15 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Thanks.  I did read a post on FB that said Helen Wagner was temporarily replaced for a few episodes, because of illness, during the Marland era.  But they didn't give dates or the name of the actor who replaced Helen.  I'm wondering if this is even true.  

Yes. I remember that. I don't didn't know the actress, though.

1 hour ago, katie_9918 said:

None of that is true.

Actually, all of that is true. Read the news. 

2 hours ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Were either Helen Wagner or Don MacLaughlin ever temporarily replaced with other actors, even for one episode?

You should check out the Soap Hoppers thread and/or the Cast lists and Character Guide thread. The most comprehensive ATWT cast list and actor soap roles on the internet.

Way better than IMDB etc.

2 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

You should check out the Soap Hoppers thread and/or the Cast lists and Character Guide thread. The most comprehensive ATWT cast list and actor soap roles on the internet.

Way better than IMDB etc.

AS THE WORLD TURNS  CAST AND CHARACTER GUIDE is on page 188 of the cast list thread, @Tisy-Lish. It was updated last week.

Betty Lowe played Nancy in 1988.

5 minutes ago, slick jones said:

AS THE WORLD TURNS  CAST AND CHARACTER GUIDE is on page 188 of the cast list thread, @Tisy-Lish. It was updated last week.

Betty Lowe played Nancy in 1988.

Thanks. Clearly those sites got her last name very wrong. It's hard to find anything on her. 

@Tisy-Lish Here she is around 14 minutes.

Irna would have been spinning at such a sugary portrayal...

 

5 hours ago, adrnyc said:

Actually, all of that is true. Read the news. 

Give me receipts from news organizations who did not spend every day of the Biden regime lying their asses off whether passively or actively and then we can have a talk.

Can this be moved to the politics thread?

I apologize for my own part in any political stuff in here.

Edited April 19Apr 19 by DRW50

3 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks. Clearly those sites got her last name very wrong. It's hard to find anything on her. 

@Tisy-Lish Here she is around 14 minutes.

Irna would have been spinning at such a sugary portrayal...

 

Thanks for the video.  Funny there seems to be no information on Betty Lowe online.  That's unusual.  I'm wondering if she may have spelled either her first or last name(s) in some alternative way.  Great to see such a fun Christmas episode.  

2 hours ago, Tisy-Lish said:

Thanks for the video.  Funny there seems to be no information on Betty Lowe online.  That's unusual.  I'm wondering if she may have spelled either her first or last name(s) in some alternative way.  Great to see such a fun Christmas episode.  

I agree, I love the goofiness of everyone in town coming to the core families house for Christmas Eve (and someone on the writing staff is from the midwest as they called it an "open house" ) I don't care if it makes no sense (Susan is coming? I know this is before AffairGate but really) Christmas Even has to take place in the Hughes or Bauer houses, end of story!

I see "A. Nelson" listed in the writing credits.  Does anyone have any idea who "A. Nelson" was?

On 4/18/2025 at 9:49 PM, katie_9918 said:

None of that is true.

All true. Abortion rights diminished by the DJT-controlled SCOTUS. Trans rights currently being diminished by red states and DJT. Red states currently determined to rescind marriage equality with several bills introduced at the state level. 

The danger of MAGA people is their incredible ability to ignore facts. They'd rather be seen as stupid than ever admit that they are wrong.

On 4/19/2025 at 4:52 AM, DRW50 said:

Can this be moved to the politics thread?

I apologize for my own part in any political stuff in here.

I agree and am also responsible.  But I can't allow lies to go unchallenged.  That being said, I am finished with the politics discussion on this thread. I'll stop.

9 hours ago, chrisml said:

I just nearly fell over, laughing. Here, the first line gives ATWT a certain bragging right WRT LGBTQ+ story on daytime. 

The reason this is so funny to me is how ATWT went about doing that. They contacted members of the writing team from AMC's Bianca Comes Out storyline & they asked the question, could you do that again but this time with guys? 

🤔🙄🤷‍♀️🤪😜🤣😉🐇🐰🪺

 

12 minutes ago, Mitch64 said:

Actually, his second tenure is when I think the wheels fell off. It was morose and I thought dull (GL at the time was sparking) with all of his tropes on full display...throwing in a "socially relevant" storyline does not make a show good (i.e. all the Snyder boys horning after boring Angel Lange who was raped by her dad...)If I heard one more person talk about relationship "honesty" or "therapy" .....

 The first part of Marland's tenure was the best, he restored the core, he had history on display, and he also had humor and camp. So, yes, there is always a soap viewer who would find fault!

So you liked Robert Calhoun/Douglas Marland era (September 1985-October 1988) over Laurence Caso/Douglas Marland era (October 1988-March 1993).

We saw in the 1980s Ratings thread that it took about a year for Calhoun/Marland era to show growth but I say 1986 and 1987 were the creative peak. Remember too that the tail end of Calhoun's run overlapped with the writer's strike.

1 hour ago, kalbir said:

So you liked Robert Calhoun/Douglas Marland era (September 1985-October 1988) over Laurence Caso/Douglas Marland era (October 1988-March 1993).

Yes...their was a combo of family, romance, humor, drama, camp (come on, a castle transported brick by brick to the midwest, complete with ghost...James skulking around as a monk...) and the usual Marland tropes, which are okay, I like when writers are distinctive (i.e. Pam Long)Calhoun seemed to lighten Marland while Cato double down on the moroseness...(its a sign of the show's trend with Castle McKecknie, late of drug rings using its tunnels, murders and ghosts, becomes "The Earl Mitchel Center for Wayward Youth or whatever" complete with clunky but well meaning stories like Nancy teaching a black girl to read...