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Oh yes! It was Bethenny vs Luann, not Kelly as I originally remembered. Those first three seasons were golden, but overall I still find New York the best over the 5 seasons.

Me too, though I'm IN LOVE with Miami now and pray it comes back. Soon. Lisa Hochstein and Lea Black are my fave housewives of any series.

'Return to Santa Barbara' is BACK!!!

Episode 104 has been posted. Check it out!

http://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/blog/60/entry-9104-episode-104-the-real-one/

"After much prayer and council..."

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You're welcome! She does looked gorgeous in them, but I always thought she looked fantastic on Another World. I loved Lila and Lila/Cass as well and hate that she didn't come on till towards the end of the show. I think she was a real shot in the arm for that show and one of the best things about those last few years.

Plus, I still think (even after watching her as Ava on Loving for all those years) that Lila was when she was at her best.

I agree. Lila was THE role for Peluso. And while I got used to her on Loving, I still always felt that Roya Megnot defined the part and got the true essence of Ava better than Peluso.

Plus, LOVED her as Wendy Wilkins on SFT.

Peluso is a gem that is sorely missed. Wish they'd bring her over to DAYS or Y&R.

Ugh, yes, that is true. Frankie

I have a few tapes full of Loving episodes with her in them that I really to need to get converted and uploaded on YouTube, along with heaps of episodes from the last year of Another World that really feature her and Cass coming together as a couple.

I concur with Carl. Upload, upload, upload!

RHOBH

Camille? Uhm, you can go away now.

Awww, I can't help but love Donatacci.

Bridget said she was interested in Robin Strasser and had JUST the role for her. That was during the time they were casting Pamela. There's NO WAY Bridget could have been speaking about any other character in her answer. (I'm not talking about the last quote, I'm talking about the answer Bridget gave to wanting Robin Strasser and having put feelers out for her- it clearly HAD to be Pamela she wanted her for).

Had that happened, the Dobsons may never have been ousted.

When I saw this clip for the first time since Soapnet I thought I'd be drawn mostly to the location footage, but instead I just said, "Cali Timmins!" to no one in particular. I'm glad I was not watching AW at the time this era aired, as I would have had a very, very tough time getting past her departure.

As I've said MANY times, I sure did. I NEVER got used to Judi Evans.

I again repeat myself. In the summer of '91, we lost Anne Heche & Cali Timmins, then Julie Osburn in the fall. CRUSHING BLOWS, especially considering the Paulina/Vicky recasts.

Thank GOD Alicia Coppola came in. Lorna was the new Vicky IMO.

Unfortunately I think they were taken down. I never did get to finish them.

That's one of my favorite soap covers. When I watched (albeit knowing the outcome in advance) it never felt like he truly wanted to be with Kathleen, but I did like the idea of the triangle.

Oh, I felt he TOTALLY wanted to be with Kathleen actually, moreso on the rewatch. It was the writers who didn't want it that way. But IMO, Schnetzer played Cass's love for Kathleen as very palatable and real.

what is even funnier, both actress's to replace bev mckinsy were brithish. bev had such a distinctive voice

Carmen Duncan is actually Australian.

RIP to Rick Porter, AW's Larry Ewing from 1979-1986, and 1989.

http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=163645662

Oh no. SO gorgeous back in the day too. May he RIP.

LOVED me some Larry & MJ. Ok, and Clarice too.

December 1987 Daytime TV

Pardon my French, but HOLY SH!T to the Robin Strasser answer. Does anyone else think Bridget had her in mind to play PAMELA CAPWELL CONRAD?!? Oh what could have been. Strasser, Allan, and LaMcConnell?

Sounds DELICIOUSO to moi! [/Marlena delaCroix]

Oh and THANK YOU Carl for posting that!

YAYYY!!! Thanks for posting Shannon!

You've been missed.

20 years ago today (January 15, 1993), NBC aired the final episode of Santa Barbara. The following Monday, NBC returned Scrabble to the daytime lineup and premiered Scattergories. Both game shows would end a little less than 5 months later on June 11, with Caesar's Challenge replacing Scattergories on June 14.

And today, in the SON Blog section, "Return to Santa Barbara" RETURNS with BRAND NEW EPISODES!!! You DO NOT want to miss this if you are a Santa Barbara fan.

PART 24:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoTRW67aRDw

PART 23:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TScV1fDnStk

PART 22:

https://www.youtube....h?v=LOdn72hn3Z8

PART 20:

https://www.youtube....h?v=oVkymoUHjvc

PART 21:

Thanks for your answers! Interesting stuff. That Flame sequence is amazing. So '80s, like something out of Silk Stalkings. Was she that dude's private dancer or something? Those were bars, right?

That was Robert Barr, as played by Roscoe Born. At that point in the story, his twin brother Quinn (also played by Born) and his accomplice Flame (played by the fierce Roberta Bizeau-Weiss) had kidnapped Robert (the man behind bars) and imprisoned him in the basement of Quinn/Flame's house. That scene is the first time that "Debra London" (who is the character Bizeau was introduced as) strips off her "Debra London" outfit to reveal a smokin body, fiery, wild blonde hair, and some sexyass, risque lingerie that just barely covers her up. It was pretty edgy for the times and directed at a demographic not many soaps were actively writing for but SB was: Men of Any Age. I think if we went back and looked at the demographics behind SB's numbers, I'd bet money that it was at least in the top 5 for male viewers both 18-25 and 25-54. I'm pretty certain of it and would kill to see those press releases from the late 80s/early 90s and whether they prove my theory correct.

PART 20:

https://www.youtube....h?v=oVkymoUHjvc

The production values were lavish and rich- the show never looked as plush as it did under Conboy, that's for certain. My only complaints is that he re-did the Lockridge house and the Capwell Mansion, right down to the infamous large wooden doors at the entrance, the fountain in the foyer, and the infamous set of stairs that led up to CC's room

I'd say he helped most by bringing the Lockridges back to the forefront- Lionel, Augusta, and Laken all returned in what turned out to be one of SB's funniest sequences of all-time. I think he tried at least to bring Keith Timmons back, though Justin Deas wouldn't return. John Novak was adequate, but never spectacular. I also liked that he put Kelly at the center of the show again, as not many remember, but Marcy Walker did a pilot for CBS in 1990 (I think with Lindsay Wagner and that chick from "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead") called "Bar Girls" about 3 female lawyers. It was a far better show than "Palace Guard" and while it would have been tough losing Marcy, at least she'd have never had the horrendous exit that she did. Anyhow- back to Kelly. Carrington Garland actually appeared more than Marcy Walker in 1990 and became quite popular with the fans. We loved the Nikki/Cruz/Eden/Robert/Kelly quad just as we did the Craig/Kelly/Robert triangle, and finally, the whole Robert/Kelly/Quinn/Flame mess. The rivalry between Kelly & Eden was quite organic, as Eden had always gotten the most attenition from her father, even moreson than Kelly (really though, it was the boys, Ted and Mason, that got the short end of the stick). Plus, he brought on Roberta Bizeau as Flame Beaufort, who was a breath of fresh air in herself. There's never been an actress like her before or since. She's what the press would like to believe Michelle Stafford was/is (both in the beginning & now). Case in point:

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