Members Paul Raven Posted June 2, 2015 Members Share Posted June 2, 2015 That was time when NBC (Fred Silverman) were ordering shows and throwing them on the air seemingly at random. There were almost weekly schedule changes.Nothing from that time was a hit.Think Supertrain,Harris&C0, Cliffhangers,Little Women,Turnabout,etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted June 2, 2015 Members Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Gerald Gordon seemed determined to have primetime success.He mentions his ambitions in several interviews.The best he could muster was that killer ant movie on ABC and that flop sitcom...Wonder how he dealt with that? Edited June 2, 2015 by Paul Raven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted June 2, 2015 Members Share Posted June 2, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwaYwOXvWc4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matt Posted June 2, 2015 Members Share Posted June 2, 2015 I actually remember watching Highcliffe Manor as a kid. And don't you be shading Cliffhangers. It wasn't on the air very long, but it made such a lasting impression in my head as a child. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Classicsoap Posted June 2, 2015 Members Share Posted June 2, 2015 Of course we now know David and Carolee came on in 1967 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted June 2, 2015 Members Share Posted June 2, 2015 That ant movie was so ridiculous - but then that was when everybody wanted to be another Irwin Allen. LOL GG did do a number of primetime gigs through the 80s into the early 90s - Knight Rider, One Day at a Time, Highway to Heaven, Baywatch, Perfect Strangers, The Hogan Family, L&O - but those were episodics, not a star-making vehicle. The actress playing his daughter on Baywatch was played by a young virtual unknown named Mariska Hargitay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members applcin Posted June 3, 2015 Members Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Haven't watched in a couple of weeks because I've been catching up on my other backlogged shows, lol. I've watched through Feb. 69. But I did tape and tonight watched GG's episode of Knight Rider. It was hard to get Nick Bellini out of my head, though! Add to it that Michael Fairman was on it, and I was thinking of his RH character, Nick Szabo! Edited June 3, 2015 by applcin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted June 3, 2015 Members Share Posted June 3, 2015 I DVR'ed the Knight Rider episode myself. Did you record it off Cozi TV, too? There were two other soap names in that episode - Catherine Mary Stewart (Kayla Brady #1, DAYS) playing GG's daughter, and off course the Hoff himself, a Y&R alum. Michael Fairman was on Y&R himself a few years ago - but then, what show HASN'T he been on? Ever seen his imdb page? Wow!!! Check your PMs because there's something I think you'd like to see. Always fun to hear your thoughts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jam6242 Posted June 3, 2015 Members Share Posted June 3, 2015 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 4, 2015 Members Share Posted June 4, 2015 Gordon should have been a perfect fit at GH. Bad timing... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted June 4, 2015 Members Share Posted June 4, 2015 So all of the elements were in place at GH.Popular actor that TPTB were behind,major storyline,playing a similar character to the one that brought him success,yet Mark Dante didn't have anywhere the same impact of Nick Bellini. Maybe it was lacklustre co-stars,poorer writing and the fact that Mark just reminded viewers of Nick and didn't measure up ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted June 4, 2015 Members Share Posted June 4, 2015 Maybe they should have cast him as a lawyer, a cop - something a bit different. Funnily enough, he had a short arc on Dallas a few years later - playing, what else? - a doctor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted June 5, 2015 Members Share Posted June 5, 2015 Phillip Townsend III has escaped from the mental hospital and has made his way back to Hope Memorial. Yes, he is still played by Ralph Purdum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robbwolff Posted June 5, 2015 Members Share Posted June 5, 2015 No! No! No! No! I thought we were done with him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted June 5, 2015 Members Share Posted June 5, 2015 I imagine it will be like a James Stenbeck moment when Townsend meets Liz again. Instead of "HELLO, BARBARA", it will be "HELLO, MELISANDE"!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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