The Doctors Discussion Thread

[SFK]

Just wanted to ad that I Googled "The Saint" as I am fascinated/disturbed by '70s/'80s New York nightlife, and it led me to some really touching personal accounts of life in that era that were a joy to read. Thanks saynotoursoap.

[saynotoursoap]

The Saint was incredible. Absolutely I have fond memories of it, but it is all tinged with unimaginable sadness. My birthday is coming up soon, and at this time, I always remember those who were lost. There were eleven of us who formed a close knit group of friends. When I was coming out, these men lit my path. Of the eleven, only two of us survive. Perhaps it is not appropriate to discuss here, but it is a cautionary tale that should be told. The world has changed in many ways, yet in many ways it has not. I should not be here now, but by some grace I am. Take care of yourselves, gentlemen.

[Paul Raven]

Kathleen Turner,EP Chuck Weiss and Pamela Lincoln at the 15th anniversary party.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Paul Raven

[Paul Raven]

The Doctors is out there...SFM holds the rights.This is the blurb on their web page. It seems most of the eps were kept.

THE DOCTORS

Drama; 4,865 x 30 minute episodes / off-network

Series focuses on the personal and professional lives of staff members of Hope Memorial Hospital. Running for 20 season, The Doctors was one of the longest-running daytime dramas at that time.

It focuses on the lives and loves of three families in the fictional town of Madison. Members of two families are mainstays of Hope Memorial Hospital.

The Doctors has been noted for consistently and accurately portraying technical advances in medicine and for its' contribution to public understanding of modern healing practices and medical equipment.

Alec Baldwin & Kathleen Turner got there starts after they starred in this show.

Awards: Daytime Emmy for Best Drama (1972 & 1974)

Produced

1963/1982 - Allen Potter, Hugh McPhillips, Jerry Layton, Orin Tovrov, Gerard T. Straub, George Barimo, Colgate Palmolive

Directed

Hugh McPhillips, Norman Hall, Stan Zabka, Carl Genus, Henry Kaplan, Robert Scinto

[Khan]

Kathleen Turner hamming it up over cutting into a cake with a very large knife. A sign of troubled times to come?

[Paul Raven]

Bethel Leslie as Dr Maggie

[DRW50]

Thanks.

[DRW50]

After Dark January 1971

[jam6242]

Allen Potter sounds like an interesting individual. Seemed very frank for a magazine interview for the time. I'm not sure I liked that he was putting down other shows. I wonder who the actress was who was turned down for being unreliable (and possibly alcoholic). Thanks for sharing the article!

[DRW50]

ATWT was a real whipping boy for most of the 70s, as we see even here.

Thanks so much for reading. I wasn't sure how many fans of the old soaps were still here.

I didn't know that was the little saying they used for The Doctors. I wonder when they retired it.

I take it David O'Brien didn't enjoy his Search experience.

[jam6242]

David O'Brien's comments about SFT surprised me. I never saw him on that show though. He was one of my favorites on The Doctors. I did like Carolee Campbell's version of Carolee better than Jada Rowland's (and I had loved her in The Secret Storm).

[DRW50]

There's an episode of Search on Youtube from the early 60s, and he has some scenes in it.

[jam6242]

Thanks, I'll try to find it! Regarding Jada, I thought she was too young and pretty to be Carolee. As Campbell pointed out, Carolee was already 30-ish as far back as 1971.

[SoapDope]

Wasn't Julia Duffy of Newhart fame on this soap ? I think she played the daughter of Liz Hubbard's character.

[jam6242]

Yes, Julia Duffy played Penny, Althea's daughter.