Members Mitch Posted January 5, 2019 Members Share Posted January 5, 2019 The show increased it viewers by miilions during the Masked Ball, leading up the No. 1 in the summer, GL was on fire at this time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 5, 2019 Members Share Posted January 5, 2019 It’s certainly well-earned. Lots of moving pieces had to be juggled at a fast pace. Definitely similar in tone to what I loved about early ‘90s GL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted January 6, 2019 Members Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) One thing that’s striking about dialogue for all soaps from the late ‘70s is how thoughtful the characters are about their lives. They speak more openly about what they want or like (in a partner, in a job, in a family) in more specific but also more all-encompassing ways. Like some of Diane Ballard’s 1979 dialogue is very interesting and reflective, like that of a Shakespearean villain. I contrast this with something like modern-day DAYS where sometimes it just feels like dialogue is either zinger-focused, bland platitudes about “love,” or a battering ram to move plot forward. Edited January 6, 2019 by Costello 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 6, 2019 Members Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) Denise Pence did a few of these a few years ago and I guess decided to finish the series...and talks about her exit from the show along with life after soaps. She also includes her last scene as Katie. Edited January 6, 2019 by DRW50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) DP looks great. It's a real shame that Long/Kobe didn't use her. I've seen a lot of GL from 84-85 recently.Katie was used as an extra. Katie wasn't even at her best friend Hilary's funeral. Edited January 6, 2019 by victoria foxton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members NothinButAttitude Posted January 8, 2019 Members Share Posted January 8, 2019 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted January 8, 2019 Members Share Posted January 8, 2019 What a wonderful final scene...a resolution to the louie/Katie song and dance. I do wish the show had shown her new romance and had leave town happy, content and wise with her new love. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mitch Posted January 8, 2019 Members Share Posted January 8, 2019 Pence looks great and I forgot what a knockout she was in the 80s. I can't believe they didnt use her more as a second tier supporting character... What a weird year 85 was it was the start of a bad change for GL...Katie, Nola, Quint Bea, Tony Annabelle Josh all written out (some actors left by choice, others didnt) .recasts for Ed and Phillip and eventually Mo..Charita's death..too much change too fast...bad time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 8, 2019 Members Share Posted January 8, 2019 Floyd too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted January 8, 2019 Members Share Posted January 8, 2019 I still believe all that was Gail Kobe's, rather than Pam Long's, doing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zanereed Posted January 9, 2019 Members Share Posted January 9, 2019 In my opinion, the damage had already begun the prior year, 1984. Oddly enough, the show seemed to spiral out of control the moment it hit #1. Gail Kobe, for whatever reason, had already let go of long-time favorites Tom O'Rourke (Justin) and Elvira Roussell (Hope), then continued the purge with Don Stewart (Mike) and Marsha Clark (Hillary) in 1984 before the biggest purge in 1985. As stated above, some of the actors left by choice, others did not (O'Rourke, Roussell, Stewart, Clark). I agree with @Khan - I think most of this was due to Gail versus Pam Long. Long's writing was strongest when characters simply interacted, versus trying to do things like "The Dreaming Death", "Susan Piper/Barbados" and the Largo organization. Denise Pence was fantastic on TGL (I'm biased because I had a crush on her as a kid). I have a feeling that if the Dobsons (who created Katie and Floyd) had stayed with the show past 1979, they would have eventually introduced Katie's parents, further solidifying her in Springfield. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robbwolff Posted January 9, 2019 Members Share Posted January 9, 2019 I, too, believe it was Kobe behind the cast changes. Long had introduced Jim Reardon with the intention that he would be part of a love triangle with Hillary and Katie. I remember that being touted in the soap press. But the story never came to pass. I would have hated to see friction between Hillary and Katie over a man, but was disappointed when Hillary and then Katie were both dropped from the show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted January 9, 2019 Members Share Posted January 9, 2019 I've seen this one and the second one but I can't seem to find the first part of this series on her channel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted January 21, 2019 Members Share Posted January 21, 2019 Michael Zaslow's last episode 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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