tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post4389791273937381082..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: Wendy Riche: The We Love Soaps Interview, Part OneKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-28209328240219933912010-08-02T14:30:06.475-04:002010-08-02T14:30:06.475-04:00John, Tracy Quartermaine was trying to get revenge...John, Tracy Quartermaine was trying to get revenge against her former daughter-in-law, Jenny, for "stealing away" her husband Paul(he had been blackmailed into marrying her anyways) and after digging into Jenny's past, learned that she had become a pregnant teenager by her boyfriend's father, Senator Kensington. Jenny had a miscarriage, but Tracy leaked a story to the press that Jenny had had an abortion. In the storyline, Jenny became the town pariah due to the lie, and the overall attitude of the abortion issue played out negatively enough for Jane Elliot to quit the show. I was SURE GLAD when she decided to come back for that regular paycheck again!@#$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-50331756711411621772010-07-21T20:13:02.806-04:002010-07-21T20:13:02.806-04:00Wow! What a blast from the past. I now regret ju...Wow! What a blast from the past. I now regret just about every negative thing I said about Riche in the late '90s. In hindsight, it was such a weird time for soaps...on the one hand, people were talking and pooling knowledge about these shows on the internet and, for the first time, we knew who the behind-the-scenes people were. On the other hand, clearly the locus of control was shifting from the producers and writers to the networks and the advertisers, and soaps were getting dumbed down across the board no matter whose name was in the credit. Looking back, those who left the industry for good around the millennium like Riche and Labine probably had the most integrity.<br /><br />That's interesting that Riche knew Linda Gottlieb and LG recommended her to ABC. I guess ABC was pleased with all the hype that OLTL was getting, at least initially, and wanted to do the same thing with GH. Dare I say that I tend to think that Riche ended up doing more solid, long-lasting good - at least at the beginning - even though she got less hype. Probably because she had a mix of people behind the scenes who knew soaps and people from outside the business who had a fresh perspective, instead of just coming in and shouting from the rooftops that she was going to reinvent the wheel.<br /><br />What was the story with Tracy Q coming out against abortion? It does sound pretty terrible. I assume this was when she got pregnant with the baby who grew up to be played by Scott Clifton? Good for Jane Elliot for speaking out, though.<br /><br />Thanks, Damon. Can't wait for more!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108033595998741555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-73265914195000987142010-07-20T13:43:50.792-04:002010-07-20T13:43:50.792-04:00Great point, Ben! There have been some people wit...Great point, Ben! There have been some people with no soap experience who came in and botched things, but Wendy Riche is a perfect example of hiring the right person for a job and having it pay off big time. One of the reasons I cheerlead the indie soaps so much is because most of those folks never have a chance to break into daytime because the same people tend to bounce from show to show.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-24047783306315729592010-07-20T13:40:20.981-04:002010-07-20T13:40:20.981-04:00Excellent "get" for We Love Soaps"....Excellent "get" for We Love Soaps". I miss her more than Monty, and that is saying a lot! She is a fine example of someone from outside the daytime family coming in with respect and producing great soap.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063397471091073859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-39473985972807843422010-07-20T13:15:54.327-04:002010-07-20T13:15:54.327-04:00Fascinating read already.Fascinating read already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com