Members amybrickwallace Posted October 11, 2021 Members Share Posted October 11, 2021 What's ironic is that even in their heyday, Luke and Laura weren't on 5 days a week. I've heard it was closer to 3-4. There were other strong stories going on with popular performers - the Quartermaines (especially the quad Monica and Alan were in with Lesley and Rick), Bobbie, Jeff, Heather, Anne, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DemetriKane Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) I agree with this, and you're right some people just drive story better, but they still shouldn't be on screen 5 days a week. Edited October 13, 2021 by DemetriKane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 I'm currently watching Dark Shadows and it becomes really obvious at some points that they're restricted by having max six characters talk on screen due to budget contraints (there's been one - maybe two times where they've exceeded that in the ~660 episodes I've watched so far). Obviously Moltke was very favoured before she left the show since she was technically the lead, but another thing that becomes very obvious is how other characters stay weeks - or even months off screen at the time, usually explained away with "having been on a business trip" or I guess having been somewhere in the house the whole time. I'm guessing that the focus on one character became quite natural though when soaps were Winsor-esque morality plays focusing on "X's search for human dignity and compassion". I imagine that Vanessa Dale (as a character on Love of Life) must be up the Mary Stuart's Jo in terms of ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 Probably one of the reasons they had the actors play multiple characters (DS novice here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nixor Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 I think he’s done for anything other than a small guest stint. He’s married and living in Amsterdam and seems happy there. I could see him coming back for a day or two if JJ’s Lucky came back (which itself seems near impossible) or if/when the show ends. But fully agree I loved Luke right up until the early 2000s and then I detested him. To add to the list of characters I never minded taking over all the screen time, I loved Eden’s Bianca on AMC until about 2005. Felt the exact opposite about Babe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 Thanks for clarifying. I never did understand why he won all those Emmys post-2000, except for name recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FrenchBug82 Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) A LOT of the Emmys post-2000 - nominations and wins - are name recognition. Particularly in the leading categories Edited October 13, 2021 by FrenchBug82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted October 13, 2021 Author Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 I didn’t realize he had gotten married. When did this news come out? And JJ says he is willing to return to the show, they just haven’t brought him back. Which is a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCOLTLLover Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 GH during the early 80's: Alan, Monica, Rick and Leslie. They were heavily on air most of the time and i always enjoyed them. Especially Alan! Even if he would just walk by and smile or say hello i would be fine with it Please register in order to view this content Alan will always be my favorite character of GH On B&B: Ron Moss as Ridge. People bash him for no reason these days even though he helped to make this show popular internationally. I never minded seeing him and enjoyed his chemistry with the other cast members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 It is, but given the state of the writing maybe it's for the best right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 #firefrank won't bring JJ back. It would take screen time away from Ass-Tin.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nixor Posted October 13, 2021 Members Share Posted October 13, 2021 His husband had tagged him in some pics on Instagram last year. If you search his name as a tag you can still find them. Has JJ said he will come back full time or are we talking about one off days here and there? I’m surprised as he moved his family to Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 14, 2021 Members Share Posted October 14, 2021 Yeah, I don't see either of them returning full-time or anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted October 15, 2021 Members Share Posted October 15, 2021 What's interesting with DS is how some things just happen off screen - like David befriending Adam. It didn't happen on screen - but if we didn't have the full run preserved I think people would've totally told it like he had done that on screen since our memories are malleable. It's interesting to think about how much of those classic storylines/moments that people talk about on soaps actually happened off screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted October 15, 2021 Members Share Posted October 15, 2021 I never thought of it that way, but you're right!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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