3 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Donna had a very rocky history. She first arrived on the show in the mid '70s as a teen prostitute. I think she was beaten by her pimp. This is where she met and fell in love with Chuck.

McTavish was writing for AMC in 1993.

Sounds like something out of the 70s indeed. Thank you again.

Ah! I knew it was her. The scenes I saw were very good... Made me want to jump straight to 1993... But I'll be patient and go through 1990-1992 first.

7 hours ago, Maxim said:

Sounds like something out of the 70s indeed. Thank you again.

Ah! I knew it was her. The scenes I saw were very good... Made me want to jump straight to 1993... But I'll be patient and go through 1990-1992 first.

You can NOT miss 1991-1992, so don't skip that! LOL Honestly one of the best years ever. You don't want to miss Hayley's arrival (Nov 1990), Janet throwing Natalie down the well, and Dimitri/Wildwind introduction. Edmund's introduction. Then you get Kendall's introduction. Then Maria at the same time...LOL You really can't miss any of that.

McTavish gets a lot of hate around here, but I really thought her best work was on AMC when she was head writer 1992-1995. Maybe I'm biased because that's the era that got me into soaps generally when I was younger, but it was fantastic TV - and AMC was always in the top 2 or 3 in ratings during that period, so that should tell you something.

Edited Saturday at 04:11 PM3 days by alwaysAMC

4 hours ago, alwaysAMC said:

You can NOT miss 1991-1992, so don't skip that! LOL Honestly one of the best years ever. You don't want to miss Hayley's arrival (Nov 1990), Janet throwing Natalie down the well, and Dimitri/Wildwind introduction. Edmund's introduction. Then you get Kendall's introduction. Then Maria at the same time...LOL You really can't miss any of that.

McTavish gets a lot of hate around here, but I really thought her best work was on AMC when she was head writer 1992-1995. Maybe I'm biased because that's the era that got me into soaps generally when I was younger, but it was fantastic TV - and AMC was always in the top 2 or 3 in ratings during that period, so that should tell you something.

I always think of your words when I have the compulsion to skip ahead! Thank you for keeping me in check! ❤️

3 hours ago, Maxim said:

I always think of your words when I have the compulsion to skip ahead! Thank you for keeping me in check! ❤️

Hahaha good 🤗

SUCH A MOOD!

AMC never recovered from nobody paying for baby switch and the unbortion.

5 hours ago, Maxim said:

SUCH A MOOD!

Hahaha I love Phoebe!

The Daughters of Fine Lineage. IYKYK.

I'm only 15 minutes in, but Kelly Ripa and Rebecca Budig have already shared so many juicy behind-the-scenes stories about AMC, including about the pay gap between male and female actors:

Kelly also provided an update on the reboot. It's a small update at 39:00.

Nov. 2025 interview. Michael B. Jordan talks AMC
https://people.com/michael-b-jordan-on-how-his-soap-opera-past-opened-doors-in-his-career-exclusive-11854558

Up to August 22th, 1989

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"Goodbye, daddy."

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Wow... here we go again. Last time I regularly watched "All My Children" was in late March. After that, I embarked on a big OLTL adventure (which I'm still on), and I promised myself that I would return to Pine Valley the moment I feel the need to switch things up a bit. As I near the end of 1992 OLTL, I decided... to attempt and watch both soaps at the same time. I will probably watch on rotating basis, some days - OLTL, other days - AMC. I just need change! I'm not sure if the show will not pull me in a huge binge again. Last time I was watching it... I went through nearly 2 years in just... couple of months. Some days I would skip sleep, because I couldn't stop. I think you guys remember. So, let's get started, shall we?

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Let's get through the big stuff first. Dixie, Adam, and the first stage of the "Gaslight" storyline. I recall in earlier episodes, Adam hid the baby to traumatize Dixie. Now, he continues his evil plan by making her question her sanity. Initially, he suggested she see a psychiatrist, but once she considered it, he claimed she didn't need one. He's sending mixed signals to confuse her. The same goes for the babysitter situation. One moment he's urging her to hire someone, and the next, he's twisting her own words against her. It's almost painful to watch someone as inexperienced and naive as Dixie get manipulated like this. But of course, there's her guardian angel watching over her, and his name is Tad. It's always nice to have an angel like that, isn't it?

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This leads me to Tad seeking help for Dixie... from Skye. 😆Oh my, he is such a typical guy. How could he possibly think that Skye, who is pathologically jealous of the baby and incredibly toxic IN GENERAL, would return to her father's mansion (from where she was thrown out like a dog), which I like to refer to as "The house of pain" and "HELP" Dixie? Skye was appalled by the idea, as expected. She unleashed a stream of hateful remarks about Dixie, calling her stupid and claiming she sets women back by decades. I almost forgot how catty this show can be. It has a completely different vibe compared to OLTL. Then, triggered as hell, Skye decided to pay him a visit... this time declaring her "departure" from town. But how many times has she done this now? Isn't this another one of her manipulations? Or has she finally seen what we all see - the monster that Adam is. Undoubtedly the clip of the day. "I don't think that you know how to love... only control."

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And did you think that Adam cried or even thought about this for more than 10 seconds? About his precious firstborn leaving town? Of course not, he knows that she'll be back... and now... Adam's primary focus is... you guessed it - Brooke! Just an hour ago, he was speaking to Dixie as if she were the most DEAR person in the world, and now here he is... begging for his ex's attention. Attempting to exploit her kindness and compassion to worm his way back into her life and heart. Thinking that some type of fake charity will make her trust him again. But here's the twist... that girl he is trying to make crazy, that "stupid" girl - she overheard everything. Dixie was at the door and she heard what Adam was saying to Brooke. I love when karma does her job.

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Now... you might have forgotten, but during our last talks about this show... months and months ago... Nico and Cecily were in a predicament - Phoebe and Cecily's annoying mother discovered that she and Nico are "not" actually husband and wife and threatened to pursue legal action. So now we saw Cecily turning to Jackson for legal assistance, trying to stop the fraud allegations. I almost forgot how annoying Cecily was... and how hot Nico was. One small detail that shocked me was this adorable blonde that Jackson kissed on the lips... as she was leaving his office. JESUS, Jackson. I remember you and Erica were having some disagreements before she left to "search for the clown"... but how DARE you kiss another woman while my girl Erica is away chasing after ghosts?! I was absolutely triggered. LOL. I can't wait for Erica to return! He deserves a slap just for that kiss!

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Final thoughts - I know I've repeatedly promised our dear @alwaysAMC that I'm coming back to AMC, and... well... I FINALLY did. And... It's like I never stopped watching. I remember the show is currently still written by the recently departed Margaret DePriest (may she rest in peace)... and I have couple of months till I get my first taste of Agnes Nixon material. I'm still in a bit of an adjustment period, but the main storylines are vivid in my mind and these 2 new episodes were a breath of fresh air.

Overall -  10/10 - I'M BACK.

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Clip of the day

Skye announces she is leaving town.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by Maxim

Great to see your AMC reviews again @Maxim . I can definitely feel the been-there-done-that in the Skye and Adam scene, although David Canary is excellent as he often was, and it's always interesting seeing the raw charisma Robin Christopher had in those years. I hope sometime you might be able to watch the random 87-88 clips that were put up earlier this year.

3 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Great to see your AMC reviews again @Maxim . I can definitely feel the been-there-done-that in the Skye and Adam scene, although David Canary is excellent as he often was, and it's always interesting seeing the raw charisma Robin Christopher had in those years. I hope sometime you might be able to watch the random 87-88 clips that were put up earlier this year.

Thank you for reminding me! I think I know which ones you are referring to. It's just so hard to follow what is up and what gets taken down from YouTube. I think they've been cleaning a lot of channels due to this new streaming thing.

BTW, I was just watching again and I guess Susan Lucci was on hiatus, because Erica is nowhere to be seen. They left us on a cliffhanger and now I watch every episode expecting to see what happened with her and the clown. Manipulative writing.