5 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

Well, it's been rumored for years that the cast treated poor Morgan Fairchild horribly and were terribly jealous of the special amenities allotted to her in her contract. They would have never gotten away with that sh!t with an ABC Daytime superstar like Lucci.

 

I hadn't heard that. You'd think they would have been more appreciative of having jobs. I guess that's the peril of having so many young, green actors erroneously assuming their careers were ahead of them.

At the same time, though, I don't understand why ABCD would have promised MF as much as they did when I'm sure there were other, bigger "names" in the soaps who could have been tempted to take on the role of Sydney Chase.

 

And the fact that MF left after, what, only one year?  It just seemed like a total waste to me.

Edited April 20, 20205 yr by Khan

3 minutes ago, Khan said:

 

At the very least, I think bringing Susan/Erica over to TC, with her built-in, loyal audience, might have helped TC buy more time to establish itself as a viable show.  As it is, they tried to launch TC with Morgan Fairchild, who (no offense to Morgan or to anyone else) hasn't been relevant since the mid-'80's.

The Character of Sydney Chase was a cold bitch. She didn't have the depth Erica did. . Erica could've been a mother figure/mentor. To younger characters like Ally. I could see Erica in romances with Buck and Nick. And bitch battles with Tess. 

Just now, victoria foxton said:

The Character of Sydney Chase was a cold bitch. She didn't have the depth Erica did. . Erica could've been a mother figure/mentor. To younger characters like Ally. I could see Erica in romances with Buck and Nick. And bitch battles with Tess. 

 

OMG.  An Erica/Buck/Nick/Tess quadrangle would have been HEAVEN to watch.

Nothing B&E ever wrote had much depth. Sydney was essentially just a string of catty/cheap one-liners. 

 

A few years ago, some of Morgan's work on SFT was up - she was really amazing on that soap. 

1 minute ago, BetterForgotten said:

Nothing B&E ever wrote had much depth. 

That's why i'm shocked that The Loving Murders was as good as it was. Maybe they had help from Agnes Nixon. 

4 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

That's why i'm shocked that The Loving Murders was as good as it was. Maybe they had help from Agnes Nixon. 

 

Either that, or given the fact that LOVING was on its' way out, B&E were able to write without network interference.

17 minutes ago, Khan said:

At the same time, though, I don't understand why ABCD would have promised MF as much as they did when I'm sure there were other, bigger "names" in the soaps who could have been tempted to take on the role of Sydney Chase.

 

And the fact that MF left after, what, only one year?  It just seemed like a total waste to me.

 

The tasteless ending of Sydney's murder sort of suggests how those behind the scenes felt about Morgan, and about her leaving, but a lot of that was their own fault and failing. Jane Elliot was ultimately a much better fit as Tracy - it's too bad that wasn't in the works earlier. (I guess it helps that Jane had been a producer on Loving and was less likely to put up with nonsense - one of her interviews after joining the show even mentions her correcting lighting problems!)

17 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

A few years ago, some of Morgan's work on SFT was up - she was really amazing on that soap. 

 

Yes, she was.  On the one hand, I think she should have remained with SFT, as I don't believe she's ever played another role as good as Jennifer Pace (and that includes her role as Constance Weldon on FLAMINGO ROAD).  But, on the other hand, if she had stayed, she might not have ever become, well, MORGAN FAIRCHILD.

 

4 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Jane Elliot was ultimately a much better fit as Tracy - it's too bad that wasn't in the works earlier.

 

Agree.  Adding JE to the cast as Tracy Q. was a step in the right direction.  But, as you've suggested, @DRW50, it was also a case of "too little, too late," as I think her arrival came past the point when it could have done the show any good.

Edited April 20, 20205 yr by Khan

I'd forgotten Lorraine's debut episode on TC was already on YT - much earlier than I thought, January '96. They do discuss Charles. I hope I can finally see Steffi and Cooper's exit.

 

I think Erica would've worked on TC provided it was kept to six months to a year - no longer, though she could visit. Home needed to be AMC.

 

Garin Wolf tried to revisit Tracy's TC ties to the Soleitos in 2011. It didn't go well.

Edited April 20, 20205 yr by Vee

2 hours ago, Vee said:

I'd forgotten Lorraine's debut episode on TC was already on YT - much earlier than I thought, January '96. They do discuss Charles. I hope I can finally see Steffi and Cooper's exit.

 

I think Erica would've worked on TC provided it was kept to six months to a year - no longer, though she could visit. Home needed to be AMC.

 

Garin Wolf tried to revisit Tracy's TC ties to the Soleitos in 2011. It didn't go well.

 

Was that that Richard Steinmetz character? 

18 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

Was that that Richard Steinmetz character? 

No, Richard played Joe Scully Jr. 

 

3 hours ago, Vee said:

I'd forgotten Lorraine's debut episode on TC was already on YT - much earlier than I thought, January '96. They do discuss Charles. I hope I can finally see Steffi and Cooper's exit.

 

I think Erica would've worked on TC provided it was kept to six months to a year - no longer, though she could visit. Home needed to be AMC.

 

Garin Wolf tried to revisit Tracy's TC ties to the Soleitos in 2011. It didn't go well.

I remember during Tracy's TC history, viewers were wanting to know where was Amy Van Horne who played Carla on The City? 

 

I enjoyed Amelia Heinle as Steffi too. She seemed to have more energy and had this bohemian chic Seventeen Magazine vibe to her. 

Edited April 20, 20205 yr by Forever8

Thanks. Weren't there rumors GH was going to bring Carla on? 

 

I never did know what happened with Amy Van Horne's career.

4 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks. Weren't there rumors GH was going to bring Carla on? 

 

I never did know what happened with Amy Van Horne's career.

According to her IMdb. The last thing she did was in 2011. 

1 minute ago, Forever8 said:

According to her IMdb. The last thing she did was in 2011. 

 

I remember her trying out for some soap roles but that never went anywhere.