Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Soap Opera Network Community

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Actors who talk down their soap past

Featured Replies

  • Replies 101
  • Views 14.7k
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Member

Overall, I felt Frost's Betsy, as written by Doug Marland, was more mature than Meg Ryan's. (Relatively speaking, of course. I'm sure some will argue that her Betsy still was none too bright when it came to Steve and later Josh.). But, OTOH, I felt her Betsy was rather like a cold fish. Not that Ryan's Betsy was what you'd call an instantly inviting presence...but you know what I mean.

Has Dana Delaney said negative things about her soap roots?

On at least one occasion, she intimated that the work was dreary and that everyone was too busy partying BTS to care about anything else.

  • Member

^ Yep!

  • Member

You know, in spite of my feelings about her and her (alleged) feud with Susan Lucci, I have to give Sarah Michelle Gellar props for being willing to talk about her work on AMC. As far as I know, she's never been negative about the show, or about daytime in general.

  • Member

Plenty of good things can come and have come from daytime. It's just been a long time since you could say that with a straight face about most of the network soaps. But in Lauren Holly's time, things were different. And let's face it, that woman would take another stunt guest star casting on Y&R in a hot minute now to pay her bills. I'm waiting for it to happen any day.

  • Member

Who is Lauren Holly? And I am being serious....

She played Palmer Cortlandt's granddaughter Julie on AMC from 1986 to 1989.

  • Member

Plenty of good things can come and have come from daytime. It's just been a long time since you could say that with a straight face about most of the network soaps. But in Lauren Holly's time, things were different. And let's face it, that woman would take another stunt guest star casting on Y&R in a hot minute now to pay her bills. I'm waiting for it to happen any day.

Why not? If Frances Fisher can pop up on DAYS, then anything is possible!

  • Member

You know, in spite of my feelings about her and her (alleged) feud with Susan Lucci, I have to give Sarah Michelle Gellar props for being willing to talk about her work on AMC. As far as I know, she's never been negative about the show, or about daytime in general.

Yep she has always said good things about it, even sent AM flowers when she got the part of Kendall. I know her and Eva LaRue are still good friends

  • Member

She played Palmer Cortlandt's granddaughter Julie on AMC from 1986 to 1989.

According to E! Online, Jim Carrey said he used to fantasize about Holly while watching her on AMC.

So, maybe Holly's right after all?

  • Member

Wings Hauser who played Greg Foster (1977-1981) on Y&R has made several slams towards the show over the years. He said soaps were a "Hair Show" and that he gets sick hearing actors whine about the daily grind of doing one and that it's bull. He said he learned to never do a soap again from the experience. He also complained about his character, the writing etc...

Funny thing is that he wasn't too good to do a return guest stint on the show a few years ago.

I noticed that Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki) who played his wife on the show (1979-1981) never mentions Wings name in interviews, Just that Greg Foster was Nikki's first husband.

  • Member

Wings Hauser can have a seat as well.

  • Member

Yep she has always said good things about it, even sent AM flowers when she got the part of Kendall. I know her and Eva LaRue are still good friends

Didn't she also still watch them after she left?

Archived

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

Recently Browsing 0

  • No registered users viewing this page.

Important Information

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

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.