All My Children Tribute Thread

[All My Shadows]

Oop, my bad. The post said "National Erica Day," and in my mind, Erica is like Madonna, Beyonce, and Cher lol

[Franko]

Yeah, it's not technically AMC-related, but, c'mon, like we wouldn't celebrate a National Erica Day?

[Jonathan]

Love it @Cheap21!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Khan]

 

Besides, Erica Kane would admonish us all for giving her only one day.  "I'm Erica Kane!  I'm worth celebrating for at least a week!"

[Paul Raven]

SOD May 20 2014

Dixie's infamous 2007 death by poisoned pancakes scripted by Head Writer Megan McTavish, went down in soap history as one of daytime’s biggest blunders (and was reversed with the
character’s eventual resurrection).McClain traces her firing back to a tense phone call she had with McTavish.
“I really didn’t think that one small, simple faux pas would have such a huge effect,” she muses. “I guess I just miscalculated how people were feeling on that set at that time. I think they were feeling very sensitive and under a lot of pressure.” The conversation in question,
McClain recalls, occurred after Tad buried evil Dr. Greg Madden alive, which led to his
demise. “I basically asked her if she could write a scene where Dixie and Tad could sit down with the boys [JR and Jamie] and say, ‘What Dad did was wrong. He might not be going to jail, but we do not morally condone what he did.’ They kept writing these scenes where I told Tad, ‘It is okay you captured this guy alive and tortured him for two weeks because you saved
our baby.’ I caught her on a bad day and she thought that I was saying she was a bad writer. Maybe I didn’t phrase it right. I wasn’t attacking. It was not a scream fest, it was a very civil conversation. People like to overdramatize what that was. I had great respect for Megan and what she had written up to that point. We just got off on the wrong foot on that phone call.”
That said, McClain chuckles, “The pancakes they killed me with were absolutely
delicious. I had never had peanut butter and banana pancakes and I truly enjoyed them.
Who knew?”
The actress hasn’t spoken to McTavish since Dixie “died,” but harbors no hard feelings
toward her. “I wish her well, I really do,” McClain says. “She did what she thought she
needed to do. I can’t hold on to it or it would make me a bitter person. But it was not
pleasant at all. It did feel like a betrayal.”

[DRW50]

I clipped this as it was an Episodes promo I hadn't seen before.

Walt looks very good here.

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Edited January 4 by DRW50

[TheyStartedOnSoaps]

Sydney Penny (Julia) Announces Husband Robert Powers's Death on December 31, 2024 at the age of 59, one day shy of his 60th birthday.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/soap-alum-sydney-penny-announces-husband-robert-powerss-death/

In her poignant post on Facebook, Penny wrote, “I’m heartbroken to have to share the news that my husband of 29 years, Robert L Powers, passed away early in the morning on New Year’s Eve. He hadn’t widely shared that he had been fighting cancer for several months, so I know this will be a surprise to many. He loved seeing all of your activities here on FB and I know he would want you to speed through your sadness and shock and continue to celebrate life as he always did.”

I'm sure we all send our deepest condolences to Penny, and all who loved Powers.

[DRW50]

@TheyStartedOnSoaps Thank you for letting us know. I'm sorry to hear about his passing, and my thoughts go to Sydney and their loved ones.

[All My Shadows]

Happy 55th anniversary, AMC! You are missed, you are loved!

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[Jonathan]

Every day 

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[DemetriKane]

Every every day 

[alwaysAMC]

Every DAY! 

[All My Shadows]

Not sure if these have been posted here, and I hope it’s safe to share them, but two original broadcasts from 1970 are on YT. I’m pretty sure we’ve never had any full episodes of AMC on ABC from the 70s at all - just stuff from Daytime to Remember, SoapNet marathons, and Agnes’s website.

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[Franko]

How exciting, @All My Shadows! Thank you.