Frost played a more mature, and boring Betsy. I never really felt she fit in, even with Kim or Ellen.

Collier gave wood a bad name.  His ripped abs aside, he was unremarkable in scenes. 

21 minutes ago, Mitch64 said:

Really? Collier was one of the few soap "hunks" that I thought was really good (and actually very good looking of course) he wasnt the greatest actor, but he managed to make Mike seem like a nice guy who really, really didn't know that he was hot.  Plus, the first Mike was played by that orangey guy..I think he was on Days right?

 

I really enjoyed Collier. I'll never forget the day he washed Jenn's hair. WHOA. Talk about showing intimacy, without any pretending at sex!!! That really did the trick. 

3 minutes ago, Reverend Ruthledge said:

Interesting. When compared to Suzanne Davidson's portrayal of Betsy, who played the role the longest, I found Meg's portrayal to be somewhat of an anomaly for the character. Lindsay Frost's portrayal seemed more like the real Betsy to me. I didn't dislike Meg Ryan's portrayal, I just found Lindsay Frost's portrayal more true to character. 

I loved Suzanne Davidson. I agree the writing for Frost echoed back to Davidson's version of the character.  Frost did seem to get the fuzzy end of the lollipop in terms of writing--breaking up with Steve, and romances with Seth and Josh.

15 minutes ago, P.J. said:

Frost played a more mature, and boring Betsy. I never really felt she fit in, even with Kim or Ellen.

Collier gave wood a bad name.  His ripped abs aside, he was unremarkable in scenes. 

LOL..you could have left off..."gave a bad name" and there you have it, well at least he did give me a woodie...(ha-ha)  I never was that into abs, but thought he just was more handsome then the usual soap "studs" and brought a "really, you think I'm good looking?" vibe to it. Frost had good chemistry with the Craig actor and thought she fit in well with her TV family...I never really felt Ryan connect to anyone but Steve..( and I love Lyla giving Betsy hell...) To each their own!!!!

2 hours ago, Mitch64 said:

LOL..you could have left off..."gave a bad name" and there you have it, well at least he did give me a woodie...(ha-ha)  I never was that into abs, but thought he just was more handsome then the usual soap "studs" and brought a "really, you think I'm good looking?" vibe to it. 

lol.

5 hours ago, Mitch64 said:

LOL..you could have left off..."gave a bad name" and there you have it, well at least he did give me a woodie...(ha-ha)  I never was that into abs, but thought he just was more handsome then the usual soap "studs" and brought a "really, you think I'm good looking?" vibe to it. Frost had good chemistry with the Craig actor and thought she fit in well with her TV family...I never really felt Ryan connect to anyone but Steve..( and I love Lyla giving Betsy hell...) To each their own!!!!

I agree. MC was HOT!!! And I thought one of the best actors on the show. I loved his Mike. I loved him with Katie. (But I'm the rando who loved Katie so I enjoyed all of her pairings except Chris at the end.) MC was one of the few male actors on soaps who seemed to be able cry on cue. I thought it gave Mike a sensitivity that was refreshing from cold-as-ice Snyder studs. (Though I of course LOVED them as well. They were just different.)

10 hours ago, Contessa Donatella said:

When I saw on the calendar that tomorrow is the dubious anniversary of that dread day when CBS told ATWT to take a hike, I jotted down some of the episodes or clips in my Rumble acct. The account is listed as shallotpeel.

In the vintage soaps channel there are episodes from 57 (2), 58, 60, 61 (3), 62 & 63. Then 76 and for '79, 18 episodes. 

Clips include: Lyla Sings Live, The Dusty Who Moment, Lily & Holden in the Bell Tower, Iva Runs in with Pitchfork and in Stunts, Recast Reveals there is 2 Scott Eldridges. 

There are others you can find by searching on "ATWT". 

If you want a link, PM me. 

Do you have any with Marland's first run on ATWT, before The Dobson's took over? From my understanding they asked for an extension to wrap up the rape storyline. I could be wrong.

14 hours ago, allmc2008 said:

Do you have any with Marland's first run on ATWT, before The Dobson's took over? From my understanding they asked for an extension to wrap up the rape storyline. I could be wrong.

its on Youtube...try searching "Lisa at the Willows" and some of it comes up.Yes, the Dobs wanted to finish up some GL stuff and were forced into moving to ATWT...and it showed. 

On 12/7/2024 at 1:56 PM, Mitch64 said:

LOL..you could have left off..."gave a bad name" and there you have it, well at least he did give me a woodie...(ha-ha) 

10 hours ago, Mitch64 said:

its on Youtube...try searching "Lisa at the Willows" and some of it comes up.Yes, the Dobs wanted to finish up some GL stuff and were forced into moving to ATWT...and it showed. 

They make it more difficult to watch as they just put it up in blocks with no dates given, but still, I'm grateful to get to see the material. The most interesting part of his run was the hints surrounding Bob, John, and Kim (and the suggestion of bringing Penny back).

On 12/7/2024 at 1:56 PM, Mitch64 said:

thought he just was more handsome then the usual soap "studs" and brought a "really, you think I'm good looking?" vibe to it. 

I felt the same way about Mark Collier.

 

11 hours ago, DRW50 said:

They make it more difficult to watch as they just put it up in blocks with no dates given, but still, I'm grateful to get to see the material. The most interesting part of his run was the hints surrounding Bob, John, and Kim (and the suggestion of bringing Penny back).

It's weird that Marland was introducing those elements as he was only supposed to be short term?  I also would like to know if he started the "Joyce is back" story sending Nancy and Chris to San Francisco..(perhaps Joyce would see them there and follow them home.)

I don't want to spam a video everywhere so I'll just say that I put a video in the Love is a Many Splendored Thing thread that I think has Rita Walter at around 27 minutes.