ALL: General Retro Soap Discussion

[Vee]

Almost as bad: When "Evil Will" was taken away by the cops/doctors/whoever in possibly the same gym, again with zero sound control for the acoustics. I had no idea what was happening for a few minutes in addition to the awful folk rock playing.

[DRW50]

I didn't really care about that, but not being able to use "Truly" when that was their song stood out. Instead, we got muzak.

To be honest, much as I liked the idea, the recreation was always a questionable idea with Beth Chamberlin in the part. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Married in Real Life

*=divorced

Richard & Carolyn Culliton

Courtney Sherman Simon & Peter Simon

Jon Hensley & Kelly Monigham Hensley*

Julie Pinson & Billy Warlock

Marcy Walker & Billy Warlock*

Catherine Hickland & David Hasselhoff*

Catherine Hickland & Michael E. Knight*

Crystal Chappell & Michael Sabatino

Melody Thomas Scott & Ed Scott

Amelia Heinle & Michael Weatherly*

Amelia Heinle & Thad Luckinbill

Judith Light & Robert Desiderio

Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos

James & Cassie DePaiva

Fiona Hutchison & John Viscardi

Susan Walters & Linden Ashby

Thorsten Kaye & Susan Haskell

Stephen Schnetzer & Nancy Snyder*

Bridget & Jerome Dobson

Frank & Doris Hursley

Bill & Lee Bell

Ted & Betty Corday

Bill & Susan Seaforth Hayes

Lynn Herring & Wayne Northrup

Cady McClain & Jon Lindstrom*

Eileen Davidson & Jon Lindstrom*

Maura West & Scott DeFreitas

David & Melissa Fumero

Kamar de los Reyes & Sherri Saum

Gerald Anthony & Brynn Thayer*

Chris Goutman & Marcia McCabe*

Rebecca Herbst & Michael Saucedo

Larry Bryggman & Jacqueline Schultz

Don Hastings & Leslie Denniston

Chris Rich & Nancy Frangione*

Roger Newman & Fran Myers

Please add if you can.

[P.J.]

Larry and Jacqueline divorced ages ago. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Thanks. So much of that has gone around!

[kalbir]

I don't believe they are together anymore.

[Contessa Donatella]

I was wondering specifically about them. So thanks!

[AMCOLTLLover]

Catherine Hickland & David Hasselhoff
how did that Happen? Lol

[Contessa Donatella]

She with him, then she was with Michael E. Knight & now she's with Carrie Fisher's brother, the son of Debbie Reynolds, Gary. Apparently she does not have a type.

 

Edited March 12 by Contessa Donatella

[Paul Raven]

Debbie Reynolds son is Todd Fisher .

[Contessa Donatella]

You're right. Gary is Carrie's dog not her brother.

[Contessa Donatella]

I thought about beginning a new topic, something maybe like "Writer's Papers & Other Resources for Soap Fans Interested in Research" but then I thought maybe this will do & it's already in existence. 

To begin, something that has been mentioned in the ongoing AMC thread. The memoir, or autobiography, of one Megan McTavish which carries the somewhat unlikely title "Tap Dancing in the Cuisinart". She says that idea came from Victor Miller when he was trying to explain soap writers to other writers in the writers union. She goes on to say, "... also dedicated to (and here she lists some soap writers by name) ... and all those talented, hard working people who write soap opera ... most emphatically excluded are the daytime writers who did their very best to undermine my credibility, and my work, and expended a great deal of effort trying to get me fired. You can all go to h*ll." This is from page 7.

This is a pdf. I recommend the free version of PDF-XChange Editor. Among other things it will let you perform a search on multiple pdf files at one time.

Now there's no way to attach this file because it's too large. If you holler at me in private I will give you a way to download it. It's not even tech-scary, just in my Dropbox acct. 

Edited March 14 by Contessa Donatella

[Contessa Donatella]

Go girl, Cassie, you tell her!!!

[Maxim]

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[Contessa Donatella]

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