OLTL Tribute Thread

[dc11786]

Raunch leaves in May. He's probably in the credits until early to mid-June. By early July, I think he is in the credits at "Santa Barbara." A couple pages back, I wrote some more about this. From what I recall, there is a period with no credited EP from about June - early August. I think Linda Gottlieb might have done some work, but its uncredited. 

I don't think the big changes come until early September when Malone shows up (he may have shown up a bit earlier but I know he did the Daughters of Llanview story and I believe that is either the first or second week of September). 

[John]

Craig Carlson was HW from Sept 1990-Aug 1991 and shared duties with Leah Laiman until May 1991. Malone took over in August 1991

Rauch is credited as EP til June 91 and in July 91 LG takes over. According to Wikipedia.

[dc11786]

 

These are from early this year when the question about Raunch/Gottlieb/Malone was asked. 

[DRW50]

Sometimes I am reminded of how much Rauch cleaned up Asa, even if he still had his rough edges. Seeing him have goons come in to beat Clint's ass is wild...and of course Erika gives her all.

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[Vee]

Gottlieb and co. certainly leaned into making Asa harder again, but Phil gave it his all. He was often electric.

I know Mark Brettschneider (Jason Webb), who Gottlieb handpicked, turns up around August or just before so that's her work. I believe Christopher Cousins was a character Gottlieb and Malone retconned from his Rauch, etc. origins as Hudson King/Heinrich Kaiser/etc. so they could keep him as Cain Rogan, but I may be off.

I hope we can all be discreet while discussing this material online.

Edited July 13, 2024 by Vee

[DRW50]

Sorry - I don't think I worded that right. This is from a year or so before Rauch's work.

[Vee]

I know, I was just commenting on the parallel.

[DRW50]

Thanks. I realized it wasn't very clear from my text, even if the clip is older.

As you said I have been trying not to say much about any later episodes, although I did go back to watch a little of that hysterical (in many different ways) DuAnn and Julia scene. Absolutely the most suitable moment for Rauch to head out on.

[Vee]

When was this? I saw some of the nutty stuff with Renee.

[DRW50]

Oh it's just the one we already knew about - the episode itself is up now instead of this old clip.

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[Khan]

I think you're right, @Vee, because I do recall feeling the Tina/Cord/Cain storyline taking an unexpected turn when I was expecting it to wrap up.

[Vee]

You were right, this is hysterical (particularly in the original aired episode vs. this replay where I think they reshot for the next day). Any time I see DuAnn Demerest she comes off like some sort of Hanna Barbera cartoon character to me, but Linda Thorson is swinging for the stratosphere herself. They're both completely deranged.

Edited July 16, 2024 by Vee

[DRW50]

This story also has one of my all time favorite Erika line reads - I can't remember it exactly, but something like, "Am I making myself clear, DuAnn, honey?"

[Khan]

I feel like moments such as the one posted above with Julia and DuAnn represent the kind of OTT melodrama that Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati still hope to recreate, but just don't have the cleverness or skill to pull off. 

Edited July 17, 2024 by Khan

[Vee]

In fairness, I would not call this the height of great soap.