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I really dislike intros with lyrics in general, but yes, the images and the feelings they provoke are absolutely wonderful. A gothic soap opera with supernatural overtures. Which is why the show itself was so disappointing lol. I also loved Sunset Beach's first intro, though it was very 90s Aaron Spelling prime time soap opera.

Four Corners pops up now and again on YouTube. It was also re-edited into a mini series and aired as Homestead in Europe, though I'm not sure if they bothered to wrap up the series. I think if it's ever going to get an official release, I'd assume the re-cut version is the one that might pop up.

I'm happy they're setting up a FAST channel - I'll admit that I sort of gave up watching this when the announcement about the last two years being "missing" / wiped came. I'm not sure if I want to invest countless hours in watching something that I can't complete 'til the end. I might tune into a FAST channel though as it's less investment.

If I'm being fair, there seemed to be a push towards a "serious" drama tone (think thirtysomething, China Beach, "sandcastle opening" for Knots, Homefront) after Dallas, Dynasty etc started fizzling. So I think they tried to tap into that trend with the theme, which of course ended up not representing the content of the show at all. It makes me wonder if they're going to try and do something like Succession or Yellowstone-esque for BTG lol

I'm actually not expecting much visually from the opening - I think those sort of cheesy cast shots with them turning (or showing off bling) is probably what will be used. I'm more interested in the tune itself - I want it to be catchy and distinct to the show. Yet I'll admit I have no idea how I even want it to sound beyond that.

There's zero need for them to license a song when they can just hire someone to compose a theme lol. Looking at the promo I would assume the shots of the cast are from the intro. So that makes me think it'll have a 30-40 sec intro theme to make it gel well with the two other soaps. But both Y&Rs and B&Bs theme are so different and obviously influenced from their respective eras. I'm just not sure what a soap theme would sound like in 2025.

There's just no way they'll be able to resist making a "clever" meta reference to Jessica's friends dying (even though it makes no sense in the context of a movie).

I'm actually curious what they'll do for a theme since we haven't had a new one in yonks and there's nothing current to compare it to. The Bold and the Beautiful is very 80s prime time soap, so I'm not sure what they'll mold it on. Do we know who is composing music for the show yet?

Nice to see a teaser, though bar the outdoor scenes (which I doubt will last, or will be common beyond the first few episodes) I don't think it exactly looks that much more high budget and out place with the other CBS soaps (which it shouldn't anyway). The mansion living area set looks nice, though the office looked a bit cramped which is to be expected. Of course we can't say anything about the writing, which will be the most important factor here. I just hope they'll roll out the characters gradually rather than trying to introduce everyone too soon.

Dame Angela will descend down from heaven only to put a stop to this.

It is the series finale for "Yellowstone", but Beth and Rip are getting their own spin-off which will function as a continuation. As for the series finale... it was okay. I think part of the issue is that Taylor Sheridan has kind of started believing in his own hype and stopped exploring any nuances that were in the family versus Jamie to justify that ending. John wasn't a very good man and I wish that would've been hammered home more.

That house looks very familiar - at first I thought it might've been the Falcon Crest mansion, but there's not the brick details. Now I'm curious where they filmed.

I agree with you there - there's a reason why Peacock keeps renewing DAYS and why Disney is trying to figure out what to do with the All My Children brand. Having a fairly cheap production that pulls in viewers to your app on a daily basis is good for business. I don't see General Hospital being canned any time soon.

I've mentioned it before, but I loathe when they use shots of people "talking" in opening credits. It just comes across as lazy - how hard is it to dig up an alternative take of someone's reaction shot? I don't think any episodes of King's Crossing or the previous incarnation Secrets of Midland Heights have ever turned up online. ETA: The opening credits to Secrets of Midland Heights is here, starting at 6:01:

To be fair, I find that to be an issue with the Lorimar soaps in general - they might've had a good initial cast that at least grew into their roles, but a lot of side characters were just either blandly cast - or worse (yes, I'm looking at you Sasha Mitchell). It dampened a lot of ability for these shows to move past the initial cast and they had to rely on the originals to carry these shows. Spelling shows, on the other hand, usually did pick up actors with potential but of course steered into overstylized messes where the script came in second.

I just assumed it was just a random goon of Clyde's.

IIRC, Season 9 also started quite slow in the Nielsen ratings and seemingly started to pick up with Noises Everywhere. So I think season 10 also had a bit of a forward momentum and then ended up being more stable with its average.

I'm not sure if we'll get one on broadcast, but it does feel like an inevitability that we'll eventually get a soap exclusively developed for streaming. With that said, the mouse is experimenting with the All My Children brand with the Lifetime movies...

Greg probably should've been written out a few seasons before the show ended to be honest. It felt like they were struggling to write for him post-Laura. The whole thing with Paige was just... icky. They probably could've had him leave and have him let a younger boss (30-ish) take over the Sumner group. Have him or her be married and move into the cul de sac. Gary and Val probably should've been given their walking papers once they got their happy ending considering how they really struggled to write for them. Again, pairing Gary with the much younger Stacy Galina was another choice. Karen and Mack could stay as the stable constant couple.

Honestly, I think it should've been a change that would've been gradual if it ever were to happen. Unfortunately, once they decided that Paige and Greg were a "thing" they pretty much limited her character that could've worked as an anchor character for a younger generation. Why on earth didn't Paige have friends? Olivia was written out when they realised that she was limited in what she could do with the older cast, instead of trying to write in younger ones around her. Linda was working, but then mindlessly killed off. Pat Petersen, bless his heart, clearly had checked out on acting by the end of his run. If you realistically look at shows like Grey's then you realise how early they actually started writing out OG cast members and how many new people they ended up introducing. They had a win some, lose some mentality. Knots got too attached to their leading ladies to stay relevant beyond 1993. Realistically they needed to be cycled out eventually or put in a more recurring role with younger people moving into the block if it was going to run indefinitively.

Funny that A New Day in Eden had episode "titles". I wonder what "Biff Spies On Pam and Clint" and "Tragic News For Betty" could've been about?

Eh, that hair do did a lot for her height, plus she's likely switched from wearing heels to flats. It also wouldn't surprise me if they had Alfonso wearing flats in those days to make her look smaller too. I mostly realised that someone had a very obvious nose job...

I suspect the show was still kind of performing erratically in the weekly ratings, which is why they tried to have more standalone episodes to try and capture people who were randomly tuning in. Of course, it ended up almost getting them cancelled, so they luckily threw caution to the wind in season four since they had nothing to lose.

That's on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/allsfair

Apparently the show is shown once a week on some Italian (?) channel, so hopefully this RETROLOVERS channel will survive for another year since there's 65 episodes.