Everything posted by kalbir
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When Did Each Soap Become a Hit
Y&R 1984 B&B 1992 Days 1983
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B&B: Bold from the beginning
@DramatistDreamer There was the Stephanie/Sally/Jack triangle and James having feelings for Stephanie but that was really it as far as a viable non-Eric love interest for Stephanie. I think Sally loved Clarke but he used her for his own agenda. Eric had three wives (Stephanie, Brooke, Sheila) and many love interests (Margo, Beth, Taylor, Lauren) but Bill only was ever paired with Margo and Darla. I don't think there was really any love between Bill and Margo, and the Bill/Darla pairing was more fun and games than actual love, at least from what I remember.
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Knots Landing
Knots Landing was more of a community based series than a family/business conflict based series, so I found it was structurally closer to a daytime soap (P&G, not Bell) compared to Dallas and Falcon Crest. Here's how I break down the series: Seasons 1-3: Building the foundation. Seasons 4-6: The peak. Full-on primetime soap. Season 7 and 8: Tanking. Season 9: Signs of going off the rails are showing. Seasons 10-14: Off the rails plus budget mode.
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Y&R May 2022 Discussion Thread
EB's got the social media game on lock: Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Cameo.
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Y&R May 2022 Discussion Thread
Fingers crossed. I'm sure if Jerry Douglas was still with us, he'd be in the photo w/ ED, BM, PB, DD.
- B&B: Old/Classic Discussion & Articles
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Dallas Discussion Thread
I once read Dallas described as a larger than life modern day Western. Maybe that was why Dallas was the more male-focused of the CBS big three and appealed more to the male audience than the others.
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Our kind of people
With the cancellations of Queens, Promised Land, Dynasty, Our Kind of People, is it safe to say there won't be any attempts at primetime soaps on the broadcast networks for a while?
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SOD
The internet made the soap press obsolete. SOD hasn't been relevant for the better part of the last 20 years.
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Cancelled Soap Questions
Let's be real here. When CBS moved Y&R to 12:30 pm ET, it destroyed everything ABC and NBC threw in its path. Ryan's Hope, The Doctors, Search for Tomorrow, Loving, Generations, The City, Port Charles all fell victim. CBS was also the last to give up the 4 pm ET slot and I don't find it a coincidence that this occurred in September 1986, the same month Oprah went national.
- Oh no, ANOTHER Mass Shooting in the U.S. SMH
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Dynasty: Discussion Thread
Queens, Promised Land, Dynasty all cancelled. No word yet on Our Kind of People but I'd say its done. This season has not been good for primetime soaps.
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Billboard Charts
Drake is the third artist not from the United States to reach 10 #1s on the Billboard Hot 100, behind The Beatles (20) and Rihanna (14). I can't believe Drake has more #1s than Usher.
- The Politics Thread
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Falcon Crest
When watching a 1980s primetime soap we have to go in with the mindset that these shows are products of their time so alot of things are not going to hold up well from a 2022 perspective. Even by the early 1990s we would've considered alot of things on these shows outdated. Also when watching daily or binge-watching the plot holes and inconsistencies are more apparent.
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ALL: Soap Stars - Where are they now?
What actress past 60 hasn't had anything done
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Falcon Crest
Thanks for the info @Chris B SOD liked seasons 6 and 7 in the best of 1987 and 1988 issues, but season 8 was in the worst of 1989 issue. The writeups were once posted in the main board.
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The Politics Thread
The "bathroom bill" resulted in the NBA relocating the 2017 All-Star Weekend from Charlotte to New Orleans, and the NCAA relocating 2017 March Madness games from Greensboro to Greenville, South Carolina. So there was some consequence that resulted in economic impact to North Carolina.
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Characters that ATE their Soaps
Another for Y&R: Nick/Sharon from fall 1994 to spring 1996.
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B&B: Bold from the beginning
Sally's arrival was a turning point for B&B. She breathed new life into the show. The character could have easily been a one-dimensional villainess or solely comic relief but it was the combination of Bill Bell's writing and Darlene Conley's acting that made the character complex and layered. Building a business and family around Sally was genius. As for Stephanie, Bill Bell wrote her as a Jennifer/Katherine/Vanessa hybrid. Bradley turned Stephanie into a female Victor.
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Characters that ATE their Soaps
Y&R: Cricket from summer 1986 to end of 1989.
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CBS Scripted Series Renewals
Dramas NCIS - Season 20 premiere Monday September 19, 9 pm. NCIS: Hawaii - Season 2 premiere Monday September 19, 10 pm. FBI - Season 5 premiere Tuesday September 20, 8 pm. FBI: International - Season 2 premiere Tuesday September 20, 9 pm. FBI: Most Wanted - Season 4 premiere Tuesday September 20, 10 pm. CSI: Vegas - Season 2 premiere Thursday September 29, 10 pm. The Equalizer - Season 3 premiere Sunday October 2, 8:30 pm (may be delayed due to NFL coverage). S.W.A.T. - Season 6 premiere Friday October 7, 8 pm. Blue Bloods - Season 13 premiere Friday October 7, 10 pm. NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 14 premiere Sunday October 9, 10 pm. The three longest-running drama series have set their places in CBS drama series history. NCIS 20th season will tie it w/ Gunsmoke as being CBS's longest-running drama series. NCIS: Los Angeles 14th season ties it w/ Dallas and Knots Landing. Blue Bloods 13th season moves it past original Hawaii Five-O and Murder, She Wrote. Comedies The Neighborhood - Season 5 premiere Monday September 19, 8 pm. Bob Hearts Abishola - Season 4 premiere Monday September 19, 8:30 pm. Young Sheldon - Season 6 premiere Thursday September 29, 8 pm. Ghosts - Season 2 premiere Thursday September 29, 8:30 pm.
- Y&R: Old Articles
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Jerry VerDorn has passed away
RIP Jerry verDorn and thank you for your contributions to daytime television. This year's In Memoriam segment at the Daytime Emmys is really going to hit hard.
- B&B: Old/Classic Discussion & Articles