8 hours ago, P.J. said:

My understanding is that it's the 11th. The version (or there was a version with the commercials) with commercials references the Democratic convention, which was the week of the 11th.

Thanks!

28 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

I can't fault Marj for going where a contract was going to be offered. Soaps save money keeping performers recurring, but they also risk losing them if said performers get another job that offers a contract.

Neither can I. It's a shame as her Alexandra was getting better treatment than she'd had in most of her first run, but a job is a job. And she got years of steady work from AMC, which was her best role aside from Myrna. Then luckily for her she was able to get back onto GL not too long after AMC - the writing was not good but at least she got some money for the rest of the decade (even if she wasn't on contract in the last years).

6 hours ago, DeeVee said:

By the way, that's a YouTube account.

They just uploaded some episodes from August 1979. Not sure yet if they're some that have already been uploaded to YT. That is the period when Alan and Hope are stranded on the island, Jackie has a miscarriage, and Rita is upset that she isn't having orgasms during sex with Ed.

Thank you. They are on Youtube, but these may be a little longer...and one of them (the 24th) is harder to find, as it's no longer available on the account that originally uploaded it and before now just existed on a zombie/dupe channel.

5 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks!

Ok, just to clarify, the version with the commercial references the Republican convention starting the next week, July 14-17.

It's really odd watching 79 episodes, and Ross schmoozing the eternally soft-spoken and naive Evie. She may have been the only completely nice girl he ever pursued.

Edited 13 hours ago13 hr by P.J.

I started watching GL in high school sometime spring 1995 and got into it because of Alan Michael and Lucy, but picked a good spot as it was in their sexual tension phase right before the rape. I rewatched the LAM clips then discovered the vault and started when Rick Hearst took over as AM circa June 1990. It was also the same week Reva drove off the bridge.

I’m up June 1991 and it’s pretty jarring how different Alex/AM are viewed by the rest of Springfield. (I never realized just how much of a retcon it would’ve been for either of them to be A Spaulding during that nonsense-Alan was sending Phillip taunting messages from prison back then even!)

I have many thoughts but one unsurprising one is I even more appreciate Rick Hearst. 1990/1991 AM is more boyish and naive but still feels like the same person as he does when he ascends to power.

I know this is blasphemy to some, but story wise I think the show could’ve benefitted from AM/Blake being a couple that can’t stay out of each other’s orbit. Blake getting pregnant out of the one night mistake with AM would’ve made Alan’s return and rivalry with Roger get so much more interesting with a grandchild in the mix. (Ross actually drives me insane starting with him getting seduced by Blake as he’s in a constant loop of a woman manipulating him and him falling for it every time between Blake/Dinah/Amanda.)

Edited 41 minutes ago41 min by GL95