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as being a villainess) had become too tame in her new environment in
Houston, and that other roles were poorly cast or suffered from paper-thin writing. In early 1981, the Corringtons were replaced as head writers. Other casting moves were made with little gain, such as hiring away well established
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to focus and contribute to some of the characters' storyline, such as siblings Elena and Rikki Dekker both venturing into the musical careers, although short-lived. Almost all serials in the 1980s had notable musical artists appearing on their respective shows, with some of the characters playing
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Christmas miracle (snow fell in Houston as Long's character Ashley and her unborn baby, who had been presumed dead after a flash flood, returned home to loving husband Justin) and a New Year's series finale where the local TV station was bought out and all the major
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with his new love to open an art gallery. During her visit, she reconnected with her first love, self-made millionaire Alex
Wheeler. Alex is determined not to let the past repeat itself and lose her again. He arranges for the Bay City-bound jet airliner, which Iris is on, to return to Houston.
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moved to the 11:00 am timeslot. The serial had been at a critical low point in the ratings, and NBC, as part of a reshuffling of its morning lineup and a last-ditch effort to save the show, opted for this late-morning move, which also resulted in a change of timeslot for the hit game show
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Alexandra Neil, Lisby Larson, and Jerry Lanning. Long had originally wanted Lanning for the role of Billy Lewis; Lanning eventually took on the role of Cain Harris, who befriended and then stalked the character of Reva Shayne.
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was also the first daytime soap opera to air hour-long episodes from its inception, as all the other hour-long soaps airing at the time had expanded from 30 minutes. Noteworthy, the multiple
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Wheelers and Bellmans and the middle-class Marshalls, and their ranching and oil interests.
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in the same roles. Several Texas actors appeared shortly after Long began writing the show; Jay Hammer, James
Rebhorn, Harley Jane Kozak, and Michael Woods were all cast in new roles on
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Shriner, veteran actor Jay Hammer, who had a notable credit role as Allan Willis during the 1978–1979 season on the primetime CBS sitcom
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character of Iris Carrington, penned in 1972 by Harding Lemay on the mother show as the rich, spoiled daughter of publishing magnate
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characters were fired. The final scene was a bittersweet, final toast, "To Texas!". (They weren't the only ones out of work:
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2774:(2011–2014)
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2758:(2010–2012)
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2750:(2012–2020)
2742:(2013–2017)
2734:(2011–2014)
2726:(2010–2011)
2715:Beacon Hill
2710:(2010–2015)
2694:(2009–2018)
2632:(1997–1999)
2624:(1997–2003)
2616:(1999–2008)
2608:(1995–1997)
2589:(1980–1982)
2581:(1984–1993)
2573:(1984–1985)
2565:(1983–1995)
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2554:Generations
2549:(1982–1987)
2533:(1981–1984)
2506:(1970–1971)
2498:(1970–1976)
2490:(1975–1989)
2487:Ryan's Hope
2482:(1972–1974)
2474:(1977–1978)
2462:(1974–1975)
2438:(1970–2011)
2419:(1964–1966)
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2371:(1968–2012)
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2304:Full Circle
2299:(1964–1966)
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2288:The Doctors
2283:(1965–2022)
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2124:(1951–1980)
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2108:(1950–1955)
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2038:(1956–1984)
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2016:(1956–2010)
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1864:Clips from
1807:WebWire.com
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1574:The Catlins
1563:Soon after
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1475:Betty White
1465:The Doctors
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1229:Kin Shriner
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1014:John Brady
1001:Max Dekker
974:Mavis Cobb
868:Chris Shaw
848:Kin Shriner
835:Shanna Reed
716:Bert Kramer
704:Jim Poyner
673:Partial run
537:The Doctors
504:George Nigh
497:Ray Stevens
493:Tom T. Hall
446:Nova Scotia
415:The Doctors
346:Bert Kramer
146:of episodes
106:(1980-1981)
86:Bert Kramer
2875:Categories
2819:What If...
2803:They Go On
2747:EastSiders
2675:Web series
2360:The Nurses
2248:Ben Jerrod
2129:Miss Susan
2051:First Love
1631:References
1529:-winning
1527:Emmy Award
1410:ever did.
1347:had given
994:Jay Hammer
783:Donald May
686:Character
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568:Entire run
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320:antebellum
303:Paul Rauch
269:soap opera
239:1982-12-31
229:1980-08-04
192:48 minutes
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154:Production
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52:Created by
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2860:The Gates
2691:Anacostia
1860:Home Page
1487:Just Men!
1470:Just Men!
1437:Jim Perry
1250:Gail Kobe
1066:does not
683:Duration
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432:aired on
100:Composers
2854:Upcoming
2787:The Spot
2731:DeVanity
2613:Passions
2605:The City
2495:Somerset
1868:episodes
1713:TV Guide
1663:22 March
1449:, which
1372:Somerset
1343:. While
1258:Pam Long
796:Pam Long
309:Overview
281:spin-off
277:Brooklyn
169:Producer
78:Starring
2707:The Bay
2570:Rituals
2546:Capitol
1913:Current
1856:at the
1601:YouTube
1559:Repeats
1550:⁄
1483:Hit Man
1456:Hit Man
1391:Fantasy
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2830:(2015)
2822:(2010)
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2782:(2012)
2766:(2013)
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2702:(2008)
2686:(2013)
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2192:(1958)
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495:, and
438:Canada
329:Dallas
2586:Texas
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1385:CHiPs
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1331:Texas
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1288:Texas
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1227:star
1180:Texas
1172:Texas
1135:Texas
1131:Texas
1127:Texas
1119:Texas
1037:1982
1024:1980
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508:Donna
481:Texas
476:Texas
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264:Texas
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