Jonathan

Please no Zach and Kendall on Pine Valley. AM can join the show but only as Waitress #3.

Wow, so YR was still using cue cards around 2012-2013? That's still fairly recent. I know daytime work is tough, but these actors making above average wages should be required to memorize their lines.

HELLO! CAROL BURNETT ON PINE VALLEY! LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN! Kelly and Mark are you reading this?

THE KING OF MELBOURNE PARK REIGNS SUPREME! Congratulations Nole!!!!!!!

I found it funny that Francesca totally "outed" Ruth Warrick for relying on the teleprompter, although this was largely known by everyone.

You all are terrible. Francesca is like Bambi, she wouldn't hurt anyone. Her twin, on the other hand...😈

A good interview. Loved hearing FJ's perspective of the show from acting, directing, and producing. The story JB tells of David Canary having Alzheimer's is heartbreaking. ETA: Francesca James is sharp as a tack. She should still be working, if she wants to. I also loved hearing about her goals as EP: winning a Best Show Emmy and getting an Emmy for La Lucci!

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I don't know where this Kassie DePaiva rumor came from. There is no way she is joining Pine Valley. No disrespect to her, but why would they cast Kassie DePaiva when there are hundreds of other actresses with more notoriety and primetime credentials? The way I see it, Susan Lucci, Eva La Rue, and Sarah Michelle Gellar are the only actors (besides Kelly and Mark) who are going to have any on-screen involvement in this spinoff. The other castmembers will all be newbies or actors with some primetime experience. And maybe Chrishell Stause or Justin Bruening will make a guest appearance at some point. But I highly doubt Kassie DePaiva is on anyone's consideration list.

Agree. I have witnessed this type of grief IRL. It's hard to watch because it's so raw.

Or maybe it's the Kendall murder mystery that kicks off the series! Yay! Bianca is the only Erica Kane spawn that matters.

SMG's projects in the last 10 years have done poorly. Pine Valley is going to be her best opportunity to regain some of the visibility she has lost.

Eww. Triple slap, Erica Kane style.

I prefer SMG's Kendall. But overall, I'm not a SMG fan. There's something about her acting that feels inauthentic. Also, SMG carries herself with a holier-than-thou attitude (particularly apparent during TV interviews) that has always rubbed me the wrong way.

An evasive answer from SMG. She'll definitely be playing Kendall. Sorry @AllMyDaysatGH. Maybe AM can play Waitress #1 at the Goal Post.

Related topic: Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest's pilot, "Work Wife" did not get picked up. Hopefully Kelly has better luck with Pine Valley. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/abc-lucy-liu-kelly-ripa-comedy-1234907315/

I'm ok with characters not getting an exit. Like with Brooke in 2010, for example, instead of creating a backstory for the character that she had been traveling overseas, the show could have just re-introduced her as if she had been living in Pine Valley all that time she wasn't onscreen. In theory, Pine Valley has a population of what, 25K or so, residents?

Really? This is the reason the writers dropped it? Weird. Agree. It's not like Willey was ever overweight any way.

All My Children kicked off a storyline with Jack having a heart condition. I still remember the one and only scene this was mentioned when Dr. Joe gave him the bad news. The storyline was dropped and we never heard about Jack's heart after that (except for the numerous times thereafter Erica shattered it into a million pieces).

They definitely need La Lucci for this show, but you have a valid point. On the other hand, 10 years ago, Betty White was handed one series after another in her late 80s. La Lucci looks damn good for someone in her 70s. Hide your 25-year-old children from All My Shadows.

This is really interesting that the Kingsleys returned in 1988. Most of the soap sites don't even acknowledge or document their return in 1988. I too am curious about the storyline the writers had lined up.

Oh I love this. Thank you for finding and sharing. ETA: The La Lucci interview in the AM Chicago episode, I believe, is the interview that Susan referenced in 2011 during Oprah's final season where Susan said it was the best interview she had ever done at the time.

I really liked Gloria and I thought Teresa Black grew leaps and bounds as an actress. She really killed it during the Adam/Stuart/Gloria triangle and I thought for sure she would get a supporting actress Emmy nomination. For a character who had no ties to any families, she lasted a long time.

Erica introducing Bianca's nanny to Mona Erica: Mother, this is Judith Allen. Judith, this is my mother, Mrs. Tyler Judith: A pleasure to meet you. Erica: I feel like she's my nanny too. Mona: That would be quite a challenge.