On 5/29/2026 at 5:59 PM, SoapDope78 said:

I seem to recall Selleck saying he did want a contract, but they would sign him on full time and kept him recurring.

It took years for Selleck to break out. He struggled along in guest appearances and bit parts. He was also a contract player at Universal for a decade. He continued to do commercials right up till he signed on to do Magnum. The 80's really was his decade even though he had the quintessential 1970's look.

I consider Magnum, P.I. Tom Selleck's breakthrough role and Blue Bloods his career resurgence.

10 hours ago, SoapDope78 said:

They could do a story where Traci Abbott is asked to speak at a literary conference and one of the men on the panel is Jed Andrews (Tom Selleck).

Or, he could pop in - again, for a cameo or one-day role - as a former colleague of Vernon's on BTG.

Brenda seemed so natural the way she played Jill in the 70's, but by the 80's she was channeling Alexis Carrington.

2 hours ago, Khan said:

Or, he could pop in - again, for a cameo or one-day role - as a former colleague of Vernon's on BTG.

I think Selleck would be up to do that. He has never been ashamed of his daytime roots. The only negative thing he ever said about being on Y&R was they never would sign him to a long term contract.

If he were to appear again on Y&R as his old character, I picture someone asking him didn't he use to work closely with author Lorie Brooks and then a quick flashback to 1974 of them in the steamy shower and then back to present day he would reply " Yes, I worked with her very closely".