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Re: Another CBS Soap Gets Canned
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#561963
12/08/09 05:51 PM
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I watched that soap as a kid. My favorite character was the Scotsman Duncan McKechnie, played by Michael Swan. Duncan got into several exciting adventures and was physically tough. Also, he was the only character who could not be blackmailed by James Stenbeck, the show's villain. During the time I was watching (late 80s), James was a fugitive and would sneak into the houses or apartments of other characters. They would always run to call the police, but James always managed to stop them by threatening to reveal some business or personal secret. Duncan was the only one he couldn't reveal himself to because James couldn't blackmail him with anything. I forget whether this was because James didn't have anything on him or because Duncan, like David Letterman, just wouldn't let himself be intimidated. Anyway, Duncan was a cool character.
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Re: Another CBS Soap Gets Canned
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#561967
12/08/09 06:07 PM
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Wow, 77 years????  I watched some soaps in the 70's but not that one. Yet, I believe my mom watched it when I was young and I'm certain everyone has heard of it. What a long run. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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Re: Another CBS Soap Gets Canned
[Re: VitoC]
#561969
12/08/09 06:09 PM
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VitoC
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Also, Duncan had his own Scottish-style castle in Oakdale, the fictional town where the soap is set.
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Re: Another CBS Soap Gets Canned
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#561983
12/08/09 07:29 PM
12/08/09 07:29 PM
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Whether one ever watched it on TV or the original radio version (thus AS THE WORLD TURNS is truely technically 77 years old), its sad to see something so storied and with such longevity just die like that. I mean hell Carol Burnett (another old show) mocked it back in the day as AS THE STOMACH TURNS.  To put it another way kids, AS THE WORLD TURNS premiered during the Herbert Hoover administration. Just think.
Last edited by ronnierocketAGO; 12/08/09 07:34 PM.
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