Edited December 7, 201411 yr by Nothin'ButAttitude

You'd have to pay me to get me to watch that era of OLTL again...

You'd have to pay me to get me to watch that era of OLTL again...

Yu didnt like Phelps OLTL?

You'd have to pay me to get me to watch that era of OLTL again...

BKuzak, didn't Clint Ritchie name the Old West as his all-time fave OLTL storyline? Probably not surprising as he was a big cowboy himself in real life.

BKuzak, didn't Clint Ritchie name the Old West as his all-time fave OLTL storyline? Probably not surprising as he was a big cowboy himself in real life.

Yes i'm quite sure he did because he was a cowboy at heart. Erika actualy liked it to because unlike Viki and NIki, she was able to create Ginny herself. The only thing she didn't like was the carriaeg ride because it was too bumpy LOL

I also kind of liked the soap opera awards they did on the show with Megan. "hears to the shows!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDgpZAZGpHs

I love the theme from the early 80s.

Of all the lavish (or outlandish, depending on your viewpoint) stories that unfolded under Paul Rauch's watch, which one(s) do you think were the best?

I loved so many, but two that always stand out for me are Eterna and the two Bos. Eterna gets a bad rap, but it is straight up, unashamed, movie serial shenanigans from start to finish. The Two Bos featured the wonderful Lois Kibbee as evil Elizabeth Sanders and a death trap I loved: all the Buchanan men trapped in a room with sliding doors and walls sealing them in as poison gas gets pumped in to kill them.

Edited December 9, 201411 yr by quartermainefan

November 1971 TV by Day. One of those rare Joanne Dorian sightings. I wonder if this is the last time she was in a soap magazine (by this time Erika Slezak was in the role). I never knew she was involved with Terry Kiser. That part about being happy to be away from NYC's "grime" makes me laugh. Rarely do I see something quite so blatant.

Edited December 9, 201411 yr by DRW50

I never knew Terry Kiser dated her, either. Was this before or after she hooked up with Michael Zaslow? (Carl, could you also post this on TD thread? That is a nice picture of Mr. Kiser.)

Our of curiosity, how does the story about Michael Hawkins end? The very end of it mentions his young son getting into acting. Of course, it's referring to actor Christian Slater.

November 1971 TV by Day. One of those rare Joanne Dorian sightings. I wonder if this is the last time she was in a soap magazine (by this time Erika Slezak was in the role). I never knew she was involved with Terry Kiser. That part about being happy to be away from NYC's "grime" makes me laugh. Rarely do I see something quite so blatant.

Sorry but i just can't see Christine Jones as Viki. I saw her in the episode they put up but she's just not cut out to be Viki. Gillian Spencer (from what i read) and Erika slezak (from what i've studied every day for many years) both played Viki as a reserved upper crust woman. grew up in the very glossy proper venere of Lord family. Christine was just too "normal" even drugged. LOL

I read that Both OLTL and Joanne Dorian didnt mesh I wonder what happened there?

Apparently Joanne was fired rather abruptly, and when Erika Slezak was hired in March 1971, it was a great shock to the other actors. I met Joanne a year ago, she is still quite lovely. I can never forgive JFP for destroying whatever hope I had left of a possible Clint/Viki reunion- she forced not only Clint Ritchie off, but Robin Strasser too! Of course, Robin came back after Jill left. Clint & Viki was my favorite OLTL couple, and I quit watching when the idiot writers had Viki turn down Clint's proposal and he married Lindsay (yecch!) on the rebound! That was in 1997. I could never accept the idea of another actor (even a good actor like Jerry verDorn, who I liked on GL) as Clint, and was dismayed that they had his Clint inexplicably become an Asa clone- that completely flew against the entire history of the character! The Clint I remember was a strong yet sensitive man- he actually ran away fro home as a teenager because he didn't want to be like his father! Clint Ritchie let it be known he did not like playing the 'bad guy' in the Billy Douglas/Sloan Carpenter story. Yes, he could be difficult on the set, but he had a deep respect for Erika Slezak, and it showed in their scenes.