55 minutes ago, Vee said:

I can't remember why they initially brought Maria on and abandoned Brooke and Edmund. I recall it being discussed here re: the reasons way back when. I'd love to know more. She really did take off like a rocket. Did Megan talk about it in her infamous memoir? I'll have to check it.

I think she did a bit, although I'm not sure it was different than what we'd already heard. IIRC, Maria was meant to be paired with Trevor down the line, but then during the Maria/Edmund date they saw the chemistry between Eva and John.

Oh, that's right. I'd forgotten.

They struggled to find an on-screen love interest for James Kiberd who wasn't Kate Collins. Melody Anderson didn't work. Felicity LaFortune didn't work (and it got her killed off the show). Eva LaRue WOULDN'T have worked. The only one that worked (kinda) was Robin Mattson, and we all know why THAT was wrong. So, why did they keep trying with him? Why didn't they just send Trevor, Timmy and Amanda out of town after Natalie died?

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54 minutes ago, Khan said:

They struggled to find an on-screen love interest for James Kiberd who wasn't Kate Collins. Melody Anderson didn't work. Felicity LaFortune didn't work (and it got her killed off the show). Eva LaRue WOULDN'T have worked. The only one that worked (kinda) was Robin Mattson, and we all know why THAT was wrong. So, why did they keep trying with him? Why didn't they just send Trevor, Timmy and Amanda out of town after Natalie died?

Trevor did seem popular with fans and Kiberd was a strong performer, but given some of the claims I am surprised he lasted the whole decade.

They should have killed him off years ago and kept Kate Collins instead. She was a much stronger performer. I could never stand him as an actor or a character. In the end, Dimitri should have married Natalie instead of Erica. Also, Trevor was foolish to shack up with Janet. The writers should have paired them up much earlier in the show.

I liked Trevor a lot and was upset when Megan murdered him offscreen. But given the stories in her memoir, if true I don't know if I can really blame her.

Wow, that video. Susan and Eden have barely aged, God bless. Everyone is still beautiful (and Eva is looking a lot better than she did on GH, eesh). Vincent is probably hotter than ever, MAGA or not.

37 minutes ago, Vee said:

I liked Trevor a lot and was upset when Megan murdered him offscreen. But given the stories in her memoir, if true I don't know if I can really blame her.

Yeah, that was one of those maybe too cruel deaths Megan liked to do. I already was mixed about bringing back Kate's Janet and her character having regressed because, as a teenager, I was firmly invested in Janet's rehabilitation (I'm not sure I'd be so onboard with it as an adult watching for the first time now, but...)

For those keeping track, sometime today PutoTV started properly numbering their AMC episodes again and we got four new ones today, which brings us up to ep 6634. A few random comments--I forgot how much I liked Taylor's mom who is kinda a stereotypical black upper class matriarch/snob but actually is written with... some nuance? (Like she clearly does love her daughter.) I also am kinda liking Taylor number 2 who I remember at the time I never got on board with. I completely forgot about Matteo's interactions with Laura (he found her and brought her to the hospital when she collapsed from appendicitis) although I don't think they ever took the potential pairing seriously except to make Hayley jealous. It also shows how AMC at the time was pretty good at mixing up stories and characters--something soaps have had trouble with for a long time--I mean we just got a random but amusing scene of Bobby stoping to pick up a hitchhiking Janet... Erica's back issues are still played mostly for comedy at this point, but I have to admit after my recurring issues with sciatica I relate oh too well to crawling in pain to your bed and just wanting to take anything that would help with it (Dr Kinder sure is quick to make house calls in secret.) Also, Kevin Sheffield is introduced in this episode but is played by his first actor, who doesn't make much of an impression--not sure how long he lasts but I didn't even remember that the role was recast until I was researching stuff for the MA paper on his storyline I made...

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8 hours ago, TheyStartedOnSoaps said:

This is for you @EricMontreal22 my fellow Canadian - Susan Lucci and the cast of All My Children give a shout-out to Canada—free episodes streaming on PlutoTV.

Thank you--I agree with Vee that they look great. I am kinda amazed that they're willing to do this kind of promo--I can't imaging BeondTV/Pluto offering them much money which makes me think it's loyalty to the show (I mean, yes these are just quick videos prob shot on a phone, but still...)

1 minute ago, EricMontreal22 said:

Thank you--I agree with Vee that they look great. I am kinda amazed that they're willing to do this kind of promo--I can't imaging BeondTV/Pluto offering them much money which makes me think it's loyalty to the show (I mean, yes these are just quick videos prob shot on a phone, but still...)

I guess it's free publicity for them, which doesn't hurt if they are still in the business.

I suppose it tells you just how much Trump has still trashed our already dicey reputation for Canadians that we get such a lengthy, begging display.

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