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Watching episode 445 right now and the writing is so damn good. Makes me wonder... are nowadays the people who are writing... complete idiots. Why is Bold not able to pursue a storyline without boring repetitive dialogue... why is it so hard. Why don't they just copy-paste some scripts from the old days! It will be better! I wanted to rank the years in storyline quality. From the years I've watched... not complete years, of course, since some I haven't watched completely... but I've watched the main stories and remember most of them from my childhood. 1. 1993 - The best time of Bold And The Beautiful... 2. 1987 - iconic 3. 1992 - iconic 4. 1988 - !!! 5. 1989 - !!! 6. 1990 - iconic 7. 1991 - Some of my favorite moments! 8. 1994 - good, but had problems and bad directing... from the episodes I remember. -1995-to 1998 haven't watched the storylines. then... 9.1999 - had some really cool stuff. 10. 2002 - I loved this year actually, even though there were some very stupid stories. 11. 2001 - remember the atmosphere. 12. 2000 - it's 50.50 13. 2005 - Somehow I liked this year. I think it's the only year they really tried to bring back some classic elements back. But failed. And I hated how much Bridget had to suffer like an idiot. And Brooke repeating Bridget. Bridget. Bridget. Bridget. I wonder how KKL didn't go to a doctor after having to say this disgusting name Bridget so many times. 14. 2003 - I have a bad taste from these episodes, didn't like how Brooke was being written. Nick just started to ruin everything. 15.2010 the only year after 2003, that I can rank at this place. The most stupid storyline stands out as the most interesting. The Oliver bang. It was trashy and fun... but Bold was now in another territory. Complete trash. Brooke is a caricature. Hope is the new Bridget. Disgusting. TILL now it's OK. Hahahah. 16. 2004 something's very off in 2004. very repetitive... too much Nick. 17. 2006 starting to go really bad. Taylor is unbearable at times. Storylines get dark and melodramatic. Had some good parts and good fights. 18. 2013 - There was an attempt here to re-boot after death of Stephanie and Ronn Moss leaving. It was bearably bad. I liked the Slut from the valley with Bill though... I don't know why. 19.2012 - Stephanie going away... But otherwise... Hope nightmare. 20.2007 Donna Logan nightmare - And complete death of Brooke as a character. 21. 2008 - Hated the entire year. Brooke had botched lip surgery. That's what I remember. 22.2009 - I don't even remember what this year was about... and I think I've watched the episodes 2 times! 23. 2011 - Bad. Bad. Bad. Thomas Brooke. Bad. Then 2014-2020 - Please cancel this sh-t. This is so bad and so useless.. unwatchable. 2017 stands out as a better. Otherwise... I hate everything. And it's fast forward. Too much Bill, who can't act if his life depends on it. Too much bad acting. So to make a resume - Till Stephanie was gone... it started as a masterpiece and turned trashy, but watchable. After 2013-2014 I pray for cancellation and this is coming from a HARDCORE fan, who grew up with this show and loves it more than ANYTHING Tv or media. How would you guys rank the years you have watched? Even if not full...

You are a superstar.

Amazing. I am all for 1989 to be uploaded first, if you have it. From Amy's uploads. These I think are the most precious episodes. Thank you million times again. When I get my laptop I can pretty much add complete 2005... I have couple of months from 2003 and 2004 from diva tv somewhere... and 2006-2020 is more available on youtube. I once had a lot more, but my laptop got stolen. I am still mourning the loss of these episodes.

Is Santa Barbara good... better than B and B... Similar.. or... I was thinking of starting it from beginning. Never watched it. Tried episode 1 and liked it at 50 percent. SHould I watch it?

I was watching some of the episodes they uploaded on their official channel... and they are not finally cut even. There was a mark for a scene to be switched because it's not a good quality. How and why did they upload these episodes on there... Mess. I am happy that they did.. but it's such a mess. I noticed that when you watch these old episodes on youtube there are ads... so probably they wanted the money from ads and views and someone suggested they upload whole years. Why don't they upload the whole series hahah.. they will make money from views... I guess I can dream.

Thank you so much guys! Thank God we set up the vault! This is devastating. About Amy.

Complete 1988 will be amazing! YES YES YES! You will be god... I would die for complete 1993... in any language....

I am shaking with excitement for this vault. I never in a million years believed that we'll see the first years in such quality, but now we are... my ultimate dream is to have 1987-1993 in good quality... but any quality will do. For me these years are the foundation of my childhood and the best memories ever... and the most precious storytelling I've known ever. I loved it so much I was crazy obsessed as a child. Bold is like a drug to me... the good Bold. I am so grateful to you guys! SO SO much. Special thank you for the person who set the vault up! HERO.

This is amazing. Will upload whatever I have when I get to my old laptop soon. Old You guys are heros. On my laptop I have the beginning of 2005... end of 2005 is uploaded on youtube and is officially availlable, but I also have it downloaded. Also, I apploud Marquise, 1987, 1988 will be amazing.

THANK you so so much.!

I used 4k video downloader. It did the whole job in 24 hours, all of the playlists.

I downloaded everything. Lol.

I don't know who is responsible for this huge leak of old episodes in the official youtube page, but I'm noticing some episodes are just parts of an episode, others have strange differences from official episodes. So, this doesn't look right to be made public. I'm happy it is, but are they out of their mind, lol. This is an official youtube profile, why are they uploading corrupt episodes? Look at 2009 season and how there are episodes 7 minutes long.

I'm happy they are uploading old episodes, because every episode with Susan Flannery is a good episode for me. 2005, 2006, 2007 was not that bad. Compared to today's episode quality it's like Dostoevsky. But, why are they uploading the episodes in this raw, not meant for viewing form? Could this be some kind of mistake? Maybe these episodes are not meant to be public, but they haven't realized it yet? This youtube channel is very strange and through the years they have uploaded episodes, then made them private, then made the public again. It's bizarre. And they are not uploading complete years. They are complete in like 95 per cent, but not 100 complete. Which is strange for an official channel. But if you want to keep these episodes, try downloading them, before they are made private, IF they are made private.

Are these old classic episodes going to be uploaded for years to come? How can we know that? I'm searching for information, but can't find any in English. For now, we know they are being uploaded on Videoland by RTL, and they have started uploading the 3rd season, which means we'll be going to get up to episode 750 for sure and if they start uploading season 4, we are going up to episode 1000. In amazing quality for a show that is 30 years old. I've never thought this day will come, but it came.

https://www.videoland.com/series/1161/the-bold-classics/2878 Here is where the episodes are coming from. The show is being broadcasted from beginning. If someone knows how to download these, we can get them from their main source. I don't know how to do it.

I loved this!

In my continuing appreciation of the Classic episodes, I just realized why it's so interesting to watch - ignore the amazing dialogue, music, set and overall rich and beautiful feeling of the show, that nowadays can't be duplicated by prime time shows even... IT'S THE MULTIPLE storylines. Comparing to today... and the last 15 years actually, when the show could only tell 1, 2 stories at a time, mainly one, which is a triangle... with everyone else being used as a commentary. I remember 2011 or 2012 when there were months of boring, dull episodes, in which Brooke is with Ridge, or Stephanie, or someone else, and she has done something, slept with someone by mistake, and all we hear is CRYING, explaining, re-telling something that happened 2 months ago, with the character in the next room discussing the same thing. IT WAS DEATH. And 15 years before that... in 1987... The show had... I may over-estimate... but 5 to 8 stories, 2,3 of them MAIN, 1 - THE BIGGEST and rest also important... In episodes 60-70-something we have Ridge / Caroline / Thorne - I think it's the main story. Eric/Margo/Stephanie and Beth/Eric - second Rocco with Katie and Donna - third and then... Brooke/Caroline - friendship Brooke/Ridge - beginning - will be main soon. Brooke/Thorne - beginning Donna - new life with some guy... not that important for me. Bill/Margo - interesting Bill VS Ridge - I love it! Stephanie VS Kristen Kristen - job at Forrester Mother Logan attacked by guys and moving with the Logans... The whore ALex and Thorne using her to attack Ridge And... more and more and more. I don't say these are all storylines, but they are all relationships happening simultaneously. AND IT'S BREATHTAKINGLY ENGAGING. Bill Bell was... A MASTER.

I'm up to episode 90. And let me say. This is the best thing i've seen in my life. Judge me... I like it. And let me be honest with you... for the past couple of days I've been faking the flu, so I can stay home and watch B&B. I've never been so excited... to wait for Brooke arriving at the Forresters mansion, to cry with Beth after she saw Eric for the first time. I feel like a kid again. I snuck into the warm bed, under the covers and I just watch episode after episode. I don't want it to end. I'm happy I have time to catch up to 500 episodes... that are being uploaded to youtube. I feel like I've died and gone to heaven. I've been obsessed with B&B since childhood, and when I was 10 I started collecting. But... I had never seen the beginning. Dream come true. This show is my guilty pleasure.

And I don't know if I'm old fashioned, but the soundtrack was superb. So dramatic and in the same time classy. What happened to all these amazing Bold and beautiful melodies. Nowadays, the music is so awful, it's laughable and at times like you are watching animation.

I can't stop watching the classic episodes. I'm just at the beginning still. These first 500 episodes of Bold are... 30 year later SPECTACULAR. The plots are so well written, there is gentle build-up, EVERY character has purpose, there is CONFLICT in every scene, there is subtext. I've been observing everything very closely and I think the writers have used lot's of myths and ancient storyline arcs. I even detect Shakespearian plot-steps, but I guess... every good story has something shakespearian. Every dialogue reminds me of something I've read, heard, seen. It goes on like a good play. And after so many years, I'm reminded why I fell in love with this show, when I was a baby. Why I won't go to school, so I can watch it. My mother was in the hospital, ready to give birth to me, when she would watch Bold every single day. LET ME say... Stephanie Forrester was so powerful and scary! And smart! Every scene she is in, I get goosebumps. She is so manipulative and sharp, and at the same time... aristocratic and beautiful. Ridge is the total JERK and I love it. Caroline is the way a HEROINE should be written. She is not easy and she is constantly striving to change. Brooke is... acting better than she acts today. Smarter and older in her thinking... This show was a DIAMOND. And now it's a cheap roll of toilet paper.

I am currently watching Vancouver season 1 and may I say - Jody Claman is the scariest, most disgusting villain of all time. She is the meanest psychotic bully I've seen in my entire life. This is by far the darkest housewives season I've seen. It's like watching Mean Girls / Gone Girl on repeat. The viciousness of this woman makes her seem like some kind of animation character. She is like a modern Cruella DeVille. What do you guys think ? Who is it even possible to bully someone on television like that. Mary is not perfect, but what she endures in this show is unbelieavable. LOOK AT HER SLIPPERS!

My mum and I watched the first episodes yesterday. I would say that if today the show is 2/10, back then it was 8/10. I really love how they write suspence and every scene has some kind of conflict, but it's not cheap. I love it. I think there is. Brooke is always reading on the newspaper about Ridge and Caroline. And I think Brooke is Ridge's karma for doing horrible things to Caroline. He met his match.

Big thank you Marquise!

Marquise, would you be also uploading the episodes up to episode 250 from 1988 or the site didn't have them? Again, thank you so so much. I'm asking because I'm already looking forward to some of the later episodes.