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I would also love a Bauer family reunion with

Peter Simon

Ellen Parker

Rachel Miner

Rick Hearst

Michael O'Leary

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I don't know why Alan hasn't asked Rick Hearst.

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12 hours ago, antmunoz said:

I thought the big rumor was Beth Ann Bonner (Talia, OLTL) was almost Michelle until the cancellation was announced. Then they brought her on anyway as that jewel thief involved with Cyrus and Remy.

Another front runner for Michelle was Sabine Singh ...who played Greenlee for awhile on AMC.

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18 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

Another front runner for Michelle was Sabine Singh ...who played Greenlee for awhile on AMC.

AMC screwed her bigtime for someone who quit a year later

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1 hour ago, John said:

Did Brockington have the longest run as Felecia

She played her for most of the character's run, aside from a year or two.

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The soap podcast The Chat will be interviewing Lenore Kasdorf (Rita Stapleton Bauer) on May 11th and Amelia Marshall (Gilly Grant Speakes) on May 18th.

From The Chat Twitter

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE INTERVIEWS WE HAVE COMING! May 4: Kathleen Noone May 11: Lenore Kasdorf May 18: Amelia Marshall #MayInterviews ONLY ON THE CHAT!

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45 minutes ago, Forever8 said:

The soap podcast The Chat will be interviewing Lenore Kasdorf (Rita Stapleton Bauer) on May 11th and Amelia Marshall (Gilly Grant Speakes) on May 18th.

From The Chat Twitter

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE INTERVIEWS WE HAVE COMING! May 4: Kathleen Noone May 11: Lenore Kasdorf May 18: Amelia Marshall #MayInterviews ONLY ON THE CHAT!

Whaaaaaaat!?

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Seriously, I'm stunned. Has this podcast done any other unique interviews? Also the link isn't working, please provide.

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How random: 21 episodes from 1979 are now available for streaming on the German version of Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B087QQWWDH

I guess these are the same episodes that were released on DVD a few years ago.

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Watching the bit of the reunion on YouTube

Crystal Chappell said her oldest son is getting married on Friday. I remember when he was a little boy. WOW!!!

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The sound quality is a mess and I keep hearing typing.

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4 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

The sound quality is a mess and I keep hearing typing.

I just had to quit. Couldn't bear it any longer.

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EJ Bonilla was not much to watch on GL, but god, I'd climb that man like a tree.

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Praising Ellen Wheeler

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Interesting! I've never heard about Lenita! It seems like a lot of South African soaps have gay storylines and they are better than the ones from American soaps. I'll be in your debt if you convert the VHS and upload them! 😂

By vote4llama · 34 minutes ago34 min
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No problem.
I saved some on VHS from when they ran on the Africa Channel although they are probably just rotting away as I'm not likely to get them put anywhere else. They ran maybe a year or a year and half and would then loop back.
One story after that period which sounds like something I might want to see (just because it sounds strange and random) was Len dressing as "Lenita" and thinking of becoming trans. Len was such an interesting character - maybe the first guy I saw on a soap who was a sarcastic and unapologetic bisexual. A shame he didn't seem to have much of an ending.

By DRW50 · 48 minutes ago48 min
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By Liberty City · 52 minutes ago52 min
ARTICLE: ‘Beyond The Gates’ Unveils Character Details For Daytime Veteran Greg Vaughan

The thing I found interesting about his character having two sons are that it sounds as though they're in the 18 year old range so I'm wondering if Vaughn's character is accepted.. that perhaps one or two of the kids comes on as a love interest for either Samantha (since she's around 17 right now) or if they'll be eventually paired with Kat and/or the unseen Deanna (Vanessa's daughter).

By Soaplovers · 57 minutes ago57 min
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I think you're talking about Ashley and Rhino (or is it Rino?). Yes, the reveal of the dark family secret is very close to the big thing that happens! Then the show gets way better. Even though I enjoyed the repeats from 2008, I don't remember much. I kick myself for not recording them. It seems like the writing was good until at least 2008, maybe later. And yes by that time Lee, Barker, and Rajesh were driving the major stories. Sorry it took me so long to post!

By vote4llama · 1 hour ago1 hr
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Thanks for remembering me and sharing all these details. I think I saved the first 100 (some were taken down or missing by then) but didn't know there were more. If I ever get the chance I will try to see the others. This is such a fascinating show, and the early days are a world away from what I watched (that was around 2008 and by then there was a JR Ewing type figure and many more corporate plots). The early episodes having the father with his mousy daughter and her dumb but sweet fiance. By the time I had to take a break I think there was a very dark secret with that family.
I am especially hoping that some of the Steve story pops up sometime as I'm curious as to how they handled his being gay (and didn't they briefly almost pair him with Dusty before changing course).

By DRW50 · 1 hour ago1 hr
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By I Am A Swede · 1 hour ago1 hr
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It could happen, and I think in some ways that would be enhanced by Nathan being so blank, but I think the momentum is lost. There aren't enough people really close to Nathan who will be there to feel hurt and angry when the truth comes out. Not that I'm complaining but I'm surprised Obrecht hasn't been on more.

By DRW50 · 1 hour ago1 hr
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I think Julie Pinson is a fine actress but this was in the era where it seemed like she was popping up everywhere just because (even though I think she'd only done two shows by then lol). Her being Billie was equally extraneous. She was a great lookalike for Lisa, and I never liked or accepted the Krista Allen Billie in any way and JP's version was superficially much closer to the original. But it still wasn't the same. I just didn't see a reason for Billie to be around at that point with another recast, and they never gave Pinson's Billie much of anything worthwhile, she seemed to just mope and whine. But nothing has ever compared to Lisa's original run anyway.

By Vee · 1 hour ago1 hr
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I am pretty sure that is exactly what is going to happen, yet I'm still bored because Nathan is that blank a character.

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