ATWT went through a similar culling process to the point that at one stage the only Hughes onscreen were Bob and Tom.
However, unlike GL, ATWT had the Stewarts and David, Ellen, Dee and Annie were still featured prominently.
And you had Kim. John and Lisa still in the mix.
Whereas GL was a one family show and the other long running characters didn't have the same connections eg Barbara had no children onscreen, nor did Steve or Adam. Sara was probably the most viable charcter but marrying Adam was adead end and they weren't much interested in Tim once Kevin Bacon left.
Maybe Katie could have been used to build a family around. Instead of the Reardons, the Parkers could have been the working class family, like what Y&R did with Paul. Floyd, Katie and some other siblings, a mother running a boarding house and a long lost dad etc.
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