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From: jreeves@emdeng.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Jacki.A.Reeves)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: GL:  Some questions
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:09:00 GMT
Organization: NCR, E&M Dayton

In article <1992Sep5.042500.14582@umbc3.umbc.edu>, sher@umbc4.umbc.edu (Sherri Crain) writes:
> 
>     I noticed that too.  In fact,it's been awhile since I've seen anyone
> use the counter phone.  Even when people call the diner,like Gilly the
> other day,they answer the pay phone.  Maybe Frank has that special,*cheap*
> phone service that limits the number of out going phone calls he can make
> before being charged a given amount per call?  Hey,it's a reasonable guess.
>

I think Brigette used the counter phone to call 911 when the woman
was having her baby in the diner, but other than that, I can't remember
a call at the counter phone for a while.
 

--JR
From: pfritsch@skid.ps.uci.edu (Paul Fritschle)
Subject: GH: Update for Monday, September 14
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Organization: Campus Crusade for Cthulhu
Distribution: na
Date: 14 Sep 92 21:49:14 GMT

                           GENERAL HOSPITAL
                   Update for Monday, September 14


And now, a storyline-by-storyline breakdown on today's exiciting
adventure!!!

The Teen Trio:
  Cal turns out to be alive [big surprise there, eh?], and wants
what's coming to him. Big brother Joe keeps hollering for him to grab
the money and run, but he wants a roll in the sack with Karen. While
Sean and the PCPD try and track down the kids' whereabouts, Cal grabs
Karen and prepares to finish what he started on the island! Just when
things look their darkest... Sean to the rescue. He and the police
surround the place, and tell Cal to give himself up. He grabs Karen
and holds his gun to her. Sean and J&J try to get Cal to give up, but
finally Karen bites Cal on the arm, allowing J&J to get the jump on
Cal. A scuffle ensues, shots are fired, and Jaeger is again shot. The
cops nab Cal, Atkins escapes, and Sean gets the truth.. finally! He
tells them that Karen was smarter then both J&J combined [another big
surprise].
Parenthood:
  Bill and Sly. Sly whines that Bill left. Bill tries to justify it.
Bill has flashbacks to other times with Sly to musical accompaniement.
[*yawn*]
Outback after Dark:
  [All the rest of the story took place in the Outback. Cheaper, I
guess...]
  Julia corners Dum and Scotty, and eventually finds out that they are
hitched. She is upset by this for some reason. [Lots of great
dialogue!] She goes and sulks at the bar.
  Mac and Holly hang out at the bar doing nothing other than
collecting their pay. Conner wanders over and tells them that Dum and
Scott are married.
  Ned and Jenny come in from their dinner date, and bitch at each
other about how boring dinner was and how much time Jenny is spending
on her project, etc. Paul (who was hanging out at the bar also)
wanders over, and he and Ned exchange barbs. Paul then starts
sketching an idea he had for Jenny's project on a napkin, leaving Ned
bored.
  Ned wanders to the bar, and finds out that Dum and Scott are
married. He bitches at Julia about her getting Jenny going on the
project, and is yelled at for his lack of understanding. He needles
Julia about her problem with Scott and Dum being married. He wanders
back to the table after congratulating the dippy duo.
  Dum and Scott simper at each other, flirting, and wavering over the
divorce decision.


Well.. that's about it... only good thing was the wrap up of the teen
trio storyline.. although Atkins did escape.. maybe now he'll menace
Boobie when she gets back from that Spa...
--

Paul Fritschle                                         pfritsch@skid.PS.UCI.EDU
                             Cthulhu '92
                        'The Stars are Right!'
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
From: d8b@sgfb.ssd.ray.com (Boudria)
Subject: Re: SB:  Cruz and BJ
Organization: Raytheon Company, Portsmouth, RI
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 12:35:30 GMT

In article <2246@sjfc.UUCP> glb3833@sjfc.UUCP (Gidget Bowden) writes:
>Hi all, I just watched the weeks shows last night, finishing up with
>Cruz's good-bye show.  Let me tell you I couldn't stop crying from the
>time everyone was in the desert saying good-bye to him.  I even cried
>when he was telling Kelly she couldn't go, and was running after the
>plane.  This is definately a show I'm going to save. 
>

Let me just say that I (like Gidget) cried through all of Friday's
episode.  I have watched SB from the beginning and Cruz has always
been my favorite.  He even worked well without Eden (which everyone
thought would be difficult, if not impossible).  When Kelly was
running after the plane crying, that was me, I wanted him to come
back (or take all of us with him).  His character is so strong and
has been on the show so long it's going to take quite a few characters
to pick up the slack left by him.

The worst part of all this is that I had errands to run earlier on Friday
and got home early enough to watch SB in real time so like a dummy I
switched off the VCR and got none of this one tape.  When I realized
what I'd done I cried even harder (scared my kid to death it's hard to
understand why mom's crying at the VCR).

So my next question is When is LA law on and what channel, etc.?  I guess
I'll have to start watching it.  Maybe we could discuss A's role, acting
etc. (well at least those of us who plan to watch him).  God, I'm going
to miss him around SB.  For once Kelly's acting was great cause man if
I was there and he was my guy, I'd be screaming on the runway too.

>There was also another show on this week, where BJ was writing the last
>installment of the Rachel Ann story, and Frank was there, talking to her.
>I thought she handled it very well.  It was really spooky too.  The scene
>where Cruz and BJ said good-bye was great too!  I guess this week was just
>great altogether!!!
>
>How can they consider cancelling this????
>
>--Gidget
> 
I wonder if Frank is going to keep appearing to BJ.  He's just as slimy 
in her dreams, what a creep.  This actor is excellent.  Well here's to
more and better SB in the future.

Denise

And a big old sob for Cruz!!!!


Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
From: susanm@an.hp.com (Susan Margulies)
Subject: Re: AMC:  Tangent (Refrigerators, Dogs, etc.)
Reply-To: susanm@hp-and.an.hp.com
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara Division
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1.3 PL5
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 17:06:58 GMT

Linda Macdonald (llmacdon@orion.oac.uci.edu) wrote:
: 
: Brian/Haley/Dixie
: 
: Someone mentioned that they thought this was AMC's way of trying to
: recreate the Greg/Jenny storyline.  Oh how I miss those days.  I never
: missed a show.  If only, if only, if only:  we could have Jenny, Greg
: and Tad back.  I'd start watching the show again instead of just reading
: 


I must confess, 'twas me who made the comment.  But your post made me
think about what would have happened if Jenny and Greg were still around.  
Having Tad around still would be fine, but I think they would have made
Jenny and Greg more boring than Joe and Ruth!  Either that or they would
have split them up which although it kept me watching would have gotten
really old!!  

Think about characters like Joe, Ruth, and Tom who some of us think of 
as very blah and boring.  These guys, each in their own time, was a 
MAJOR front-burner character!  Hard to believe!  If someone told me
back in the 70s or 80s that Tom would be nicknamed "Tomb" I would
have thought they were crazy!  My mom would probably say the same about
Joe and Ruth because she knows what type of exciting storylines they 
have had in the past.   Jenny and Greg got married - the kiss of death.
And unfortunately, showing happy marriages and the 30 something crowd (yes,
they would have to *AGE* the characters) is just not AMC's strong point.
They like the teen stories, just as General Hospital likes to give their
viewers cops and robbers mysteries.  I'm not saying I wouldn't love to
have Jenny and Greg back, just that I would have preferred they had stayed
around for 2 or 3 more years because I liked the stage they were at in
the storyline back in 1984 when Jenny was killed off.


Susan
--
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
From: dias@milton.u.washington.edu (Vivian Dias)
Subject: Re: SB - Stuff
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 01:57:36 GMT

In article <92248.155656JKDESIDE@MIAMIU.BITNET> <JKDESIDE@MIAMIU.BITNET> writes:
>I often wonder why I still watch SB (I've been watching since its inception).
>in fan magazines where she syas she wants to work with Martin Scorcese?!?
>maybe in her next life.  She makes Sophia Coppola look like Meryl Streep.
> 
>
  If I'm reading this correctly, Jenn, you don't like her do you :-)?
  Well, she's not one of my faves either, in fact, the whole summer of
  college nonsense could have been deleted.  I tried it just didn't work
  for me either.  I don't know if she's a bad actress or it's the stuff
  the writers have been writing for her.  It's getting a little boring.
  Vivian
>                                Jenn


Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
From: sdoshi@olaf.wellesley.edu (Sucheta Doshi)
Subject: Re: Falcon Crest
Organization: Wellesley College
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 22:14:19 GMT

In article <rikmckinnis.2.715516139@halls1.cc.monash.edu.au> rikmckinnis@halls1.cc.monash.edu.au (KELLY-ANN MCKINNIS) writes:
>Hey are there any other Falcon Crest fans out there?  I have most of the 
>show's episodes on video tape but am still missing a few.  Does an episode 
>list exist anywhere and if so would anyone be so kind as to post it to me 
>please.  Any info or suggestions as to where I can get more info about the 
>show would be most appreciated.
>
>Cheers!
>Kelly-Ann :-)

YES, YES, AND YES!!!!!  I am a major Falcon Crest fan and loved the show
when it was on and still miss it..it was the best primetime soap by far!
AND GUESS WHAT..I SAVED MOST OF THE 1987-1988 season on Videotape and still
have my collection..I also have a few episodes from 1988-1989 and the last
episodes of 1990 when the show ended on a happy note with Angela toasting
the valley, etc.  I also have most of 1986-1987, especially that episode
where Melissa went crazy and hopped up and down on the bed chanting "Our
Father."  

	If any of you FC fans out there are looking for these old episodes
send me e-mail!
	And let's keep the FC talk alive..the show may be gone but we can
always reminisce :)  I LOVED THAT SHOW!

-Sucheta
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Thursday, 10 Sep 1992 13:22:50 EDT
From: <QUINN@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: SB - My Two Cents
 <1992Sep9.224600.19436@u.washington.edu>

     Well Vivian, I think you've about sewed it up but what I gleaned
from Tammy's much appreciated mag posting was a Skylar/Kelly/McCabe
triangle was in the works already.  Think it was mentioned in the
extensive Nichols article.  By the way, does McCabe have a first
name?
     Also I must say that although Sopia and Ken give me the heebie
jeebies, the addition of Andia to the plot makes it a bit easier to
endure.  She looks like she has a real mean streak in her that could
be very interesting.  Maybe she and Flame are cousins and they could
use the connection to bring HER back?  Wishful thinking for your
missing one half in the couples configuration.

--Eileen
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
From: dragonk@rigel.cs.rpi.edu (Karen Dragon)
Subject: Re: GL:  AM/Eleni and the LETTER
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 20:03:10 GMT

In article <gehW5p600iUzA4PnEr@andrew.cmu.edu> Annemarie Bosnyak <ab3t+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>Someone please help! 
>What does the letter say?  I've been waiting and hoping that someone
>would post the contents of the letter, but apparantly no one else is as
>clueless as I am?  So please give the who, what, where, when, and why of
>this famous letter that is obviously going to show AM for the slimeball
>that he really is!

The letter was from Musette.  It told how AM paid Musette to sleep
in Frank's bed in Paris so that Eleni would think Frank had been
unfaithful to her.  Musette wrote it before she "disappeared" (i.e.,
got blown up by AM's bomb).  Eleni has read the letter, and now 
believes that AM is a slimeball.
From: glb3833@sjfc.UUCP (Gidget Bowden)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: DOOL:  TAN:  Sighting
Date: 14 Sep 92 17:55:32 GMT
Organization: St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY

Hi all, I'm still around, buried in the stuff I hate to call
homework.  I had NBC on last night (Sunday) after the 49ers
Bills game, and the show on (7:00 eastern time) had April on
it.  She cut her hair real short, above her shoulders, but it
was her.  I didn't get the name of the show, or anything about
it because I had to make dinner, but it looked like a police/
detective show.

Later,
A very busy Apricot


-- 
*************************************************************************** 
* God did not create the world in seven days.          * Gidget L. Bowden *
* He partied for six, and then pulled an all-nighter!  * glb3833@sjfc.edu *
***************************************************************************
From: ccc_sheree@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL: TAN: Soap Box Poll- my vote.
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:17:43 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Sep14.131222.10608@sadtler.com>, rick@sadtler.sadtler.com (Rick Morris) writes:
> 
> For those who missed the announcement, Quince and DaCobb have
> entered the foray for President of the United States (and VP
> respectively).

Hey I missed all of this - it sounds interesting - can I play?
Oh good, I can? 
Well, here goes...

 My votes as follows (sorry I couldn't email you)
> 
> Here's the repost of the First Quince and DaCobb Poll:
> 
> 1. Order the following soaps by importance to a President.
>    The President should watch:
>      1. Santa Barbara
>      2. Dark Shadows
>      3. Days of our Lives
>      4. Another World
>      5. 15 (Nick's continuing High School drama)
> 
> 2. Order the following DOOL characters by importance to a President.
>    The President should try to emulate:
>      1.  Julie Williams
>      2.  Eugene
>      3.  Victor K.
>      4.  Vern Schofield
>      5.  Dr C Manning
> 
> 3. Order the following activities by importance to President.
>    The President should daily:
>      1.  Listen to jazz in the park.
>      2.  Eat at Wings.
>      3.  Shop at ballistix
>      4.  Talk to Dr. Marlena Evans
>      5.  Drive a mini-van.
> 
> 4. Order the following issues by importance to you.
>    The President should concentrate on:
> equal1.  Quality of Storylines in Soaps
> equal1.  Quality of Acting in Soaps
> equal1.  Consistancy in Storylines in Soaps
>      4.  Storyline Dragout in Soaps.
>      5.  National Health Care MiniVans
> 
> 5. Order the following people by qualifications for President.
>    I would most like to see as Presdident and VP respectively:
>      1. Julie and Doug
>      2. Doug and Julie 
>      3. Quince and DaCobb .
>      4. Bill and Al
>      5. Anyone but George and Dan. 
> 
> 

That's it - it is REALLY good to be back

Kumara Peel aka Peggy B

> Step up on the Soap Box and Be Heard!  We will address all the issues
> next week in our Soap Box Platform!

I look forward to it!

KP aka PB
> 
> -Core Non DaCobb.  VP on the Quince and DaCobb Presidential Ticket.
> -- 
> Rick Morris                            Email:  rick@sadtler.com
> Sadtler Research Labs, Philadelphia   -But I speak for myself
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
From: ski@IVY.PRINCETON.EDU ("Karen Williams")
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: ATWT:SheilaMcM
Date: 10 Sep 92 14:30:36 GMT


******************************************************

	    Cheer, cheer for ol' Notre Dame


*******************************************************

HIYA, KIDS ................................ HIYA ......


I've just returned from three days of mourning the end of
summer and I read where Sheila McMahon of NOTRE DAME needs
a nickname.

I cannot believe NO ONE in the ward has come up with "Irish" !!

It's easy; Sheila is the only ND person who writes on a regular
basis ... and IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE BYU/ND game on
10/24  SHEILA  WE CAN MEET EACH OTHER ... !!!! ..... I'll be
in South Bend for the weekend !!!!

====

I also did not update Tuesday because as I already mentioned, I'd
taken to my bed ....boo-hoo  summer's over ...

But if anyone one wants my opinion as to what's been going on ...
feel free to let me know !!

I have an opinion for everything .... (pushing bitch that I am).

BaByDolL
From: RMDELC01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU ("588-0803")
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: All: Soap Couples Reunited?
Date: 10 Sep 92 15:56:02 GMT


Hey all, I was just curious about something...now that
Stephen Nichols is on SB, there've been some people saying
how great it would be if SB could also get MaryBeth Evans
and they could be reunited.  I was wondering if this
sort of thing has ever been done before?  Has there ever
been a case where a supercouple (or even couple) from one
show were reunited on another?  (And I don't think Jane
Elliot and Wally Kurth being on GH counts, tho it is
kinda cute...doesn't she play his mom? :-) ) And if this
has been done, has it worked out or was it a total flop?
Just curious.

And yes, I know that's my phone number up there...I hate this
stupid IBM account and only use it when I'm bored at work, like
right now :-)

Rose
From: zaccaria@mtl.mit.edu (Carolyn Zaccaria)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: AMC:  Erica/Opal
Date: 14 Sep 92 16:26:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: athena.1992Sep14.162640.25667
Organization: MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories

In article <2AB0E785.18294@news.service.uci.edu> llmacdon@orion.oac.uci.edu (Linda Macdonald) writes:
>First, I want to say that I just love all the updates.  I usually
>go through phases where I record the show everyday.  Finally, I
>get so fed up with the craziness that I can't stand it anymore and
>stop watching, but the updates keep me informed without making
>me nuts.

Yes the Updaters Are The GREATEST!!!! I actually needed two last week.
That's unusual for me...

>p>I do have a question, though.  I have not heard much about Opal and
>Palmer lately.  I did see one post about Palmer and Adam, but I would
>have thought Opal would have spent some time around Erica with Mona
>being so sick.  I was really sorry to read about Mona's being killed
>off.  She is probably the only person who doesn't take Erica too
>seriously and, IMHO, the only person who Erica really trusts.

Erica and Opal were on. Opal is now showing (she had an apron over it
tho at the hospital), Opal was discussing with Erica her taking care of
Mighty Mo for Trevor and Nat now, also giving her advice about Dimitri.
Opal wants Erica to "get on with her life" (hi Jeep!)....

And Palmer was on too. I missed him from Wed. but he was on again Fri.
with Dixie....

CAZ
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
From: slaury@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Susan Laury)
Subject: Re: AMC: TAN Cats
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 21:14:26 GMT

In article <Bu0HJ7.4F7@scd.hp.com> susanm@hp-and.an.hp.com writes:
>Mary Smith (girl@slavery.EBay.Sun.COM) wrote:
>: 
>: Well todays the day.
>: My poor Rudy went in to be De-Balled.
>: 
>: I feel like a nervous mother!
>: 
>: MKS
>
>Mary, 
>Hobbes has to go in for the dreaded procedure sometime 
>within the next month.  Please let me know how it goes.
>I am not looking forward to his personality changing at
>all, although I know I have to get it done.  I also don't
>want him to hate me for making him into an "it."
>
>Susan


I don't think it's necessarily the case that neutering your
male or female pet will change it's personality. It does
sometimes, but not others. My main experience is with dogs.
I hoped that spaying my female dog would settle her down,
but it didn't. My sister had the same experience with
her male dog.

I think an important thing is regulating their food after
being neutered. Without the hormones, most animals tend
to overeat -- and fat cats are lazy cats (as I well-
know from experience!).

Hope this helps.

Sus.
-- 
And the speaking will get easier and easier. ... And at last you'll know with
surpassing certainty that only one thing is more frightening than speaking
your truth. And that is not speaking.
		--Naomi Wolf, Commencement Address, Scripps College
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
From: rha@ralph.lafayette.la.us (Ruth Alleman)
Subject: Re: DOOL: Finally!!!
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 01:09:41 GMT
Organization: Home Sweet Home, Lafayette, LA
Summary: PLEASE!

In article <92247.142039IDSWB@ASUACAD.BITNET> <IDSWB@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>In article <46884@shamash.cdc.com>, doreen@svl.cdc.com (Doreen Matsuzaki) says:

>>FINALLY!!!  An episode that actually made me smile!  
>>Even through Calliope was made to look goofier than ever, it was still
>>nice to see her again.

Could someone PLEASE post an ACTUAL UPDATE for this show, with
the heading UPDATE on it???!!!  Due to that Darned Hurricane
Andrew, I missed most of that week.  Wouldn't you know it was the
week J&J were on.

Just to add my $0.02 worth....

I have always known that I wasn't nearly as "into" the soaps as
many of you seem to be, and I've said that here on several
occassions.  Granted, things are going a little slow on DOOL
right now, and some of the stories are a little lame (OK, I'll
even give it a lot lame) but hey, it's just entertainment.  I
still follow the stories and will probably never quit watching
the show.  I just wish there were still updates every day of the
week like there used to be.  There has to be other people out
there like me who want unbiased updates!  I'd even be willing to
do an update myself if that's what it takes to get updates back
on the net.

The Peels and Cores are cute but I want to hear plot spoilers and
be able to read summaries of the shows that I miss for whatever
reason.

Sorry if I stepped on any toes or caused any bad feelings, a week
of suspected chicken pox (on me not the kids) is just about to
drive me crazy!  (excuses, excuses, must be PMS)

Ruth.
From: sdy@rem.larc.nasa.gov (Steve Young)
Subject: Re: GH:  Jenny - What will Marco find?
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center ISD/SAB
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 13:53:36 GMT

>
> In any event, why I'm posting this, is because I've been trying to
> come up with the type of storyline they will use here.  I've been
> trying to figure out what Marco could possibly find out about Jenny's
> summers in Portland, or anything for that matter, that would make
> her past a shocker.
>
> Any thoughts?
>

	I strongly suspect that he'll make something up, since
	it doesn't look like he's doing any work in Portland
	(the other day he was playing poker).

	Here's a guess: Jen was raped and had a child while
	a teenager in Portland. This would explain why she
	was so "nervous" about having sex with Ned (and also
	why she doesn't want kids). She only thinks she was 
	a virgin since she's blocked the whole thing out...


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