What if ABC had made Loving's permanent timeslot at 1:30 in between AMC and OLTL? Could it still be on today? Would this have affected AMC/OLTL in a bad way?

You know, I tend to dislike this notion that LOVING lived and died by its' timeslot. LOVING could've aired after GH in most markets and still have been successful if Doug Marland and Agnes Nixon had not fallen out over the show's direction. IMO, LOVING died, not b/c it wasn't on at the right time, but b/c Nixon foolishly wanted to revamp it into "AMC-lite" when the show was doing just fine under Marland's vision.

What if Iva Synder met Nola Reardon-Chamberlain(McCall)

Nola would've swatted Iva away like the gnat that she was, then gone about her business. (Sorry, Marland. It had to be said. LOL.)

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What if all the victims of the SSK story had stayed dead on DAYS?

No way would DAYS have survived such a massive pruning of its' cast. One look at the post-SSK DAYS, and viewers would have been scared away for good.

What if Dee Hall never came back to DAYS in 91, would Crystal Chappell/Carly Manning become the show's lead heroine?

I'd come closer to saying Isabella would've become DAYS' new lead heroine.

No question, ATWT would have been long gone by now.

Or better yet what if PGP had sold ATWT/GL to CBS? Weren't they trying to buy it in the late 90's/early 2000's?

Really? I have always heard that Corday panicked and told him to bring everyone back. Also that Celeste was supposed to die after Tony. IIRC, the person told me the news had leaked that Celeste was going to die, but it was pulled down and changed to Doug. Is this about it being Reilly's idea in Corday's book or something? He is probably lying.

Yeah, Corday admitted in the book that in Reilly's pitch all the dead were coming back, Alice would be the last one, and Marlena was the killer. Now, there could've been more deaths (like Celeste) because, and this is my speculation, everyone came back earlier than expected (Corday panicked like you said). I believe that the dead were suppose to come back in August for the Olympic break cliffhanger, which would've been one whole year since the SSK storyline started. Then year 2 would've been the discovery and rescue.

Also, what if B&C had stayed with DAYS instead of them getting ousted for Higley?

DAYS wouldn't been as boring from March 03-August 03. LOL

Would NBC had still forced JER on Days?

Yup! Renewal and Reilly were a package deal.

Is this about it being Reilly's idea in Corday's book or something? He is probably lying.

Word. It's like that episode of "The Golden Girls" where they're all at that murder-mystery weekend. Dorothy has cleared Blanche of Kendall Nesbitt's seemingly real murder, except -- sacre bleu -- Kendall Nesbitt isn't really dead after all!

Blanche: I was in on [the fake murder], too!

Dorothy: Oh, you were not.

Blanche: I know, I just hate being the butt of jokes.

No way would DAYS have survived such a massive pruning of its' cast. One look at the post-SSK DAYS, and viewers would have been scared away for good.

Other than Maggie, Victor, and MAYBE Caroline and Jack none of the characters that died during that time hold any relevance now. Had they killed Mickey instead, I would have been cool with it. John Clarke wanted to leave the show anyways, and tried to save Suzanne Rogers' job, by asking them to kill Mickey off. I think the show could have survived had different turns had been taken, but with the way it did turn out it would have killed DAYS no doubt.

Khan: I love your outlook on the soaps and enjoy reading your comments!

On GL....

What if there had been no San Cristobal and no Santos Mafia?

What if Claire Labine had total freedom to write what she wanted with no interference from the higher ups?

What if there hadn't been a Reva clone and a trip though a painting?

Or better yet what if PGP had sold ATWT/GL to CBS?

Oy. CBS getting ahold of ATWT? Without anyone stopping them? Just...oy.

What if OLTL's Blair had stayed Asian? Do you think we would have still have Starr as the show's young lead heroine?

What if there hadn't been a Reva clone and a trip though a painting?

Goodbye Cymbalta prescription!

Khan: I love your outlook on the soaps and enjoy reading your comments!

I agree with you about Khan!

Nola would've swatted Iva away like the gnat that she was, then gone about her business. (Sorry, Marland. It had to be said. LOL.)

Now what if Bea was the friend Emma adopted Iva from? Making Iva And Nola twins.

What if Luke and Laura never existed, would NBC daytime have taken such a ratings dive that it never recovered from?

What if Luke and Laura never existed, would NBC daytime have taken such a ratings dive that it never recovered from?

I think it would've happened regardless. Even before Luke and Laura really hit, NBC daytime was losing ground, and many thought DAYS, Another World, and The Doctors had long seen better days creatively just years before.

Now what if Bea was the friend Emma adopted Iva from? Making Iva And Nola twins.

But it's just so difficult to believe Bea Reardon would give up even one of her children. I mean, she had, like, twenty-eight of them all living in the same boarding house; yet, she raised them all (and mostly w/o a father).