As The World Turns Discussion Thread

[DRW50]

Thanks again for the interview! Soapclassics is airing an episode from 12/24/82, when Ellen and David remarried - she's credited on the episode. I hope she gets a chance to see it.

[Soapsuds]

I've got to listen to the interview. I haven't had time to yet but I will soon.

[Soapsuds]

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Love this!

[juppiter]

This is terrific! Whoever made this is so talented.

[soapfan770]

I do remember this, MJ came back for the initial custody story if I recall right. At least someone still remembered MJ at this point because he was forgotten after this story.

That doctor lady was completely out of line. John actually ended up losing custody here because of his and MJ's lies. Carly and Molly by this point knew Hal was actually Parker's father. Carly was going to use that fact as a last resort even though she would lose her trust fund. I cheered Carly on all the way because obviously the others involved ie John, Lisa, Rosanna etc were hypocrites. I certainly didn't like John and Carly's Thanksgiving wedding fiasco though. I forget which Brad this was but he and Carly married not long after this.

Joanna Rhineheart as Jessica is worse than I remember here. After Jessica ended things with Ben she did nothing but be the town lawyer. Yvonne Perry is actually better than I remember here, though Cady McClain is an example of when the recast is better than the original. I still remember Molly first meeting Rosanna and insulting her appearance. I loved that little snippy remark Carly made to Ro after winning, and then Ro running out with her tail between her legs.

[DRW50]

This was Roy Eudon, the Brad they hurriedly cast after the first left.

I read that if the 90 minute AW had been a success, they would have made ATWT 90 minutes. It just shows the strange planning of P&G in these years - ATWT, which was having ratings erosion and a major identity crisis in 1979...time to expand to 90 minutes???

[soapfan770]

That's kind of shocking P&G wanted ATWT wanted to expand to 90 minutes, I thought was more of NBC's demand. I highly doubt CBS would have gone along with the plan. They were too busy pressuring Y&R to expand.

I've always been more curious about Mary-Ellis Bunim's plan to move ATWT production to LA there in 1983/1984. How much of the cast would have made the move? If AMC convinced Susan Lucci, could ATWT convince Eileen Fulton? Would we have ended up with something like Melissa Reeves in the role of Lily?

[DRW50]

When it was announced that they were thinking of moving to the West Coast (apparently it got very very close to happening), SOD said Eileen Fulton would have been happy to go, as she wanted to also pursue acting opportunities in California.

[soapfan770]

That's interesting. I wonder if it had happened how it would have worked in the long run. All soaps that seemed to move from NYC to LA were on their last legs, with the possible exception of GL on the radio changing up production locales for a short time. ATWT was in fairly decent shape I imagine the transition could have been smooth.

[DRW50]

ATWT still seemed to be in a rough transition period at this point (1981-1982). I think it would have killed the show. IMO ATWT was a very New York show.

[soapfan770]

Good point. I didn't realize the topic of moving was that early in Bunim's tenure. We would have never gotten Helen Wagner back.

Regarding NYC: One reason I miss Law & Order is because numerous ATWT, AW, and GL actors would pop up as guest stars over the years. I recall Michael Zaslow was a lawyer in one or two eps. Recently I saw a 1992 rerun with Finn Carter as a guest star.

[Ann_SS]

Anyone see Mark Collier in the Breathe Right commercial? Good to see him even if it is a commercial.

[DRW50]

I think I did, yes.

[Khan]

I've seen him, too. In six months, he'll be on DAYS. Guarantee it.

[Ann_SS]

I would approve of Mark on Days. He is still looking very good.