Members DRW50 Posted June 19, 2020 Members Share Posted June 19, 2020 Did your feelings change any after Rachel began to become a less prominent character in the late '80s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted June 19, 2020 Members Share Posted June 19, 2020 So I’m guessing that you weren’t a fan of Rachel in the 60s and early 70s and did not like the fact that she became the lead heroine of the show? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bill Bauer Posted June 19, 2020 Members Share Posted June 19, 2020 Not really. It wasn't just about Rachel. By then, the quality of the show had already deteriorated too much. In my opinion. Just personal taste. Everybody likes different things. No, I wasn't a fan of Rachel ever. I couldn't stand her character in the 60s and early 70s and didn't like her even when the character became more likable and became the lead heroine. I just never liked the character. However, I don't mind characters I don't like as long as they are part of an ensemble and not the main focus. I'm funny that way. I couldn't stand Aunt Liz either but I liked her being a part of the ensemble. I felt the same about Rachel. I always wanted to lock Rachel and Liz together in a room and have them go at each other. Even though I hated both of them, I would love to watch that! Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted June 22, 2020 Members Share Posted June 22, 2020 I don’t often say this about anyone, but Beverlee’s hairstyles definitely got more flattering in the 80’s... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 I have some episodes from this era, and I assumed she was wearing a wig as they were particularly popular in the seventies. But as a poster at WoST convinced me years ago, this was her natural hair (adding that Beverlee was a Leo, of course she had great hair). What I want to know is how bloody long did she have to sit in the chair having her hair set like that!? The styles certainly got simpler on GL. Jay Hammer said Beverlee had two alarm clocks: one on the bureau, one in the bathroom. She'd wrap her hair in an Hermès scarf and head to the studio. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 Cool, what year is this from? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1979 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katie_9918 Posted June 25, 2020 Members Share Posted June 25, 2020 It’s amazing how quickly my request for some more Iris/Brian footage was granted, lol. May have been only 30 seconds or so, but it’s new to me! Strange seeing Brian worked up like that in a personal setting. By ‘81, it seems (to me at least) that most of his intensity was reserved for his professional life (and even that was toned down compared to what he seemed like from what the recaps from ‘77 through ‘79 tell us). Anyone remember anything from 1982? I know he ran for Mayor, but sadly we seem to have less in the way of video clips and recaps from that year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted June 29, 2020 Members Share Posted June 29, 2020 It sounds like Brian didn’t have much to do once he became Mayor. His brief fling with Donna and the whole Ted storyline in 83-84 seem to be the only big things that happened to him. I wish more of 1982 was available to see. I know it was a lousy year but I’d love to see more of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted June 29, 2020 Members Share Posted June 29, 2020 Why was it lousy? I'm not familiar with the plots of that year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted June 29, 2020 Members Share Posted June 29, 2020 That was the year Corinne Jacker was head writer. The storylines were all over the place, characters came and went at a rapid pace, and worst of all was the firing of Beverly Penberthy and writing out Pat for one of the most ridiculous reasons I’ve ever seen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted June 30, 2020 Members Share Posted June 30, 2020 One of my favorite times on AW was starting late 1982 to end of 1983 under Allen Potter with Robert Soderberg and Dorthea Purser. They stabilized the show and brought in so many great characters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Efulton Posted June 30, 2020 Members Share Posted June 30, 2020 I agree. Soderberg and Purser improved the show significantly and quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted June 30, 2020 Members Share Posted June 30, 2020 But then P&G ruined it by firing them and Potter for Schenkel who'd never EP a daytime show and Culliton/Tomlin who had some interesting take but lasted less than a year before we had no head writer then the Sam Hall and Gillian Spenser. Ugh. P&G ruined their own shows at every turn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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