Edge of Night (EON) (No spoilers please)

[Matt]

Draper/April's house was in Oakdale (later sold to "Kirk" & Emily during the amnesia story). And when Jody came to town, it was said that she was raised in Springfield.

[NothinButAttitude]

I didn't know that tidbit about Jody. Thanks for sharing that! Stuff like this just makes me wish all the P&G shows were on the same network b/c the crossovers amongst the shows would've been epic.

[DRW50]

For any clapperboard fans, you briefly get one at the start of this episode.

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[Maxim]

Raven is a force of nature... And Nola... boy, oh, boy... The show will not be the same after Kim departs... I have very little episodes left before that happens! And I will miss her. Sooo much. She is my current wallpaper actually. I adore this woman.

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[Broderick]

Have no fear!! Nola Madison will "thank the Academy, my producer, my director, and all the Little People in the Audience who made my performance in Mansion of the Damned so ENCHANTING", before she sweeps off the screen like Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd.   (It's an especially memorable farewell to an especially memorable character.) 

[Maxim]

Sounds like Magic.

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[NothinButAttitude]

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Does anyone know why they opted to say David works for the CEA instead of the CIA? 

[te.]

I feel like at the time there was a bit more restrictions about talking about characters belonging to a real life agency, involved with real world politics etc. But that's just my guess.

[j swift]

I agree, the culture of nationalism during the Reagan Era would have frowned upon US spies who working were against the government's interest. Which is why he got the CEA, the WSB, and the ISA on various soaps in the 1980s. 

[NothinButAttitude]

Now that you all framed it that way, it now makes sense. I just kept watching each episode and kept wondering why they just didn't put them in the real organizations they were referencing, but now I get it. Thank you both! 

[Paul Raven]

Variety reported June 79 that Dennis Parker (Derek) tested for a leading role in 'Can't Stop the Music' at that point titled 'Discoland Where The Music Never Stops'

Parker was involved with Jacques Morali, who was behind the Village People and produced Dennis' album 'Like An Eagle'

So maybe Jacques pushed for Dennis to get an audition? Seems likely.

[DRW50]

The Rialto Report (warning - NSFW site) profile on Dennis talked about this. Henri Belolo (EP on Dennis' "Like an Eagle" song) claimed that Jacques really wanted him to be in the movie, but Allan Carr refused. Henri believed that due to Allan's desires for young men, he was jealous of all the attention Dennis got. Jacques and Allan had a huge fight which Henri had to mediate. Ultimately Dennis wasn't in the film, although he was included in the promotion and premiere parties.

One of Dennis' friends said Dennis told him Jacques had decided not to include him as a member of The Village People because he wanted to launch him as a solo star. Dennis himself was more ambivalent about the whole thing.

Edited June 14, 2024 by DRW50

[Paul Raven]

Thanks @DRW50 for the extra info and reminding me of that website.

Dennis' life story would make for an interesting TV series -  from porn star to soap star and everything else that went with it...

[DRW50]

Absolutely. I'm so glad someone did as full a profile as we're likely to get while some involved are still alive. He led a fascinating life.

[NothinButAttitude]

I have been binge-watching Nora Fulton's arc and while Nora is a gnat and there are tons of plot holes, the story is entertaining. But I think it is painfully obvious that Cameron is going to be the one to murder Nora as she overheard his phone conversation and he doesn't appear to be a long-term character.

I think I kind of figured it out too because I am also starting to watch the Isis building arc and the most obvious suspects (Miles, Sky, Mitzi, Preacher, Gunther) are running amok and Nicole is dead.  

But back to the Nora Fulton story, I never understood why Gunther didn't weasel the truth about Nora being pregnant out of Miles. She did lie and say Miles was her doctor. He should've just gotten confirmation from him. And I guess I can wait and see when the episodes of uploaded eventually, but does Barbara survive the attack by Preacher? And it is kind of icky how he assaulted Barbara (I assume he did), and then goes on to be made the show's young male lead. But I guess we can thank the success of Luke on GH for that trend...