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[Khan]

I think a big reason (aside from the usual network/sponsor interference) why Laibson didn't work out at GL was because it wasn't his choice to leave AW.  Similarly, I think Megan McTavish came back to GL as HW with a major score to settle with ABCD, who had dumped her from AMC in the wake of the OKC/Murrah Building bombing.  In turn, I think their bitterness over their respective firings infected GL.

[BetterForgotten]

Is was a relatively short time in retrospect, but damn it if the Laibson/McTavish era didn’t feel like one lonnnng torturous period, lol.

[P.J.]

The HW merry-go-round just stuns me. After the Dobsons, the longest consecutive tenure is Krietzman? JFC. 

[DRW50]

Does anyone know if that's a beauty shot or was it a scene from the episode?

Beauty shots are such an underrated part of the daytime soap experience. I'm sorry they didn't keep them for a longer period.

[Sapounopera]

BTW the set seems familiar. Is it the apartment in the Bauer house? Kelly and Morgan stayed there when they got married, right?

[DRW50]

I think so, yes. IIRC Claire was living there at the time so Ed and Maureen could keep an eye on her.

[Mitch64]

I don't remember the fantasy laden story..but I thought it would have been fun to bring Nola colorful and eccentric, rather than the lump of drab she was. They could have used her to bring back the new Michele (she picks her up on her school trip and takes her around to see all the Reardon relatives ) to explain Chile's new personality...(well the casting would have had to been better) so Ed is pissed off at her and Van ...(she was heavy into her holier then thou bore period with Matt) and it would have been fun to make mention of have her past "Well remember when you were dating Matt's uncle...no not Ed, I meant Tony..though could dating been what you called it???" And to have a past with Dinah "Oh that summer I spent with Aunt Nola and Uncle Quint in Marrakash gave me a new look.I was a bit drab before but not after Nola took me to that great lounge...and..what's the matter mother, you look like you have gas?" Her confronting Ed about Mo could have also finally put that storyline to bed with Ed admitting guilt (or something other then fish lips.)

Maybe Nola could be writing romance adventure books and decides to hang out in SF for while...(I could see her staying at the BH and being the wacky landlady with money.) etc. Anything but a sad victim of Quint screwing around. 

 

[vetsoapfan]

Yes, that's right. I loved that set.

[Soaplovers]

I remember that set lasted into the 90s... with Alan Michael/Harley living there during their brief marriage.. and then Mallet/Julie lived there in the early 90s until mid 1992.

I think Eve also lived there briefly in 1993 after she was released from the mental facility.

[P.J.]

Nola/Buzz had something to do with Buzz falling down stairs and getting amnesia. That is all I wish to recall, I just remember it was HORRID. Unpopular opinion---I was never a fan of Nola's fantasies. As a tween I thought they were boring, as an adult they just seem like an overblown gimmick.

I can't even with Matt (or Great Value Boy Toy, as I like to call him.) I know people liked him and Vanessa, and I even understand why Vanessa had to move on from Billy. But some skank ass ex-gigolo? GROAN. 

Nola could've come back to town waving Spaulding stock in Van's face (which she'd have gotten in the divorce settlement). Having to deal with Nola constantly questioning her business decisions would've driven Van crazy. Vanessa faked being dead for a year in there, but at least it would've reestablished Nola with the viewers. Anything was better than what played out on screen.

[Contessa Donatella]

I came upon this picture yesterday. Serves no purpose. Just for fun. 

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Now this picture, I call it Baby Holly. 

[TEdgeofNight]

Laibson was terrible at GL. His contribution to GL was what time do we go to lunch? I have a GOOD friend who was there at the time. 

[P.J.]

In happy news, it's Maeve Kinkead's birthday today! 

Edited May 31, 2024 by P.J.

[TEdgeofNight]

Maeve is lovely. I met her many times. Just a sweet lady. 

[P.J.]

Not that I ever doubted, but she's one of those people no one ever seems to have a bad word about. One of the few Locher room get togethers I ever bothered to check out was the Lisa Brown tribute, and it was because of Maeve. It sounded like she and Lisa had stayed in touch.