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[soapfave06]

Well that explains the lack of availability. Such a shame although none of this will ever be released by P&G anyway. Thanks!

[victoria foxton]

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[Mitch]

 

This is a case book of actors making something stupid work...and Bev is totally dedicated to it. I like the Victoria actress, and its weird to see Claire being nice.  If only they had brought Toby Poser in as Vickie who had a rightful claim to Spaulding, and not that dumb Amanda is Brandon's kid storyline..Tony is smoking hot..(dumb, dumb Annabelle..you don't want him..Ill take him...). Speaking of...forgot how smokin' hot Zimmer was back then...I LOVED her and H.B. and on paper you would think that was nasty...but it worked. Loved Gates and its too bad Charita got sick and died and they didn't do the planned H.B. and Bert...would have been a hoot. But then, they should have bough fiesty Meta in for Bert's funeral and she and "Harlan" would have been great. Hated the Beth blind storyline(to be completely ripped off later with Chele and whatshisface) and hate Van being a wimpy sweet wife. This was the during the total change the show went under from Summer to Winter that year.

 

Edited February 16, 2018 by Mitch

[DRW50]

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[soapfave06]

After years of never finding the time I have finally dug into the November 1979 episodes and this show was top notch. I did find some of the Marland episodes a drag but of the Dobson years available I have never seen a boring episode. It's a shame that they didn't keep the Dobsons at GL and post Marland at ATWT immediately. 

 

I am loving the drama of the the main story- Rita and Ed divorcing and Rita wanting an abortion. The build up of Roger being alive while Holly is in prison (already read spoilers to know where that's going) and Lucille plotting to poison Ben only to nearly kill Amanda. The episodes fly by and it is all based on the psychological motivations of the characters. I miss that and haven't seen it on a soap in my 12 years of viewing. 

 

The only drags to me are Dr. Greg Fairbanks and Peter Chapman. Both so dull. I also applaud them for keeping Sara and Bert among others an integral part of the fabric of the show. 

 

It's amazing how having the characters interact with multiple viewpoints and psychologically motivated storylines keep the show familiar and only a few years later they would lose half the cast. I have no interest in anything of GL from 1984-1991 maybe outside of the Sonni/Solita plot and Holly and Roger's return.

[KateW]

20 years ago this week:

 

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[Dr Neil Curtis]

Thanks for posting these! I have been up watching everything from Anniversary week in 1987 to HB Lewis’ funeral. Now if only I could find Anniversary week from 1997. 

[robbwolff]

The anniversary week is on classicGL's YT page. The series is called "Shine the Light." Here's the first segment:

 

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[zanereed]

 

Here's another option:

 

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Edited February 21, 2018 by zanereed

[amybrickwallace]

 

What did "H.B." stand for?

[victoria foxton]

Harlan Billy

[amybrickwallace]

 

Thanks!!

[SFK]

I always thought that was weird, like, who's named Billy?  Was it really Harlan William and Billy a nickname for him and his son?

[amybrickwallace]

Maybe it's a Southern thing. My pastor was born and raised in the Houston, TX, area. His first and middle names are Jimmy Kay. Not James - his legal first name is Jimmy. Despite living and working here in northeast Ohio for over 20 years, he still has his Texas accent. So, I guess I can understand "Harlan Billy".

[soapfan770]

I picked up a copy of "Jonathan's Story" that was in the free bin at a second-hand book store I frequently visit. Even though that was a bad era of the show I did feel nostalgic and felt just sad that the book was in the free bin.