I remember when the Brent story was airing. My family and I were glued to the screen. Glued!

On 12/28/2023 at 4:10 PM, Donna L. Bridges said:

Write-ins, phone calls, petitions, you name it, we threw it at it! We had Eddie Drueding working with us. Tom Freeman was our fearless leader who applied political experience to fan campaigns & who had single-handedly gotten AW back on the air in Seattle. He talked to Victoria every day. And then Diva Lisa who talked to another cast member, also every day. They relayed info & strategy to all of us. And, the rest of us did what we were told, if you see what I mean! I don't know if you will credit this or not, but 6 of us are still in touch. It was invaluable that the actors were savvy & could not only give us advance info but could suggest strategy to us. That's how we knew ahead of time, usually, what they were planning. Frankly, in retrospect I find it gratifying that we drove JFP crazy. And, the next EP Charlotte Savitz hired bodyguards. Recently I have learned that NBC forced RKK on JFP. So, in effect, the fact that DAYS stopped using him as Bo (supposedly thanks to KA) indirectly caused Frankie's murder because NBC didn't want to pay him without playing him. Weird to learn this so many years later. Who knew?! 

Thanks for sharing! Can you delve into the bold part a bit more?

On 12/31/2023 at 10:17 AM, Aback said:

Thanks for sharing! Can you delve into the bold part a bit more?

Okay, I answered your last 2 questions but I moved this because it was off-topic here, being a segue from the gruesome murder of Frankie Frame. Now this intact discussion can be found in the Another World Discussion topic. 1. Tom Freeman 2. RKK. And to you & also to @md1347 & @OpportunisticSlut thank you all, most kindly, for your interest in soap fan campaigns back in the day!

 

Edited January 2, 20241 yr by Donna L. Bridges
moved for topicality

GL Brent, for reasons some of u have already said. Killing Nadine was never ok, especially when he kicked her body in the river, and of course I knew that once her body surfaced, she would have to be identified by dental records or DNA, not something you want to happen to a beloved character. However, we knew that when new writers/producers come in, people would be written out, so there was a sense of most any character could get killed off, which heighten the drama. Him switching Lucy's hiv test to positive was never ok. I also remember Buzz making fun of how ugly Marian looked, and this was him believing she was a woman. The story was dark and disturbing yet I'll admit that I was glued to the screen