The Year in Review 1988

[Paul Raven]

Would anyone here like to read the Soap Opera Digest year end summaries for 1988?

If so,let me know what shows(daytime or nightime) and I will write them up 4 you!

[DevotedToAMC]

Sure why not. Write up AMC

[Sylph]

I'd like to know what happened on B&B.

[Paul Raven]

All My Children 1998

Travis tracked down Erica in Sea City,but when she refused to give him another chance, he asked for a divorce. Fearing exposure was near,Andrews aka Dave Gillis, quickly asked Erica to marry him.Before it could happen, Travis confronted and accidentally killed Andrews..When Travis saw Erica's devastated reaction, he blocked the incident and developed amnesia.Erica had a change of heart and set about wooing her husband,but when Skye prodded his memory,the couple divorced.

Cindt sought alternative AIDS treatment from quack Dr Hampton,then helped expose him.Stuart reunited Cindy with her estranged sister Karen just before Cindy died.

Tad learned that Creed Kelly had ordered the hit on Remington that had accidentally killed Jesse,Remy was really a good guy seeking revenge on Kelly for his sister's murder.Knowing this,Angie was torn between Remy and Cliff.She chose Cliff and Remy left town.Cliff and Angie's marriage plans were squelched when Nina returned,informing Cliff that Michael was his son.Angie broke the engagement and Cliff and Nina remarried and left for Denver.

Skye set out to murder Barbara.First a bomb,then poison and finally a gun.Skye was committed and Tom and Barbara got back on track.Then Barbara let Laura cross the street alone and she was killed by a drunk driver.She turned to pills,he sold The Goal Post and bought a health club.

Jack,Travis,Erica and Barbara worked at Enchantment Cosmetics.Travis and Barbara became close and Erica became close to Jack.Erica reunited with her long lost father Eric,who was now Barney,a circus clown.

Barbara fell pregnant and Travis developed a brain tumor-neither revealed the truth.Travis went to NY for surgery.Barbara lied that the baby was Tom's-they married and named the baby Molly.

Cecily and Sean got engaged but Bitsy said without her blessing,Cecily woild not receve her trust fund.Sean cozied up to Bitsy to bring her around but Cecily misunderstood a conversation between the two and jilted Sean at the altar.Intent on getting the money,Cecily talked broke Nico into marrying her and setting up a club.Both were surprised when their bickering turned to love.

Brooke found out she was sterile.Adam said it was OK but he became obsessed with having a child.He slept with a willing Dixie who became pregnant.Brooke found out and left Adam,who married Dixie.

The baby was kidnapped and Tad discovered a jealous Karen was responsible.Adam set out to drive Dixie crazy and she committed herself.Tad got the goods on Adam and resued Dixie from an unsrupulous doctor.

Dixie was declared sane and she and Tad were engaged.Adam lost custody of Adam Jr.He developed health problems and was delighted when Brooke came to his aid,but was less thrilled upon learning Palmer had finagled him out of his fortune.

Jeremy accused Palmer of murdering Silver.A terrified Natalie fled to Canada.where she was haunted by Silver's ghost.Jeremy tracked her down and Natalie confessed she accidentally killed Silver.The two renewed their love.They battled Palmer to clear Natalie,then married. Presumed dead Marissa,an old love of Jeremy's arrived with their son David

She,Palmer and Jeremy's old friend Trevor manafactured danger to gain sympathy from Jeremy..It worked and Nat and Jeremy planned to divorce.Donna sypathized and Benny dumped her when he started gambling again.Jeremy discovered Marissa's deceptions and she went after Natalie but was accidentally killed.Natalie refused to take Jeremy back and David drew close to Emily Ann Sago.

Trevor joined the PV police.

Palmer tracked down Will and Dixie's sister Melanie who came to Pine Valley and fell for David.They became engaged.Palmer tried to break them up but it was David's attitude after Marissa's death that broke them up.Melanie still loved David but returned his ring.

[Greg's GL]

I'd like to look back on what happened on GL!

[Shawn]

Days of our Lives please!

[Sylph]

Was AMC written by Lorraine Broderick back then? And DOOL by Leah Laiman...

[Shawn]

Not sure if Leah was penning Days back then or not, but it was a good time for the show. Genie Francis was on and the Roman/Diana romance was frontburner, if I recall.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

For part of 1986, AMC was written by Lorraine Broderick and Victor Miller, for the latter and horrible part of the year, it was written by Margaret de Priest. Yes, Days was written by LETHAN Laiman in 1988.

Damn, out of all those writers, why isn't my Lorraine still writing for soaps?

[TC]

I'd love to hear about AWand OLTL if you have the time.

[Sylph]

And Agnes apparently wrote in that same year... I wonder what happened to Washam and was he her true heir in terms of writing quality.

[stenbeck212]

You better believe I want to know about ATWT!

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Wisner Washman has a weird tenure on AMC, for certain parts of the 80's he was credited and then not credited, sometimes he was even credited with both Agnes and Lorraine. I'd say he was her true heir, since he worked the longest with Agnes and trained under her. I'd also call Broderick a Nixon protege, since her HW tenure in the 90's brought AMC back to its roots in a way.

When Lorraine went over to GL to become one of the four HW's, she brought Washman with her to write breakdown, albeit briefly. I have to wonder whatever happened to him and where is he now.

[Sylph]

Did he ever give an interview or something like that? Any photo of him?

[LoyaltoAMC]

Actually Broderick was HW for all of '88, barring the writers' strike, with Agnes calling the shots overall. Lots of good stuff that year, but way too may stories going at once with very little crossover, which IMO diminished the impact of many of the stories. This was Broderick's first tenure as HW and I think she was just finding her footing. Broderick would be joined briefly by Victor Miller as co-HW in early '89 before Felicia Behr became EP and hired DePriest as HW. Washam was credited as either HW or co-HW from 1977-1987 and then again from 1990-1992. The esteemed Nancy Curlee actually hand-picked Broderick to take over her post on GL when she (Curlee) left the show to go on maternity leave. I remember an interview with Curlee in which she praised Broderick's dedication character-driven storytelling. That was some praise!