Members Khan Posted March 25, 2020 Members Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) I'd say so. Robert Calhoun was ATWT's last, great EP, too. He might not have raised GL's ratings significantly, but he did promote Nancy Curlee to Co-HW and helped bring GL back to being a more ensemble-driven show after it had been dominated for so long by KZ/Reva and the other Lewis/Shaynes. IMO, as his predecessor, JFP coasted on the groundwork that he (and Curlee/Stephen Demorest) had laid. Once that was over, the show pretty much fell apart. Edited March 25, 2020 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted March 25, 2020 Members Share Posted March 25, 2020 2/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaReardon Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 The know it all 1/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EllenP Posted March 26, 2020 Members Share Posted March 26, 2020 Correct. Everything you said. I usedto clean her house. My brother did her yard. Nicest, sweetest lady I have ever met. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KateW Posted March 27, 2020 Members Share Posted March 27, 2020 During 1996 it looked like B&B was preparing for a one hour expansion which would most likely have coincided with their 10th anniversary in March 1997 but for whatever reason that didn't happen. If CBS cancelled GL in the mid 1990s and gave half hour to B&B, what would've happened to the other half hour? Could we have gotten a 3rd Bell show and would the daytime drama block be rearranged. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted March 30, 2020 Members Share Posted March 30, 2020 Does anyone know if Maeve Kinkead wasn't fond of the way Pam Long wrote for Vanessa? Looking at her Emmy speech again, she thanked Doug Marland for creating Vanessa and Nancy Curlee for giving Vanessa "new life." Someone in the comments mentioned she hated the drug storyline and most of what Long wrote for her... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted April 2, 2020 Members Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) During these hard times, it would be such a joy and comfort if we still had our soaps and beloved characters to keep us company. "There is a destiny that makes us brothers: None goes his way alone: All that we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own. I care not what his temples or his creeds, One thing holds firm and fast That into his fateful heap of days and deeds The soul of man Is cast." Please register in order to view this content Edited April 2, 2020 by vetsoapfan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted April 3, 2020 Members Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Yep. It's so sad watching it collapse. Smart, sexy, witty ... I still wonder how Reilly wrote for the damn show (you can see some of his touches in 1991, but the show had great writers to cover some of it up and write it better, IMO). Did he have dolls of the characters and act out scenes? How did he manage to work with folks like Curlee and Demorest? He was such a recluse. Edited April 3, 2020 by KMan101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted April 3, 2020 Members Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) He worked very closely with Curlee and Demorest. Curlee’s spoken about working closely with him before and what a source of solice he was when battling against network interference. Reilly also enjoyed working with JFP, btw... Edited April 3, 2020 by BetterForgotten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted April 3, 2020 Members Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) I still can't believe that James Reilly was a part of that great GL early 1990s writing team and then went on to usher in sci-fi era Days. Talk about contrasts. Edited April 3, 2020 by kalbir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted April 3, 2020 Members Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Reilly always fascinated me for various reasons. LOL. Good to hear! And ew at JFP. Wonder what happened with him in his later years before he passed. Did he just say "[!@#$%^&*] the interference I'm going to write batshit crazy stuff"? LOL As much as he dragged stories out, dumbed folks down, used plot devices ... he could at least structure a story, IMHO. Good? That's subjective, lol. Edited April 3, 2020 by KMan101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted April 3, 2020 Members Share Posted April 3, 2020 Since ATWT had their digital reunion. And according to shows former publicist they're planning a GL reunion too. Who would you like to see appear on screen? My choices Kim Zimmer Robert Newman Grant Aleksander Michael O'Leary Krista Tesreau Jordan Clarke Maeve Kinkead Beth Chamberlin Tina Sloan Liz Keifer Jerry Ver dorn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanessaReardon Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 JFP was not a hard person to work for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted April 4, 2020 Members Share Posted April 4, 2020 Most of my favorite actors have passed away, alas, but I'd love to see the following people as part of a reunion special: Maureen Garrett Mart Hulswit Jerry ver Dorn Nancy Curlee Millette Alexander (I know I am dreaming in Technicolor!) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted April 4, 2020 Members Share Posted April 4, 2020 I still miss Michael Zaslow. I'm so glad I got to watch his best work either live on online. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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