Khan

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'd much rather see a story where Tony and Anna encounter a homeless teenager or "tween" and welcome him/her into their home. For Tony and Anna, it'd be finally having a family of their own; and for Anna, especially, it'd also be an opportunity to enjoy those formative years that she missed out on with Carrie.

Every time I see that spoiler, I just get mad all over again. As much as I love seeing Thaao and Leann again, their story is beyond contrived. It's flat-out country dumb. So, what happens if/when Craig (and Leo) succeed in getting Kayla booted from the CoS position? Do they reinstate Marlena at the hospital? Will Nancy oppose their agenda (even if it means hurting Craig)? And why does Leo REALLY want Craig to go after Kayla's job?

I remember that scene very well, lol. How appropriate was it, though, to have Garry Marshall play the "network guy" who utters those words? In the '70's and '80's, his sitcoms were the very definition of "peppy" and "cheap."

I think the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has also played a role in Biden's rising poll numbers. We're seeing what's developing over there (and in Russia) and many are realizing how extremely close we are to having it happen here as well.

There's your big twist: Jill Foster Abbott is taking over B&B...and Brenda Dickson is playing her.

I dunno, I found it sterile, for lack of a better word.

That was the resolution to the Wolfbridge Group storyline, when KL tried combining '70's conspiracy thriller with '80's primetime soap opera. At the time, I'm sure it was very exciting to watch every week; but, in retrospect, I don't think it's an easy story to explain (although, certainly much easier than Empire Valley!) and it was probably a bit beyond KL's scope as a more middle-class and character-driven show than DALLAS or DYNASTY.

He certainly would have been an improvement over Kale Browne, lol. GL: Michael Zaslow (ex-Roger) and Maureen Garrett (ex-Holly). It's always weird to talk about their chemistry, given Roger and Holly's history. But MZ and MG brought so many emotional layers to Roger and Holly's relationship. You never had to work hard to give them material to play, because it was just THERE.

IDK why - because I know now that's not exactly what happened - but this was always my impression(s) of Julia's periodic returns when I was growing up and watching this show on Friday nights (and later, reruns on Lifetime): Julia: Hello, everyone! I'm back! Everyone: Oh, Julia, it's so great to see -- Julia: Okay, I'm going back to the convent! Take care, everyone!

I really enjoyed AMC's 20th Anniversary Special (1990). The premise was so simple: just a gathering of AMC's longest-serving cast members on the show's oldest set, reminiscing about good times and bad.

That IS sad to hear, @SFK. IMO, nobody dressed the characters on AMC (especially Erica!) better than Ms. Luiken.

This is true.

I remember when I watched that sequence with Dr. Ackerman for the first time that I thought, "There's no way they could have EVER topped that!" Turns out, I was right.

I would count it more as a sequel since "Trapper John" took place after "M*A*S*H" and the character was played by a different actor. Just as I would count the new "Perry Mason" series on HBO as a prequel to the Raymond Burr series since it's supposed to take place in the years BEFORE he became an attorney.

I think it was a mistake for Suzanne Somers to try and rebound from "Three's Company" with another sitcom. If I were her, I would have tried instead to find a gig on a one-hour series with some lightly comedic elements, like "Crazy Like a Fox" or "Scarecrow and Mrs. King." Was this when Sheila told Harry [slow-mo]"they wanna take the babies!"[/slow-mo]?

Agree!

Agree, on all counts.

I realize that times have changed, that budgets have shrunk and that producers and writers are working under more pressure from the networks than ever before. But, even under those circumstances, I still believe the remaining four soaps are capable of giving us better than what they're actually giving. To quote @Vee, they're just settling for "peppy" and "cheap," and that's it.

I don't think it was Bruce S. Barry who left the notes. I think it was longtime senior producer Robert Kochman. Barry's departure/firing could not have happened at a worse time, though. He was GL's best director by far.

Correction: Irizarry got his start playing Brandon "Lujack" Luvonaczek on GL, not Nick McHenry.

"She's the Sheriff" was a reworking of an earlier pilot, called "Cass Malloy," starring Caroline McWilliams (ex-Janet, GL). Wow, what was going on on "Little House" for it to land at No. 2 that week?

That's what I'm saying! And I guess all that would be bad for the folks who believe good soap opera to be hot, shirtless men with lisps spouting catty, innuendo-laced dialogue non-stop.

Or... Ridge learns he and Deacon were switched at birth, making Deacon, and not Ridge, Stephanie and Eric's Massimo's son.

How I look after watching yet another one of Ron Carlivati's storylines.

By the way, I'm not suggesting '80's DAYS was anything like '70's DAYS, because '70's DAYS, or what I have seen and read of it, is so much better. There, you had a psychological depth to stories that even the stories on '80's DAYS lacked for the most part. But I'd take even '80's DAYS over everything that has followed.