1956: Edge of Night's Jack was impacted by a kiss.
1972: Return to Peyton Place premiered on NBC.
1984: Edge of Night's Raven reflected on her past.
2013: General Hospital's Helena was shot by Luke."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1956: On second ever episode of The Edge of Night, Mattie Lane's (Betty Garde) $20 disappeared from her sewing machine which led to tension between Sarah (Teal Ames) and Mike (John Larkin). Both Mike and Sarah, especially Mike, suspected Jack (Don Hastings) was the culprit.
1970: On Another World,...
1972: Return to Peyton Place premiered on NBC.
1984: Edge of Night's Raven reflected on her past.
2013: General Hospital's Helena was shot by Luke."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1956: On second ever episode of The Edge of Night, Mattie Lane's (Betty Garde) $20 disappeared from her sewing machine which led to tension between Sarah (Teal Ames) and Mike (John Larkin). Both Mike and Sarah, especially Mike, suspected Jack (Don Hastings) was the culprit.
1970: On Another World,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1975: Y&R's Kay begged Phillip not to leave her.
1987: One Life to Live's Viki visited heaven.
1987: B&B's Brooke confided in Stephanie.
2008: Days of our Lives' Shawn & Belle left Salem."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1955: On The Inner Flame, Walt (Karl Swenson) was unwilling to accept Murray's help.
1955: On Golden Windows, Carl told Charles (Eric Dressler) he would confess his crimes.
1955: On One Man's Family, Hazel and Bill returned from their honeymoon.
1955: On Concerning Miss Marlowe, Barbara...
1987: One Life to Live's Viki visited heaven.
1987: B&B's Brooke confided in Stephanie.
2008: Days of our Lives' Shawn & Belle left Salem."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1955: On The Inner Flame, Walt (Karl Swenson) was unwilling to accept Murray's help.
1955: On Golden Windows, Carl told Charles (Eric Dressler) he would confess his crimes.
1955: On One Man's Family, Hazel and Bill returned from their honeymoon.
1955: On Concerning Miss Marlowe, Barbara...
- 3/26/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1963: A live episode of Atwt was interrupted by JFK news.
1984: Days of our Lives' Tony battled lookalike Andre.
1985: General Hospital's Anna and Robin reunited.
2007: A turkey dealt with two witches on Passions."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The clip below features Walter Cronkite breaking into the live broadcast of As the World Turns at 1:40 p.m. Et to deliver the news that shots had been fired at President John F. Kennedy's motorcade in Dallas, with first reports indicating the president was seriously wounded. The news...
1984: Days of our Lives' Tony battled lookalike Andre.
1985: General Hospital's Anna and Robin reunited.
2007: A turkey dealt with two witches on Passions."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The clip below features Walter Cronkite breaking into the live broadcast of As the World Turns at 1:40 p.m. Et to deliver the news that shots had been fired at President John F. Kennedy's motorcade in Dallas, with first reports indicating the president was seriously wounded. The news...
- 11/22/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1956: Edge of Night's Jack was impacted by a kiss.
1972: Return to Peyton Place premiered on NBC.
1984: Edge of Night's Raven reflected on her past.
2013: General Hospital's Helena was shot by Luke."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1956: On second ever episode of The Edge of Night, Mattie Lane's (Betty Garde) $20 disappeared from her sewing machine which led to tension between Sarah (Teal Ames) and...
1972: Return to Peyton Place premiered on NBC.
1984: Edge of Night's Raven reflected on her past.
2013: General Hospital's Helena was shot by Luke."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1956: On second ever episode of The Edge of Night, Mattie Lane's (Betty Garde) $20 disappeared from her sewing machine which led to tension between Sarah (Teal Ames) and...
- 4/12/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1975: Y&R's Kay begged Phillip not to leave her.
1987: One Life to Live's Viki visited heaven.
1987: B&B's Brooke confided in Stephanie.
2008: Days of our Lives' Shawn & Belle left Salem."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1955: On The Inner Flame, Walt (Karl Swenson) was unwilling to accept Murray's help.
1955: On Golden Windows, Carl told Charles (Eric Dressler) he would confess his crimes.
1987: One Life to Live's Viki visited heaven.
1987: B&B's Brooke confided in Stephanie.
2008: Days of our Lives' Shawn & Belle left Salem."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1955: On The Inner Flame, Walt (Karl Swenson) was unwilling to accept Murray's help.
1955: On Golden Windows, Carl told Charles (Eric Dressler) he would confess his crimes.
- 3/29/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Eric Braeden (Victor, The Young And The Restless) - 70
Billy Hayes (ex-Len, Capitol) - 64
Gregg Marx (ex-Tom, As The World Turns; ex-David, Days Of Our Lives) - 56
Alec Baldwin (ex-Billy, The Doctors; ex-Joshua, Knots Landing) - 53
Mark Dobies (ex-Daniel, One Life To Live; ex-Noah, Guiding Light) - 52
Laura Bryan Birn (ex-Lynne, The Young And The Restless) - 46
Michael Malone (ex-Val, All My Children) - 43
Jennie Garth (Kelly, 90210/Beverly Hills, 90210) - 39
Chrissie Fit (Mercedes, General Hospital) - 27...
Billy Hayes (ex-Len, Capitol) - 64
Gregg Marx (ex-Tom, As The World Turns; ex-David, Days Of Our Lives) - 56
Alec Baldwin (ex-Billy, The Doctors; ex-Joshua, Knots Landing) - 53
Mark Dobies (ex-Daniel, One Life To Live; ex-Noah, Guiding Light) - 52
Laura Bryan Birn (ex-Lynne, The Young And The Restless) - 46
Michael Malone (ex-Val, All My Children) - 43
Jennie Garth (Kelly, 90210/Beverly Hills, 90210) - 39
Chrissie Fit (Mercedes, General Hospital) - 27...
- 4/3/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
It might be darn near impossible to imagine anyone else telling his Number One to "Make it so" on the bridge of the Enterprise-D other than Patrick Stewart but before the show went to air it was a distinct possibility.
Imagine for if the many worlds theory from quantum physics is real and there are an infinite number of parallel universes existing. If that's the case then there is a universe close to ours where Patrick Stewart didn't get cast as Picard and instead ithe job went to Yaphet Kotto, star of Brubaker, Alien, The Running Man and Blue Collar. Or, in a universe just across the road, Picard was played by Roy Thinnes, the guy that chased The Invaders around on 1960s television. Instead of a nearly unknown Jonathan Frakes landing his big break and playing Commander Riker, it may have gone to someone named Gregg Marx and...
Imagine for if the many worlds theory from quantum physics is real and there are an infinite number of parallel universes existing. If that's the case then there is a universe close to ours where Patrick Stewart didn't get cast as Picard and instead ithe job went to Yaphet Kotto, star of Brubaker, Alien, The Running Man and Blue Collar. Or, in a universe just across the road, Picard was played by Roy Thinnes, the guy that chased The Invaders around on 1960s television. Instead of a nearly unknown Jonathan Frakes landing his big break and playing Commander Riker, it may have gone to someone named Gregg Marx and...
- 8/28/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Here's an old Paramount Pictures memo that was in the archives of Paramount, or maybe they found it behind a desk while moving offices. The memo was written on April 13th 1987 to the head of Network Television. It gives us a look at the actors who were being considered for certain roles in the series. One of the most interesting names on the list is Wesley Snipes being considered for the role of Georgi! He was actually the frontrunner for the part. Could you imagine!
Check out a transcript of the list below and let us know what you think.
Transcript:
To: John Pike
Date: April 13, 1987
From: John Ferraro
Subject: Star Trek/Casting
Per your request, following is a list of actors who are being considered for their respective roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Picard
Patrick Stewart
Mitch Ryan
Roy Thinnes
Yaphet Kotto
Patrick Bauchau
Tasha
Lianne Langland...
Check out a transcript of the list below and let us know what you think.
Transcript:
To: John Pike
Date: April 13, 1987
From: John Ferraro
Subject: Star Trek/Casting
Per your request, following is a list of actors who are being considered for their respective roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Picard
Patrick Stewart
Mitch Ryan
Roy Thinnes
Yaphet Kotto
Patrick Bauchau
Tasha
Lianne Langland...
- 8/27/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Letters Of Note have uncovered an old memo from the archives at Paramount, written on April 13th 1987 to the studio's Head of Network Television - detailing the actors being considered for the various roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is interesting to see some of the names that were inconsideration for the cast, but didn't end up getting the part (for whatever reason). Hit the jump to see the full memo. Transcript: To: John Pike Date: April 13, 1987 From: John Ferraro Subject: Star Trek/Casting Per your request, following is a list of actors who are being considered for their respective roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Picard Patrick Stewart Mitch Ryan Roy Thinnes Yaphet Kotto Patrick Bauchau Tasha Lianne Langland Julia Nickson Rosalind Chao Leah Ayers Bunty Bailey Data Mark Lindsay Chapman Eric Menyuk Kevin Peter Hall (also for Geordi) Kelvin Han Yee Ryker Michael O'Gorman Gregg Marx...
- 8/27/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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