GL: Dylan is Cloris Leachman's son
Tom Freeman
life son of actress Cloris Leachman. He is quitting the show when his
contract is up; the role will be re-cast.
I haven't watched long, but it seems that Alex and Alan have a true
love/hate relationship. Both emotions seem powerfully strong. Now that
Alex believes that Alan is dying, all the things she enjoyed about him is
surfacing. And yesterday, Alan almost seemed happy that he would be
spending Christmas with Alex.
Now: character I hate: I want that stupid Nick Spaulding to have a crane
crush him at a construction site. What a loser! Can't the guy ever
crack a smile? That is certainly a waste of a character.
Tell me about Holly. Is she good or is she bad? I'm trying to remember
if she was a conniver years ago (I watched it over 20 years ago, so this
is a big stretch). Seems to me she was married to Ed but attracted to
Roger, or something like that. Why is Holly trying to get Spaulding?
Does Guiding Light have any Gay characters? I think Matt should turn out
to be Gay. It would be perfect. He makes plans to meet Vanessa for a
romantic dinner but shows up saying "Vanessa, I have something to tell
you..." "We're through, I've got the hots for Josh." :)
Silly!
Anyway, the show seems to move fast. I'm glad that Ed knows he didn't
hit Dylan. His torment was so very painful to watch.
Peace,
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Opinions are mine, 'cept when they are not.
P.S. Hillary Edson (Eve) used to play Stacy Winthrop on Another World.
It is good to see her again. If you have time to squeeze in another
show, check out AW. You will be hooked major time, and quickly too.
Shawn Hill
: Tell me about Holly. Is she good or is she bad? I'm trying to remember
: if she was a conniver years ago (I watched it over 20 years ago, so this
: is a big stretch). Seems to me she was married to Ed but attracted to
: Roger, or something like that. Why is Holly trying to get Spaulding?
Holly is basically good, though very above-it-all/isolated in some ways.
Maureen hated her because of her history with Ed. Alex and Jenna were'nt
to happy with her because of her hold on the Dodger. And, for a long
while, Blake and she had tension over Ross. She's also been portrayed
(well, it seems bad to me) as negotiating against her employees' union.
She can be histrionic, and has a tendency towards drinking and
depression/ even thoughts of suicide. After finding your daughter in bed
with the man you thought you were dating, maybe you would too. But
lately she's been very strong, especially in sparring with the Dodger and
defending herself from Alex's machinations. She's also forgiven Blake,
though maybe not Ross.
She's trying to get Spaulding cause Roger wants it. She doesn't really
care about it one way or the other.
: Does Guiding Light have any Gay characters? I think Matt should turn out
: to be Gay. It would be perfect. He makes plans to meet Vanessa for a
: romantic dinner but shows up saying "Vanessa, I have something to tell
: you..." "We're through, I've got the hots for Josh." :)
: Tom Freeman Phone: (206) 866-6000 ext. 6894
The only soaps I've known of to do gay characters are AMC (remember
Brook and that lady Dr.?), which dropped it pretty quickly, and OLTL, with
it's
gay teen story that was very well-thought out and made national news. I
agree Matt's beauty certainly makes him a desirable candidate, but
wouldn't that be pretty upsetting for Contessa, especially after all
these months of evidence to the contrary?
Shawn
Mary Ann Campbell
Shawn Hill <sh...@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
>The only soaps I've known of to do gay characters are AMC (remember
>Brook and that lady Dr.?), which dropped it pretty quickly, and OLTL, with
>it's
ATWT had a gay character, Mark someone, who Iva (=ex-Nola, Lisa Brown)
fell in love with, and he had to tell her he he was gay and had a lover
dying of AIDS. It was quite well done.
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Mary Ann Campbell mary...@netcom.com
Berkeley
Bonnie Larson
mary...@netcom.com (Mary Ann Campbell) writes:
> ATWT had a gay character, Mark someone, who Iva (=ex-Nola, Lisa Brown)
> fell in love with, and he had to tell her he he was gay and had a lover
> dying of AIDS. It was quite well done.
Wasn't this Hank Elliot? I agree that the story was well done. They
should bring him back, along with Paul and RealEmily.
BonBon
My opinions are my own and do not represent those of my employer.
Ann Gosnell
: ATWT had a gay character, Mark someone, who Iva (=ex-Nola, Lisa Brown)
: fell in love with, and he had to tell her he he was gay and had a lover
: dying of AIDS. It was quite well done.
The ATWT character's name was Hank Elliott -- I really wish they would
bring him back for a while.
--ABG--
Trish Rucker
>Tom Freeman (free...@elwha.evergreen.edu) wrote:
>: Does Guiding Light have any Gay characters? I think Matt should turn out
>: to be Gay. It would be perfect. He makes plans to meet Vanessa for a
>: romantic dinner but shows up saying "Vanessa, I have something to tell
>: you..." "We're through, I've got the hots for Josh." :)
>: Tom Freeman Phone: (206) 866-6000 ext. 6894
>The only soaps I've known of to do gay characters are AMC (remember
>Brook and that lady Dr.?), which dropped it pretty quickly, and OLTL, with
>it's
>gay teen story that was very well-thought out and made national news. I
>agree Matt's beauty certainly makes him a desirable candidate, but
>wouldn't that be pretty upsetting for Contessa, especially after all
>these months of evidence to the contrary?
ATWT also had a gay character, Hank Elliott, who was a fashion
designer and friend of Barbara Ryan. (Barbara and Iva had crushes
on him for a while.) The character was allowed to develop, and
it was eventually revealed that he had an HIV + lover in NYC.
He's still mentioned as an "offscreen character" periodically
on the show.
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Lisa Warne-Magro
Way back when, in the late 70s, AMC had another gay character,
a woman. I can't remember her name, but Devon had a crush
on her, and she was played by the actress who starred
opposite John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever."
Lisa Warne-Magro
Univ. of Illinois-Urbana
Trish Rucker
>In article <maryanncD...@netcom.com>
>mary...@netcom.com (Mary Ann Campbell) writes:
>> ATWT had a gay character, Mark someone, who Iva (=ex-Nola, Lisa Brown)
>> fell in love with, and he had to tell her he he was gay and had a lover
>> dying of AIDS. It was quite well done.
>Wasn't this Hank Elliot? I agree that the story was well done. They
>should bring him back, along with Paul and RealEmily.
They keep mentioning him on ATWT, and I'm wondering if that means he's
about to reappear?
Terry Thero
: In <D0sE0...@vcd.hp.com> hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com (Bonnie Larson) writes:
: >In article <maryanncD...@netcom.com>
: >mary...@netcom.com (Mary Ann Campbell) writes:
: >> ATWT had a gay character, Mark someone, who Iva (=ex-Nola, Lisa Brown)
: >> fell in love with, and he had to tell her he he was gay and had a lover
: >> dying of AIDS. It was quite well done.
: >Wasn't this Hank Elliot? I agree that the story was well done. They
: >should bring him back, along with Paul and RealEmily.
: They keep mentioning him on ATWT, and I'm wondering if that means he's
: about to reappear?
: --
Why should they bring Hank back? The only time they mention him is when the
annual Aids ball comes around. What storyline could they have? Another gay
lover dying of Aids? He just is not a viable character. No future. That
would be like bringing Dawn, who stayed with Tom and the kids back. She had
Aids, and a crush on Tom. Where could the writers go with that story line?
[unless of course, the technician that did her blood test after she was
raped made a mistake and she doesn't have aids].
I believe Dawn moved to another town with her son, and another love interest?
CU
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Terry Thero
: > Why should they bring Hank back? The only time they mention him is when the
: > annual Aids ball comes around. What storyline could they have? Another gay
: > lover dying of Aids? He just is not a viable character. No future.
: Hank is a dress designer. They could easily give him a story line on
: ATWT. At least as much of a story as Olivia every gets. I really liked
: Hank when he was on before. He was a good friend to young Andy and Paul.
COOL
: > That would be like bringing Dawn, who stayed with Tom and the kids back. She
: > had Aids, and a crush on Tom. Where could the writers go with that story line?
: > [unless of course, the technician that did her blood test after she was
: > raped made a mistake and she doesn't have aids].
: >
: > I believe Dawn moved to another town with her son, and another love interest?
: Dawn did move to another town with a possible love interest. But word is
: that they are bringing her back and even played by the same actress.
COOL
: --
Thanks for the info Bonnie. You're right. It would be better to have Hank
designing cloths for Lucy than old Olivia -) Hank could help Andy; poor old
Paul, with a father like James and a mother like Barbara, there was no help
for him :-) Are the writers going to assume we have short memory, and bring
her back sans Aids? Or will they run a story line that the test results
were wrong? I know they will want to get some one for Tommy, becaust I think
that Margo and Hal are going to have another go at it :-) Take care.
Bonnie M. Voigtlander
> Why should they bring Hank back? The only time they mention him is when the
> annual Aids ball comes around. What storyline could they have? Another gay
> lover dying of Aids? He just is not a viable character. No future.
Hank is a dress designer. They could easily give him a story line on
ATWT. At least as much of a story as Olivia every gets. I really liked
Hank when he was on before. He was a good friend to young Andy and Paul.
> That would be like bringing Dawn, who stayed with Tom and the kids back. She
> had Aids, and a crush on Tom. Where could the writers go with that story line?
> [unless of course, the technician that did her blood test after she was
> raped made a mistake and she doesn't have aids].
>
> I believe Dawn moved to another town with her son, and another love interest?
Dawn did move to another town with a possible love interest. But word is
that they are bringing her back and even played by the same actress.
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Shawn Hill
: Way back when, in the late 70s, AMC had another gay character,
Wrong-oh (but you did clear up my earlier post. It WAS Devon and not
Brooke who was into that lady dr.)
But, the lady Dr. was played by the actress who starred in "Angie" the
sitcom with the "Airplane" films guy.
Oops, you're right after all: Angie/actress WAS a supporting character
(the girl Travolta dumps, I think) in Saturday Night Fever. But his real
co-star was (coincedentally) the woman who played the immortal "Tara" (of
Tara and Nick, a foil for Erica, I think) on AMC. No gay action with
her, however.
--Shawn
Trish Rucker
>Way back when, in the late 70s, AMC had another gay character,
>a woman. I can't remember her name, but Devon had a crush
>on her, and she was played by the actress who starred
>opposite John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever."
Was the actress Karen Gorney or Donna Peskow? Don't know about
the character on AMC, though - I'm just up on my SATURDAY NIGHT
FEVER gossip.
Lisa Warne-Magro
That's it! It was Donna Peskow! Thanks, Trish.
Lisa Warne-Magro
Univ. of Illinois--Urbana
Shawn Hill
: Was the actress Karen Gorney or Donna Peskow? Don't know about
: the character on AMC, though - I'm just up on my SATURDAY NIGHT
: FEVER gossip.
That's what my earlier incomprehensible message tried to clarify. Both
Karen Gorney and Donna Peskow were in Saturday Night Fever--Revolta dumps
Donna (actually, I think she just has a hopeless crush on him anyway) and
chooses Karen as his dancing partner (even thought she can't really dance).
Shawn
Trish Rucker
>Lisa Warne-Magro (lwa...@baron.ncsa.uiuc.edu) wrote:
>Wrong-oh (but you did clear up my earlier post. It WAS Devon and not
>Brooke who was into that lady dr.)
>But, the lady Dr. was played by the actress who starred in "Angie" the
>sitcom with the "Airplane" films guy.
Her name was Donna Peskow - I think.
Another true child of the '70's,
Trish
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Trish Rucker
>Trish Rucker (tri...@mind.org) wrote:
>: In <D0sE0...@vcd.hp.com> hp-vcd.vcd.hp.com (Bonnie Larson) writes:
>: >In article <maryanncD...@netcom.com>
>: >mary...@netcom.com (Mary Ann Campbell) writes:
>: >> ATWT had a gay character, Mark someone, who Iva (=ex-Nola, Lisa Brown)
>: >> fell in love with, and he had to tell her he he was gay and had a lover
>: >> dying of AIDS. It was quite well done.
>: >Wasn't this Hank Elliot? I agree that the story was well done. They
>: >should bring him back, along with Paul and RealEmily.
>: They keep mentioning him on ATWT, and I'm wondering if that means he's
>: about to reappear?
>: --
> Why should they bring Hank back? The only time they mention him is when the
> annual Aids ball comes around. What storyline could they have? Another gay
> lover dying of Aids? He just is not a viable character. No future. That
He was a great friend to Barbara, and their scenes together
were always really strong.
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Trish Rucker This week's favorites . . .
Writing, Editing, Tutoring Movie: HEAVENLY CREATURES
Atlanta, GA Book: Burke - IN THE ELECTRIC MIST
WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD
Album: Miles Davis - KIND OF BLUE
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