Sarah Brown was the only Carly Zeman ever had chemistry with IMO.

I guess that partly explains why Bobbie has been increasingly absent from Carly's life with each passing recast.

I think she's had good chemistry with all of them but you're right, nothing compares to the chemistry she had with SJB.

This AMC scene is one of the most dramatic from my years of watching the show. Whatever one's thoughts are on Zendall, AM's acting, the "Crash" story etc, this was one powerful scene.

Another scene not on Youtube. Ryan's Hope, Jack's sister-in-law Siobhan is getting married to a man he has realized is involved in the mob. At the engagement dinner, Jack and Siobhan scream and fight. Jack's wife Mary is concerned, and then grows horrified when she realizes that he used to speak the exact same way to her. She knows immediately that he is in love with her sister.

Superb scene in every way, and easily the best work Nicolette Goulet did on the show.

The scenes early in this episode where Orlena kills Eduardo are chilling, truly some of the most frightening I've ever seen. They are so cold and so brutal. Fantastic work from Claire Bloom. I was riveted at the time and I still am today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVTUykUk3Ys

For years, I've felt soaps should have done away with background music altogether, save for scenes occurring in locations (bars, restaurants, etc.) where music is often heard IRL.

I disagree completely. The word melodrama stems from the greek word melos which is music. Melodrama is never realistic and music is such a powerful way of conveying mood. That's why John Williams is such a legend. this whole clip from Dynasty with Blake, Krystle and Alexis is an amazing use of music. The final portion barely even has dialogue because the music does all the talking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgIaibXGdcE&feature=share&list=ULUgIaibXGdcE

and to go to John Williams, this scene would be nothing without music

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E-AmHZ17gWM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

and same for this

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/305xoy0hKHw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

and the last minute of this clip is nothing without the music

<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9QadHOVhzqM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

In the late summer of 1995 -- a couple of months before the O.J. Simpson trial was handed down -- there were periods when the ABC shows rose to the occassion.

One Life to Live - Todd forces himself into Blair's penthouse and she tells him she isn't pregant afterall (but she was!) and how much she hates him and that she thinks he is a piece of trash. He follows her up the staircase and us viewers think he might rape her after the way she spoke to him..

General Hospital - (sorry to the Tony gives B.J.'s heart to Maxie storyline) but the shows where Brenda was shot in the shower still blow me away to this day. I think these shows led to her being wired to catch on to how shady Sonny was. Vanessa Marcil was the best soap opera actress on the soap planet in August of 1995.

Edited August 26, 201213 yr by soapsnstuds

I disagree completely. The word melodrama stems from the greek word melos which is music. Melodrama is never realistic and music is such a powerful way of conveying mood.

True that. However, I've never seen soaps (and by "soaps," I guess, I'm talking about daytime soaps) as pure melodramas (although they've certainly had their melodramatic moments). To me, soaps come closer to "straight" theatre with their emphasis on character-driven stories, intimate conversations, and simple production values.

A couple of months after Bobby died on Dallas in the spring of 1985, I thought it would be safe out there in the soap world.

It wasn't.

Especially for Mary on the best soap opera ever, Santa Barabra. Damn, that big "C" in the Capwell sign. Damn that big C to hell.

Edited August 26, 201213 yr by soapsnstuds

I disagree completely. The word melodrama stems from the greek word melos which is music. Melodrama is never realistic and music is such a powerful way of conveying mood. That's why John Williams is such a legend. this whole clip from Dynasty with Blake, Krystle and Alexis is an amazing use of music. The final portion barely even has dialogue because the music does all the talking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgIaibXGdcE&feature=share&list=ULUgIaibXGdcE

and to go to John Williams, this scene would be nothing without music

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E-AmHZ17gWM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

and same for this

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/305xoy0hKHw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

and the last minute of this clip is nothing without the music

<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9QadHOVhzqM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

The difference here, for me, is that all of your examples were shot in a completely different manner from soaps. Multi-camera shot on tape isn't the same as single camera shot on film, and it makes all of the difference. JMO, though.

Edited August 26, 201213 yr by All My Shadows

This scene is basically the epitome of 90210 for me.

People attending Brenda's funeral on GH - the first set of scenes just showed empty houses - house after house that was empty because each was attending the funeral... I thought it was brilliant...

This one here is not as a dramatic of a scene as other videos here but I can feel the tension between the two characters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb4pAZt9-e4&list=FL9NP1zN-orFj6-zEisvxfmg&index=319&feature=plpp_video

I especially love Vanessa's line to Maggie: "That was a wonderful test scene for you -- but work on your diction!"

This scene is basically the epitome of 90210 for me.

I absolutely loved this scene. I may be in the minority, but I absolutely loved Shannen as Brenda, and I stopped watching after she was fired, just like I stopped watching Charmed when she was screwed over yet again by Spelling. The best moments in 90210 featured her IMO.

I absolutely loved this scene. I may be in the minority, but I absolutely loved Shannen as Brenda, and I stopped watching after she was fired, just like I stopped watching Charmed when she was screwed over yet again by Spelling. The best moments in 90210 featured her IMO.

I agree! I watched some of the next season, but by Season 6 I was done. 90210 wasn't the same after she left and got rather boring to me.