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I don't believe that Hotel was a better show than Knots Landing in 1983/84. I know we disproved Hotel as a time slot hit, but I can't help but feel that it was one.

A Martinez was on L.A. Law from 1992 to 1994, so JFP must have approached him sometime after L.A. Law ended. Perhaps he was JFP choice for Detective Cutter.

Peter Brown also appeared on Bill Bell Days, Y&R, B&B. Bill Bell Days to Y&R: K.T. Stevens, Margaret Mason, Susan Seaforth Hayes Bill Bell Days to B&B: Susan Flannery Y&R to B&B before the cross-overs: John McCook, James Storm, Lauren Koslow, Darlene Conley Wes Kenney also brought Tracey Bregman to Y&R. She credited him in her Emmy speech for her being cast on Y&R. I think Scott Palmer was another Wes Kenney era Days actor that came over to Y&R. Also John Wesley Shipp, Gregory Beecroft, Ellen Dolan on Guiding Light and As the World Turns when Doug Marland wrote for both shows. Tom Langan brought over 1980s Y&R stars to Reilly Days: Deborah Adair, Eileen Davidson, Nick Benedict, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Lauren Koslow.

You're welcome. At this time, NBC was a mess across the board. As we all know, NBC would not recover in primetime until The Cosby Show came along.

What recasts or new characters in the JFP years do we think she tried to get her friends cast in, but the friend wasn't interested? I pointed out earlier that I think JFP wanted one of her friends for Alan recast but the friend turned down the part.

@Paul Raven That's the week of February 15-21, 1982.

The last two Summer Olympics hosted in the USA (Atlanta 1996 and Los Angeles 1984) were criticized for commercialism so I don't think Los Angeles 2028 will be any different. Remember too that Los Angeles 1984 was considered the most financially successful Summer Olympics.

He's giving it his all acting-wise. He could be phoning in it to ride out his contract and collect the checks but he's not.

Re: Robin Wright/Princess Bride/Santa Barbara contract. The Princess Bride was filmed August-December 1986, so 5 months. Assuming NBC initial soap contracts were three years, Robin Wright initial Santa Barbara contract would have ended July 1987 but her last episode was broadcast June 1988. So it seems NBC gave her 5 months off to film The Princess Bride, but added 11 months to her initial contract.

100% this. It bears repeating, EB is carrying the show on his back. He's the real MVP.

Nancy Curlee was gone from the writing team in March 1994, maybe some of her material was still being used up until OJ.

Men's basketball USA gold, France silver, Serbia bronze. Steph Curry 🥰 Highlights of these Olympics for me were Celine Dion in the opening, the feel good stories of South Sudan basketball and USA table tennis and basketball bonding, Noah Lyles getting humbled, and Steph Curry getting a gold medal.

@DRW50 That episode is November 14, 1989.

USA/France game tomorrow is going to the LeBron James and Kevin Durant show, just watch. Maybe Steph Curry as well. I was shocked USA messed up that bad.

Yes. I'll always maintain that Belief was Bill Bell's last hurrah before passing the reigns to Bradley.

Perhaps Sharon emotional breakdown is going to lead to a standalone episode for Sharon Case 30th anniversary in September.

Noah Lyles got bronze and he has COVID. In men's basketball, Serbia gave USA a scare but USA came through. Steph Curry 🥰 Predicting USA gold, France silver, Serbia bronze.

@Taoboi Oh snap, Marcus Jordan indulging?

Hopefully the episodes that stream are the full broadcast versions and not the cut syndication versions.

I never viewed the original Grant/Brooke story that way. Grant made Brooke question her decade-long obsession w/ Ridge.

Men's basketball semifinals are set for Thursday: USA/Serbia, France/Germany. I'm predicting USA/France gold medal game, Serbia/Germany bronze medal game.

Laura was the heart and candor of the show. She kept everyone in check and would not hesitate to call anyone out and put them on blast. Season 6 Laura and Ruth scenes were the best. Laura departure is the point for me where Knots Landing starts going off the rails.

If I'm not mistaken, Carrington Garland was a soap name thrown around for Y&R Phyllis recast in 1997. Other than that I can't think of any other soap roles she might have been considered for. Robin Wright has been speaking negatively about her time on Santa Barbara for the better part of the last 30 or so years and I'm sure Eileen Davidson knows that Santa Barbara fans do not hold her run in high regard so no surprise they were absent.

Once again, EB is keeping it way too real and I am here for it.

Yeah, build-a-body.