As The World Turns Discussion Thread

[DramatistDreamer]

@DRW50Yes, I remember when that post Labor Day weekend episode was up on YouTube but I don’t remember the picture jumping that violently. Too bad the previous cliffhanger episode has never been posted. I think that episode had all the action with Kim giving birth and Craig following Sierra up to Foxwood Lodge and ended up conceiving their firstborn Bryant. So much missing from the best of this soap.

[Soapsuds]

@DRW50

Thanks for posting the September 1986 episode. I hadn't seen it before. Looking at Jason47 ratings that week ATWT was #3 with a 7.1. That's when ATWT would officially take off.

[DRW50]

Glad it was new to you. You can see why the ratings were strong at that time. There was so much going on, new stories building even as old stories were winding down. Not a moment to breathe yet the canvas doesn't feel cold and dead due to constant heavy plots.

[Paul Raven]

So it took a year from Marland's arrival to  see some significant ratings movement.It usually takes about 6 months for a new writer to set things into place-deciding which stories/characters to play from previous writer, finishing up plots , introducing new characters  and stories and then letting things flow from there.

A pity that sometimes new writers weren't given a little longer to execute their vision.

On the other hand, with some of them the sooner they went the better.

[Ryan Mason]

Speaking of YouTube uploads, in case it helps any of you, I wound up creating a public 1994 playlist that has everything I could find as of last May in chronological order. For whatever reason, that particular year had a lot of duplicate postings of episodes, episodes without actual dates, etc., so it took me awhile to sort through all of it when I rewatched the Marland era to mid-1997, and I figured I may as well share my findings in case it helped anyone else! Here's the link:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEo4KpRAYkLxmI-O-g4Pju7QwD2vwChZ8&si=hA-WY8KYGeQP3Z-z

 

[DRW50]

Thanks for your help.

[DramatistDreamer]

1986 was a really good year for how well the stories unfolded and overlapped. Classic dramatic fashion yet not rigid. If only all episodes were up on YouTube, people could really see this in action.

Damn P&G. 

Here’s an article about Julianne Moore, looking pure dramatic actress in the accompanying photos for this interview in The Cut. I keep forgetting to post this.

Julianne Moore’s Dangerous Housewives She doesn’t believe it’s possible to know yourself. That’s why her best characters are searching for an answer.

[Xanthe]

Does anyone remember the details of the character of Brandy? I recently came across a couple of episodes from September 2002 and I remembered her name and the fact that I liked Virginia Williams, but I am entirely confused about the storyline. Someone I assume must be Paul has caught Brandy snooping in Marshall's room while Bonnie is with Marshall somewhere else trying to convince Marshall that she finds him overwhelmingly attractive? 

Edited February 17, 2024 by Xanthe
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[All My Shadows]

Everyone will tell you to watch the late 80s, but don't sleep on the precious few episodes from the 50s-70s that are out there, especially anything you can find from the early 60s. They basically set down the foundation for everything that comes later on.

[Maxim]

Thank you! 

[P.J.]

Brandy was first brought on in 2001. She was paid by Nick Scudder to sleep with Adam and break up Adam and Abigail. She then just kind of hung around town. In April 2002, Craig pays her to start a diversion to let James escape the hospital, in exchange for information on Carly's whereabouts (while she was kidnapped in the Spa story). Paul and Bonnie were trying to get dirt on Marshall to get him to back out of the DA race against Jessica. Spoiler:

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Edited February 19, 2024 by P.J.

[Maxim]

I watched some DM episodes and baby, that man was really talented. You people were not kidding telling me how great he is. I hope someday all of his episodes would be available.

Overall the show looks and is so stylish and so multidimensional. Reminds me of Another World a bit. I love it.

[Soapsuds]

Glad you are enjoying it. What year did you start with?

[Maxim]

1987! From the playlist the lovely @Liberty Cityprovided.

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[Xanthe]

Thanks. So she had no other connections or interest other than being paid, at least at first. Not secretly someone's child or parent or lover.