It was groundbreaking and Ted Corday pushed forward with it despite hate mail and threats against the show. You know there had to be a few housewives in my neck of the woods that started out hating it with a passion, but finally saw that honestly, race is a non issues in matters of the heart. Thats what daytime should be partially about. Not preachy, but informative to a degree. Thank God we've come further now, but what made that story great was the boldness to tell the RIGHT story. To make it not about race, even though it was a gutsy move. People started rooting for Dave and Val because of the connection, and put their disgusting perceptions aside. Days made headway by writing for two diverse characters, and doing it like it was any other couple.

Not to mention the acting was superb.

Imagine that. A producer forging ahead with what she knew was right despite mail. Sigh...if only..........

i hope the rating will help