Billy Magnussen ("As The World Turns") has landed the lead role in the untitled Jonathan Glatzer Silicon Valley-set drama series for AMC and AMC+. #BillyMagnussen #AsTheWorldTurns #ATWT #SiliconValley
TODAY IN QUEER TV HISTORY
AS THE WORLD TURNS - 1/23/1989, CBS
Eighties daytime soaps had very few queer regular characters or AIDS storylines, so this well-meant, likeable, underused, and kind of bland gay male regular, Hank Eliot (Brian Starcher), was a baby-step in the right direction.
Hank's partner was hospitalized, long term, with AIDS complications, which let the writers work in information about an epidemic that had the public terrified and panicked. In this episode, Hank is awaiting the results of a follow-up HIV test.
Hank was mostly there as a complication and learning opportunity for his presumably straight neighbors, and their conversations about him generally got more screen time than he did. I've written an essay about Hank in the Notes on the video's YouTube page.
The death of Bryant Montgomery was one of those soap deaths that was too soon. Todd Rotondi was brilliant as Bryant. He had great chemistry with everyone. It makes me wonder what could have been for the character of Bryant if he had only lived. A triangle between Bryant/Jennifer/Billy perhaps. So much story possibility.
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I just loved how Sierra would look after Celia. Sierra may have been the ruler of Montega, but she had her people in her heart and best interest.
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Today in 1975 — THE EDGE OF NIGHT and AS THE WORLD TURNS aired *live* for the last time.
They became the last soaps to switch to videotape — after nearly 20 years of live broadcasts.
Kathryn Hays (1934-2022) would have been 89 today.
After early roles on shows like STAR TREK she played Kim on AS THE WORLD TURNS for 38 years.
“We were great friends,” co-star Don Hastings said.
The only soap supercouple that will truly have my 
. NOBODY does it better than Maura and Michael. True North, ALWAYS. 
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