Monday, December 31, 2012

NBC Said Goodbye To SOMERSET, THE DOCTORS, TEXAS & SUNSET BEACH On December 31


NBC Daytime soap operas SOMERSET (1976), THE DOCTORS (1982), TEXAS (1982) and SUNSET BEACH (1999) all ended on December 31. Below are some classic articles, photos and interviews related to these classic daytime dramas.

- CLASSIC CLIPS: Daytime Soap Opera Finales
- WE LOVE SOAPS TV Interview Archive: Elizabeth Hubbard
- INTERVIEW: Anna Stuart - THE DOCTORS
- INTERVIEW: Life With Hillary B. Smith - THE DOCTORS
- INTERVIEW: Jean LeClerc - Shared THE DOCTORS Dressing Room With Alec Baldwin
- 50 Greatest Soap Couples: Nick Bellini & Althea Davis from THE DOCTORS
- FLASHBACK: Elizabeth Hubbard 1968
- FLASHBACK: NBC-TV Trying an Hour-Long Daytime; Proliferation Is Noted 1974
- James Pritchett Dead At Age 88
- INTERVIEW: Sam McMurray, Part 1 What's Better than Being a Serial Killer?
- THE DOCTORS Celebrates 5000 Episodes
- FLASHBACK: August 1973, 1974, 1975 - What Was Popular In The Soap World
- FLASHBACK: The Week in Review 1977
- Alec Baldwin Reflects On His Days On THE DOCTORS
- UNEARTHED: NBC Finds a Piece of THE DOCTORS Set at 30 Rock; Will The Show Be Back?
- FLASHBACK: Radio Soaps versus TV Soaps 1968



- FLASHBACK: Are There Big Bucks in Daytime Soaps? 1980
- 30 Dynamic Duos of Daytime Soaps: Ruby Wright & Lurlene Harper from TEXAS
- Beverlee McKinsey Dead at 72
- 30 Years Ago: MTV Went On The Air, 13 Daytime Soaps Aired
- FLASHBACK: Thanksgiving Week Recaps 1982
- FLASHBACK: Pamela Long Hammer 1983



- FLASHBACK: Establishing Soap No Day at the Beach 1997
- FLASHBACK: Black stars heat up daytime soaps 1997
- FLASHBACK: NBC Prepares To Scrub A Soap 1998
- FLASHBACK: Soaps Wane & Viewers Grieve 1999

1 comment:

  1. Oh Lord--How I Still Miss All 3 Of These Shows--Sigh!

    Brian :-)

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