1 hour ago, Mitch said:

Marland was great for using Lisa as a connector between stories...she would start out on one side of town helping a wayward stud or vixen, then stop in at Bob and Kim's for a gab and some recap...then go over to another side of town and trade barbs with John or Lucinda...its so weird that Lisa was involved with so many people (even without having a BIG storyline) either as helper,  or pain in the butt, that she is so forgotten during the last ten years.

 

 

Not to mention her knowing who were all the real fathers of the babies in town during that era too. 

Eileen looks great !  Thrilled to see her looking so healthy and happy.

I wonder what Brian Bloom's residual payments amount to every time Once Upon A Time In America streams on Netflix?

I'm way behind on the Locher Room episodes, but I just managed to watch the Snyder kids episode. I know most people around here aren't very fond of that era and may not have watched it, but I just wanted to share a few thoughts:

Mick seems like a really nice, down to earth guy. I guess that doesn't really come as a surprise, as he always seemed that way, but it's nice to see it affirmed. I'm pretty sure he's been on the show longer than any of the other people in that episode (well, I guess Allie was there for the same length of time), yet he never once tried to draw attention to himself. I wish we could have heard more from him. I love that he's still in touch with Michael Park and they play golf regularly. 

I was struck by how much Christopher Tavani reminded me of his on-screen brother Agim Kaba. I know they were on around the same time, though I don't remember seeing them together much, but they seem really well-cast as family members.

I wish Ashley Marie Greiner would have been a part of the episode. No offense to Valentina, but she'd been Faith for much longer. Plus, with the hints that were dropped by Elizabeth Hubbard, I would have been interested to hear her take on what happened (though I guess it may be the reason why she wouldn't want to be on). 

 

10 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

 

Very interesting. I still wonder why post-Julianne Moore they had different actresses playing the Hughes sisters.

Regarding the Frannie/Sabrina casting: I remember Don Hastings discussing how time consuming it was to halt taping in order to re-dress/hairstyle Julianne Moore as the other character.  That was probably a major factor in the decision to cast two separate actresses in 1991.

 

I think there was an article here which suggested Marland created a dual role for Julianne Moore because P&G wasn't sure about her and he wanted to prove her talent. If that is the case, it would further explain why they didn't bother afterward. It's just a shame Sabrina lost most of her inner life after the recast. 

Thank you both. Both those explanations make sense. I've seen a few episodes with Mary Ellen Stuart and she was very good, but Claire Beckman definitely looked a lot like Julianne Moore.

I loved Claire Beckman and wish she would have stayed on the show longer, but her version of Sabrina was very different. Not as dark and ambiguous as Julianne Moore's version. 

Speaking of which, here's a photo of the Hughes family circa 1990 with both Stuart and Beckman:

Hi all

I found an article on Rosemary Prinz from 1968 that mentions her final airdate will be June 14, 1968 before she was to start a new play. For anyone who keeps track of cast airdates

 

It was so prescient to bring Penny back to Oakdale on special occasions during the 80s.  That should've continued, right up to the end of the series' run.

1 hour ago, will81 said:

Hi all

I found an article on Rosemary Prinz from 1968 that mentions her final airdate will be June 14, 1968 before she was to start a new play. For anyone who keeps track of cast airdates

 

Cool, thanks!

I wonder if Rosemary was ever asked to return in the 70's and early 80's?

Would she have been willing to return when Grandpa Hughes passed away for example?