Paul Raven

Lovely photo tribute. Which got me thinking-are there any photos of Jerry with Joan Van Ark? Could we include Mommie Dearest for Jerry? A classic movie he was a part of.

Precisely. i haven't watched since the wedding and reading synopses etc, apart from Chance's 'death' I have missed nothing. The same character, conversations. I did skim through the Wed episode. OMG the 'courtroom' scenes were an embarassment-that whole story is played like an outline. There is potential but its not explored. Jessie Gaines gets a hotel room hideaway but they won't do an office set for characters (Jack,Lauren,sally,Chloe,Michael, Devon etc) that are wandering around empty restaurants. Noah has been back a few weeks and all we've got so far is some vague backstory. Faith/Moses has received no play. Abby and that damn doll. Most of the female characters are dressed like hookers. I will tune in to see new Chance and Jill.

Hopefully Y&R will have the Abbott children gather to remember John as an onscreen tribute to Jerry.

Days - Maggie Like several other characters in the 80's-Bill, Laura,Don, Marie, Doug,Julie etc Maggie departed Salem. But Suzanne was welcomed back and managed to stay on ever since, surviving Mickey and marrying Victor as well having retcon children created for her. At many points it wouldn't have been a surprise had Maggie left town or simply ceased to exist. But Ken Corday does have some loyalty to her.

I really hoped that Maree Cheatham would return for Days 50th as the only original actress from the Horton family still with us but no dice.

Yes I think that talk of GH being last was in reference to its timeslot, rather like Gl being celebrated as #1 wnen in fact it was #1 in its timeslot. The other factor re cancellation was that ABC owned GH so had full autonomy whereas P&G owned EON so the circumstances were different. ABC probably wanted to hang on to the mighty P&G as an advertiser.

Gyl Rowland Peyton Place pilot Selena Cross 1964

Didn't GL use the same weight gain/fat farm story when Denise Pence (Katie) was pregnant in 79? And AW replaced Laura Malone (Blaine) with Judy Dewey, supposedly as a temp. But Laura never came back and Judy took over the role.

That floppy hair is giving me Daniel Hall/Scott vibes. Hope he works out better than that character.

On point. Exactly what went wrong for Y&R. I still think Victoria and Nick were SORASED too soon.

When Millee Taggart was pregnant, Search for Tomorrow wrote a surprise pregnancy for Janet. Danny Walton was the result. ATWT I think Patricia Bruder's real life pregnancies resulted in David and Ellen Stewart having Carol Ann (Annie)in 1967 and Dawn (Dee) in 1969.

Kevin has barely been on and Chloe is a talk to. Not really sure what was the point of bringing them back although this sort of role is best.

An actress becoming pregnant is one real life event that writers have to deal with. Which pregnancies were written into the story and which were covered up ? Do you recall characters being written off or replaced so actresses could have maternity leave? The first real life pregnancy I think soaps had to deal with was Mary Stuart on Search for Tomorrow. When the widowed Jo was marrying Arthur, she was heavily pregnant and photographed from the waist up. When Mary got pregnant again, they decided to let Arthur and Jo have a son . Mary was upset when the Hursleys decided to kill the child as she closely identified her onscreen son with her real life child.

I'd have to nominate Phyllis on Y&R. She came on as a spoiler to Cricket and Danny and tried to pass off another man's child as Danny's. She was responsible for all sorts of mayhem and it was expected that she'd be punished and be written off like Mari Jo and Lisa Mansfield. But she came back and got her hooks into an Abbott and a Newman and is still hanging around today. Stafford has left twice and they still keep welcoming her back.

have to agree in general. Watching Y&R and seeing storylines created just to serve vet characters even if logic and past experiences get thrown out the window. Most characters can stand 10-15 years as frontburner at which point they have to take a back seat or be dropped altogether. It's great to see Jack Abbott onscreen after all these years but 3 days a week is not necessary. If the shows were structured properly, he would be the patriach at work and home to family and employees, not mooning after his twice ex wife who has betrayed him multiple times. By choice/necessity Bill Bell revamped Y&R after several years and gave the show new life. It's a pity he didn't follow through in the 90's and introduce a viable set of new characters and drop some others along the way.

Josh Griffith usually avoids (over-the-top melo)drama in his writing.

Arthur 'Eddie' Jones One Life to Live Preacher pre 1980 Jeff Allin Another World pre 1982

A World Apart Leata Galloway ??? Hidden Faces Kevin O'Connor

A couple of questions following on from those articles posted. How much longer did Anna remain on the show? Like her husband, Anna just faded away, but do we have a final airdate? In the synopsis 'Richard and Betty separate'. Who is Betty?

I think you’re an absolute talent and you’re very beautiful as well. I don’t think a transphobic man would say that. I think you’re absolutely gorgeous, I really do.” He seems to think by telling her she's attractive in his eyes is some sort of validation for her and proof of his sincerity. Super weird comment.

Bruce Gray Scarlett Hill Les 'The Woods and the Trees' 1964

I agree Felicia and Zane deserved more story than just killing him off a few months after their wedding. They ended up losing so many people during 86 that hanging onto Zane could have helped. Those WLS interviews are so superior to Locher as they really dig out some interesting tidbits. Re Judith Barcroft coming back to AW as a day player, I'm puzzled as to why she even did it. Surely you would know going in what the role was and that no-one would know you there,...

Would agree the bros look similar and believable as Tom's sons also

On Y&R she was Cynthia Eilbacher in her first stint as April ,then Cynthia Jordan when she returned years later.

Y&R Having Victor Newman become involved with his ex daughter in law Sharon. It did neither character any favors and was universally hated. Never mentioned these days.