How long did they last?

How long did they last?

Almost a year.

How long did they last?

Almost a year.

Days was enjoyable under them. Sadly they were replaced by Dena Higley

Celebrity Bowling with Jed Allan.

 

A few promos (I know these were probably already around, I just made videos of the clips in case they weren't) 

 

May 1988 - Patch and Kayla

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHHK-ditKEg

 

July 1985 (doubled with AW promo) - Marlena and a new love (I'm not sure who that is actually)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqfmO292yC4

15 hours ago, DRW50 said:

July 1985 (doubled with AW promo) - Marlena and a new love (I'm not sure who that is actually)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqfmO292yC4

 

Richard Cates, who was also a cop. Good, underrated storyline, which would build to Miami later that year.

Thanks. I remember the name but not the face. 

 

I like how naturally styled Marlena was in those years. I think it suited her much more than the pants suit era that started with her return.

Watching some of these old clips that are back up on Youtube from around the time of the possession, I'm reminded that what seemed to make this period work as well as it did was the sincerity behind it, even if effects, performances, etc. may have been cheesy. It's something that faded by the end of JER 1.0 and was all but gone for the second run. This Jaime and Sami scene is a good example.

 

 

Jaime Lyn Bauer as always all over the map from surprisingly decent to hilariously bad in one scene...

 

Speaking of hilariously bad - Austin Peck. And I'd forgotten how much unintended sexual chemistry he and Bryan Datillo used to have. For years I kept wondering if they would have a closet gay story for Lucas. I would have bought it (more than I did Will most of the time).

 

 

I still can't believe they got away with the Tom Horton floating head.

 

 

5 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I still can't believe they got away with the Tom Horton floating head.

 

 

Wasn't the Salem Stalker story rewritten more than once?

5 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I still can't believe they got away with the Tom Horton floating head.

 

So many fond memories of lazy Saturday afternoons watching this stuff! I have a feeling Reilly got away with much more than would ever be thought possible at that time. And I will always be amused at the weird freezeframe effects. I would look forward to seeing what new sh!t they'd come up with for each ending.

7 hours ago, DRW50 said:

I still can't believe they got away with the Tom Horton floating head.

 

 

 

As someone who watched DOOL during the Bell/Falken-Smith years, when it was a well-written, nuanced, adult drama, watching it turned into such atrocious, embarrassing crap was just painful. I have no problem with this sort of material being presented on shows which were created and designed for it, but DOOL was NOT one of them. It's like watching the Great Gazoo descending upon Downton Abbey, impregnating Mary with semen from an alien race, turning Matthew into a serial-killing transvestite, and having Maggie Smith masturbating dwarves for extra cash in the barn.

 

UGH!

3 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

As someone who watched DOOL during the Bell/Falken-Smith years, when it was a well-written, nuanced, adult drama, watching it turned into such atrocious, embarrassing crap was just painful. I have no problem with this sort of material being presented on shows which were created and designed for it, but DOOL was NOT one of them. It's like watching the Great Gazoo descending upon Downton Abbey, impregnating Mary with semen from an alien race, turning Matthew into a serial-killing transvestite, and having Maggie Smith masturbating dwarves for extra cash in the barn.

 

UGH!

 

OMG! On the one hand, it's sad, but those examples!

47 minutes ago, YRBB said:

 

OMG! On the one hand, it's sad, but those examples!

 

Are you denying Reilly and Corday would have tried any of those plots twists, if it meant even a temporary surge in the ratings, LOL?