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Llanfair vs. Cortlandt Manor. Which was more charming?

The Quartermaine Mansion doesn’t compare.

by Anonymousreply 198May 17, 2018 10:23 PM

Llanfair kept getting burned down and remodeled.

by Anonymousreply 1October 3, 2017 6:46 PM

Llanfair was better because it had that secret room in the basement where Jess locked up Nat.

by Anonymousreply 2October 3, 2017 7:37 PM

I liked Phoebe's mansion.

by Anonymousreply 3October 3, 2017 7:49 PM

What could be more charming than old Myra Murdoch skulking about Cortland Manor in the early days, surreptitiously keeping an eye on Nina? (i tried to find a cilp of the lurking but fell short! )

by Anonymousreply 4October 3, 2017 8:33 PM

That Myra Murdock was a big lez. Spying on nubile Nina like that.

by Anonymousreply 5October 3, 2017 8:34 PM

Wasn't Myra Nina's grandma? Daisy's mom?

by Anonymousreply 6October 3, 2017 8:37 PM

What about the Forrester mansion or beach house?

by Anonymousreply 7October 3, 2017 9:22 PM

What about Phoebe Tyler Wallingford's place? Not good enough for you?

by Anonymousreply 8October 3, 2017 9:51 PM

The Ryans' brownstone was the best!

by Anonymousreply 9October 3, 2017 10:12 PM

Llanfair classier because it has two Ls

by Anonymousreply 10October 4, 2017 12:04 AM

Cortlandt Manor, of course!

The "real" house was also used in THE STEPFORD WIVES.

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by Anonymousreply 11October 4, 2017 12:19 AM

Seems I remember Opal painting Cortlandt Manor a garish color, maybe to anger Palmer?

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by Anonymousreply 12October 4, 2017 12:31 AM

Keep it accurate. FAKE Opal.

by Anonymousreply 13October 4, 2017 1:13 AM

Neither! The best house was Reva Bend, of course!!!

by Anonymousreply 14October 4, 2017 10:45 PM

My snatch was the best home.

It held multitudes

by Anonymousreply 15October 6, 2017 9:18 PM

Did Myra’s pussy stink?

by Anonymousreply 16October 6, 2017 9:57 PM

No, r16, but yours does.

by Anonymousreply 17October 6, 2017 11:02 PM

My pussy sits unoccupied.

by Anonymousreply 18October 8, 2017 11:08 PM

My pussy speaks Portugese.

by Anonymousreply 19October 8, 2017 11:38 PM

Cross Creek.

by Anonymousreply 20October 8, 2017 11:42 PM

Llanfair looked cozier. And it had a kitchen.

by Anonymousreply 21October 9, 2017 12:39 AM

Cortlandt Manor had a kitchen. Myra was often shown in there.

by Anonymousreply 22October 9, 2017 1:09 AM

La Boulaie, you unwashed heathens!

by Anonymousreply 23October 9, 2017 4:26 AM

Does no one remember Whitney Manor? Former home of Geraldine Whelby Whitney Saxon, and just a short drive to Monticello.

by Anonymousreply 24October 9, 2017 6:45 AM

Jasper Sloane used to eat out Myra’s stinky pussy in the Cortlandt Manir kitchen. Yummy!

by Anonymousreply 25October 9, 2017 8:46 AM

I remember! I'm giving the remembrance side eye as we speak.

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by Anonymousreply 26October 9, 2017 2:04 PM

Guess this is the new AMC/OLTL thread? the Mendorra one is full

by Anonymousreply 27October 13, 2017 3:17 AM

Cortlandt Manor kept getting smaller and smaller so all you ever saw in the later years was the den. Same with Chandler Mansion which was just a small living room. It was not my taste and I would not have wanted to live there, but I always though the original version of Linden House with its pinkish stone fit Erica perfectly (esp. before she became a mother).

by Anonymousreply 28October 13, 2017 3:35 AM

I want to lick Draper Scott's hole.

by Anonymousreply 29October 13, 2017 3:37 AM

R28 you're not the only one! Monticello was always quite the progressive town!

by Anonymousreply 30October 13, 2017 4:07 AM

Myra used to entertain all of the guys on the Pine Valley High football team. She was a skilled cocksucker, and exquisite lover.

by Anonymousreply 31October 13, 2017 4:28 AM

I always wanted Sky Whitney inside me quite deeply.

by Anonymousreply 32October 13, 2017 5:19 AM

R32 just make sure you don't mind if loyal Whitney servant Gunther Wagner joins in!

by Anonymousreply 33October 13, 2017 6:31 AM

You can have Sky, R32, I'll keep Raven.

by Anonymousreply 34October 13, 2017 9:22 AM

R34 back off you old withered prune!

by Anonymousreply 35October 13, 2017 4:04 PM

Whaaaat??? Are you referring to me as a... Sunsweet prune?

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by Anonymousreply 36October 13, 2017 4:42 PM

Cortland Manor always seem so dark and gothic looking.....

I met James Mitchell on Fire Island at the peak of AMC. He was such a doll. He bought me and my friend a drink at the Ice Palace

by Anonymousreply 37October 13, 2017 4:47 PM

I liked Phoebe's mansion.

I agree. Palmer had a better yard for fox hunts, but I really would feel more at home in a walk up over Foxy's.

by Anonymousreply 38October 13, 2017 4:55 PM

You bitches really had to include AMC in the title? Traitors!

by Anonymousreply 39October 14, 2017 3:21 AM

The funniest part is how all the remodels of the various mansion sets always made them look ridiculously smaller. The only one that still felt "grand" was Dorian's house.

by Anonymousreply 40October 14, 2017 3:23 AM

The foyer at Llanfair looked tiny! Not the entrance hall for a grand mansion. And the curving staircase was also ridiculous. Not the grand staircase of a grand mansion. Consequently, Llanfair felt like a suburban home.

I agree, La Boulé felt more like a mansion. It has an appropriately sized foyer and staircase.

by Anonymousreply 41October 14, 2017 10:22 AM

Dorian used to make me scrub between the foyer marble pillar case and stair-rails with a can of Ajax and an electric tooth brush!! That Bitch!!!!

by Anonymousreply 42October 14, 2017 10:50 AM

For whatever reason, Gottlieb's remodel of the Llanfair set made it look like any random middle class home.

The old set with the door upstage was much more believable.

by Anonymousreply 43October 14, 2017 12:50 PM

James Mitchell gave blowjobs on Fire Island. He took his teeth out.

by Anonymousreply 44October 14, 2017 1:17 PM

There will be no Christmas tree this year Carlotta . Take it down.

by Anonymousreply 45October 14, 2017 5:25 PM

James Mitchell gave blowjobs on Fire Island. He took his teeth out. —In The Know

So Did I!

by Anonymousreply 46October 14, 2017 7:50 PM

I started watching AMC regularly in about 1983 and watched regularly and then semi-regularly until 2005 and I only recall the den in Cortland Manor and maybe Nina's bedroom for the occasional scene. I do remember when Adam married Erica (the first time?) and he was hiding Stewart up in the attic of the Chandler mansion (did it not have a name?), but beyond that everything that took place in their also seemed to occur in the one living room area. It all seemd fine to me at the time (I was 8/9 years old when I started watching), but watching an ep on Youtube recently I could see how small the sets were and unrealistic the whole thing looked. Also I never seemd to notice that the interiors of the entire town of Pine Valley were all done in the same color scheme.

by Anonymousreply 47October 14, 2017 8:00 PM

My good lord. Jerry ver Dorn has gotten so fat in the stomach. He looks ready to drop quintuplets! He looks so unhealthy.

by Anonymousreply 48October 14, 2017 9:34 PM

Is there another thread out there? It got quiet here.

by Anonymousreply 49October 18, 2017 1:57 AM

Lil got another parking garage thread, here:

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by Anonymousreply 50October 18, 2017 2:00 AM

Obviously, you have not seen Lucinda Walsh's mansion in Oakdale.

by Anonymousreply 51October 18, 2017 2:07 AM

I loved Phoebe's foyer with the winding staircase. They retired the set around 1994/1995.

by Anonymousreply 52October 18, 2017 2:09 AM

ALL pale when compared to Collinwood, home to one Barnabas Collins and family.

by Anonymousreply 53October 18, 2017 2:22 AM

Cortland Manor occasionally use the front foyer with a [I think wood paneled] stair case as well - but it was usually the den. Occasionally there would be a ball room set for one of the mansions for a big party scene.

The Chandler living room was esp. small -- I do remember Erica, during the second marriage, commenting he had done nothing to it since their first marriage and quickly tore it up for a long remodeling project largely to drive him crazy.

Wildwind was another mansion that had multiple rooms initially including a big room where they had a ball when it was revealed his first wife was still alive, but eventually it was just a regular sized living room with an ugly couch.

by Anonymousreply 54October 18, 2017 2:32 AM

I used to love the big Christmas tree in Phoebe's foyer.

by Anonymousreply 55October 18, 2017 3:12 AM

Victor Lord pushed Viki & Meredith’s mother down the Llanfair stairs. Such drama.

by Anonymousreply 56October 18, 2017 3:27 AM

Wasn't that actually a Malone rewrite, r56?

by Anonymousreply 57October 18, 2017 3:29 AM

The best is when they did the online OLTL reboot and every set looked like it was a room no bigger than a broom closet.

by Anonymousreply 58October 18, 2017 3:39 AM

Don't forget the crumbling Ralston Plantation!

by Anonymousreply 59October 18, 2017 5:02 AM

I shared a "full size deluxe" room with Heather Grant Webber at Forest Hills Sanitarium. It was quite roomy, and had great closet space.

by Anonymousreply 60October 18, 2017 12:24 PM

Is this where the Kathy Glass troll won't find us. Hate the shared threads by the way.

by Anonymousreply 61October 22, 2017 2:52 AM

I don't care much for mansions. I did love Jenny's little apartment connected to the Craig's house. It was Mary Tyler Moore. Then when fake jenny took over they moved her to a bigger place.

by Anonymousreply 62October 22, 2017 2:56 AM

Did Jenny ever live in the Lord Carriage House?

by Anonymousreply 63October 28, 2017 5:28 PM

My favorite AMC living room was Natalie's apartment featuring the couch with the Silver-sized drawer under it.

by Anonymousreply 64October 28, 2017 5:44 PM

R63 Yes she did. I can't remember why she ended up there or what her storylines were at that point, but she did live there.

by Anonymousreply 65October 28, 2017 6:26 PM

Is this the Slee thread, or was another created?

by Anonymousreply 66November 22, 2017 2:12 AM

Slee fans are always welcomed here! Long live Slee!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 67November 22, 2017 5:30 AM

Fires seemed to be a big deal with OLTL in the early 90s. Lllanfair burnt down (twice), and Dorian set The Banner offices ablaze

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by Anonymousreply 68November 26, 2017 4:24 AM

Were establishing shots of Llanfair ever used at all on the program? Or was OLTL too cheap except a for a few seconds of generic "mansion" shots in the opening.

by Anonymousreply 69November 26, 2017 4:28 AM

I feel like they had to 'pizaaz' it up on OLTL a lot in the late 80s, especially after they couldn't rely on Kathy Glass astronimcal Q score to keep them relevant.

by Anonymousreply 70November 26, 2017 11:02 AM

Good god. The Glass troll is like herpes.

by Anonymousreply 71November 26, 2017 1:07 PM

Agreed, R71.

Sadly, soap threads are no longer interesting on the DL. We used to have clever and witty comments, and some poked fun, but now it's the same really tragic idiots commenting over and over.

The threads have one of six comments on them at any given time.

1. The Glasshole commenting about Kathy Glass

2. Traci Abbott Fat Joke!

3. Eileen Fulton clogged the toilets!

4. Lillian Hayman and her Tercel! OMG being fired is funny. LOLZ Galore!

5. Erika Slezak looks old and/or eats prunes!

6. The Nickname Troll gives some soap character a truly dumb, pointless nickname that no one but he understands and/or cares about.

by Anonymousreply 72November 27, 2017 12:51 AM

Oh Traci dear, who am I today? Belle? I don’t know.

by Anonymousreply 73November 27, 2017 2:17 AM

Mmmm.....Trucker McKensie. Yum.

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by Anonymousreply 74December 2, 2017 2:30 AM

Victor pushing his wife down the stairs was part of the original plot line of OLTL. Viki witnessing it as a child was the cause of her DID, originally. Later, it was retconned that it was Viki witnessing her father and her best friend in bed caused her DID. Finally, a further retcon was that Viki had been repeatedly raped by her father had caused her DID. And it all happened at Llanfair.

by Anonymousreply 75December 2, 2017 2:38 AM

CARLOTTA!!!!!....... After you've finished waxing and buffing the roman pillarcases, could you make sure all the canape arrangements are counted for this evening, and the dessert wine is chilled for service? Merci beaucoup!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 76December 2, 2017 12:13 PM

Do you want me to lick your cunt out too? You ungrateful, whiny old wind-bag. I gave up running a diner and coffee house for THIS!

by Anonymousreply 77December 2, 2017 12:56 PM

Carlotta’s pussy stunk.

by Anonymousreply 78December 2, 2017 1:43 PM

Another missed opportunity: they didn't make enough use of the Dorian/Carlotta connection. For many years, Carlotta was just a name Dorian called out when she wanted her maid. By the time we were introduced to the character in person, she no longer worked for Dorian and had her own diner. I can recall only one occasion when they used the connection for story purposes (I think it was the introduction of Dorian's [second] lost daughter) but otherwise nothing except Dorian's period remark about the Vega brothers that "I practically raised those boys" -- something we had never seen.

by Anonymousreply 79December 2, 2017 2:07 PM

I quite liked their spirit of their friendship the way it was. By the time Carlotta became a full-time character Dorian had become her confidant as well as employer. Their relationship was sweet, but it could have been explored much further. OLTL was more successful than other shows in the way it was able to believably mix up characters from different class structures and economic backgrounds.

by Anonymousreply 80December 2, 2017 2:26 PM

periodic (not period)

by Anonymousreply 81December 2, 2017 5:33 PM

Remember when the original Carlotta was a homophobic cunt?

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by Anonymousreply 82December 2, 2017 10:59 PM

Mauceri hasn't worked much since being canned from OLTL. I'm assuming her stupid comments rightfully closed a lot doors for her. She's now teaching acting. Hope no gays study with her and instead with a gay friendly acting coach.

by Anonymousreply 83December 2, 2017 11:49 PM

They should have had Carlotta marry Clint. Then she would have been a Buchanan and lorded it over Dorian (another missed plot opportunity).

by Anonymousreply 84December 3, 2017 12:36 AM

[quote] hen she would have been a Buchanan and lorded it

I see what you did there....

by Anonymousreply 85December 3, 2017 1:47 AM

Where is the new OLTL thread?

by Anonymousreply 86December 3, 2017 4:44 AM

In your butt

by Anonymousreply 87December 5, 2017 1:40 AM

It's been cancelled, R86. As much fun as it might be to hear others speak for 600 reponses of nothing but prunes, Q ratings and Tercels, it feels decadent to allow ourselves those pleasures just yet.

by Anonymousreply 88December 5, 2017 1:41 AM

Viki Sleestack is gonna be on some Fox show in March!!!!!!!! Congrats Viki. I see another Emmy in your future!!!!

by Anonymousreply 89December 9, 2017 4:07 PM

[quote] What about the Forrester mansion or beach house?

Nouveau riche Southern California trash.

by Anonymousreply 90December 9, 2017 5:04 PM

Llanfair during the Dorian years. She even had Herron, the butler. When Vicki moved in she turned it into the home of a middle class frau.

Cortlandt Manor was always a bit "Manderley", even with Opal as chatelaine.

by Anonymousreply 91December 9, 2017 5:08 PM

Bulge Hackman. Where is he now?

by Anonymousreply 92December 16, 2017 7:39 PM

Slee in Primetime!

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by Anonymousreply 93December 20, 2017 3:02 AM

Assuming it's current, she really looks excellent in that pic.

by Anonymousreply 94December 20, 2017 3:45 AM

That pic of Sleestack is from the Prospect Park days so its at least 4 years old. She has a much puffier face now. But lighting can do wonders. They can make her look half way decent.

by Anonymousreply 95December 20, 2017 3:15 PM

It's all those prunes!

by Anonymousreply 96December 20, 2017 8:24 PM

Good for her! I miss Viki on my screen. Slezak more talented than all those old lady broads still working! Now any chance we could have a OLTL reboot?

by Anonymousreply 97December 21, 2017 4:42 AM

An AMC/OLTL reboot is way liklier than an ATWT/GL one.

But ABC does not seem to be in any rush to make it happen. I think when and if they need more content for streaming, they'd do a 30 minute reboot.

by Anonymousreply 98December 21, 2017 7:42 PM

Helen Gallagher is NINETY ONE fucking years old and she's teaching acting!

Get it Maeve!

by Anonymousreply 99December 25, 2017 8:54 PM

Helen’s pussy stinks!

by Anonymousreply 100December 26, 2017 12:17 AM

Feelin' kinda backed up.

Anyone got some prunes?

by Anonymousreply 101December 26, 2017 2:17 AM

[quote] Viki Sleestak and the Tercel of Doom

Which one of you bitches put this in the Band Names from Datalounge thread!

by Anonymousreply 102January 18, 2018 2:24 AM

I wonder if the online Prospect Park online reboot would have had a better chance of succeeding in today's streaming environment. Not that streaming was rare than, but it is a much more common way to watch programs now than it was five years ago. It is possible it was just a little too ahead of this time. Too bad, it sounds like the online shows were better than they had been in years, especially AMC.

by Anonymousreply 103January 18, 2018 2:29 AM

R103 Yeah, it might have. Prospect Park folks basically also had NO idea what they had or what it needed.

An online soap would have to be scaled down, and they didn't really do that to the level they needed. They basically went into production so they didn't lose their lease on the properties.

by Anonymousreply 104January 18, 2018 1:47 PM

Bring back Sadie Gray!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 105January 18, 2018 2:25 PM

I need the bathroom, RIGHT! NOW!

The prunes are kickin' in!

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by Anonymousreply 106January 18, 2018 5:35 PM

The AMC online reboot was really good, and I think it would have been more successful now given Hulu's current high profile.

I have been watching some old episodes while snowbound this week. Mostly 87-88. So good...Natalie's rape trial, crazy Silver, Skye faking a coma, Nico, Cecily, etc...

by Anonymousreply 107January 18, 2018 6:03 PM

Nico! Back when Maurice Benard was actually fuckable.

by Anonymousreply 108January 18, 2018 6:28 PM

I must be catching some of the same clips, because I am catching some from that era as well. It is close to when I started watching the show and am seeing episodes I missed because of not being able to watch for gaps due to college schedule etc. It is funny, but I can remember a lot more from those episodes through the mid-90's than anything that came 10 to 15 years later.

by Anonymousreply 109January 19, 2018 1:25 AM

Phoebe farted alot. Alot.

by Anonymousreply 110January 20, 2018 1:25 AM

I remember this whole Ross/Palmer/Natalie business.

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by Anonymousreply 111January 20, 2018 2:33 AM

Llanfair versus Cortlandt Manor: Which one was cleaner?

by Anonymousreply 112January 20, 2018 1:07 PM

Oh puh-lease, R112. I was working my fingers to the bone, and not spending work hours fucking Jasper Sloane. Well, not many work hours.

by Anonymousreply 113January 20, 2018 1:18 PM

Is Slee on the premiere of the Resident tonight?

by Anonymousreply 114January 21, 2018 12:44 PM

Here is what I think of this Slee show, cunts!

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by Anonymousreply 115January 21, 2018 1:40 PM

Who's the scary lady with the puma mask on at R115?

by Anonymousreply 116January 21, 2018 1:42 PM

Re-Ron really needs to bring SuLu over to DOOL to act opposite DeeDee. Watch the fur fly.

by Anonymousreply 117January 21, 2018 1:45 PM

I would love if SuLu came on DOOL as Marlene's long-lost illegitimate daughter.

by Anonymousreply 118January 21, 2018 2:13 PM

Dee has been trying to lick Sue's snatch for years.

by Anonymousreply 119January 21, 2018 2:15 PM

Please pull up a chair and get a tissue.

My Dear Friends, The older I get, the faster time goes. It seems as if we just had Christmas, and yet, here we are again. It has been a good year for me. I was getting quite used to being at home, sleeping later, doing my chores, spending so much time with my family and our dogs and cats and generally, just enjoying myself.

Then, in September, I met some new agents who said they would like to represent me. I thought they were so terrific and enthusiastic, so, having nothing to lose, I agreed and signed on with them, which turned out to be a very lucky move for me.

In the middle of November, we were up at our house in Vermont when I got an email from them asking me to audition for a guest star role on a new FOX medical drama, entitled, The Resident. The script was so good and the role so interesting that I immediately, with GREAT help from our son Michael, who happened to be with us, and my wonderful husband, Brian, taped the audition scenes and Michael sent them off to my agents.

The next day, I got a call that I had been chosen to play the part and had to be ready to fly to Atlanta, Georgia the next Monday. Needless to say, my whole life turned upside down … but in a really good way. I spent 10 days in Atlanta and finished shooting just before the 3 inch snowstorm hit that shut down the city and the airport. But I was safely home by then.

I had a wonderful experience learning a whole new way of shooting television. It was quite different from the way we used to shoot OLTL. In Daytime TV, we had to put out 5, one hour shows a week, so there was very little time for anything. We taped each scene, hopefully in one go, and immediately moved on the next one. Nighttime TV is completely different, because they spend so much time on lighting and camera work and shooting each scene from so many different angles. And the end result is a product of the time put in.

So now I am in work mode again. If there is more to come, I will be delighted, but, if there isn’t then I am very grateful for having had this opportunity.

I am in episode 9 of the series which begins airing on Jan 21st on FOX, with the second episode airing the next day, Jan 22nd . So assuming there are no preemptions or – God forbid – disasters, my episode should air on March 12th. As the day approaches, we will give you an update on the airdate, in case you want to watch. Or you can watch the series from the start on Jan 21st. I think it’s a very good show with a wonderful cast. The cast and crew were delightful and so friendly and professional, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

The world has become so much more difficult to navigate and I am so grateful for my family who after all, are the most important people in my life. The fact that I can always come home and they are there for me makes each day a blessing.

As requested, I have included a recipe for a delicious and so-easy-to-make hors d’oeuvre, in case anyone wants to try it. Keep it in the freezer and use as needed.

Once again, my sincerest thanks and gratitude go out to Kit, AJ and of course to Walter for their continued work on the newsletters and for the fan club. Lord knows how many years it has been (Walter knows) and I am indeed so thankful. I want to wish every one of you a wonderful holiday and a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

With love and all good wishes, Erika

by Anonymousreply 120January 21, 2018 2:21 PM

We all love Slee!!!

by Anonymousreply 121January 21, 2018 2:25 PM

Is this Slee's first venture out of daypart television? I guess when your Q score is not very high, there's not much for prime time guest starring roles.

by Anonymousreply 122January 21, 2018 2:34 PM

Slee’s son got out of the basement and made it to Vermont? Is he still unemployed? Still no grandkids for Slee? My children are successful, married and have provided me with a plethora of grandchildren. Ha!

by Anonymousreply 123January 21, 2018 2:38 PM

Let's take a moment and congratulate the ingenue Miss Katherine Glass on her honor of being named "Daytimer of the Month."

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by Anonymousreply 124January 21, 2018 2:43 PM

Slee did two non-soap projects - A co-starring role the TV movie Full Circle and guest starred on the obscure UPN show Special Unit 2. Not much of a resume. Her unusual looks and acting style make her very hard to cast. Plus they aren't very many roles for women in her age range either.

by Anonymousreply 125January 21, 2018 2:55 PM

The Glass troll is just sad at this point.

Know when a joke is over, sweetie.

by Anonymousreply 126January 21, 2018 2:56 PM

Here is Miss Glass' annual holiday letter to her fans.

Dear “Glassers”

2017 was an amazing year filled with wonderful moments and lots of good cheer. Friends and family are well, as am I. I continue to turn down numerous primetime and film roles, because as you all remember my mantra, “if it’s not on the page, I’m not on the stage.” They just aren’t writing compelling roles for women these days. I mean, I could take a throwaway part on some random show to keep my health benefits active, but that is unfair to you - my legions of teen fans who continue to support and care about me. You won't see me slumming as patient #5 on some rinky dink hospital show. My craft is too important me and you, my loving fans, are too important to me to give you anything less than what you deserve. The desperation of some aging actresses makes me sad.

I am looking forward to all the wonders that 2018 will bring. If I choose to accept a new role on television or in film, I will be sure to let you know. May the peace of the season be with you and every day after.

With love and much respect,

Kathy

by Anonymousreply 127January 21, 2018 2:57 PM

Helen Gallagher was into scene stealing on Ryan's Hope - or at least Rona Barrett's Daytimers reported it in the late 70's. She was a Broadway Babe after all.

by Anonymousreply 128January 21, 2018 2:57 PM

Agreed, R126. I just block them now. Sad that she can't let the joke go.

by Anonymousreply 129January 21, 2018 3:00 PM

Agnes should've named OLTL as "Imitation of Imitation of Life."

by Anonymousreply 130January 21, 2018 3:03 PM

[quote]Re-Ron really needs to bring SuLu over to DOOL to act opposite DeeDee. Watch the fur fly.

I cannot imagine Re-Ron would bring Lucci over, but he did just give her a shout out over the weekend.

Ron Carlivati ‏Verified account

@carlivatiron Jan 20 Checking in with some old friends on the Upper West Side... #amc #whokilledwill #teamanli @Susan_Lucci @KellyRipa

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by Anonymousreply 131January 21, 2018 11:01 PM

Who was next to Cady McClain? Was that the first guy who played her brother?

And who are the two people (man in white shirt and woman in tan coat) right below James Kiberd? Is that Donna in the coat? It kind of looked like Kate Collins but I see her elsewhere.

Everyone else I recognize.

by Anonymousreply 132January 22, 2018 1:21 AM

The woman in the turtleneck is original Arlene, Hayley’s mom. The man played a boring doctor. His real last name is Jackson. I forget his character’s name. He was dull, involved with Gloria. Kate Collins is shown as both Natalie and Janet on the left. The guy next to Candy was her first post Tad husband, Scott or Steve or...something. I was a senior in high school that year and missed a lot.

by Anonymousreply 133January 22, 2018 1:26 AM

Cady ^^ Autocorrect.

by Anonymousreply 134January 22, 2018 1:28 AM

The guy next to Cady was Craig Lawson - her husband who was having an affair with Gloria before she had her rape redemption and was a bad girl. I think he initially was scamming her but fell in love with her. He was not around very long.

The woman next to Trevor is the first Arlene (his sister - Hayley's mom). She was not bad, but the person who played her later was fantastic. I think the guy was a doctor -- white had character. He was eventually paired with an assistant DA who was later terrorized by John Wesly Shipp. They were both let go because they were boring.

by Anonymousreply 135January 22, 2018 1:28 AM

Chinese Kim took wonderful care of Llanfair. She scrubbed Viki’s twat meticulously.

by Anonymousreply 136January 22, 2018 2:01 AM

Thanks for the clarifications. I remember the fabulous Arlene so yeah, was confused by the other one.

by Anonymousreply 137January 22, 2018 2:02 AM

Mark LaMura passed a way not long ago. Was he gay? This picture is the gayest thing I've ever seen.

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by Anonymousreply 138January 22, 2018 2:06 AM

The fabulous Arlene was Olivia Birkelund. They made a big mistake in not keeping her around longer.

Mark La Mura was married to a woman for many years up until the time of his death. She was an actress also. He did some suggestive photos like the one above very early in his career.

by Anonymousreply 139January 22, 2018 2:53 AM

Ahem

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by Anonymousreply 140January 22, 2018 3:06 AM

I'm going to go to B&B to play the new Steffy! They wanted someone who looked young and luscious.....

by Anonymousreply 141January 26, 2018 12:33 AM

The actress who plays Steffy probably already has had more work done than Lucci. It is odd when they start doing the Botox and fillers before they even hit their 30's.

by Anonymousreply 142January 26, 2018 12:35 AM

B&B is so awful.

by Anonymousreply 143January 26, 2018 3:25 AM

Forever 21.

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by Anonymousreply 144January 26, 2018 3:26 AM

Courtlandt Manor, only because Dr. Cliff Warner was a frequent visitor.

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by Anonymousreply 145January 26, 2018 3:31 AM

I see Sue is poised in position to take Dee's strap-on

by Anonymousreply 146January 26, 2018 3:37 AM

Hobo Ridge attacking the greasy vampire was hysterical.

Is Scott Clifton sucking off Bradley Bell?

by Anonymousreply 147January 26, 2018 3:38 AM

Dee likes penis. She dated Quinn Redeker and Richard Dean Anderson. She has no use for Hoochi's tuna noodle casserole. Case closed!

by Anonymousreply 148January 26, 2018 3:50 AM

B&B is the worst soap ever

At least Passions didn't commit the sin of being predictable and boring

by Anonymousreply 149January 27, 2018 12:10 AM

B&B has the WORST lot of men on any soap, led by the epitome of bland Scott Clifton with three women chasing Lame's his dick. WTF?

by Anonymousreply 150January 27, 2018 1:52 AM

I always liked the Chancellor Estate myself.

by Anonymousreply 151January 27, 2018 2:11 AM

Oh please, r150. You'd fall to your knees in an instant if Scott Clifton gave you the time of day.

by Anonymousreply 152January 27, 2018 2:11 AM

At some point when they redid the set for Llanfair it looked more like an upper middle class large house as opposed to an estate or a mansion.

by Anonymousreply 153January 27, 2018 2:36 AM

I like this era best. Llanfair looked like old money but not too big, or showy. Very Film Noir. When they tried to compete with Dallas in the mid 80s the sets became sprawlingly large but it also looked like a soundstage, also the lighting was HARSH in that era with every square inch of the set radiated in brightness.

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by Anonymousreply 154February 6, 2018 3:56 AM

Kim Delaney has finally landed another gig on Chicago Fire. Not sure how long her role will last on the show but its good seeing her working again.

Looks like she's had some work done her face as well.

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by Anonymousreply 155February 6, 2018 5:12 PM

Is she still an alcoholic?

by Anonymousreply 156February 6, 2018 5:34 PM

I've been watching more old AMC clips..

Mainly Kate Collins stuff from the Corltandt Manor era..damn she was fabulous and she and Robert Gentry had so much chemistry. It's a shame that they made Ross a rapist.

Can't believe she was never nominated for an Emmy!

by Anonymousreply 157February 7, 2018 2:05 AM

Don't forget! Quoted from her website:

UPDATED BREAKING NEWS!!: Erika's guest starring role on FOX'S medical drama "THE RESIDENT" is currently scheduled to air Monday, April 2. Erika will be portraying Dr. Eileen Jacoby.

by Anonymousreply 158March 24, 2018 12:50 AM

r40, not after PP got done with it.

by Anonymousreply 159March 24, 2018 2:54 AM

Can this follow up the Main Line Express?

by Anonymousreply 160April 29, 2018 2:31 AM

R26 Is this true?

[quote]A frequent backdrop for the show's early scenes was a restaurant called the Ho-Hi-Ho.

I can't even imagine...

by Anonymousreply 161April 29, 2018 3:09 AM

What was the sleazy bar Karen used to go to?

by Anonymousreply 162April 29, 2018 3:14 AM

[quote]R79 otherwise nothing except Dorian's period remark about the Vega brothers that "I practically raised those boys" -- something we had never seen.

Dorian was a f-ing LIAR!

by Anonymousreply 163April 29, 2018 3:16 AM

[quote]R139 The fabulous Arlene was Olivia Birkelund. They made a big mistake in not keeping her around longer.

They should have paid her what she was worth. That's why it didn't last.

by Anonymousreply 164April 29, 2018 3:25 AM

Sorry r13, but Jill Larson was Opal much much longer than Lyman was. She’s not a fake anything, and I loved her as Opal.

by Anonymousreply 165April 29, 2018 3:33 AM

Kate Collins is a fantastic actress who deserved bigger stardom than she got. They never should have killed off Natalie, even though it was with new-Natalie.

by Anonymousreply 166April 29, 2018 3:35 AM

Stay in the Slee thread bitches!

by Anonymousreply 167April 29, 2018 3:52 AM

I thought it was really funny how it that *other* thread some poor soul thought all the pro-Kate Collins posts were from the same person! Totally not true!

I wish there could be a thread JUST for AMC, but I know that will never happen here. Too many people invested in "Slee" and Kathy Glass's Q ratings.

by Anonymousreply 168April 29, 2018 4:57 AM

Of all the incarnations of Niki Smith, I liked the earliest ones better. The one who got involved with Vinnie Wolek had the element of shock. The version of Niki who fell for Harry O'Neill (the Frank Converse version) was romantic and dramatic. The later Niki's (i.e., without the red wig) could be entertaining but were never part of a compelling story.

by Anonymousreply 169April 29, 2018 11:45 AM

r168, no one would ever post in a "just AMC" thread.

by Anonymousreply 170April 29, 2018 12:08 PM

R169 I agree with your assessment. And OLTL was fire on a lot of cylinders when Niki came back in the 80's. I couldn't wait to get home everyday watch the VCR that day. And with no spoilers, other than the Love in the Afternoon promos, everything was a surprise. I was so stoked when Niki came back. She had only been see briefly during the Karen trial, or earlier around that time.

by Anonymousreply 171April 29, 2018 12:51 PM

Jill Larson and Dorothy Lyman's were two entirely different characters. Larson's Opal was an elderly zany hick, Lyman's Opal was a white trash grifter, she was funny, but far more sinister. They completely defanged Larson's version of Opal, which is fine and I liked the character enough, but there's no way Lyman's Opal would have ever been or become Erica's best friend and confidant.

by Anonymousreply 172April 29, 2018 1:24 PM

Larson't Opal was darker the first year when she was teaming against Palmer to break up Tad and Dixie's marriage, but then they changed her to the lovable kook. The only time she showed her darker side again was during the Kevin and Kelsey story line where she did not approve of his gayness.

I liked Larson's Opal, but I did have a hard time swallowing the story line that between Jenny and Tad she ran away from Ray, and lived with and had a baby with a black man. It does not jive with how Opal was when she was on the show in the 80's.

by Anonymousreply 173April 29, 2018 1:42 PM

Llanfair was my favorite - loved the decorating back then - the library (swoon) - prob would look dated now - but then - so classy. Loved the front entry hall with the mirror and plates with red bands around them....

by Anonymousreply 174April 29, 2018 2:20 PM

It's been discussed many times how Llanfair turned from opulent estate to middle class home.

by Anonymousreply 175April 29, 2018 2:21 PM

The brilliant Gillian Spencer was the first Vicki/Nikki and she was a goddess. Slee not so much. Slee plays to the balcony and that kind of acting, unfortunately as we witnessed also with ham bone Judith Light, is what appeals to Emmy voters. It's easy to vote for the OBVIOUS. Lucci had multi layered performances over the years that were ignored because someone put out a good reel.

by Anonymousreply 176April 29, 2018 3:01 PM

Do you need fitness motivation, bitches?

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by Anonymousreply 177May 2, 2018 3:19 PM

Maxie was talking about Erica Kane on GH the other day.

by Anonymousreply 178May 11, 2018 2:18 AM

I love Llanfair but is there no love for the Buchanan Mansion?

by Anonymousreply 179May 11, 2018 2:49 AM

Was it also under Gottlieb's regime that the Buke mansion was redone? I remember the 80s version was dark and like a green/brown.

by Anonymousreply 180May 11, 2018 2:57 PM

La Boulaie was also a great set. I loved Dorian's 90s apartment set too. And the old Bo/Nora house.

by Anonymousreply 181May 11, 2018 2:59 PM

Dorain's penthouse was the best. That is when we always heard her call for Carlotta, but never saw her.

by Anonymousreply 182May 13, 2018 2:14 AM

I loved AMC, but at least by the late 80's the mansions were a bit overwhelming. I would say the Chandler mansion was the worst. It was a small room with a small staircase. Courtland Manor had a little more character, but in the end the scenes were largely in the den. Wildwind briefly looked like a gothic mansion, but then was largely a living room with an ugly couch. Tad and Dixie's mansion (he had the Orsini money by then) looked like it could have been the rec room of a frat house. Phoebe's house was cool, but they stopped using it not that long after I started watching. I seem to remember Brooke having a similar house year's later in the late 90's.

The original version of Erica's Linden House would not have been my personal choice, but I do think it was a good fit for Erica and it was different than the generic mansion which is how it appeared once it was remodeled. She then had a Victorian House which was cool the first time it was shown, with the big leaded windows, nice stair case etc. They then "feminized" it with way too much cheap pastel paint and furniture. One of the boards called it the citrus bordello. Chris Stamp (I have blocked a lot of him out of my mind) then built her a pent house. I would have liked it for myself, but did not seem like anything Erica would have chosen. It also showed the Pine Valley skyline which was symbolic for the show's losing its identity. Her last place was kind of cool and seemed a bit like the original Linden House.

Towards the end, they simply had half the town staying at the Valley Inn, so they could reuse the same set.

by Anonymousreply 183May 13, 2018 12:05 PM

What was the house Erica lived at in the late '80s when she was mainly with Travis and gave birth to Bianca? I just remember the staircase coming down into the living room area.

by Anonymousreply 184May 13, 2018 1:56 PM

That was where Sue painted on her upper lip.

by Anonymousreply 185May 13, 2018 1:59 PM

So, will Erika appear at the Nurse's Ball on GH?

by Anonymousreply 186May 13, 2018 2:23 PM

As Jean Randolph, she will try to shut it down.

by Anonymousreply 187May 13, 2018 2:39 PM

[quote]What was the house Erica lived at in the late '80s when she was mainly with Travis and gave birth to Bianca? I just remember the staircase coming down into the living room area.

That was Linden House. That was the one I would not have wanted for myself, but thought was perfect for Erica and was different than the generic soap mansion. After she moved back after stabbing Dimitri they remodeled it and I thought it lost a bit of its unique look.

by Anonymousreply 188May 13, 2018 5:18 PM

R188, I agree, I thought it was perfect for Erica, it really suited the character especially at that point in time.

by Anonymousreply 189May 13, 2018 9:18 PM

Sue always went back to Jack because he had the biggest cock.

by Anonymousreply 190May 14, 2018 1:49 PM

Wasn't Mike Roy supposed to be the love of Erica's life? I remember they used to hit that narrative hard in the '80s after the characters death, it felt very similar to the old Liz Taylor/Mike Todd 'love of her life' narrative, which since Taylor's death has been by Burton being the love of her life.

by Anonymousreply 191May 14, 2018 2:57 PM

He was definitely played off as one of her great loves, and she would sometimes have a moment where she would be haunted by whether anyone else would understand her. They messed that up when they brought him back from the dead for a short stint to basically her and Jack, for what was maybe the third of fourth time. I saw his death scene on youtube, not sure how he was not dead-dead (same with Jessie, where Angie laid on his growing cold body).

The Mike Roy recast had to be one of the stranger ones, and I can see why, like fake Natalie, he did not last long.

She had good chemistry with Jack, but they worked best when he was not as Dudley Doright and it was more of an impulsive affair. If Nader had not had his issues and stayed on the show, I am thinking Dimitri would have been considered the one. Jack probably ended up being considered her great love in the end, largely due to perseverance.

Honorable mention would probably go to Nick Davis. She and Adam were great together, but romantically it was pretty one-sided.

Of course, her true love really was herself.

by Anonymousreply 192May 14, 2018 5:09 PM

All Erica cared about was sizemeat.

by Anonymousreply 193May 14, 2018 5:12 PM

[quote]All Erica cared about was sizemeat.

God, me too.

by Anonymousreply 194May 16, 2018 3:12 AM

Walt Willey is rumored to be hung 11"

by Anonymousreply 195May 16, 2018 12:06 PM

Who has had Walt Willey? The actor who played Tad?

by Anonymousreply 196May 17, 2018 2:11 AM

Jackson Montgomery.

by Anonymousreply 197May 17, 2018 10:14 PM

I’m sorry. I misread, r196 as asking who was Walt Willey. Sunstroke on my part, I think.

by Anonymousreply 198May 17, 2018 10:23 PM
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