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I think most of us at this point are either hate watching or watching out of habit.

Dallas was trying to get the Dynasty audience.

If I was to compare BtG female rivalries to the best of Bill Bell, I'd say Dani/Hayley would be Katherine/Jill and Kat/Eva would be a mashup of Caroline/Brooke and early Olivia/Dru.

There have been four adult Adams since the 2008 SORAS, and Mark Grossman has lasted the longest (7 years this May).

I haven't seen the 1983/84 episodes in a long time, so I can't remember if we saw Sue Ellen and Peter in a love scene or in bed together. I don't think anybody wanted to see that though.

Re: 1994 Alan casting, I'm pretty sure Jill had a friend in mind for Alan but the friend was either not interested or not available. I ruled out Nicolas Coster as he was on As the World Turns then and Jed Allan as he was recurring on 90210 then, so the friend I think Jill wanted was either Roscoe Born or Lane Davies.

Aaron Spelling hit factory during the 1980s. This list does not include one season and done shows. 1980/81: The Love Boat (5th), Fantasy Island (17th), Hart to Hart (23rd), Dynasty (first season), Charlie's Angels (final season), Vega$ (final season) 1981/82: The Love Boat (14th), Hart to Hart (15th), Dynasty (19th), T.J. Hooker (28th, first season), Fantasy Island (30th) 1982/83: Dynasty (5th), The Love Boat (9th), Hart to Hart (17th), T.J. Hooker (below the Top 30), Fantasy Island (below the Top 30), Matt Houston (first season) 1983/84: Dynasty (3rd), Hotel (9th, first season), The Love Boat (17th), T.J. Hooker (below the Top 30), Matt Houston (below the Top 30), Hart to Hart (final season), Fantasy Island (final season) 1984/85: Dynasty (#1), Hotel (12th), The Love Boat (below the Top 30), T.J. Hooker (final season), Matt Houston (final season) 1985/86: Dynasty (7th), Hotel (22nd), The Colbys (first season), The Love Boat (final season) 1986/87: Dynasty (24th), Hotel (below the Top 30), The Colbys (final season) 1987/88: Dynasty (below the Top 30), HeartBeat (first season), Hotel (final season) 1988/89: Dynasty (final season), HeartBeat (final season)

I don't believe 1983/84 Hotel was a better show than Knots Landing. Despite Hotel finish at 9th for the season and being the highest-rated rookie show, I don't feel it was a breakout hit. 1983/84 Aaron Spelling hit factory was Dynasty (3rd), Hotel (9th), The Love Boat (17th), T.J. Hooker (below the Top 30), Matt Houston (below the Top 30), Hart to Hart (final season), Fantasy Island (final season).

BtG letting us know its not grandma's stories from 1986.

Kat needs to be knocked down a peg or two. Nicole needs to be reminded that she kicked Ted to the curb.

Eww. No wife swapping please.

That, plus budget mode.

Josh Griffith needs to go.

Jibre Hordges has been working out too.

Dallas was always the most male-focused of the CBS primetime soaps.

JM can't be an overgrown frat boy forever.

I had totally forgotten that Jason Thompson 10th anniversary was this year.

For whatever reason, Knots Landing didn't go the long-suffering younger wife route in the vein of Sue Ellen Ewing and Julia Newman with Jane Sumner.

Andre calling out Bill on his nonsense and putting him on blast, bring it!

SOD Awards were 1984-1986 broadcast in first run syndication, 1987 there was no show, 1988-1991 broadcast on NBC daytime, 1992-2000 broadcast on NBC primetime. Days won Best Show 1984-1986, 1988, 1989, 1991-1996. Santa Barbara won Best Show 1990. General Hospital won Best Show 1997-2000. I always thought of the SOD Awards as the Days awards. Wasn't Days accused of stuffing the ballot box as well?

That's LML for you. We all know the damage she did to Y&R two decades later.

Seriously? Stick a fork in me, I'm done with this AI storyline.

IIRC Samantha didn't even get a proper exit story, just a mention of leaving town to attend law school. Dylan got placed in the expanded young adult set with Hart, Bridget, Kat, Julie, David. Perhaps Bridget, Kat, Julie made Samantha not necessary.

You were brave to watch episodes past Annie Dutton parachuting off the plane. Of the final 15 years I watched MZ last episode, and clip sets of Annie Dutton psycho turn (witness stand breakdown, overdose, exit storyline). If you go back, these are my recommendations: 1979 and 1980 episodes featuring Roger/Holly storylines, as those set in motion everything we saw a decade later in the Robert Calhoun era. I've accepted we'll never see any episodes prior to 1979. May 1989-August 1992, the last great era. You could start with December 1988 as that will give some background. Must watch is Robert Calhoun era, June 1989 to July 1991. September 1992-January 1993 was all right. February 1993-March 1994 was a chore to get through. The bright spot was MZ Emmy-winning episodes.

Jaime Lyn Bauer was a one episode guest star in 1989.