Members quartermainefan Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Henry Slesar is an unsung writer and I would say he was better than anyone named Bell. Solid mysteries year after year on EON where it always made sense. You could see something and then it wouldn't be referenced for weeks or months later but it turns out to be important. EON was so well written, the networks hired a new writer to dumb it down. As for actors, I guess it depends best at what? Lucci is not the best actress, but if you want to pick one person who just owns the camera and own a show just on charisma, she is the one. Julia Barr was always a better actress, but never once did either embarrass the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Right but when Slesar co wrote OLTL breifly, for example, it just didn't work. He WAS great for EON (and apparantly pretty good when he made Somerset an EoN clone...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrew Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Who is actress Judith Light?.... JANE COX Maggie Jones Steve Halliwell Andy Devine Paula Tilbrook Helen Worth June Brown Pam St. Clement Laila Morse Charley Webb Charlie Hardwick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juniorz1 Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 PRODUCERS/WRITERS Bill Bell Doug Marland Irna Philips Agnes Nixon Jerome & Bridget Dobson Claire Labine Gloria Monty Jill Farren Phelps Betty Corday Harding Lemay Donna Swajeski Anne Howard Bailey ACTORS Larry Bryggman David Canary A Martinez Lane Davies Douglass Watson Macdonald Carey Peter Bergman Eric Braeden Justin Deas Robert S Woods Phil Carey David Lewis Larry Haines Tom Eplin Stuart Damon Michael E. Knight Actresses Linda Dano Marcy Walker Anna Stuart Louise Sorel Victoria Wyndham Deidre Hall Susan Lucci Nancy Lee Grahn Mary Stuart Helen Wagner Eileen Fulton Jess Walton Marie Masters Maura West Susan Flannery Susan Seaforth Hayes Judith Light Elizabeth Hubbard Colleen Zenk Pinter Judith McConnell Julia Barr Robin Strasser Beverlee McKinsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emma Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 ACTORS David Canary Michael E. Knight Robert S. Woods Jerry Ver Dorn Jed Allan Douglass Watson Grant Aleksander Peter Bergman ACTRESSES Denise Alexander Julia Barr Erika Slezak Robin Strasser Jane Elliot Leslie Charleson Suzanne Rogers Genie Francis Hilary B Smith Lynn Herring Marcy Walker Judith McConnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 Judith Light played Karen Wolek on "One Life to Live" from 1977 to 1983 and won two consecutive Emmys for the role in the early 1980s. One of soap opera's most memorable moments occurred on March 6, 1979, when Karen had to take the witness stand in order to clear her friend Viki of murder. In order to that, however, Karen had to out herself as a prositute. Go to YouTube, type in "Karen Wolek" and watch the first two videos and you'll understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 ANd she's more famous as the star of Who's the Boss and is now on Ugly Betty. Watchign the recent episode of 1980--just a casual episode, you realize her stuff was great even when she didn't have huge scenes to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhinohide Posted June 27, 2008 Members Share Posted June 27, 2008 I can't play because honestly until a few years ago, I didn't even have a clue what the names of most of the actors were, much less the writers, executive producers and the directors. Those were the good old days when I just watched characters I loved in stories I was entertained by. I didn't know who to give the credit to and I could have cared less. Life was good then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ian Posted June 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 Everyone has awesome lists! Some GREAT names for sure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveFrame Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 Strange that you posted this Ian. Over at my site (SoapsWEB) I am running this as a contest for July. Here is the post from over there: ********************************** For the month of July I will be conducting a Soap's Best of the Best Contest. In order to participate please PM me who you feel are the top 10 to 20 in each of the categories listed below: Best Daytime Soaps of All Time Best Daytime Actors of All Time Best Daytime Actresses of All Time Best Daytime Couples of All Time Best Daytime Writers of All Time Best Daytime Producers of All Time Best Daytime Misc. Personnel of All Time (set designers, hairstylists, casting directors, etc.) Best Daytime Villians/Villianesses of All Time Best Daytime Hero/Heroines of All Time Best Daytime Matriarch/Patriarchs of All Time Best Daytime Psycho Characters of All Time Best Daytime Characters of All Time (any type of character) Please do not post your answers in this thread. Just PM them to me. I will tabulate the votes and assemble them by most votes. ******************************************************* I would love to have all of you participate. Please go to: http://s15.zetaboards.com/SoapsWeb/index/ The registration process is very simple. Just join up. You don't have to stay a member if you don't want to. I don't try to steal members from other sites. Mine is more of a history site anyway. I don't do the spoilers and stuff anymore. Just keep a record of the history of soaps and the like. But anyway just register and PM me the choices. I need to keep up with them over there as I always forget to check my PM's at other sites. Thanks, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoapQueen89 Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 Judith Light's classic Karen Wolek witness stand performance ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> Part 2 ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brimike Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 Yeah, ignorance is bliss. I totally hear ya on that one. SQ, I could watch those clips all day. And still be left a mess at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 Judith told a story on her "Intimate Portrait" that really proves how powerful those scenes were. There was an autistic boy in a group home or school or something, and he hadn't spoken much at all in several months. He passed by the TV when some of the teachers were watching this episode when it originally aired. The boy simply sat down in the middle of the floor and said "Cry, poor lady, cry." The teachers were shocked and wrote a letter to the show thanking them for putting on something so powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 Every soap has at least one defining moment in American popular culture, for OLTL it's definitely Judith Light's tour-de-force breakdown on the witness stand as Karen Wolek. I'm a bit sad that they couldn't get Judith to make an appearance for the 40th Anniversary, she's left such an unforgettable impact on OLTL's history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted June 28, 2008 Members Share Posted June 28, 2008 Karen's breakdown is perfect for OLTL's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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