17 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

 

The late 80s when Roger/Holly came back....diane vs alexandra...diane vs blake...and it would have been interesting to see Diane' s reaction to Vanessa being married to billy...

 

Agreed. There was certainly no love lost between Roger and Diane, and that would have made for great viewing. Diane versus Vanessa, Diane versus Alexandria for control of Spaulding, etc. Great possibilities.

Edited June 29, 20178 yr by zanereed

 

Again, why can't we have teens and girl friendships/sisterhood like Kat and Bridget?  Nowadays, most female soap characters aren't remotely close. Not even if they are related. I loved Bridget and Kat on the fire escape sharing their fears, concerns, plotting, and joking with one another. 

 

The scenes with Billy/Vanessa were cute. However, poor Billy just could not handle a strong woman like Vanessa at times. I think later in life he grew to, but at this time, he couldn't. 

 

I am not caring about this Mallet/Francesca story. IMO, I always felt that Mark Derwin's Mallet had stellar chemistry with Kimberly Simms' Mindy. Boggles my mind how Nancy Curlee didn't put these two together. Especially since I didn't care for Mallet/Harley either, who are about to start soon. 

 

Love Roger but he can be a dolt at times. Him showing up at Mindy's office was just careless. I don't get either how he couldn't pick up on the tension with Alex too. When Alex starts turning on the charm and being syrupy sweet, Roger should've known Alex was onto him. 

 

Watching these July 1991 episodes is a little bittersweet. We're so close to Alexandra exposing Roger, but we're also close to Robert Calhoun being replaced by Jill Farren Phelps. I originally thought the EP/writer switches were both at the same time but they were done gradually (Robert Calhoun/Pamela Long June 1989-December 1990, Robert Calhoun/Nancy Curlee January-summer or fall 1991, Jill Farren Phelps/Nancy Curlee summer or fall 1991-1993).

 

On ‎6‎/‎29‎/‎2017 at 9:43 PM, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

IMO, I always felt that Mark Derwin's Mallet had stellar chemistry with Kimberly Simms' Mindy. Boggles my mind how Nancy Curlee didn't put these two together.

 

I agree, and it was a missed opportunity. How did another soap not snatch up Kimberley Simms anyway? I posted before in the thread that I read she was in contention for two big recasts in the mid 1990s but considering who those roles were cast with was like WTF?

Edited July 1, 20178 yr by kalbir

4 minutes ago, kalbir said:

Watching these July 1991 episodes is a little bittersweet. We're so close to Alexandra exposing Roger, but we're also close to Robert Calhoun being replaced by Jill Farren Phelps. I originally thought the EP/writer switches were both at the same time but they were done gradually (Robert Calhoun/Pamela Long June 1989-December 1990, Robert Calhoun/Nancy Curlee January-summer or fall 1991, Jill Farren Phelps/Nancy Curlee summer or fall 1991-1993).

 

 

I agree, and it was a missed opportunity. How did another soap not snatch up Kimberley Simms anyway? I posted before in the thread that I read she was in contention for two big recasts in the mid 1990s but considering who those roles were cast with was like WTF?

wasnt she up for Vicky on AW 

The two roles I read Kimberley Simms was in contention for were Jennifer on Days and Ashley on Y&R.  As we all know, one role was cast with a hair model clone of the original actress and the other recast was nepotism.

Edited July 1, 20178 yr by kalbir

Which of the two actresses did you guys prefer as Mindy...Krista T or Kimberly Simms (not even going to include Ann Hamilton nor Barbara Frampton as choices).

 

To me..it seemed like Mindy and Mallet were being tested as a couple...but then the gears shifted.  Was this once Pam Long left the show?

 

 

8 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

Which of the two actresses did you guys prefer as Mindy...Krista T or Kimberly Simms (not even going to include Ann Hamilton nor Barbara Frampton as choices).

 

To me..it seemed like Mindy and Mallet were being tested as a couple...but then the gears shifted.  Was this once Pam Long left the show?

 

 

I believe Long was gone by then. I wonder if JFP had anything to do with it perhaps?

2 hours ago, kalbir said:

I agree, and it was a missed opportunity. How did another soap not snatch up Kimberley Simms anyway? I posted before in the thread that I read she was in contention for two big recasts in the mid 1990s but considering who those roles were cast with was like WTF?

 

Mallet and Mindy would've been hot along with Roger being involved. It would've been so fun for Mallet to have been investigating Roger and trying to find his mistress only to discover it was Mindy, who he was falling in love with. That would've been explosive. Mallet being paired with Harley was just boring. I found Harley to be boring and whiney when she was with Mallet. I don't think she truly got her spunk back until she came back in the mid 90s. 

 

But GL is stupid for letting Kim Simms slip out their reach. I would've given her the world if I was EP to ensure she signed on again. 

 

2 hours ago, kalbir said:

The two roles I read Kimberley Simms was in contention for were Jennifer on Days and Ashley on Y&R.  As we all know, one role was cast with a hair model clone of the original actress and the other recast was nepotism.

 

I can't see her as Ashley, but I could've totally seen her being the perfect Jennifer recast. Her Jennifer alongside Mark Valley's Jack would've been HOT!

 

16 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

Which of the two actresses did you guys prefer as Mindy...Krista T or Kimberly Simms (not even going to include Ann Hamilton nor Barbara Frampton as choices).

 

Kim Simms is MY Mindy. I started watching as a young boy when she was Mindy. I knew Krista as Tina, as I didn't know about Andrea Evans, who'd previously played the role. Krista is OK as Mindy, but Kim Simms was IT for me. 

 

Krista's Mindy seems to be more comedic and girl next door-ish. Meanwhile, Kim's Mindy exuded sex appeal and was vampish. Kim is one of the few times in soaps I prefer the recast to the original. 

Much like Sherry Stringfield's Blake, I never accepted anyone else except Kimberly Simms as Mindy. 

48 minutes ago, BetterForgotten said:

Much like Sherry Stringfield's Blake, I never accepted anyone else except Kimberly Simms as Mindy. 

 

But I liked Liz Keifer's Blake. 

 

She was no Sherry but she was decent. I just think that they kept giving Blake the same stories time and time again. By the time she slept with Ben, it grew tiring of watching Blake have affairs, Ross getting mad, and them eventually reconciling. 

 

 

1 hour ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

 

But I liked Liz Keifer's Blake. 

 

She was no Sherry but she was decent. I just think that they kept giving Blake the same stories time and time again. By the time she slept with Ben, it grew tiring of watching Blake have affairs, Ross getting mad, and them eventually reconciling. 

 

 

 

That's why I liked the Tory story...because Ross was the one who cheated...and he did lead Torry on.

 

I liked the twist where Blake was the one to save the day..and that the obsession was for Blake..not Ross.

3 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

 

That's why I liked the Tory story...because Ross was the one who cheated...and he did lead Torry on.

 

I liked the twist where Blake was the one to save the day..and that the obsession was for Blake..not Ross.

 

I liked the Tory story too. I think that it was one of GL's last great stories, and sadly Ross'. I don't think that Ross got a major story after the Tory arc.

 

Poor Nadine. But what makes me mad with her is that she didn't whack Billy upside the head instead of trying to get to Vanessa.

 

So I am assuming that the infamous Country Club scene is coming soon. Right?