Members GLATWT88 Posted June 23, 2020 Members Share Posted June 23, 2020 It looked like ratings were pretty strong in early 1999, I'm not sure whether the story was popular with fans but it did have a positive impact in ratings. The highest numbers for GL for the 98/99 season all happened around that time (Jan-Mar 1999). In fact the last time GL scored a 4.3 or higher was in 97 during the Annie story and one more time in November 97 and those were rare. Please register in order to view this content That 4.6 is impressive for GL for 97. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted June 23, 2020 Members Share Posted June 23, 2020 By late 1985 Pam Long had definitely run out of steam and she was pregnant and divorcing Jay Hammer. But typical P&G installs EP safe choice Joe Willmore and fires Jeff Ryder for Mary Ryan (a Labine writer) and Ellen Barrett, RH and SFT producer then dumps them after three months for Sheri Anderson from Days and her ancient soap producer then husband Joe Manetta before Pam comes back from maternity leave in September 86. They should have left Ryder and added Nancy Curlee. I will say that Sheri and Joe weren't as bad as later temporary HW, McTavish or Anderson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted June 23, 2020 Members Share Posted June 23, 2020 I did think Pam Long left the show in an interesting place when she left in January 1986 with Reva trying to kill herself, Lujack dying a hero, Alexandra declaring war on Billy/Kyle, and seeing how Beth would cope with the death of Lujack. While the show wasn't at it's heights... Long did leave some interesting story threads for Ryder to pick up and run with... sadly, P & G went through numerous writers between January 1986 and July/August 1987 before rehiring Pam Long. If you look at the episodes during the 50th anniversary week in July 1987 (before Long returned) and the Christmas episodes in 1987.. it was like a different show (an improved show) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted June 23, 2020 Members Share Posted June 23, 2020 I tend to prefer Long's second stint (after Calhoun arrives as EP). If only because I think Calhoun and Curlee and Trent Jones (who were now her Co-HWs) may have tempered some of her worst tendencies. Ratings may not have exploded, but I think the show was more tightly and cohesively executed. I've said it before, but Bob Calhoun never gets the respect for his contributions to ATWT and GL. I'm sad he never got the opportunity to steer another soap prior to his death. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 23, 2020 Members Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) Anderson and Manetta weren't bad but the show just got too fluff. It lost that spark it had. The show at the time had some very uninteresting characters too. This lead to GL dropping to #7 in the weekly rankings. It didn't help that it's lead in was Capitol who lost lots of lead in numbers from ATWT. Edited June 23, 2020 by Soapsuds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 23, 2020 Members Share Posted June 23, 2020 I think the biggest problem GL faced after Long left the first time is that from 1981-1985 various teams had ripped away the foundations of the show, all at P&G's behest. I have said this before but it is absolutely ludicrous, given the 30+ years of history (just on TV), that Jerry ver Dorn was the senior cast member by this time. Even if Long had stayed, viewers would have spent their time on stories like a mentally unbalanced carnie rescuing Reva and shacking up at Revabend, rather than anything involving the Bauers or other long-gone family units. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 23, 2020 Members Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) At this time wasn't Chelsea Reardon hogging up the show? I hated Cbelsea. KD is such a weak actress. Also I think viewers were sick of the Shaynes. Reva and Josh wedding was a flop and so was her exist storyline(and I mean ratings wise). And GL had recasts and new characters debuting at that time. Edited June 23, 2020 by Soapsuds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 Is this one of the few clips of Anna Stuart filling in for Maeve as Vanessa? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 I'd rather have the fluff and warmth of late 80s GL over the coldness of ATWT of the late 80s. But everyone has their likes and dislikes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 First Dinah, Cam, Sarah and Hawk were pure filler fluff. The show for me became too light hearted. It lost its beef ATWT had more drama going on. 1985-1986 is where I felt the shift of ATWT being the better soap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 Who were the actors playing Jackie, Carrie and Joe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 Carrie Mowery, Jane Elliot and Michael J Stark. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 I forgot Jackson Freemont played by Michael Wilding...talk about terrible and taking up airtime during that period. I hated every time he called someone "Love". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 There are several clips of her in the "Machinations" clipset that the late ClassicGL put up back in the day. Those episodes have since been uploaded in full on Youtube. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted June 24, 2020 Members Share Posted June 24, 2020 I thought so. I wonder if her stint as Vanessa is what led to P&G wanting to keep Anna under their umbrella and later cast her for Donna. Anna Stuart excels at the stiff, upper crest socialite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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