Members Pine Charles Posted September 22, 2021 Members Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 1975 Please register in order to view this content Edited September 22, 2021 by Pine Charles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted September 22, 2021 Members Share Posted September 22, 2021 How did AMC write off Erica when Susan Lucci went on maternity leave? Neither of her pregnancies were written into the show, from what I understand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted September 22, 2021 Members Share Posted September 22, 2021 The part about that scene that gets me is Tad telling Erica he's known her his entire life (well, close to it) and would never hurt her. That's the generational power of the medium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Charles Posted September 22, 2021 Members Share Posted September 22, 2021 I believe the story was that Erica had a psychotic break after she miscarried her baby with Phillip Brent, and Phil and Mona had her committed to Oak Haven. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted September 22, 2021 Members Share Posted September 22, 2021 Thank you. How did they send her off when she went on maternity leave the second time? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 About the real-life pregancies of actress Susan Lucci: The first time that she was having a baby, it was written into the script. She was married to Philip Brent, and he had bought her a house (which was later purchased from her by Myrtil, who turned it into a boarding house). Erica lost the baby, but she would not accept that she had miscarried. She had Phil to bring her bed into the living room of the house and kept talking about when the baby arrives. Eventually (when Ms. Lucci actually took a maternity leave), it was decided that she was too deluginal and would have to be placed in a sanitertarium for mental patients. When she was released, it was feared by so many that Philip (who had tried to be a good faithful husband to her during her time of not knowing that the baby was not coming) would hurt her by telling her that the marriage was over and she would relapse. On the second time that she was taking a maternity leave, Erica moved to Hollywood, where she was sure that she would be in demand as an actress and movie star. She eventually returned to Pine Valley as a very disinchanted person. She said that everyone out there only wanted her to remove her clothes or to sleep to get a role. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joseph Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) Yeah baby Erica gotta smell the coffee some time Edited September 23, 2021 by Joseph Error 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DemetriKane Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 !!!!!!!!!! I been thinking a lot about this lately! It's called karma, the show was wrongfully canned and most of the soap press, and some fans too, spent a decade trashing the show for whatever reasons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris 2 Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) AMC was one of the better-regarded soaps from a critical standpoint. It didn’t go into action-adventure like GH, or veer wildly in tone (such as fantasy) like OLTL, and wasn’t dull like Loving. Although GH was generally higher rated during the heyday of daytime soaps, AMC was ABC’s crown jewel from a quality standpoint. So it doesn’t surprise me that it has had more of a lasting cultural impact. Edited September 23, 2021 by Chris 2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 Plus, AMC above all the others was clearly Agnes Nixon's baby. The extra love and care she put into it went a long way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) Yeah, I love how AMC is still talked about. It gets more press than other soaps that are still on the air. Others explained very well why the show still matters and people still talk about it. It also helps you have numerous stars still in the public spotlight and many have had various degrees of success (Michael B. Jordan anyone?). It also helps that Susan Lucci is so active and transcended into mainstream popularity. People KNOW her. Edited September 23, 2021 by KMan101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 In a way, you could say the same about Kelly Ripa. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 Lovely conversation to have on this, the tenth anniversary of the ABC finale. So many emotions that day! I miss this show more than words can ever say. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted September 23, 2021 Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 Due to the anniversary is anyone watching a classic episode or 2, if so what is it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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