3 minutes ago, Soaplovers said:

I assumed Dixie was going to be the killer of Will.. and was disappointed that she wasn't the killer.

I agree, lol.  Another shocking, but logical, choice would've been Palmer.  But, like I said, I knew from the jump that it would be Janet.  I guess watching all those detective shows with my mom paid off, lol.

Edited March 28, 20251 yr by Khan

Will honestly never should have been killed in the first place. 

1 hour ago, DemetriKane said:

Will honestly never should have been killed in the first place. 

Maybe not, but I think they had written him into a corner, especially after he had raped Gloria and pretty much terrorized Hayley to the point of becoming a full-blown alcoholic.

7 hours ago, Khan said:

Even at 12-13 years old, I thought the premise was absurd - Janet and Natalie were not twins! - and too gimmicky for a show like AMC, which, to me, had always been one of the most grounded soaps on the air.

I also hated the "Who Killed Will Cortlandt?" story, because, as soon as I looked at that picture of all the suspects posing for the cameras in trenchcoats, I knew Janet would be unmasked as the killer.  Dixie would've been the shocker, but Janet was the only one who was truly expendable.  (There was also An-Li, but that would've made no flipping sense, lol.)

I think SPW said the same in their most memorable moments article from 1997 - they did enjoy the story but felt the killer was too obvious.

21 hours ago, Franko said:

Hopefully one day we'll be able to know exactly when Ceara's last appearance was. She and Jeremy were at Trevor and Natalie's wedding.

 

Thanks. This reminds me - Donna was there for so many events in Natalie's life, but was she around for Natalie's funeral?

(then again that wasn't "her" Natalie)

Seeing Harold reminds me of his death story, which was under McTavish. It got some criticism at the time, as some said they don't watch soaps to see a dog die, but while it was very emotional, it was also poignant and never felt exploitive. Natalie returning to walk with Harold to Heaven got me, although I did laugh at some of the soap magazine comments which said they were distracted by the big diamond Kate Collins had on her finger. I say if you've got it, flaunt it. 

Is that woman calling Trevor "one of the good ones" an under five or a character? There are various blondes in this period I can't tell apart.

Those garish suit jackets are about as 1992 as you can get. Trevor should have asked Color Me Badd to perform at the wedding.

 

4 hours ago, DemetriKane said:

Will honestly never should have been killed in the first place. 

 

2 hours ago, Khan said:

Maybe not, but I think they had written him into a corner, especially after he had raped Gloria and pretty much terrorized Hayley to the point of becoming a full-blown alcoholic.

They never should have taken him that far. I assume JPS wanted to leave, but he did return for a short stint later on. They should have had him similar to Sean Cudahy - wicked but still able to come back and cause problems for his family.

28 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Seeing Harold reminds me of his death story, which was under McTavish. It got some criticism at the time, as some said they don't watch soaps to see a dog die, but while it was very emotional, it was also poignant and never felt exploitive.

I agree.  It was one of the few McTavish-penned storylines that didn't piss me off.

On 3/27/2025 at 1:48 PM, Franko said:

Well, sorry for the spoiler, I guess. 😜

Genie wouldn't return to GH until Oct. 29, 1993. (I'm grateful that ABC didn't call her bluff in 1992 and bring back Laura as a recast.)

They did, yes, from November-December 1991. Jeremy & Ceara then married on AMC on Dec. 31, 1991. @Kane's site has the details.

https://lovingsoapopera.wordpress.com/2021/09/03/character-profile-jeremy-hunter/

Genie Francis wore a Geoffrey Beane wedding gown. LOL! I remember it was big news back then. I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about. The dress was ringarde at best.

8 hours ago, Soaplovers said:

No offense, but All My children stopped being super grounded with the arrival of the Cortlandt's. Kelly (Kitty's twin), Erica becoming a super model, etc.

 

Right.  I think it survived the 80s as "grounded" mostly in comparison to how outrageous the other soaps were getting.  (I mean the obvious parallel is seeing AMC and sister soap OLTL in that decade, and comparing them.)

 

5 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Is that woman calling Trevor "one of the good ones" an under five or a character? There are various blondes in this period I can't tell apart.

That's Galen Henderson.

5 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Those garish suit jackets are about as 1992 as you can get. Trevor should have asked Color Me Badd to perform at the wedding.

"Won't you please join Mr. and Mrs. Dillon for their first song as a married couple, 'I Wanna Sex You Up'?"

42 minutes ago, Franko said:

That's Galen Henderson.

Thanks. I knew it had to be some short-lived blonde. I get her and the first Laurel mixed up at times.

18 hours ago, DRW50 said:

They never should have taken him that far. I assume JPS wanted to leave, but he did return for a short stint later on. They should have had him similar to Sean Cudahy - wicked but still able to come back and cause problems for his family.

Exactly! You would think, they learned their lessons from getting rid of similar characters before this, but no. 

I don't know if this has been posted, but Carrie Genzel has a mini-interview on this AMC-related Podcast!

Starts around 24 mins in

 

Thanks @DemetriKane I'd never heard this.

On 3/28/2025 at 5:37 PM, DRW50 said:

 

They never should have taken him that far. I assume JPS wanted to leave, but he did return for a short stint later on. They should have had him similar to Sean Cudahy - wicked but still able to come back and cause problems for his family.

I forgot about Will's doppelganger (Janet used him to gaslight... someone?  Dixie?  (Why would Janet want to gaslight Dixie?)  God that story is fuzzy in my mind but of course was one of the stories that finally gave FMB the leverage to get rid of McT with dropping ratings and examples of her going back to the same tricks one too many times.

4 minutes ago, EricMontreal22 said:

I forgot about Will's doppelganger (Janet used him to gaslight... someone?  Dixie?  (Why would Janet want to gaslight Dixie?)  God that story is fuzzy in my mind but of course was one of the stories that finally gave FMB the leverage to get rid of McT with dropping ratings and examples of her going back to the same tricks one too many times.

I can't remember either. Wasn't this when Kendall and Janet were close? Was it tied to Del?

6 minutes ago, EricMontreal22 said:

Janet used him to gaslight... someone?  Dixie?

I think it was Dixie, but that storyline with Will's doppelganger was as muddled as the one with Tad and Ted.