Members BetterForgotten Posted August 23, 2022 Members Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) There were some meandering years in the mid/late 90's where the press complained about how boring the show had gotten and ratings started to go down. That's probably how JFP weaved herself in there - she initially came over to ABC as a consultant when she left AW, and consulted for close to a year before taking over OLTL (it was apparently between AMC and OLTL, but she landed at the latter). Edited August 23, 2022 by BetterForgotten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted August 23, 2022 Members Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just a small thing. Why she left AW. She was fired. Her usual pattern. Something happens & she loses power & languishes like a dead duck politician for months until they fire her outright when they have a replacement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted August 23, 2022 Members Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) I know she came close to going to AMC. I had heard something about someone (I don't recall who) intervening there before she could, but I may be wrong about that. I know Marcy Walker was allegedly very concerned about it after her GL stint went south, something she supposedly blamed Jill for. Edited August 23, 2022 by Vee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted August 23, 2022 Members Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) It was Marcy herself who told Michael Logan she had reservations about JFP going to AMC after her GL stint, lol. She blamed Jill for using her as a negotiation tactic at GL. She was right given the ill-devised character she was given to play. https://marcywalkeronline.tripod.com/pages/press022.htm Edited August 23, 2022 by BetterForgotten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted August 23, 2022 Members Share Posted August 23, 2022 Right - I could've sworn I remembered this very pointed interview, but I wasn't 100% sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 @FrenchBug82@BetterForgotten@DRW50@Tonksadora@titan1978@Faulkner@robbwolff@slick jones@beebs@Aback@danfling@David_Vickers@John@heffos@antmunoz@MissPalmer@Paul Raven@j swift@vetsoapfan@AbcNbc247@Joseph@OzFrog@yrfan1983@OzFrog@chrisml@AMCOLTLLover Please register in order to view this content February 26, 1979 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted August 24, 2022 Members Share Posted August 24, 2022 Thanx @victoria foxton. You always find the best videos. WB! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members slick jones Posted August 24, 2022 Members Share Posted August 24, 2022 I'm thanking whichever person decided to take out Grace Phillips. I'm sure she's a lovely person , but she was not a good recast. Anytime. you do always find things most of us miss. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted August 24, 2022 Members Share Posted August 24, 2022 Thanks for that - a whole episode in great quality! Most of those characters were gone by the mid 80's.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted August 24, 2022 Members Share Posted August 24, 2022 One of the worst! Agreed! A great episode. Gone or completely marginalized! Poor Larry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted August 24, 2022 Members Share Posted August 24, 2022 When Jill Faren Phelps "came to ABC." it was a return to ABC. She had begun as a music supervisor on an ABC serial in California, General Hospital. I did not think that Grace Phillips was a good recast either. I wish that the term "gone south" would not be used. It is offensive to Southerners. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted August 24, 2022 Members Share Posted August 24, 2022 If you want to get technical, her soap career began at GL under Allen Potter as a production assistant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted August 24, 2022 Members Share Posted August 24, 2022 Amazing! I am not alone in this! I thought I was the only one who objected. Metro ATL speaking up here. Then there are people who equate a Southern accent with stupidity & that rankles. Ever hear Nancy Curlee Demorest?! Wonderful rich Southern accent, so there's one that I would submit is a freakin' genius. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 24, 2022 Members Share Posted August 24, 2022 Thanks @victoria foxton as always for your tags. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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