Jump to content
Email System Update

Llanview In The Afternoon: An Oral History of One Life to Live, by Jeff Giles out today

Vee

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 333
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members
Chris B Mentor

Chris B

Posted
  • Members
Posted

I enjoyed hearing from Jeff, but that damn interviewer gigging throughout the interview drop me bananas. I had to try and ignore than to enjoy it. I had no idea that Susan Haskell was so upset during her final run. I found all of that stuff terrible from Christina Chambers horrible portrayal as Marty to the ridiculous stuff with the Rapemance and then Marty going crazy. Yes it was fun to watch, but I didn't think it served the character well. Especially when you consider she got no redemption. This interview now has me wanting him to go back and see if he can reach a few more people and expand on it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
EricMontreal22 Collaborator

EricMontreal22

Posted
  • Members
Posted

Yeah, I've listened to a few of Brandon's previous interviews (the SBH one on her time on One Life pre the reboot is great) and don't remember the fact that he laughs at EVERYTHING. Sigh.

I did know about Haskell since in the SOD One Life to Live special large commemorative magazine she's up front saying that they basically destroyed her character, but I had no idea she had a meeting with the cast on her last day and told them how badly the execs had treated her the last few months... Specifically she meant the fact that Marty who had survived so much (even the rapemance for God's sake) suddenly snapped to murderous psychopathic levels over not getting the love of John.

Not too much new info but I liked hearing from Jeff too, hearing his take on the online version, etc.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Vee Grand Master

Vee

Posted
  • Author
  • Members
Posted

Wow, what is that about Susan? I'm listening to it now. Oh, geez. "She gathered everybody around and gave a big speech about how she had never been treated so poorly in her life."

Too bad about John Loprieno - maybe he was just burned out, since he was still a writer at the show well into the Frons era IIRC and seemed happy to come back in 2011. I figured Andrea's refusal had to be about her stalker issues or her writing her own memoir, and the latter seems to be the case.

What a pity Bryan Cranston and Wallace Shawn weren't able to do it as planned. I had no idea either of them were ever on the show. And what a shame that Nathan Purdee had a flat no, though I can't blame him - he seemed very happy and open to it when OLTL came back this year, and I entertained the thought that we might see Hank again.

I appreciated Giles complimenting The Trischitta; I agree the poor kid improved. He was very fair about the reboot IMO, and didn't trash it or say it was DOA.

(oh, and check your inbox)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Vee Grand Master

Vee

Posted
  • Author
  • Members
Posted

That's about the extent of the mention. He'd wanted to interview Susan and her agent apparently seemed receptive, but he got the run-around on finding a date to talk. He said he could understand if she wasn't too keen to revisit that part of her life.

This Brandon guy has got to stop laughing.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
marceline Community Regular

marceline

Posted
  • Members
Posted

As much as I grew to hate Marty (not because of the character so much but because she became nothing but a symbol of THE RAPE) I've always had affection for Susan because she could make me feel for Marty even in spite of my fatigue. SH is one of the few actors who can take me from disinterested to crying in seconds. It's sad that after all her years with the show, things ended the way they did.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
Vee Grand Master

Vee

Posted
  • Author
  • Members
Posted

I don't know if OLTL 2.0 got around to approaching Susan before things went off on what we can still call the indefinite hiatus. I had heard she was on the wish list, and I know they approached a couple other performers about returning. Thorsten Kaye, who isn't known for bullshit, seemed to think she'd be interested given the change in management.

Along with Nora, Dorian and Viki, Marty was one of my central favorites when I started watching as a kid; she was the character I identified with as a lonely, somewhat volatile tween. She always had such passion but also such integrity and intelligence. I do think they could've done much more with the character upon her return on contract, which I never thought would happen, but all Ron cared about was the same old beats with Todd. I'll never stop hoping to see Marty brought back and made whole again in some way.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Members
John Grand Master

John

Posted
  • Members
Posted

Well given all the Praise Ellen has Given Erika and Agnes in the past and now backtracks, Id say she is lying or confused.Reading the book, there a few actors who say something about Ellen Holly is OFF now a days

Ellen has the EGO to say that she & the Carla story made Agnes Nixon who she was today. Bull [!@#$%^&*]. O believe a woman named Irna Phillips had way more to do with that than Ellen. Her nerve. SMH

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.


  • Recent Posts

    • alwaysAMC
      Guiding Light Discussion Thread

      By alwaysAMC · Posted

      LOL!  Yeah that makes sense, it seems like many soaps have that one character like this.  I do find it sad the other vets just sit around in the later years.
    • janea4old
      One Life to Live Tribute Thread

      By janea4old · Posted

      WOW!!!   Just amazing.  Her acting was topnotch and this was only an audition.  I was totally drawn into the scene!  I seriously wanted to know what happens next!
    • carolineg
      DAYS: May 2025 Discussion Thread

      By carolineg · Posted

      Even if you put the rape and the fact he was married to her sister for so long, it's a bit hard for me to buy EJ/Belle have strong feelings for one another.  They've known one another for years and years and there was never any indication they were attracted to each other until recently.  Then the first time they hooked up EJ immediately dumped her, went on to marry Nicole and steal her own brother's baby, then slept with Gabi.  I don't see any appeal for Belle here outside the obvious. I do think MM and DF have nice chemistry though. On a different note, what is on Belle's shirt?  Are they people running, crawling, riding bikes, in wheelchairs, all of the above?  The shirt is so distracting.  Worn on TV wasn't much help as I still couldn't get a close up picture.
    • Mitch64
      Guiding Light Discussion Thread

      By Mitch64 · Posted

      Kimmer had her fans (and she is a very good actress...) but most of them were "fanatics" like Brad Cole fans..she could take a crap in the middle of the Peapack Park Gazebo and Fran from Iowa would be posting how she "Knocked it out of the ballpark this time." It also didn't help that most of the show post Rauch was geered toward giving Kimmer story, no matter how dumb it was, so the rest of the vets sat around.  Its sad..as Kimmer is a good actress and Reva..Real Post Death Reva is a good character, but taken in small doses in an ensemble..and her fans could never stand (nor could Kim)unless she is front and center. Both she and Deas were so much better subtle actors as support (Reva was actually tolerable and rootable again when she was supporting others stories.)   LOL..Kimmer would still find a way to chew the scenery..can it be a weird, Dreaming Death type plague that hits Buzz too?
    • dragonflies
      BTG: May 2025 Discussion Thread

      By dragonflies · Posted

      they're copying Sheila Carter with the laugh and it's annoying AF when Sheila does it too
    • TheyStartedOnSoaps
      One Life to Live Tribute Thread

      By TheyStartedOnSoaps · Posted

      Andrea Evans’ Original Audition as Tina Clayton in 1978 for One Life to Live

      Please register in order to view this content

       
    • alwaysAMC
      Guiding Light Discussion Thread

      By alwaysAMC · Posted

      I find it pretty fascinating how polarizing the Reva character is. It seems like most folks on here aren't her biggest fan, but then on YouTube where I watch some of these episodes, the majority of comments/commentary made are on Reva episodes, promoting how wonderful she is and how much Annie sucks. I guess that's a good thing, gets people talking/debating the show.
    • janea4old
      DAYS: May 2025 Discussion Thread

      By janea4old · Posted

        I agree with both of these takes.  I have no problem with a person being horny and trying to justify it to themself with whatever rationale.         edit to add here:         Or just being horny for enjoyment and zero rationale I just can't believe there's any deep emotional love to what Belle is feeling about EJ I had no problem with Abigail lusting after EJ -- at first. The horniness was fun in the first encounter.  But I disliked how the show wrote later on ... as if Abigail was catching feelings.  
    • Chris 2
      Dallas: Discussion Thread

      By Chris 2 · Posted

      Is that recent? She looks good. I like her social media posts about her animals and things. Someone was trying to give her crap about her relationship with Andy Gibb and the drug issues. And she replied, “You didn’t know us. You didn’t know what was in our hearts. Tread lightly on broken dreams.” Classy way to shut someone down.
    • AbcNbc247
      DAYS: May 2025 Discussion Thread

      By AbcNbc247 · Posted

      Welcome back, Will and Eric!  They were both used so well today. I’m so glad that they’re going to be here for Marlena and everybody. She definitely needs them. And I love that we got a flashback of Will and John, and that Will credits him as the reason that he’s so courageous. Hopefully, he has scenes with Arianna coming up, and possibly Doug III. I think there’s a storyline there, especially considering what Will said about her being so stubborn and also a little similar to John. Btw, even though Chandler Massey is technically old enough to have an 18 year old child, he definitely doesn’t look it lol  And we got a Will and Paul reunion too. It really is too bad that we can’t get them full time. There’s still so much drama that can be mined from the two of them, and their relationships with Sonny and Andrew, especially now. But with Leo still slithering around, I guess it’s for the best that we’re not getting that

      Please register in order to view this content

        And I love that Will was there for Johnny too. We never really got to see their relationship on screen and I’m glad that we got some of it today. I wish their scenes had been a little longer though. There’s a lot more that they need to discuss about EJ and the rape. But I like that Will comforted him about whether or not he was worthy of having John’s name. And that Marlena was able to shrink him about leaving EJ in the square after he fell.  Eric’s reunion with everybody was really sweet too. I loved the dorky family moment Belle is still being a total douche but I like the drama of her storyline. And I do think that she isn’t being completely stupid, when it comes to EJ. I’m glad that she has Brady though, who was also used very well today. He was breaking my heart in the scene where he was at John’s bedside.  And, congratulations EJ. I think lol  But I have to say, all this talk about John’s miraculous recovery is a little tough to here And, the final scene with John and Marlena
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

  I accept