Yeah that boggles my mind too about 1986 as it seems ATWT was on fire that year....dont really know how AW was doing.You would think the longest running daytime drama wouldve been treated better!!!!
@7997vinster AW was a mess - they dumped many longtime characters and were in the process of writing out even more - I believe that only a handful of actors who were on AW at the start of 1986 were still there by spring 1987.
I read that they had no plans to write in Bert's death, and only fan discontent (after over a year) changed their minds. That may be why they made so little effort on her goodbye episodes.
It's amazing to think that, thanks to the stream of cast departures in the early 80's, that Jerry ver Dorn, who'd joined in 1979, was somehow the longest running consecutive cast member by 1985. I guess the only one who may have been around longer was Denise Pence, who was on her way out.
It really was a big mistake that GL didn't bother bringing back any past characters for Bert's memorial. At the very least Hope and Mike Bauer should have been there.
It didn't really help that GL was undergoing another beneath the scenes upheaval and Jefff Ryder and Gail Kobe were on their way out. It seems like GL had a new headwriter every other month in 1986. I really wonder what was going on at P&G to cause all this turnover.
@bluerose8508 P&G had been trying to make the show younger and hipper for years and years, starting with the firings of Holly's mother, and the wonderful Sara McIntire, Roger's father, etc. At first you wouldn't notice, because it was at the edges, but once the show lost focus you could see how they were hollowing it out.
Sometimes I'm half-amazed GL still managed to revive itself over and over for 25 more years.
WOW.....it amazes me how P&G had 3 soaps and they didnt know how to make all 3 succeed at the same time:(
7997vinster 1 month ago
Yeah that boggles my mind too about 1986 as it seems ATWT was on fire that year....dont really know how AW was doing.You would think the longest running daytime drama wouldve been treated better!!!!
7997vinster 1 month ago
@7997vinster AW was a mess - they dumped many longtime characters and were in the process of writing out even more - I believe that only a handful of actors who were on AW at the start of 1986 were still there by spring 1987.
CarlD2 1 month ago
I read that they had no plans to write in Bert's death, and only fan discontent (after over a year) changed their minds. That may be why they made so little effort on her goodbye episodes.
It's amazing to think that, thanks to the stream of cast departures in the early 80's, that Jerry ver Dorn, who'd joined in 1979, was somehow the longest running consecutive cast member by 1985. I guess the only one who may have been around longer was Denise Pence, who was on her way out.
CarlD2 1 month ago
@CarlD2
It really was a big mistake that GL didn't bother bringing back any past characters for Bert's memorial. At the very least Hope and Mike Bauer should have been there.
It didn't really help that GL was undergoing another beneath the scenes upheaval and Jefff Ryder and Gail Kobe were on their way out. It seems like GL had a new headwriter every other month in 1986. I really wonder what was going on at P&G to cause all this turnover.
bluerose8508 1 month ago
@bluerose8508 P&G had been trying to make the show younger and hipper for years and years, starting with the firings of Holly's mother, and the wonderful Sara McIntire, Roger's father, etc. At first you wouldn't notice, because it was at the edges, but once the show lost focus you could see how they were hollowing it out.
Sometimes I'm half-amazed GL still managed to revive itself over and over for 25 more years.
CarlD2 1 month ago
;(JVD shouldve been at GL till the end!!!!Damm you CBS and P&G;(Thx for the upload CB died way to young;(
7997vinster 1 month ago
@7997vinster
ITA.
They never should have killed Ross off. That was one of the final nails in the coffin for me.
bluerose8508 1 month ago
Awesome! Thanks for uploading
sara31tx 1 month ago
@sara31tx
You're welcome
bluerose8508 1 month ago