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It's just completely infuriating to hear Steffy lecturing someone about morals and ethics (or Taylor lecturing about not killing people!) and no one can say anything, not even Hope's own mother or boyfriend. There was even a moment the other day where it *almost* looked like Hope was going to defend herself, but no. And how is Steffy going to sit there and say she can't rep Hope for the Future because it's about values, isn't she the one who made the sign say HO for the future at the very first show (And I think Hope was a virgin then?)? What really sucks is just... you know Hope won't be allowed to do anything. There is no Spectra anymore. She's not going to restart her line somewhere else. They're not making a new set. They make it seem like she's at her lowest and will turn the tables, but she won't. She'll cry and beg to get back at FC, they will let her in and Steffy will just start being abusive to her and accusing her of something at every turn... what fun is that to watch???

Ok, I'll check in next week. BTW, two separate posters have uploaded a low quality version (taped off the TV) of the Christmas 1985 rebroadcast. I replaced it with a HQ version and deleted those. I also deleted a couple of other Y&R videos that are elsewhere in the Vault already: 9/9/86 episode called Ashley in Paris which is in the German episode folder and 1/18/85 which is already in the clips section. I think this is actually not a full episode, but clips someone had pasted together, possibly from different days. I don't know if the uploaders post here or will see this message, I hope they know we're very appreciative and value what they've shared, so feel free to pass that along if anyone knows them. ❤️

Also, I've finished cleaning up and deleting the known duplicate folders in the Y&R and B&B Vault. I didn't see any in the GL Vault. If anyone knows of things that need to be deleted or moved, please post. I know there were some areas in the B&B Vault that need to be looked at but a specific list would be helpful.

Thank you @Alan appreciate it!

@ChickenNuggetz92 What are your thoughts on what should be done with newly uploaded material? Do you want me to start moving it into the correct folders, or wait for some period of time (a week, a month?) to put things away so people have a chance to see what's new?

I haven't been a fan, but she's grown on me to the point I think I would have found her fine if she hadn't had big shoes to fill. She does have some memorable moments: Everything with Billy Miller. JT abuse storyline. Her reaction to learning Clair/Eve was alive was great.

Wow, that's awesome! Do you by chance also have a copy of the clip 1996-08-19 Olivia is reunited with little Nate at last! That one also doesn't play til the end. It's from the same YouTube channel. I have been hoping to replace these clips for years and years. 😅

Sadly it's no worse than the actual show, maybe even a bit better.

I don't think the clip can be fixed, it seems to be corrupted. It looks like it originally comes from the YouTube channel YRFanatic, so someone who had successfully downloaded the clip from there would have to reupload it.

Right now, I am working on deleting duplicate folders to make space and maybe some light organizing.

Get it Luna!!! I hope Bill was texting the governor as Taylor and Steffy were ranting that Luna KILLED people, because people who KILL should be in jail, and plenty of people have hard childhoods without KILLING anyone! Also, nice gourmet hot dog, Baker!

You saved me the effort of typing it!

I'm not familiar with his work, so as a Y&R fan, the idea of any new character just seems boring.

Yes.

Somebody needs to edit one of these for 2025. BTG has lots of dramatic moments that would work for this.

Thanks again @janea4old I saw some misinformation elsewhere that CBS shows were preempted this week which sounded wrong. Bummer about the 20th and 21st though! All of the new BTG fans will have to suffer like we have been for years.

@janea4old you are too good with all the reminders, nothing gets past you. Did you already confirm no March Madness preemptions? I think you did?

I like this idea!

Yes! This is one trope I wish BTG had eschewed. He's a former Senator and she's an EGOT. That tells us they're an important family. We get it.

True, and I hope it's the case that they are saving them for something big. It has occurred to me, though, that given their star power, they may have negotiated for a bigger fee per episode for less episodes. This would track with Clifton Davis being almost 80 and Tamara Tunie requesting that they work around her other projects, not to mention the commuting to Atlanta. We'll see. So far they are reactionary characters and I want to see Tunie leading a juicy story soon.

NBD is no big deal, so we clearly don't agree. Haha. Yes i will agree attempted murder is a reach but at the presser Bill listed several other crimes... assault and illegal discharge of a weapon, that type of thing. She can plead it down to a lesser charge, but you can’t just go around shooting at weddings! Plus she assaulted them like three other times last week. Seeing consequences is refreshing!

Woo, I'm actually up to date enough with both the show and the thread to actually post a bit! I'm really surprised y'all haven't commented on some of the spicy language... shizz, g-spot, liberal use of bitch and ass? I have never heard a US soap try to slip in the S-word! Andre almost dropped an F the other day during the elevator birth scene, haha. I'm hoping the other soaps will loosen up! When the bartender asked Dani if she's Mrs. Dupree or Hamilton... that was kind of a recurring theme on Y&R when Nikki and Jack got married and Jack would be embarrassed as people about town still knew her as Mrs. Newman... in other words, very vintage soap. It's kind of weird that they all hook up at the same bar... like Chelsea went to hook up with a threesome at the same place her mom is at all the time? Would Dani be cool with that? Vanessa meets her lovers there? I take it Dani doesn't know she's cheating (she made up a cover story for her hookup in episode 1), so I wonder how Dani will take that since she feels so strongly about cheaters. I feel like they may need a second, more downlow place for the hookups you really want to keep private. Vanessa and Doug have college age kids? Why? All these kids are too old! She just seems too young to be giving lines like her sex life is dead and she's got an empty nest. Guess Anita and Vernon have low guarantees, but I want Tunie in her own story, pronto. Loved Shanice listening to Nicole and Kat in the hospital... it's a pet peeve of mine when soap characters have these personal conversations in public so I liked that she was reacting, and will definitely repeat it, lol. The lighting for Jon Lindstrom was the most artistic lighting so far... made him look very menacing. But what does he want with a heart surgeon? Intriguing. I love how sweet Ted is and how Eva doesn't know how to react... she has really good facial expressions. Eventually she'll realize how mom has been lying to her and melt down. Can't wait to see it. The pacing felt weird today.... abrupt cuts to commercials practically mid-sentence, but then that long speech from Dani (fell flat). The catwalking was really fun, made them feel like a real family, and Tunie was a queen. Wish they hadn't cut away from Anita and Vernon's dance so soon... they called for a more classic soap opera fade. Just when it was feeling like there wasn't going to be a cliffhanger... haha... so that's why they dragged out the rooftep set for Kay and Chelsea.... ohhh, Leslie pulling another Sheila-ism (rooftop scene with Taylor, also a psychiatrist!)! I don't know why Jacob had to be the one to do it, but... YES! Go Bill! Dani 100% deserves it and I love to see consequences. That press conference pretending it was NBD was such BS. Loved Bill's little Victor Newman contemplative moment at the end.

Very insightful comment! I have even noticed in the way scenes are staged, at least twice I've noticed Smitty was posed in a way that Martin towers over him, making him appear subservient.

Sigh... maybe you could message the admin?

I'm loving the shades of gray on this show. They've got me totally rooting for Eva even though Kat is 100% right! I'm team Haley, but Dani's speech about how she never let her mask slip... ohhh, I'm gonna need to see flashbacks because that's kind of diabolical. And now Bill is repeating history wanting Haley to quit, and yet I hope he's on his way to taking down Dani.