Members Mitch Posted September 14, 2017 Members Share Posted September 14, 2017 I totally agree with you and it so weird that ATWT had such a rich history with tons of kids and grandkids that could have been brought back in the fold and gotten hot stories going with the vets supporting. Especially since our vets were all so vital and colorful and varied and played by the same people we grew up with. None of them were sweater knitting grannies..can you see Bob and Kim butting heads with John and Lucinda, who of course would be butting heads with Lisa, who would do things in her own way which would conflict against Bob and Kim's ideas...("Well of course I knew Hope secretly opened that S/M shop on Main Street, I gave her the loan, the girl has a business head on her!That old Lucy has an account there didn't you know! I didn't tell you as I was too busy fighting with Adam's new boyfriend who I think is QUITE the hussy gold digger, and I of all people should KNOW!") Instead we got the two you mentioned and then Pelphery wasted as Faux James with a youth serum! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adrnyc Posted September 15, 2017 Members Share Posted September 15, 2017 WTF?! The audience just saw some older greek woman caring for a passed out Craig!! I don't necessarily want any spoilers or anything, but I had to come on here to mention it. My jaw actually dropped open. No wonder it didn't feel final to you - the writers let you know that he was still alive! I can already tell this storyline is going to frustrate me. (In a good way) Other things currently happening: Margo is avoiding Tom while sleeping with Hal in Greece. Casey's ex girlfriend is around stirring up trouble. Lily is on the run and Dusty and Holden are on a race to see which one can get to her first. The one disappointing thing to me in watching 1987 is that there are barely any episodes that explain what the heck is going on with Ducan/the castle/dead people/James? I can't follow it. I've grown to love Shannon over this past year that I started watching older ATWT and I loved Duncan immediately. (he's just too gorgeous and full of himself to not love him.) July and August (I'm just starting July now) seem to have very scattered episodes available so I don't have much hope of discovering anything. Once I've gone through there, I'll look through the 40th anniversary book and piece it together. It's tough for me to read it because it's not written chronologically through the year. Spoilers abound! Still, I'm incredibly grateful to everyone on YouTube who have posted so much stuff. I have several old VHS tapes that are labeled ATWT. I've probably got 20 episodes scattered through 2000-2006. My husband recently got me a digital converter and I plan on going through there to discover if I happen to have any episodes that don't exist on YouTube. If so, I'll happily post on there in order to add them to the bunch. I know each era of ATWT has its fans and I'd love to help others explore or revisit the show as I've gotten to do! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members DramatistDreamer Posted September 19, 2017 Members Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) I've heard stories on this board about Frank Runyeon's ego but honestly, ATWT could have used a well-written story about Steve's release from prison 20 years later and what would he do, in terms of mending fences with his family? I would've pretended that entire Dani/Craig trash had never happened (which would be easy for me since I had taken a break from watching and didn't see any of it) or was some fever dream of Steve's while he was in prison, sick from contaminated water or hallucinating from a prison hunger-strike over conditions in the prison. Written with consideration, it could've been a compelling story. Also, I wouldn't have expected Runyeon to have the same ego after so many years of having been off the show and no longer being considered a pivotal character. That scene between Sierra and Lily and then the scene Sierra and a broken Lucinda were intense on a level that soaps don't do anymore. Even when it was revealed that Lily and Sierra were not blood related, their phone conversation showed how much of a bond had truly been formed between the two-- especially as Sierra advises Lily against making the same mistake she did by running away and not facing the hurt head-on. It's actually a small miracle that Sierra was able to forgive Lucinda for trying to doom Sierra and Craig's relationship. Oh, the interesting triad (or triangle) of Lisa, Bob and Kim! Hey, it worked though and just as important, it put them all in the same room for that all important phone call from Tom. That's efficient storytelling. Edited September 19, 2017 by DramatistDreamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GSGfan2017 Posted September 20, 2017 Members Share Posted September 20, 2017 No offense, but is it true that Meg Ryan has come across as ungrateful concerning her ATWT stint? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mitch Posted September 20, 2017 Members Share Posted September 20, 2017 She never had a good thing to say about ATWT..not that she dissed it, she just wouldn't talk about it. She probably was embarrassed but it should have been for her performance..it was all jittery, stuttering (it made Fulton look calm) and running hands through her hair..watching clips now of her she looks like a "nerve patient." She, as most young actors are, was better with vets like Hays and Forsythe and Bruder...but once she was with the Steve or Craig actors she is jittery and jumpy and damn annoying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Soapsuds Posted October 1, 2017 Members Share Posted October 1, 2017 Wow, that was some awful acting by Benjamin H........ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 1, 2017 Members Share Posted October 1, 2017 I enjoyed it. It does make me wonder how good the coke supply was at Oakdale PD at this time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted October 1, 2017 Members Share Posted October 1, 2017 Benjamin was usually good but that clip was just awful....lol.... Love me some Hillary B. Smith as Margo. How I miss her and her Margo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 2, 2017 Members Share Posted October 2, 2017 On a day like today, I could really use that type of ATWT to escape into. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted October 3, 2017 Members Share Posted October 3, 2017 Please register in order to view this content Episode featuring Lea Salonga's Lien. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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