Vizion

From Nikki: I added the following Y&R episodes to the vault. Hopefully they aren't duplicates of what's already in there but it's hard to tell because I'm an idiot and didn't label anything. Here is what was added: 1984 episode (in folder labeled "unsure of dates") 1988 episode (in folder labeled "unsure of dates") 4 1994 episodes (in folder labeled "unsure of dates") 2 1992 episodes (in folder labeled "unsure of dates")

From Nikki: I have had some people ask about YR 2004 episodes to see Joan Van Ark so I am adding what I have to the vault and I actually know the dates of a lot of them.

Was Barbados when Lauren was trying to seduce Ridge and Brooke was running around with that doll? Cause that story was atrocious lol. I think it legit was voted worst story of the year in SOD that year lol.

Nikki said she added more episodes to 1994 and asked to remind everyone she doesn't have anything after Hunter left so Taylor's death will be the end of the 94 episodes. Also what is everyone's general opinion of 1995 and 1996 B&B? I am finding those years a chore to watch - all of the focus on Rick and Bridget is nauseating. Why in the world was Brad Bell or whomever so in love with Steve Hartman? That kid ate up so much airtime.

This. I thought they cut Amanda and Billy because the audience wasn't into it at all? Pretty sure it was said fan reaction stopped Billy/Amanda (though I can't imagine anyone is interested in Lily/Billy who are dull as dirt).

Is this really an entire episode about ABBY? Hell nah. They must be joking

Lol, medical advancements are amazing but Michelle has had work done on her face and body. There are videos on You Tube and other sites (promoting Michelle having had work from certain places.)

I am not done watching 1994 and I hope we get as much of the early months of that year as possible but I am really struck by how much better the writing was from 92-94 than it was in any other period of the show. Aside from the triangle and even Belief, I enjoyed the Sally/Jack/Stephanie triangle, the Sheila story, Thorne and Macy's marriage troubles, etc. It is crazy to me that Bill Bell seemed to step away this as this show was starting to reach its potential and not soon after you felt the decline. I have obviously seen episodes from late 1994 after Hunter returned and it almost feels like a TOTALLY different show than it was before she left not just how it was written but it even LOOKED like a completely different show.

This show is terrible BUT holy #%$@ Melody Thomas Scott looks AMAZING! She looks better than a lot of folks on the show half her age!

LOL I don't agree with him either (movies like Unfaithful don't work without sex scenes), but specific to soaps how do you feel? Have you missed them now that Covid prevents any show from doing them?

There was huge discussion on social media around the holidays about whether sex scenes in television and film are necessary and I thought it would be interesting to discuss it where soaps are concerned. With Covid, obviously we aren't getting any of the love/sex scenes that we usually get - do you miss them? Do you think soaps need them? Do you think not having them is hurting any particular story/show/arc? Has it effected how much you enjoy certain couples or pairings? Has Covid changed how you view them? What are your thoughts?

I was waiting for someone to mention Tricia Quick. What a dumb disaster that was. GH and its merry go round of tiny brunettes they tried to use as Brenda replacements. Wasn't Genevieve around the time that MTS had actually cleaned out her dressing room? I remember an interview with Logan or Fairman where MTS basically says Genie was brought on as her replacement but it wasn't MAB's fault. The issue was above her. https://ew.com/article/2011/06/10/melody-thomas-scott-young-and-restless/

Nikki said she put some 1993 episodes and 1994 episodes in the vault. "As usual, I don't know the exact dates and I know the Taylor/Brooke confrontation at Big Bear is missing, trying to find that episode"

I have seen many people say this but I can't quite understand why. I mean sure, the Luan story I don't see but I know people think Jack falling in love with Nikki was the start of the character changing and I have seen scenes where Terry's Jack was just as taken with Nikki and I could have easily seen him conning Nikki into marriage only to fall in love with her. This one in particular:

Does anyone have 2000? Especially the early part of 2000 (before May)? It seems like full episodes from the month of January - May are hard to find.

Is the vault down for anyone else?

Nikki posted more 1999 episodes in the vault.

I don't care much about this story (or any of the stories on the show frankly) but she is stunning.

Hey everyone, Those 1999 episodes are apparently from Nikki N who does the B&B episodes. She emailed asking some of us if we knew the dates and could rename them. I don't know the dates though. Can anyone rename those clips? Can you even do that in the share?

Nikki emailed saying she will be adding more full 1993 and 1994 episodes next week. She has most of the episodes until Hunter's exit.

Nikki N sent an email this morning saying she added 15 more 1993 episodes. I think they're in a folder for December (I haven't looked). She also said she added more stuff to her Tridge channel (not sure what).

I don't know if it would have happened the way it happened necessarily but I think Nikki and Jack definitely would have married eventually anyway.

Well I'm not so much talking about now but the period that Peter is talking about (mainly the 80's and 90's). I think the B&B cast seems fairly close now but I don't believe that was the case in the 90's either tbh. The GH cast now is a mess but the 80's and 90's crew are still SUPER close to this day (Kim Shriner, Lynn Herring, Jane Elliot, Jackie Zeman, Tony Geary, Ian Buchanan, Emma Samms, Tristan Rogers, etc). I didn't actually realize how close they all still are until they did those GH fan events together and told like a million stories (Jane and Tony travel overseas together, Lynn, Jane and Kin talk multiple times a day, etc).

The East Coast soaps had a reputation for being very close. I know the GL cast used to go out drinking together all the time, they all would walk to a local bar. The west coast soaps are different. Everything and everyone is spread out. Several actors have said the Y&R cast was standoffish and didn't socialized much. Its interesting though evem compared to the other west coast soaps Y&R's cast never seemed particularly close. Even in the 80's and 90's the stories you hear about the cast of GH and all of their shenanigans - you rarely hear those kinds of stories about backstage Y&R.

Thank you. What was happening at that time? Jack was really in love with Nikki?