DemetriKane

I mentioned before how the Natalie in the well story turned some viewers off from the show a few pages back. My grandfather (who only watched two soaps) loved AMC for 4 reasons the comedy, the beautiful STRONG women, the fast pace, and that it was the most unsoapy soap to him(his words not mine). He had a few buddies that also watched the show, and he has told me how all of them slowly but surely stopped watching before Erica even kidnaps Maria baby. @All My ShadowsI love those ideas for Josh. I loved the character of Josh and adored the actor. These ideas would only intesify those feelings. @KMan101 I just wet to YouTube and type in Cliff and the first clip that comes up is a scene with him and Joe. The idea of him being Jeff just makes me sad as if the show is still on. Pairing Nina with the son of the working class family just makes all the sense to me now adds weight to that couple. So many what if’s? Are Going through my head as I write this. I don’t believe Nina was played out by ‘89 it was them as a couple so I agree she has much more life to live! Don’t get me started on the treatment of Brooke. It upsets me me to no end to rewatch her scenes from the 90s because they didn’t know what to do with her. She got some powerful moments, things could have panned out better for her if they kept her in the wild wind/Erica orbit. A lot of the stories they gave to Maria had Brooke’s name written all over it. Maria definitely could have been brought in much later as a spoiler. I remember loving Kelsey and the gang. Giving the Martins a black sheep was a genius move imo. This show works best with characters that have a underdog narrative. If the TPTB didn’t work so hard to change this show into something it wasn’t. All the storylines write themselves and probably would still be on the air. @FrenchBug82 Oh I adored Mattson’s Complex Janet but I would be lying if I said I wasn’t delightfully excited to watch Kate Collins 2006 return as Janet. It was something very Days of our lives about it, in a good way.

Kendall just never lived up to her potential. I wanted so much for that character and TPTB failed us all. She needed more of Erica’s Glamour, a sexier love life, bitchier Storylines. I do believe Kendall needed to be one of the leads of this show, she just didn’t have the right storylines to support that. 2008 was the perfect time to revamp the character and the canvas, they didn’t so we missed out.

Huge Brandy and Eve fan here so I’m looking forward to this.

@wingwalkerI totally agree with that. Yes it was a very short run but very effective, I appreciate the new spin on the who’s the daddy storyline with them as well. Too bad neither actor has shown up on another soap.

RIP Gil Rogers, I would say Ray was AMC’s scariest villain ever. He did a phenomenal job! Sometimes I wish Agnes actually paired Jesse and Jenny just so I could see Ray act a complete fool.

she looks good😍

Yes! Yes! Yes! You nailed it! I love Agnes but I do believe that’s a main reason she couldn’t hold on to a lot of her young talent. Love and marriage isn’t meaty enough for me to stick around for decades. Sybil should have always been a threat especially having Cliff’s child. I don’t think they explored Nine enough in the business world. I had hopes to see her conquering that world the same Erica and Brooke did in their fields. Of course struggling in the beginning because it was a boys club. I agree about Cliff not having family besides his sister small stint. I wonder why Agnes dropped her decision in making him a Martin. Being a martin already give me story possibilities, and would give Ruth and Joe something gritty to play. Imagine Tad the Cad coming between! I always wanted them to play on Tad’s insecurities of being adopted and not being a Doctor too. This would have been a great way to bring it out.

They all look so good. I wish Constance never stopped acting, I wanna see her play a bitchy matriarch.

This sounds awesome to me, I have never thought about them together before, but might’ve worked just off from their families history. These are the type of stories I watch for, miss me with the lovey dovey Disney fairytales. @Jonathan Okay, I have no problem with recasting Cliff for a short arc so Nina can get her life in Pine Valley without Cliff. I wish someone would post the Kitty/Kelly storyline. Also, I wanna see Jesse Brother causing trouble for the hubbards.

This!!! They definitely were played out. I always wanted to see Nina get more into Cortlandt business. I don’t understand her not being brought back even just for small stints. Let’s say she stayed long term in 95, who would you pair her with? Maybe test her with Jack anything to get him away from Erica. imagine Nina and Tad having affair?Or even having her fall for her bestie(Brooke) Fiancé Edmund?! I live for scandalous stories like that! Why not test her morals have her be the spoiler for once. Accurate. It was all those ingredients that made you root for them. Palmer was the selling point for me. @titan1978 and don’t fell alone I was never a fan of the piece of wood that is known as Peter Bergman.

that didn’t come out right. I was asking was beverlee the original Lucci? Being the highest paid, wanting to do a TV movie every year.

I enjoyed that McKinsey interview immensely, and the stories about Ruth are hilarious. Was she like the original Lucci?

I had a problem with all these storylines. I loved Cecily/Nico but I noticed a trend with Agnes young couples one or both eventually leaves and it’s because she plays them too lighthearted. Actors wanna play the controversial/gritty stuff which a lot of her couples lack imo. And the couples that get the real soapy stuff she goes in the opposite direction I.e. Ross chandler and Natalie. Jack was too much of a blank canvas and that’s why he never worked with Erica imo. They needed to play up him being the black sheep and change his profession. And I wish he was more mean to Erica and ignored her. Cliff/Angie: ummm.... I don’t think they needed Nina for this one. I felt like it was high time for them to go separate ways and choose other people. I don’t think TPTB was invested enough because of how quickly it was dropped. I personally wished they brought in some family for cliff who disapproves of Angie and make it more office affair and bring their co workers into the mix, wasn’t Jeff Martin falling for Angie right before Debbi quit? Angie was a single mom they could’ve made her a mini Erica Kane stopping at nothing to reach her career goals and feed her child. And maybe even a little Jaded for losing her true love. TBH I find Jeremy to be a very boring character but he was decent in his triangle with Erica and Natalie. I just thought it was kinda out of character for Erica to be advocating for her own sister to date her ex lover. What if Noelle was secretly falling for Travis and it went all the way to her giving him the baby boy Erica always wanted. And her cheating on Travis with Jack only for her Niece Julie to steal him right from under her. I wanted a couple of years of Erica being the loser and have to act from her jealousy and desperation, imagine everybody around her succeeding in their careers and love life while her’s isn’t going nowhere?! That’s an Erica Kane I want to see. Erica could have benefited from having family rivalries around long term, Kendal could have Been brought in later. This. I love all of this. Any good writer could have made silver work long term there was plenty of openings. They just didn’t give it a real try imo.

thank you.

I personally felt that storyline needed to be given to Dixie. That Brooke/Adam/Dixie storyline came at the right time, it was time for a changing of the guard with characters and the mood and vibe of the show was much more serious too. I wish it could’ve lasted longer. This is very accurate. I never understand when this happens to shows and it happens a lot in television.

LMAO you are too funny.

Guys what year/era/ storyline would you recommend to a potential new fan and get them hooked? I’m asking for a friend, thanks in advance.

AMC so damn iconic they can now add the first set of twins in daytime history (swoon). He finally did a decent interview for AMC bravo! I enjoyed watching both actresses go down memory lane. Jennifer is a hoot Periodt, I just love her. That was so sweet of Francesca to come back on a mission to get those emmy’s for best show and Susie. I agree she’s sharp as a tack definitely needs a book, workshop etc. did anybody else clutch their pearls when she mentioned Julie Harris? I did lmao.

Looking forward to it.

It’s so riveting and very soapy. I’m on episode 5 and mad it took me this long to watch it. I didn’t like Kerry’s performance in the beginning I relate more to her now.

Rest In Power

I think it’s still on YouTube under a private account.

I usually don’t like his AMC reunions but I’m looking forward to this one. Jennifer is a great storyteller and loves to spill tea. And I’m sure Francesca has some great stories to tell of her own. The Kitty/Kelly saga was a big hit with the fans it’s a story I’m not that familiar with so I’m eager to here more about that and her backstage experience.