4 hours ago, Khan said:

I wouldn't have minded Armand Assante as Rico.  Especially because it was during the mid-to-late '70's and you had big-name, high-energy and decidedly ethnic actors like Robert De Niro and Al Pacino playing ethnic roles in iconic movies like "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Taxi Driver."  Assante brought some of that to TD and to daytime; and having him portray Rico, rather than Mike, would have better exploited that quality.

 

But I don't think I could buy Chandler Hill Harben in ANY role.  IDK why, but he doesn't captivate me as a viewer.

 

It didnt help that his character on here wasnt served well.  

 

I saw episodes when he was on Texas and he was quite good.  He was let go and recast with Jay Hammer..which I read was a disaster.

3 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

 

It didnt help that his character on here wasnt served well.  

 

I saw episodes when he was on Texas and he was quite good.  He was let go and recast with Jay Hammer..which I read was a disaster.

 

So how many different soaps was Chandler Harben on? I don't think his credits on the IMDb are complete.

 

CHANDLER HILL HARBEN

 

THE EDGE OF NIGHT        Lt. Sam Fountain    1974

                                            Lt. Hewlett    1974

THE DOCTORS        Dr. Rico Bellini               1975-76

LOVE OF LIFE          Ben Harper                      1976-80

ANOTHER WORLD      Max Dekker       1980

TEXAS               Max Dekker                             1980-81

ANOTHER LIFE            Blue Nobles    1982-83

46 minutes ago, slick jones said:

 

CHANDLER HILL HARBEN

 

THE EDGE OF NIGHT        Lt. Sam Fountain    1974

                                            Lt. Hewlett    1974

THE DOCTORS        Dr. Rico Bellini               1975-76

LOVE OF LIFE          Ben Harper                      1976-80

ANOTHER WORLD      Max Dekker       1980

TEXAS               Max Dekker                             1980-81

ANOTHER LIFE            Blue Nobles    1982-83

 

THANK YOU. What a great looking guy. Wish I had seen him on Love of Life.

I’m almost done with April 1970 and it’s improving. The Maggie story is painfully bad but it seems like it must be wrapping up. I just feel this boy can’t be in the hospital too much longer. 

 

The positive for me is Carolee. I love her and they’ve just introduced Billy and are expanding Dan’s role. His house set is so cute and I’m enjoying Billy. He seems to have good chemistry with Carolee as well. I’m still really excited to meet her mom. They mention her almost every episode! Other than this storyline I don’t think I’m really enjoying anything but this is getting good enough screentime that I’m content. I still like Virginia as Althea, but the story with Steve is a dud. 

 

I also notice Nick playing around with some rabbits so hopefully Greta will be arriving shortly. 

 

I’ve finally met Carolee’s mother and Greta! Love both of them. It’s interesting having Greta arrive when Maggie is a space cadet considering that’s her child. Matt and Mike were the main ones interacting with her lol. Sadly I thought the Maggie/boy story was ending but Matt is saying he needs another couple weeks in the hospital. I just don’t understand why this won’t end! 

 

Carolee’s mom is a lot older than I expected. Very old school which I love. I can’t wait to see more of her and her meddling. 

On 24/08/2018 at 10:15 AM, JarrodMFiresofLove said:

 

THANK YOU. What a great looking guy. Wish I had seen him on Love of Life.

There is some Love of Life on Youtube that features Chandler as Ben.

Was Chandler after Chris Reeve on LOL

7 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

There is some Love of Life on Youtube that features Chandler as Ben.

 

Thanks. I will try to find those clips/episodes when I get a chance.

4 hours ago, John said:

Was Chandler after Chris Reeve on LOL

Yes, he was his replacement.

13 hours ago, Chris B said:

I’ve finally met Carolee’s mother and Greta! Love both of them. It’s interesting having Greta arrive when Maggie is a space cadet considering that’s her child. Matt and Mike were the main ones interacting with her lol. Sadly I thought the Maggie/boy story was ending but Matt is saying he needs another couple weeks in the hospital. I just don’t understand why this won’t end! 

 

Carolee’s mom is a lot older than I expected. Very old school which I love. I can’t wait to see more of her and her meddling. 

I "live" tweet while watching with some friends.  You should have seen our comments about The Boy, lol.

Carolee's relationship with Billy is wonderful.  She treats him better than Dan does.

Quick question: I’m new to “The Doctors” thanks to RetroTV. I was watching a few episodes from this past week and I won’t have access to my DVR for a few weeks. Does anyone know the original air dates of the episodes that aired yesterday on Retro at 12PM and 12:30PM EST? I’d love to stay current on YouTube. Thanks!

2 hours ago, mikelyons said:

Quick question: I’m new to “The Doctors” thanks to RetroTV. I was watching a few episodes from this past week and I won’t have access to my DVR for a few weeks. Does anyone know the original air dates of the episodes that aired yesterday on Retro at 12PM and 12:30PM EST? I’d love to stay current on YouTube. Thanks!

July 30 and August 2, 1976. Douglas Marland takes over as head writer in mid-September.

1 hour ago, robbwolff said:

July 30 and August 2, 1976. Douglas Marland takes over as head writer in mid-September.

Great! Thank you!!

The July 26 - August 2, 1976 episodes have been quite good.  Dr. Paul Summers manipulating an unstable Stacy into pulling the plug on Joan Dancy. Juxtaposition with Scott poisoning himself and framing Eleanor. I'm loving Kathryn Harrold as Nola. Even though Douglas Marland didn't create the Dancy's. In someways they remind me of the Snyder's on ATWT.