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I would say that the show did plan to bring on Spencer (why else would Julie mention him?) but there was a change of heart (or writers)

Re Secret Storm Add Einar Perry Scott - Danny Greer (juvenile delinquent) Scott also played Alan Sterling on Love of Life. These roles were in the 50's so maybe he was briefly the first Alan?

re Tom Hallick add Dr Jasper Crowley - Perfect Friends and Loving Couples 1983 (cable R rated soap)

Some thoughts on the above video The fact that Anita Keal has an hour of Search clips on her website reinforces my belief that there are lot of episodes/scenes from earlier days in the possession of actors and BTS personnel. If only they would be generous enough to share! The production values of SFT at that time pur current shows to shame - the detailed sets/lighting etc The Corringtons were ahead of the game with the voodoo story- by the 80's most soaps were going for these left of center stories, usually to the detriment of the show. I'll give SFT a pass as the got the mood right. I think they went too far in focussing on the Sentells - they needed more of a balance with the regular folk back in Henderson.

It will be interesting to see if MTS addresses any of these castmate issues in her upcoming book... According to Jeanne. Ed Scott seemed to fuel this by focussing way too much on Melody in setting up of scenes and ignoring Jeanne also.

Australian TV to show Classic B&B 50 eps https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/best-of-the-bold-and-the-beautiful.html

Casey was mentioned as having breast cancer and Nikki went to see her, I think this was when MAB first took over.

Re Melinda Cordell Add General Hospital - Sgt Tanner b/w 73 - 80 Re Mark Roberts Add Search for Tomorrow

Maybe he had become more accustomed to the rigors of daytime by that stage. Wasn't there some talk that Granger was swiftly dropped at OLTL due to inappropriate behavior towards a younger castmate?

Re Casey, I have in my mind that she randomly appeared in 1989(?) testifying at a trial.I think it was Cricket's rape trial . Out of the blue Dr Casey Reed is called to testify after not being seen for ages. Am I imagining this? Does anyone else recall that?

So true. Edge always had a rep for cheap sets but looking at the August 79 eps the house set had a full staircase leading to a second level, rather than the dinky staircases seen on other soaps (then and now). And April and Drapers home had a period style with a definite flavor, rather than the generic stuff we see now. It's a big beef of mine that todays shows are still writing like its the 80's without the budget to back it up. They need to go back to a more intimate approach.

Billy and Victoria should never have hooked up. Even with the crazy and inconsistent SORASING they belonged in separate age tiers. I remember early Billy Miller and Jack talking to Billy and recognizing his early 'playboy' persona in his younger brother. Miller was totally fine in his initial appearances. Billy/Mac/Chloe had promise but the writing let them down. Billy/Victoria was just some crackpot idea to have Newmans and Abbotts butt heads again.

Thanks for that insight. Yes you're right - had AW had a solid core going into the 90 min and used the expansion to build up the Matthews and Frames and have them as a springboard into new characters it might have had more success. Instead they seemed to write off a bunch of people and replace them with unrelated newbies. Also as you said the logistics played a part - I think I read they had 2 shifts operating. So it was unlikely that an actor would be asked to work both as it would be an extremely long day. Therefore the show operated in 2 halves with little crossover.

Mon Jan 20 1977 All 3 networks covered Carter inauguration 10am - 4pm (CBS gained the best ratings) Football pre-emptions Tues Jan 1 1957 Orange Bowl football Wed Jan 1 1958 Cotton Bowl football Th Jan 1 1959 Orange Bowl/Cotton Bowl football

My apologies for any confusion. I misread my own notes. Those confirmed Cotton Bowl pre-emptions should have been Mon Jan 1 1962 Tues Jan 1 1963 Wed Jan 1 1964 Still checking others... Can confirm that CBS showed Cotton Bowl Fri Jan 1 1960

I'd rather have Billy Miller than JT. His Billy is lifeless and he comes across as older than he needs to be. Billy needs to be taken away from Victoria's orbit but unfortunately they saddled them with those kids.

Wed Jan 1 1964 Cotton Bowl Football Game Thurs Jan1 1965 Cotton Bowl Football Game Fri Jan 1 1966 Cotton Bowl Football Game Mon Jan 20 1969 Nixon Presidential Inauguration

More pre-emptions Tues April 9 1968 Martin Luther King funeral Fri Oct 11 1991 - Clarence Thomas hearing.

If you read her book, you can see how and why Mary was so protective of Jo and the show itself. In the early days they were all learning together and having input into scripts and direction. When the Hursleys came along and there was anew director/producer she realized how the balance could change. She was told to butt out basically and felt that her involvement had been misinterpreted as interference.

Checking the Ratings from the 70's thread, there are some ratings from early 79 indicating that AW was already out of the top 5 when the 90 min expansion took place. The Sven storyline wrapped up by Feb 78 and AW began to drift down during 78 as GH gained momentum and GL was strong on the back of its expansion in late 77. Anyway, I suggest posters check out the ratings thread for more details.

More pre-emptions 1961 Fri Jan 20 Presidential Inauguration 1963 Mon Nov 25 President Kennedy funeral 1965 Wed Jan 20th Presidential Inauguration

I'm going to be a bit random with entries, but as I uncover dates I will post them. I hope I'm not posting stuff you have already have. Mon July 25 1960 ATWT pre-empted for Republican Political Convention.

1970 pre-emption Fri April 17 Coverage of return/splashdown of Apollo13 spacecraft.

Victor met Casey first,years(?) before Nikki and showed an interest but I don't think it was ever referenced when Nikki and Victor got together. I believe Victor acknowledged that he knew Casey but that was it.

In this interview Burton was on GL and happy with the work environment there. I agree re VW. Also, she was so identified with Rachel that the other shows may not have been interested. And there were not many roles available in that age group. Remember, she pulled out of DOOL when she realized the part was miniscule. can't really blame her I guess.