Members Khan Posted January 29 Members Share Posted January 29 Nope. They aren't. At this point, it's just, "show up on the set, stand on your mark (or whatever), say your lines, thank you and NEXT!". Prospect Park, the production outfit that handled AMC and OLTL's brief, online revival back in the dark ages of streaming, did a lot of things wrong, but one thing they apparently did NOT-wrong was give back rehearsal time to the actors on both shows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GL Oldtimer Posted January 29 Members Share Posted January 29 @Khan, you mentioned in your post above that it's pretty much show up, stand on your mark, and go. This must be why when I catch some episodes of soaps airing now, there's not as much blocking or movement as I remember when I watched in real-time during the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. Annette 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted January 29 Author Members Share Posted January 29 I think there is a rehearsal, although different soaps may have different practices. Maybe they do a run through on set and then begin taping. They would not be able to just turn up and tape. Camera angles, movements etc have to be set up. OTTOMH,there used to be a table read/discussion, a run through, a run through on set to make adjustments, dress rehearsal and final taping. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan Posted January 30 Members Share Posted January 30 This is probably going to be something of a hot take, considering the number of decades long GL fans here in the post. But after watching some episodes from the late 70s and early 80s and contrasting that to later in the decade and the early 90s, I have to say getting rid of cue cards might have been the best production change of the entire decade. Maybe it veered soap dialogue to less of a natural and more stylized conversation between characters, but it's more of a entertaining scene overall. And it really made the actors elevate their game and gave more creative energy to some of the great script writers that came out of the 80s. Also, I cannot get through a soap episode these days and that is part cause the dialogue in all 4 remaining shows is absolutely basic soap-speak and lacking any kind of originality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted January 30 Members Share Posted January 30 Have you watched DAYS lately? I think the scab writers have immensely improved the dialogue! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted January 30 Members Share Posted January 30 It showed, too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted January 30 Members Share Posted January 30 Does anyone know anywhere there are daily or even weekly recaps of GL Jan & Feb. 1991. The farthest back I've found so far is 1996. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members j swift Posted January 30 Members Share Posted January 30 (edited) Remember the article about the end of GL from a couple of months ago? This is the author. Edited January 31 by j swift 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matt Posted February 1 Members Share Posted February 1 (edited) From the October 1940 issue of Radio Mirror, a novelization of the beginning radio story. Please register in order to view this content Edited February 1 by Matt putting pages in the right order 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mitch64 Posted February 2 Members Share Posted February 2 (edited) I have just started reading "Unscripted" which is about Sumner Redstone and the fight for the business empire...(oh...if only GL writers would have done a bit of simple research on how international conglomerates were run, maybe the constant, "Who runs Spaulding" would have been more interesting, as it was, they ran that place like a family run hardware store...) A player in the early chapters is our own J. No Dot George Pilgrim...he was the first actor to play J Chamberlin and was much reviled for his obnoxious character and acting. The writers must have been basing J on the actor as it turns out he is a scam artist who spent time in jail. Interesting to see him pop up in this as I haven't thought of him in years. Edited February 2 by Mitch64 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Maxim Posted February 2 Members Share Posted February 2 There is nobody better than BM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P.J. Posted February 2 Members Share Posted February 2 I guess I didn't realize that Brandon's ashes were spread like Alan's. (yes, less spectacularly, but still...) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted February 2 Members Share Posted February 2 In case it is of interest to anyone I have found a resource for earlier than 1996 weekly recaps. They're scans of Digest. https://www.tumblr.com/classicsodgl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted February 2 Members Share Posted February 2 February 10 is the 40th anniversary of Beverlee McKinsey debut on GL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted February 3 Members Share Posted February 3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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