OLTL Tribute Thread

[Vee]

Hahahahaha, I remember that classic line from the above episode! "You know, I would say a word to the wise except you are so stupid." I quoted it on TWOP at the time. So long ago yet it seems like yesterday.

As much as I did truly enjoy Tuc/David under Carlivati, this reminds me of how they used him better back then despite the show being a completely bonkers mess. There was far more of a balance between comedy and drama for David, he was used as an actively functional character in the Cramer family in ongoing stories, as Dorian's equal and consort, the de facto patriarch of the family alongside her. Granted, only so much could be done after Higley cost them his contract status a few years later.

I see the episode also features the ongoing reign of Antonio, Prince of the Streets, Malone's favorite character. Back then he was as despised as John later became. And Lisa Lo Cicero in the thankless role of Sonia during the Santi story, which she later hilariously dissed in a GH interview.

Edited August 31, 2012 by Vee

[SFK]

Robin delivered that flawlessly. Ha, Dorian and Jessica in their pith helmets... "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

[Khan]

What did she say?

[Vee]

I don't remember the exact quote, but it shouldn't be hard to google. I do remember she called it "the daytime equivalent of Ishtar" and not her finest hour.

[DRW50]

I wonder if she brought any of it up to Valentini when he went to GH.

[SFK]

Robin Strasser leaves OLTL (1987):

http://news.google.c...pg=1434,3124663

At home with Ellen Holly:

http://www.lohud.com...fe-White-Plains

Edited September 1, 2012 by SFK

[DRW50]

I really enjoyed watching the Ellen Holly video. She reminds me a little of Natalie Schaeffer, now. I wish we saw her on TV.

[SFK]

Glad you enjoyed it. She was a "neighbor" of mine, wish I had run into her at some point.

I didn't know that Robin was with Beecroft. I guess that's one of the two younger OLTL co-stars she said she dated.

[DRW50]

I didn't know he was on OLTL. Or I forgot he was. I think he was kind of a hothead at GL and ATWT.

[SFK]

I only know him from AMC.

[DRW50]

Oh that must be the other Beecroft.

[DRW50]

I know a lot of fans hated KDP as Blair but these scenes remind me of why I always liked her even when the writing was long gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG-3LTw6wHQ&feature=autoplay&list=UL3PmZ5p92xsQ&playnext=2

[MissLlanviewPA]

I've never gotten the impression that a lot of fans hated her. Maybe there's a split group, but she certainly has a large number of fans (including me, of course). Even with her replacing a Japanese-American actress, I always got the impression that her being in the role left a strong enough memory that she became the "real" Blair in every way.

Edited September 1, 2012 by MissLlanviewPA

[Vee]

It's easy to poke at a few corners of the Internet and think something is the accepted gospel. There's always going to be vocal fans online who dislike this character or that one. But if Blair wasn't popular with the audience they wouldn't have kept her on for 20 years and kept her in the spotlight, much less put her on GH. She's become a part of the firmament.

[Dale]

I was a huge Mia Korf fan (talk about somebody that did not seem to be well liked!) and I was very disappointed at first with Kassie in the role. I loved her on GL as Chelsea, but her first few months on OLTL were disastrous, IMO. She was way over the top in trying to play the villainess. In fact, her first few scenes with Robin Strasser were kind of embarrassing - for both of them. Of course, Kassie found her bearings and made Blair totally her own. She ended up doing things with that role that Mia Korf could only dream of. And both times that I've met Kassie, she showed what a beauty she is on the inside as well as the outside.