Paul Raven

It's difficult sometimes to know who was actually responsible for a certain program. Shogun for example aired when Silverman was in charge, but I have a feeling that a massive mini series like that may have been commissioned before he came on board. When Silverman came to NBC, their programming was in tatters. They had no successful comedies, as this had never been an NBC priority, even when Sanford was a hit. They were locked into commitment deals with Universal, which he felt was restricting as other producers would not bring ideas to NBC. They were running long form programming most nights of the week. Silverman believed series(especially comedies) were the key to success. He had a hit off the bat with Diff'rent Strokes but struggled to build on that. In his first couple of seasons he was constantly juggling the schedule and series were coming and going every few weeks. Then he decided to go for more balance and quality programming buoyed by the success of Hill St Blues. I think he felt the burden of expectations after super successful stints at CBS/ABC. He should have written a book about all of this.

Yes, I believe Cap Cities went on a big cost cutting spree and that was reflected in the paucity of big mini series, tv movies , specials and midseason replacements.

Plenty of women before her. Cicely Tyson, Liliaan Hayman,Ellen Holly,Janet Du'Bois etc. She wasn't even Days first female black character. Not to discount Ketty Lester in any way but as Carl said, another example of misinformation presented as fact.

Eugene Smith AS THE WORLD TURNS ___ Berns 1960s Returned to this part in May 1970 Do we have any idea about this character-a doctor or policeman? -someone who would reappear from time to time.

On June 23 1969, CBS took over Secret Storm from Roy Winsor Productions. Shortly after Chuck Weiss was appointed Executive Producer and Bernie Sofronski Assistant Producer. Ediie Layton was made music director and Michael Onofrio and Portland Paget were new directors. Rosemary Murphy and Barbara Rodell were new castmembers and Haila Stoddard and Judy Lewis returned as Pauline and Susan. Were there new writers also appointed -perhaps Bethel Leslie/Gerry Day? Or did they come later?

General Hospital Dr Peter Lindsay June 28 - Dec 9 66 attracted to Meg Pamela Carter debut July 5 - Oct 13 66 divorcee patient attracted to Phil Brewer. Later files a complaint that Phil misdiagnosed her symptons. Carol Lindsay Peter's wife wants a divorce Sept 9 - Dec 9 66 BE Norgaard Carol's lawyer Oct 66 Bill Longworth 66 also Mr Reed alcoholic patient who gives booze to Eddie Weeks May 66 Richard Mckee heart patient w Jessie when she goes into labor April 66 Jean Logan April 66 cancer patient Carrie Billings elderly patient March 66 Marion Billings Carrie's daughter in law Eddie and Angie last date Sept 22 66 Kent Harmon patient Aug 66 Nancy Brewer born May 9-dies Aug 1 66 Dr Rockford Nancy Brewer's doctor Harold Bender reporter investigating the Lindsay divorce Nov 66 Polly Prentice debuts Dec1 66 Tom Baldwin debuts Dec 12 66 Bob Chandler art student interested in Polly debuts Dec 66 Gail Williams nurse Audrey sets up with Phil Henry Pinkham debuts Dec 19 66 Mildred Hauser Henry's patient Dec 66

Those barely legal California twink types do nothing for me, but to each his own. It kind of made Sue Ellen look a little desperate and foolish.

Thanks for the correction re Miami Vice ABC had an awful season. Apart from Boss/Pains/Moonlighting on Tues every other night was failing. Hardcastle &McCormack was moved to Monday and didn't work there. The Insiders replaced Fall Guy on Wed and failed. Dynasty and Hotel were dropping. The Colbys did not help Thursday The Fri sitcom block was falling,bringing over Diff'rent Strokes was no help Saturday was a disaster with new shows like Hollywood Beat and Lime Street. CBS was competitive Sunday and Monday but Tues Hometwon was another in along line of 8pm failures. Wed Stir Crazy/Charlie& Co/George Burns/Equalizer failed to fire and previous strong nights Thurs and Fri were dropping as was Saturday. NBC were pretty much making all the right moves. The only misfires were Helltown Wed @9 Misfits of Science which failed to strengthen Fri and the much vaunted Amazing stories on Sun.

Did anyone find Chris Atkins appealing? The story might have worked with an actor that Sue Ellen would be believably attracted to.

Thanks for the reply but that didn't really make things clearer! On Search for Tomorrow under the Corringtons, the Tourneur/Sentell family was successfully integrated with Travis, Martin, Mignon, Lee, Renata etc but subsequent writers began dropping most of those characters. GL Doug marland introduced the Reardons with Nola and Bea and then slowly added new members Maureen and Tony while leaving others offscreen. Subsequent writers introduced Jim and Chelsea but by this time they were overshadowed and lost their importance as Springfilelds second family.

Yes, he also worked at Ryan's Hope in the 80's. It makes you wonder how people who worked in daytime for years could still strike out. Guess like anything, there is an element of luck and good timing involved. I think it was Felicia Minei Behr who said something along the lines of 'if there was a surefire way of producing a hit soap, everyone would do it' I guess it goes back to the 1970 CBS program for finding good writers. Even the best producer can't work miracles.

The Jack/Victoria thing was probably a(misguided) way to keep the Jack/Victor rivalry going. Maybe if Jack and Victoria had got together in a business sense that would have been more effective and achieved that goal. Instead they went with Billy/Victoria which I hated from the get go. Billy was a teen when Victoria was already established as a young adult. But then they started that melding of all age groups so that someone like Phyllis could be involved with Billy even though she was a mother herself when he was born. In terms of a recast who would you suggest for Billy? I dislike Jason Thompson in the role.

In April 1970 CBS announced the appointment of Joseph hardy to oversee a writers development program for daytime serials. Hardy had previously worked on Love of Life, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. He was also a respected Broadway producer. A syllabus was to be developed, outlining the processes for writing weekly outlines and scripting. The idea was to recruit and train novelists, writers from movies, theater, and primetime etc Although at the time there was a record number of serials on air, it was noted that majority of writers had been in the business for years, pointing out that ABC's new serials involved Agnes Nixon, Irna Phillips and James Lipton and that the average age of writers in the medium was higher than writers in other forms. With younger writers the hope was for new ideas for the genre. Don't know what came of this. Can't think of many new writers who began at CBS around this time.

With Wallingford's past pretty much a blank slate, Lemay would have had plenty of options. I can see him coming from a wealthy family with snobby parents embarassed by him. A short arc story where they come to town for whatever reason and issues are thrashed out, where Wally asserts that Felicia and Cass are his chosen family. Could be some powerful drama,far preferable to 'zany hijinks'.

My memories are hazy but Sarah Aldrich made no impression. I think they tried to ease her in but I don't recall her being in business mode at all. Once she was established it seems that she was given little to do. I guess the consensus was that she wasn't suitable from the get go and was back burnered to see out her contract cycle. Makes you wonder why she was chosen in the first place.

Bill Bauer on GL. I don't know the reason he was killed off the first time. Did Ed Bryce want to leave? Anyway he came back in 77 but the story wasn't popular and he left town.

Where The Heart Is Robert Jardin...Keith Charles...Nov 1971 -1972 murdered by Margaret in front of Peter Tony Monroe...David Bailey...September 1969-70 .

Susan Sullivan Pilots/Proposals A House Divided Taped Fri 13th February 1970. Rehearsed in NY but taped in Arlington VA Regarding Ms Sullivan, does we have dates for her 1970 roles. She replaced Julie Mannix as some point on Best of Everything but also had a role in A World Apart. Did she begin on AWA after BOE was cancelled? Lester Rawlins Pilots/Proposals A House Divided Taped Fri 13th February 1970. Rehearsed in NY but taped in Arlington VA

Some summaries from Feb 1959, radio soaps dying days Romance of Helen Trent Gil Whitney makes a scene in Helen Trent’s presence by asking Paul Brockton his rival for her affection about a past disastrous love affair Embarrassed by Paul's violent outburst Helen makes confidential inquiries about Gil’s question. Whispering Streets To while away long evening hours a lonely young business girl takes baby-sitting jobs and runs into adventure that changes her dreary life. Ma Perkins After Ma Perkins and her two daughters agree to help plan a wedding reception for Abbie Danforth and Mike Mallory the bride-to-be procrastinates on setting a specific date. Young Dr Malone Dr Jerry Malone's alibii that worry over his wife’s illness prevents him from making managerial decisions at the clinic is challenged by two doctors whose careers are being placed in jeopardy. Second Mrs Burton Lovable but bibulous Uncle George Deever,aging brother of dignified Mother Burton, makes a surprise visit to Dickston He gives her a logical reason but confides to his niece and nephew that he is fleeing a December romance. Right to Happiness Nursing regret over his broken romance with Grace Driscoll 17-year-oid Skip Nelson learns that she needs his help in a matter involving her ne’er-do-well father, Carolyn Skip’s widowed mother fears a renewal of the youngsters’ determination to get married.

The Great Victor Newman awakens and targets his enemies Jack and Tucker as the Dark Knight makes a surprising intervention in Jabot's affairs by having Kyle betray his father while he schemes a hostile takeover of Tucker's company with Victoria! Uggh! Another business takeover. Kyle made to look like an idiot. FAIL Sally falls apart and unravels to Nick that Adam could be the father of her unborn baby. Nick is torn whether or not to tell Adam the truth about a potential paternity issue. Meanwhile Mariah and Tessa get unsettling news about their planned adoption, leaving Sally to devise a new scheme! Please not Sally giving her baby to the gays and making up some ridiculous lie to cover it. FAIL A seductive Victoria puts the moves on Nate, and the two give into a very shocking moment of passion! Meanwhile Nate also finds temptation as the voluptuous Audra tantalizes Nate as well! Could this be the end of Nate and Elena, especially if Elena learns about this from elsewhere? Nate has been written horribly. If he had have been more grey at the start this whole character FAIL changed may have worked. A stunning unknown connection between two characters will soon be revealed. Jeremy is Sally's dad FAIL

Love of Life Sharon_____Ferris...Eileen Letchworth August 66-67 believed to have attempted suicide over Jason's friendship with Vanessa (set up by Nell) Anna _____ Krakauer ...Jocelyn Brando...April 1966-67 Mickey's mom Arden Delacourt...Geraldine Brooks...May -Sept 6 1971 Sally Bridgeman Rollins...Cathy Bacon...1969-June 20 73 drug habit ;+Jamie Dr. Otto Kreisinger.. quack doctor that tried to convince Bill Prentiss he had a cure for his blood disease ...Barnard Hughes 1971 Leon B. Stevens ? - Sept 6 1971 husband, Lydia Bruce Rick Latimer...Paul Savior...1960-66 owned nightclub ...Michael Ebert...1966-70 ...Edward Moore 1970-72 ...Jerry Lacy August 1 1972-78 Y&R, Judith Cole...Marsha Mason.. reporter ... October 1971-72.

A Time to Live some extra characters/info Mrs Ferber Dawson (private investigator) Ken Essex

85-86 Season Mon ABC leads early in the season due to football but Kate & Allie/Newhart strong at 9 all season Tues Who's The Boss Top 10 in second season and Growing Pains gives ABC the 8pm timeslot defeating A Team. Wed NBC takes the lead with Highway to Heaven but Dynasty still strong at 9 Thurs NBC has all Thursday sitcoms Top 10 but can't sweep the night as Knots Landing proves itself by beating Hill St Blues to claim 10pm. Fri Dallas wins at 9 but Falcon Crest falls to Miami Vice Sat NBC again with Golden Girls/227 toppling Love boat. Sum CBS sweeps the night as midseason Sunday movie benefits from MSW lead in Out of Top 20 A Team fell #6 to #30 Simon & Simon #7 to #29 Falcon Crest #10 to #24 Crazy Like A Fox #10 to below Top 30 Hotel #10 to below Top 30 Riptide #11 to below Top 30 Magnum #12 to below Top 30 In Golden Girls Ist season Miami Vice 1st season Who's The Boss 2nd season Growing Pains 1st season CBS Sunday Movie ist season You Again late season entry Mon @8 227 ist season 1 The Cosby Show 2 Family Ties 3 Murder, She Wrote 4 60 Minutes 5 Cheers 6 Dallas 7 (Tie) Dynasty 7 (Tie) The Golden Girls 8 Miami Vice 9 Who's The Boss? 10 Night Court 11 CBS Sunday Night Movie 12 Highway to Heaven 13 Kate & Allie 14 NFL Monday Night Football 15 Newhart 16 (Tie) Knots Landing 16 (Tie) Growing Pains 17 You Again? 18 227

Excellent idea. Tying in the past and giving Traci something to do. so many opportunities like that are missed.

Notice a pattern here- build up to something that never happens.