Members soapfave06 Posted May 25, 2012 Members Share Posted May 25, 2012 While I think that's a good thing, and I don't consider Rauch racist either, it seemed a lot of soaps starting adding black characters around this time, so I think they may have been keeping up with the other soaps. As for Ellen and Lillian being fired, it was a time in which Rauch was dismantling the show's history. He also had characters in Bobby Blue and Lisa Baron, I have always assumed they didn't last because Blair Underwood left and by the time that was, less soaps had diversity, though the entire ABC line-up did with One Life the exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 25, 2012 Members Share Posted May 25, 2012 Funny how this always happens right before he leaves a show, like some mea culpa. The Boudreauxs had nothing to do from the start, aside from Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted May 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 26, 2012 Shelia had story but Ben & Rika never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Susan Hunter Posted May 26, 2012 Members Share Posted May 26, 2012 I don't know if Rauch is racist or not, but I am assuming that he had to free up some production money and he chose the people who could easily be written out of the story. Sometimes the salary of a seasoned vet can equal 3 or 4 new characters, new sets and wardrobe or maybe he had to cut the budget by X number of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EnglishTea Posted May 27, 2012 Members Share Posted May 27, 2012 If you have no power than Rauch would be likely to run you over - and probably, just for the fun of it! Not a nice man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted May 28, 2012 Members Share Posted May 28, 2012 I guess he did introduce the Santos family early in his run on GL, but the mob aspect probably led people to deem them as being stereotypical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 Amazon is showing Victoria Rowell has a new novel being released in March: http://www.amazon.com/The-Young-Ruthless-Back-Bubbles/dp/1451643837/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1342153013&sr=1-1 As there's no summary of the book on the Amazon page yet, I'm not sure if "The Young and the Ruthless:Back in the Bubbles" is a sequel to "Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I wonder how Melissa Reeves Chick-Fil-A tweet will affect the work environment at Days? Given that many gay folk work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Quent Posted August 13, 2012 Members Share Posted August 13, 2012 I'm curious if there were any feuds on the set of the old soap "Dark Shadows"? As much as a cult show as it was, I've never heard any stories of behind-the-scenes friction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CSF Posted August 13, 2012 Members Share Posted August 13, 2012 I'm not sure but I feel like most of their issues were in their personal lives. Alexandra Isles for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marco Dane Posted August 13, 2012 Members Share Posted August 13, 2012 What a bitch Did Erika Slezak get into any feuds with anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted August 13, 2012 Members Share Posted August 13, 2012 I wonder if shes using the same ghost writer or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dale Posted August 16, 2012 Members Share Posted August 16, 2012 Not quite true. Courtney left OLTL in the summer of 1983 and she did in fact have a "final scene". Viki even threw her a farewell party at Llanfair. I have the tapes. Rauch did not arrive at OLTL until the summer of 1984. He had nothing to do with Courtney's departure from OLTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skin Posted August 16, 2012 Members Share Posted August 16, 2012 I always wondered where the rumors came from that Alexa Havins and Jacob Young didn't get along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted August 16, 2012 Members Share Posted August 16, 2012 Victoria Rowell's new novel "The Young and the Ruthless: Back in the Bubbles" is a sequel to "Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva". The summary is on the Amazon page. I for one can't wait to read it, as I thought "Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva" was really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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