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Josh Griffith interview, March 2023, about how he's writing the 50th anniv of Y&R and beyond.
https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/icymi-josh-griffith-interview-1723920/

Griffith: "We’ve created three arenas of storytelling on the show, the Newman arena, the Abbott arena and the Chancellor-Winters arena. Everything falls within those three and there’s some crossover, but it falls within those three."
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Digest: "What are your feelings about how you’ve positioned Y&R for 2023?"

Griffith: "I’m feeling excited and really energized. I feel I’ve gotten all of the pieces in place for an explosion of story going into the summer and then into the fall. I think we’re really in a strong place with the cast and with the character dynamics and having really solidified these three arenas that I previously mentioned. I hope that we’re using the 50th in a way to get back to the core of what makes Y&R work."

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Also, in parts of the interview that I didn't quote, about the returning characters, he mentions how they fit into the framework of "these three arenas" that he focuses on.  Mamie with corporation stuff, etc. 

Really he still writes everything about the families doing corporate businesses. 

The only non-business storylines for the year:

• Several months of Phyllis faking her death to frame Diane.  But the only fallout from that was the Kyle/Summer split. 
• Shortterm storyline of a few weeks: Cameron Kirsten being creepy, killing Faith's cat, and tying a bomb to Faith's body, and Sharon knifing him to save the day.
• The Jordan/Claire/Eve stuff.

And then somehow Griffith put the Cameron Kirsten stuff into his "three families and their corporations" framework, by having Kristen's will bequeath Sharon his corporation. and then the Y&R writing was trying to rope Sharon into a media conglomerate with the Newmans.
 

I wonder who got Griffith to pivot Sharon to be out on her own?  And to actually put some of Sharon's individual character personality jnto her company - by making it give donations to underage drinking education, and  showing her warmth at her company's launch.  And in today's (Jan. 30th) episode when she tells her employees over Zoom that they need to focus on service.  I was like wow, Sharon is being written as a person and not the usual Y&R interchangeable executive.

23 minutes ago, Khan said:

If anything, she should be focusing her time and energy on running that non-profit that she and Nick had set up after Cassie's death to educate young adults on the dangers of underaged drinking and driving.

Sharon announced at her launch party on Jan. 15 that a good portion of the profits of her Cassidy First Technology company would go to that nonprofit and other foundations that educate on that very theme.

18 minutes ago, Vee said:

How does Sharon have a company??

How did she obtain it?
Cameron Kirsten left it to her in his will. It's a tech company.  She renamed it from Kirsten Incorporated to Cassidy First Technology (after Cassie).

How is she able to run it?

There were scenes of her looking at corporate reports and such with paperwork on Crimson Lights tables, as she was learning about the company after inheriting it.

She first consulted with Adam, with Nick, and with Victor for business advice and there were the usual Y&R endless convos of potential mergers with Newman subsidiaries, and who would be CEO and CFO etc etc.
Finally Sharon said *NO* to all of that, and walked away from Newman and any possible mergers, and walked away from  Adam and Victor.  She kept Nick on as an advisor for a short while.

But then Sharon decided to do it all on her own, as by this time she had apparently been working with a staff we've never seen. And all along she has had Mariah as her righthand person but I'm not sure what Mariah's title is.

1 hour ago, 1974mdp said:

Soon, every single character (I wouldn't be surprised if Esther does next, too!) will work at one of these "companies."

Esther actually did work as a receptionist for Chancellor-Winters starting in October 2022. Devon said he hired her because Katherine considered Esther family. 

Esther worked there until sometime in 2023 when Sharon hired her to manage Crimson Lights.

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Recap of 8/23/2023 from soapcentral
https://www.soapcentral.com/young-and-restless/recaps/2023/230821.php#wed

At Crimson Lights, Sharon met with Esther. Sharon told Esther that she, Nick, and Adam were going to run a media company. Sharon admitted she would be very busy, and she asked if Esther would manage the coffeehouse for her because she wasn't ready to let it go. Sharon hoped it would be a good fit for Esther, but she also knew what being at Chancellor-Winters meant to Esther.

Esther told Sharon that since she'd been at Chancellor-Winters for a while, there were things she didn't like. She explained that when she'd accepted the job at Chancellor-Winters, she'd thought she would be talking to a lot of people, like employees and clients arriving for meetings. She claimed that was no longer the case, since meetings were via video conferences, text messages, and cell phones, and working from home had become the current thing. Esther admitted she wanted more human interaction.

Esther remembered how much she'd liked working at the coffeehouse previously. To Sharon's delight, Esther accepted the job. She told Sharon she should be able to start fairly soon, but she wanted to make sure Devon and Lily had someone to cover for her on the days she worked at the coffeehouse.
 

--- LOL at what I bolded.

9 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

I know I am being nitpicky but Sharon used customer and client interchangeably. Is her company a public facing company or are they providing software to companies? The last time I watched, I had the impression that her company provided software to other companies, rather than individual consumers. Just wondering.

I think "customers" in this context means other businesses that are customers because they bought the software Sharon is selling.

today 29 January in Canada (Tomorrow 30 Jan in US)

5 hours ago, dragonflies said:

Steffy, Finn, Ridge spoiler pic

That pic came from other sites, who, I think got it from here.
Here is Errol's original in higher definition:
https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2024/01/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-prevue-for-the-week-of-january-29-february-2-2024

^ this

Needs to be a Latinx character

@slick jones

Star-Kidz update: new interviews with child actors from December 2023 and January 2024.
Soap child actors (and a few other child actors).
In some cases you will recognize surnames but not the first name, because they interview some siblings of soap actors, who act in other projects.  For example: Viron Weaver (Wiley Corinthos) has siblings Venice Weaver, Vienna Weaver, and Vale Weaver, who all act.

The interviews are at this link:
https://star-kidz.net/category/site/qa/
(On their site, click Q&A)

Jan. 9, 2024: Star-Kidz video of these child actors and what they've been doing during 2023.  Several actors portraying Amelia Corinthos, LOL.  All the Charlotte Cassadines, etc.    There are some children shown as being on GH, but they don't have roles.  From the interviews on the star-kidz.net website, I think some of them were extras at the Halloween 2023 children's party at Kelly's (now Bobbie's).  Galen Gering's son is on this video, too.

10 minutes ago, John said:

Wait did they let go the actors playing Tate & Holly???

No.  They'll be airing again in several weeks. 

LOL I didn't even notice the men dressed similarly.
I was referring to the women wearing the same blazer!  LOL

1 hour ago, Aback said:

A California blonde around the age of 20. That's exactly what we needed.

1 minute ago, Sapounopera said:

She sounds fascinating! And unique! B&B is so risky.

ROFL !!! 

Same blazer, same week, different shows?

 

From SOD website for B&B week of Jan. 29. 

From soapcentral scoop for Y&R week of Jan. 29
( *** disclaimer that sometimes they use old pics *** )

from Janet Di Lauro:
a casting call for “Sarah”, a new contract role. The character is described as a California blonde around the age of 20, who’s beautiful, playful, and mischievous.
https://soaphub.com/the-bold-and-the-beautiful/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-comings-and-goings-long-missing-vet-back/

Sasha Calle's film "In the Summers" wins the 2024 Sundance Festival's "U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic".
https://www.sundance.org/blogs/2024-sundance-film-festival-announces-award-winners/

You can watch it online Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, 2024
https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/657502b3e8eef52fcf19fd0c

Review:
https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/in-the-summers-review-1235884207/

4 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Yeah the dialogue was "I'm surprised you'd let this place GO" making it sound like he sold it.  lol 

Oh I see what you are saying.   Yeah it would have fit the lease agreement idea better if she'd said "I'm surprised you're renting it out instead of keeping it for yourself as a rendezvous place".

I've seen some crazy Sami stuff but I missed that one, LOL

15 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

I'm so lost, did Bill sell the place to RJ, the dialogue suggests it 

I haven't watched yet but two different recaps say the realtor brought a lease agreement

Quoting Chrissi's recap from 1/26/2024

In the beach house, Diana, Bill’s realtor, drops by to give him the lease agreement.

She’s surprised he’d let it go since it’s a romantic setting to impress the ladies.

Her flirting is lost on him since he’s only interested in impressing Poppy. He walks the realtor out.

https://soapsspoilers.com/bold-and-beautiful/recaps/january-26-luna-asks-poppy-about-dad
 

Kate Schettler posted from her IG several pictures of herself in her dressing room:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2ihjkLvTE6/

Posted Jan. 25.  The caption/text to her IG says :

catch me playing Diana on @boldandbeautifulcbs tomorrow 1/26 at 12:30 PST! thanks so much @christyedooley @rachelroseo @gisela_la @peterkallinterisagency and hooray for girl power: female director/producer @cpopp6  honored to be a part of this amazing show!  #boldandbeautiful

13 minutes ago, Vee said:

all these random hunks and failed soap stars don't add up to half a Jonathan Jackson

This.

12 minutes ago, dio said:

hopefully, she's coming back as Hilary. 

Her instagram post said she's "popping in for a visit" and showed her wardrobe with a label saying Amanda.

(actually the wardrobe label says "Amanda" in quotes)
 

original ig post from Mishael:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C2gTpM2Rua1/

Her IG won't embed but here is a copy:

9 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

Darrin Brooks was just on Michael Fairman campaigning for the role of Lucky..

2 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

He wasn't campaigning for it, though. He said he keeps seeing people suggest him for it.

Exactly