Members MichaelGL Posted March 30, 2016 Members Share Posted March 30, 2016 Yup, GL did briefly hit #1 in 1984. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 30, 2016 Members Share Posted March 30, 2016 He disliked the storyline and thought it had to end. It seems like contemporary opinion was not nearly as kind to Marland's GL as it was to his GH or ATWT, from fan letters and things at that time. I can sort of see why, although some of it's good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zanereed Posted March 31, 2016 Members Share Posted March 31, 2016 Thanks for the confirmation! I originally thought it had as well, but there was a discussion previously in this thread that said it didn't happen, as it was actually Y&R that was #1 after GH was dethroned from the top spot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mitch Posted March 31, 2016 Members Share Posted March 31, 2016 Also, rumor has it that Jane was not beloved by the cast....JVD did not want to work with her anymore, and the rest of them thought she was just a biotch.. Marland wanted her to go through therapy...can you imagine, it would be like the Iva Snyder therapy sessions...AGGGHHHH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zanereed Posted March 31, 2016 Members Share Posted March 31, 2016 How long did Marland plan to have that therapy continue for, a year? I assume therapy would have meant the revealing of even more personalities? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted April 2, 2016 Members Share Posted April 2, 2016 JVD and Jane adore each other. Calling Bull to the [!@#$%^&*] on that rumor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted April 2, 2016 Members Share Posted April 2, 2016 This would have been something that happened 35 years ago. It's perfectly feasible that they clashed and then made up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 3, 2016 Members Share Posted April 3, 2016 Someone is uploading early 1990 episodes. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpasRwPruLalHkJjPc3pgvA 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted April 3, 2016 Members Share Posted April 3, 2016 Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted April 3, 2016 Author Members Share Posted April 3, 2016 I recall Jane signed a 1 year contract and obviously Marland was sure she would continue but Potter used it as a way to dump her.Maybe budget had something to do with it as P&G were starting their cutbacks and ridding themselves of pricey vets. Jane probably had a raise in pay if she signed to a second year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted April 3, 2016 Members Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) After Jane Elliot's dismissal, it was reported that Allen Potter felt the ratings during the initial part of the Carrie Todd story did not justify the saga continuing. This angered Douglas Marland, who had had additional plans for the character. While ratings do matter, I am a firm believer in allowing writers like Marland the freedom to write as they see fit. In any case, during the 1981/82 season, in which Elliot appeared, TGL had a rating of 8.0. This was quite healthy, considering the show was pitted against GH, which was a cultural phenomenon and the center of so much hype and media attention at that time. After Marland left the show, I had high hopes for Springfield when the great Pat Falken Smith took over the writing reigns. Upon her abrupt dismissal, however, the bottom simply fell out and the show went into free fall. The annihilation of the Bauer family, the gutting of numerous vets, and the noticeable changes in the series' style and tone were harmful to TGL, and made all the worse by a revolving door of writers, and by unfamiliar faces parading across the screen. By the 1989/90 season, TGL's ratings had plunged to a precarious 5.4. The 1980s were not the best of times for TGL. As a decades-long viewer, I would have eagerly accepted more Carrie Todd over a screaming Reva any day. Edited April 7, 2016 by vetsoapfan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members slick jones Posted April 7, 2016 Members Share Posted April 7, 2016 After being the town mattress, I wasn't surprised Olivia moved on to women...Which man didn't she sleep with? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted April 7, 2016 Members Share Posted April 7, 2016 Sucks how Jill Lorie Hurst never landed another job at another daytime soap. I thought she was phenomenal during GL's final year. Sucks no one tried to even scoop her up post GL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted April 7, 2016 Members Share Posted April 7, 2016 Now I'd like to see her as GH's HW 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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