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If nothing else, I agreed with him that the show needed to "pull back" and build on the small-but-loyal audience they had rather than spend time and money on splashy stunts that did nothing for the show in the end. In the end, I think what hurt SuBe was what hurt SaBa, THE CITY and even PASSIONS to some extent; it was TOO different. A soap that's trying not to be like every other soap to the point of ignoring or setting aside the basic building blocks, such as the show revolving a limited number of families who are connected through business and/or romance, will never appeal to the average soaps fan who comes looking for those very things that you say are old hat; and whether anyone cares to admit it or not, THOSE are the kinds of fans a soap needs to survive.

For better or worse, CAPITOL (and John Conboy) always made very interesting casting choices. (No sarcasm, lol).

Unpopular opinion: as brilliant as Barbara Bel Geddes was as Miss Ellie, I do believe Donna Reed had a better handle on the role, and on Texas women in general. Under another, better set of circumstances, I feel like Reed would've been able to make "Miss Ellie" her own and continue on with the show 'til the end. Unfortunately, I also feel like Leonard Katzman, Larry Hagman and the rest of their "boys' club" had it out for her from the start.

Believe it or not, I think NEVER SAY GOODBYE would've been a better title for the show than SuBe, lol.

Thanks, @Paul Raven , for the article. I wonder if that was the same Rev. Bob Curtis who would appear frequently on FC.

I would, lol! Better yet, Sidwell could bump her off and make it LOOK as if she had taken her own life.

I agree.

Frankly, I don't blame him for being difficult. BB came along at a time when divorce was practically an epidemic in this country; yet, Sherwood Schwartz never wanted to explore the issues that blended families faced everyday. The scripts were pure junk.

It's interesting that the only time Robert Reed appeared to be at ease in front of the cameras was when he did "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour," lol.

That's because Brandt was too busy looking up every word of his dialogue in the dictionary to put any other spin on his part.

Especially when that boy grows up and becomes involved with someone who makes Alexis' teeth itch. ;) Believe me, there's plenty of drama to be had from a feminist attorney who nevertheless dominates her son and only child.

ICAM! Even now, I wish she were still on the show - if not as Jennifer, then maybe as a new character.

I still can't believe DAYS has JPL playing Phillip. I realize Jay Kenneth Johnson is likely never coming back, but do you mean to tell me that JPL is the best this show could do for a recast?

I could understand the fans putting up a fuss*, but actors like NLG need to get it through their thick skulls that it is their jobs to play what they are given to play and nothing else. If they want to dictate stories, then they need to quit acting and become writers. And I say all that as someone who still adores NLG, drunk tweets and all, lol. (*Well, I could understand up to a point. I do think there comes a time when the fans just need to sit down, be quiet and watch the show (or not). Similarly, I wish TPTB would realize that you can't always cater to fans' demands; that, to paraphrase former Y&R EP David Shaughnessy, even if the fans cry bloody murder over something happening today, they'll get over it in time). I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Alexis Davis never should've had any children. And if she had to have children, she should've had a boy.

Kristina hasn't been a right fit for anyone. Not even Lexi "Bad Penny" Ainsworth. That's why I wish GH would just kill her off. (So what if Alexis would have TWO dead daughters? It ain't my problem that they saddled her with kids that they can't cast or write properly for!)

IDK whether anyone could have saved SFT, but I do wish H. Wesley Kenney or Al Rabin (EP) and Pat Falken Smith (HW) had been given an opportunity.

I like Kate Mansi, but I do believe that if all she can get on soaps is rotten characters - first, Abby; then, Kristina - then she's probably better off joining Jen Lilley in GAC/Hallmark Country, lol.

Works for me! I agree. And I don't care that she remains part of one of GH's most tragic stories. Just because she still has B.J.'s heart does not mean she cannot be killed off ever. At least, it doesn't mean anything with me. Again, I agree. But Frank just cannot or will not bring himself to let any actor go, no matter how...unnecessary they become. That's why we STILL live with the fear that Michael Easton or Roger Howarth (or both) will return AGAIN one day to play their, what, 6th role on this show?

God, I wish GH would just kill off Kristina already. No matter who's playing her at the moment, or which way(s) her sexual and romantic doors swing, she just plain doesn't work.

I think Lezlie Dalton's choices (the fragility, the breathiness and so forth) made sense, given the kind of woman Elizabeth was at that point in her life. After all, she was introduced as Alan's trophy wife, lol. Also, I know I'm biased when it comes to Douglas Marland and his work, but I don't blame him for not doing much with the Jackie/Justin/Elizabeth/Alan storyline during his time on GL. I still believe the circumstances behind Philip's paternity and adoption were convoluted; and given how Marland had faced a similar situation previously at GH - specifically, writing out Heather and untangling the mess behind Steven Lars/P.J.'s surrogacy and adoption, which he disliked publicly - I could see why he wanted to avoid it on GL.

I agree...for the most part, lol. I mean, I think S2 already shows signs of trouble - namely, that the producers went into the Carlo Agretti murder mystery without knowing the culprit's identity beforehand; that Lance, Emma and even Maggie are already stuck in ruts; that Vickie has proven herself to be quite expendable (thanks largely to woeful miscasting that doesn't improve any when she's brought back years later); and most importantly, that Robert Foxworth's Chase has proven himself already to be a very weak protagonist and adversary of Angela's; hence, the introduction (or, RE-introduction, depending on how you look at it) of Richard Channing, which brings some DALLAS-like energy to the show but muddies the waters in terms of where viewer interest is supposed to be directed (is it still Chase vs. Angela? or Chase vs. Richard? or Richard vs. Angela? or Chase vs. Richard vs. Angela?) - but it's definitely more solid than what's to come.

That was my assumption, too.

Most COOPERATIVE Performer? What the hell does THAT mean, lol?

I, myself, would redirect the Nurses' Ball purpose toward funding research on Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of early-onset dementia. Sonny even could dedicate a yearly award or scholarship in Mike's name, lol.