8 hours ago, Marissa Gallant said:

SB missed a HUGE opportunity by not exploring the Count Armonti. In fact, they never cast him. Or even told the story about him. 

I also think AW missed the boat with Miranda Bishop. I think she could have been an interesting character instead of the Iris 2.0 she wound up being. 

 

SB Didn't knew what to do with Elena or Celeste or Terri Garber and  KIm Zimmer's Characters either, after Ava Lazar lest they didn't Know exactly what to do with Santana Either

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Now One of THose Who inspired Me to do this Topic, Duchess Elena of Branagh, Dynasty's very own Camilla had such potential and a rather competent actress who did a credible european accent, Yet She was there for a few episodes putting a strain on Amanda and Michael's already weak relationship serving basically no other purpose and then left, it was a real letdown

WAs Julia Cumson from Falcon Crest Mentioned? i feel like they never knew what to do with her, at least not really

9 hours ago, Mitch64 said:

I liked Sean..despite his muscle boy Island Hunk thing, he had good chemistry with Reva and believe it or not Dinah. He reminded me a bit of Fletcher when he first came on and he had loads of friendship chemistry with all the women, from Hillary, to Maureen, to Reva (I actually liked both Reva and Fletcher best at that point..they were working together and were friends..the show stunk at that time but got that right) this was of course before they started shoving Fletch into romances with all the divas and Hammer started chewind scenery and stepping on everyone's lines..I wonder why they didn't put him with Holly..she needed a hunk in her bed and she would be okay with his rather ambiguous vibe.

 

Was he really named..."Sugar"? That sounds like a pimp on Starsky and Hutch...anyway, I HATE record producing storylines and GL has a bad track record with them..(remember the Infinity storyline when Lujack became a hot recording talent???) But I can't imagine dippy Jesse would have anything on Tye but..

 

I remember Pam Long saying it was going to be like a Tarzan and Jane thing, but really, what was the direction she was headed in? How far could that have gone? I was glad they just made him a pyscho and loved the hilarious scene of him holding equally crazy bitchy Claire hostage on the bridge. Wasnt he also wanted for his wife's murder?

 

Dano I think just did that as a favor for Wheeler and to keep her union credentials? We had enough ladies of that age, Alex, Holly, Van, who were on recurring and they didnt know how to write for. Anway, speaking of Selena I think she would have fared better if they kept her in the Bauer sphere...she was living in the garage apartment and I think she would have made an interesting romance with a recast Ed. Instead they suffled her off to Coopertown and she began competing with Deas on scenery chewing and PDA tried to manufacture a super couple of the two of them with the unlikely name of Suzz!

 

What a waste. Ethan Erickson was of course, good looking and seemed to have some talent. He had at least more talent then the guy playing Jesse, but the problem was that Chelle was the only one in his age range, and as try as she might, McTavish could not make people swallow cousin love..even if they werent bio cousins...this was of course before Jonathon and Tams revolted a lot of the audience. I never understood why they just didnt follow his Uncle Matt and go for an older woman..I would have much rather watched Reva have a sexual thing with AJ then..Buzz. Imagine Nola finding out that Reva was doing her little boy.

J Chamberlin. That makes me remember OG J (George Pilgrim) saying that doing GL made him go backwards, Yeah cause Red Shoe Diaries and Tammy and The T-Rex had so much hype and clout''

 

But yes they did nothing even with Ethan Erickson in the role.

I remember the show started hinting at pairing Drew and J Chamberlain...but Ethan Erickson quit.  

regarding Cain... I think Pam Long had created his character with the intention of pairing him with Reva.  However, she left the writing team in early 1986 for maternity leave and then was on SFT.  So I don't know if Cain would have ended up psycho...or if she would have used him as a worthy obstacle once Josh came back in late 1986.

Mr Lindsey: Holly's 3rd husband during her Switzerland years.  Blake and him didn't get along..and the marriage caused friction between Holly and Blake.  Shame no writers thought to bring him on during the late 90s/early 2000s for Holly.

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i think this one kinda supports my idea of Elena, she began with such Villainous potential but in the next season she was such a whining victim and the accent disappeared too

Also Revisiting Dina i realized there was plenty of Alexis Carrington in her at least in the beginning

Why they decided to turn Jill into Alexis after is beyond me, Marla Would've made an excellent villainess, as her resumé alrealdy proved

 

 

 

i also must remember why they sent Julia Away? really some crazy sendoff, they contraried their own work

one scene contradicts thew other, i still think the show would've made a much better final season with Julia around

IDK why - because I know now that's not exactly what happened - but this was always my impression(s) of Julia's periodic returns when I was growing up and watching this show on Friday nights (and later, reruns on Lifetime):

Julia: Hello, everyone!  I'm back!

Everyone: Oh, Julia, it's so great to see --

Julia: Okay, I'm going back to the convent!  Take care, everyone!

What about Dynasty's TRACY??? Deb was great as a schemer

On 2/10/2022 at 9:54 PM, Soaplovers said:

Cynthia Watros leaving doomed  Kelly....Cady was all wrong for the part.

I know on OLTL, that Nora's sister came on as a therapist..and she seemed so calm and serene..complete opposite of Nora's more sarcastic vibe.  There were hints they were estranged..but after awhile she vanished.

 

now i know

 

On 3/3/2022 at 2:19 PM, Soaplovers said:

Mr Lindsey: Holly's 3rd husband during her Switzerland years.  Blake and him didn't get along..and the marriage caused friction between Holly and Blake.  Shame no writers thought to bring him on during the late 90s/early 2000s for Holly.

I forgot all about him...who could play him? Always trying to fit in Roscoe Born in at GL at that time maybe a Holly/Lindsey/Alex triangle...(ah Alex could have brought him back when Fletcher and Holly were together but her plans are fouled by the return of Claire..(throw in the "Chele might actually be Fletch's.and an Alex/Dietrich/Holly/Fletch/Claire/Ed thing would have been much better then the Meg storyline (never disliked it, just should have been Frank and Eleni's storyline.)  Can we see Marj making the moves on Born???

For some reason, I always pictured Charles Keating as Dietrich Lindsey.

Eve Howard from The Young and The Restless!!! I bet her return in 1993 would be even more interesting if They Kept her in her original crazy form like Sheila Carter or Patty Williams! And NOW I HAVE PROOOOOOOFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!

 

The "suits" at SONY are fools not to find some way to release and monetize the Y&R and DAYS vaults.  Letting viewers watch this (or watch this again) on some platform would not, in any way, jeopardize these shows' continued success.

I Came across this one too, Allison Bancroft on Y&R, i didn't know much about this character except she was Nikki's Mother-in-Law from hell for a while in the 1980's before she got together with Victor, but now i found this two clips with her and she got my attention as anyone who Goes head to head with Katherine would

 

I know it was Lynn's Decision but Lisanne seemed full of Potential