It’s ironic that Kathryn Hays and Patricia Bruder are under 50 here, and soaps like Y&R and GH have actors like Laura Wright, Peter Bergman, Maurice Bernard and Steve Burton who are 50 and over. Today’s soap actors seem to redefine what it means to be a “certain age”.
@@misterhot9163But when I look at Y&R the vets (i.e. Peter Bergman, Melody Thomas Scott & Eric Braden,) are 60+ and still viable for storyline. They still look glamorous too.
The Douglas Marland era in the mid-late 80s was the best in my history with ATWT, which started in the 70s watching as a kid in the summers with my Mom and ended with the show's ending. It is so unfortunate this once great show ended. There was something magical during the Marland era. He did it on GL, which I also watched at the time, and then again at ATWT. He could weave and blend storylines and characters, both old and new, like no one. He was a true master of the genre.
A young Marland was at The Doctors on NBC and General Hospital on ABC prior to that where he paired Luke and Laura. The Doctors was praised by the critics and won daytime Emmy's on his watch I believe. NBC was crazy for letting him go.
Thank you so much for letting us see this. I miss when soaps let us see all these slow moments of grief and mourning and loss. Wonderful work from Henderson Forsythe and Pat Bruder (such underrated actors), and I love the long scene with Bob and Kim. I can see why even when they weren't together, she felt like he was her best friend. Don Hastings and Kathryn Hays shine - Hays is so moving and restrained.
At this point I had been watching ATWT for exactly a year -- when I started college in 1978. The stories, the families, the characters, the actors, even the title package back then. It was total perfection. I followed 'her' for over 20 years day by day mostly due to VCR'S. I simply will never forget it.....
The death of Dan Stewart was a huge loss for the Stewart family, if not also the show itself. Brilliant performances by Kathryn Hays, Patricia Bruder, Henderson Forsythe, and Don Hastings.
This is wonderful! Thank you for posting this. The acting was much more subtle than today's work, and it was effective and conveyed real, honest emotion.
I cannot tell you how fortunate I feel to be watching some scenes between Kim and Bob before they got married - before I started watching the show (for 15 years). And the videos are in such good condition too! Absolutely lovin' it! Thank you! ♥
they do short scenes so they can get through them fast without a bunch of takes and can move on to the next scene. Actors on youtube interviews lately because they have time from the pandemic have said they may shoot up to 6 episodes of their scenes in 1 day. That way they can not have to teardown sets and set up others so much and can let the editors worry about getting all the right scenes together.
The show was sooo good back then. Watching it in later years was very painful. Goutman had totally ruined it. Hope he never gets a job on a show again..
Watching these episodes starting with Dan’s death are a part of my yearly transition between Summer/Fall/Christmas. I usually watch them daily as they would have occurred in 1979. Keeps me connected to the show I feel. There are no shows better than GL/ATWT/AW and DOOL is a guilty pleasure. 😀
I watched this soap (my favorite) with mom, aunts grandma's and even a great grandmother, I hated to see this soap canceled like other viewers. Storylines in today's soaps do not even compare.
HIP HIP HURRAH!!!!!I feel like im dreaming!!!!!!You just made my day!!!!!!!absolutely love this!!!!!!!!love old episodes!!!!!!BRAVO!!!!!!Please keep up the great work.ciao
I was into the ABC soaps at the time this aired but i remember it well because my aunt and I would alternate between this and All My Children during the late Summer of 1979.
How sad that in just 3 months time, this show would begin it's first downward spiral. Fortunately Marland would come along in 1985 and a new golden era would begin until his death, and then Goutman and the final nail in the coffin. At least we have these great memories for 1979. Thanks!
This was so good!!! David and Ellen kept trying to do everything for Kim and she just wanted some time alone. You could just really identify with this.
Yes, I remember; but one thing I have always felt, is that the Dobsons never worked the same magic at ATWT as they did with GL. ATWT didn't regain footing until Susie Bedsow Horgan and Cynthia Benjamin (I believe) put Bob and Kim together and had them marry, just prior to Marland rejoining in 85.
I miss this soap, I never missed a episode back in the day. I miss these times great times. I will start from the beginning. ❤️❤️❤️She really didn't have to say anything, brilliant.
Russell, Marland is about to come along very soon for a three month run as head writer of ATWT at the end of 1979 before moving to GL. I guess P&G liked his work and decided to swap the Dobsons and Marland on those two shows.
Are the TV shows from 1980s on ABC networks Gus was a strong Grandpa 45 years Deidre Hall on Days of our lives still kicking and going a strong doctor play the part of Marlena Evans still going on the show at least there's no nudity in the show and it was on for 5 years I remember Sundays 6:00 at night to 7:00 at night thank you very much for all the actors sorry to hear about Shannen Doherty's death she was an awesome actor on Little House in the prairie God bless her fans and her family said she'll meet her and have him one day God bless all the fans out there in 1974 baby Wisconsin remembers😊
Are the TV shows from 1980s on ABC networks Gus was a strong Grandpa 45 years Deidre Hall on Days of our lives still kicking and going a strong doctor play the part of Marlena Evans still going on the show at least there's no nudity in the show and it was on for 5 years I remember Sundays 6:00 at night to 7:00 at night thank you very much for all the actors sorry to hear about Shannen Doherty's death she was an awesome actor on Little House in the prairie God bless her fans and her family said she'll meet her and have him one day God bless all the fans out there in 1974 baby Wisconsin remembers😊