tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post6884152574303554147..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: CLASSIC CLIPS: Daytime Soap Opera FinalesKevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-28976935296549635872009-09-25T01:06:08.646-04:002009-09-25T01:06:08.646-04:00Pam Long is a goddess. She was the only reason I ...Pam Long is a goddess. She was the only reason I ever watched Texas. Okay. Harley Kozak was the other reason. But Pam should have been brought back to run GL two years ago. I just know that she would have been able to pull the show up to such a level of excellence in story and characters that any talk of cancellation would have been about GH instead.<br /><br />I've watched the final episode of every soap since Dark Shadows with the exception of For Richer For Poorer and How To Survive A Marriage. I can honestly say that the greatest ending of all was The Edge Of Night with Capitol a close second and Search For Tomorrow virtually tied with them both. <br /><br />My vote for the worst-ever finale, and I know you all will agree, was Santa Barbara. I felt like as a viewer my goodwill and loyalty to the show was being stomped on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-38391233280347824932009-09-24T23:52:12.628-04:002009-09-24T23:52:12.628-04:00What a wonderful collection of classic clips. It&...What a wonderful collection of classic clips. It's striking to see that Pamela Long was involved with three finales. Texas was my all-time favorite as the show had gelled in so many ways by the time of its last episode. Long was featured recently in an audio interview on another site and it is a must-listen feature for fans of all the soaps she worked on. She has retained a healthy humble nature of all her work which is refreshing these days. <br /><br />The sound on the Another World clip was removed due to copyright issues on the Bette Midler song which was played. Procter & Gamble kindly reposted the final scene with Victoria Wyndham and Charles Keating earlier this year when the company launched the Another World Today initiative. The final clip from the original Another World can be found in episode 1 of Another World Today at:<br /><br />http://www.anotherworldtoday.com/2009_1.htmlDerekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699604771827831586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-10994446757416244852009-09-23T08:24:46.872-04:002009-09-23T08:24:46.872-04:00Dan, EDGE is still there, I just kept adding more ...Dan, EDGE is still there, I just kept adding more and had to move some to the second page for easy loading. If there are my final soap segments on YouTube, please link them here and I will add.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-8349497116202608832009-09-23T02:51:43.760-04:002009-09-23T02:51:43.760-04:00Good thing we had good memories of him. At least h...Good thing we had good memories of him. At least he shared what he had to us.<br /><br /><br /><br />~~ True love of <a href="http://www.cebuanas.com/" rel="nofollow">Filipino love</a> ~~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615287285970466274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-72829256212520950852009-09-23T00:32:32.507-04:002009-09-23T00:32:32.507-04:00Watching that AW finale brought back some memories...Watching that AW finale brought back some memories. I think I watched only the last few months of the show and didn't even know it ended until it just wasn't on anymore. <br /><br />I vaguely remember some storylines from those final months and remember it was beginning to SORAS some characters I was starting to crush on (I was a teenager back then) Sean McKinnon. <br /><br />Sigh. Young love. LoL.<br /><br />Sidenote: After doing some quick research, it dawned on me the guy who played Sean is now a lead on the CW show 'The Vampire Diaries'... I thought that guy looked familiar...Peter Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703260082728889704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-15886449961390786012009-09-23T00:04:26.740-04:002009-09-23T00:04:26.740-04:00(And for the record, I liked Pam Long's work o...(And for the record, I liked Pam Long's work on GL and heard she did a great job with Texas.)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027406896468337998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-68317129294033202432009-09-23T00:03:08.359-04:002009-09-23T00:03:08.359-04:00Why'd the "Edge Of Night" finale cli...Why'd the "Edge Of Night" finale clip get bumped in favor of "A World Apart"? :-(<br /><br />I loathe the fact that ATWT hired David Kreizman. Surprised? No. Disappointed, yes. A perfect opportunity to find strong talent to shore up ATWT and they pull the weakest link from GL? Dumb. Heck, ATWT would be better off with Pam Long than with David Kreizman. Blah.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027406896468337998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-79743782999903388652009-09-22T23:07:55.389-04:002009-09-22T23:07:55.389-04:00If Pamela Long had not gone to GL, there would be ...If Pamela Long had not gone to GL, there would be no Reva Shayne...SoapFan78https://www.blogger.com/profile/16867531085107236880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-45434718540536564632009-09-22T22:38:49.541-04:002009-09-22T22:38:49.541-04:00James, I feel the same way about TEXAS. I mention...James, I feel the same way about TEXAS. I mentioned this on one of our recent podcasts. The show had hit its stride and I really wish they had given it more time. But so many people then moved to GL I wonder what would have happened with GL had TEXAS stayed on the air.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-91252918228626179242009-09-22T22:37:09.770-04:002009-09-22T22:37:09.770-04:00Texas was the first soap I watched that was ever c...Texas was the first soap I watched that was ever canceled. And it's finale was so amazing, it's become the standard against which I judge all over soap final episodes. Show was at its creative height right when it was canceled and the finale wrapped up things so nicely. <br /><br />Even more amazing when you consider they only had about a few weeks from the time the cancelation was announced to wrap up everything. I believe the canellation was announced in mid November 1982 and the final show aired on Dec. 31, 1982. Plus head writer Pam Long was out on maternity leave when it was announcced.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527835638959413151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-86427228435839989732009-09-22T22:22:17.317-04:002009-09-22T22:22:17.317-04:00Despite her horrible stint on SANTA BARBARA, I lov...Despite her horrible stint on SANTA BARBARA, I loved Pam Long's work on TEXAS and GUIDING LIGHT.<br /><br />ATWT did hire David Kreizman who wrote from SPYDER GAMES and GUIDING LIGHT.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-3294285535423495652009-09-22T22:20:34.572-04:002009-09-22T22:20:34.572-04:00So if ATWT hires Pamela K Long in the next few mon...So if ATWT hires Pamela K Long in the next few months, we know that would be the final nail in the coffin, right?Mo and The Purrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654573008006116939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-38776330389698730822009-09-22T21:14:31.244-04:002009-09-22T21:14:31.244-04:00It's so sad he died so young. I really enjoye...It's so sad he died so young. I really enjoyed him on EDGE.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-81026775213422004912009-09-22T20:55:12.826-04:002009-09-22T20:55:12.826-04:00That EON clip brings back so many memories. I espe...That EON clip brings back so many memories. I especially loved Joel Crothers. Was lucky enough to have met him in the 80s. A lovely guy. Warma nd friendly, and even better-looking in person.Snapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141538240915482048noreply@blogger.com