"Knots Landing" to be honored at 2009 TV Land Awards - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 03-19-2009, 11:03 AM

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Since departing "Knots Landing" over two decades ago, Constance McCashin has rarely looked back. She's consistently said no to reunions, even when begged by producers of the '80s primetime soap. "I just didn't want to do it. It's kind of like 'Jurassic Park 6.' Who needs it?" quips McCashin, who lives in Newton with her husband, "George of the Jungle" director Sam Weisman. So when we heard that the "Knots Landing" gang is being honored next month at the TV Land Awards in LA, we assumed McCashin would again be MIA. (So did fans of the show, one of whom posted this comment on a "Knots" message board:

"It will be interesting to see if the ever-absent Constance McCashin is there. I wouldn't hold my breath.") Well, she will be. McCashin, who works as a psychotherapist at Brandeis these days, tells us she's flying out for the April 19 taping, joining castmates Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Kevin Dobson, William Devane, and Donna Mills. McCashin says she's always been grateful to "Knots" creator David Jacobs for casting her as Laura Avery. "It changed my life," she says. But she also admits it ended badly eight years later, in 1987. "I was very hurt the way I was let go for financial reasons," she says. "I wish they'd handled my demise better. . . . It was a big fat brain tumor. Sam says I was an homage to chemotherapy. Everyone with cancer should look so good." McCashin will make the trip west with Weisman and their 26-year-old son, Daniel, who was just 11 weeks old when he joined the "Knots" cast. "It was brilliant casting," McCashin says. "He played my son."

catlover79 · 03-19-2009, 01:51 PM

Very cool!! She was perfect in the role of Laura - Richard didn't deserve her.

steevo · 03-19-2009, 04:59 PM

^ I agree. Laura was one of the strongest characters on Knots, and I am glad that Constance will be joining her cast mates for this reunion.

I can't wait to see this. Knots landing was a classic series and IMHO deserves to be honored.

AB · 04-21-2009, 05:56 PM

I'm looking forward to seeing the Knot's Landing cast on the show too.

03-19-2009, 11:03 AM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	"Knots Landing" to be honored at 2009 TV Land Awards Link Since departing "Knots Landing" over two decades ago, Constance McCashin has rarely looked back. She's consistently said no to reunions, even when begged by producers of the '80s primetime soap. "I just didn't want to do it. It's kind of like 'Jurassic Park 6.' Who needs it?" quips McCashin, who lives in Newton with her husband, "George of the Jungle" director Sam Weisman. So when we heard that the "Knots Landing" gang is being honored next month at the TV Land Awards in LA, we assumed McCashin would again be MIA. (So did fans of the show, one of whom posted this comment on a "Knots" message board: "It will be interesting to see if the ever-absent Constance McCashin is there. I wouldn't hold my breath.") Well, she will be. McCashin, who works as a psychotherapist at Brandeis these days, tells us she's flying out for the April 19 taping, joining castmates Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Kevin Dobson, William Devane, and Donna Mills. McCashin says she's always been grateful to "Knots" creator David Jacobs for casting her as Laura Avery. "It changed my life," she says. But she also admits it ended badly eight years later, in 1987. "I was very hurt the way I was let go for financial reasons," she says. "I wish they'd handled my demise better. . . . It was a big fat brain tumor. Sam says I was an homage to chemotherapy. Everyone with cancer should look so good." McCashin will make the trip west with Weisman and their 26-year-old son, Daniel, who was just 11 weeks old when he joined the "Knots" cast. "It was brilliant casting," McCashin says. "He played my son."

03-19-2009, 01:51 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Very cool!! She was perfect in the role of Laura - Richard didn't deserve her.
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03-19-2009, 04:59 PM	#3
steevo It is Green Senior Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,474	^ I agree. Laura was one of the strongest characters on Knots, and I am glad that Constance will be joining her cast mates for this reunion. I can't wait to see this. Knots landing was a classic series and IMHO deserves to be honored.
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04-21-2009, 05:56 PM	#4
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,426	I'm looking forward to seeing the Knot's Landing cast on the show too.