Jump to content
Email System Update

Another World Discussion Thread

Paul Raven

By Paul Raven
in DTS: Cancelled Soaps

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 13.8k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

  • Members
chrisml Proficient

chrisml

Posted
  • Members
Posted

I completely agree about all of this, and I would that I wish Liz's return had been longer. I did not see her initial run but I wanted more from her second run. Caroline reminds me off Scott in that there were always beginnings of a storyline, but nothing ever went anywhere. Joy Bell was so charismatic. Allison Hossack was so good as Olivia, but it never went anywhere either. Swajeski's tenure was just as bad for false starts, untapped potential, and wasted characters/actors.

0
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Xanthe Experienced

Xanthe

Posted
  • Members
Posted

I think of Caroline's situation as being very similar to Sara Montaigne or Peggy Lazarus -- character with no known existing relationship to established characters, attempts to hint at some kind of secret, and then nothing.

Scott was revealed pretty quickly to be Reginald and Mary's adoptive son, but the writing was so thin that he didn't get a lot to do with his relationship with his parents and finding out that Reginald was an international supervillain. Basically it seemed like the only reason he was a Lasalle was to increase the drama of his romance with Cheryl. But if the writing had been stronger it would have dug into his relationship with his parents, with the rest of the McKinnons, with the rest of the Love family. And when he fell in love with Dawn it would have made more of a connection with Chad, for better or for worse. 

0
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Mona Kane Croft Mentor

Mona Kane Croft

Posted
  • Members
Posted

Because the entire storyline was ludicrous and unbelievable.  What soap fan in soap opera history ever wanted two returns from the dead in the same storyline?  This crap was campy before Jim Riley invented campy.  Actually I adore(d) Denise Alexander and John Considine, but I hated that plot.   One of AW's worst ever -- right up there with the "Egyptian -- sorry Arizona mystery" and "Lumina."    Just my opinion.   

0
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
chrisml Proficient

chrisml

Posted
  • Members
Posted

I really like Considine and Alexander as well. I wouldn't say I hated the idea of thestoryline; it was more the execution. It had so many long-term possibilities. I disliked The Red Swan more, but this storyline was the pits because it ended with a whimper. For example, why couldn't Mary decide she still loved Reginald so there was a lot of conflict? What if Reginald was not turned into a moustache-twirling villain? What if MJ discovered the secret while going undercover? What if that's the secret and not the whole prostitution thing? They could still do the Scott is Donna's son if they wanted. Instead, they had Mary become so milquetoast and decide to become a therapist. Just what the audience wanted: Denise Alexander as a talk-to character.

0
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Contessa Donatella Grand Master

Contessa Donatella

Posted
  • Members
Posted

Oh, my. If you ask me, Lumina was far far worse. Egyptian/Arizona content, NO COMMENT. Lumina had only one semi-redeeming factor, costume ball. Also, though, do love Denise Alexander but it was quite hard to watch how pitifully they misused her!!!

Me, count me 1000% against pillow being a triplet. Ridiculous! 

0
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Mona Kane Croft Mentor

Mona Kane Croft

Posted
  • Members
Posted

As I've suggest a 1000 times (and here is 1001), Denise Alexander should have been cast as Missy Matthews, dragging her son Ricky back to Bay City for lots of conflict with Liz and perhaps as a contemporary of Donna, both raised in two very different worlds.   That would have been believable human drama, not camp and not over the top.  And that scenario would have been much more respectful to the talent of Ms. Alexander.   

0
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Xanthe Experienced

Xanthe

Posted
  • Members
Posted

Two returns from the dead were not sufficient for Margaret dePriest -- John Hudson was similarly the return from the dead of a character who had never previously been alive on the show. He was not the same storyline as Mary and Reginald but he was part of the Love/Hudson orbit. (I have more tolerance for cases where a popular actor is brought back with some explanation for how we could have believed the character to be dead -- for example Kathleen.)

I don't remember whether Scott ever explicitly stated why he didn't start using the name Love, but he did shun Reginald about the same time Mary did. I don't know if it's just because I'm not used to it but Scott Love sounds terrible -- maybe if he had a two-syllable first name (like Donna, Peter, Nicole, and Marley) I could adapt more easily.

 

 

0
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Wendy Experienced

Wendy

Posted
  • Members
Posted (edited)

As I wrote in the Santa Barbara thread, I recently bought the special 50 Greatest Couples SOD print issue.

Nice photos/write ups and all, but while Days, GH, Y&R, B&B, and even canceled soaps Santa Barbara, Guiding Light, As The World Turns, and All My Children had multiple couples listed, Another World only had one...

Please register in order to view this content

But then, some soaps like Generations, Loving, Capitol, and Search For Tomorrow had zip, so...maybe one was still better.

Edited by Wendy
0
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.


  • Recent Posts

    • DeeVee
      Guiding Light Discussion Thread

      By DeeVee · Posted

      So, pretty sure Zaslow, Garrett, Kinkead, and Newman all chose to leave the first time. (If that's wrong, please correct me). Bernau - not sure why he left the first time. Was it voluntary? Or did they decide to write him out? They were writing so many out during that time period. It always seemed odd to me that they introduced Alex, FINALLY giving him someone he could talk to, and then he was written out. Or maybe that's why they made Alex his sister, so she could take his place as the head of the Spaulding family? Would love more intel on that if anyone knows. Simon - was he replaced by RVV? Or did he voluntarily leave the first time? It seems to me like one of those times TPTB decided to sex up or glamorize a character (and it clearly flopped). If he was fired, interesting he came back. Again, would love if someone could spill the tea. Clarke - I've always assumed he left because of his personal issues, but not sure if that was the case the first time.
    • dragonflies
      BTG: June 2025 Discussion Thread

      By dragonflies · Posted

      So Doug just leaves Vanessa there with Joey? He's a f*cking loser. Vanessa needs to divorce his arse 
    • TheyStartedOnSoaps
      Guiding Light Discussion Thread

      By TheyStartedOnSoaps · Posted

      Tina Sloan tied Jerry VerDorn record when Guiding Light was cancelled - 26 years uninterrupted 
    • Mitch64
      As The World Turns Discussion Thread

      By Mitch64 · Posted

      Very true...but TPTB all were desperate to get into prime time or films and couldn't, so they looked down on their own industry and tried to infuse themes that just didn't work in soaps. I would have thought after 9/11 the shows would have gone out of their way to provide that warmth and comfort that the audience wanted, and to bring old viewers back. Budget cuts? Just bring back kitchen sets, both ATWT and GL got rid of those besides one each..(the Snyders and the Bauers) You don't need super fancy sets if you have the writing. 
    • dragonflies
      GH: June 2025 Discussion Thread

      By dragonflies · Posted

      LMAO they didn't 

      Please register in order to view this content

         
    • dragonflies
      B&B: June 2025 Discussion Thread

      By dragonflies · Posted

      LY has a job on another show. She's going to be on the Legally Blonde prequel "Elle" 
    • kalbir
      Guiding Light Discussion Thread

      By kalbir · Posted

      From what I can put together, the 1980s had several actors with interrupted runs. Michael Zaslow: 1971-1980, 1989-1997 Maureen Garrett: 1976-1980, 1988-?, ?-end Christopher Bernau: 1977-1984, 1986-1988 Peter Simon: 1981-1984, 1986-1996, ?-end Maeve Kinkead: 1981-1987, 1989-1996, 1997-end Robert Newman: 1981-1984, 1986-1991, 1993-end Jordan Clarke: 1983-1987, 1989-1993, 1996, 1997-end By 1989, I believe the longest-tenured cast member without a departure was Jerry verDorn.
    • Mitch64
      Guiding Light Discussion Thread

      By Mitch64 · Posted

      I know they were popular, but once they tamed Van's shrew, I thought Billy just brought Van down. Since they had just Nola and Billy sitting around in 97, an interesting thing would be if they had developed a friendship that turned into something else while Van was "dead". Maybe Billy lives at the Boardinghouse (to work on repaing his relationship with Bill) and works at Company instead of the stupid diner. Nola and Bridget give him a job there and Nola and Billy (who had originally been a bit antagonistic) slowly build up a relationship and then Van returns. A returned new lease on life Van would return to her "high hat ways" and take on the Spaulding's for control of the company with Billy helping her behind the scenes.  I know that Jordan was on sporadically because of his issues and them not know if they could trust him not to fall of the wagon, but they could have done it slow..and give Van and Nola a new reason to get in each others hair (I love a good Van/Nola tussle.)
    • I Am A Swede
      The Tennis Thread

      By I Am A Swede · Posted

      Congratulations to Coco Gauff on her second win in one of the GS tournaments, the French Open.

      Please register in order to view this content

          Perhaps it wasn't the most well-played match in history, but that's something no one will remember in a few years time.
    • GLATWT88
      BTG: June 2025 Discussion Thread

      By GLATWT88 · Posted

      The thing with Martin (for me) is that he should have been Anita and Vernon's kid. I honestly think he would have been fine being an older or younger brother to Dani and Nicole. It also would have made his relationship and kids feel more realistic. A handsome salt and pepper late 40s/early 50s congressman who settled down and adopted kids to fit an image for politics. Not that he didn't want this lifestyle but it is what he needed to do to get ahead. Also, we don't often get older characters playing LGBT roles not just on daytime but across most media. It would have been a refreshing take. As an alternative, Sam and Ty could have been Martin's kids from an earlier marriage a la the NJ governor that was outed. We could have also seen parallels between Vernon and Anita thinking back to how they handled Martin coming out compared to the way they accepted Chelsea.  As for Martin being Nicole and Ted's kid, I do wish in this case he was not tied to a marriage and kids, so that he could date and sleep around like any other character on a soap.  Yeah, I didn't get it...but what I did get is that girl is a bit crazy like her mama.  Vanessa and Joey talking about the poker table...get these people off my screen. 

      Please register in order to view this content

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

  I accept