Sapounopera

It would be very nice if at some point Josh Griffith should start writing soap opera stories and stop focusing on these "arcs".

I remember reading that Aunt Janet was very close to one of the Matthews girls and thought that she might be revealed to be her birth mother at some point.

Willow has become a cross of Hayley Hamilton and Erika Kirk.

Was the Hartford House a hotel? Are there any episodes online where we can see the set?

How could I have forgotten a young Michael E Knight? I was crazy for him when I was a teen.

RC has created his own soap? What do we know about this? I have never heard anything about it.

Thank you for taking the time to post them. They really look much better. At this point I think that the current Dynasty-like images of the characters all dressed up and giving us dramatic looks, are very old-fashioned and not in a good way. I wish that we would go back to the drawings (or some close-ups) and the 80s YR logo. A modern version of the late 70s LOVE OF LIFE intro would fit the show much better.

Is there a video or a photo for someone outside the US to see? I really hate everything about the opening.

Early B&B was perfection for me. I was furious when the Logans were replaced by the Spectra gang. It is amazing that all these years later, B&B still follows the same story. The Forrester family, the fashion house and Brooke's drama. I never understood why they never chose a more vibrant and dynamic for the part of Beth. Denise Alexander would be perfect. And they were stupid to let Margo go, but I understand that in many ways Brooke took over from both Beth and Margo The arrival of the Spectras and the Thorne recast ruined it for me. BTW am I crazy to think that JER was a consultant during the (amazing) Deveney Dixon madness?

Yay, another Josh Griffith mini-story with name guest stars he will have no idea how to use.

OMG. Thank you so much for explaining this to me. This sounds insane lol.

Can someone please explain the train thing to me? Cane lives and works there? Is this a thing? Where is the train? Outside the city?

I even found him hot as Keith Timmons on Santa Barbara.

Joel Crothers was indeed a very sexy man. I have only seen him on TEON and Santa Barbara.

All this talk at the GH thread inspired me to start a new thread about the sexiest men on soaps. Roscoe Born would me my number one pick. He didn't need to take off his shirt to look hot. Same with Chris Bernau as Alan Spaulding on Guiding Light. Timon Kyle Durrett from Beyond The Gates as well. Terry Lester as Jack Abbott. Trevor St. John's OLTL Todd. Ryan's Hope Geoffrey Pierson (Frank #4) Your picks?

Ellen Wheeler would have done a horrible job recasting Blake. I would bring back Ed and Holly as Blake's support system, have her marry Alan-Michael, bring back her kids and have her feud with Dinah. That part of GL deserved more attention than the Coopers and Reva.

Blake was raised as a Bauer, she was Roger and Holly's child, mother to Ross' children and shared a past with all Spaulding men. Her 2006-07 coma was a good time to recast the part with a more vibrant and dynamic actress. And why not sexier. In my GL, she marries Alan-Michael, helps him take over Spaulding Enterprises and they become Springfield's power couple after Ross's death.

Roscoe Born was the hottest man on soaps. Ever. I am not into young boys that much, but I find Josh Swickard sexy, especially with the chest hair. He would look hotter if he played a bad guy though. This type of guys are sexier when they play bad guys. I never had a thing for Cameron Mathison, but I fond him sexy as Drew, even now that he is catatonic.

If only Tamara Braun was playing Grace Turner and Noah was involved in a triangle with her and her daughter.

Yes, all these men who were meant to cause problems to Jack and Mary and they all vanished after a while. Reenie was more or less the Kim prototype. I also loved John Blazo. His Pat was really sweet and he eventually felt like a Ryan.

I think that Marland wanted Court as Ann Alden Forbes on Loving, but someone (the producer?) wanted a soap newcomer in the role

I loved Chris Engen, he had the vintage Y&R look (just like the first Heather).

Adam and Chelsea should leave, Nick and Sharon should run Crimson Lights and that's it, they have had enough drama for ten soaps and Victoria could become someone's mother-in-law from hell. It is time for Victor and Nikki to become the Edward and Lila of the show. And why does everybody have to be so rich on this show?

I could see Ron Hale as Dr Ed Bauer in the 90s. I think he had the Bauer look, if that makes sense. Brian Kerwin is also someone who looks like a Bauer to me. I could also see Hugo Napier as Alan in the 90s.

I haven't watched in years (I always try, but I get bored before the intro), but for some reason I gave Friday's episode a chance. I saw extras. The show looks good and the outdoor scenes reminded me of the Mal Young era. I realized that I ended up watching the entire episode, because the usual suspects were not around. (Not a Newman fan) Y&R could so easily be fixed, it is a crime what they are doing. And why is this Audra girl not one of the show's stars?