Paul Raven

I quite like it. Very restrained compared to some of the 'Hollywood Homes' we see. Ken should put some of the profit into the Days budget.

I am over Kyle and Victoria already. The constant forbidden meetups are repetitive. We're seeing Adam/Chelsea house for the first time in years. No Connor though- he's probably too busy with 1001 activities Chelsea is always telling Adam about. And this talk of another child when both of them have literally washed their hands of their own biological children Johnny and Christian. Otherwise the usual nothingness. Although Diane's retro photoshoot which she organized out of nowhere to be held at Crimson Lights should fill up another day.

Craig Stevens was the original Douglas Channing on Falcon Crest.He filmed scenes for a couple of episodes and then was replaced.There was never an official statement given.

Martin is a Dupree. Duprees don't lose.

This whole Jabot thing is just another filler episode to give the characters airtime. Either this is just more of Josh nonsense or he was told to do just do filler until new writers got started.

April 1,1989_Big Red News ACTRESS TAMARA TUNIE BOUQUETT'S WORLD IS STILL TURNING Like her character, the ambitious Jessica Griffin on CBS-TVs "As The World Turns," actress Tamara Tunie Bouquett wants it all! The charismatic and endearing actress/ singer and dancer, the woman who "brought a tear" to the eye of renowned dance master, Paul Drape, the woman critics have deemed a "gifted performer," "vibrant," "a delicate beauty," will indeed have it all. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tamara, whose character hails from the South Bronx, said in a recent interview, "I always wanted to be a performer." Her determination, coupled with her talent for theatre, was apparent even at an early age. She and her talented cousin staged entire revues in the family garage for her parents, her brother and three sisters and neighborhood fans. Following the Tunie "off-off-offoff Broadway" shows, Tamara won her first official starring role in her third grade school production of "Rumptestilskin."Realizing that the limelight appealed to her, Tamara continued dancing and singing in high school. Winning the respect of Paul Draper (the theatrical coach in residence) with her self-choreographed dance piece, Tamara was accepted at Carnegie Mellon. In her four years of study, she did it all-the classics, musicals, drama and comedy. When Tamara graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in musical theatre, she instinctively felt she was ready to tackle Broadway. Tamara loaded up a rented automobile and headed to New York. She arrived at the apartment of a college friend, eager to take her first bite of the "Big Apple." Two days later, Tamara and her friends decided to "crash" an audition for a European tour of "West Side Story." In the middle of a ballet combination, she noticed that her comrades were leaving, but the persevering Tamara remained and executed the routines so well that she was called back the next day for further scrutiny. Eventually, she was offered a part in the chorus and asked to understudy the part of Anita. But, Tamara did not want to go to Europe. She knew she had arrived,she knew she could do this New York thing. The transition from theatre to the television camera was easy for Tamara. After playing a woman running a witchcraft store on "Spencer For Hire" and several small parts on "the soaps," Tamara signed a three year contract with CBS-TV to play the part of Jessica Griffin on "As The World Turns." Like Tamara, the character she portrays is a multi-faceted woman of the 80s-ambitious yet vulnerable, exuding not only charm and sophistication, but a mature sensitivity, a unique role model for young woman the nation over.

Just over a week to go before JG is just a dim dark memory. I'm not foolish enough to think I'm gonna love everything J/D but I'm hopeful they can address some of the issues. Seeing Nate,Stephanie and Andrew at the hospital is a good start. Now we know Stephanie is leaving so that awkward Nate/Steph romance will be done and dusted. I'd like to see a medical/hospital based story that makes sense. And then lead into a romance for Nate. And we've already seen Lucy and other kids in Thanksgiving/Xmas pics. That's another issue that needs addressing. further. We need to see the kids more often. This is a good time of the year to start -lots of opportunity for family scenes and characters putting aside differences in the Xmas spirit. I'd love to see some Xmas visits eg Chloe, Gina, Yolanda etc I wonder if there is any interest from either side in an Amanda/Mishael return?

@SoapDope78 Beautiful pics In the 80's, Sam could have been brought back for a short stint , widowed and with a daughter in tow. He and Lahoma had Susannah who could be a teen/young adult. Maybe she calls herself Annie. Perhaps Sam accepts a job in Saudi Arabia and Annie stays on with her Aunt Ada. A new young character with links to the core. And checking the AWHP I discovered another actor originated the role of Sam for a few days before Jordan Charney took over.

Nick got a new house in 2018 I think, but I don't think it has been seen since pre COVID. So for the last 6 years or so he has wandered the town. Phantom Christian lives there.

BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS. Saturday, April 16. 1977 Clary in Rut as Losing Nice Guy of Soap Opera by Jon Michael Reed NEW YORK — Nice guys don’t always finish last on soap operas. But they sure have a tough time winning their goals. For Robert Clary, playing a nice-guy loser is beginning to be something of a habit. During the premiere year of "The Young and The Restless.” Clary played nightclub owner Pierre Rouland, who fell In love with an unwed pregnant girl named Sally. She married him to give the baby a name. Pierre was rewarded for his gallantry by being killed while defending Sally during a robbery. CLARY IS NOW playing Robert LeClare on "Days of 1 Our Lives." Again he’s a partner in a nightclub and he married another unwed mother. Rebecca, who was jilted by her true love. After agreeing to a chaste marriage, he w a s rewarded this time by loneliness when Rebecca ran off with her vagabond lover — and took along the baby LeClare had come to think of as his own. The parallel storylines were not entirely coincidental. The same writer, Bill Bell, scripted both shows. “Personally, I’d never marry a pregnant woman unless I were responsible,” reported French-bom Clary to West Coast researcher Isobel Silden. "My character will sacrifice himself for the sake of the lady he loves. I always seem to have someone who likes me but doesn’t love me in these parts. Perhaps it’s because I am small (5 feet 2) and the writers see me as very nice. "I’D LOVE TO play a mean, sadistic part. I did once on ’High Chappparal.” I was a man who did terrible things. I burned cattle and I was very tough. It was a switch because I'm usually a cute, funny man as I was on “Hogan’s Heroes.’ I flared up a lot on that series, but that was due to my French temperament. "On ’Days.' once in a while I can get mad at Doug but not often. I was on the show five years ago for four months, then on “ Y & R’ for a year and I’ve been back at ‘Days’ two years now. And I’m still a very nice man who’s loved by everyone. I wouldn’t be surprised if there ARE people who marry someone who doesn't love them. It's in Dear Abby all! the time! But I couldn’t.” In reality Clary’ has been married 11 years and there is indeed a married stepson as well as children of his own. Bom into a family of 18. Clary has been in this country since 1949 and feels he is more American than French, although he retains his accent via frequent trips to the mother country. HE LAUNCHED his career with New York cabaret and musical revue appearances. And last hear he played a survivor in the disaster film, “The Hindenburg.” He acts regularly o n "Days.” but whether he’ll survive the humiliation of being abandoned by Rebecca is a fate known only to the series' writers. Whatever fate may have been planned for LeClare may soon be changed. Last year's Emmy Award-winning “Days" writing team.’ headed by Pat Falken Smith, has been given the ax. The replacement squad will be headed by Ann Marcus, who was one of the creators of Norman L e a r's "Mary Hartman. Mary Hartman” and his new series, "All That Glitters." No need to fret that ‘Days” will take on the warped qualities of those off-beat shows, since Marcus was once head writer for "Search for Tomorrow.” On the other hand. ! new writers always have a tendency to alter existing story : situations. Don’t be surprised if i there are sudden exits and new entrances on “Days" in the next few months

Yes, if the aim was to have Sally and Adam reconnect ,they needed less contrived circumstances. There could have been a power outage due to a storm and Sally caught in an elevator...oh wait, the multi story GCAC doesn't seem to have them. Although I don't see any point in Sally/Adam. She was just another in the revolving door of relationships these characters go through.Totally into each other until they aren't. See Adam/Sharon, Nick/Chelsea/Phyllis, Daniel/Lily/Tessa. Billy/Phyllis/Lily etc etc Kyle and Victoria just have sex, so they should go with that and realize they are not otherwise compatible. Jamey/Dan could wrap that up in a few episodes. So now characters are sitting around a London pub rather than GCAC venues. Agree about EB-Victor should have been eased out of the role of main protaganist years ago.

Yes it provides an instant connection to Devon. Mind you Devon is a deadly dull character and Bryton may be a good actor but just doesn't put over any charisma/sex appeal. They should have recast back when Devon was hardly on and rebooted the charcter.

Would Laurence Lau have been better cast as Dennis?

Thanks for the update. Already used to it.

Fareed Ward is 49. So it looks like there might be some hospital drama -hopefully a decent set. Maybe Roxanne is a part of that (a patient?) and that will draw Devon into that story. Looks like a promising start. Please no more children, long lost or otherwise.

There's more to come with Phyllis vowing to destroy Newman Enterprises. How many times can they recycle that only to have it peter out and come to nothing? Why not send the characters in new directions? I might tolerate Phyllis somewhat if she showed some growth. As for Devon's college WTAF? We're never going to see it so why bother? And announcing Traci and Daniel might lecture-don't you need actual qualifications to do that? Maybe Sharon can have a class on kidnapping survival techniques. Some things do need a total reset while other stuff can be tidied up quickly. Not sure what can happen with Nate if he returns to medicine -no set or characters to interact with. I'm so over them sitting in cafes talking about stuff we never see.

BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS. Saturday August I3, 1977 The Soap Report by Jon Michael Reed NEW YORK There wasn’t a dry eye from coast-to-coast last week in households that viewed the death of Kitty Tyler on ABC's “All My Children.” The wails could even be heard from Plains, GA. Miss Lillian (Carter) wrote actress Francesca James (Kitty) that she wouldn’t be able to cope and would stop watching her favorite soap opera if Kitty died. Miss Lillian was only one of millions who prayed a miracle would save the heroine who’d been struck down in her prime by an incurable terminal disease. "IT WAS INDEED trauma time,”' admits Francesca, not only because I was losing my best friend but also because I was losing my working family that I had maintained for nearly six .years on the show. And, of course, it was a problem to play the death scene. After all, it’s rather shocking for an audience to watch for months and then have her die on-screen.” With Peter White as Kitty’s loving husband line and Eileen Herlie as her “adopted” mother Myrtle, Francesca feels she was in excellent acting company. “We didn't want to make it too hard for the audience to handle. we all strove for a sense of dignity and tender affection without the maudlin melodrama and even infused a quiet sense of humor in our relationships during the days leading up to the tragedy. It's rather sobering to realize that Kitty had come full circle in her life. When I joined the show, she was an unstable, grovelling neurotic. But she developed into quite a remarkable young lady. That kind of transition is unusual in soap operas, which have a tendency to “kill off mentally disturbed characters.” Francesca, who speaks from experience. Prior to “AMC” portrayed a psychotic on Life to Live” named Marcy, who was ultimately shot to death. The repercussions were alarming. Francesca received letters from young girls who identified with the character and feared that the same thing would happen to them. “Thankfully, Kitty allowed to grow out mental neuroses into a healthy person,” says Francesca. MENTALLY HEALTHY that is. because the change didn’t stop Kitty from dying of the disease which was never specified by name for fear of "alarming" members of the viewing audience. Francesca attended Kitty s funeral service, appropriately wearing black, in order to tape a musical interlude of a song, “Kitty's Lament,” which the actress had composed and sung on the show during moments of stress. Francesca, the only -child of Italian parents and a former high school valedictorian also has recorded the number for record distribution. She reprised the tune during a cast “wake” in her honor after Kitty’s casket was sealed. There won’t be time for Francesca to lament, however. She immediately stepped into a singing role in composer Stephen (“Godspell,” “Pippin.” etc.) ’Schwartz’s upcoming Broadway tuner based on Studs Terkel’s best-seller, "Working.” @EricMontreal22 Do you know anything about that show? How long before Kelly arrived on the scene?

And in a huge city like London Billy and Cane end up in the same pub. At least most of this can be (hopefully) forgotten/rewritten by the new team.

Also posted this in the NBC daytime thread on Cancelled Soaps but I know some posters don't go there often so here it is also Finally came across some info on Scruples, which was all set to debut on NBC late 83, I believe. Then Brain Frons took over as daytime head and scrapped it, instead giving Santa Barbara the go ahead. No idea why Frons nixed Scruples -there could be a myriad of reasons. We know that Doris Quinlan was set to produce and Susan Flannery was involved. Anyway there was lawsuit as a result. Can't recall if PFS or Flannery was involved although I'm leaning towards PFS as he was never afraid to head to court. The time frame, locales and some characters of the book/mini series were to be reimagined. Pat Falken Smith says she has the blessing of Scruples author Judith Krantz to make changes to suit a daily soap format. The story begins with Billie Winthrop at age 18.Billie works as a salesgirl in a Rodeo drive boutique as although she is part of the wealthy Winthrop family, her branch has no money of their own. The opening event is the society debut of Lisa Winthrop Barham at a party held in the family's Bel Air mansion. Lisa is the daughter of Cornelia Winthrop Barham and George Huntingdon Barham, both old money society families. PFS says that Jennifer Halliday will perform along with The Supremes which should create interest due to the Dreamgirls connection. Peter Duchin and his orchestra will supply the music and Julio Iglesias may also perform. Billy is Lisa's cousin and the closeness of Billie to her Aunt Cornelia is a source of jealousy for Lisa who, spoiled by George wants to be the center of attention at all and resents Billie George used Cornelia's money to take over a nearly bankrupt branch of the Winthrop Publishing Empire but resents that the money is from his wife's family fortune. He wants more - his own fortune not tied to the blue blooded Winthrop inheritance. At the party the Count de Grace is entranced by Billie and they begin a passionate love affair. Ellis and Doris Ikehorn are also at the party and is annoyed by Billie's presence. Ellis reminds her that Billie is a Winthrop and a fine young lady. Rachel works for the Ikehorns and acknowledges her good fortune, as a girl from working class Boyle Heights now living in a Bel Air mansion. Doris can be difficult and demanding but Ellis treats her as a daughter, unaware Rachel is interested in him for other reasons. A woman named Jennifer Lane falls overboard from the Ikehorn yacht . The publicity causes the police to step up the investigation. Lt Warren meets with Max Silverstein from the DA's office theorising Jennifers death could be an accident, suicide or even murdermurder Valentine O'Neill inherits a mansion Wilton Place from her mother who has recently died in Paris as the story begins.. Just a few sketchy details from the much more detailed bible. I wonder if Susan was to play Doris or Cornelia? Casting would have been very interesting, especially for Billy. Maybe Robin Wright could have landed that role?

Finally came across some info on Scruples, which was all set to debut on NBC late 83, I believe. Then Brain Frons took over as daytime head and scrapped it, instead giving Santa Barbara the go ahead. No idea why Frons nixed Scruples -there could be a myriad of reasons. We know that Doris Quinlan was set to produce and Susan Flannery was involved. Anyway there was lawsuit as a result. Can't recall if PFS or Flannery was involved although I'm leaning towards PFS as he was never afraid to head to court. The time frame, locales and some characters of the book/mini series were to be reimagined. Pat Falken Smith says she has the blessing of Scruples author Judith Krantz to make changes to suit a daily soap format. The story begins with Billie Winthrop at age 18.Billie works as a salesgirl in a Rodeo drive boutique as although she is part of the wealthy Winthrop family, her branch has no money of their own. The opening event is the society debut of Lisa Winthrop Barham at a party held in the family's Bel Air mansion. Lisa is the daughter of Cornelia Winthrop Barham and George Huntingdon Barham, both old money society families. PFS says that Jennifer Halliday will perform along with The Supremes which should create interest due to the Dreamgirls connection. Peter Duchin and his orchestra will supply the music and Julio Iglesias may also perform. Billy is Lisa's cousin and the closeness of Billie to her Aunt Cornelia is a source of jealousy for Lisa who, spoiled by George wants to be the center of attention at all and resents Billie George used Cornelia's money to take over a nearly bankrupt branch of the Winthrop Publishing Empire but resents that the money is from his wife's family fortune. He wants more - his own fortune not tied to the blue blooded Winthrop inheritance. At the party the Count de Grace is entranced by Billie and they begin a passionate love affair. Ellis and Doris Ikehorn are also at the party and is annoyed by Billie's presence. Ellis reminds her that Billie is a Winthrop and a fine young lady. Rachel works for the Ikehorns and acknowledges her good fortune, as a girl from working class Boyle Heights now living in a Bel Air mansion. Doris can be difficult and demanding but Ellis treats her as a daughter, unaware Rachel is interested in him for other reasons. A woman named Jennifer Lane falls overboard from the Ikehorn yacht . The publicity causes the police to step up the investigation. Lt Warren meets with Max Silverstein from the DA's office theorising Jennifers death could be an accident, suicide or even murdermurder Valentine O'Neill inherits a mansion Wilton Place from her mother who has recently died in Paris as the story begins.. Just a few sketchy details from the much more detailed bible. I wonder if Susan was to play Doris or Cornelia? Casting would have been very interesting, especially for Billy. Maybe Robin Wright could have landed that role?

We will see Matt Clark again? A few weeks away for 'therapy' and he's ready to return? Hope not. I don't care if he's popular online and they love him at the show. He needs to be gone! And what's happening with Holden?

Tom Donovan is producer of "When the Heart Is," Jean Arley is associate producer and Richard Dunlap and Bill Glenn are the directors. The series -is written by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, with Jim Inman and Elizabeth and Richard Haggard. Jean Arley went to Love of Life as did Labine/Mayer. Dunlap/Glenn to Y&R and Tom Donovan's nest daytime gig was GH, I think.

That move to Saturday night was the death knell. Playing out the final eps in an ABC dead zone.

And was rocking pleather pants. Quite liked the London set. For once the bed wasn't sitting there on display.The corridor gave the impression of a larger space. However, as usual some of the set decor looked cheap and inappropriate. Speaking of such, I am always distracted by that octopus print in Billy's place. Don't know why anybody would have that. Looked online and it's yours for $35!

Haha! The Grizzly Adams vest is a million miles away from the 70's smooth hairdo.