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This is great news for the genre of Soaps. Hoping more networks follow suit even if it is reviving some of the older shows that were cancelled in 30 minute formats.

Does anyone know where I can view full episodes of the 60's 70's and 80-83 episodes of Days??  

With CBS in talks to create a new soap?? Could there be hope that this genre is on the upswing and we could see ABC devleop new soaps or even revive AMC and OLTL?? I have some ideas on storylines if they do revive AMC??

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This is exciting news for the soap genre and I hope it will be a tip to the other networks to create or revive other soaps down the line.

9 hours ago, Cheap21 said:

why hasnt anyone killed Sheila yet? I cant beleive she is still terrorizing people 30+ years later

She is like a cat with 9 lives. Everytime they suspect she has died she turns up alive. 

4 hours ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Actually if we go with expectations, rather than harmless pipe dreams, I think they'll bring back KA so we'll have Hope & I doubt they'll do anyone else. I could be wrong. That would be great. Maybe they will include a number of flashbacks. So much time between now & then & so much could change between then & now. 

And, things that we have Alarr to "thank" for, well, agree that is a kind of "Never forget" situation & while we're remembering we should stay in touch with the fact that Corday made Alarr possible. The Piano Man put the Monster in power. 

I wonder if they would bring in Dougs son Dougie... It would be a character with a lot of back story they could explore and it would give hope a sibling on the canvas.  

On 2/14/2024 at 11:18 AM, BoldRestless said:

I'm for flexibility with casting. I've watched GH for years, but have only sampled other ABC soaps, so all of this Super Mega ABC Soap Universe stuff is lost on me, but glad others enjoyed it.

 

Seems to me in this case they had the character Blaze, a singer who had experienced sexual harassment, whom the audience has learned is LGBT and has a very conservative Latino family. Casting call went out for a Latina woman of a certain age to play her mother. Eva La Rue got cast. The part is the part.

 

They could have made Blaze Maddie and made Eva Maria, but that's just not how the story was conceived. Blaze has been on for a while (if she were new, and they knew they were hiring Eva, maybe they would have made her a Santos). If they decided to make this character Maria, now the story is no longer about an LGBT woman navigating her traditional Catholic family and her budding relationship with Kristina, but some huge retcon story about how Maria has this other daughter who came to be in Port Charles. Speculation will gear up about whether Sydney Penny or Mark Consuelos will appear. It becomes a totally different story. And, IMO, GH already has enough of a fetish of trying to make every new character the long lost child of someone on canvas. 

It is unfortunate, to those who want more AMC characters on GH, that this apparently closes the door to bringing back Eva as Maria, but I'd argue it doesn't, given how many characters Howarth and Easton have played (crossovers, recasts, and new characters), in quick succession. So, if Blaze's mother turns out to be a short time role, and Eva is interested in a long contract, they can always bring her back as Maria Santos in 6 months, but with a long term story plan instead of shoe-horning her in, and the audience should accept that.

 

While I agree it could affect Maria's history, there were all those years she was gone presumed dead in the plane crash and had amnesia and using the name MAureen I think. She could have very well had another daughter during that time, that was never really mentioned on AMC. 

Hi there, Is there anywhere online I can stream or watch full episodes from the beginning or at least early 80's until the final episode of All My Children?

11 hours ago, adrnyc said:

You can buy it incredibly cheaply at shouttv.com  

Maybe $60-$80? It's worth it to own it in good (not HD) quality AND for the recaps before each episode which the Dynasty sets didn't include. It's one of my prized DVD collections. I know some people don't like to buy art anymore but, if you're interested, Shout TV does great work getting shows that would never see the light of day be remastered and put into a DVD boxset. 

Thank you. Unfortunately I have gotten rid of my DVD player because most everything I had on DVD I am able to stream.

Is there anywhere online that I can watch the Colby's from beginning to end?? 

I will admit what little I saw of KA, she did make the role of Taylor her own and was doing a darn good job with it??  Could Bell be trying to somehow win back Hunter Tylo to come back as Taylor???  I do wish they would have explored the dynamics of Taylor outside of the Ridge/Brooke Bubble and also would have introduced a new love interest for her and have her focus on rebuilding relationships with her kids.

16 hours ago, carolineg said:

It's always been strange to me that the show never really did much with Marlena's side of the family.  Outside Sam and a cousin no one else from Marlena's family ever really showed up through all the different regimes and writers.  And I suspect Sam was only added because of the novelty of Deidre having a real life twin.

I thought her parents were on screen for just a few days at one point.

4 minutes ago, EdibleFlowers said:

Yes, a lot of Jarlena fans have speculated that she could have been pregnant when she was presumed dead in 1987. Stefano would have had to have done something with the baby.

The Gemini Twins was such a missed opportunity. They should have been Orpheus’ children that Marlena took care of on his island. They eventually showed up as Evan/Christian and Zoe. 
 

Marlena’s foster son was named Johnny so they’d have to change his name if he ever returned.

When you explain it that way, yes it could have been an interesting twiste and would have Jarlena fans their first Jarlena child.  If they had made Dimitri Marlena's foster son, it could have easily been explained that the Von Leuschners changed his name from Johnny.

With everything that has gone on with his family lately, it would be about the right time for him to visit.  Unless he plays into the Jordan storyline somehow?

22 hours ago, EdibleFlowers said:

They could’ve rebooted him by making him Jarlena’s ‘86 baby.

Do you mean when she was held in captivity.  That would have been an interesting twist, but I think with the mixed Gemini Twins storyline maybe they were hesitant to go there.  He could have been the foster son of Marlena's that she had back in the early 80's

I do wish Chapman would comeback as Angelica.  With everything with Victor's will and Alex, she would be a key part to this storyline.  Besides I'd love to see Angelica try to come between Justin and Bonnie, the way she did Justin and Adrienne.  

If they do bring back Diana Colville I wish it would be another actress.  Someone who is similar in appearance to Genie Francis.  Diana was an editor at the paper, maybe she could come back and battle Jack and Jennifer for the Spectator. 

I am not surprised he is gone.  Megan is no longer on the show and that was his only real connection.  It seemed like he was floating around not knowing where to fit in with the DiMeria clan and with Carly Manning and Frankie Brady ( the real Von Leschnurs) no longer on the screen their wasn't alot for him to do.  

22 hours ago, Dr Neil Curtis said:

Days:

Scotty Banning

David Banning

Charlie Janning

Andrew Donovan

Benji DiMera

Spencer Olson

Dougie LeClair

Johnny (Marlena’s foster kid)

 

 

Andrew Donovan has been used sporadically on the Peacock version of Days. He is an ISA agent just like his daddy Shane and is involved with John's son Paul.  I would like to see more of Andrew however.

I wonder if Jordan is really Cole's mother and the scorned ex of Victor.  If Claire is really Cole and Victoria's deceased daughter, could he be in on this plot??? It would be a twist if Cole knew the baby survived and gave to his mother to help raise to keep her away from the Newmans(especially Victor) etc. 

13 minutes ago, Khan said:

It's great to see Colleen Zenk on a soap again...but how is Aunt Jordan connected to the Newmans?  Is there some backstory that I'm missing?

Like you I am wondering how Aunt Jordan is connected. The only thing I can think of is Jordan is not her real name and she is really Nikki's sister who was a doctor, I mean who else would now how to administer an IV, etc. But what would her revenge be on the Newman's. I hope they don't make her some ex-wife or scorned lover of Victor's from years ago but I have a feeling that may happen.

33 minutes ago, safe said:

Yes

Is there anywhere online we can watch that episode

Was Nikki Goulet in the role of Mary when she was killed off?

My heart breaks for his real life family and his onscreen families from GH and Days.  I hope he is at peace now.

It is sad.  I remember in junior high, walking to my mom's office and stopping by the grocery store on the way and getting the newest edition when it came out and also an afternoon snack. I would then sit at my mom's desk and read it and enjoy my snack, while I waited for her to finish up work. 

This is very sad.  We have lost so many this year.  Addicition is hard and the ultimate effects it has on the body is long lasting.  I hope he is at peace now and I pray for his kids and family.  GH should have the character pass away off screen and do a proper tribute to Tyler and the character.