Members NothinButAttitude Posted June 9, 2017 Members Share Posted June 9, 2017 Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted June 28, 2017 Members Share Posted June 28, 2017 Seeing this thread on the first page just made me sad again knowing I'll probably never see this. I know at least 5 episodes are in collectors hands, but nothing so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted June 29, 2017 Members Share Posted June 29, 2017 After Kathy Glass sued the show for her dyed-blonde hair falling out, I knew she would not be around for long. Fans of vintage soaps are lucky that so many episodes are available on youtube, but it is true that a lot of material still exists in the hands of private collectors, who hesitate about sharing it. I used to video-trade all the time, and used rare episodes in my own collection to barter for hard-to-find episodes in other collectors' libraries, but I kept getting ripped off, and the frustration made me stop trading altogether. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted January 22, 2018 Members Share Posted January 22, 2018 I am assuming that James Lipton, the original writer of this show, did not remain with the show for its entire length. What writer replaced him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 22, 2018 Members Share Posted January 22, 2018 Robert Cenedella replaced Lipton as head writer. He was better, but not by much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted January 22, 2018 Author Members Share Posted January 22, 2018 And Lipton next turned up at The Doctors, assisting the Pollocks. Or was there something else in between? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted January 22, 2018 Members Share Posted January 22, 2018 No, I think he went straight from RTPP to TD. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 24, 2018 Members Share Posted January 24, 2018 I wish I could remember who the final writers of this show were. RTPP was dreadfully written throughout most of its run, but suddenly took off and became very good during its final few months. The ratings rose dramatically too. It's a shame NBC didn't give it another year with those fine, final writers. I believe the show would have become a success. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 24, 2018 Members Share Posted January 24, 2018 Season 3 comes out on DVD next month. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 24, 2018 Members Share Posted January 24, 2018 Collection three of the ABC-TV nighttime soap Peyton Place is being released next month, not Return to Peyton Place, which was an NBC daytime soap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted January 24, 2018 Members Share Posted January 24, 2018 I recall reading someone if NBC had given the shoe another six to nine months..it would have continued to grow ratings wise. W asnt it too slow paced for the early 70s? It seems like Kathy glass was kind of temperamental and hard to work with..since she had issues on this show, OLTL, and the doctors (less so on this show) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted January 24, 2018 Members Share Posted January 24, 2018 The soap really dragged in the beginning, and the writing was so lethargic. However, in the last several months, with vastly improved writing and some charismatic new characters, the show took off and the ratings spiked. I was sorry to see RTPP end, but it was sweet that the final scene was with Rodney and Allison reunited. When her dyed-blonde hair fell out, Glass sued the network, which is never a good idea if you want to stay employed. Susan Brown also had major issues with her dyed hair; she said it burned and ached to the point of being unbearable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted June 18, 2018 Members Share Posted June 18, 2018 Why couldn't they just have worn wigs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted June 18, 2018 Members Share Posted June 18, 2018 Exactly. It would have been easier. Of course, people have colored their hair for generations without incident, so one never knows who will have an adverse reaction to the procedure, but simply wearing a wig would eliminate any potential for disaster. Dorothy Malone wore a wig on the primetime series, and it looked fabulous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted June 18, 2018 Members Share Posted June 18, 2018 I think that Bettye Ackerman was good in the Constance role. I am not sure why she was replaced. Did she not like appearing on the show? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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