7 minutes ago, EricMontreal22 said:

I also wonder--like were Brown and Esensten hired specifically to lead into the new soap or did that, and the idea for the murders, all happen once they had already been hired? I mean it seems like they'd be hired for SOME reason and launching a soap would make sense--since from all I can find they had ZERO daytime experience before, having written some one off teleplays as well as their time as exec story editors (or something) on the final seasons of Dynasty which I assume was why they were hired (not that the show was beloved by then but...)

Actually, @EricMontreal22 , James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten had working on GL under HW's Lorraine Broderick, Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest and James E. Reilly prior to their arrival at LOVING.

14 minutes ago, Khan said:

Actually, @EricMontreal22 , James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten had working on GL under HW's Lorraine Broderick, Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest and James E. Reilly prior to their arrival at LOVING.

OH!? As script writers? Breakdowns? I didn't see a credit on Wiki or imdb for that (or maybe I did and just thought they meant their time as HW...) I wouldn't mind someone interviewing Brown just on his career in general--he was on one of the Locher Room episodes, I think it was one with maybe several GL writers (I know Millee Taggert was also on it) and he spoke really well, I thought and would love to hear about his Loving/City era which I'm sure Locher would never think to ask about (Hell bring on Millee too and they can compare notes.)

33 minutes ago, EricMontreal22 said:

Wasn't there some talk about Ava returning? Or was it someone else.

You're right. There was some talk of Ava returning. I think there were also hints near the end of The City.

For anyone who couldn't access the Archive version, here is the Youtube upload for the March 22, 1991 episode:

Loving (March 22, 1991)

Thanks for doing that. I wonder how Ava would have fit into The City (which as you know I thought, once Tracy joined the cast, had found its rhythm.)

Just now, EricMontreal22 said:

Thanks for doing that. I wonder how Ava would have fit into The City (which as you know I thought, once Tracy joined the cast, had found its rhythm.)

She probably would have schemed to win Alex back (the show may have just sided with Jocelyn). I would have instead have her take over some of Sydney's empire, somehow - seeing Ava getting to wheel and deal the way Loving never let her. Probably fighting with Tess for it.

Good call, and that's what I would have wanted to see as well.