Paul Raven

Fran Sears, who had a short stint as one of the many EPs who tried to revamp Loving during its run, has returned from obscurity at age 70 as a producer on Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' which is getting rave reviews. Her producing partner had rights to the book, so suddenly they had some leverage in the community. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/business/media/how-hulu-and-the-handmaids-tale-revived-2-careers.html?_r=0

Not a soap star but a behind the scenes person... Fran Sears, who had a short stint as one of the many EPs who tried to revamp Loving during its run, has returned from obscurity at age 70 as a producer on Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' which is getting rave reviews. Her producing partner had rights to the book, so suddenly they had some leverage in the community. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/business/media/how-hulu-and-the-handmaids-tale-revived-2-careers.html?_r=0

Under what circumstances was Sharlene re-introduced? Why was Rachel visiting her after all those years? Who was behind the re-introduction of these characters? Lemay came on after the strike of 88. I wonder what his long term plans were? I think Donna S only worked from what he had put in place rather than strictly following his long term plans. And the show was the worst for it. Lemay began at 3 shows (DRS, SFT,AW),worked for a short time and then was replaced. A shame that we never got to see him complete a longer stint as a headwriter.

I wonder if the writers were planning on re-introducing Nancy at some point to create a Joe/Nancy/Paulina triangle?

Just saw that Anthony Herrera's stint as Mike Kaslo (Steves brother) was 3 day thing. Thanks Carl!

Definitely would love more old magazine material. I had a bunch of Afternoon TVs from the late 70s that i threw out!!

I think I posted this photo somewhwere earlier in the thread. Off the top of my head I think the girl in blue next to Ro is Sybil Collier, who played Judy English, Claire's British niece. The boys in the front row are Dan and Paul Stewart and the girl is Connie Scott as Susan Burke. The woman in front is Toni Darnay (Franny Brennnan) The man next to Bob is Fred Collins played by George Sampson

Nancy dated Joe???

All Y&R had to do with Mary was mention that she moved out of town to live with Steve. What would be better is to have Todd arrive to tell Paul that Mary has passed.He and Chris go out of town for the funeral. Mention that Heather,Lynne etc will be there but later hold a memorial service in GC. All we need is the vestibule of a church,a few extras to nod at Paul,a lovely photo of Mary and Chris and Lauren to have some flashbacks while looking at it.An onscreen dedication to Carolyn Conwell.

Add Jim Grainger, Mary Williams and Doris Collins to the MIA parents list.

Yes, it was odd that the Brooks sisters were at the wedding but not their father...

I dont think Greg ever got an exit. He was gone by the time Jill married John. I can see Bill's logic in ditching the Brooks after JLB left. She was still strong in her relationship with Victor, but Leslie's story with Robert was a flop. Lynne Topping never clicked as Chris. But I think Greg and Liz should have stayed around. Greg had only been married once and could have later filled the John Silva role on the show. Why Julianna was dropped was a mystery. Stu could have been killed off or been kept aroundmostly offscreen. Would Robert Colbert be happy with turning up a few times a year?

I think there was a gap between Hauser and McGillan.I only recall McGillan on the show when Jill was trying to sell the Foster home (despite not owning it) in 82.

I wouldn't blame Mary Stuart for feeling a little threatened as the 70s rolled on. She had been 'The Queen of Soaps' but Jo was getting older and less viable as a romantic heroine. Her daughter and 'son' were written off. I'm sure she was concerned that Jo would end up as minor player in Henderson's stories.

Some background on Morning Star. It replaced Concentration at 11.00 am. Concentration moved to 10.30, a timeslot it held for the next 8 years. When Morning Star was cancelled it was replaced by Chain Letter which lasted only 3 months. CBS obviously ruled the roost with Andy Griffith reruns, which played at 11.00am from 64-70. Another nail in the coffin may have been Supermarket Sweep on ABC which debuted Dec 65 and lasted till April 67 so most likely outrated Morning Star.

When Alice and Steve both returned for the 25th there should have been a scene with them.Maybe Alice imagining Steve returning to her and professing his love.

I guess it was a case of dropping a more expensive older character in favor of cheaper newbies. Y&Rs success had led to other shows trying to be more youthful. They had Jo, Janet and Stephanie in that age range and for a 30 min show that was probably considered enough. And by this stage Eunice had been married several times so probably was considered expendable storywise. And Morgan Fairchild probably wanted to try her luck in Hollywood.

Thanks for posting. Is that the first we've seen of Morning Star? Leads me to believe there is other stuff out there. Just 3 actors and one story for the whole episode. I was quite impressed with the sets compared to what we see in other shows of that time.

Reading through some old SOD summaries from 1981... After divorcing Nikki and distancing himself from April, Greg was having recurring headaches and moments of forgetfulness.That was dropped and then Bill Bell had Peggy Brooks,reporter decide to investigate slum lords in GC. Meanwhile Greg gets a new client who has several property holdings in town. Greg doesnt realize the man is a slum lord. Greg bonds with Peggy when he pops in to see his mom. That was dropped and then Chris was feeling unfullfilled. Snapper wanted a son. Greg and Chris spent a romantic evening together.That was dropped in favor of Sally returning and the focus moving to Chris/Snapper/Sally. Seems Bell was losing interest in those original characters.

Clifton James (Striker Bellman) has died aged 96! He was also on AMC. http://variety.com/2017/film/news/clifton-james-dead-sheriff-in-james-bond-films-dies-at-96-1202031445/

Here are some shots from 2013. Rick Moses - Hutch Edie Lehman - Katherine Delafield Chris Robinson - Rick Webber

Vet, I'm surprised that you included the Corringtons in that list. I think they set up a good structure for the show,although I'll concede they did sabotage some of that themselves. They were ahead of the times in the sense of including more action stories and 'way out' elements that would become more common in the 80's but handled them well. The writers that followed really hacked away at the core and it was all downhill from there.

John Shearin,Mike Powers in the late 70's has died aged 72. http://wnct.com/2017/04/10/ecu-school-of-theatre-and-dance-director-passes-away/

Erik Howell who played Johnny Fletcher from 1967 - 71 passed away March 18. He was 75. Survived by husband Randy.