Members soapfan770 Posted May 3, 2020 Members Share Posted May 3, 2020 From the 01/09/1990 issue of SOD, these were their picks for the daytime and primetime soap world for 1989. Sorry if its been posted before, hope you all enjoy! Most Shocking Twist (Daytime) - Billy Is Dylan's Father - Guiding Light Most Shocking Twist (Prime Time) - Greg Marries Abby - Knots Landing Best Wedding -Josh and Reva on Guiding Light Best Breakup - Vicky and Jamie on Another World Best Reconciliation - Phillip & Rick on Guiding Light Worst Reconciliation - Cliff and Nina on All My Children Best Casting (Daytime) - Susan Marie Snyder on As The World Turns Best Casting (Prime Time) - Cathy Podewell on Dallas Best Opening Credits - Generations Worst Opening Credits - Loving Most Intriguing Couple - Roger & Holly on Guiding Light Most Boring Couple - David & Melanie on All My Children Best Death Scene - James Stenbeck on ATWT Worst Death Scene - Hugh Gardner on Generation Best Love Story - Katherine & Robert Scorpio on General Hospital Most Tortured Love Story - Trisha & Trucker on Loving Best Enemies (Daytime) - Jill and Nina on The Young & The Restless Best Enemies (Prime Time) - Sable and Alexis on Dynasty Best New Character - Sally Spectra on The Bold & The Beautiful Most Ruined Character - Kirk Anderson on As The World Turns Best Amnesiac - Felicia Jones on General Hospital Best Imposters - Alex on Loving and Angela on B&B Most Creative Story Line - The Daisy Awards on One Life To Live Biggest Letdown - Another World's Valentine's Day Special Best Mystery - George Rawlin's Murder on Y&R Worst Action Sequences - All My Children Best Recasting - Judith Chapman as Anjelica Curtis on Days Of Our Lives Best Comeback - Jane Elliot on General Hospital Best Love Triangle - Robert/Eden/Cruz on Santa Barbara Worst Love Triangle - Ethan/Laura/Michael on Santa Barbara Best Fantasy - Mason Goes To Heaven on Santa Barbara Best Tease - Leanna Randolph on The Young & The Restless Biggest Waste Of Talent (Daytime) - Sharon Gabet on OLTL Biggest Waste Of Talent (Prime Time) - Ana-Alicia on Falcon Crest Best Bickering - John and Lucinda on As The World Turns Most Entertaining Couple - Ruby & Marco on One Life To Live Gimme A Break - The Virgin Katherine on General Hospital Gimme A Break - The De-Patching and Re-Patching of Steve on DAYS Most Entertaining Rogue - Jack Deveraux on Days Of Our Lives Most Over-Exposed Heroine - Cricket on Y&R Most Improved Show - Guiding Light Most Intriguing Story - Adam, Brooke & Dixie on All My Children Most Ruined Show - Falcon Crest Best Show (Prime Time) - Knots Landing Most Disappointing Show - One Life To Live Best Show - All My Children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted May 3, 2020 Members Share Posted May 3, 2020 Now this seems like a good year. I wasn’t old enough to appreciate it at the time, but I remember a lot of it. Why was Kirk the most ruined character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfan770 Posted May 4, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 It was the revelation that Kirk was once married to Iva's biological cousin(or was it her bio sister?) and had simply abandoned her and and their two children together to go be with Adelaide Frtizgibbons, interestingly played by Beverly Penberthy of AW fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 Katherine and Robert on GH as best love story is shocking to me. Cricket as over exposed was so true. Also love best enemies Jill and Nina. It was a fantastic time for the show and I loved Nina back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 GL got most improved show largely thanks to Robert Calhoun coming in as EP and focusing Pam Long's sometimes messy as hell work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCer Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 "Most Overexposed Heroine - Cricket on Y&R" Somewhere Terry Lester nods his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 How did AMC get Best Show when all but one of its mentions in the other captions were under "worst?" I'm about to embark upon watching 1989, so I'm curious as to see if their thoughts match my own. I already know Brooke/Adam/Dixie will be the highlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCer Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 I wonder about that too. That year was a transition period of the show. So many characters were written out between 1989-90. 1989 was also the first time AMC was written by someone other than Nixon or one of her protegees. Margaret DePriest appeared to arrive to help clean up the show and then she disappeared after 6 months or so. The show up to that point had around 8 major stories rolling along of various quality at the same time. The Eric Kane clown story was a major miss that year too and David/Melanie was just boring. The "who fathered Dixie's baby?" on the other hand, was one of the greatest stories in the history of the show. Barr, McClain and Canary all won Emmys and submitted the same tape. I don't think that was ever done again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRfan23 Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 LOL I was just thinking of posting this! Please register in order to view this content You read my mind! Thank You my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfan770 Posted May 4, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 You're welcome!!!! Haha I have another late 80's one, three 90's ones and one early '00s up my sleeve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 That’s incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Franko Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 Agreed. I'm up to August 1989 in my summary-reading and even the teased Monica and Ashton affair* sounded more interesting than Katherine and Robert. *Tracy dispatched him to distract/manipulate her, and by extension, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 It was so wrong yet so right to root for Roger and Holly. Even though they weren't together, there were always signs of something brewing between them. They really were the anti-supercouple. Sally's arrival was the turning point for B&B. There was nobody else like her on daytime. She breathed new life into that show. Oh hells yes this got called out. Cricket really ate Y&R in the late 1980s. When I've watched late 1980s Y&R episodes online, I skip all the Cricket scenes Please register in order to view this content I'm planning to do the same when the 1987 episode airs Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted May 4, 2020 Members Share Posted May 4, 2020 Nina vs Jill was supreme. Josh and Reva had a great wedding. GL fired on all cylinders in 1989..and I agree with @BetterForgotten..Calhoun helped focus Long. Sometimes you can be too creative and need someone to structure you. I was surprised at 1989 being best show..but I do think Depriest helped refocus the show..and she did create Tad/Dixie...start Erica and Jack.. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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