Pine Charles

Does anyone know if OLTL was in danger of being canceled during this time period?? i noticed the ratings were really low: 1975–1976 Season 1. As the World Turns 9.4 2. Another World 8.9 3. The Young and the Restless 8.6 4. Search for Tomorrow 8.3 4. Days of Our Lives 8.3 6. All My Children 8.1/31 share 7. Guiding Light 8.1/30 share 8. The Doctors 7.3 9. Love of Life 7.3 10. General Hospital 7.2 11. One Life to Live 7.1 12. The Edge of Night 6.7 (moved from CBS to ABC on December 1, 1975) 13. Somerset 5.9 14. Ryan's Hope 5.7 (Debut: July 7, 1975)

Yes, the “well” story did create plot for YEARS....

Sandy and Tasia both look FABULOUS!! ❤️❤️

YES!! But.... I went back to try to link the post, and it’s since been deleted. It was posted on Reddit, andI’ve come to think it was probably just a rumor. Sorry. It COULD come to fruition, though; at least a reference. People still talk about “the well.”

I heard “the well” will feature in the prime time show.

Who was ‘Hunter’ again?? Natalie and Jeremy’s secret son??

I feel it started to look really cheap when Jean Dadario Burke became EP.

Chuck hired Danny to tutor Donna, but she refused to stop seeing Ty, her black boyfriend... 😂 ”Ty” is Tyrone, correct?? (Donna’s first pimp, right before Billy Clyde)

The interviewer is irritating, but it’s nice to see Kate.

Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, as the book was released in 2018, but I just finished reading Michelle Obama’s memoir, BECOMING, and she makes a brief AMC mention (pg. 42):

All My Children wins for ‘Outstanding Daytime Drama:’

All My Children is the only daytime soap that Kate Collins appeared on, I’m fairly certain.

Agreed. 😢 The storyline (written by the wonderful Lorraine Broderick) was definitely ahead of its time / daring for the time period.

I thought Michael Sabatino did a fine job in the role. I believe they briefly had a different actor portray Dr. Kinder originally.

No. The ‘N’ Word was used on AMC in January 1992, when Terrence was attacked by the 2 white racists at the gym. I don’t know if that was the first time ever on a soap, though.

Oh!! A reference to Jenny (who, to my knowledge, didn’t appear on-screen until 1981). Cool.

That is meant as a compliment, actually. AMC was always the most REAL - and “real” is now..... even though reality shows (namely Real Housewives) couldn’t be more fake. Am I making any sense?? LOL The cattiness at the dinner party/in the powder room, a drunk (usually Phoebe) causing a scene at a public event, the delusional diva/business mogul (Erica)..... it’s totally The Real Housewives..... I prefer the Pine Valley (played by actors) version, of course. I hope that made sense. I’m really tired. I believe in one of his books, Cohen said he envisioned those shows as Pine Valley.

Well, I enjoyed how you could have high comedy and intense drama all in one episode on AMC. But besides the playing of the Ouija board or a seance (I read an episode summary from the ‘70s that had little Tad trying to summon spirits w/ Grandma Kate; and we all know about Myra’s seances w/ Nina), I don’t want that lowbrow, lazy sci-fi crap in Pine Valley. Those Real Housewives shows are truly most like AMC out of any soap (less interesting, of course).

The Voodoo/Jamaica plot was apparently mandated by ABC (and wasn’t Broderick’s idea). I believe it was done to compete w/ the lowbrow (yet ratings’ successful) stories happening on DOOL at the time.

May 4-8, 1992: 1993:

I see that now. For some reason, that was a missing week in the ratings I found.