ALL: Soap Stars - Where are they now?

[DramatistDreamer]

If anyone watches that Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek, they would know that Moira Rose, one of the show's main characters is a former soap star. 

 

In Season 4, episode 5 (R.I.P. Moira Rose), Moira expresses her concerns over the toll that her mistaken death announcement might have on her friends, admirers and colleagues and as well as having to appear unprepared before a camera crew that spontaneously appeared in front of her residence.  One person that she mentions is Sir Tony Geary. 

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Edited October 15, 2018 by DramatistDreamer

[robbwolff]

Murray Bartlett (Cyrus, Guiding Light) and Michael Park (Jack, As the World Turns) are slated to be in Netlix's Tales of the City. Olympia Dukakis and Barbara Garrick will reprise their roles from the 90s miniseries.

[DramatistDreamer]

 

I remember when the 90s miniseries aired on PBS when I was a teen.  I'll have to keep a look out for this.  Would be great to hear Armistead Maupin's thoughts about this newest iteration.

[Soapsuds]

I saw the 90's version due to a recommendation from @EricMontreal22. I really enjoyed it and looking forward to this!  @P.J. might be interested in this too...hehehe...especially if MP shows his backside....teehee

Edited October 17, 2018 by Soapsuds

[P.J.]

 

I saw Mikey tweet about it. I don't really know anything about it and don't Netflix. But I'm happy for Mikey as always. 

 

[EricMontreal22]

I attended a conversation with Maupin a bit back where he hinted at some of this casting (well he told us one bit outright and then said we better not repeat it since it wasn't official yet...) but I'm really pleased with everything I've heard about the miniseries so far.  And I'm thrilled that Paul Gross is back as Brian--one of several recasts for the later season where I didn't much like the new actor (I know Gross was busy with his TV work at the time)  Story wise it sounds like it picks up with the 8th book, Mary Ann in Autumn which age wise makes complete sense and casting a young Anna makes me think it'll also use elements from the 9th, final book, The Days of Anna Madrigal which is largely a flashback to her childhood, but I know we're meant to get new stories, etc, along with these.  Maupin isn't writing any of the scripts (which is fine by me--Richard Kramer did the first series script which was great--Maupin did the not as successful later adaptations) but he is mapping out the new storylines and is fully on board.  

It's too bad this means we'll miss some of the bits I liked best in the 4-6 books (I assume some of the Michael Tolliver stuff will be incorporated from the 6th book which is, unlike the soap structure of the others, all his story), but they would have had to have recast all the roles realistically (Maupin did write a script for the fourth book, Babycakes, which was briefly in development at Showtime 15 years back).

[Faulkner]

WTF

 

 

 

[teplin]

 

Park was in episode of Lifetime's creepy "You" series in the last week or two,. playing the father of the leading lady. 

[DRW50]

 

[DramatistDreamer]

Y&R made a mistake in not opting to bring Leanna Love back, even for a brief storyline arc to mark the anniversay of Ruthless or when Victor was trying to have his memoir written by Scott.

[DRW50]

 

I agree.

 

They still could now, but they obviously won't bother. 

[DramatistDreamer]

 

Also, I'm just flat out dubious about Mal's ability to write a story like that.  Maybe if there's a movie he could steal the full script from.

[Vee]

Barbara Crampton is extremely busy in horror films these days, to her credit. I wouldn't blame her for not being interested, though she still speaks very fondly of the soaps. (She is also featured on the latest series of SyFy's excellent horror anthology Channel Zero.)

Edited October 20, 2018 by Vee

[DeeeDee]

Travis Schuldt was a guest star on Fox's The Cool Kids last night.

[DramatistDreamer]

Julianne Moore is in the Bronx today as a volunteer for a youth anti-violence march/rally.