I feel like I am reading a book and it is just getting better and better. Thank you so much Carl. I am so intrigued by this Olympia Buchanan story. It has drawn in so many characters. On top of that, you have the Ted-Viki story and Clint fighting to be with her and Tina caught in the middle and Luther going all insane over the Buchanans. I am surprised they haven't had more stories like the Luther one.

September 19, 1981 Digest

I feel like I am reading a book and it is just getting better and better. Thank you so much Carl. I am so intrigued by this Olympia Buchanan story. It has drawn in so many characters. On top of that, you have the Ted-Viki story and Clint fighting to be with her and Tina caught in the middle and Luther going all insane over the Buchanans. I am surprised they haven't had more stories like the Luther one.

The Luther stuff sounds like a strike story - out of nowhere (hadn't Luther been off the show for quite a while before this return?), gunfire, quick resolution.

They did sort of have this again with Austin Buchanan in 1989.

October 13, 1981 Digest

November 24, 1981 Digest

I missed this one - October 27, 1981 Digest

December 8, 1981 Digest

I've been on a bender looking for as many Carla clips as I can find. Unfortunately there's really nothing pre-83, but I still tried lol. This episode has a lot of interesting stuff. Sadie and Carla have such a stunning mother/daughter relationship. How I would've loved to have seen Ellen Holly with Victoria Rowell as her daughter in the later years of OLTL. And Al Freeman has such a sexy voice. He reminds me a lot of Ben Hendrickson from ATWT. The same honey with gravel voice. Love, love, love him! And honestly, this storyline genuinely seems interesting and they fit well into the canvas. I just want more, more and more! It's unfortunate we didn't get more.

Okay I was wrong! Looks like Carla is in this wonderful episode from 1980. Haven't watched yet so I can't comment yet. Also love seeing Andrea Evans from this era as Tina was so different.

Edited January 9, 201213 yr by Chris B

January 5, 1982 Digest

So Erika Slezak wasn't playing Viki at the time she uncovered Ted's schene and was kidnapped? That's a little disappointing. I would have been mad if I were watching then. Its such a big climax to a long story.

I know what you mean, although I prefer this to writing Viki out - how long was Erika gone anyway? I thought I read somewhere that Christine was around for six months, but most maternity leaves don't last that long.

Well Erika was definitely there for the NYC location shoot for Clint and Viki, which was a few recaps before this. I did read that she was gone for 6 months too. That is a long time to write someone out, I just don't like recasts for some reason, at all. Of course there have been some very good ones.

I am OK with recasts if they're the right actor and the writing works. I just wish we could see Christine. I've only seen her OLTL work as Pamela, which was very good, but Pamela was an underwritten character. I would like to see her as the show's main heroine (even if Viki was not quite in that role in the early 80's).

I think this is the next one...not totally sure. If not it's close. Or maybe this is before the other one? I don't know. LOL. Sorry. I thought this was from 1-19-82

Edited January 9, 201213 yr by CarlD2

a few random photos

I don't know why they never brought Brynn Thayer back. I know she declined out of respect in 1998 to Zaslow's story but I read in Digest in 2008 she would love to come back. So disappointed.