1995 Fall Previews and Predictions

[DRW50]

This is mostly paraphrasing.

AW

Previews: A new environment brings new possibilities. Josie and Gary get together. Felicia finds her sexuality again and this comes with surprises. The Jasmine story ends with a lot of turmoil for various people. Cass and Morgan are pitted against each other in a hospital lawsuit. Michael's presence tests Donna and Matt. Jake and Joe battle for Paulina. Maggie struggles with her feelings for Tomas and Nick. New and old characters arrive in town.

Predictions: Justine accidentally shoots and kills Ryan when he's saving Vicky. Vicky and Matt have an affair and this causes Donna to go to Michael for comfort. Paulina strings along Jake and Joe until they both dump her. Paulina then gets together with Joe's younger brother. Tomas is interested in Joe's sister after Maggie chooses Nick. Gary and Josie face problems when Gary trades one addiction for another. Lorna gets a job in PR at the hospital and when another doctor takes an interest in her, this leads Morgan to start a relationship with her. Felicia gets together with a cop and writes a best seller about their relationship. Cass stuns the Winthrops when he represents the plaintiff in a lawsuit against John and the hospital. His sister Stacey returns to defend John. Cass and Frankie suffer a loss. The arrival of Marshall's ex-wife takes a toll on him mentally.

DAYS:

Previews: Vivian loses everything when Victor learns she tricked him into marriage. The secrets of Aremid surprise as Jennifer and Peter prepare to marry. Can Jack stop the wedding? A murder occurs in Aremid and a familiar person is put on trial. Lexie's search for her family leads her to Aremid and a strange clue. Peter tries to find something on Jack that will stop him in his tracks. John's past is revealed again and causes problems with Kristen. Billie leaves town, but Hope still can't forgive Bo choosing another woman. Sami uses the baby to get to Austin. The new, moral Stefano continues to woo Marlena. Some new faces arrive in Salem, some at Titan.

Predictions: Sami keeps Austin and Carrie apart long enough to give birth to a son. After the baby is revealed as Lucas' via a blood test through medical emergency, Austin dumps her. Aremid's mystery woman is mother to Peter and Kristen, kept locked in the mansion by Stefano. Vivian loses job and home. Jack and Vivian hook up with Titan employees to make Victor and Jennifer jealous. Jack becomes interested in a much younger woman, which upsets both Laura and Jennifer. Jennifer still plans to marry Peter, but then Peter's mother walks in mid-ceremony. Lexie learns Celeste and Stefano are her parents. Billie leaves town when she realizes Bo still wants Hope, but Hope starts dating again, upsetting Bo. After Tony tries to get John, he shows up dead, and John confesses because he fears Kristen was the killer. Marlena falls for Stefano, who is faking amnesia.

AMC

Previews: Tad and Dixie have marital problems through Liza's return. Tad goes to work at The Cutting Edge as a producer. Dimitri enables Erica as she goes to extremes to keep getting her pills; she also meets a new doctor. Maria sees Erica's addiction and also tries to salvage her family with Edmund by looking for other options. Trevor and Brooke join forces in their search for the tie that binds Laura, Pierce, and Janet. Gloria becomes friendly with Jack and Dr. Kinder. Noah moves in with Julia and Mateo, but Taylor is still scheming. Michael becomes a big part of PV through his teaching and his friendship with Dixie. Hayley begins to see Alec for who he really is.

Predictions: Liza returns to PV with a secret that could ruin Tad and Dixie. Dixie starts sleeping with a young male student. Erica admits she's addicted to pills and gets help but only after several accidents, humiliating herself on-air, almost dying, and sleeping with Dr. Kinder. She then thinks of going into another career. Edmund and Maria can't adopt because of a secret from Edmund's past. Pierce marries Janet even after she tells him of her past crimes. Hayley almost drinks when she learns about Arlene and Alec's affair. Noah can't deal with Taylor so he calls in some favors to get rid of her. A murder shocks PV. Michael is hiding a secret.

GH

Previews: Ned, Lois, and Brenda struggle to get Sonny out of L&B Records. Brenda/Miguel and Sonny/Lily long for their soulmates. Sonny also has to deal with Stone's impending death, which is almost too much for him. Tom seems to agree to a divorce from Simone, but has another plan. Felicia decides to move on from Frisco. Katherine and Mac get together. Mac also helps Kevin take down Madame Maya the psychic fraud.

Predictions: Brenda is pregnant. She thinks Sonny is the father but she and Miguel pass the baby off as his. Lily goes crazy over Brenda's pregnancy. Sonny makes a deal with her father to get Lily's son, Juan, and her father agrees to help Sonny build his crime empire in PC and pay for Stone's medical care. Sonny realizes too late what a mistake this was. Tom decides to do whatever he can to make sure Justus isn't Tommy's father. Felicia and Tom slowly get involved. Tony tries to sabotage their relationship, while Bobbie and Alan get together. Damian is murdered.

LOVING

Previews: Lots of murder! Viewers learn the pasts of Bree, Tony, Richard, and Jocelyn and Danny. Ally still wants revenge on Danny, but it almost kills her son. A pregnant Steffi turns to Tony for support. Tess plans to move to the big city. Frankie and Bree run into problems.

Predictions: One family is decimated, and the murderer is right before the eyes of Corinth PD. Gwyn is surprised at the arrival of a family member, which helps ease the pain of her losses. Tess moves to SoHo. Several others join her. Tony proposes to Steffi.

OLTL

Previews: Max, grieving Luna, throws himself into his work, and he buys the Palace Hotel and Rodi's giving Rodi's to Renee. Max is drawn to Maggie Carpenter, who moves to Llanview because of a crisis in her life. Viki tries to get herself together but is upset when Todd wants to know more about his parents. When Viki sees Todd she thinks of her father's abuse. Rachel continues to do drugs and get deeper in with Javier. RJ is still the main crime lord. Alex makes up ground in the polls for her mayoral campaign. Marty fears Dylan will die like Luna did and begs him to stop working at Angel Square. Relationships include Tina/Cord, Clint/Carlotta, Joey/Kelly, Andy/Antonio.

Predictions: During Viki's therapy sessions with Susannah, another personality emerges, one who reveals the murderer of Victor. RJ blackmails Alex. Rachel and Javier take a walk on the wild side after Ben breaks up with her. Tina is upset by Cord's ruthlessness after he starts working for Asa. Asa begins to respect Todd, grudgingly. David is all alone. Andrew doesn't want Cassie to work. Todd helps Marty with her lupus. Todd and Blair plan to reconcile but something happens. Blair can't tell Todd he's her baby's father. Clint feels guilty when he begins to fall for Carlotta. Jessica and Cristian face outside problems. Antonio becomes Angel Square's savior.

ATWT

Previews: Kirk's return to Oakdale changes things. Two couples plan weddings. Two unlikely characters form an alliance. Jef and Emily have sudden tests in their relationship. Lily and Damian fight for custody of Luke. Mark is invaluable to Lily. Rosanna is upset when she learns of Mike's past.

Predictions: Much to Scott's chagrin, Sam happily remarries Kirk. Carly comforts Scott, but still wants Mike. She ruins the Mike/Rosanna wedding by revealing his past and that she slept with him. Rosanna throws herself into Cabot business. Jef is stunned to learn his father was right to treat his mother the way he did. He won't talk about this with Emily, which causes problems. Emily meddles in the Larry/Susan divorce to try to see Alison. Orlena's lies are revealed and Lily, realizing Damian is not as bad as she thought he was, agrees to fair custody arrangements for Luke. Lily falls for Mark and isn't interested in Damian's reconciliation offer. Lisa's estrangement from her family leads her to the bottle. John turns to old loves to get him back to his best.

B&B

Previews: Sally has no head designer so decides to go back to the old fashioned way. Will her ethics go out the window for profit? Brooke plans her wedding to Ridge, but Taylor, Stephanie, and Eric Jr. get in the way. A horrible tragedy causes problems for Dylan and Maggie. Taylor continues to have an anonymous stalker. What does he want? Connor wants Maggie.

Predictions: Jessica dies and Maggie falls into a depression. Only Dylan can reach out to her, and this resumes their romance. Taylor moves on from Ridge, but this intrigues him, and he begins pursuing her. Brooke promises to fight for him, but is thrown when Eric sues her for custody of Eric Jr.

GL

Previews: The Josh/Annie marriage is destroyed by her secret past. What will Rick have to say? Matt and Vanessa marry. Amanda Spaulding returns and brings problems for Alex and Alan-Michael. Alan draws Reva into his web as she remembers her past. Brent continues to plot against Lucy and Alan-Michael, endangering many. Roger struggles when Dinah moves up their engagement.

Predictions: Annie's dreams for Josh are ruined when Alan brings Reva to Springfield. Annie falls off the wagon. Josh is too busy to notice, but Rick and Ed do -- which man will win her heart? Amanda tries to get her piece of Spaulding; Alan isn't interested in the company but does back his daughter. Alex takes Alan-Michael's side, but he's distracted by helping Lucy. Dinah plans to marry Roger but he plans to get what he wants without marrying her. Holly's problem pregnancy upsets her marriage to Fletcher as well as her relationship with infertile Blake.

Y&R

Previews: Nathan continues his affair with Keesha. Jack and Luan try to be happy while they can. Nick faces more and more problems from Matt's shooting. Victor finds a big clue. Paul's impotence makes him press Christine for a wedding date, but she still wants Danny. Danny tells Christine he wants to try again, and she has a choice to make. Cliff returns to town and makes a proposition that stunts Victor.

Predictions: Nick is found guilty of shooting Matt, but then Amy remembers Matt's friend Drake shot him when Matt was trying to rape her. Keesha befriends Olivia. Hope agrees to marry Cliff and they move back to Kansas. Victor asks Nikki to marry him again but she's engaged to Brad. Nikki and Katherine fix up Miguel and Esther, but then Miguel meets Doris at the supermarket. Christine tells Danny and Paul to give her two months and three weeks to decide -- she ultimately picks Paul. Phyllis moves on from Danny and goes after Victor.

[soapfan770]

Eh, some of their predictions are totally off the chain. I am totally ROFLing at the thought of the death of Jessica Forrester on B&B. Same goes with the Rick/Annie/Ed triangle on GL. On ATWT airing Mark and Lily sounds just cliche and too much like the aborted pairing of Mike and Lily the show did the following year before Holden returned. John/Lisa thankfully played out better than their prediction. I have no clue about the ABC soaps, but the only predictions that are closest to what actually occurred to some extent are Y&R's and Days.

[Bright Eyes]

Days: I wish Jack, like Hope, could have legitimately been paired with someone else along the way. It's sad that they haven't even tried. It greatly hurts their characters to this day.

[Adam]

*sigh* 1995 was one damn good hell of a year in Pine Valley.... especially the latter half. Makes me sad

[Mr. Vixen]

Bobbie/Alan...A relationship that ALWAYS intrigued me. LOVED them as friends. Part of me, a very small part, always wished the affair proceeded. But I also love Alan and Monica together so so much, plus I wouldn't like if that ruined the Monica and Bobbie friendship.

hmmm...

some of their predictions are just...wack.

[DRW50]

They did toy with Mark and Lily when he first came around, but that was dropped -- no big loss.

I kind of like some of their predictions, a few were better than the actual stories (the idea of Vivian and Jack dating Titan employees to make Victor and Jennifer jealous -- I'd rather have seen that than see poor Victor strokebound and put into a home), but yeah, Rick/Annie/Ed would have been odd. Peter Simon was on the way out anyway -- I think the show wanted to do Nola/Ed and he refused.

I actually would have liked Jessica dying on B&B. The stories they gave her weren't that great and they wasted Dylan's potential, as well as Maggie's. Maggie was a fun and interesting character when she first showed up and the romance with Dylan was great soap. Jessica dying and Dylan and Maggie being thrown together, with Eric furious and fighting them (perhaps because of some hidden desires for Maggie), that would have entertained me.

I wish they'd had Janet/Pierce marry. I hated Brooke/Pierce and that whole story where Janet lost Pierce and Laura.

[Pine Charles]

Some of the AMC predictions were accurate -- like Erica humiliating herself on-air and sleeping with Dr. Kinder. Also, Michael's secret (that he was gay). But then they had "Dixie starts sleeping with a young male student". Whaaa????

I actually wish, too, that Janet and Pierce got married. I really liked them together. What a mistake it was to have her hook up with Trevor. UGH

[Michael]

I agree so hard. Hope has only had these dumb, duped-by-an-obvious-loser "relationships" (Larry Welch, Franco, Patrick) or slept with other guys while under mind control. I was rooting for them to do Hope/Justin last year mainly because it would open up her story a lot. I was actually even okay with the idea of Hope/John, if done properly, back in '99 because it would have caused real drama and not contrived silliness. And Jack hasn't ever had a viable alternative love interest. Melissa was a sham, Laura was a big contrivance, they never went anywhere with him and Cassie...

In retrospect, when they brought on Valley as Jack, they should have tried Jack/Hope. It would have been ugly, with Hope hooking up with her cousin and BFF Jen's great love, but Jen was pushing him away and Hope was lonely and lost. Good writing (I know we had JER at the helm, but...) could've made an interesting, complex story out of it.

[JackPeyton]

This is true, as it is a HUGE reason as to why i hate them both so much. They depend on Bo and Jenn, entirely.

[Mitch]

I never got why Simon said no and why they would listen to him. While Nola was not "Nola," when she came back, if written properly (and if someone woulda slapped Brown and told her she was not playing limp biscut Iva anymore) it could have been fun. I liked Simon but he was always such a cold fish, he needed somone to warm him up and seeing Nola in the Bauer kitchen despensing whakced out advice would have been good.

[juniorz1]

Actually, it almost went that way, with Dixie and that homophobe, Jason.

[DRW50]

I don't know if she ever cared about him but he was obsessed with her.

Jason could have been an interesting character, it's too bad they didn't explore him more.

[Pine Charles]

Was Jason a student, though?

I thought the younger gay brother, Kevin, was the student.

[juniorz1]

I'm pretty sure Jason was Dixie's student, and Kevin was Michael's.