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Not sure if this will effect soaps returning to production

That was a mess. 

On Monday, June 29, in an episode that originally aired on September 21, 1994, Paul pulls out all the stops to propose to Christine.  

On Tuesday, June 30, in an episode that originally aired on December 14, 1994, Paul’s mother, Mary makes a surprise appearance at Christine’s bridal shower.

On Wednesday, July 1, in an episode that originally aired on December 29, 1994, Paul and Christine’s wedding day takes a shocking turn.

On Thursday, July 2, in an episode that originally aired on August 7, 1996, Christine and Paul take the plunge, as Phyllis makes a confession.

On Friday, July 3, in an episode that originally aired on August 15, 2003, Paul interrupts Isabella’s revenge plot against Christine.

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/new-bb-yr-theme-weeks-announced/

During the week of June 29, B&B will feature a “Love Conquers All” theme. 

On Monday, June 29, in an episode that originally aired on August 13, 2014, Wyatt  convinces Hope to take the marital plunge — literally — in Monte Carlo.

On Tuesday, June 30, it’s Maya and Rick’s wedding day. The episode originally aired on August 12, 2015.

On Wednesday, July 1, Ridge and Caroline head to the beach, and pronounce themselves as husband and wife. The episode first aired on September 14, 2015.

On Thursday, July 2, Eric and Quinn tie the knot; celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton guest stars as Reverend Murphy. This episode originally aired on September 26, 2016.

On Friday, July 3, from the episode that aired in July 4, 2018, Steffy tells Ridge that she is ready to marry Liam, just as he learns that Hope is pregnant with his child. 

Does anyone remember scenes between Amelia Marshall (Gilly) and Beverlee McKinsey? I was listening to Amelia's podcast interview and she talked a bit about her first scenes with Bev, I don't think I've ever seen those. 

5 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

I don't think many Black actors would be crying over missing out on the blow up dolls.

 

These issues that daytime soaps have makes me SMH. I also think viewers who are so afraid that the shows will get canceled that they'll watch any piece of schlock are also complicit. There has bee no collective movement to get these shows improve on their abysmal records on lack of representation, especially behind the scenes and I think because these shows have never had to truly improve, many have lurched toward cancellation with their lack of innovation.

Preachhhhhh!!!!! Viewers are complicit

5 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

And another show where I don’t see an Emmy winning performance. I like Rome Flynn — as I said about Clifton — but I don’t see the Emmy.

Yeah these have been super underwhelming (and this is my first time seeing these). To be fair so was the Y&R episode  - have no clue with EB won an Emmy for that. 

Apparently that Supervising Producer of Bold and Beautiful, Casey Kasprzyk, did a radio interview and this is the recap:

https://wgnradio.com/roe-conn/

He said they went back to filming and he had a very unusual assignment. He had to go to a "doll " store to purchase some "sex dolls" for use in filming romantic scenes. Since the actors cannot be closer than 6' away, they will artfully put wigs on the dolls to represent one half of the couple and then reverse it and have a second doll for the partner. These will be interspersed in the way that it will look like there is "romance" going on. He also said that they have asked spouses of some of the characters if they would be willing to stand in in some of the scenes and they have several "yeses." He said these dolls are quite expensive and he bought a mid priced model for $1300 and was going to go back to purchase a male model. They can use wigs on them to match the character's hairstyles and we will be seeing things like "an arm around the shoulder" or cheek and hair, or if in bed, the body form

Who won an Emmy for that episode? And why? I am confused, I thought it was a great VR episode but I didn't see anything from anyone else really. 

This is either the 3rd or 4th Sonny themed week. That is utterly ridiculous and completely absurd. 

Well that brings up a good point - I am honestly baffled that not one of the 3 soaps airing reruns decided to just air a storyline for a week rather than the one-offs. You're not getting the beginning, middle or end - its just the middle (and sometimes the end) of random stories. 

I think the repeats would have done better if they would have selected a story and showed it for a week. Something like the reveal that Nathan got HIV from Keesha or Veronica shooting Nikki. 

EXCLUSIVE: The Young and the Restless is poised to become the second U.S. daytime drama to return to the set. I hear the producers for the soap have sent a letter to the cast and crew, notifying them of a tentative plan to restart production on July 6.

As is the case with any production plans during the pandemic, which are in flux because COVID-19 conditions change daily, I hear July 6 was listed in the letter as a goal, not as a firm restart date.

7 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

Did Taylor ever sleep with Thorne there in 1997? 

Nope. They kissed but never had sex. She never slept with Thorne, Grant, nobody but James that one time. 

For a while I thought it was actually something Tylo requested but then she returned and allnof a sudden Taylor was sleeping with Thorne, Nick, Rick etc

Taylor should have stuck with Pierce. 

It is bizarre how the show constantly teased her with other peoplebut never gave her a love interest outside of Ridge. From 1992 - 2002 the only person that Taylor had sex with besides Ridge was James (once). 

Did we really need two Cassie episodes? 

Lol I know the other soaps are happy for B&B to be the guinea pig. 

I will say a few days isn't a big deal but it does seem they weren't as prepared as Brad claimed and it kind of takes the wind out of the sails after doing all those interviews about how ready they are. 

But if B&B doesn't have enough tests for their small ass cast I don't know what Y&R amd GH are going to do. 

13 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

 

Of course he chose the classics. OF COURSE. I can see him making a sourpuss face choosing to air non-Liam episodes. 

 

As for Steffy’s new man I fully expect it to be a PSA story that lasts a full month with a little Emmy bait and then get completely dropped never to be heard from again until he’s randomly brought back to die. 

How accurate

I also find it weird that people are like 'Steffy is going to date a black man!'

She already has. She dated Marcus. And Taylor had a thing with Reese (Black), Hector (Latino) and Omar (Indian) so......

2 hours ago, Aback said:

I'm sorry, I see what's amusing about Bradley's plan but I think many people are taking it too far.

 

How were the shows supposed to make a comeback? At least Bradley is thinking outside the box, which is something I appreciate and stand up for. Who knows, maybe more shows than you think will follow suit. What else was Bradley supposed to do? Refuse to work? Have the characters mention COVID-19? Maybe, but then again Ridge and Brooke as spouses would be supposed to have contact.

 

Also - they say TV shows are life without the dull parts. Well, quarantine and social distancing are very dull parts right now.

I don't get why this is being made so complicated. Just don't write love scenes? People do know that tv shows were on the air for years without love scenes right? I don't see why stupid gimmicks like blow up dolls are necessary. 

Focus on business stories - Forrester, Spectra, put Brooke back in the lab, get back to fashion. I don't get why this is so difficult to do for 4-6 months? 

To be honest, blow up dolls and the rest of this foolishness takes far less creativity than actually writing a good quality story.

Brad has no talent though so of course this would be his solution. He can't go without a dumb triangle and random plot point hook up that amounts to nothing.