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Eric Braden's Michael Fairman interview (video/text)

https://michaelfairmantv.com/the-young-and-the-restless-eric-braeden-interview-lead-actor-daytime-emmy-nomination-20-years-victor-newman/2024/04/29/

His reel is "some scenes with Adam." I wish they would ask their publicists for episode numbers instead of asking the actors.

 

Braeden says when he won in the 90s, he was not at the show because he was doing a Shakespeare play. His last nomination was in 2004 and he hasn't submitted his name in over 10 years. He's excited about this nomination and even sent the announcement to his brothers in Germany.

 

He says the reason he submitted this year was due to changes in the voting process that he's long advocated for, that "opened up" the process of the voting panel. Does anyone know more about this? Did it used to be that daytime actors judged the reels, and now it's all SAG-AFTRA members?

What was your reaction to finding out you were nominated?

ERIC: To be very frank with you, I was very happy. I said “Oh, that’s nice.” Someone had listened because I’d complained for years about the voting system, and it was based on pure laziness as far as I’m concerned. There are 150,000 registered actors in Hollywood. You can’t tell me that you can vote only from within your company. It’s nonsense. It’s not right. You know, let other actors from the outside be judges of what they see.

Kind of funny to see some callbacks to classic Y&R last week with Harrison calling Jordan a witch and Victor's bomb shelter dungeon still intact, haha.

I've been laughing at all of the things Jordan "no last name" is being called. Lots of actors have picked up on EB's way of saying "that Jordan woman." Even Phyllis and Daniel said it. This week Victor switched to "that Jordan broad." Nikki called her a beast, and Harrison called her a witch. Jack simply called her "the Jordan" a la "the Donald" (assuming PB missed a word there, even though he's the self-proclaimed master of rote memorization).

3 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Another example of an actor enjoying scenes that may not be so well received by viewers. I caught some of Eileen's Southern Belle...

If that display counted as mental illness then what about Phyllis? She goes down to that lounge and does that all the time, even takes her clothes and hair extensions off, too...

RIP! After being on and off for so many years, so glad she got to do that last big storyline, then retire on her terms. 

 

Here are some of the videos from her retirement:

 

 

I'm sorry if this is obvious, but what is NTY? And congrats! 

Responding to @janea4old's post from the April 2024 post here to add additional context.

 

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I watched some of the Rainbow Gardens stuff during summer 2020. Don't remember if it was on CBS pandemic reruns or if I just delved into old youtubes that existed then. 
In the 1990s Christine was in attorney mode and did well with this. She discovered that the property was once owned by one of the Phillip Chancellors (Katherine's ex or his father, or maybe an ancestor.).  After this discovery, she got Katherine to fund it or assist with paperwork, or  maybe they got it declared a city historical site, or something like that, whatever, and that saved the tenants from eviction.

 

Yup, they had it declared a historical site so Christine could stop the sale and save the tenants.

 

I found a detailed recap on Usenet. 

Unfortunately, this October 13, 1993 episode is not online AFAIK, and this doesn't give all the details of Kay's testimony. An SOD recap from October 1993 does say that "Cricket discovers that Civil War Hero Garfield Dandrige Chancellor is the man responsible for drawing up the first city charter. He also commissioned a world-renowned architect to build Rainbow Gardens. She attempts to have the building declared an historic monument."

I enjoyed the color commentary from the recapper... all the sneers, the snits... like it's a television show, where they show things, and it's... entertaining! I can totally picture Jeanne delivering that line "I am Katherine CHANCELLOR Sterling."

(wonder why none of this was mentioned at the recent "Bicentennial" LOL)
 

 

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.tv.soaps/c/-14H6Y4EGr0/m/Tn1rMTvZiRIJ

COURTROOM
Court is now in session. The judge has Cricket state
her case. She states that she is trying to stop the
destruction of a building that is most likely a historical
landmark and that she is seeking an injunction to prevent
its destruction. The judge asks if it has been declared a
landmark by the state historical landmark people. Cricket
tells the judge that the facts which would establish it as a
landmark have just been discovered. Chang, Hodgekin's
scumbag lawyer, thinks that Cricket is making an outrageous
attempt to stop a legal sale, and that this Katherine
Sterling person, whoever she is, has no interest in this
matter and is a fictitious plaintiff. Katherine stands up,
introduces herself to the judge, saying, "I am Katherine
Sterling... Katherine CHANCELLOR Sterling... and I assure
you that I have a deep and abiding interest in this
building, as should every bright and right thinking citizen
in Genoa City." Hodgekins shoots a very nasty look in her
direction.

COURTROOM
Cricket calls Katherine as her first witness. She
takes the stand and is sworn in. Cricket enters a book
belonging to Katherine as Plaintiff's Exhibit #1. The judge
asks for a general description of the book, but Chang
interrupts and asks what bearing an old book can have on
anything. The judge asks to see it, flips through it, and
tells Chang that he is right about one thing... it is a very
old book. He tells Cricket to proceed. Howard Hodgekins
sneers at her; Danny watches from the rear of the
courtroom....

COURTROOM
Cricket asks Katherine what the book is. She says it
is the Chancellor family Bible. It belonged to Phillip
Chancellor. It was given to him by his father, who received
it from his father. She stated that Phillip was the grandson of
Garfield Chancellor, who was a decorated Union general. Garfield
took up residence in Genoa City before it was even called
Genoa City. He had a dry good store before he built Rainbow
Gardens. Rainbow Gardens was mentioned by name in the
family Bible, and it is the same Rainbow Gardens which is
the subject of the petition. She tells that some of the
things of historical significance that happened there
include the first mayor living there, the city charter being
signed there, and several prominent families living there.
She stated that the building was sold during the Great
Depression, and that she is disgusted with the current
disgraceful state of the building. Chang does not want to
cross-examine her or offer evidence. The judge excuses
Katherine.
He asks Cricket how long it will take the Historical
Commission to make a decision, and what the action might be.
She refers the question to what's-his-name from the
commission. He thinks that an emergency decision can be
made within thirty days, and although he hesitates to speak
for the rest of the board, he thinks that the building will
be declared a landmark.
Howard Hodgekins bursts out in anger, stating that the
Landmark dude is blowing his deal. Hodgekins asks how he is
supposed to make a sale if he comes and turns the place into
a museum? The judge tells him that it is between him and
the buyers. The judge places the injunction on the
building, and says that the rest is up to the landmark
commission. Applause breaks out through the apartment.
Hodgekins storms out of the courtroom in a snit.

 

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At the same time Danny wanted Cricket to move to New York with him for his music career, I think? Or around the same time period when her attorney career was starting to  go well.

They could have brought all this up during the Danny/Cricket scenes of the past few days.  They sort of did, but not really because Griffith always misses beats.  The conversation felt rushed.

 

That was when Michael Damian (and Danny Romalotti) was offered the part in Joseph in the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Broadway, which of course led to the whole Phyllis thing.

 

The recent Danny/Cricket stuff was so lazy. Back in the day, we would have seen her trial and also gotten to know the characters involved, seen them at their home. And today, we don't even know what the trial is about! Could they not have even had a line where she explains that it's an important civil rights case involving XYZ, to really drive home how she's called to this... no, because they are afraid to offend anyone, so it's just "a client needs me." At least a couple of years ago they had Avery involved in the Innocence Project and at least made some references to it and you would occasionally see her visiting someone at the jail (and did a whole story with Tyler & Leslie's father). It just adds some color and life to the show. (Loved the character Avery, so classy and not like her sister!).

 

And anyway, whether they decide to say Christine and Danny are off on tour, or she's at a trial... it's all going to happen offscreen regardless...

 

 

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I remember when Devon and Nick began doing the low-income housing project development/charity thing.  I think the name Rainbow Gardens popped up again when they  began the housing project around 2018.
Was it the same building? Or did they rename it in honor of the other one?

 

I had forgotten that they used the same name! I dug into the 2018 recaps a bit. At one point Nick offers Tessa an application as a low-income tenant, which I had also forgotten about. The story also introduced Arturo Rosales as the contractor working on the redevelopment.

 

Closest I could find was this. It doesn't confirm it's the original Rainbow Gardens, but it's certainly possible.

https://www.soapcentral.com/young-and-restless/recaps/2018/180115.php

Nick revealed that he'd offered to give Noah the insurance money from the Underground fire to rebuild the club, but Noah hadn't wanted it, so the funds were ready to use. He added that he only had about half of what it would take, but that was where Nikki stepped in. Nikki proclaimed that they were partners, and they hugged as Victor approached. Nikki announced that she and Nick would be working together to make an offer to buy the building Kathy had been evicted from, and they intended to fix it up and give low-income renters a nice place to stay.

 

"Kathy" is first seen on January 11, 2018, and says this

https://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/yr/older/2018/yr-trans-01-11-18.shtml

Kathy: Listen, lady, just because I'm cheap and I try to buy day-olds doesn't mean i don't know how to take care of my kids.

Sharon: Uh, no. I didn't -- I didn't mean to offend you. They seem happy and healthy. Just, if you want something more nutritious, I would love to send you home with something more than pastries. You do have a house or apartment to go to?

Kathy: Uh, we're in between places.

Sharon: Oh, wow. I'm so sorry to hear that.

Kathy: Yeah. No more sorry than me. It's capitalism at its finest. Next thing I know, my greedy landlord has decided to rent it out to some hipsters. Thought raising the rent would attract them. But little did she know that, you know, a bunch of kids with beanies and skinny jeans aren't gonna want to live in that building.

[ Chuckles ] So, um... I've been looking, but... prices have gone up, you know?

Sharon: Well, I work at a crisis hotline, and I have contacts in the social services department. I can give you their number. They can help. And until then, there's a women's shelter. You'll feel safe there with the kids.

Kathy: Look, I don't need your charity, okay? I'll -- I'll find us a place. Eventually.

Sharon: What about tonight? Where will you go?

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

 

OMG yes! I couldn't care less for Adam, but even I was Team Adam when he basically told Billy to GTFO when he and Chelesa was about to talk to the doctor about Connor. And I don't even like the Connor story, but that story too feels like 'must give Billy something to do'

You might not be up to it yet but the other day Billy gave this look like "why is HE here" when Adam was at the appointment with his own son's therapist!!!

4 hours ago, TEdgeofNight said:

So we all know why Y&R got a 4 year renewal. Y&R will go greenscreen and eliminate all of the sets. They have been experimenting with it for awhile and using it more frequently. And Jill phoning it in makes the show cheap. Chance and Summer on the Monday 4/22 show with the fake backgound will happen very often. Hello green screen, goodbye actual sets! Very noticable budget cut to eliminate sets and use greenscreen.

Hah, I wouldn't be surprised.

 

51 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

 

 

Not since Billy joined no. It was a clear case of 'nothing for Billy to do so let's put him in the middle of this story.' The real story is Jill vs Mamie and the repairing of the Winters rift...which Mamie already did. And Jill isn't going to make more big moves in the story then they can let it drop. Cuz Billy is just making it about himself and I rme.

Amen. You can feel Adam and Devon's visceral hate when Billy walks into a room. I feel the same way. Dude walks around pretending to give everybody therapy because he's so screwed up and thinks he can pass along life lessons. I wish he would STFU. I can't stand him.

7 hours ago, NothinButAttitude said:

Nice! I've never seen that one. Hard to buy Danny and Jack as rivals. Of course everyone hates Jack for one reason or another, lol.

Nick doesn't fit in with the Newmans in a lot of ways. That was built-in, and at times has been used to contrast who he is vs. his father's expectations, but with the lazy writing of the last decade, it makes him kind of superfluous, similar to Abby. As was noted by @Paul Raven, Nick was an affordable housing developer for years, and we never saw a single home that he built, and if we ever saw any of the people he helped, it was probably a throwaway scene at the coffeehouse. Under Bill Bell, this stuff came to life with storylines like Margaret and Miles at Rainbow Gardens. 

Annika Noelle: https://daytimeconfidential.com/2024/04/22/b-bs-annika-noelle-on-emmy-nod-scenes-i-wanted-to-show-the-evolution-of-hope-logan

I wanted to show the evolution of Hope Logan. Going from her denial about her feelings for Thomas and saying that she’d never be anything like her mother, then cutting to Liam confronting Hope about her infidelity and Brooke [Katherine Kelly Lang] catching her and Thomas in bed together. Ultimately, she kind of comes into her own and finds her own strength, essentially calling Liam’s bluff and saying, ‘You want a divorce? Here’s your divorce!'

 

45 minutes ago, MinnaH said:

Revealing Sugar’s actual name, Janet Webber, was a nice touch, as the name is a compound of both of Robin Mattson’s most famous roles. That B&B is finally acknowledging the doppelgänger/bomb shelter storyline makes me wonder if they’ll ever try to explain Pheila (Probably not).

Haven't watched yet. That's cute!

 

I guess they could say Sheila had a chain gang/fan club in prison and they all got plastic surgery. One pretended to be Sheila (Pheila) and one pretended to be Sheila's sister (Lauren) and pretended her kids were Sheila's. That would also undo the Daisy and Ryder retcon, since they are apparently not having Lucy show any signs of being related to Sheila nor having Sheila interested whatsoever in that set of relatives.

 

Then Sheila would be down to Erica/Mary, Diana, and Finn which is more than enough kids.

4 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

An interesting question. 

 

I personally like seeing him in Dad mode, but even I would be hard pressed to think of anything outside of that simply because any time they have tried to do something with him...it gets walked back. 

 

Given that he takes after Nikki like Victoria takes after Victor, I would think there is an idea there where a story could be sprung, too. Outside of that, perhaps if Dad Nick actually took a firm dislike to one of his kids's significant other and trouble starts? 

 

 

So male stripper? Haha.

JM would have worked in the Paul Williams hero archetype. He was good fighting off Cameron and Jordan. A career change at this point wouldn't be credible so they're kind of stuck.

She's a star but not a General Hospital star, lol.

RIP

 

I remember reading that she would ad lib and tweak her lines and she was so good that Bell hired her as a writer. That's a huge compliment since Bell was known to have hated actors changing even one word of his scripts.

6 hours ago, Contessa Donatella said:

John McCook was on Michael Fairman's Special last night. Begins at 26:00. He said he tried to show an arc because some people viewing do not watch the show. Described 3 scenes:

1. Relishing being back at his desk. Ridge present. The stapler is there. 

2. At home, hand shaking, tells Donna he is afraid. Collapses.

3. Party. Loves this man. But he is the best designer. Finds out he was lied to. Why. How nice that is. Falls to the floor & dies.

That doesn't sound like it makes sense. But that is what he said. 

 

 

 

He's referring to a fashion show he did with Ridge which relied on a secret ballot. Ridge won, but let Eric believe he'd won because Ridge knew Eric was dying. At the party, Eric found out that Ridge had lied, but instead of getting mad, told him that was the nicest thing he'd ever done. 

Is that AI?

On his Michael Fairman Emmy interview, Bryton James said Sheila Duckworth recently visited the Y&R set to see how things run (it's toward the end).

 

Make of it what you will!

John McCook mentioned the stapler is on his reel.

20 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

You think it’ll be Finola in Lead? She’s obviously great and had some meaty material, but I wonder… Robert Gossett winning again would be hilarious.

I would love for Finola to win but Watros is more likely. Gossett could easily string together a reel about his misdiagnosis that the panel will award, even if it's more for the topical story, than his performance.

2 hours ago, Boldsoaps said:

Personally I think Annika and Scott are the only ones from bold who deserves Emmy. I just don’t think KKL had strong enough material last  year. She had a better year the year before.
So I think it will be weird if she wins over Annika Cynthia & Finola. Hopefully she gets something juicy soon. I’m rooting for Annika & Cynthia though.

That's where I stand, but KKL is better than the two B&B actors who won in Lead last year, so I can live with her nomination.

1 hour ago, Faulkner said:

These nominations are bonkers.
 

What happened with GH’s submissions that they flopped so hard?

You have The Bay sneaking in with two Supporting Actor nominees (A Martinez and Mike Manning) and last year’s winners Robert Gossett and Alley Mills being the sole GH actors nominated outside Lead Actress.

They used to dominate.

I'll bet anything GH will win every acting category in which they're nominated, though, so it won't be that evident come Emmy night.

Better nominations than last year... at least no Jason Thompson and JMW.

 

It's silly that Alley Mills can get nominated for guest again after winning last year.

38 minutes ago, Althea Davis said:

The normal reaction of a non rapist is to say Hey, what is going on. Why are you here in this bed and are you sure you want to be here? That's like a bare minimum. And the conversation Has to be even longer and more direct. 

Maybe... Like... Make sure the person that you are about to sleep in the same bed with is coherent and knows where they are. At least.

 

Especially when that person had already rejected you multiple times, including earlier that night!

 

Well, it looks like RJ IS going with just being mad at Zende because he slept with his girl... what was the line today "you knew who you did that to" and he meant himself, not Luna!