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I think Herb was the only man who understood Dorian, and was truly her soulmate. I would have loved if they'd said she and Herb got together again.

Same here.

Cusi Cram has done well for herself as a playwright...but yeah, I wish she had remained as Cassie.

How hot was that sun? It was so hot, it turned her Caucasian.

Of course, John S. Newman went on to become a script writer (with Fran) at DAYS.

And there the Peacock People would be, telling anyone who would (be dumb enough to) listen how this "new," interactive 90-minute version would take "classic soap storytelling, as pioneered by ANOTHER WORLD's own creators, Irna Phillips and Procter & Gamble, to a whole different level!"

Ironically, a 90-minute version of ANOTHER WORLD would have a much better chance of succeeding today, if only because NBC would exploit the crap out of modern technology. Episodes themselves would remain 60 minutes, but they'd pad it with chatty hosts commenting on stories and actors between "segments," taking viewers' phone calls, reading (and answering) e-mails and tweets about the ongoing stories, hosting brief interviews with past and present AW stars, maybe doing running trivia contests, etc. It'd be like "GSN Live" meets daytime drama.

The more I think about it, the more I think the only way ANOTHER WORLD might have succeeded at 90 minutes is if the network had built little "breaks" into each episode, sort of like how they leave 5 minutes at the end of every half-hour of "Today" for local news, weather and traffic reports. Know what I mean? Let there be 25 solid minutes of story (with commercials, of course), and then come in with an "NBC News Break" to allow viewers at home to "breathe" a bit before jumping back into the story.

Either that, or use that time -- again, 5 or so minutes before the start of the next half-hour -- to show one or two scenes from NBC's other soaps, such as DAYS or THE DOCTORS. They could have been scenes from previous episodes, scenes from upcoming episodes (teasers, if you will), or maybe scenes that might not be in the actual shows but feature characters from them, as a way of whetting viewers' appetite for more.

I still remember Alan Feinstein as Diane Keaton's married professor lover in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar."

It would have been kind of fitting if Diane had tripped over those huge cases she kept that were full of Alan's documents.

Nah, too Pam Long.

Yeah, Carrie really didn't need to shove her against the fireplace. As much stuff as there was inside Diane's apartment, all she had to do was trip over something and down she'd go.

When Ryan's Hope began, it was the first time [...] an ethnic background was used for the main family.

So who were the Bauers of GUIDING LIGHT? WASP's?

Well, you can't blame SANTA BARBARA for not trying, lol. As Paula Abdul would say, they worked their asses off to grab the audience's attention.

I'm not familiar with it, but the fact that the cast included Domini Blythe (ex-Estelle Kendall, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) and Jonathan Crombie (aka "Gilbert Blythe" in Anne of Green Gables) piques my interest just a tad.

Ellen Holly always complained about not being invited or involved in anything, I wonder if that had anything to do in her not showing up.

You know, I'm not saying Ellen Holly's criticisms about the show weren't and aren't legitimate, but it seems to me, from my own experience, that some minorities have such a proverbial chip on their shoulders about race that they make it impossible for others to embrace them or spend inordinate amounts of time with them.

I always loved this photo. The clothing looked cheap, but I liked the colors and the girl's hair

Five people (out of many) who were responsible for AMC's demise.

Kathryn/Kim seemed to have a little array of different hairstyles in the 70s. The one there is kinda similar to the one she had in the (too short) clip of her and John getting a divorce in '76. But then in the clip that saynotoursoap posted from about a year earlier with her and Jennifer, she has a fairly large 'do that goes to her shoulders. But then I've also seen 70s era pictures of her with her iconic 80s-90s hairstyle.

Let's just say, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."

No matter which way they go, our hunch is that AS THE WORLD TURNS will always be a cherished hour with old friends.

If they only knew....

As long as I live, I'll never forgive AMC for eighty-six'ing the Tyler mansion (or "updating" Cortlandt Manor). Those sets were almost historic, IMO. To me, losing them was like losing the Reardon boarding house on GUIDING LIGHT -- a clear sign that that show's days were numbered.

Oh Lord.....

That's very interesting. I wonder what stories the Pollacks were involved in. Was this around the time of Matt Corby and Vanessa divorcing Bruce?

I thought that was the Shapiros' main story. Are you referring to the story they talked about in that online interview that was (and might still be) on YouTube?

This is MY Dorian.

That's my Dorian, too. And this (especially toward the end w/ Mitch and Tina):

RS' relationship with then-EP Paul Rauch might have redefined the word "acrimonious," but not even the damage he did to her character compares to what JFP, FV, Linda Gottlieb, or any other EP or HW did.

Robin could have played Dorian to the hilt like she did and maybe they could have fought over Jason Webb.

To this day, I refuse to think Dorian, regardless of who was playing her, would ever fall for the likes of Jason Webb.

I guess he was with Kelly?

Yep.

SOD reported that an untrue rumor of 1993 was Eileen Davidson going to OLTL as Gabrielle Medina.

I heard she tried out for Max. I'm kidding.

James DePaiva tried out for Jamie on AW that went to Laurence Lau and was interested in the Ben Warren role on GL.Was in talks with Rauch,but elected to stay at OLTL.

From JDP to Philip Brown to...Hunt Block?

Seriously, they should've scrapped the role altogether.

As I said in the Y&R thread, Michael Learned, aka Olivia Walton, is no Jeanne Cooper, but I wouldn't mind seeing her on some soap as a matriarchal figure.

Of course, I would have killed Quinton off to give her more story so the original couple fanatics would have hated me!

In retrospect, though, we would've been spared Quint's OOC infidelity and the general nasty tone of their return during the McTavish/Laibson era.