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Two questions: 

1. Did SoapClassics only release 5 dvd collections? They didn't do any couple focused ones?

2. Is there like a "ground zero" moment for Vanessa and Nola's rivalry, or is it just because Vanessa disliked anything that took Henry's attention away from her? (or really people in general until Billy showed up, but I digress...) I know that Nola got blamed when Vanessa (trying to put an end to Tony's interest in Hillary) left a note for Hillary's boyfriend about her staying at Tony's, which ends up ruining Stacey's christening. But I don't think I've ever seen Nola confront Vanessa directly about it. Or even found it in the recaps. 

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LOL...y'know I got the Jack/Carly collection.

I suppose. Vanessa did have a talent for rubbing people the wrong way. Tony and Nola were close, so I suppose that was a factor as well. 

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Bert Bauer, Mike Bauer, Ed Bauer, OG Holly Norris, Janet Norris, Peggy Scott, Leslie Jackson, Steve Jackson, Wilson Frost, Sara McIntyre, Ken Norris, Adam Thorpe, Barbara Norris.

Don't ask me to name 85% of the characters from the final few decades of the show, LOL, but when TGL was great, its characters were memorable.

Thank you @Sapounopera.

I enjoyed seeing that. It sure brought back a lot of memories!

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It is.

The music in that promo is just...odd, lol.

It's always weird to me that Maureen Garrett wasn't the original Holly.  How different was she from Lynn Deerfield?  Did LD portray Holly in a different way?  Did she share the same kind of chemistry w/ MZ?

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It is. She played Janet Mason on TGL.

Deerfield and Garrett struck me as quite different.

I felt that Deerfield came across as flighty and less substantial than Garrett, who brought a somber depth and thoughtfulness to the role. Garrett made Holly a full, flesh-and-blood woman, which made her much more memorable and powerful to watch.

Holly is an icon thanks to Garrett.

JMHO.

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The music is incredibly grating - I don't know what instrument that is (trombone?). I do appreciate that they were presumably trying for a different type of audience. I've rarely seen a promo just lay out every single character that way. If only any episodes from that time were around, beyond Papa Bauer's funeral. 

Whenever I see Lynn, I think of Maureen Garrett's interview about when she first came on and how Lynn used to come around and watch her film because Lynn hadn't actually wanted to leave the show (she only did because of her husband).

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I know that promo is a bit blurry due to age, but I always wonder if GL, ATWT, AW etc...had a blurry muddy look during that era (late 60's to mid 70's) since they kept wiping and reusing video tape repeatedly ?

Johnny Carson fans said they noticed that muddy look even back in the late 60's and 1970's when watching his show due to the videotape reuse.

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