Let's be the "Ryan's Hope" opening

I'm Maeve's surprised expression and smile when she is presented with flowers.

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by Anonymousreply 17February 26, 2023 7:18 PM

one thing about later versions of that opening which always galled me was the videotaped inserts among the film portions.

by Anonymousreply 1May 7, 2022 7:06 PM

It looks like an '80s commercial like for Arrid Extra Dry or Prell.

by Anonymousreply 2May 7, 2022 7:09 PM

I'm Rick's denim jacket. I will be rank by the time I'm done with the basketball court.

(Maeve was surprised by the pigeons, too - you'd think not much would have surprised her by that point)

by Anonymousreply 3May 7, 2022 7:29 PM

Even when the show was bad, it was still better than most of the others.

by Anonymousreply 4May 7, 2022 7:31 PM

OMG! I have not seen this since the 80s! Now I realize how cheesy it was!

by Anonymousreply 5May 7, 2022 7:33 PM

[quote]Maeve was surprised by the pigeons, too - you'd think not much would have surprised her by that point

I hate you for making me laugh so hard. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‰

by Anonymousreply 6May 7, 2022 7:37 PM

I'm Jill, and I want Frank to EAT THAT APPLE!

by Anonymousreply 7May 7, 2022 7:44 PM

The oral history of Ryan's Hope will be released in book format in 2023

"Ryan's Hope: An Oral History of Daytime's Ground-Breaking Soap"

Those who opted NOT to participate -

Kate Mulgrew (Mary Ryan), Karen Morris-Gowdy (Faith Coleridge), Yasmine Bleeth (Ryan Finelli), Tichina Arnold (Zena), Marg Helgenberger (Siobhan Ryan), Mary Page Keller (Amanda Kirkland), Justin Deas (Bucky), Christian Slater (DJ) Felicity LaFortune (Leigh Kirkland)

Other than that, everyone else agreed to participate in the book.

by Anonymousreply 8September 28, 2022 3:40 AM

That double open hand gesture after being surprised by the pigeons is about the phoniest thing I've ever seen in my life. That actress should have been killed after that first aired.

by Anonymousreply 9September 28, 2022 3:51 AM

I used to watch Ryanโ€™s Hope. I never saw anything groundbreaking about it.

by Anonymousreply 10September 28, 2022 3:59 AM

What did the title mean? Was Ryan a surname? Were the actors his children? What was he hoping for?

by Anonymousreply 11September 28, 2022 3:19 PM

He was hoping for peace in the Middle East, Rose.

by Anonymousreply 12September 28, 2022 3:25 PM

Ryans Hope had the hottest guys...Robert Tyler, James Wlcek, Grant Show, David Sederholm

by Anonymousreply 13September 28, 2022 4:08 PM

Tampon commercial music. And the old lady surprised by the pigeons at the end--WTF? I guess the 80s were simpler times.

by Anonymousreply 14September 28, 2022 4:10 PM

This was Rosie O'Donnell's favorite show--she swooned over Mary Ryan, played by the inexplicably dykey Kate Mulgrew.

by Anonymousreply 16September 28, 2022 5:01 PM

Kate Mulgrew not participating in the book is really shitty of her. That's Claire Labine's legacy she's refusing to honor.

by Anonymousreply 17February 26, 2023 7:18 PM

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