Members SFK Posted October 1, 2013 Members Share Posted October 1, 2013 AMS, I'm not sure about the Studio 54 thing, but that is certainly close to CBS's studios a few blocks away where they taped ATWT before the move to AW's old studio in BK and GL's studio before the move to Peapack. I remember walking by CBS when I would visit The Museum of TV & Radio (now Paley) which was next door to the famous 21 Club. It's been quite a few years for me so I don't remember exact addresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members saynotoursoap Posted October 1, 2013 Members Share Posted October 1, 2013 Love of Life was once taped at what would later become Studio 54; however, Studio 41, former home of Love is a Many Splendored Thing, was its final home before leaving CBS. many of CBS soaps were originally broadcast from Liederkranz Hall (live broadcasts; no taping in those days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted October 1, 2013 Members Share Posted October 1, 2013 I was the only soap fan among my friends from acting school in NY, and ironically never worked on a soap like a lot of them did. The majority of them worked on GL and ATWT when both were still taping in Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted October 1, 2013 Members Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted October 1, 2013 Members Share Posted October 1, 2013 Dark Shadows also taped in NYC. Ryan's Hope used the studio that Dark Shadows previously used and some of the Ryan's set pieces were from Dark Shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BKuzak Posted October 2, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 2, 2013 General Hospital must have been one of the first soaps done in California? Ironic since it's set in "Port Charles, New York." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted October 2, 2013 Members Share Posted October 2, 2013 Even though I really liked Y&R as a kid, there was always something about that I really liked about ATWT and later when I'd start watching GL--the scenes seemed very theatrical and episodes appeared to be staged similar to a three act play, much of the time. I don't know whether anyone is familiar with the PBS series from the 80s-90s, American Playhouse or even some of the classic plays staged outdoors that were televised on the NYC/NYE and the Metro Channel in NYC. ATWT and GL, in particular had that feel, perhaps because so many people in front of and behind the camera came from the theater community and many continued to work in theater while on the show. But the staging of these shows, especially throughout the 80s, had this feel. I was too young to know it back then but when I became involved in the theater as a teen and young adult, I realized that's what it felt like to me watching these shows as a kid. Even watching clips now, even the cheap sets, is pleasing to my ever loving theatre heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted October 2, 2013 Members Share Posted October 2, 2013 It's so funny but when I was younger, I actually thought these were actual locations, until my mom told me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danfling Posted October 4, 2013 Members Share Posted October 4, 2013 Before he produced Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, he worked at As the World Turns. I believe that the show's creator and first headwriter, Irna Phillips, chose him to produce the new CBS show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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