简介：SetinthefictionaltownofCorinth,theearlyyearsoftheshowrevolvedaroundtheblue-collarDonovansandtheblue-bloodAldens.Majorsocialissuessuchasincest,alcoholismandpost-traumaticstresssyndromeofVietnamvetswerecovered.ButMarlandandNixonlefttheseriesafterafewyearsandinspiteofABCbumpingdownRyan'sHopetogiveLovingachoicetimeslot,andcastadditionsofsuchpopularAllMyChildrenstarsasDebbiMorganandJeanLeClerc,theratingsremainedpoorthroughouttheshow'srun.Lovingsufferedfromaconstantrevolvingdoorofwritersandproducers,leadingtoquestionablestorymomentssuchasaheroine'saddictiontocoughsyrupandonecharactersellinghissoultotheDevil.Lovingcelebratedits10thAnniversaryonABConJune26,1993. Long-runningcharactersincludedAva,aschemerwhoseadventuresrangedfromstuffingapillowinherdresstosimulatepregnancytobeingkidnappedatUniversalStudiostobeingmenacedbyherlover'sidenticaltwin,Gilbert.AnotherlongtimefavoritewasStaceyDonovanwhowastheonlycontinuouslyrunningoriginalcastmemberleftwhenshewaskilledviaapoisonedpowderpuffinsummer1995,andGwynethAlden,thelong-sufferingmatriarchwhoneverstoppedlovingherroguishexClayorhermentallydisturbedchildrenTrishaandCurtis. Inearly1995,ABCDaytimeplannedtocanceltheshow,andaskednewHeadWritersJamesHarmonBrownandBarbaraEsenstentofindawaytosalvageafewcomponentsoftheseries.Thewritersembarkedupontheshow'slastbigstoryline,andwhatmanyconsideredoneoftheshow'sbeststorylines,theCorinthserialkiller.Stacey,Clay,Curtis,Cabot,IsabelleandJeremylosttheirlives,culminatingintherevelationthataninsaneGwynhadmurderedmostofherfriendsandfamilyinabidto"maketheirpaingoaway."Gwyntheninjectedherselfwithpoisonbeforethepolicecouldtakeherintocustody.LovingcharactersSteffi,Ally,Alex,Angie,Buck,Jacob,andTessmovedtoSohoandbegananewseries,TheCity,whichwouldrununtilMarch1997.…