ALL: From Daytime to Primetime...and back again

[Contessa Donatella]

What was so totally weird when the last of New York fell, Danny had worked on GL, ATWT & AMC, then next on DAYS. There were fans who actually said he was to blame for all the cancellations! They referred to it (as if it were a real thing) as the Danny Cosgrove Curse. I kid you not. I was nonplussed. I just wondered if they were really that superstitious, or what?! Perhaps the fans who are imbeciles?! 

[Khan]

I barely remembered that show, so I looked up an episode on YT.  Clearly, KA did it for two reasons: 1) the money, and 2) Shelley Curtis, who worked on that show as well as on DAYS (and later, GH).  Otherwise, LS is the kind of slick, low-budget, New Age-ish program for single (white) people that could have existed only in the late '80's and early '90's.

[AMCHistory]

It was such a “chicken or the egg” comment. On GL, he was a bright spot in its final days, a welcomed and unexpected return since he had left for Primetime after his first GL stint. Let’s face it, the cancellation writing was on the wall. Same with ATWT. 

With AMC, I admit that abrupt ending was a shocker. The move to LA was supposed to extend the show’s life not end it. The writer made a concerted effort to attract back familiar faces like Budig, Cosgrove, and Reigel (who passes for YR). He played such a small supporting role in his AMC return, there is no way he could be blamed for cancellation. 
 

…and when it comes to the Ted McGinely comparison, the two men are very easy on the eyes. 

What a flash in the pan moment of Michelle. She won an Emmy and the world was her oyster! Too bad that Spelling vehicle had no legs. A super bloated cast, with a vague premise. It was like they were running out of Westside towns to name shows after…

This a great one. Jack and films and primetime, I was for sure that we would never see him in an extended run in daytime again! And there he was on B&B! He had quite the run too, many successful pairings. 

He’s back to Primetime now on Hallmark. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Of course it was shocking. He wasn't supposed to cancel AMC! He was supposed to cancel OLTL. On a whim, he decided to shitcan AMC, too! He almost did GH as well. 

I loved Pacific Palisades!!! 

 

[Paul Raven]

Ray Wise

Began his career as Jamie on Love of Life in the 70's, moved on to decades of primetime with Twin Peaks finally giving him some recognition. Eventually returned to soaps in the 2010's on Y&R as Ian Ward.

[DemetriKane]

This my girl right here. I think she has one more soap return left in her.

[Khan]

Not B&B!

[Vee]

Daniel Cosgrove is a talented actor but the fact is any time he turns up a show is not far from the grave, lol. It's not his fault but it is what happens every time. There's no point in pretending otherwise.

[Khan]

He has what scientists call "rotten luck," lol.

Here's my problem with Daniel Cosgrove: several of his past co-stars have talked in the past about how funny and charming he is IRL, but you never see any of that on-screen!  It's as if the moment the director yells "Action!" or says "and in 5...4...3...2...1," all the humor and charm leave his person completely.

[AMCHistory]

I think Bill Lewis in his second run was the closest we got to his comedy/class clown persona. It wouldn’t not have worked for every character he played (eg strait laced murderer Aidan Shaw). 
 

[dragonflies]

Justin Hartley from Passions to Smallville to YR to THIS IS US and so on, so he went from Daytime to primetime back to Daytime and then bakc to primetime lol

[Contessa Donatella]

Other things known about Danny Cosgrove: 

He has 4 daughters.

He can rap. 

Personally I found him personable & charming on both AMC & on GL. 

[Khan]

And in a year or three, when the buzz on him has cooled off, Bradley Bell will be glad to give him a part on B&B.

ETA: Just saw the extended trailer for his new CBS series, "Tracker," in the WATN thread.  So, instead of three years, maybe ten or eleven?

Edited January 9, 2024 by Khan

[DaytimeFan]

What I admire about Lucci is how gracious she is. She always played ball with ABC Daytime and was a reliable team player. ABC Daytime, in turn, rewarded that kind of loyalty and collaborated with her about TV Movies, all the while keeping her busy and front burner at AMC. Back in the 80s and 90s when it was owned by Capital Cities and later Disney under Michael Eisner, there was a certain level of rapport and respect between ABC Daytime and its talent that we haven't seen in 20+ years. 

Lucci also capitalized on her visibility by marketing products. All the while it seemed Susan really valued her personal life and having the time to devote to it to her husband and children and friends. When you look at her Instagram, she has a lot of very old friends who are loyal to her and have supported her in her widowhood - the time she spent with them, being Susan Huber from Garden City, Long Island, clearly paid dividends. 

That was great fun to watch. At the very end, Joan gives Susan a pat on the back - time has proven both of them nice people. 

That would have been fabulous. Both Joan and Susan would have had a sense of humour about it. The Carousel Ball had Gerald Ford appear as himself, if I remember correctly, there's no reason Erica Kane couldn't have shown up. 

Donna is a hustler. She works very hard and seemed very interested in getting back into the entertainment business 10 years ago and saw a daytime soap as her way in. She won an Emmy and then started picking up Lifetime work, she did a VC Andrews movie for them last year that was their highest rated program.

And she had luck on Melrose Place where she played a Heidi Fleiss inspired madame - in my opinion the best work of her career.

[dragonflies]

You assume B&B will be around that far in the future 

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