The example of early Palmer Cortlandt is a perfect example for AMC!
I just think it either suited the nature of the show or it didn’t to tell supernatural/gothic, or action adventure stuff. I don’t think the science fiction or GH style action stories ever really fit that well at AMC. Something like the classic who killed Will storyline worked because everyone in town had a connection, and that fit the small town feel of Pine Valley society. While I enjoyed Proteus, and was a relatively new fan having started watching when Kendall arrived, even then I felt this was not a great fit for AMC, and always questioned ABC having Anna Devane but not at GH.
I am not saying any story cannot be entertaining, because it can be. OLTL dabbled in the outrageous multiple times. But when Malone had his first run, the focus on Victor Lord looming over everything, Dorian and Viki’s history, and the grittiness of telling stories like Billy Douglas, or Marty/Todd, it’s like he woke up the spirit of the show back to what it was supposed to be. The gritty show Agnes Nixon created that was rooted in class, society differences, and trauma. It was never supposed to be GH-lite. I think the same thing happened at GL under Curlee. It was no longer centered around one major character, it was always supposed to be an ensemble with a special emphasis on the normality of human experiences and the safety of the idea of the Bauer home, even if the family itself was not immune to turmoil and mistakes.
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