'95 I can handle. I'm just curious when I might best start looking at say, the late '80s or early '90s (when I know Agnes was returning at various points). The creative turnover, the strike, etc. makes my head spin, and I know Laura's death was in there somewhere right before or after the strike, maybe. Maybe I'll go to 1990 like you say.

8 minutes ago, Vee said:

'95 I can handle. I'm just curious when I might best start looking at say, the late '80s or early '90s (when I know Agnes was returning at various points). The creative turnover, the strike, etc. makes my head spin, and I know Laura's death was in there somewhere right before or after the strike, maybe. Maybe I'll go to 1990 like you say.

Yeah honestly (depending on how many episodes you can find) I'd say 1990? The late 80s were a bit rough (of course in hindsight that seems silly to say) from the many episodes I've seen and all I read. The writer's strike, falling ratings, DePriest hired in 89 to rev things up (along with FMB coming in) and she really did rev things up--for good and bad... So Agnes coming in right at the start of 90 seems a good (time and she moved it back up to the number 2 spot--not that ratings mean all that much...)

Don't get me wrong, there wasn't a time throughout the '80's when I didn't love watching AMC. But I'd have to agree about 1990 (or whenever Agnes Nixon and Wisner Washam returned full-time to the writers' table) being a good place to start or restart. Between them and FMB, AMC seemed to get its' second wind. It's just a shame that it didn't last for long.

I’ve been checking out the All My Children streaming channel on PlutoTV here in Canada and what fun it’s been rewatching Summer 1995 episodes. I remember being home from school seeing all these stories, from Taylor faking her pregnancy, to Maria and Erica feuding, Janet, Laura and Pierce in the woods and of course Arlene/Alec/Hayley.

It would appear they have done some weird upscaling with the tapes, sometimes it’s literally zoomed in on Arlen’s lips and chin 😂

I hope they don’t just go from 1995 onward. I hope we get to go back to more of the classic hey day from the early to mid 1980s and the early 90s.

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