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Did anyone ever read the YR novelizations published by Pioneer Books in 1986? https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B01LT3QU9Q/ref=sr_bookseries_null_B01LT3QU9Q I bought a few at the time, as a teen, but didn't save them 😕 Besides YR, they also published Days and Knots Landing, and I was obsessed They are very cool, because they aren't fan-fiction... there's adapted novels based on the actual show scripts themselves. So reading them would be a great way to get a detailed description of the show's plots, starting at '73 through '76 or '77. I don't have time to read them now... someday... I was reminded of these books when I saw this guy's website - he read all 14 of Pioneer's Days novelizations! How amazing would it be if there was a similar page detailing all the YR books https://whathappensinsalem.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/a-novel-idea-the-early-years-of-dool/

That is an ep you can see when you visit Paley!

Really?? That would be a shocker. Any writer who didn’t strike with the union would be considered a “scab writer” (not good)

Interesting that the show was #1 in ‘88, considering the writers strike happened that summer. Susan SH commented that the actors had to edit/rewrite scripts during that time. I think the fall of ‘88 was when things improved, after BB was back at the helm.

Another good find @YRfan23! This is mid-to-late Sept ‘93, right? IRL, I don’t think reporters would applaud the announcement of a new corporate hire.

^ Great find! What a pivotal ep. ED looked gorgeous. Carol was so well-utilized...why did they ever let her go? :/ Leanna was never fully exposed as the author of Ruthless, was she? That would have been a great plot point to revisit if the show went forward with Leanna’s plan to marry John in ‘91.

Seconded - you are indeed the best! Excited for the lead-up to the Masquerade Ball... David Kimball at his most dastardly

Great surprise, @YRfan23 thank you! I was blown away by Janice Lynde. What a stunning pantsuit she was wearing. Didn’t she give an interview recently, maybe when she returned for the 45th, where she said she was given a script with little notice that had her performing, and Jeanne Cooper dropped everything to help her rehearse. She really nailed it. I can not imagine Victoria Mallory doing anything like that. It was fun to see John McCook too – he has that “it factor” right off the bat. I was surprised Lorie had been so reticent to give blood. Maybe it was viewed differently back then. Really awkward moment at 9:30, with Mark and Jennifer at the door just staring at each for what felt like forever.

I'm watching '93 now, and I am shocked how intolerable they have made Katherine... hounding Jill relentlessly for no clear reason.

Katherine/Jill went dormant in early '80 when Bond Gideon took over the role, and didn't start up again until late '82 when Katherine toyed with Deborah Adair's Jill before Jill's marriage to John. Then it was quiet for a bit again until Brenda D returned in Sept '83

Here you go: https://plus.google.com/collection/gOdXSF

The '98 ep is gone already Hopefully it wasn't removed by the YT police - it says "this video has been removed by the user"

Thanks @YRfan23! I'm traveling this week but had to make time to watch this. I'm jumping ahead a bit since I'm currently watching early '93 but everyone's comments made it sound so good - and I'm worried the vid will disappear as it's not unlisted. BE is amazing here! To me, she is the definitive Ashley, as she could portray a wider range of emotions than ED. This is the first time I've seen her play "disturbed Ashley" and she nailed it! Too bad she left at this point. How much time elapsed before Shari Shattuck took over? Comparing what I'm watching now - '93- to this scene - I noticed changes in the production - softer lighting, different camera angles... not necessarily bad, just different.

Amanda's portrayer, Denice Duff, is still around...she's back on Days this week as Wendy.

^ Thanks for the summaries. Looks like it was a mix of reasons for Jack marrying Patty... he did have feelings for her, he wanted to prove his father wrong, and it provided him the Jabot presidency.

Haha me too... in both the Claire clips we've seen, she seems like a total psycho. Funny that the Lawrence family winds up happily leaving town together. Interesting how quickly Leslie seems to have moved on from Lance. I think May '82 is the month Dennis Cole left the show. Leslie pined after him for years, had his baby, and wasn't it just in the April '82 ep that we saw them happily dancing around the concert stage? Now she's moving right on to Robert...

No, I think the almost-rape is a few months off. I wonder if this was Claire's first on-screen appearance, or close to first. Yes, the clips we've seen have been more gothic and interesting than I expected.

I’m pretty sure that’s John Denos. Yes, Joe was extra-smarmy. Really enjoyed John and Carl’s scenes – two patriarchs. Soon Carl will be a Jabot security guard! After the mob frames him and he loses his police job. I can not get into Victoria Mallory… so stiff, wooden, and formal. She does not “feel” like Lorie’s sister to me. Loved Claire creeping up on Robert – so weird! Is Michael Damian wearing braces?

Thanks @YRfan23 looks like a Lilibet Stern ep! 👏🏻 And John Denos! I thought he didn't debut til '83

Thanks to you both @YRfan23and @ltm1997! Will get my tissues ready for the Dylan episodes

Fantastic ep! So nice to see these pivotal Ashley scenes. ED rocked it. If Bert Kramer was going for a creepy disturbing vibe as Brent, he certainly succeeded. He looked so rough around the edges, no wonder Ashley is so freaked out. He has no sense of boundaries. It was cool that they built an Abbott garage set, complete with real car. Traci’s song was just ok. I wonder if BM liked singing on the show? I know that TEB didn’t prefer it. But I loved the Torchlight Club – it looked so expensive with all the background extras filling up the space. Oh, for the days of soaps having budgets… I think Traci’s singing career is abandoned by summer ’85 when she meets Brad. Surprised Professor Tim is still lurking about. What a loser. Victor was irritating, but I appreciated seeing those scenes, because I always found it so confusing how Victor and Nikki could drift apart in ’85, so soon after their fairy-tale wedding. These scenes showed the beginning of their rift. Thank you @ltm1997 and @YRfan23 I think June of '85 - Katherine mails John the puzzle pieces one by one, showing Jill and Jack together. When he sees the pic, he has a heart attack. There's a clip online from 6/27/85 showing the hospital aftermath https://youtu.be/MnPuM_waZ_8

This will keep us busy for awhile! Thanks again @YRfan23

Wow, you've been busy @YRfan23 - thank you!

Here's a question - when Nathan Hastings first came on the show in '84, he was known as Kong, right? I was looking through the cast listing of the YR 25th Anniv. book, and it says that Kong was first played by Oscar winner Forrest Whitaker! That's the first I've heard of this. Anyone remember him in the role?

Like you all, I enjoyed seeing Alana for the first time. I instantly recognized the actress Amy Gibson from one of my favorite movies Airplane, where she had 1 scene as a woman so anxious to say goodbye to her soldier boyfriend that she kept running into airport radio towers Seeing both Amy Gibson and Bond Gideon has been eye-opening to me. Previously, just from knowing that actors like these were let go after short stints, I assumed they were bad. But both of these ladies gave good performances. I guess sometimes other factors lead to being let go. Amy G said she was fired bc she had weight fluctuations. Re: Liz and her finances - I think I read a synopsis circa early '83 that said Liz told Stuart she wanted none of his money in the divorce settlement. The first time I recall seeing Miguel was in summer '84 when Victor's mother was around. Victor's first butler was named Charlie, and of course in '83, crazy Eve took over the household.