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@Maxim I think that photo is from the 10th anniversary.

It was the combination of Roger return and Robert Calhoun becoming EP that got GL to finally hit its stride after some pretty bad years. Unfortunately the ratings during the Calhoun/Long/Curlee era did not reflect the quality of the show. It was easy to ignore Ronn Moss acting when he had Bill Bell writing for him and scene partners Susan Flannery and Joanna Johnson to carry him through their scenes. Ronn Moss acting got progressively worse in the 1990s, then again, Bradley writing didn't help matters much either.

We saw Sheila pregnant twice: once on Y&R which was Scott Sr.'s child that was miscarried and once on B&B which was Mary Warwick. The other kids would be rewrites.

@Maxim How you are able to watch anything after 1999 is amazing to me. I tried but I couldn't get back into it at all.

Every Sheila return after 1998. I only watched Sheila 2005-2006 Y&R return and none of the B&B returns. Sheila is Bradley's "break glass in case of emergency" character.

I say this all the time but it bears repeating whenever the opportunity presents itself. Bradley did not inherit his father's talent.

Despite the initial torridness of Roger/Mindy (affair with business rival's daughter), I believe Roger did love Mindy but they wouldn't have worked as a long-term couple because the specter of Roger's feelings for Holly would be lingering in the background. If you saw the Locher Room MZ tribute episode, Kimberley Simms credited the Roger/Mindy storyline for her growing as an actress and Mindy growing as a character, plus she mentioned that the Roger/Mindy storyline allowed the audience to see MZ as a romantic leading man and not just a villain.

Felicia was brought on when Kristen was on the way out. For whatever reason, Bill Bell didn't explore the Forrester daughters' relationship. I could totally see a Kristen/Clarke/Felicia triangle happen. I remember there was some flirtation between Felicia and Clarke but it went nowhere.

Guiding Light 1991 Alexandra exposes Roger at the country club. The culmination of the Robert Calhoun era and a master class in acting by Beverlee McKinsey. Bill Bell's last hurrah before he passed the reigns to Bradley.

Dina first run ended in 1986. I think she just left Genoa City. I can't recall off hand if there was a proper exit story.

I believe Pamela Long was last credited December 1990. Nancy Curlee took over January 1991.

Y&R Dina Abbott Mergeron abandoned her family, lived a jet-set life, remarried a wealthy man, became widowed, inherited late husband's business that rivaled her ex-husband's business. Dina's introduction at the Abbott house where's she's dressed in a black suit with matching hat and veil was similar to Alexis's introduction at the courthouse where she's dressed in a black and white suit with matching hat and veil.

Hahaha. 90% of the show this summer was hot garbage.

Primetime soaps tanked. Sitcoms made a comeback. Rookie breakout The Cosby Show became the sophomore slaughterer. Rookie that shocked the world Murder, She Wrote became the sophomore surprise. Simon & Simon, The A-Team, and Magnum, P.I. were old and busted. Miami Vice was the new hotness.

No to Kat/Jacob. Stealing your cousin's man when there's no rivalry is not cool. Kat/Eva are the sisters fighting over a guy rivalry I want.

The Google generation that binge watches.

From what I know, Andrea Evans was not well-received as Patty. It was her 1985-1990 One Life to Live run that made her a soap superstar.

Honestly no, and that's going all the way back to the 1980s, starting with Andrea Evans. ABC big three acting style is a different beast than Y&R acting style. I remember an early 1990s interview with PB where he even said as much. At the height of MAB and her love of ABC leftovers (IIRC she brought on Tristan Rogers, Genie Francis, Debbi Morgan, Darnell Williams), I really thought she would try to get Susan Lucci as a recast Julia Newman but thankfully that didn't happen.

I rushed home from school for the Acapulco episodes. It was a turning point in Roger/Holly relationship for them to confront their past. MZ should have gotten a Lead Actor nomination for those episodes. Another key moment in Roger/Holly relationship is when Roger showed up at Holly's house and admitted that he still loved her. I think that was in late 1991 or early 1992, I can't for the life of me remember the exact time.

Great, more ABC leftovers 🙄

Then again, Andre was comforting and supporting Dani in her time of need 🥰

When Kat visited Joey, I was so scared for her. Hahaha, dead 🤣

Maybe he should take his talents to BtG.

@Speed Racer Nadine as a prototype for Beyond the Gates Vanessa McBride, I could see that.

Do not put that out there in the universe.