2 minutes ago, amybrickwallace said:

Of course, he's not a journalist but it still wouldn't hurt him to do more research so he can ask decent questions. That way, there wouldn't be awkward pauses and inane comments from him. 

I did laugh when he asked one actress (I don't remember who the actress was) his go-to question of "do you remember your first day?" She simply said "yes" and left it at that. It was hilarious. 🤣😂

I think Alan relies a lot of his guests navigating dialogue... at least, that was in the initial "interviews," and unfortunate he is pushing for a more interview-type platform, and he isn't adapting himself for that.

@amybrickwallace OMG!!😂😂😂😂

4 hours ago, amybrickwallace said:

He's not even a particularly good interviewer, either. He interrupts, talks over people and doesn't do his homework (i.e. correctly pronouncing someone's name!). The best Locher Room episodes are when the guests get on a roll and with each other so the less Alan gets to speak, the better.

How many times does a guest finish a funny or touching anecdote and his only response is, "that's crazy"? 🙄 Let's just say I only watch for the guests.

A spot on assessment. I can't stand him. 

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1 minute ago, Liberty City said:

I think Alan relies a lot of his guests navigating dialogue... at least, that was in the initial "interviews," and unfortunate he is pushing for a more interview-type platform, and he isn't adapting himself for that.

The best episodes of his show are when his guests start reminiscing with each other and end up almost ignoring him. That's not an insult to Alan, but the guests sometimes just kind of do the heavy lifting for him. It feels almost organic.

Today, I listened to the Mart Hulswit/Fran Myers episode. They were both terrific and I was especially charmed by Mart. His voice was so gentle yet commanding. I could have listened to him forever. I wanted to shush Alan every time he interrupted Mart and Fran.

Just now, amybrickwallace said:

The best episodes of his show are when his guests start reminiscing with each other and end up almost ignoring him. That's not an insult to Alan, but the guests sometimes just kind of do the heavy lifting for him. It feels almost organic.

Today, I listened to the Mart Hulswit/Fran Myers episode. They were both terrific and I was especially charmed by Mart. His voice was so gentle yet commanding. I could have listened to him forever. I wanted to shush Alan every time he interrupted Mart and Fran.

Because those original pieces, especially the initial As the World Turns and Guiding Light reunions were about coming back with discussion... not endless questions.

Exactly. Alan needs to learn that we are not watching the shows to see him. We want to see the actors and actresses, and we want THEM to dictate the conversation.

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

😅 Followed by noticeable silence and a drag in conversation. Somehow I heard the "that's crazy" exactly in his voice.😂

I cringe every time he says “our fans” … not sure how many people watching these reunions are his fans. 

28 minutes ago, Frozpog1 said:

I cringe every time he says “our fans” … not sure how many people watching these reunions are his fans. 

When he says "our fans," I am pretty sure he's speaking in terms of the soap the interview is related to... or, at least, I hope that's what he means.

On 7/11/2021 at 9:36 PM, Frozpog1 said:

I cringe every time he says “our fans” … not sure how many people watching these reunions are his fans. 

It's definitely cringeworthy...especially the way he says it. Ugh.

On 7/10/2021 at 6:13 AM, RavenWhitney said:

Curlee revealed some great tidbits.  First, it was mentioned that she wrote for AMC and GH although her name was never in the credits, and that she was 'negotiating' with ABC to head write GH when she got pregnant.

Where in the interview do they talk about NC's uncredited work at AMC and GH? I missed that. She talks about negotiating to take over GH at the 59:50 mark but says she did not take the job due to her third pregnancy.

Is this Lenore Kasdorf in the Granny Goose ad at around 5 minutes?

 

7 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Is this Lenore Kasdorf in the Granny Goose ad at around 5 minutes?

 

Definitely

 

15 hours ago, redontop4 said:

Where in the interview do they talk about NC's uncredited work at AMC and GH? I missed that. She talks about negotiating to take over GH at the 59:50 mark but says she did not take the job due to her third pregnancy.

Alan mentioned it at the top of the interview then restated to Nancy when she was onscreen.

3 hours ago, RavenWhitney said:

Alan mentioned it at the top of the interview then restated to Nancy when she was onscreen.

Ah, you're right. At the top, Alan says NC wrote for AMC and OLTL. I wonder when that was and what she was responsible for.

She's admitted in other interviews to being a consultant for ABC Daytime in the mid-90's (which is why she was probably considered for the GH HW role), but I don't think she was ever officially credited for writing anything on those shows.