From: greenlaw@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Leila Thomas)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: SB: SOD 9/29 info and SPOILERS
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:51:36 GMT
Reply-To: greenlaw@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Leila Thomas)
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Organization: David Taylor Research Center, Annapolis, MD

These are shortened articles, to save the typist wrist (who just found
out she has tendonitis of the wrist).

Also, don't forget to buy this issue (9/29) of SOD to cast your ballot.

Why Actors Really Left Their Roles

Timothy Gibbs (ex-Dash Nichols)

"When John Conboy left the show, I was a little distressed because I
liked him very much.  He brought me to SB, and we both had the same idea
of where we wanted the character to go.

I thought my contract was going to get picked up without a problem.  Things
seemed to be going so well.  I wasn't cocky about it:  There was always a
voice in the back of my head saying.  'It's possible you're not going to
get picked up.' But at the same time, it was a blessing in disguise.  It's
hard to sit in that situation, making really good money, secure for the
first time in your life as an actor.  You get comfortable and become this
sort of actor/executive.  That was why I got into the business.  It took
Paul Rauch to call me up and cut me loose for me to realize what I can do
if I never stop applying myself.  That's what I'm doing now.

What's he doing now:

He recently finished shooting SECRETS, a maxi-series in Europe that was
produced by John Conboy.  He is also be considered for a major role in a
syndicated series.

Reese's Pieces

He is from Iowa where they mow their lawns, throw chickens and steak on
the barbeque, have people over and drink beer (this was his quote).

Smith adores his house and thanks to SB will not be losing it "I was one
mortgage payment away from losing this house."

Smith didn't start out as an actor.  After attending Iowa State University,
he played pro football for a few years, first with the Buffalo Bills, then
with the Seattle Seahawks.  But a training-camp injury at the start of his
second season with Seattle benched him permanently.  He was invited back
to training camp the following year, but said no. "I wasn't crazy about
risking life and limb," he admits.

Instead, he went home to Waterloo Iowa, taught high school English and
coached football.  Despite a deep love for teaching, restlessness set in.
One night, he saw Ed Marinaro, an acquaintance from his football days on
ET, and thought, "I can do this."  Only one thing held me back: "I thought
pursuing acting was extremely selfish thing to do, I'd have parent-
teacher conferences, and parents would tell me the only reason their kids
came to school was because of me.  I can't tell you the impact that has."

"When things weren't working out, I talked with my minister and said, 'Do
you really it's think my fate, my destiny, to teach school?  Is that why
this acting thing is such a struggle for me?'  He told me that everything
you do is to glorify God.  So if I have talent as an actor, I better damn
well use it.  It was okay to do this; I wasn't running out on my kids."

Smith says that he is not actively for another girlfriend, but does not
want to go to PTA meetings with a cane.   His strict Presbyterian
upbringing has stuck with him; he now leads his own church in services.
He's close to his three sisters and his parents.  Back home, his father,
who still sells Fords at age seventy, has gotten the whole dealership
hooked on SB.

For now, Smith is busy with the soap and training at the gym four times a
week. "My goal," he contends "is not to look like a bodybuilder or a Greek
Adonis (typist note:  he certainly does not succeed, he looks like a
bodybuilder), but just to look physically fit; so when they have me pop my
shirt off, I'm not embarrassed.  Everybody teases me, because the first
time I did it, I just turned to mush.  Kim says, 'Don't make Forry take
his shirt off; he'll forget all his lines.'"

Just the facts (about Forry Smith)

Birthday - December 1
Favorite Occasion - Christmas in Iowa
Pet Peeve - Smoking
Worst Part of Staying in Shape - Being on a nonfat diet
Section of the Newspaper he read first - Sport
Forry is Short for - Forrest.  Forrest is not a little's boy's name.  It
evolved into Forrest as I got a checking account and a SSN.

Late-Breaking News

Will SB stay on the air?  (an shortened version)

Recently, SB garnered its highest Nielsen rating since February, earning
praise from NBC VP of Daytime Programming Susan Lee. "I think what was
special about these ratings is that they reflect renewed interest in the
show, which is what the show deserves," Lee says.

According the insiders, SB's producers are assuming the show will be picked
up and are carrying on business as usual.

Despite the ratings rise, the show is still second to last in the Nielsens.
But, Zimmer cautions, Nielsen families aren't the only viewers.  "I know
there's more people watching SB than the rating reflect," she insists.  Why
cancel a show that's obviously holding its own?  We're not dropping.  Why
replace it with something brand-new?"

Late Breaking News - VCR Alert

Sometimes, what you do know can hurt you, as SB's Warren finds out on
Wednesday, Sept 23.  What dangerous information does he uncover at the
pagoda?  Meanwhile, Ken's got trouble of his own.  His wedding night takes

on a terrifying new edge after a dire threat is made.  Will the nuptials -
and Ken's life - be disrupted?

Classic Lines - Humor

Minx (to an ailing Lionel):  "I have seen better color on a cadaver.  If
this is what marriage does for you, then I strongly suggest you get an
annulment."

Angela (to Warren about going to BJ):  "If you go in that back room, I
won't be here when you come back."
Warren:  "I'm counting on that."

What will happen - Synopses Section

o  Skyler gleans a hidden truth from BJ by using hypnosis.
o  Near love turns  into tragedy for Warren and BJ.
o  An untimely calamity opens doors for both Mason and Julia.
o  What Sawyer brings home from work deeply disturbs Aurora.
o  Connor proposes an odious theory to Reese as to why Cruz really left.
o  Who will suffer the most when Jodie fights against time to locate Reese?


Under Soundoff

Most Offbeat remark:  From D.H. of Oberlin OH:  "SB's Kim Zimmer chews up
so much scenery it's a wonder she doesn't have lead poisoning."

Leila, you faithful typist






















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