and had she not been so quickly ousted who would betsy durkin have played?

True about the Boys cast with two exceptions: Peter White, who was on All My Children for years, and Laurence Luckinbill, who was a successful character actor.
DS might have broken the jinx for Keith, but I guess it didn't.

yes. strangely enough two of the few actors in the film who were actually heterosexual managed to carve out moderately successful careers...

connection? who knows? 

on the 'boys in the band' DVD extras they interview the surviving members of the cast...


all the guys involved knew they were taking a considerable risk doing the movie(and to a lesser extent the play)and were potentially committing career suicide. the "subject" was still far too controversial at the time and associating oneself so strongly with a gay situation was a gamble. frankly I've always been sort of surprised Prentice was hired on DS given his time in 'boys'. for a daytime soap, and in particular one with a strong adolescent following, it was a potentially risky move.

unfortunately those predictions largely turned out to be accurate. none of the talented cast went on to have the careers they should have had. still, they were pioneers in a landmark film so it's a tradeoff.

apparently Prentice's handsome mug graced the 'taster's choice' coffee jar for many years. I seem to recall that from my childhood.

I didn't particularly care for the "Jekyll and Hyde" component of the period. and wished "main cast" was around a bit more...

but otherwise 1970PT was my favorite of the "late" storylines and an all around favorite as well. I really loved the overall "atmosphere" of the period. the "normalcy" and formality of the day to day atmosphere at Collinwood. it certainly had the ghostly elements of the series in general but it wasn't about a bunch of monsters running around. it was sort of a darkly dystopian dysfunctional upper class family that was in a way slightly evocative of the early days of the series.

Lara was given a great pair of roles to play. great "supporting" work by Elizabeth Eis and Paula Laurence. a stupendous performance by Grayson as the diabolical, blood chilling "Hoffman". even the "heightened reality" of the setting and costuming with it's brighter-than-usual palette lent it distinctiveness...

I even appreciate the highly derivative, almost verbatim retelling of the "Rebecca" story.

overall a great storyline.

apart from finding this an unjust fate I always thought it was extremely strange writing to essentially "kill off" a character who had already long departed...

just in terms of dramatic impact it made little sense to say nothing of being completely disconnected from the entirety of the storyline.

has "anyone watched it"?? ?? ?? ?? ??


yes. everyone at this board has watched it. some many, many times.

that's what this board is about.

especially when that counterfeit coffin set can be found so cheaply.

although like most other counterfeit goods these are likely produced under the most godforsaken conditions on earth...

so perhaps there is a small profit for the few at the top of the chain.