tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post6659610871555066137..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: Nelson Aspen On The End of 'Search for Tomorrow'Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-42261499629948900402011-12-26T12:48:12.263-05:002011-12-26T12:48:12.263-05:00Great piece...
Oddly, SFT was the first soap I w...Great piece... <br /><br />Oddly, SFT was the first soap I watched because it was closed captioned and moved with it to NBC. I did see a few episodes of Capitol and wondered how it would play with the scandals of the last 20 years. It would have made for some interesting drama. <br /><br />SFT had a good cast and you could tell the shifts in storytelling. Interestingly, it was fun to see Matt Ashford go from playing a modestly nice guy like Cagney to a semi-nasty, troubled Anti-hero, Jack Deveraux on Days.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385013689185565371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-37233313434861342632010-01-02T12:17:10.065-05:002010-01-02T12:17:10.065-05:00Thanks Roger for posting Nelson's reply and pi...Thanks Roger for posting Nelson's reply and pic. I would really love to see that old "HS" pic of 86 Henderson. <br />I've ordered the book from Amazon last week so it should be arriving soon. Thanks for the heads up about the other book as well. Tks!Jubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494390605589033658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-79306784074576778672009-12-30T11:49:27.732-05:002009-12-30T11:49:27.732-05:00This was from Mary Stuart's annual Xmas party....This was from Mary Stuart's annual Xmas party.<br /><a href="http://welovesoaps.com/marynelsonterri.jpg" rel="nofollow">Picture</a>Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-63374795045801743162009-12-30T11:47:25.008-05:002009-12-30T11:47:25.008-05:00Juba, here's a reply from Nelson Aspen:
"...Juba, here's a reply from Nelson Aspen:<br /><br />"Let me know what you think of my book...I'll await the review! LET'S DISH UP A DINNER PARTY also has some soapie memories scattered throughout. If you can find a copy of Mary's autobiography, BOTH OF ME, it's truly one of the best accounts of early television I've ever read. Highly recommended! That final cast photo is in some scrapbook somewhere! I shall endeavour to locate & scan it for my WLS friends. It looks a lot like a HS class photo! Of course I have tons of photos from our wild-child days in the 80s, but those shall remain in the vault for the foreseeable future LOL!"Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-81711438103751356692009-12-29T23:39:47.211-05:002009-12-29T23:39:47.211-05:00Thank you so much for sharing your memories of the...Thank you so much for sharing your memories of the last episode of Search. I always thought the writers did a pretty good job of wrapping up the show. I loved seeing the "future" through Jo's dream. <br />I've ordered a copy of your book and I look forward to reading it. <br />BTW, I would love to see that photo of the last cast & crew picture of Search if you still have it.Jubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494390605589033658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-10325500049984119672009-12-26T08:24:18.535-05:002009-12-26T08:24:18.535-05:00Bob, I think Nelson meant some fans moved to the s...Bob, I think Nelson meant some fans moved to the show's CBS replacement and some just dropped soaps altogether. I'm pretty sure no one moved to its NBC replacement, WORDPLAY. I sure didn't! <br /><br />I do agree about CAPITOL's ratings. The show was doing well enough to stay on in 1987 but CBS wanted another Bell soap. I guess that has worked out well for them, but would have been interesting to see a show like CAPITOL continue over the years through all the DC scandals of the past 22 years.<br /><br />I never knew about the two takes for that final scene. It's just so perfect.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-1093225423909385502009-12-26T03:43:55.833-05:002009-12-26T03:43:55.833-05:00Great piece, thanks so much for sharing this. A f...Great piece, thanks so much for sharing this. A few days ago I watched the last episode and noticed Nelson's name in the credits. <br /><br />One little nitpicky item -- Capitol didn't really replace SFT in 1986. Rather it replaced SFT in 1982 (I think that was the year) on CBS while many of us 'Followed the Search' to NBC.<br /><br /><br />The fact is, I believe, that many viewers did, in fact, watch Capitol. I believe that show had respectable ratings up until 1987, when it dumped for Bold and Beautiful.Luke and Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542739379600203164noreply@blogger.com