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Classics were a good run, realistically ll I ask I request are classics on national holidays, Pie in the sky dreams: classics two days a week in the summer time, during the week between Christmas and New Year's.

Much like the attempted Ridge and Bridget pairing, I was wondering what crossed their minds when they even considered Mariah & Nick 😷. Not just from the character perspective but from Joshua knowing Camryn from when she was like 7. Not on the same scale but--I've wondered if it's awkward for Don Diamont and Heather Tom play a couple on B&B, being that Heather was a teenager during early 90s Y&R. Surprisingly I enjoyed this week's 2004 episode more than the 94 airing. There was so much going on, and I was shocked at Abby blurting out the paternity revelation to Victor.

May 1992!!!!! Yes! We havent seen much of 1995, 92, or 86-89. The John & Jill affair is bound to come up hopefully.

Why do special reports always seem to happen between 12:30 & 2pm for some reason, compared to other time slots.

Agreed.

Agreed with the person above who suggested doing new episodes 3 or 4 days a week only to stretch it until covid is over. I wish DAYS would do that so could learn more about that show. I also agree with the person who said they were hoping to see older episodes of GH. I grew up watching both y&r and GH, but the 50th Anniversary Marathon really helped endear me to GH, which is why I'd hope they air classics now. They seemed to be making an attempt in 2018 but apparently not now. If this situation occured about 15 years ago when we had 8 plus soaps on the air, I could only imagine the amount of classics that would air if the networks chose to!

I hope this episode airs in the replays.

Big improvement!! 1973!!!! At least their willing to show 70s episodes so that's a step in the right direction. Was thinking I haven't seen any of Y&R from 08 in a long time and here it is again. If there's anything I recall from that time it's the Marge 2.0 story. Hopefully the weeks aren't becoming like B&B where they start off strong with one or two Classics then fall into newer episodes at the end of the week. Since 90s Lauren hasn't really had any interesting story unless it was tied around Sheila, IMO. Michael Baldwin needed to retain that edge as a nasty lawyer with a villainous streak, he's far too ingrained in the town establishment now. How did Christine even consider getting engaged to Michael??? Lauren with her male equal Brad was interesting. I wonder if pairing her with Victor was ever a consideration. She isn't his type though, wounded and needy.

What a difference from last week. Paul & Christine week was one of the best, episode wise, followed by Baldwin week which was one of the worst. This might be morbid but a major character deaths week might be something: Drucilla, Brad, Colleen, Phillip II & III, Rex. (Cassie & John's death are always brought up so that might be repeditive).

Kind of like her and Michael. Not together but VERY friendly. Surprised it's Baldwin week and not one airing of the sexual harrassment storyline.

It would be good if the actors would breifly explain the context especially in episodes like the 1980 repeat. I was so lost until I looked up Vanessa & Lori's history and quickly got intrigued.

-Sheila week (1990-93) *what Michael Baldwin week should have been: (harassing Christine, killing Rebecca, giving his kidney to Danny, anything pre his engagement to Christine basically) -Kay vs Jill week (pre 1990) They did a better job than B&B and GH (B&B's problem being far too many episodes have been from the 2010s) but there were definitely a few misses such as villains week. Overall as it has been said repetitively, GH, Y&R, & B&B should have aired weeks of a single story line, rather than disjointed episodes.

Hopefully they don't repeat episodes often.

My thoughts exactly! Five-day-a-week scripted series should have never gone to 60 minutes in the first place. So long as we get good writing, and decent production values, I'd be all for half hour reboots. IMO, General Hospital should also be slashed to 30 minutes given the subpar content they've been dishing out lately. AMC , OLTL, GH and Oprah was the ultimate line up on my local ABC station!!! Those were the days.

When new episodes return, it'll be back to tuning in like once every three months and barely paying attention to episodes for me. Thank goodness a lot of y&r content has been available listed and unlisted on the web. Hopefully that lasts!

Yet, ATWT and Guiding Light's repalcements The Talk & Lets Make A Deal have some how managed to last a decade now, compared to ABC daytime's programming instability.

Apparently Strahan Sarah & Keke has been cancelled by abc. There goes another dead program in AMC's timeslot.

Interesting seeing a Nikki/Dru interaction, even more comical that they didn't get along. Dru seemed different from before she left. 2000s Dru had a bougie streak, was more campy--but still awesome. I always thought Dru and Malcom's personalities were a better mix together (laid back and earthy) as with Neil and Olivia (square and conservative). Paul and Chris might be boring together but this was no doubt one of the best weeks episode wise. Everything pre 2005, and alot of cool moments like Sharon's party and Christine's bachelorette party.

Finally some Mary Jo and Matt Clark, seeking out Veronica next. Cool to see a 90s Gen X centered episode, featuring a young Sharon! This was more a Nick/Sharon episode than Paul & Chris.

Wow! What a rarity!

For the newer viwers, IDK if it's that they haven't been exposed to older soaps. In the 2000s I used to think soaps then were the best thing ever until I saw older episodes and realized the comparative decline. For the veteran viewers I can't imagine being in a rush to see Summer/Kyle/Lola? Victor & Nikki's 40th year of relationship turmoil? Bad writing? Paint dry boring storylines? To each his own🤷 Great to see 1997, a rarity! My thoughts exactly. Perhaps CBS should release yearly storyline summaries such as this: http://tvmegasite.net/day/yr/history.shtml

Literally read my mind. The more I see early Lauren, is the more I look forward to Sheila giving her some humility🤣.

Can't wait!!! +1 as well..Speaking of the 80s, I hope they show some of the photographs storylines.

Long term, I think a good idea would be to show critical episodes from a classic storyline for one week. For example a week of the most important episodes from the Paul gaslighting Cassaundra plot.

Was thinking this myself about the name choice. Noticing that 2005, 1991, and 2003 (which is hard to find online) are surfacing a lot in these reruns. It would be cool to see some more mid to late 80s stories like John & Jill's divorce and Phillip III's death. 2001 is also a strong year to showcase with Carter and Tricia, in addition to 1997 which is a rare find online. I know it's highly unlikely but anything Kay vs Jill from the 70s would be fantastic.