drinking and go back to AA is intense stuff. It's the sort of stuff that Y&R and daytime used to do so well. I miss those days so much. Sigh. I don't know why Bill Bell thought it'd be a good idea even back then!

I don't know what Alana was so freaked out about. At least his ass wasn't ugly. I dare any show to try that [!@#$%^&*] today.

And my first thought (before suggesting Rush and Malone) was Claudette Colbert, lol.

Something told me the Jump Seen 'Round the World was improvised.

"227" was getting sillier even before Jackee was forced off. (Sondra hosting a talk show? I don't think so.) I think I've figured out who the other, Jackee-related guest star is: it's Kia Goodwin, who played Rose's daughter, Tiffany! It's 35 years later, and Tiff has finally finished her homework!

Y&R did it first; Conboy was just copying.

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).