Jump to content

ALL: What are your lost soap media "holy grails" for 2025?


Recommended Posts

  • Members
Posted (edited)

For Y&R

 

I wish the people who curated all those Brenda Dickson 80s clips had done the same for the 70s and had the Phillip drunk driving saga and all of the Kay and Jill storyline.

 

Eric Braedens first episode and early stories, especially when he held Julia's lover in a cage.

 

The Chris Brooks rape storyline with Tony Geary as the rapist. Quinn Redeker is rumored to have played the prosecutor.

 

In general I wish we had all the episodes since the early 80s collected like other shows seem to have.

Edited by BoldRestless
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 170
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Members

Well, ya know, supposedly Ken Corday said that they began doing "modern digitizing" about 10 years ago. In that time they should have made a huge amount of progress of getting all those vintage episodes in shape for even HD. I'm sure they've used some of that in flashbacks. But, still, that leaves SO MANY EPISODES that if they would just pull the trigger on it, they could make legal episodes available to fans.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Cindy Pickett doesn't get nearly enough recognition. The Dobsons must've loved writing for her.

It's ironic that JE's stay is so brief. I'd also love to see more of the disintegration after her marriage to Ross. From what I've seen, they really make Vanessa look like the culprit.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members
Posted (edited)

That's my suspicion, since we've gotten so many gaps filled in recent years (particularly with virtually all of Gottlieb and Malone's OLTL becoming available). We even got more '70s OLTL a year or two ago, which I never thought would happen. We know many actors had kinescopes or other affiliate copies. We know the material is out there. I think over time more will come, the same as many lost films or classic Doctor Who.

As for me, my holy grails these days remain:

- More of very early AMC.

- More of '60s/'70s OLTL, particularly the Carla story in 1968-69. We know affiliates had copies.

- As much of the Dobsons' GL as possible. Can't get enough of that.

- A more extensive and organized archive of Marland's ATWT, on par with what we now have for a lot of OLTL, GH, Y&R, etc. in various places.

But most of all:

- More of Lemay's '70s AW.

- Michael Malone's Fox late-night pilot for 13 Bourbon Street. A copy is available in his archive at Duke University, but that's all we know.

Edited by Vee
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Anything I've seen of Cindy is wonderful, to the point where I can see why viewers couldn't really accept Jackie without her. Such layered acting for an extremely difficult character as so much of what Jackie felt was on the inside and no one could know.

I'd definitely love more AMC/OLTL...more than a glimpse of Gillian Spencer would be nice too. 

I didn't remember that an actual pilot for 13 Bourbon Street had been filmed. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members
Posted (edited)

It did. There's a whole cast list for it on IMDB. Michael Park, Henry Simmons (Tyrone, AW) and Nicole Forester (NuCassie on GL) were apparently in it.

Duwayne Dunham, longtime acolyte and editor of David Lynch at Twin Peaks (who directed several eps) directed the pilot.

Edited by Vee
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members
Posted (edited)

It was so good!  I was a child watching it live, so I didn't take notes or realize I'd be discussing it decades later.  All I have are memories of how I felt watching it, that it was riveting, but I don't remember specifically anything I saw, except for glimpses of their faces and their energies in my mind, Ellen Holly, Al Freeman, and a vague memory of Carla's mother, but I don't remember anything specific, other than my older sister explaining to me what "passing" was. Would love to see it again.
Edit, I did already know what passing was, but I remember discussing the storylines with my sister.

Edited by janea4old
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Totally love her as actresses go.

Oh, sorry, didn't know you didn't know. When I saw who was in it & some of the people who worked on it I nearly flipped!!! It's pretty clear to me that it was well on the way to being greenlit but then since ultimately it did not apparently something drastically changed when they were farther along in development than any of us AW fans realized. 

On one hand it seems like an interesting show but then I think about Shane & Lila & am right back to thinking it was crap. 

Gottlieb & Malone & JGG had another project in the same time frame in development but not as far along as 13 Bourbon Street was.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Ryan's Hope - 1982.  I've seen the 75 to 81 episodes.. and there are a lot of 1983 to 1989 episodes that have popped up over the years... but the year 1982 would be nice to see.

The Doctors: 1980 to 1982

For Prime time soaps:

All the episodes of short lived prime time soaps like The Secrets of Midland Heights, Kings Crossing, and even Beacon Hill from the 1970s.

 

I know Kim Zimmer mentioned in an interview when she went to audition for Reva.. she was amazed that Pam Long wrote a bible for the character.  I would love to see if any other character bibles existed for the Long era of GL including what the intention/plan was for Blake before the 1988 writer strike.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I have PAPER DOLLS, FLAMINGO ROAD, DIRTY SEXY MONEY, FILTHY RICH & I have half of THE MONROES which I loved & they only aired half of its episodes so it seems like I'm never going to get my hands on any of the missing 6. 

I still find it amazing & fascinating that it was not, at all, Kim who was in Pam Long's mind when she was creating Reva. It was Carla Borelli who played Reena on TEXAS & who declined Pam's offer to her because she said she thought Reva was going to be a lot like Reena & she preferred at that point to play something different instead of the same kind of thing. As I understand it Pam had to be talked into even considering Kim!! Of course they got over that pretty quickly & became collaborators on the character.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

ATWT-

More episodes from 1983 & 1984

The remote in Switzerland with Frannie and Daryl.

More episodes of Heather Rattray as Lily.

 

GL:

More episodes from the Dobsons and Marland era.

 

YR and GH:

More episodes featuring the actress Amy Gibson. I was so fascinated by her.

More episodes of Felicia, Frisco and Colton.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Obviously I have to chime in on Y&R @DRW50 @YRfan23 as well

Please register in order to view this content

In addition to that though….

Harding Lemay’s Lovers & Friends and For Richer for Poorer. I know a few FRFP clips have bubbled up over the years but I’ve never seen anything for L&F. No one knows what the opening credits looked like.

More 1960’s and 1970’s AW, AtWT, and GL

Also anything from those early soaps as well, particularly Brighter Day, Clear Horizon, and From These Roots. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • Am I remembering correctly that the Madison's lived in a Spanish revival-style house? I have a vague recollection of the fireplace looking especially Spanish in style. It is unusual that Montecello had so many architectural styles.  Obviously, that might occur IRL.  But, look at other east coast soaps and there is a definitive style that is throughout (because it was styled by a set decorator) regardless of the income of the occupants.
    • @kalbir MSW was a powerhouse for CBS. Angela Lansbury was a superb actress. In 1985, TV viewers were tiring of the primetime soaps and the like. People wanted storytelling and MSW was great at that and had great guest stars. Storytelling -- an amazing and novel concept. CBS Daytime by 1985 was beating ABC so CBS was on the upswing.
    • I'd say just the opposite - conflict means they will find out and then be at odds. For the limited amount of time people on this show have conflict (if they aren't named Nina or Ric, I guess).
    • Totes mcgoats (aka I agree). But, now the character needs to move forward.  Clyde's exit was 12/11/24.  It is May.  She and Chad have been on one date. I don't think they've slept together. And she was only planning on sticking around for a year.
    • That is one of the best insults I've heard in a long time.  I burst out laughing when Kat called Eva that.  LOL Their scenes, of course, were really good.  Colby and Ambyr have so much chemistry.  The only thing I'd change is Kat saying "you're dead to me."  That's a phrase usually said about someone you care about.  I would've preferred something like "You will never be my sister," or something similar to that.  Nice contrast at the end with both mothers/daughters:  Kat comforting/consoling her mother, and Eva being locked out by her mother.  Yeah, I wasn't a big of fan of the singing either, especially after your daughter's life has been destroyed.  What?  LOL And I also agree with those that thought Dana/Leslie's scenes with the Dupree's didn't feel right since Eva is not a Dupree....unless she is.  But as of right now, she's not. 
    • Trisha Mann-Grant, Ambyr Michelle, Sean Freeman are destined for bigger and better things. They need to move on as soon as their initial contracts are done.
    • Daphnée Duplaix and Trisha Mann-Grant on Instagram live, 5/5/2025 just concluded, saved here https://www.instagram.com/p/DJSsYb7PDv8/                
    • I really need to see Anita in a scene that isn't with a family member. In fact, I would have preferred that she would have gotten rid of the mob and had a one on one with Leslie to lay down the law with her.  I'm going to say it, Mike Manning has been completely lifeless on this show. Other than people's superficial fondness for him, I don't get what they see in him as an actor. I never saw him on DAYS though. The show had another really strange cut right before the opening credits where it looked like they almost cut off Nicole mid-sentence.  Kat/Eva are carrying this show on their backs. Lock them in for lifetime contracts, I beg.
    • There's a 1980 scene of Victor and Katherine in the Chancellor Estate living room where they went over a contract that would put Victor in charge of Chancellor Industries, but it was rewritten that Katherine brought Victor to Genoa City so he could run Chancellor Industries.
    • Put me in the minority in being happy about Cat not being Abby. After the two adult recasts played tag with the role, it's time for a few years of rest. I have a huge list of things I hate about RC's writing, but that choice was not one of them. 
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy