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« on: October 13, 2010, 04:47:35 AM »
MSC, according to a number of sources I have seen, Dan Curtis really liked Roger Davis as a person. Davis was dating Jaclyn Smith who had been considered for a role on the series--I have wondered whether there was a connection as to how Davis found his way onto the DS set in the first place. Apparently, Davis was considered something of a teen idol as well. There was coverage in 16 and Tiger Beat, not on the same scale as Barnabas and Quentin received, but frequent nevertheless.
DS only escaped the curse of Roger Davis when he found his way onto the old West adventure series, Alias Smith and Jones. Otherwise, DC had planned a storyline involving a Davis character showing up to be Maggie's new boyfriend in the Summer of 1970. I've often wondered whether this talk wasn't part of what convinced KLS that she needed to get the hell outta Dodge--erm, Collinsport.
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