Paul Raven

Re Karl Weber SEARCH FOR TOMORROW Arthur Tate 1955 - 1957 Actually 55-56. The character of Atrhur went to Puerto Rico for a while when Weber departed the role. When Arthur returned Jan 57, it was again Terry O'Sullivan.

Has there ever been a partner to his children/grandchildren that Victor has been fully supportive of? Devon is calling his father in law and a man he has known for decades 'Mr. Newman'. Jess popped on a silk blouse over her sweats and slippers and set up her phone in her study for Jill's appearance. She did get in the opening credits at least.

Uptown does not look upscale. The hideous green walls should go and some more upmarket decor is needed. I know the focus turned to The Articulettes but it feels like the aftermath of Martin's reveal has been overshadowed. Derek's acting has improved thankfully. However, I don't think anyone wants him back with Ashley. Shanice was wise enough not to get involved.

MALACHI THRONE SEARCH FOR TOMORROW....Priest pre 78

Bet y Between the ages of the characters and the actor's ages, things get very messy.

Thought the Ashley/Jan scenes were well acted, much needed and gave some more insight into motivations. It would have been more effective if Jan had have been around listening/advising over the past few weeks, rather than dumping all this into one episode. The same problem exists with Hayley- no one to interact with to explain her POV. Derek seemed much more natural in his scenes with Jacob. One issue I find from time to time is that the dialogue can be too try hard, with characters throwing around too many metaphors eg 'I was as angry as blah, blah... instead of just 'I was angry' Too many smart lines can be overkill. As for booty duty both the waiters at OG's and CC were serving. Both cute guys.

Re Pat. The decision to fire Penberthy in 82 was insane. Beverly looked great and Pat had only one marriage behind her. AW should have followed Y&R's lead and have Pat marry into a new family to provide a link b/w new and old. Pat would be stepmother to new young characters, and her kids could return also. Simple and effective. But AW thought we'd be more interested in brand new characters with no connection and history.

Having another long lost daughter plot with Ashley/Joey after Eva/Ted would be too much. I still think the Vanessa/Joey/Doug plot feels disconnected from the rest of the show. Throwing Vanessa in a scene with Nicole or Dani every once in a while is not enough. As I'v said before, maybe making Ashley and Smitty siblings or Vanessa and Jan sisters etc would have given those other charcters more connections

KARL WEBER SEARCH FOR TOMORROW Pat the bartender Unknown Year 1953 (possibly earlier)

SEARCH FOR TOMORROW Arthur Tate second husband, Jo; first married to Hazel; her twin sister Sue terrorized Jo Terry O'Sullivan...1952-55; January 1958- February 1966

Lamon Archey? I'm in 2 minds about casting name actors. Clifton, Tamara, Daphnee and Karla were somewhat known and needed for the launch. But SB tried that for years with new characters and and it never worked. Better to unearth new talent that is associated only with BTG. Although a good actor playing an interesting character can work also.

The Cane/Nice story was all wrong on so many levels. This nonsense with the train set-was that all in place from the beginning, or did they realize there was no place for Cane to live and they came up with this hare brained idea to keep the set? The whole reveal could have happened in GC, with Aristotle inviting them to his estate on the outskirts of town. Then they could have built him a set in town. The reveal could have happened there. Having them trapped in Nice and all walk around the maze for 5 weeks served no purpose. The only thing I can think of is that the budget was severely drained (how I don't know) and having them on that one set saved money. It certainly didn't create suspense.

Why would anyone think that description fits Bryton??

Hand in hand with the atrocious writing is the non existent budget. Of all the soaps it's insulting that the #1 show is done so cheaply. There are few sets, with the restaurants used constantly. But no money for extras, so they are like ghost towns. For some reason, Crimson Lights suffers the most. Often there are no customers. A few other sets are utilized, but due to restrictions they are then seen repeatedly for multiple episodes, so everything has to take place at certain locations. The decision to focus on business with few office sets. Most characters do not have homes so again stories are limited. Only a handful of characters appear in each episode and often the same conversation continues throughout the episode, so things don't progress at all and the pace is turgid. Lake of time means scenes are unimaginatively staged so characters don't move around much. It's very static. No budget for extras, day players and recurring characters. There are no servants, staff, assistants etc. And children are not seen. So the focus on supposedly uber wealthy business people is not supported by anything onscreen. And it means the story focus is pretty much limited to the same characters who have been on the show for decades and are worn out. The only option for those characters, if they must stay, is to put them in new situations with new people but there is no money for that so variations of the same story play over and over. The most disappointing thing is that the ratings are holding.

Sheila's reign of terror ended on Y&R when she was exposed and the move to B&B was a good twist. However due to shoddy writing, they brought her back and the whole thing descended into farce. I do not want that to happen to Leslie. She needs to be a viable antagonist who is punished in some way but picks up and continues. Not getting away with crimes and walking around town. There has been too much of that on soaps and BTG needs to avoid those poor choices.

Re Vanessa/Holly. By the time Vanessa was in town, Holly's story seemed to be winding down. Doug Marland didn't seem that interested in her. The Peter/Holly marriage was aborted and after that Holly is hardly mentioned, so you would assume her appearances were fewer as DM prepared to write her out. Holly was probably involved with Barbara, Andy and Ed. At that stage Vanessa was mainly involved with Ross and Alan. So it is possible that the two never crossed paths. As for Vanessa knowing about the rape case etc, she was not in town when it happened and was also the sort of character that was pretty self absorbed, so likely she wouldn't be overly interested in a ase from the year before.

Those 3 recent deaths had no purpose. It wasn't like there was some involved murder mystery, with multiple clues and suspects. Instead random psycho was revealed and dealt with in one episode. Damian had plenty of story potential. OK if plans changed BTS send him and Amy out of town to continue her treatment. They had no interest in Chance, despite Connor Floyd being a capable and attractive actor. He could have been stabbed but recovered. He was recurring. So simply state Chance has been transferred. Leaving it open for the character to return (or not) Bringing back Cole after all those years was a smart move as Victoria's romantic options were severely limited. They could have developed the story further. After all those years away, surely there was backstory that could be explored. Maybe a women turns up that Cole was involved with and announces she's ready to accept his proposal. Cole has to explain he was involved with her etc thus alienating Victoria. Claire could dislike and vice versa. As they are loathe to hire new contract people, this character could be recurring like Cole and appear from time to time just to progress the story. But no, kill off Cole and leave Victoria with nothing to do.

When the Duprees assembled at the house to wish Anita well, it was overflowing with females. The really needed to have included more men in the family from the outset eg Andre could have been Vernon's nephew or something. Or have a third child, a son. No Jacob at the concert? Was that explained? He seems to miss out on family events. And if this was such a momentous occasion wouldn't Bill and Hayley be there? Elon? Dana is a valuable character to stir things up. A pity they made her an attempted murderer. That makes it harder to redeem her. That made me think back to the first episode where Laura was talking to Mona about seeing her as a mother etc. You got the impression that those characters and relationships would be explored but they've been hardly seen since. Maybe there are/were plans down the line?

Cane on a train. Just when you think Y&R has reached new depths of ridiculousness, they manage to come up with something new. Who is approving this nonsense??

I agree the group number and the solo were forgettable. But the staging with just a few extras was effective. Did not like Dani's outfit at all.

This is weekbeginning July 27 1981 . Royal Wedding was a preview of Charles/Diana nuptials that aired Tues 8-9 It's A Living aired after 3's Company, hence the Top 10 ranking. Taxi and 20/20 aired 9.30 and 10pm Thursday showing that during Summer people tune in later as they outrated Barney Miller at 9pm. CBS Royal Wedding special aired Wed at 8 and Champions was the CBS Wed movie at 9pm. In fact all networks had Royal Wedding specials on Wed. CBS at 8pm ABC at 9pm and NBC at 10pm. Robert Klein was a repeat airing Fri @9 opposite Dukes. Eight is Enough, BJ and Games People Play all aired Sat night.

With so little happening, this counts as an event in the Y&R world. Mind you Jermaine Rivers got in the main titles... I wonder if Y&R actors are watching BTG with envy after seeing the concert sequences, while they spent 5 weeks standing around in a maze of plastic greenery.

I believe that 1974 schedule was a complete bust for ABC. Only The Rookies and Streets of San Francisco made any impression. Paper Moon, Get Christie Love, New Land, Texas Wheelers, Kodiak, Sonny Comedy Revue, Nakia all bombed. It looked like ABC would be in the basement for years to come. But Happy Days, Six Million Dollar took off and ABC slowly started building hits. By mid season 76 they hit #1.

Thinking about some of the casting of those recurring/guest characters. I really wish Tina Louise had have stayed beyond the initial eps. If she had been there when the show took off maybe she could have finally shaken off the Ginger from Gilligans Island' tag. Maybe Julie could have shot JR!! Barbara Carrera and Marc Singer were duds. By the time Barbara Eden was cast, it was too late. There would have been way more publicity and interest had it happened earlier. Or should it have happened at all? Lois Chiles? Leigh Taylor Young? What do you think?

Exactly!