Linda Gottlieb article 1992

[Vee]

I'm still trying to figure out who Wade Coleman was.

[DRW50]

I think I read somewhere that ABC fired Jacqui Courtney not long before Rauch's arrival, because they knew he would not work on a show with her.

[EricMontreal22]

HAHA I should check the coffee table book I guess...

[DRW50]

IMDB has a Tyler McGillis. He must have been Brenda's kid brother? He seems OK. I have to admit my first thought after a few of his scenes was, "Who says there were no gays in Llanview before Billy Douglas?"

Danny Zuko will be very angry that his friends are dealing drugs. And what's with the tassels on their leather jackets? Let me guess -- Becky Lee Abbott went through an unfortunate country rock phase (since at this time, stalwarts like Becky Lee and Emmylou Harris were being frozen out of the industry) and to help pay her bills, she sold dope to schoolkids on the side. No wonder she was so evil when she came back to Llanview.

I know she's not exactly a Strasser or a HBS, but doesn't that girl playing Andy seem much better than Wendee Pratt? Or am I being unfair to Wendee because she spent two years chronically depressed, wandering through idiot plots and nostril flaring?

[EricMontreal22]

You know I didn't realize Andy was a recast--I hated her nostril flaring (something Kim Delaney seems to not be able to help either, but it doesn't bug me as much )

I think this scene just shows how misguided that final era for Rauch was--all the social issue stories he suddenly put in the show (the rap one being the famous one) really come off as... silly.

[DRW50]

I didn't know she was a recast either, until I read about it online years ago. I did not like her. I think the first time I realized how much I disliked her was when she was framed by the dirty cop Manzo over a gang shooting, and instead of being upset, I would think, "That Manzo is kind of sexy." I guess it didn't help when she got great moments like being HELD HOSTAGE WITH A HAIRBRUSH and literally clinging to Antonio's legs as he huffed out of the room. If Frons ever sees that clip he will probably squeal.

I do appreciate the idea of drugs being bad, but all the stuff with Viki and "OMG I didn't know we had drugs in Llanview!!!" is hilarious. I'm sure Niki hung out with the best dealers in Llanview. And those attempts at thugs, who look a bit gay pornish (complete with going in the limo and telling their boss they will do whatever he wants), and the view of Erika's very nice teeth as she screams at her hair being pulled, or whatever...

For late Rauch I prefer the DuAnn stuff. There's the clip of DuAnn facing off with Viki and Viki uses this fake Southern accent to push DuAnn's buttons. "You get that, DuAnn, HONEY?"

Late Rauch Viki seemed like she was always about to whoop some ass.

[Vee]

I'm sorry but that first Andy scared the [!@#$%^&*] out of me. I loved Wendee Pratt, I was a shameless Antonio and Andy fan. Fun fact: it was KDLR who asked JFP not to kill Andy off when he returned, as the writers planned to have Andy killed in the line of duty.

[EricMontreal22]

Carl sometimes I think you watch a lot of gay porn with what you say But I agree with you--it all comes off as pretty ridiculous.

[Vee]

If you want to talk about gay pr0n you need look no further than Gary Tomlin's run as executive producer. He hired so many would-be Corbin Fisher models. And he had RJ basically running a gay bar, complete with topless male nights and WiFi access (Gary was before his time).

[DRW50]

She does look very vampire-esque, it's an odd look. I sort of like it for some reason.

I never liked Antonio so I guess my opinion of her goes with him, especially the way they were written around the time of the dragging.

I'm surprised JFP didn't have Andy run off with her partner or whatever, like they did with Jagger on PC. I guess if she had another opportunity to kill off a female character, she would.

[EricMontreal22]

Haha I have to agree there...

[DRW50]

He wasn't very subtle, that's for sure. I'm always grateful for that year or so of Teddy Sears. The weird Seths, not so much.

[Vee]

Actually, that is exactly what JFP did. Andy had an affair with her partner. I was mortified.

Teddy Sears and Brandon Routh (Seth #1/Superman, Last Son Of Krypton) were both hired by Gary on a whim based on their auditions for other roles, while Eddie Alderson got Matthew due to cast lobbying since he was a delight to have around. At the time it seemed you could walk onto the set and get a role, complete with ol' Gary saying you were "irreplaceable." Even Erika Page was irreplaceable. It was not terribly well-written but Gary did love the show, as (IMO) RC and FV do now.

[LoyaltoAMC]

I've heard Gary Tomlin's run at OLTL described as the equivalent of a Chippendales revue.

[Vee]

And almost as embarrassing at times. I wanted to join the Witness Protection Program when I was at home for summer break and my mother walked in on me watching "Babes Behind Bars," which, though memorable, was really not OLTL's finest hour in retrospect. She came in when Ilene Kristen was singing, and Ilene, who I love, is really an acquired taste. My mother thought it was just another day on the show; "WTF is this?" At no point during the hour could I turn around and say, "Actually, Mother, One Life to Live has a proud history of socially conscious storytelling; are you familiar with the gang rape of Marty Saybrooke? Oh, look, another musical number with the prisoners."