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:lol: Nobody I know.

Although the number of soap writers -- heck the writers here on this board -- who look up to the legacy left behind by Irma Philips and her spiritual children William J Bell, Douglas Marland and Agnes Nixon...

who pour over every episode they ever wrote, every script and bible they ever penned...

who look to Paul Avila Mayer, the Dobsons, Claire Labine and Nancy Curlee and other 70s and 80s trail-blazers for further inspiration...

who practice, rewrite, create new characters with backstories and psychological dimension, with one eye on Douglas Marland's famous rules pinned above their computer monitor...

Well, that's why I have hope in the Daytime soap genre. Because everything comes in cycles and one day, eventually, a spark of talent initially inspired by these greats will burst into flame. Perhaps not WJB genius per se, but writing with respect and and eye for characters and romance and suspense and making every scene count.

In the meantime, I'm not averse to some soap history and nostalgia -- and learning something new about those who set the standard.

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Here's another perspective of that era,taken from "The Soap Opera Book"

Days of Our Lives is an NBC California show which premiered in 1965 and went to an hour in 1975.It is the show which begins with a rather lengthy and distraught prologue,followed by a logo which consists of an hourglass,under which the voice of MacDonald Carey is heard to say,”As sands through the hourglass so are the days of our lives.

The shows head writer is Pat Falken Smith. The twelve month outline or “bible” is provided by Bill Bell.,who also writes The Young and the Restless. Days of Our Lives is known as the most daring of soaps-given to racy love scenes,interracial romances,artificial insemination,and discussions of frigidity and impotence. It has even shown a young man who believed he was homosexual(he was soon set right)When bona fide homosexuality finally appears in daytime,it is expected to appear first on Days of Our Lives.

The show is not,for all this,racy. Very little is going on here that isn't going on elsewhere. The characters simply appear more frustrated about it. The show is not licentious:it is horny. Many of the characters suffer from unrequited or unconsummated love. Much of the sexuality is conveyed by conversation,erotic facial posing. and suggestive music..

The content is surprisingly staid. There is emphasis on formal,sacred arrangements. Marriage,engagement-even living together-continually merit the attention of Grandmother Alice Horton,a warm and tolerant matriach who is known to be religious. Conventional values are espoused(though not always honored)by the entire Horton family. Run-around women remember romantic tunes from the past and long for settled family life. This is not altogether a racy soap.

It is,however,a sensuous,darkly romantic soap. It does not seem to be set in the same apple-pie normal towns as,.say.,All My Children or As the World Turns. There is little overt optimism. The message seems to be that we are all very deep and driven people;that we can get by only if we learn to accept help(therapy or love)from others.”we all have problems,but if we tackle those problems together,they van be overcome...”says a typical character at a group meeting.

The vocabulary of the show is heavily psychiatric. Character”space out”,have”hang ups”,attempt to get their”heads straight on”.They tell each other”stop playing therapist”,or “stop analyzing me”.One character is told rather bluntly that “they goes through therapists,like a kid goes through a box of crackerjacks”.It seems a justifiable complaint. This is a show on which the psychiatrist has a breakdown,and even the wise Grandmother Horton is heard to say that she hopes “to get her head together”.

Thematic material is consistent with this psychiatric style. Characters endure much stress as a result of secrets from the past(which is thematically equivalent to the unconscious).An unusual number of children do not know who mommy or daddy is. and there is a lot of sexual rivalry and interest between generations.(Julie's is endlessly in love with,and now married to,her mother's ex-husband:Trish was pursued by her stepfather,while Mary is attracted to,yet repulsed by hers). Love is also a heavy matter. Whereas most soaps have enough trouble simply throwing lovers together,this one must tackle the problems of impotence and frigidity. “Making love is psychological as well as physical,”remarks one of the show's amateur therapists. And so it is.

Despite the rational overlay of psychiatric concept,Days of Our Lives,does seem to believe in what we might call sexual determinism:various characters are inexplicably and fatally drawn to each other(and just as inexplicably and fatally attached to someone else). On Days we don't find”true love”so much as grand passion. When Robert LeClare of”Doug's Place” sings “The Girl I Love Belongs to Somebody Else”he is singing everybody's theme song,including his own.

Because characters seem to be ruled by inexplicable passions and attachments,motivation is not always obvious. It is not clear why characters do the things they do.(“All you can say about these people is that they're awfully mixed up”,is one viewer's comment) The on and off romances of Doug and Julie and Amanda and Neil are historical cases in point. It's not clear why the women change their minds-why Amanda would adamantly refuse to marry Neil one moment,then,on his wedding night,leave a message on his answering service reversing her decision(too late,of course)Nor is it clear why Neil would rush into another marriage on a mere refusal from this changeable woman. Over the years Julie's manouvers(with every man in town)have been no better motivated,thigh surely as interesting.

Stylistically,the show is ultra romantic West-coast elegance. There is intensity,but not much action. Much is conveyed by position of characters vis-a-vis each other-by romantic tableau,in other words. Lighting is suggestive and moody. Faces are made up(even when a character comes out of brain surgery,she wears eye-shadow). Music tends to be hypnotic,repetitive,though there are occasional bursts of old romantic songs,either in the soundtrack or in the nightclub setting of “Doug's Place”. The sound is well controlled for romantic effect. Thunderclaps come at the end of sentences:and when two characters are talking in “Doug's Place”,that Place,though packed,will be quiet as a tomb.

The pace of drama is,according to reviewer Jon-Michael Reed,a”deadly,snail's pace”.The stories are “interminably prolonged to incredible proportions.” In many scenes,there is a sensuous,sleepwalky tone that is neither unattractive nor inconsistent with the heavy theme of the drama. And virtually everyone has noticed that this soap has some of the genre's most accomplished handwringers. Susan Seaforth Hayes(Julie) and Bill Hayes(Doug) are perhaps the most popular couple in daytime TV. They even made the cover of Time magazine,. Other stars with vocal fan followings are Patty Weaver(Trish Clayton),Jed Allan(Don Craig),Wesley Eure(Mike Horton),Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans) and Tina Andres (Valerie Grant).The show receives more than a little publicity,and attracts a particularly devoted fan following. It falls in the middle range of soap popularity,with between five and six million households tuning in each day.

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I don't know what the battles with Pat and NBC were all about -- be it money, creative control, etc., but Pat was a gifted and extremely talented headwriter who could really pen some spectacular stuff.

You could do this back then on a half-hour show, but I still marvel that Pat wrote every Friday show herself. Every line of dialogue. She didn't use anyone on her staff for the Friday shows, it was almost like she wanted to shape the content and the cliffhanger on her own without someone messing it up.

For that, I say I'm not worthy. :)

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I feel like this puts into words everything I have been looking for in a soap over the past decade -- and have so far failed to find.

^^ Sungrey, your post underscores the importance of

- a good HW and their almost complete autonomy in writing a show, and

- smaller writing teams where the HW has a hand in crafting the breakdown/dialogue his or herself.

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Here's a SOD synopsis from April 76 when Pat Falken Smith was writing under Bell's direction. I wonder how this was worked out how mich imput did Pat have?

What were the circumstances of the lawsuit that saw her depart Days the first and second times?

April 76

Mickey's vigil at Mike's bedside is rewarded when Mike regains consciousness to find his father at his side, holding his hand. Dr. Powell is eager to return Mickey to the sanitarium.

Once there, he gives Mickey a new room and new freedoms. Mickey can go and come when he likes in the hospital, itself, and can even take walks outside, with an attendant. As part of his freedom, Mickey visits the day room where he meets other patients with various conditions. He is especially attracted to Barbara Randolph, a woman who thinks her son is dead. Mickey tells Barbara that he, too, has lost a son.

Bill has reinjured his wounded arm when he lifted Mike off the floor, but refuses to let his father know. He does admit to Tommy that numbness has increased in his arm.

Tommy is disturbed to find the lesion in Amanda's head has grown. It is essential that an angiography be performed to determine if the lesion is a tumor or an aneurysm.

Greg has been elected has been elected to tell Amanda she must decide whether to have the exploratory surgery or not. Amanda is well aware that the angiography could prove fatal, but it is her only change for survival, as well. She tells Greg she needs to be alone, and, after Greg leaves, she reads part of her mother's diary again as well as the twenty-third Psalm from the Bible. When Neil arrives to comfort and advise her, Amanda again states her need for solitude.

Mary had been instrumental in Neil being with Amanda. Mary has had Neil call Phyllis to tell her he's detained at the hospital. However, the duplicity comes to light when Phyllis and Mary arrive at Doug's Place and find Neil sitting at a table with Maggie.

Maggie, in order to compete with all the beautiful women in Mickey's life, has completely revamped herself. With Julie's help and clothes, Maggie is now a knockout. Doug has invited Julie and the new Maggie to his club, has sung "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" to them, and has provided champagne and flowers for Maggie's "debut."

Neil agrees that perhaps Julie should see Amanda and offers to keep Maggie company while Julie's gone. Phyllis misinterprets Neil's motives, and with Mary and Maggie out of earshot in the powder room, Phyllis accused Neil of trying to seduce Maggie. He startles Phyllis and the other diners by yelling: "The hell with it. I don't give a damn what you think!" and rushed back to Amanda's.

Neil leaving the elevator, finds Julie in tears outside Amanda's door. Julie tells him that she feels she's failed to help Amanda and that all Amanda needs right now is the man who loves her.

Phyllis continues to put her worst foot forward. Her jealousy has driven her to go to Amanda's in search of Neil. Once there, however, she hasn't the courage to ring the bell. Convinced that Neil has spent the night with Amanda, Phyllis asks Don to start a divorce action for her. Don advises her to give it a few days thought before making a decision.

Julie had berated Phyllis about Phyllis' jealousy of Maggie. Now as Phyllis leaves Don's office, she asks Julie to please take Amanda's portrait out of Phyllis' shop. She intimates that the painting is no good and won't possibly sell.

Julie arrives at the shop in time to hear a customer asking Mary about the painting. The customer, after meeting Julie, agrees to pay $1500 for the painting, introduces herself as Sharon Duval and invites Julie to have tea with her, to discuss the possibility of Julie painting Sharon's portrait.

Mary tells Phyllis about the transaction and adds that she's glad Julie held out for the high price on Amanda's portrait because Amanda is not a cut-rate lady.

Phyllis Learns the Truth

Mary also explains Amanda's condition to Phyllis in response to Phyllis' mentioning her desire to divorce Neil.

Neil refuses to discuss anything with Phyllis. His only concern is Amanda. Phyllis decides to go away to allow Neil the freedom to be with Amanda until she has recovered. Phyllis realizes how foolish she's been, and in a note to Neil, compares herself to a woman who has dug her own grave, yet doesn't understand why.

Amanda has alarmed everyone by not showing up at the hospital as planned. She finally appears and explains her need to visit her mother's grave and to take one long look at life all about her -- especially the children -- before submitting to the operation. Greg assures her that she will be fine and that he and Amanda will have children of their own.

Rebecca still has not told Johnny that the child she's carrying is not his. She also refuses to have sex with him before their wedding, though she does admit that playing the blushing bride is a bit ludicrous in her pregnant condition.

Greg and Neil amaze Amanda by being nice to each other at her apartment, just as Don and Doug amaze Julie by chummily singing together after ruining her evening with their jealousy.

Mickey doesn't care if Mike is told the truth. He feels nothing for the boy. Tom has elicited this response after Bill has urged Tom that Mike must be told, for fear Mike will learn the truth from other sources.

Brooke is furious when Adele loses the rent money and the super demands they vacate by the end of the month.

Bob and Julie's divorce is final at last.

Love Between David and Val

David and Valerie are feeling a lot more for each other than friendship, but fail to realize it. All they seem able to do is bicker constantly.

Adele's concern over Brooke has driven her deeper into the bottle. The Grants have taken Adele in and put her to bed, but not before Adele has begged them to keep Bob and Brooke apart. Brooke has threatened to find Bob and tell him she's his daughter and demand financial assistance. After all, if Bob can take care of two ex-wives, then Brooke and Adele should have their share, as well.

Bob finds Brooke at Phyllis' shop and offers to give her a check when she asks for it, but demands that Brooke stop belittling him to his face. Bob and Mary then take Brooke to the Grants' to see Adele.

Trish is reunited with her long-lost mother at Doug's Place. As Trish is singing, Jeri suddenly joins her on stage and sings with her. Jeri gives Trish an expensive brooch and explains her year away from Trish as one of great success professionally. Privately, Jeri admits to Doug that it's been a rotten year of failure; that she spent her last cent on the brooch and is now broke.

Greg is hurt by Amanda's turning to Neil for comfort and assurance, prior to her entering the hospital for her test. Neil has spent the night at her bedside, soothing and reassuring her. Greg feels Amanda will hate herself when she regains her health and realizes she's come between Neil and Phyllis.

Julie is all set to resume her love making with Doug, but ends up angry and frustrated, instead. As Doug and Julie begin to rediscover each other, Rebecca phones Doug to say that Hope has had a nightmare and is calling for her daddy. As Doug prepares to run home to Hope, Julie accuses him of letting his child run his life and tells him not to bother coming back.

Doug arrives home to find Hope asleep in lullabying Robert's arms, tucks her into bed and then tries to reach Julie by phone. Julie's too mad to answer, but does accept Doug's apology the next morning when he shows up with a wilted rose in his hand. Doug has come to drive Julie to the hospital to be with Amanda. Amanda's plight makes Doug face the briefness of life and he vows to never again let his child interfere with his own happiness.

Mickey's Love for Mike

Bill and Laura have had to change their minds about telling Mike. Bill has found crumpled letters written by Mickey to Mike.

Bill gives one letter to Mike. Mike is deeply touched to reach of his father's loving and needing him.

Amanda Lives!!

The exploratory surgery was a "success". Amanda does, however, have a brain tumor and should be operated on at once. Neil attempts to convince Amanda to have the surgery immediately, but fails. Amanda is so insistent in her pleas for "just a few days", that Neil, against his better judgment agrees.

Amanda's fight and lust for life continues to have sobering effects on everyone. Julie realizes that life is too short to waste. "I want to be with you", Julie confesses to Doug. They agree to take things one day at a time and enjoy each other fully.

Maggie and Mickey Divorce?

Mickey asks Maggie for a divorce. Maggie pleads with him not to ask this of her. She tells him that she loves him and that she wants to be his wife -- always. Her pleas fall on deaf ears -- Mickey seems determined. As he later tells Dr. Powell, he feels that all he can offer her is her freedom.

Linda has been getting it from all sides. After being pressured by Laura and Maggie to tell Mickey the truth about Melissa; she does so. Mickey is not surprised and vows that he has love only for his "son" Mike.

Doug's Other Woman

While Doug and Julie are enjoying a romantic dinner; an unexpected visitor arrives at his home. He and Julie stop off at his place before continuing their loving evening together. He quickly sees the error of his ways when the beautiful Kim walks out of his guest room! Julie is needless to say flabbergasted! Julie's surprise quickly turns to anger when Kim makes it clear that she intends to stay and stay and stay. Doug handles the situation very poorly and Julie leaves in a huff. It's the end of another beautiful beginning for Doug and Julie. Wait 'til she finds out that Kim is Doug's heretofore secret ex-wife!!!

At Rebecca and Johnny's wedding shower, Phyllis runs into Amanda. She apologizes profusely for her past behavior and says "if Neil can give you the courage and strength you need, then I want him to be with you."

Phyllis later tells Bob that she wants to make a go of her marriage with Neil, if he will have her.

Greg stops by Susan's to bring her to Rebecca and Johnny's shower. He is dismayed when he learns that she and Eric have not been to the sex therapy clinic yet. When he tries to talk to her about it further, she declines.

When Kim arrives at the shower, Don sees her and is aghast. He has obviously been smitten.

Julie and Doug talk about Kim. Julie wonders if Doug is in love with her. Although Doug assures her he isn't, he does admit that he's letting Kim stay on as she's "broke."

Rebecca knows that she must tell Johnny the truth about the baby. How? When?

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It will NEVER happen.

All nostalgia channels are transforming and leaving that behind: AMC, GSN, TVLand. It will NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER happen. Nostalgia channels don't rate well, and what they get is OLD people (over 39 years of age).

There is hope for you, but it is ONLY on the internet.

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DON QUIXOTE      Farmer      2015 ANA MARIA IN NOVELA LAND   Licenciado Schmidt     2015 PUERTO RICANS IN PARIS     Luis    2015 BEING N   Luis Guzman     2015 KEANU         Bacon     2016 THE DO OVER      Jorge the Shooter Boy     2016 AZTEC WARRIOR      Aztec Warrior    2016 DE PUERTO RICO  PARA EL MUNDO     Interviewee   2016 SANDY WEXLER        Oscar    2017 LITERALLY, RIGHT BEFORE  AARON  Federico   2017 9/11         Eddie    2017 9/11: BEHIND THE SCENES DVD EXTRA     2017 NO ME ARREPIENTO      2018 THE PADRE         Gaspa     2018 BELLEVILLE COP        Ricardo Garcia      2018 THE DUCK       Leonard     2018 HOLLYWOOD I'M SORRY     2018 HOLD ON       Pastor Rivera       2019 LADY OF THE MANOR    Bartender    2021  THE BIRTHDAY CAKE       Jochee    2021 BREAD AND GAMES    Martin    2022 ALONE AT NIGHT    JazzyLou    2022 ENTER GALACTIC    Huge Mover (V)   2022 THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TOBY BLACKWOOD     Chester Mendoza    2022 STORY AVE      Luis Torres    2023 YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH    Eli Katz    2023 GENIE      Detective Perez    2023 BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F    Chalino Valdemoro   2024 HOLY CASH      God     2024 GUNS UP     Ignatius Locke    2025 HAVOC      Raul    2025 Upcoming PIERRE THE PIGEON HAWK    (V)      TBA   Post Production DEAD GUY      TBA      Post Production MILES AWAY    Julio    TBA      In Production OUT OF ORDER!      Gustav     TBA    Post Production Video Games GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY     Ricardo Diaz    2002 GRAND THEFT AUTO:  VICE CITY STORIES     Ricardo Diaz     2006 Music Videos CASH MONEY MILLIONAIRES: UNDISPUTED   Prisoner    2002 BRUNO MARS:  GORILLA       Club Owner    2013 LOGIC FEAT ALESSIA CARA, KHALID: 1-800-273-8255     2017 LOGIC: ONE DAY FEAT RYAN TEDDER     School Teacher    2018 MARC ANTHONY, WILL SMITH AND BAD BUNNY: ESTA RICO    2018 THEATER CURRENTS HENRY LUMPER THE MURDER OF PITO Family Ties Parents --      Mother -- Rosa       Step-Father  --  Benjamin Cardona Marriage -- Angelita Galarza-Guzman   1985 - Present      5 Children --   Cemi, Yemaya, Luna-Aurora, twins Yoruba and Margarita Started his career as a social worker before pursuing acting full-time. https://news.amomama.com/298168-luis-guzmn-has-5-children-4-are-adopted.html     THE BRITCH...             KELLY THIEBAUD     Born Kelly Hager Thiebaud                  8/27/1982 - Present I WANNA BE A SOP STAR     Contestant      2004 DAYS OF OUR LIVES    Alicia     2011 SOAP BOX WITH LILLY AND MARTHA     2013 DAYS OF OUR LIVES   Zoey Burge the Attorney    4/16/2020 - 5/6/2020 GENERAL HOSPITAL     Dr. Britta "the Britch" Westbourne  9/19/2012 - January 2013 (Recurring); Contract --  January 2013 - 12/8/2014; 4/30/2015; 5/1/2015; 12/8/2017 - 12/19/2017; 10/29/2018 - 11/29/2018;  3/11/2020 - 4/1/2020; 9/11/2020 - 1/4/2023 -- Contract MONTECITO      Dr. Layla Carreri  2025     (PodCast Soap) GENERAL HOSPITAL     TBA (Probably Britt)  7/?? 2025 - and THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER  Karlie    2010-11 MODERN ROMANCE     Brie     2016 STATION 19     Eva Vasquez      2020; 2022 movies JOURNEY OF REDEMPTION    Lindsey    2002 FOUND      Grace    2005    (Made for T. V.) HOSTEL PART III  Amy     2011 CAMERAMAN     Molly    2011    (Made for T. V.) PLAY YOUR PART     Nina    2012 THE TIME        Denise Stott        2012 DUPLEX        2012 RAZE        Vanessa       2013 HEALING THE STUPID     Carla    2013 GRACE UNPLUGGED    Renae Taylor      2013 LOVE AT FIRST GLANCE    Carey    2017     (Made for T. V.) THE ABDUCTION OF ANGIE     Miranda    2017 EVERY 21 SECONDS    Mary Beth Sweeney     2018 THE SINISTER SURROGATE   Danielle      2018 THE PRESENT      Julia    2019 A MOTHER ON THE BRINK      Blair    2019 MOMMY AND ME      Kelly     2019 CREATOR     Laura    2022 SHAKEY GROUNDS    Carrie    2025 Music Videos DAVID GUETTA FEAT. CHRIS WILLIS: LOVE IS GONE    2007 DAVID GUETTA FEAT. COZI: BABY WHEN THE LIGHT    Model    2007 DAVID GUETTA FEAT. TARA MCDONALD    Executive Assistant    2008 EELS: SPECTACULAR GIRL     2010 SPACE CAPONE: WHY YOU WANNA SAY GOOD NIGHT? 2012         MOVED A CASTLE FROM THE ISLES                 MICHAEL SWAN       Also Credited as Winter Redding                  6/11/1948 - Present EXECUTIVE SUITE             Foreman    1976 STOP SUSAN WILLIAMS      Jack Schoengarth    1979 FALCON CREST (UNAIRED PILOT)  Richard Channing   1981 DAYS OF OUR LIVES     Frank Royce    1983 SANTA BARBARA    Doctor     1984-85 RITUALS      FBI Agent         1985 THE COLBYS     Unknown Role    1986 AS THE WORLD TURNS     Duncan McKechnie   5/2/1986 - 10/10/1995; August -September 2001;  April  2002                                      Angus McKechnie (FB) 1986-7 ONE LIFE TO LIVE   Bishop John Carpenter    January 1996 - April 1997 THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL    Adam Alexander/Myles Fairchild  10/21/1998 - 3/3/2000; January 2001; December 2002; January 2003 GUIDING LIGHT     Brad Green    2003 THE BAY      Buck Stanton   2012 THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS     Bar Patron with Mariah   6/6/2025 - and  BRONK   Detective Sergeant Venneman   1975-76 WHEELS     Designer     1978 GALACTICA 1980     Deputy Collins    (2 Episodes)    1980  V    Officer Bob Briggs    1983 THE ROUSTERS (2 Episodes)   1983; 1984 HARDCASTLE AND MCCORMICK    Joey Morgan   (2 Episodes)    1983 HOT PURSUIT   Agent Donald Hanson    1984 - 85 $25,000.00 PYRAMID    1987 $10,000.00 PYRAMID     1987 SOAP TALK   2003 ATWILL AT LARGE   Nelson Chadwick   2017 HILTON HEAD ISLAND  Daniel Trisk   2017-18 MATED TO THE ALPHA        Grandfather     2024 WE'RE ALIVE: SCOUTS HONOR     Narrator   2024 PILOTS/PROPOSALS LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH   1978 PodCasts WE'RE ALIVE: LOCKDOWN     Narrator  2016 WE'RE ALIVE: GOLDRUSH      Narrator   2019 MOTEL EVIL    Narrator    2021 THE DIVISION: HEARTS ON FIRE    Narrator    2021 VERDICT    Narrator     2021 SLAYERS: A BUFFYVERSE       Narrator   2023 WE'RE ALIVE: DESCENDANTS    Narrator    2022 - 23 movies THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT    1970   (San Francisco) ALOHA BOBBY AND ROSE         Floyd Mutrux    1973 BABE      Reporter     1975    (Made for T. V.) DYNASTY     Pilot    1976    (Made for T. V.) THE QUEST      1976    (Made for T. V.) THE GIRL WHO SAVED THE WORLD   Jack Schoengarth    1979   (Made for T. V.) DESPERATE VOYAGE     Lieutenant Taylor   1980    (Made for T. V.) INSIDE MOVES    Cab Driver   1980 J. O. E. AND THE COLONEL      Pike  1985    (Made for T. V.) FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI: JASON LIVES   Officer Pappas     1986 ROCKER    Bill Smith   2006 THE WEDDING VIDEO    Tim     2007 ALIENS GONE WILD   Kryocomm CEO     2007    (Made for T. V.) MIDNIGHT MOVIE    Dr. Wayne    2008 BOUND BY A SECRET   Jamison Trunk    2009   (Made for T. V.) SHE ALIEN   Kryocomm  CEO   2009 TURBULENT SKIES    Captain Lankford   2010   (Made for T. V.) DINOCROC VS SUPERGATOR   Delirious Scientist    2010   (Made for T. V.) DRY RUN     Bernie Malt     2010 EMERGENCY CONTACT    Mr. Lucas     2010 CAMEL SPIDERS     McNeil     2011     (Made for T. V.) CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER   Dodgers Announcer   (V) 2011 I LOVE YOUR MOVES      Kiev    2012 PIRANHACONDA      Pike    2012    (Made for T. V.) LIZARD MAN     Television Anchor (V)   2012 SEXY WIVES SINSATIONS     Captain    2013    (Made for T. V.) PLEASURE SPA      Captain Crane    2013    (Made for T. V.) CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF FRIDAY THE 13TH   Self; Officer Pappas     2013 SCARED TOPLESS      Professor Rand   2015     (Made for T. V.) ATTACK OF THE KILLER DONUTS   Uncle Luther    2016 SHADOWS OF THE DEAD    Dr. Cobb    2016 LEGEND OF THE NAKED GHOST   Mr. Rand     2017 HEARTBEAT     Detective Marsden     2017 HOPE DANCES     Yuri    2017 MIRACLE IN THE VALLEY     Sheriff Rawles   2019 BARKING MAD      Nelson Chadwick   2021 DIRTY LITTLE DEEDS     Frances    2021    (Made for T. V.) FURRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS    Mitch     2021    (Made for T. V.) REVENGE BEST SERVED CHILLED     Victor    2022    (Made for T. V.) HUSTLERS TAKE ALL    The Senator   2024 THEATER At the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum THE TAMING OF THE SHREW      Petruchio WINTER'S TALE A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM THE TEMPEST LYSISTRATA THE HOUSE OF ATREUS MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Family Ties Parents    Alys Lucille Wilkinson and Donald Arthur Swan Marriage    Susan Marriotti    1994 - 96           YOUNG JOEY       DONNIE JEFFCOAT      Born Donald Lee Jeffcoat                   2/16/1975 - Present CBS SCHOOLBREAK SPECIAL  "No Means No"   Tommy   1988 GENERAL HOSPITAL     Craig     October 19 & 30,1990; November 1, 1990; December 10, 1990 MALIBU SHORES     Logan    1996 PARTY OF FIVE     Paul     1996 ONE LIFE TO LIVE    (Father) Joseph Francis (Joey) Riley Buchanan   10/17/1997 - 1/19/2001 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES    Alan Marcus    2007 and THE WONDER YEARS     Eric Antonio    1988-89 WILD AND CRAZY KIDS     Host    1990-92 STEP BY STEP       Jonah   (2 Episodes)   1992 SEVENTH HEAVEN    Michael Towner     1997-99 SEARCH PARTY     Contestant     2000 PodCast HOLLYWOOD DREAM MAKER     2020 movies GHOULIES II       Eddie     1987 AFTER THE PROMISE    Richard 2   1987     (Made for T. V.) BROKEN ANGEL    Brad    1988    (Made for T. V.) RED RIVER     Young Matt   1988     (Made for T. V.) HOME FREE    Douglas D'Lugash    1988 GUTS AND GLORY: THE RISE AND FALL OF OLIVER NORTH   Stuart     1989   (Made for T. V.) NIGHT OF THE DEMONS    1988 THE LAST CHANCE DETECTIVES: LEGEND OF THE DESERT BIGFOOT    Sam   1995    (Made for T. V.) WISH UPON A STAR     Kyle Harding    1996     (Made for T. V.) LONG STORY SHORT    Daly      2002 EAGLE EYE   F. B. I. Agent       2008 CAMERA OBSCURA    Jason      2010 MOCKINGBIRD    Father    2010 MY NAME IS KRIS KRINGLE      Felzer     2010 FORTRESS    Wally      2012 HOTCHFELD    Tom      2012 YOU'RE INVITED: THE MAKING OF NIGHT OF  THE DEMONS   2014 GHOULIES III: MORE TOILETS, MORE TERROR -- THE MAKING OF GHOULIES III    2015 THE BOOK OF JUDITH    Judth's father    2016 A GUNMAN'S HAND      Jack McCall    2021 Video Game     DISRUPTOR    Jack Curtis    1996 THEATER GALILEO    1985       South Coast Playhouse     Costa Mesa, CA Marriage -- Cassandra Leach    10/27/2018 - Present   https://voyagela.com/interview/check-out-donnie-jeffcoats-story/         SWIMMER              RAMIRO LEAL   GENERAL HOSPITAL       Swimmer   6/3/2025 and SNEAK ME IN YOUR CLOSET, MY PRINCE     Sebastian Romano    2025 OBJECTION! I'M NOT GAY!     Daniel Finch     2025 movies CARMEN      2015 APOCALYPSE OF ICE      Oscar Quinnton    2020 TRIASSIC HUNT    Luis     2021 ALIEN CONQUEST    Sergeant Holleran     2021 PLANET DUNE    Harley    2021 TOP GUNNER: DANGER  ZONE   Air Traffic Controller; Terrorist   2022 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE WILD BUNCH    Deputy Marshall   2023 BUTCH VS. SUNDANCE   Deputy Marshal William   2023 Upcoming BRUTE 1986     Bret     TBA   Post Production BARBENHEIMER    Brock    TBA    Pre Production BREAKFAST FOR DINNER   "Right" Oscar     TBA   Post Production Music Video DO YOU EVER FEEL?       2020 THEATER POLAROID STORIES     Narcissus SUNDOWN BEACH     Arthur   https://shoutoutla.com/meet-ramiro-leal-actor-model-producer/ https://canvasrebel.com/meet-ramiro-leal/     WILLIAM SMITH ANOTHER WORLD     Bert Gregory     6/10/1965 - 7/20/1965       ADDITIONS   Mike C. Manning       pg. 426 MONTECITO     J.J. Roman      2025     (PodCast Soap) BEYOND THE GATES Reporter Bradley "Smitty" Smith Contract -- 2/25/2025 - Present Peter Porte      pg. 236 MONTECITO       Deacon Granville    2025    (PodCast Soap)   Vincent Irzarry     pg. 2      MONTECITO       Bradley Belasco    2025    (PodCast Soap)   Emme Rylan       pg. 41 MONTECITO     Bethany Gina Roman Quinn     2025   (PodCast Soap) Rick Hearst     pg. 415 MONTECITO     Announcer      2025     (PodCast Soap)    Marc Anthony Samuel     pg. 393    MONTECITO    Gio Carreri       2025     (PodCast Soap)   Crystal Chappell     pg. 14 MONTECITO     Helena Granville Belasco   2025    (PodCast Soap) Ben Dukes       pg. 399 THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL      Gun Dealer (Luna)  June 5 - 6, 2025 https://voyagela.com/interview/check-out-ben-dukess-story/ Vincent Simard    pg. 445 THE BOLD  AND THE BEAUTIFUL     Zane   June 2025   THEODORE SIMARD   Added  pg.  445 THE BOLD  AND THE BEAUTIFUL    Griffin   June 2025 and 9-1-1    LONESTAR  Jonah     2024 - 25 Has a twin brother named Vincent   Robert Gossett    pg. 154 GENERAL HOSPITAL       Marshall Thomas Ashford         10/18/2021 - 3/18/2024; 8/21/2024 - 10/22/2024; 12/20/2024; 6/5/2025 - 6/6/2025   Domini Blythe      pg. 444 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW    Dr. ___ Sherman  -- Liza's Doctor      6/21/1985  Ashley Jones         pg. 385 THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Bridget Forrester Sharpe Marone 2004-12; 2013; 2015;2016; 2018; 2020; 2021; 2022; Tentative re-start December 6, 2023 -12/22/2023; August 2024; December 2024; 4/16/2025 - 4/??/2025; Tentative return date -- 7/7/2025 -     Steve Lundquist    pg. 385   SEARCH FOR TOMORROW    Steve Kendall   November 8. 1985 - November 26, 1985 Coming up: Rest in Peace, Pamela Peters Viggo Mortensen, John Mahoney, Maureen O'Sullivan, Chelsea Rendon, Jake Getman         Shout out to Victoria Foxton for Guzman's SFT pic and Donnie J's GH pics!
    • I’m up to October 2, 1996. Ugh, the opening was updated to add Zachary and Dahlia, and remove Vanessa.  I guess this means Maeve left the show and everyone will just assume Vanessa died in her car wreck, so sad.  Matt found the MRI test results from the mail, just before Vanessa’s memorial, but Nola convinced him that no test results matter at this point. They also gave Nola the short Vanessa haircut now, so it’s throwing me off haha. Btw, how is Quint not around for any of this? He just came back full-time, but then couldn’t be available for his sister’s memorial? Billy is back!  He just showed up at the hospital and gave Josh a big hug. So did Reva, and Reva finally just mentioned that she calls Dylan every week (ha!).  He has 24 hours out of jail for deaths in the family, so I guess he isn’t staying right now beyond the memorial. He’s pushing Reva/Josh as a couple to Reva. I feel so bad for Matt during this whole thing. Watching him break down at the beach is heartbreaking. Rick just told Phillip about his one-night stand with Blake, and now Amanda just told Roger the truth in front of all of them about Rick being one of the fathers. Blake denies it, Roger doesn’t believe it, but Amanda is so bad and I kind of love it haha. Zachary is now obsessed with Michelle and saved her from drowning. He called her Mary until he corrected her and said she’s Michelle. Was there a Mary in the Bauer family? It seems like he recognizes her from a long time ago. It seems like Michelle is done with J for good, as she’s now developing a crush on Zachary. It looks like they’re going with a J/Dahlia/Marcus triangle, away from Michelle. So Griffin was behind his assassination attempt?  Weird and I don’t care. Roger got electric shock treatments now and is acting differently, like a changed man who is overly nice, but of course it’s an act. I sure hope he ultimately gets the upper hand and we can get him out of this hospital. Blake and Hart seemed to be upset that Dinah allowed the treatments to happen, but those two are too little, too late for me. Annie is now missing work because of the pill addiction; things are getting worse. Annie just went off on Abby at work, so you can tell she’s getting angrier. What I do like about this story is how quickly others began to question her pill taking, and it’s not some secret that lasts for months. Josh just caught Reva skinny dipping at the creek and Annie found her diner apron and realized they were together. I really think Kim Zimmer puts a lot of herself into the Reva character haha. I’m in the middle of reading her book and Kim and her friends are into skinny dipping in real life! Overall, a boring month but I’m looking forward to another holiday season in Springfield for something new and fun (I love the holidays). I think I’m now going into McTavish and Laibson’s last month as HW and EP. I’ve got to say, post-Marion/Brent, McTavish’s big umbrella storylines of 1996 (Lonatrat and A. Spauling/5th Street) were huge busts. Lonatrat made everyone unlikeable and A. Spaulding/5th Street was so slow and uninteresting. Otherwise, my thoughts on the smaller B storylines: Grant family/Griffin was so gross and unnecessary; Dahlia/Marcus is boring; Holly/Fletch/Meg is nonexistent; Zachary and his meddling, I’m on the fence; Abby/Rick pairing I like; Blake/Ross/Rick and the twins I like; Annie and her pill addiction I like, but the slow Reva/Josh movement is boring and I lump Reva’s return into the 5th Street storyline because she’s mostly just with Buzz and Alan.
    • Murder, She Wrote appeals to viewers of all walks of life. It doesn't feel outdated at all and there's still that feeling of comfort and warmth when watching it. Murder, She Wrote was a show I took for granted as a kid/teen but its a show I appreciate so much more as an adult. I think it will live on forever in reruns, DVDs, streaming.
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    • It's too much!  Madison has potential as a character. I enjoy what the actress has shown so far in her limited scenes. But I must say that Madison playing off Chelsea and especially the way she was acting was giving a grown adult talking to a teenager. 
    • I'm sorry, I can't contain myself as I am playing catch-up.   NOSY NURSE IS GETTING A STORYLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????   YASSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • She should've called Jacob and reported her for stalking!
    • Yes...I was like what the hell is she doing. Finding every moment to talk to her too while she's at work. It was just super desperate. 
    • really! her father has a stroke and all she can think about is getting laid?! but, while chelsea’s behavior isn’t really all that surprising, madison’s defies belief. the writers went out of their way to reduce her age, since what 30-year old attending neurologist would be gushing like a teenager, and going live on social media with a patient’s daughter? on another note: i’ve never watched either y&r or b&b, but for the past three days, b&b has been on (long story:) but three episodes with nothing but characters endlessly rehashing the danger sociopath luna presents to steffy was excruciating! nothing happened, no character development, nothing happening among the characters — just crazy luna, over and over and over.  have no idea if this is standard for b&b. but, if it is, btg not holding b&b viewers makes sense. 
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