Wendy

He was in Blind Date, with Kim Basinger, Phil Hartman, John Larroquette, and William Daniels in 1987, so around Moonlighting. The film will never win awards, but it was a fun, sort of twisted rom-com.

It is, definitely. Bruce in his prime had swagger in spades. I crushed so hard on his David Addison! (In my defense, I was 12 or 13 then, so...)

At least Venton played a role that was memorable, then! I did read that he ended up in an episode of Shepherd's next series, Cybill, so she really must have liked the guy. But, as perverse as it sounds, I am thinking the animosity between Shepherd/Willis helped add a spark to their chemistry, so...

Found this gem on YT last night. Apparently, it was screen tests from September 1984 for the role of David Addison. Glenn Gordon Caron, Moonlighting creator, was sold on Willis, but the network wasn't sure. An actor named Harley Venton was also considered. It says he played lawyer Derek Colby on Guiding Light from 1980 to 1982. No idea who was testing for Maddie Hayes here, but it is another actress. Here are the tests for both, which was apparently some bonus feature on the pilot episode DVD/VHS: As a comparison, here is another screen test of the first scene from above, this time with Cybill Shepherd, and filmed in the style of the show (probably to give the network a sample of the overall look?):

I just wish it was for one of his more serious crimes and not the Stormy Daniels hush money. But a perp walk is a perp walk, and I want to see it come to fruition desperately!

I was thrilled to see the end of Bo/Billie, since I have never liked Billie, no matter who played her. And JER tried to destroy Bo/Hope at her expense, and...that's where I am. The fact that RKK turned out to be a trashy human just made the pivot back to Bo/Hope that much easier.

Yeah, you'd think fast food would want to be known for something that helps the greater good. That...would be it.

Joe has his (MANY) gaffes, but I'll take well-meaning mistakes over anything from 2017-2021! (Not picking on you, @Juliajms! But after...THAT, anything else looks benign to me!)

I most remember Sarah Polley from "Slings and Arrows". So happy she won! (And Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ke Huy Quan! Loved Quan's hug/reunion with Harrison Ford, too!) A great Oscars night for the Gen X crowd!

Check out the Long John Silver's commercial from 1981 (where I have tagged the video to begin!). Anyone look familiar?

This man is a TRUE Christian. He may not have been the best president, but as a man and humanitarian, NO ONE can question his kindness and integrity. I hope President Carter's final journey is a peaceful one. If this country had more people of his character in politics, the country would be far better off.

And they goofed above [the last set of ratings posted above, where M*A*S*H was #8). It says M*A*S*H was on ABC. It, of course, was a CBS show.

Reading those ratings/numbers, I had forgotten all about "MacGruder and Loud", one of Aaron Spelling's few failures. Surprised this never made it to DVD, what with it being in the cop show genre, etc. Lots of other flops/short shows have been put on DVD. And being from Aaron Spelling, I would think that would be enough reason to throw it out to the masses again a few years back (as DVD is on the downswing now), but I guess not. Oh, well. *shrug*

Ah, so the same thing happened here on CBS - and the same year! - that happened at NBC (with Remington Steele, thus screwing Pierce Brosnan out of playing James Bond for a few more years, and also screwing Stephanie Zimbalist out of the female lead role in Robocop!)

To be fair, 1988 was a mess because of the Writers' Strike, so "scab" writers wrote whatever the hell they could to have material on the air. All shows suffered.

Another one with Lane Davies: Lane Davies/Nancy Lee Grahn: Mason/Julia, Santa Barbara Cameron (Sr.)/Alexis, General Hospital

Debated on whether to post this video but then figured what the heck. Someone revisits the site of Anne Heche's accident (which now appears to be under renovation/construction). But I am posting because, following that, her final resting place is pointed out. It is still not marked but will probably be in time. Anne is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery per the video, not far from Mickey Rooney's final resting place.

No, I wasn't. Hated Billie, no matter who played her.

Damn, how horrifying. Glad no one else was injured/killed. Unfortunately, this is the world we are left with: The OK Corral, at: Chuch The supermarket Department store Movies And so on... It's depressing. And scary.

Why not? Seems like everyone else is, too!

Days: The Johnson Family was successful. Steve and Adrienne - and Jack, tied to them as a biological Billy Johnson but raised by a corrupt wealthy politician in Harper Deveraux. The Reeds reminded me of a bargain-basement version of the Johnsons: Lucas, the child of wealth/privilege, despising his half siblings (for a long time) in Austin/Billie. Kate losing Austin/Billie just as Jo gave up Steve/Billy (Jack). And Earl Johnson and Curtis Reed terrorized their wives and sexually molested their daughters.

Yes, her Julia in Bosch was awesome. Sigh, 45 is just too young.

Someone has a YT channel devoted to Cruz/Eden, but they also posted some good Mason/Julia clips. I know everyone loved Lane Davies' Mason most. So did I. But I always did like this scene with Julia and Gordon Thomson's Mason after Eden's last "death", when she fell over the cliff. Nice to finally see this scene again:

Yes. Rosemary Forsyth, known as one of the handful of actresses to play Dr. Laura Horton on Days, had the role of Sophia before Judith McConnell. But she - if I recall - was disguised as Dominic throughout her short tenure.

If I recall reading right, he basically played the pool boy/gigolo type in his very first role as Carlo Forenza on Days. So at least that "type" seems to be in his wheelhouse. I read his character was involved with Gloria Loring's Liz Chandler. (Reading this, there seems to be a LOT of actor overlap between Days and Y&R as much as there is with Y&R/B&B.)