Jonathan

You're right. There was another actor in the role before MS. He was kinda bland and the character had no direction. When MS took over the role, that's when Kinder turned evil.

What you think of Dr. Jonathan Kinder? I liked his character and I always thought Dr. David Hayward was an offshoot of Kinder. I believe Lorraine Broderick created both characters. Here's Dr. Kinder with Skye:

Cheap you need to come out of your groundhog hole! HELLO!

I love Erica's scenes here at the start of her "return to modeling" storyline. I remember Agnes Nixon was quoted saying she always intended for Erica to return to modeling. I wish this return had lasted a bit longer before Erica was injured and turned to painkillers.

I don't know how I feel about this. I imagine myself frolicking in a meadow somewhere. Actually, it reminds me of a church hymn.

Also a shame that Erica miscarried and Dimitri-Erica didn't have a child of their own. A Kane-Marrick spawn would have provided years of story. Instead, we got fetus boy

I liked Trevor. But the character left a bad taste in my mouth when he ended up forgiving Janet (Jane Cox) for her past misdeeds, falling in love with her, and MARRYING her. Ugh. I could not stand the Dillon family as the Brady Bunch. Made zero sense. Like I've said numerous times on this board, I'm all for redeeming characters and second chances, but I could not accept the fact that Trevor married the reformed psycho bitch.

I hated that character so much. Laurel lacked a POV when she was played by that very weak blond model/actress. When La Fortune stepped into the role, the character became worse. She turned into this mousy, boring person who made my eyes roll every time she was on screen.

Oh gosh Laurel and Felicity LaFortune were annoying!

So am I reading into this correctly? Was Megan McTavish jealous and threatened by Agnes Nixon and her writing?

Anyone now if this is a contract role or short-term?

Also, despite the fact that there are a multitude of TV platforms now (broadcast, cable, streaming, etc.) the trend is to hire "movie" stars for those jobs. Effectively, "TV" actors like Kim Delaney are being overlooked in favor of big name actresses like Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep.

I hope she lowers her expectations. She's not going to get the kind of quality scripts she was getting in the 1980s.

I never thought I would see her on a soap again (outside of any All My Children reprisals). Daytime is probably a step down for her given all her primetime success (and the almost rebooted NYPD Blue that did not get picked up), but glad she is employed.

I'm shocked by Anne Heche.

I just feel like most actors, unless you're a veteran, would not have access to Frons. It's probably not Rayfield because in the clip the male executive said that he'd put Chadwick in touch with the writers.

It is disappointing, considering the fact that this is All My Children, a soap opera that Agnes Nixon created that brought us one of the most popular Black couples in all of TV (Angie and Jesse). Who was the executive that Chadwick was referring to? Chadwick referred to him as "he." Who would that have been?

I just watched Cedric Boseman's scenes as Reggie. Wow, that character was so different when he played him. So much older. The show de-sorased him when Michael B. Jordan was cast.

She should totally do it. She's the right caliber of stardom the show looks for.

Oh gosh this is going to be a boring season. It's the same template over and over again: 6-7 person alliance forms headed by two alphas and picks off the outsiders. I really wanted Janelle or Kaysar to win the HOH; the competition was even "rigged" so that they played last. Alas, it was not meant to be.

I don't think this version of Adam would have lasted for as long as Adam did. He's creepy, on the verge of psychopath. The writers definitely softened him (just a tad) over the years.

David is so boring. I know he got screwed last season with that first competition and becoming the first evictee, but there is no way he is an all-star.

I want to say Jenny was slightly older than 18. But yes, young love was so different back then, and I don't think the 80s audience batted an eye when these characters talked about making babies.

This clip of Adam is sooooooooo creepy! He was a darker character back in the 80s. The music at the end gave me the heebie jeebies.

Wow, I didn't know this. So cool!