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Reunited And It Feels So Good: The Stars Of One Life to Live Have Get-Together!
When Kristen Alderson posted photos via her Instagram account from this past weekend’s March 12th gathering in California with some of her former One Life to Live co-stars, beloved fans of the series were thrilled and also somewhat misty.
Included in the photo from the gathering were: Trevor St. John (Victor), Kassie DePaiva (Blair), James DePaiva (Max), Michael Easton (John), David Fumero (Cristian), Kamar de los Reyes (Antonio), Brett Claywell (Kyle), Gina Tognoni (Kelly), Brittany Underwood (Langston), Eddie Alderson (Matthew), Kelley Missal (Danielle), Bree Williamson (Jessica), Andrew Trischitta (Jack), John Brotherton (Jared), Josh Kelly (Cutter), and Tika Sumpter (Layla).
Drinks, karaoke, and sharing memories and hugs were the order of the day.
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One photo that also touched are heart was that of Kristen Alderson with Trevor St. John, who for several years played her on-screen dad, Todd Manning, before being revealed to be Victor Lord Jr.
Does this photo with the group of Llanview’s finest make you want to see One Life resurrected once again? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
It gives one hope of a OLTL revival, doesn’t it? Still one of all time favorite TV shows.
From your lips to God’s ear.
and hopefully they’d skip over that dreadful storyline from the online version!
seeing trevor’s face there just reminded me of the beginning when he got loose from crazy allison and ran for his life, ended up in the hospital waiting room with the rest of the family and there was no reaction from any of them. guy was shot “dead” and suddenly reappears and absolutely no reaction? worst writing ever on that web version.
glad i get a bit of my oltl fix watching john easton and roger howarth on gh. oh, and james paveva and the gal who plays olivia used to be on one life too.
ugh; the online version was the absolute worst!!! there wasn’t one thing about it that I liked.
With that said, I always find it annoying that characters never seem to have a reaction when someone pops up after being presumed dead. After a few facial expressions and conversations, it’s done.
Remember the two Todds on ABC? Even then, when Roger came back, there was barely a reaction. And poor “Todd 2” LOL, Trevor St. John. Vicky, Blair; they all just tossed him out as if they hadn’t loved him for the last few years. Worse treatment (or at least comparable) to Drew when Jason came back. I think the only person that stayed loyal to Todd 2 ie “Victor” was Tea.
As for James DePaiva, his acting was so much more enjoyable to watch on OLTL as Max Holden. I don’t like the way he’s playing this Dr. on GH. His voice, his manner; annoys me.
Yeeeesss!!
My most favorite Day time Drama – EVER !
It would be grand if it could be revived,sadly I don’t think that will happen.
I’d be very happy with a one-off or stand alone (those seem to be popular),episode.
Or perhaps a 3-part arc of “where are they now” ?
Miss these people !
YES!!!!!
I was sad when the show was cancelled. Still holding out hope for General Hospital to bring the 2 actors they have employed (Roger Howarth and Michael Easton) back to their former OLTL characters now that ABC won back the rights to the show and it’s characters. The characters these actors play on the show now are ok but not as exciting as they were when they played Todd and John.
Yes…rather have John and Todd-bored with their current characters…we never found out who was watching Starr after her accident??????
I always assumed it was Cole … I’m sure Ron would have gone in that direction had the characters remained on the show.
I don’t think playing those characters would be the same on a different show. For example: I loved “Nora Buchanan” but on GH she does nothing for me. The character seems different, she’s out of her element without Bo and friends, etc. I love Roger as Franco. I can’t see where Todd would fit in on GH without Blair, Vicki, Starr, etc. Same for McBain. No Natalie? No Bo? Would rather remember them as they were… 🙂
Hey Rebecca, replying here because I couldn’t above re: James DePaiva’s creepy turn as Dr. Bensch…although he may be hitting the mark if they’re trying to “Weinstein him,” as he takes just a little too much interest in mentoring young Kiki. And if I may be permitted a creepy moment of my own, what was the bigger disaster, the earthquake itself or that dress they had Kiki in for the wedding? No great loss to the wardrobe department or actress if that got ruined during the shooting of those scenes! Yikes, that was hideous, and only Haley’s incomparable beauty could salvage that wardrobe blunder.
It is amazing that so many people still actively miss OLTL, as I do. No soap can compare with the excellent family storytelling that OLTL delivered. It would be wonderful to see it again but truthfully it would never be the same.
I loved OLTL too, moreso in its earlty and midlife, before storytelling got too wacky and contrived. Any revival would not be the same, that is true.
I watched OLTL back when it was a half-an-hour, black-and-white and came on right before “Dark Shadows.” When it ended, I tossed my set. If they’d bring it back — even for a few episodes now and then — I’d go out and buy a TV.
jimbo. I remember that time, as well. I was teaching school and got home just in time for OLTL and then Dark Shadows. What fun times they were. Dark Shadows was so campy, but I loved it. From time to time, you would actually see the shadow of the mic boom on the screen. But, I loved the characters. That was back in 1970, for me. Was sorry to see it go off the air.
OLTL became one of my favorites. The characters and storylines always kept me riveted to the screen. Unlike you, I didn’t get rid of my TV, but my watching habits diminished. considerably. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
I sure do miss OLTL, and all the characters. I almost did not recognize Trevor St. John with those glasses in the first photo I looked at, I really did love that show, and was so sad when it ended. Hope all is doing well.
xoxoxoxoxo Everyone looks great!
Robin
I have never stopped missing this show. Please bring back OLTL!
I look at it like this: IF and WHEN a OLTL revival does happen, don’t let that DIRTBAG Brian Frons get anywhere near it.
Just saying……….
Brian Frons was fired not long after he executed OLTL and AMC.
Margo…true. B-u-t…as far as I’m concerned, that man is capable of anything negative or self-destructive. Yikes.
Take care.
So wonderful to see these talented people again. I miss One Life to Live everyday. The finest daytime drama with the finest cast ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I completely agree it was the most consistently fun, heartfelt, and wonderfully acted soap I miss it !!!!!!
Yes, Terri….It was also the only soap which gave great storylines to teens–Starr, Danielle, Langston, Jack etc…..and the much younger crowd…..
OLTL was a truly great show, but don’t most of those people have other jobs now? How much of the cast is left to repopulate Llanview?
I doubt it’ll ever come back. I think they just had a “reunion.”
I truly hope that oltl could come back ! Ending the story of Victor and Todd so abruptly when it would have been fabulous back and
Forth between the two “Todd’s” getting along with the family and finally giving Vicki some brotherly love. I miss the whole. Crew. Great cast good acting!
I miss the show a lot. WAtched from beginning. And juswhen you had the two “Todd’s”
Victor and Todd together the story ended just giving us a taste of brillance and deprived us of Vicki signing in desperation over the Todd’s behaviors! Miss Blair and her love hate with Todd. And start and her love for her dad’s
OLTL was always that show that was on between AMC and GH but I grew to love it over the years as its own thing. I watched in the Marco Dane/Karen Wolek years. So good. The trip to Heaven was just about the best thing I’ve ever seen soaps do. I loved all the Max and Luna and Marty and Todd and Nora and Bo stuff in the 90s and loved when they had theme songs for everyone. The AIDS Quilt stories is one of the best the show has ever done. The show lost me for awhile in the 2000s when they kept killing characters in endless serial killer stories by Dena Higley.Gabrielle in a toilet? Just no. But I returned when Ron started writing because I had to see for myself that Todd had returned with a new face and was falling in love with an amnesiac Marty. Those last few years were magic even if Ron occasionally went overboard (sigh, poor Marty). And the ending was perfect. Some amazing writing. I followed the characters to GH and although killing off Cole and Starrs daughter (although I don’t think either of them were meant to be really gone forever) and LOVED when they started tying both shows together via Alcazar/Tea’s brother…. sad when they suddenly all had to leave.
I was luke warm to the online version although I watched it all to the end and laughed/cheered at the Clint in the hospital scene with the cliffhanger….
I guess I’m a fan through and through and would love to see more….. Ron’s writing just became too awful on GH for me to continue but I rejoined the soap when Nora showed up a year ago. I’ve stayed with it and enjoyed Olivia telling Nora to ‘say hello’ to her cowboy thus suggesting that Olivia and Alex were one and the same (and giving Ron’s earlier idea a bit more legs).
I don’t see OLTL returning but it would be great to have some former OLTL characters come through Port Charles on occasion so that we could see what they’re up to and interact with GH characters. There are some natural connections and I think would pull lapsed fans back to the daytime habit. Plus, maybe it could act as a sort of back door pilot to see just how viable the characters and storylines still are. I suppose that’s all a pipe dream but no harm in dreaming. 🙂
Jacob, well said. And GH was so lucky to have Gerald Anthony’s Marco for as long as we did. He left us way too soon, but what a talent! He and Jane Elliot were such a comedic force. And as for OLTL (or AMC) returning, you make a good point about a “back door pilot” to test the waters. While I wouldn’t want to dilute GH in an attempt to relaunch one or both shows, organically weaving characters into the GH canvas makes sense. Giving us someone we already know and identify with is a much easier sell with greater upside (bringing viewers back) than foisting new characters on us. Looking at total viewers for the four remaining shows through YTD 2/23, you have better than 13.3m tuning in each week, down only 61.6k or .0046% vs. prior year levels, so you have a very stable audience—something we already know, daytime viewers are a fiercely loyal bunch—so, the support for a reboot is there but the clock is ticking on this, you can’t wait 21 years to resurrect a show `a la Roseanne. You would think that the dearth of creativity in Hollywood that is behind so many reboots (can’t come up with any new ideas) would be positive for a franchise such as a soap. Just plug it back into the television schedule and watch it go! Instant audience.
ABC: you fought hard in court to regain the rights to both shows, so why not use your intellectual property?
Thanks, Reed. Yes, organically! Nora’s appearance was great – they could have used a day player lawyer, but they made a great choice to cast a known character even if we unfortunately didn’t get any crumbs as to anyone around her (Bo, for example). I always thought Crimson and Enchantment would be natural partners (Kendall comes to Port Charles for a few days to close a business deal). And yes, good point about the clock ticking. And GREAT point about all the reboots these days and how it seems a natural thing to then extend that to a soap. For me, I have no understanding why the networks don’t package ‘best of’ dvds or create a channel where fans can pay a nominal amount to watch entire runs of these shows. The content is there, why not take advantage of it? OK so I’m probably not going to watch 14, 000 episodes of GH, but I would probably want to revisit some of the story arcs again. For example, in the days of VHS, my sister managed to string together all of Laura’s appearances as she lurked around Port Charles. It was FOUR HOURS of that Cristopher Cross song and Laura looking pensive around a corner…. Create the Robin/Stone story, or the whole Ice Princess thing. The possibilities are endless. And while I don’t think this is a million dollar idea, there are, as you say, 13.3 million of us right now. Can you imagine how many others are out there who would love to see a compilation of Erica Kane’s weddings? All of this is to say that the networks sit on this material and never really make use of it in any real way and it has always been a head scratcher for me why they don’t take advantage of it. I guess they don’t respect soap fans for some reason (do they really still believe that soap fans are mostly bored housewives who have the show on while they wash the dishes waiting for hubby to come home???) but when the execs whine that the shows cost a lot, I would like to counter with ‘you’re sitting on a goldmine and you don’t even realize it”. Because, Reed, as we both know, soap fans are incredibly loyal consumers. You’d think the networks would figure that out after 55 years! 🙂
Funny; I didn’t enjoy Nora’s spot on GH at all. I was looking forward to it; one of my favorite characters on OLTL. But as I said in a comment above on this page, the individual characters out of their “element” without any of the other characters just loses something for me. It was the “relationships” I enjoyed. I loved the Buchanan’s. I loved Vicky, Clint, Bo, Natalie, Jessica, Renee, Asa, etc…I loved Bo and Nora. Todd and Blair and/or Tea.
I will admit when I first heard three OLTL characters were coming over to GH after OLTL was canceled I was thrilled! After feeling the blow of losing a fictional world and people I’d come to know for so many years and having them RIPPED from my life LOL…so dumb it’s pathetic to feel that way…but I was elated to know they’d live on.
Now? Don’t know. Not unless they were able to bring a lot of them over; maybe make it a neighboring town where we they get to pop on over to their neighbors in Port Charles.
Jacob, I’m with you on all fronts. ABC was such a champion of the genre, even devoting an entire network to it via the former SOAPnet, which may have been ahead of its time, given the present-day reboot/nostalgia craze (i.e. the dearth of creativity we now find ourselves in). A re-launch as a true `a la carte offering or streaming channel would probably be more viable today, given our viewing habits, platforms, and propensity for binging. The thought of those endless hours of entertainment just waiting to be mined and why the networks can’t figure out a way to monetize and leverage it is beyond my comprehension. There’s so much underwhelming content out there with channels lacking any identity or purpose and yet you have an entire genre that generations of people grew up watching (and in some cases listening to) and these media companies can’t find an outlet to allow these shows to be enjoyed again? I remember catching The Edge of Night reruns on the USA Network, run back to back with Search for Tomorrow, during the fledgling days of that network. Heck, stick them on at odd hours of the day, my DVR can handle it! But alas, there doesn’t appear to be any desire by the networks to reinvigorate the format, let alone let it live again in repeats or on-demand episodes, so the virtual treasure trove of content will languish at the networks as non-performing assets. Such a shame! I guess I’ll have to scour the internet like everyone else for my fix of the good old days of when daytime thrived.
Like you, I’ll continue to do my part to support GH and maybe I’ll consider adding Days, but I’d much rather make room in my schedule for another ABC soap! Here’s hoping!
Awesome reunion! I’ll never forget OLTL. Still watch old episodes on a weekly basis.
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The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
Photo: ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Days of our Lives long-running cast member James Reynolds revealed on the November 10 edition of Entertainment Tonight that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and his character of Abe Carver will now be going through an on-screen Parkinson’s battle as well.
Speaking with ET’s Nischelle Turner, the 80-year-old actor and Daytime Emmy winner shared how he attempted to hide the warning signs dating back to 15-20 years ago when he would have, “What they call the hallucinations. My wife (Lissa) would say, ‘You were hitting me last night in bed,’ and I would say, ‘What?!’ I was having these really horrible dreams.” Reynolds also added that he realized falling out of bed was an early symptom of Parkinson’s too.
Discussing the on-going tremors that have become more noticeable over time especially in hands, James shared that when he finally told the Days of our Lives cast they were nothing but “extraordinarily helpful and supportive.”
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SCREEN LIFE TO MIRROR REAL LIFE
Now with DAYS about to launch into Abe’s Parkinson’s storyline, Reynolds hopes that he can turn his experience into something positive by encouraging others facing the disease to keep fighting. During the sit-down, Reynolds co-star Jackée Harry (Paulina Price) recalls her reaction to learning of Reynolds’ real-life diagnosis and how she has continued to search for new treatments to inform James about.
Although Parkinson’s disease currently has no cure, there are medications and treatments can help those manage symptoms and improve quality of life. The condition progresses at a different pace from individual to individual.
As discussed in his conversation with ET, Reynolds cited Michael J. Fox and Alan Alda as two high-profile celebrities who have brought awareness to the disease.
Photo: JPI
In story on DAYS, Abe in recent weeks had been experiencing tremors which led to seek help and a diagnosis Dr. Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans). Soon Abe and others will find out of his battle with Parkinson’s. Although on the promo for this week’s DAYS, Abe is seen telling Kayla, that he will do something, “when the time is right.”
James Reynolds is one of the most prolific performers, being the longest-running Black Actor in a role on a television series, not to mention his aforementioned Lead Actor Daytime Emmy win in 2018, and being inducted in 2025 into the Daytime Emmy Gold and Silver Society of honorees.
You can check out James’ in-depth conversation on his Parkinson’s diagnosis below.
Share your thoughts for James after learning of his health battle, and what do you think of Days of our Lives incorporating the disease into Abe Carver’s Salem storyline? Let us know in the comment section.
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