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Actually it went away when Margarita Cordova was cast in the recurring role of Carmen. (But prior to that we had a guest sting from Jack Wagner as well)

I have to comment on those hilarious voice-overs that each episode of Sunset Beach had during the closing credits in Britain. The commentator was hilarious with his notes and the viewers with their poems about the characters. I never used to laugh so much while watching a soap opera.

True. Even now (as I watch) I think that if someone major died it would have even more of a devastating impact. But nonetheless... The timeline really was screwed up. Derek took over for Ben in February and after that only a few days passed, but it all stretched until July... it was all very weird. Still, they couldn't match Passions' way to extend days.

[quote name='Cheap21' date='18 December 2010 - 01:23 PM' timestamp='1292696639' post='907724' Emily....boring. I rooted for Amy to torture her. Funny you say that abou Dana bc dont expect for the truth to be revealed anytime soon. I rememebr they dragged this ut for months, which seems ridiculous considering, Meg is engaged to her husband. Yes, Amy is finally getting into her own now on the boat. She was more peaceful before. Spoiled, yes, but not a vixen. Yeah, I do love the show, but the dragging out part will be long. Also, the Derek storyline went on for too long as well.

I'm really enjoying the earthquake storyline so far. I know people hated the fact that none of the major characters died, but I could care less. It's been done really well. The only boring part is Dana/Meg telling each other stories while being trapped (that's the only part I keep FFing). Michael/Vanessa and the Richards/Deschanel clan is really great. The boat people are all still safe, but I'm sure I'll enjoy that as well. Francesca seems very intriguing for now. It's really weird seeing how these writers never intended to hide the reveals. From the very beginning it was obvious that Emily is Bette's daughter, and that Dana is Maria. There's like a 9,000 hints all around.

Michelle Nicastro, SB's Sasha Schmidt (89-90) died November 4, 2010, of breast cancer. R.I.P.

The difference was amazing. With Woodland, Sara seemed to be scared and pulled back, but with Batten suddenly Sara was way more tough. There's this site that has all the episodes put up, but there's also a user on YouTube putting up episodes, TaintedBeach I think.

Just leaving a little wow for the difference in the Sara casting. Lauren Woodland was okay, maybe a little bit child-like, but still I liked her. But the first scene with Shawn Batten blew me away - she immediately won me over in her very first scene. I'm not going to miss Eddie, even though I liked the thing he had going with Bette. Also, wonderful acting by Kathleen Noone when she reacts to Annie betraying her. Nice to see A.J. on the show and finally Olivia returns after more than a month of absence.

Well, Sunset Beach character did often reference going to Santa Barbara for some stuff. Other than that, no. There are a few actors that they have in common... Gordon Thomson, Margarita Cordova, Sydney Penny, Jack Wagner... but I guess that's all... I do remember there being a list of connections somewhere on the net a few years ago.

It was Peter definitely... the earthquake happened in '84, Summer was killed in '85.

Yeah, there was plenty of potential there, but obviously they had Antonio in the works already.

You mean Mark (Nick Stabile)? I agree about both Paula and Elaine. There were so many possibilities with A.J. and Elaine after all the stories Elaine told of her complicated relationship. I think the blame is entirely on Meg Bennett's shoulders. She was head writing from October '98 to October '99. Or maybe it was Gary Tomlin after all.

Cat, what did you think about Paula and Elaine as characters, and the actresses that played them, and their departure before Christimas '97?

A lot of people liked Maria. But any other role Chambers had later was met with much hate. I was very intrigued when I watched Maria's return from the dead, first in the form of a patient named Dana, then later the big surprise at the wedding. It certainly provided a lot of amazing scenes. But later on she was always the one to rescue, always the victim. Then again, I only saw a few episodes, so I'll reserve my judgment when I actually reach those episodes.

I loved Ben and Meg as a kid. Any couple that was good and decent was the one that I was rooting for. Nowadays it's more team Annie. I don't hate Meg and Ben as much as some people do, they're fine by me.

You have no idea how happy I am to have the chance to watch it. If I could go back in time, to 2000 (when the show aired in my country) and tell my very young self that I would one day have the chance to watch the show all over again, I would just scream... I think I'd even have a heart attack if I knew about that. They're all amazing. Virginia is a prime villain. And Bette is just... irreplaceable. It was very obvious how they pimped Eddie Cibrian. Just recently I watched the episode where one of the employees where Cole was trying to get a job was having a fantasy of Cole doing a striptease in a cocktail bar.

I do agree very much about the acting abilities of Priscilla Garita, Sam Behrens and Sarah Buxton. They're the best. I'm equally enjoying several others at the moment, including Lesley-Anne Down, Dominique Jennings and Kathleen Noone. Meanwhile, I'm kind of annoyed with Caitlin at the moment. Sure, Vanessa Dorman was the first Caitlin and all, but from what I've seen Kam Heskin was decent as well. I can't really grade the acting abilities of Eddie Cibrian, Jason Winston George, Timothy Adams and Hank Cheyne because they're all playing clueless males.

It was one of the most recognizable stories though - behind Terror Island and the Titanic (or Poseidon or whatever). Damn, I still get disgusted just thinking about it - but it was entertaining. Virginia was one amazing villain. It would have been better if I would be able to watch all of these episodes without knowing what would happen. But my curiosity got the best of me years ago. I never counted on the chance that I might watch the show again.

I don't have an opinion on the last year. I've heard of almost all storylines during 1999, but I never actually watched any of the episodes. SuBe got canceled after the Terror Island episodes in my country and that's where my regular viewing stopped. I saw several '98 episodes on a foreign channel (pretty much the earthquake/Titanic storyline) but that was it. I did, however, read through all the episodes of the show. Now, finally, I get to watch the show again. I'm currently on February '98 but will work my way through all the episodes.

How sad. He had hope, but that evaporated very soon.

I just started Season 3 after a two month break. I missed the series.

It was a dayplayer role, per various sites.

Oh damn, Annie is just so amazing. I haven't watched the show in awhile, so hearing her sarcastic comments and jokes if a breath of fresh air. I don't think that there is a Kansas-related insult Annie didn't use while describing Meg. She's just amazing, just like her aunt Bette. Annie

Yes, definitely! There was always that attraction, especially in the beginning when Tim kept resisting Annie because of his St. Meg.

Yes, definitely. However, I don't know how long it will take me. It depends on what episodes I decide to watch and which I just roll through in five minutes.