Re: the era of "name checks" on all ABC soaps -- I recall reading an interview with then-VP Angela Shapiro or someone from her team saying those were done in order to better promote familiarity between audience and characters. People watch these shows, he/she said, and especially if they're watching for the first time, they have no idea who's who.

Shortly after that, though, Y&R did their own variation, using the actors' names on-screen rather than the characters'.

Yea and that makes sense to me and I appreciate the thought behind it

Re: the era of "name checks" on all ABC soaps -- I recall reading an interview with then-VP Angela Shapiro or someone from her team saying those were done in order to better promote familiarity between audience and characters. People watch these shows, he/she said, and especially if they're watching for the first time, they have no idea who's who.

Shortly after that, though, Y&R did their own variation, using the actors' names on-screen rather than the characters'.

Y&R actually started that first, in late 1999. ABC didn't begin using character names until late 2002.

God Mary, hadn't gotten the memo that me and Selena get upset when the later years of PC are brought up?! And plus I saw........Ian. *Addie runs out in tears*

Ian "I'd like to put a thorn in his heart" Thornhart. *gag*

That inconsiderate undead bastard. Humping the hell out of Lucy while Kevin was downstairs in a motherfucking wheelchair.

I'll take it to the love nest....soon.

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As The World Turns had an opening that looked and sounded like the open for a news program.

Yea in theory I like the actor names being included but it seemed too busy and too fast to be able to read.

Worst part: AMC having the actors themselves sign their own characters' names. Which is good in theory...until you realize that some actors have the handwriting of serial killers. (And I still wanna know how the !@#$%^&*] David Canary signed two distinct sigs for "Adam" and "Stuart." I don't know whether to be impressed or concerned.)

Hell yes. Me pretending I actually can play the guitar .

This is turning into that "Soap Confessions" thread. LOL

Yea and that makes sense to me and I appreciate the thought behind it

I dunno. Personally, it seemed too "Mickey Mouse Club." OTOH, considering who these people were working for by that point....

Worst part: AMC having the actors themselves sign their own characters' names. Which is good in theory...until you realize that some actors have the handwriting of serial killers. (And I still wanna know how the !@#$%^&*] David Canary signed two distinct sigs for "Adam" and "Stuart." I don't know whether to be impressed or concerned.)

I actually loved that. Sorry, but I did. It was a cute idea.

Y&R actually started that first, in late 1999. ABC didn't begin using character names until late 2002.

Really? I thought it was the other way around. Ah well. My bad.

The only thing that bugged me about AMC's gold intro was that David's head looked huge.

Worst part: AMC having the actors themselves sign their own characters' names. Which is good in theory...until you realize that some actors have the handwriting of serial killers. (And I still wanna know how the !@#$%^&*] David Canary signed two distinct sigs for "Adam" and "Stuart." I don't know whether to be impressed or concerned.)

LOL. Do we know the actors actually did them though? I'm sure ABC forced the poor interns to do 20 different distinct signatures or they'd be next in line to blow Frons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVMeV_5xBLY

At least we'll rot together and the best part is that those sanctimonious haters will be there right next to us.

We'll be over in the corner drinking and laughing. They can go be smug some place else in hell, and get up out of our little corner of hell.

The only thing that bugged me about AMC's gold intro was that David's head looked huge.

ROFL this is true. But every other shot was stellar. GREENLEE, GET AT ME. ANNA DEVANE, GODDAMIT. etc

The only thing that bugged me about AMC's gold intro was that David's head looked huge.

Maybe that was because the character has an inflated ego.

LOL.