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Don't forget Lana.

Not at first. Lorraine Broderick was the HW at the start. McTavish was the one, though, who turned Jim into a terrorist and killed him off.

Roscoe Born portrayed Jim Thomasen on ALL MY CHILDREN. Originally, he was a passenger on the same plane crash that "killed" Dr. Maria Santos (Eva La Rue, "C.S.I.: Miami"). He became acquainted with Brooke English, played by Julia Barr. AMC's writers even hinted at a romantic relationship between the two. (Or maybe that was just my impression? I must admit, this was during one of those post-early-'90's periods when I wasn't following the show as much.) However, Born abruptly quit the show after he got word of Jim's Big Dark Secret: back in NYC, he was a kiddie porn photographer, and one of his "subjects" just happened to be Brooke's adopted daughter, Laura Kirk English, then played by Lauren E. Roman. Born told the soap press he left b/c he himself was a father to a young girl and not only did he find the notion of portraying a pedophile too much, it also wasn't what he had signed on the dotted line for either. I can't recall off-hand whether Jim and Liza's paths ever crossed. It's possible they did, since the story at that time was that the crash was caused due to corporate negligence on the part of Liza's husband, Adam Chandler (David Canary). By the time Brooke shot Jim Thomasen dead, however, Jim, now played by David Forsyth (ex-John, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Hogan, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; ex-T.J., TEXAS; ex-Burke, AS THE WORLD TURNS), had been outed not just as someone who had abused Laura years before, but also as the one who had actually engineered the crash.

Wasn't there also some b.s. after Matt's death concerning a diary he kept on all the other residents? Or did I imagine that?

Oh, you got that right! Whenever he was on-screen, I could just see the desperation on his face. If he were a talking doll, he'd say, "Acting is hard!".

He must have had a little downtime between appearing on B'way, filming three movies simultaneously, producing amazing new series with JFP and Steve Burton and completing his fifth Ph.D.

Nah, I'm going to stick with Michael/Matt.

Sorry, I just thought Pat Petersen couldn't act.

I'm with cuz, I say Matt. Having a same-sex couple where one is a schemer and conniver would've been so groundbreaking. Heck, having a same-sex couple on the show would've been groundbreaking.

But at least you're staying on-topic about a character who appeared, however briefly, on MP. Which is more than I could say about 99.99% of my silly-as-hell posts around these parts. IA that Rhonda could have served well as the voice of reason and calm in the constant, unrelenting storm of cray. IMO, a show like MP, where almost everyone seemed to be engaged in a never-ending game of "Can You Top This?", needed someone who spoke for the audience, in a sense, and just plain stood above the fray. If not Rhonda, then, okay, let it be SOME one.

I especially love those movies for their melodramatic titles, like, "A Friend to Die For," or "Circle of Evil."

I think Scott should do a gay porn version of "Captain America." (No, really.)

IIRC, yes. In fact, I think it was Winther who brought Dorothy Lyman (as well as Robert Gentry, Debbi Morgan, Linda Gibboney, and maybe a few other former AMC'ers) to the show.

I have no idea whether this is true or not, but I feel like one reason why the story was quashed was b/c it hit too close to home for Joan Collins, whose sister, as we all know, is a bestselling novelist.

It was as if the writers and producers thought the shock of the news alone ("ALEXIS' SISTER HITS DENVER!!!") was enough.

IKR? S2 was good, if over-the-top at times. By the time S3 rolled around, though, it's like they forgot everything that had improved DYNASTY.

IMO, GENERATIONS had some potential -- not a lot, but enough -- but I feel like its' creator and HW, Sally Sussman (now Morina), got in its' way. She had plenty of good ideas, but not enough talent and expertise to execute them properly. To me, it says a lot that I enjoyed the show more when Jorn Winther was installed as senior EP.

Lilimae: Ask me no question, I'll tell you no lye.

I don't know whether this counts, but I do recall an episode in S3 where Abby befriends a wealthy, old man, played by Lew Ayres, by pretending to be his lost love (or something). She began the relationship in order to get her hands on his money, but the more she grew to know him, the more her inner sense of decency and her conscience got the better of her.

Thanks, slick!

I'm sure others will disagree, but I think he looks pretty well for someone his age. His hair is thinner, of course, and his stomach is bigger -- but hey, the guy's in his, what, sixties? Seventies? You can't expect him to look EXACTLY as he did on RH. Wait, this photo was taken in 2004? That's...ten years ago. Oops. Maybe I should reserve judgment until we've seen a more recent photo?

I know who you're talking about...and yep, she was.

Despite the fact that he and Doug Marland butted heads over the show's general direction, Allen Potter probably was GL's best-ever EP.

So did I. Same. I was fine with Buzz, b/c I happen to be a Justin Deas fan. But, you know, even with Buzz, a little bit always could have gone a long way.