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Allen Potter was the original AW producer so had some knowledge of the foundations of the show. I wonder whether he had much say in the writing or was one of many voices (NBC, Headwriter ,P&G) vying to be heard. Somebody had the idea to bring back Jacquie/Alice obviously thinking it would be good publicity and maybe lure back viewers as well as provide some continuity and structure. That wasn't communicated to Gary Tomlin, who claimed he wasn't aware of Alice and her place in the story. Sounds like the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing. Would love a definitive BTS account at what went on.

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Well it was the 80's and many soap ladies fell victim to the perm plague in that era. I was never a fan of any of Victoria wyndham's hairstyles over the years right up to her final look with the straight dark locks. I think she had one of those faces that it was difficult to style for . It would probably take a real expert to come up with something that was really flattering. Some Rachel looks over the years.

Looking at those figures for Tommy some of them seem so random eg 2 appearances in May 73. What was happening that suddenly demanded Tommy's presence? It would be interesting to know the background. At least Tommy was a presence throughout the 70's so John Lupton must have been happy enough to appear from time to time. It's a pity he wasn't used in the 80's for Xmas visits or when Sandy was on the show. As to why Tommy wasn't used after 1970 in any meaningful capacity there could have been any number of BTS issues. Firstly with a half hour format there was probably no room for Tommy to get a new romance and storyline and budget was probably an issue as well. In the correspondence Jason posted between Betty Corday and Bill Bell I recall the subject of the budget coming up repeatedly. PS Jason, are those letters still available on your website? I looked but couldn't locate them.

JC was only 38 when she returned. Still young enough to be front and center. I guess the fact that she now had an adult child made them portray her as a more conservative type of character. Times have changed and now 38 year olds and older are now presented in a different light eg Laura Wright, Michelle Stafford etc.

The casting of some of these new characters was questionable in addition to the writing. Kellam and Max did the job as the villianous pair but neither of them seemed particularly magnetic in their roles eg there didn't seem to be anything appealing about Kellam that would make it understandable that Julie might be charmed by him. Joshua was too old and I recall that he was quite a dour presence. The Tod actor was simply not up to the task. Which brings us to Leslie who I guess was supposed to be the woman who finally was the perfect match for Chris but she seems dull in appearance and behavior. And Jessica, our new heroine and ingenue of the Horton family who should have been the spunky yet vulnerable teen was presented as the dowdy best friend type. Only Gloria Loring/Liz had any spark.

Sweet story - Erica and Melody crossed paths at a charity event a while back. Erica introduced herself to Melody and began reminiscing. She wondered how many of the crew might still be around eg Hank - the stagehand who got her top quality weed in exchange for a quickie BJ in the Television City parking lot. Erica said it was crazy spooky how Nikki's storylines would mirror what was going on in Erica's life at one time or another...when Nikki was dancing at the Bayou and Melody was pregnant IRL, Erica was 7 months preggers and stripping at a truck stop club outside of Oxnard. Just like Nikki, Erica got knocked up by one guy but married another dude and pretended he was the dad. She also had one boyfriend who stabbed another in the groin and was banging her sleazy gyno who had a crazy ex wife. She developed a pill addiction after falling off a donkey on a weekend in Tijuana and had a kid turn up she forgot about from when she was in a cult. She wrote her address on a napkin and told Melody she'd love to be invited to any Y&R events.

I have to wonder what is planned for Chance and Abby now they have been quickly married off? A pregnancy story? They are now just two of many with limited story possibilities.

I like that angle very much Khan. Viewers were more invested in Don so the story would have been of more interest to them. As I mentioned earlier they just introduced another two 50 year olds to an aging cast. No reason Max couldn't have been a twenty/thirty something hot shot. And Tony Kingman came and went in an instant. I 'm starting to get a little wary of Maggie. Julie visits her and gets badly burned in a fire in her kitchen. She visits Marlena and DJ dies. Coincidence? - or is Mrs Horton out for vengeance against those she feels need to be punished??

Going way back to possibly the first of these was the killing off of Jo and Arthur's son Duncan on Search for Tomorrow. Not only was it a cruel blow to a beloved heroine that must have upset the audience it had no long term repercussions. It just meant that later on Jo had only one child to be involved and more limited story possibilities. And when Patti left she was alone. Then in the early 70's they had to give a 'ward' Bruce to fulfill that role when Duncan would have been of an age to play those stories. Also it was hurtful to Mary Stuart as Duncan was the result of her real life pregnancy and she pictured her child on camera when she mothered Duncan onscreen (when he was supposed to be in his crib etc but couldn't be seen)

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She was one of the teen runaways (Sharon or Julie) that got involved with Rose deVille in her first Y&R stint. Chris Brooks was involved with helping them escape Rose's clutches.

I enjoyed Mon and Tues also but you know that those shows were one offs. Most of those beloved vets have NO stories. There are now more characters on the show as support than leading story.

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Y&R Liz Foster Liz should have been appearing all those years and not killed off for the awful reveal. Obviously if the actress was not well enough to appear then perhaps a death is a appropriate but not for that storyline. Dina Mergeron. A poorly told story instead of bringing back Dina as a role model for a dynamic relevant older woman.

I think skanky is the correct word here...

Phyllis is at the top of the list to be dropped - there's nothing left for her. Bringing back Chelsea, Chloe and Kevin for nothing of interest. Lose those 4 and free up the canvas for some other returns or interesting new characters. Rey and Lola might as well head out also. And Josh Griffith...