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CBS primetime was a mess from the decline of Dallas in 1987 until the start of CSI in 2000. That was 13 years, yikes.

Hahaha! The original four (Janice Lynde, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Trish Stewart, Pamela Peters), yes.

I don't want to think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving.

I'm thinking it will all come together during Winterfest and Silk Press Sheila will be exposed then.

Suzanne Rogers was 30 in 1973 and Peggy Brooks was introduced as a teen in high school, so I don't think that would have worked.

This sounds familiar. Thanks @Broderick

When Nicollette Sheridan was elevated to the main cast in season 10, Paige practically ate the show for the remainder of its run. Greg/Paige had the ick factors of Paige being the daughter of Greg's frenemy Mack and at one point Greg was believed to have been Paige's father. It's funny that Greg/Paige was at the same time as JR/Cally on Dallas. Both pairings were equally icky.

Season 1 was a slow start but the main reason to watch it is that it builds the foundation of the character relationships. Season 2 was the only season that worked for me from a writing and acting standpoint. It's too bad that the quality of season 2 could not be maintained for the rest of the series. ABC soap fans that were spoiled by the best of Agnes Nixon probably knew they couldn't hold Dynasty writers to the same standard.

Kat/Eva is the best rivalry on BtG right now.

Yes. It was good.

Catherine Hickland auditioned for Ashley in 1982 so maybe that audition brought her to the attention of those in charge of casting for Capitol. I wonder if Catherine Hickland was considered for Ashley recast in 1988; I can't remember if any soap names were mentioned back then.

There's no passion and heat between Andre and Ashley like there is between Andre and Dani. From day one, Andre and Dani had off the charts heat generating romantic chemistry. Andre and Dani are BtG's #1 couple.

BtG is known for booty popping

I don't even factor in the primetime soaps in these discussions. We know how those shows tanked and then went off the rails. Those of us that were spoiled watching the best of daytime soaps are going to find flaws in the primetime soaps from a writing perspective. We can't really hold the primetime soap writers to the same standards that we hold Bill Bell or Douglas Marland to.

As far as ratings go, it also helped that February 1980-May 1982 Y&R was in their post-expansion slump, otherwise GL might not have been CBS's highest-rated daytime drama during the Marland years. Notice that Y&R rebound in the second half of 1982 overlaps w/ GL post-Marland fall. In the 1980s practically every daytime drama jumped on the Dallas/Dynasty bandwagon. It worked for some but not for others. Given the timing of Larkin Malloy run, he was pretty much brought on to fill the void from the departures of Chris Bernau and Robert Newman.

1983/84 to 1985/86 CBS pretty much tank jobbed almost all their 1970s holdovers: One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Alice; Trapper John, M.D.. For whatever reason CBS didn't tank job The Dukes of Hazzard after that show's ratings dropped off in 1982/83.

First week of November scorecard: Y&R 90% hot garbage, BtG 90% hot fire.

I cannot believe Jon Lindstrom is being checked for. Joey is just nasty, eww.

Has Sean Freeman been working out? He's got a six pack happening now 🤤

I think the real issues began in the late 1980s with Iran-Contra, Nielsen people meters, and the 1988 writers strike and everything culminated in the aftermath of OJ. A good number of shows were not in a good place creatively in June 1994.

Andre opening up to Dani 🥰 Those booty call hook ups have so turned into love. Sean Freeman showed today that he can act. I think he's the breakout male star of BtG. Finish that initial contract, then take your talents to primetime. CBS needs to be smart and keep him in the family.

Hayley dresses like a ho in the street trying to be a lady in the street.

That seems likely. At this point it seems like Josh Griffith is throwing random ideas to a wall and picking the ones that stick.

Val/Gary/Abby worked because of the character arcs, not because of the triangle itself. I never thought of Gary as any type of prize so why would these grown women fight over him. When all was said and done, Val moved on with her life after losing her first love, Gary manned up, and Abby got the come up that she was all about.

I'm getting massive budget mode feels.