GL now joins some illustrious company in the cancelled soap thread.

Let's share memories and ask questions here.

On 3/3/2017 at 8:23 PM, InLoveWithSoaps said:

There was also Peter who could have easily been brought on given he was the center of attention for so many characters. I agree with you, especially Marah who was MIA from 2004-2009 outside of a quick Thanksgiving visit by my favorite actress to portray her.
I accepted a lot of stupid Reva stories but I'm glad I never had to see the psychic one. Maybe it could have worked with Nola. The cancer was probably one of the best Reva stories of the last years, but boy did I hate that Jeffrey nonsense afterwards, especially the pregnancy 3 years post-menopause. Also the clone, whom apparently was created out of a lab with no pregnancy involved, was what it was but nothing will ever be more ridiculous than Reva in the pilot-free airplane. Some of the worst scenes I saw on this show.

They couldn't make Nola psychic, as her sister in law was during the cabin mystery. Nola and Quint should have gotten that storyline, or at least have been more closely involved..as in Tony and Annabelle are having weird things happening and Nola investigates and starts having psychic visions.  Also, Nadine, ( was a rip off of Nola) was psychic during Ghost Reva storyline) she saw her own death from Brent...)

 

Reva's Post Resurrection story lines didn't work as while she acted over the top, Reva was worked best in earthy, down to earth story lines. Even in the 80s with her big hair, big earings and shoulder pads she seemed more human and real as she was dealing with family and relationship issues (sure in big soap opera ways) drawn towards Josh, battling both Billy and H.B...sniping with Van, and then actually against her will, finding love with H.B, and then loosing her baby. All of the best story lines were those that dealt with her sexuality and her trying to find love and family and respect..not the crap that Rauch thought was fitting for her. 

The only post Reva return story that wasnt too bad was the brief time she was married to Buzz and working in the diner.  They both knew they were platonic with occasional rompa in the hay....but that was cut short to restart the Annie/josh/reva triangle.

 

What was funny was that before annie went crazy...it wasnt all pro reva/josh. There was a 50/50 divide between the two couples...but sadly Annie going crazy to make reva the winner was the start of a trend of lipsided triangles where one was the clear victor.

 

The show assumed the brief rise in ratinga in 1997 was due to Reva...it wasnt...it was the stoey and mostly Annie.  

On March 5, 2017 at 5:15 PM, cassadine1991 said:

Did DePaiva leave on her own or was she axed? Also why didn't any of the Reardons came back on-screen for Maureen's funeral 

 

I thought they planning on bringing back Marah with Martha Madison?

 

If I remember correctly, Maureen's funeral was never shown. We only saw the aftermath of the funeral and a fleeting reference to the Reardon family being present. Frankly, I wasn't surprised that they didn't appear. Besides Bea, Chelsea, and Bridget, we never saw the rest of the Reardon family interact with Ellen Parker's Maureen. Lisa Brown, Michael Woods, Greg Beecroft, Michael Tylo, and Harley Kozak had all appeared alongside Ellen Dolan's Maureen. Had Dolan still been playing Maureen, I think they might have brought back the Reardons as they would have been able to use flashbacks to remember the character.

22 hours ago, robbwolff said:

 

If I remember correctly, Maureen's funeral was never shown. We only saw the aftermath of the funeral and a fleeting reference to the Reardon family being present. Frankly, I wasn't surprised that they didn't appear. Besides Bea, Chelsea, and Bridget, we never saw the rest of the Reardon family interact with Ellen Parker's Maureen. Lisa Brown, Michael Woods, Greg Beecroft, Michael Tylo, and Harley Kozak had all appeared alongside Ellen Dolan's Maureen. Had Dolan still been playing Maureen, I think they might have brought back the Reardons as they would have been able to use flashbacks to remember the character.

They had a brief flash to the cemetery where they showed unidentified people standing around with the cast and an older woman crossed herself, which I assumed was supposed to be Bea. Blake mentions that the entire family went to the Boardinghouse afterwards which didnt make sense but at least there was a mention.

On 3/5/2017 at 7:47 PM, kalbir said:

 

I believe Kassie DePaiva left GL on her own choice. She was part of a cast purge in early 1991 that also saw the departures of Grant Aleksander, Beth Chamberlin, Robert Newman, and Michael O'Leary.

Kassie almost became Amada on AW in 1993 but Christine Tucci was cast instead

How do you think Douglas Marland would have continued his stories on GL? I am sure some of his ideas were used on LOVING and ATWT.

 

Would the Reardons become his Snyders? We already had "Emma", "Meg" and "Nola" and "Holden/Caleb"

 

Would Morgan Richards become his Lily Snyder? Jennifer Richards reminded me a little bit of a much softer Lucinda Walsh with her two daughters, one of whom she had given up as a baby. 

 

What were his plans for Carrie? And her son?

 

Would Phillip be SORASed to have Jack Forbes's problems?

 

 

 

God I loved Holly during this period of the show. The Blake/Ross affair was EVERYTHING!

Edited March 9, 20178 yr by Nothin'ButAttitude

21 hours ago, Elsa said:

How do you think Douglas Marland would have continued his stories on GL? I am sure some of his ideas were used on LOVING and ATWT.

 

Would the Reardons become his Snyders? We already had "Emma", "Meg" and "Nola" and "Holden/Caleb"

 

Would Morgan Richards become his Lily Snyder? Jennifer Richards reminded me a little bit of a much softer Lucinda Walsh with her two daughters, one of whom she had given up as a baby. 

 

What were his plans for Carrie? And her son?

 

Would Phillip be SORASed to have Jack Forbes's problems?

 

 

 

To be honest...Im glad he left GL.

 

If he hadnt...we wouldnt have had the 4 muskateers, nor would we have had Billy/Vanessa..Alexandra, Fletcher, H.B, India, Harley, Frank, Nadine...and thats just off the top of my head.  

 

To me, Marland wasnt a great fit on GL.  He was decent...but a lot of his stories the first year or so were due to the dobson material.

4 hours ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

 

God I loved Holly during this period of the show. The Blake/Ross affair was EVERYTHING!

This always reminds me of Pam Long watching a tape of her when she returned for guest stint at the Bauer Christmas Eve party, (and the unveil of Blake as Christina...) "That woman is SEXY as hell!"

1 hour ago, Soaplovers said:

 

To be honest...Im glad he left GL.

 

If he hadnt...we wouldnt have had the 4 muskateers, nor would we have had Billy/Vanessa..Alexandra, Fletcher, H.B, India, Harley, Frank, Nadine...and thats just off the top of my head.  

 

To me, Marland wasnt a great fit on GL.  He was decent...but a lot of his stories the first year or so were due to the dobson material.

While he may not have been paired with Vanessa, it's very possible that Billy might have shown up if Marland had continued writing. Ditto HB. The character of Billy Lewis was mentioned in a clip Robert Newman recently posted showing his scenes from his first episode in October 1981. Josh's first scenes were with Trish, Amanda, Mike, Jennifer, and Morgan, and he and Trish talk about Billy. I believe HB was also mentioned during the Marland era.

 

1 hour ago, robbwolff said:

While he may not have been paired with Vanessa, it's very possible that Billy might have shown up if Marland had continued writing. Ditto HB. The character of Billy Lewis was mentioned in a clip Robert Newman recently posted showing his scenes from his first episode in October 1981. Josh's first scenes were with Trish, Amanda, Mike, Jennifer, and Morgan, and he and Trish talk about Billy. I believe HB was also mentioned during the Marland era.

 

HB was definitely mentioned during Marland's term. In some clips still available on YouTube from around 1982, I believe, Trish mentions to Mike about her really wanting Mike to meet her brother and her father, mentioning them both by name. I have a feeling Marland would have eventually introduced them both.

On March 8, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Elsa said:

What were his plans for Carrie?

 

I think I read somewhere that Marland had planned for Carrie to kill Jackie Marler while under control of one of her alters and then stand trial for murder.  There was going to be a moment when Carrie realized (probably on the witness stand) that she had indeed killed Jackie, at the same time everyone in town would realize the extent of her psychological problems.  When Allen Potter let Jane Elliot go, however, Marland nixed those plans.

Edited March 9, 20178 yr by Khan

1 hour ago, zanereed said:

HB was definitely mentioned during Marland's term. In some clips still available on YouTube from around 1982, I believe, Trish mentions to Mike about her really wanting Mike to meet her brother and her father, mentioning them both by name. I have a feeling Marland would have eventually introduced them both.

 

Yes..but would they have been written in such memorable ways by marland as they were under Pam long?

 

His writing was often cold and reserved...hers was filledbwith more heart and emotion.

 

The Dobsons were a perfect balance..imho

35 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

 

Yes..but would they have been written in such memorable ways by marland as they were under Pam long?

 

His writing was often cold and reserved...hers was filledbwith more heart and emotion.

 

The Dobsons were a perfect balance..imho

Agreed on Marland and Long...but not the Dobs..they sucked...(at least on ATWT.)

 

I thought the perfect writer would be the love child of Marland and Long! I wonder how things would have gone if Marland and Long teamed up..she needed his structure and his control and his respect for history, and he needed her passion, heart and humor.   But I think they woulda just ended up killing each other.

The Dobsons were perfect for TGL. For their ATWT, not so much. In fact, I still think their era was my favorite era of GL.

 

I agree with Mitch - Long and Marland would have likely been a great combo for exactly the reasons stated above. If Pam and Gail Kobe hadn't completely wiped out GL's history/legacy in almost a year, I think I would have a much better impression of that era. For every Four Musketeers, there's "Brandon-Spaulding-back-from-the-dead/Susan Piper" debacle (IMHO).