23 minutes ago, DeeVee said:

I don't know what they were smoking when they came up with that one.

Or Rick and Blake.

Or Jonathan and Tammy.

I mean, if you're going to go for it, GO for it. An Irish soap opera had a half-brother and sister get together AFTER they found out how they were related.

Don't do quasi-incest stories. Have to cojones to do a REAL one. So we're SUPPOSED to be disgusted by it. (Or not. I think that Irish story was popular, LOL).

Well let's not forget the disgusting Gilly/Griffin/Vivian storyline. That was so gross, but I guess thankfully they didn't know they were father/daughter throughout. Had they known and made the decision to continue a relationship, that would have been beyond gross.

Just now, alwaysAMC said:

I love Cosgrove too. I know he's got a reputation of being a soap destroyer (it's just bad luck haha), but I think he's a handsome guy and good actor. He was on AMC for a bit and I really loved him over there.

Yeah, so totally not his fault. He's on ATWT for their last year as Bob and Kim Hughes' son Chris. It's Danny's charm (and the fact I watched "Little Billy" grow up) that keeps me from ragging on Bill and his attitude the last two years of GL. He's borderline obnoxious, and certainly not acting like a Lewis (which I guess is debatable..lol) but I mostly blame that on Dinah's influence. Which makes him act like she's the only sister he had.

5 minutes ago, P.J. said:

Yeah, so totally not his fault. He's on ATWT for their last year as Bob and Kim Hughes' son Chris. It's Danny's charm (and the fact I watched "Little Billy" grow up) that keeps me from ragging on Bill and his attitude the last two years of GL. He's borderline obnoxious, and certainly not acting like a Lewis (which I guess is debatable..lol) but I mostly blame that on Dinah's influence. Which makes him act like she's the only sister he had.

Haha yeah, definitely not his fault. He returned to AMC in their final year, but he was on the show years before that (before he went to GL).

Ok wait, I'm having a brain fart... who else is Bill's sibling besides Dinah? Oh I guess we're talking about Mindy right, on Billy's side? Did Billy only have Mindy and Bill?

15 minutes ago, alwaysAMC said:

Oh wow - that sounds wild! LOL. It sounds so bad that I feel like I need to watch the train wreck haha.

I will never forget watching that barn scene. I was working from home (for myself, I had a little business that I ran out of home) and I was living with my mom (the business was not a big money-maker, LOL). Occassionally, I would take a break to watch soaps with her. 

When that scene came on, I kid you not, we looked at each other with our jaws almost on the floor. 

We were like, "What is happening? WHY is this happening?" 😂

15 minutes ago, alwaysAMC said:

Oh no... they did this??  That's pretty gross considering A-M was a grown adult, married and former business executive all while Marina was like a 5-year old girl.

Also, almost up until Marina was born, he thought he was her father!

3 minutes ago, alwaysAMC said:

Did Billy only have Mindy and Bill?

Also Dylan. And Peter, if you want to count him. Didn't Billy and Vanessa consider Peter their kid?

6 minutes ago, alwaysAMC said:

Haha yeah, definitely not his fault. He returned to AMC in their final year, but he was on the show years before that (before he went to GL).

Ok wait, I'm having a brain fart... who else is Bill's sibling besides Dinah? Oh I guess we're talking about Mindy right, on Billy's side? Did Billy only have Mindy and Bill?

Billy's children: Mindy, Dylan (with Reva), Bill  *adopted Peter

Vanessa's children: Dinah, Bill and Maureen   *adopted Peter

Bill has three sisters, one brother  (Peter goes from being his adopted brother to his nephew, given that Dylan and Bridget married off screen)

Dylan has two sisters (Mindy, Marah) and four brothers (Bill, Shayne, Jon and Colin)

Mindy has two brothers (Bill and Dylan)

Dinah has three brothers (Bill, Jason and Kevin) and two sisters (Maureen and Clarissa)

Edited September 13Sep 13 by P.J.

11 minutes ago, DeeVee said:

I will never forget watching that barn scene. I was working from home (for myself, I had a little business that I ran out of home) and I was living with my mom (the business was not a big money-maker, LOL). Occassionally, I would take a break to watch soaps with her. 

When that scene came on, I kid you not, we looked at each other with our jaws almost on the floor. 

We were like, "What is happening? WHY is this happening?" 😂

LOL - that's funny. I know I had some moments like that with my mom over on AMC. For better or worse (for the show), it makes for funny memories.

12 minutes ago, P.J. said:

Billy's children: Mindy, Dylan (with Reva), Bill  *adopted Peter

Vanessa's children: Dinah, Bill and Maureen   *adopted Peter

Bill has three sisters, one brother  (Peter goes from being his adopted brother to his nephew, given that Dylan and Bridget married off screen)

Dylan has two sisters (Mindy, Marah) and four brothers (Bill, Shayne, Jon and Colin)

Mindy has two brothers (Bill and Dylan)

Dinah has three brothers (Bill, Jason and Kevin) and two sisters (Maureen and Clarissa)

Thanks  I always forget about Dylan being Billy's. 

@alwaysAMC overall, I felt 2002/early 2003 was the best thd show's been since 1999.  We got Ed back, the mob and the island were being phased out, we got a new show intro, and Bill and Michelle were finally FINALLY paired up.

3 hours ago, P.J. said:

Or Edmund. Ol' Eddie is right up there.

Edmund and Beth were NOTHING compared to Edmund and Cassie. 

I'll be honest--I LOVED the chemistry between the two actors.

BUT HE CAUSED THE DEATH OF HER BABY.

DELIBERATELY.

One of the reasons I quit watching most soaps in the 2000s was this kind of thing. They just wouldn't stop putting women with men who abused/hurt them.

2 hours ago, DeeVee said:

Edmund and Beth were NOTHING compared to Edmund and Cassie. 

I'll be honest--I LOVED the chemistry between the two actors.

BUT HE CAUSED THE DEATH OF HER BABY.

DELIBERATELY.

One of the reasons I quit watching most soaps in the 2000s was this kind of thing. They just wouldn't stop putting women with men who abused/hurt them.

Well, being Reva's sister, Cassie was not thinking with her head. And I've forgotten nearly all of Eddie/Beth, but as I remember, she got off on knowing he was "complicated", (ie, evil), didn't care and he ended up locking her in a tower, from which Phillip had to rescue her from.

GL in the '00s was full of problematic men. 

Edited September 13Sep 13 by P.J.

20 minutes ago, P.J. said:

Well, being Reva's sister, Cassie was not thinking with her head. And I've forgotten nearly all of Eddie/Beth, but as I remember, she got off on knowing he was "complicated", (ie, evil), didn't care and he ended up locking her in a tower, from which Phillip had to rescue her from.

She liked that he made her a princess.

The more we talk about Beth during this era of GL, the more destroyed her character seems. They just totally shredded her.

Edited September 13Sep 13 by DeeVee

10 minutes ago, DeeVee said:

She liked that he made her a princess.

The more we talk about Beth during this era of GL, the more destroyed her character seems. They just totally shredded her.

Pretty much. Other than her brief romance with Jim, and Lizzie's leukemia, Beth was, to me,  unlikeable. It's no wonder they never recast Mindy, Mindy wouldn't have recognized her best friend.

6 hours ago, Spoon said:

@alwaysAMC overall, I felt 2002/early 2003 was the best thd show's been since 1999.  We got Ed back, the mob and the island were being phased out, we got a new show intro, and Bill and Michelle were finally FINALLY paired up.

Sadly, this was a Michelle and Bill I had no interest in (although Cosgrove was OK). I did enjoy Cassie/Danny almost being paired around this time. 

I had a lot of issues with early/middle 2002 but the show was improving by the end of the year. 

7 hours ago, DeeVee said:

I don't know what they were smoking when they came up with that one.

Or Rick and Blake.

Or Jonathan and Tammy.

I mean, if you're going to go for it, GO for it. An Irish soap opera had a half-brother and sister get together AFTER they found out how they were related.

Don't do quasi-incest stories. Have to cojones to do a REAL one. So we're SUPPOSED to be disgusted by it. (Or not. I think that Irish story was popular, LOL).

Jonathan/Tammy was real incest, although Tammy didn't know that at first.

Rick and Blake didn't bother me as by the time I started watching the show had done nothing with any sibling relationship between them, but the story was pointless in the long run.

1 hour ago, DRW50 said:

Jonathan/Tammy was real incest, although Tammy didn't know that at first.

Rick and Blake didn't bother me as by the time I started watching the show had done nothing with any sibling relationship between them, but the story was pointless in the long run.

Rick/Blake don't bother me either. They hadn't been "siblings" since Holly left in the early '80's. It bothers me more that it's yet another case of Rick and Phillip trading women.

@P.J. @DeeVee @Soapsuds @alwaysAMC Or any others who'd been watching the uploads in order over the last few months - I looked at Spauldingfield and I didn't see this one up. Someone just posted it. Has ads too. 9/11/85.

 

 

Edited September 14Sep 14 by DRW50