Paul Raven

@soapfan770 Our House's numbers were boosted by it's premiere following The Cosby Show. It ranked #2 for the week 28.7/45 following Cosby #1. That was Thursday of course and NBC placed it there to get as much sampling as possible before it went up against 60 Minutes. The second episode aired Sunday and ranked #19 14.6/26. 60 Minutes was #8. So Our House earned that #14 place on the strength of those early ratings that boosted the average. In the first official week of the season OH was #41.

Interesting discussion and viewpoints @Vee and @GLATWT88 One problem I think is that Smitty/Martin and Jacob/Naomi were established married couples at the debut. Now we all know that too many married couples is problematic and limiting in story. We want to see couples fighting to get together and facing obstacles along the way. If Jacob/Naomi were living together straight away you could deal with commitment issues and an intrusion from a 3rd party would be more viable. Same with Smitty/Martin. They've been straitjacketed to some extent by being married, noble and the parents of teens. Had they been a newish couple there would be way more story material. But I think this was a choice to make them more palatable to certain sectors of the audience. The Ashley/Derek/Andre triangle was DOA. I was never sure whether we were supposed to be Team Ashley and hope she found true love with Andre or realized that Derek was her perfect man. The motivations and characterization never worked. As for Dani/Bill they need to keep them apart with incidents every so often that bring them closer but never re-uniting. I've seen posters saying they should be back together this year. And then what? Kial needs to be appearing way more often. Maybe that is in the works in the next few weeks. Agree with Izaiah and Eva. The potential is there. We need to see Izaiah at work and with his family to get to know him better instead of just meet ups with Eva. Chelsea/Madison has been poorly paced. We should have seen way more of the throuple story. It was merely hinted at. There was potential to do something interesting and it wasn't exploited. Instead we went to psycho kidnapper and insta romance.

Well we've seen many actors whose offscreen persona is vastly different from onscreen performances. Somewhere along the line that interpretation of the Tomas has been accepted by TPTB. Maybe on paper he's supposed to be a stoic, calm character but to play it with so little emotion is not the way to go IMO.

Yea Jack Lord is going to Brooklyn...why not Jack Klugman? How about Albert Stratton-he played Erica's long lost father so why not Rachel's? Or David Gale ex Rusty SFT?

I think it was the remodel that actually changed the entire set. It is now much smaller-the foyer and overall dimensions. Wasn't it Anjelica McDaniel- then head of CBS daytime that got word of the set redo and negative response and ordered it be changed back?

Marland wrote Holly out. How does that signal an intention for Ed and Holly to be together?

Thanks @janea4old OMG !! a location shoot- so it can be done!

Thanks @YRfan23 No Mariah in December - 27 appearances for the year. Don't know why they even bothered with that 'storyline'. Wow - Eileen was only on 8 times for the year. Faith and Connor 4/5, Victoria's kids on once for the whole year-ridiculous. At least they are fairing better than Christian...

I wonder why only two cast members got updated photos in the credits? Seems kinda random. I wish Colby M got a new shot. I disliked hers the most.

So today we had Sienna kidnapped by Mitch and kept in a motel room. Meanwhile Mariah was ruminating in a motel room. They were the same set redressed. And it's the same set that has been used numerous times in the past few years. A new low for Y&R budget mode.

Noticed that Kat was dressed more adult for these scenes. Had she arrived in one of her usual micro miniskirt/cutesy hat and purse outfits it would have been hard to take her seriously.

Yes, that classic Y&R style that verged on camp but had an emotional core that kept you hooked... I always equate it to the Ross Hunter/Douglas Sirk movies of the 50's.

Isn't that a common story with many actors/ singers? - the very thing you wished for becomes a burden. Tony probably hoped that his success with Luke would translate into other roles that were varied, more prestigious etc and when that didn't happen there was a certain resentment. Then not to have the Bill character be well received also meant that if he wanted that kind of income and what it brought him, he would have to go back to playing Luke.

I would hope that MVJ had several years worth of story in the planning stages. Obviously some things would be changed along the way once they see onscreen what is developing. Have to agree-those switched at birth/paternity stories have been done to death. It would be nice if they could develop stories/characters w/o going for those sort of plot twists.

I asked Chat GPT to come up with an alternate Fall 1981 schedule for NBC based on the shows they had but possibly some in different timeslots. On Saturday night it scheduled Here's Boomer, a kiddie show about a dog's adventures Saturday @10pm! Still a ways to go...

Brighter Day ??? Amy Fields 1962 possibly played Angie Moore?

Whose house is that ?Bill/Hayley? Whatever, the interiors don't match the grandeur of the exterior.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE extra dates and info and context. Peter Manning Nick Wyman 1993 May 24 1994- 95 Did he appear in 93? Hallie Mitchell Oni- Faida Lampley 1994 Todd's lawyer Father ___ Costello Wolek's priest summoned by Vince to persuade Jenny to keep her vow to become a nun. ????? 10/1975 Franklin Carter Victor's attorney that works in San Francisco knew of Victor's search for his son. ????? 9/1975 Senator Chalmers ??? guest at Victoria/Dorian party Jan 76 Nurse Robin Crossley secretary to Dr. Will Vernon Will's assistant who Naomi accused of being involved with. She quit in the face of Naomi's neurotic accusations Linda Watkins 1976-78 Herman Cantrell Paul Kendall's rival associate of Bonnie Harmer Edmond Genest May-June1978 Irene Manning Lord Clayton Mary McKeown June-July 1978; 1987 Ed Dunstel John Furey Governer's aide July 15 1994 Charley Drew ??? LA reporter who questioned Viki at press conference re Kevins kidnapping Nov 76 Dr. Gail Margaret? Dexter liked Larry Wolek dated Larry when he was on the outs with Karen Christopher Callen Feb 1977 Marco Dane Gerald Anthony March 1977-86; 13 week return May - August1989 90? Lola Daniels ???? 3/1978 attorney dating Tony Lord, which made Sam jealous

Happy New Year to Slick and all those who contribute to this thread!

Daphnee is great. Hopefully Shanice/Ted might salvage his character. ATM I'm not much invested in Ted.

I think it was Rick Daros.

If it's only a year pick up, I guess a positive way to look at it is they can't be too complacent. Y&R received a multi year pick up a while back and it seems to have taken out any need to write compelling storylines. BTG needs to keep things hopping! Luckily as a new show they're not so constricted and hampered by years of history and worn out characters.

Courier Express May 9 1982. Soap Report Jon Michael Reed It's simply impossible to believe that Ann Flood recently celebrated her 20th anniversary in the role of Nancy Karr on Edge of Night." She's too young, both in appearance and energy, to have played a character that long. If we must accept the fact of her longevity, we must assume she goes off somewhere for an annual revitilization injection, since she never, absolutely never, presents a less than total conviction in her acting style. She disproves the axiom that soap actors "dry up" playing a character long-term." She's as fresh as this morning's puff pastry, with layers of dimensions still to be exposed. And if this is beginning to sound like a: "puff piece," it's entirely intentional. Ann Flood is not only a "soap opera institution," she's a testament to the skill and ever-renewing verve possible in the acting profession. . The one odd fact that sticks out in Miss Flood's mind after 20 years is that "Nancy never had a child of her own. She raised her husband's daughter and there have been countless orphans who came under her wing, but she never had a natural child. That's certainly a rarity for a soap opera heroine, but it's ' given me the chance to play aspects of her professional career and not solely be involved in domestic situations." As a "sort of anniversary gift" from "Edge," Flood was recently given the opportunity to work opposite the Broadway and film musical legend, Alfred Drake, who will play villainous Dwight Endicott for a limited engagement through June.

In an interview during her China Beach stint Marg Helgenburger mentions RH. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1990 Helgenberger attended Northwestern U. and won several acting roles, culminating in a performance of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Little did she know that a casting person was seated in the audience and that she would be noticed. Nor did she know that she would soon find herself playing the part of Siobhan Ryan for three and a half years on “Ryan’s Hope.” About soap operas, she said, “They are very grueling.” “It’s a new script everyday. The hours aren’t as bad as they are with ‘China Beach,’ where we film mostly at night. But I have to be honest. At least to me, (working on a daytime soap opera) is not gratifying at all. “It’s probably one of the most boring things you can get involved with,” she said. But the days of soaps are a quickly fading memory for this small-town girl turned star whose career looks to be anything but boring.

The Perry Mason radio show seems to receive little attention even though it was a unique daytime show and ran successfully for years. Even among mystery fans and devotees of Gardner, it is given short shrift compared to the TV series. Perhaps due to a lack of available episodes or the perception that it was too soapy. Not sure if that was the case. Each case/storyline seemed to last many months from what I can gather. OGDENSBURG JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1950 Erle Stanley Gardner Talks About Radio, Perry Mason And The Wheels Of Justice The world's best selling mystery writer talks like a social philosopher — at least on the banks of the St. Lawrence. YESTERDAY, sitting outside Harry Hoff's camp near Merry's Point, Erie Stanley Gardner didn't say two words about the 12,000,000 words of mystery fiction he has written in the past 17 years. Instead, he talked about radio justice, parole systems, and soap. Gardner is here with 14 friends not to write books but to discuss the daily radio show involving his famous fictional lawyer-detective Perry Mason. . This explains Gardner's interest in radio and soap since the Perry Mason show has been running successfully for seven years under the sponsorship of the Proctor and Gamble Co. GARDNER, is somewhat impatient with critics of radio's "daytime continuity programs" — i.e. "soap operas." He says the soap opera has raised the intellectual level of America in the past 10 to 15 years. And he insists the Perry Mason type of entertainment gives a pretty honest interpretation of human emotions. To prove his point, Gardner cites the case of a witness who testified 25 years ago that a Michigan man was a murderer. Gardner began investigating the case this year and got the witness to admit he was not sure of the man's identity. He even admitted the police had roughed him up to make him testify. Yesterday Gardner played. a record of the man's statement. In it, be said a radio mystery show started him thinking about his testimony and how he had sent a man to prison for 25 years. " I got to thinking about it and it just didn't seem right/' he declared. 'THAT'S WHAT radio can do," Gardner remarked as he switched off the record. Gardner's interest in the Michigan case is only one of many instances in which he has helped free innocent men from prison. He and three other criminologists work as an investigating board for a national magazine. The magazine conducts a "court of last resort" which Gardner, insists is simply "the people." Through the "court of last resort" the magazine seeks to have state authorities review cases where there is doubt about a prisoner's guilt. Gardner says the court has saved two men from execution and has aided many others to freedom'. Gardner, who was a California lawyer years before he started writing whodunits, is greatly concerned with the problem of justice. Last year he and Dr. Lemoyne Snyder, a world-famous, criminologist, sailed to Europe and studied crime detection methods in Scotland, England, 3Tran.ce and Italy. He has also taken part in crime seminars at Harvard University and has made an intensive study of several cases. THROUGH HIS association with courts and police methods Gardner has come to appreciate the problems of parole boards. "The newspapers necessarily make a play of the cases in which a parolee has gone wrong," Gardner points out. "but it doesn't give the whole picture and it doesn't show the true problems of parole." "What are you going to do with a man who has served 10 years for forgery?" Gardner asks. "If you turn him loose with a prison suit of clothes and $10 in his pocket, what do you think, his chances are?" THE MAN WHO have a tough time finding a job with only a 10-year prison record for a reference, Gardner points out. 'What's the solution? Why you let him out a couple of years early for good behavior and fry to help him along," Gardner declares. "Some of them go wrong, but in most cases it works." "We've got a long way to go in our system of justice," the ex lawyer concludes. The Perry Mason creator says he likes to keep the principles of justice foremost in Mason's radio show, and that is particularly the reason for the annual conference on the St. Lawrence. GARDNER DOES NOT write the radio show. Instead, Irving Vendig, one of radio's top script writers, does the job with a little technical advice on legal wrinkles from Gardner. Vendig, who is also the author of radio's Judy and Jane show, is proud to point out with Gardner that the Perry Mason show is the only successful daytime mystery program. A few others have struggled along for a time, but none can equal the thriving 5-day-a-week, 7-year pace of Perry Mason. Gardner and his friends attribute some of this success to their informal conferences every year. Two years ago they met in California, but for the last two years they have met at Harry Hoff's camp on the St. Lawrence. The conferences include, beside Gardner, Vendig, and Hoff, the producer: William Ramsey, director of radio and television for Proctor and Gamble; Al Morrison, P&G program supervisor; Walter Craig, vice president in charge of radio and television for¥ the Bentpn and Bowles advertising agency of New York; and .Gardner's two secretaries, Lili MacLean arid Jean Bethel . ALSO ALONG AS CRITICS .and vacationers are Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Hoff, Mrs. Ramsey and Bill Ramsey Jr., Mrs. Vendig and Laurie Ann Vendig. The clan has gathered from all corners of the U. S. California, Florida, Ohio, New Jersey, and New York — and they seem to be enjoying life on the river immensely. As Gardner himself puts it: "It is a salubrious climate devoid of gnats, flies, mosquitoes, and other disturbing influences." Gardner and his party plan to remain in the salubrious North Country until Sunday.