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I always thought that Generations had many similarities with Lovers and Friends, another short-lived NBC soap. Both shows were set in Chicago and started with a milldle-class family moving in a rich neighbourhood. Pat Crowley was great as the matriarch, but the Whitmores were a mess as a soap family. Monique was very boring, there were no male members (expect recurring) and they were not strong enough to lead a show. It was great to see Linda Gibboney again though Too bad she did't work on another soap after that. And in my opinion Pat Crowley would be the ideal Beth Logan on B&B.

1984-87 were the golden years of Santa Barbara for me. When Robin Wright and Lane Davies left they were both replaced by some great actors (Eileen Davidson, Terry Lester, Gordon Thomson to name a few) but the balance between the Capwell siblings was lost. I hated when they had Kelly turn against Eden, it was so out of character. They were not Lori and Leslie Brooks to fight over a guy. I never understood why the Donelly family was introduced. The Celeste-Scott-Heather triangle had no place in the show. How about the Cain- Ming Li- Philip Hamilton-Andrea mess? Does anyone remember anything about a character named Derek Griffin? From what I remember John Conboy's era was horrible. I was madly in love with Mason Capwell as a child By the way NLG hasn't changed AT ALL since 1985!

Wow. This is very interesting. All I now about WTHI comes from my Soap Opera Encyclopedia and it is great to read more info. The storylines sound like a cross between B&B and JER's first round on DAYS. I'd love to see some clips.. BTW Eric where can I find your post about A New Day In Eden? I always wanted to find out what this show was all about.