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Same. I think Allen Potter was a producer who believed his own press. Which other producer would have his show's announcer say, "THE DOCTORS, the EMMY AWARD-WINNING program dedicated...." or have that Emmy on some kind of turntable and run underneath GL's closing credits?

Steven Ford wasn't much of an actor, but he sure was easy on the eyes.

David Canary had good chemistry with just about any woman on AMC.

On the bright side, his beard is not braided.

I'd imagine there would be some drama surrounding the reveal of Miranda's paternity. Miranda would bolt either for L.A. or NYC. There could be some shady music producer who'd seduce her and exploit her talents as a singer and songwriter. That would bring us to his murder and her trial. Of course, no way would she have done it. But the ordeal would have brought her and A.J. together. They'd fall in love, get married, drop out of school, earn their G.E.D.'s, refuse any and all help from their respective families. But, in time, the pressures would have been insurmountable. Miranda would learn she's pregnant right around the time A.J. admits he cheated on her. They'd split up, A.J. (with his new bride) would have returned to the Chandler family AND started work at Chandler Enterprises...while Miranda would be looking ahead to single motherhood (with help from Bianca, Bianca's new girlfriend (Jane) and even a returning Erica) and launching the Fusion music label.

We'll probably have to wait until the summer to see who will join the show.

He looks like he should be on tour with David Crosby and Graham Nash.

Chances are, they won't be fighting over the same man.

Well, someone must have read that article, because, boy, didn't Abe and Lexie get some story down the road!

I'm sorry, who is she again?

I DEFINITELY agree about Tom, danfling. He had his personal demons -- alcoholism, his daughter's death, the failure of his marriages -- but he was also the kind of upstanding tent pole character that soaps just don't have anymore.

I still lament the fact that Chuck and Donna, along with so many other long-standing characters, were not around for AMC's last years. Bad writing or no, having the "old guard" onscreen, even on a recurring and irregular basis, would have been a comfort to me and a way to get through some very horrid stories.

Well, it isn't everyday you see "Charles Pratt, Jr." and "underrated" in the same sentence.

Jonelle Allen was so good as Doreen. It's shameful no other soap has snapped her up to play a similar role.

"What the -- ? Doug Marland was so not the first gay man to work at ATWT! "Oh, wait, they meant.... Nevermind." But seriously, I felt this was a good article exploring the background of Hank's story and how it had evolved from its original intentions. It's interesting to note how far daytime has come from those days...even if most of us agree they still have some ways to go. Thanks, Carl!

Yep.

As...crooked as they were, even they were more suitable for Palmer than Opal.

Had Sharon Gabet been given a better (or at least better defined) character to play, I suspect she would have been a HUGE asset to AW. I also agree that killing off Sally was a mistake in the long run. MBK might have been popular with fans, but as the casting for ATWT's Margo (and other roles) proved, viewers can warm up to a recast or replacement if he/she is strong enough.

Oh, good. I wasn't sure whether I had made up that stuff. Thanks, Carl. I don't blame Mitchell for hating the Opal/Palmer marriage. I'm sure the idea sounded cute when Megan McTavish first pitched it at a story conference. But...it just never made sense...no matter WHO was playing Opal. If Palmer HAD to be married again -- and now, I'm not particularly sure whether he had to be -- then maybe Marian Colby might have been more appropriate. But I'm saying that as someone who was lukewarm on the Stuart/Marian relationship.

Didn't someone on this thread talk about how much James Mitchell hated Palmer working with Opal at the Cluck Cluck or did I imagine it?

I am fascinated by the idea or possibility of Frances Fisher as a Siobhan recast.

Especially compared to Lynn Marie Latham and MAB. And if anything, Kay-is-Jill's-mom should have intensified their feud, not douse it and turn their relationship into something illogical and lame.

And I absolutely agree with both of you.

IMO, you cannot lose what you never had. Kay could have begged and pleaded with Phillip all she wanted, but Phillip would have stayed and helped her fight for their marriage if, and only if, he had believed theirs was a marriage WORTH saving. Now, perhaps Jill's presence might have helped Phillip finally realize all the love had been drained from his and Kay's union. Again, though, if Phillip had still been in love with Kay even a little bit, no amount of dewy-eyed-ness coming from Jill would have tempted him to stray. His marriage would have been too valuable to him to risk it on some manicurist from the wrong side of the tracks. Furthermore, even if Jill hadn't been in the picture, I guarantee someone or something else would have caused Phillip to leave Kay. I loved Kay Chancellor with all my heart, but she was always so blind to that very simple truth. I guess that's what made her so fabulously complex, though.

"Phillip would be alive today...if it wasn't for Jill." I'm sorry, Miss Chancellor, but who was behind the wheel again? I thought so. Still love ya, though, girl!