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On 4/14/2022 at 8:53 PM, Cruising Soaps said:

I am really enjoying Robert Newman as Ashland.  He is a great actor, and is adding a lot to the show.  I think he is actually making Amelia better!

Same. I think he’s a better fit than the last guy. Ditto on Amelia. This coming from someone who never liked her as Victoria. 

Again, not surprised. I guess CBS is stretching the budget by getting rid of their filler characters. Rey is just filler for Sharon until the next reunion with Nick. 

Not surprised. Finn was always a placeholder because people complained about the Steffy/Liam/Hope triangle, and the relationship always seemed contrived based on the scenes of his I did watch. 
 

I actually like Krista Allen as the new Taylor, but sadly it means Hunter is never coming back.
 

It’s also good to see Cassandra Creech from Atwt on the show. I haven’t seen her on tv in years. I looked up and said “is that Denise.”

Wow. I can’t believe they fired him. I think he will be back eventually. 

14 hours ago, kalbir said:

Killing off John Abbott was the worst thing Y&R ever did and it marked the end of an era. Y&R has not been the same ever since then.

RIP Jerry Douglas and thank you for the 24 years you were the heart of the Abbott family.

Definitely this. 
 

Reat in Peace, Jerry Douglass. 

On 10/18/2021 at 5:37 PM, Dylan said:

Josh and Bill Bell write the same way though

What??

On 9/28/2021 at 12:44 PM, Faulkner said:

Billy Miller also had a man-child innocence that was right on the surface. Jason Thompson doesn’t have that same vulnerability, even though Billy is still extraordinarily immature. (I don’t know what they were thinking with Burgess Jenkins, who looked like Peter Bergman’s contemporary.)

Y&R has an adult-male problem and has for many, many years. All of the dudes feel a bit “arrested development.” Remember when Cane, Billy, and Nick were all “finding themselves” at the same time during the SSM/Mal Young days?

Ha. It’s a society issue too. 20 years ago Michelle Stanford’s Phyllis returned at age 35 and seemed emotionally and physically mature to be paired with Jack. Now actors appear and act forever 25 years old despite being over 30 and sometimes 40s. 

6 hours ago, Faulkner said:

Oh god nooooo. He’d eat the show. With JG at the helm, he’d be on twice as much as Jason Thompson (who is already overexposed).

I’m surprised they never made the switch back to Billy Miller. 

On 9/20/2021 at 1:55 PM, Faulkner said:

“Did you make love? Good.”

I cackled.

I just can’t with this story. Feels like a Passions redux. I can’t believe this is being broadcasted under the Bells name. 

On 9/1/2021 at 10:20 AM, Fevuh said:

Lordt.  Insert lame lines for Bad Santa/Sean Connery..."Shum-one needsh to shatishfy my wife...she'sh proven she should be shatishfied...

"  

Hilarious

6 minutes ago, John said:

IF Y&R Low-balled them, why should they come back?

Who knows what they were offered. The show has all the leverage now. 

13 hours ago, Chris B said:

To be honest, I can see people liking Ingo's post without watching or reading the caption. I do that a lot scrolling through instagram. I think that can tell you a little bit, but to be honest we really don't know where a lot of these actors stand. Nobody would've guessed Canadian Jacqueline McInnes Wood was a big anti-vaxxer, but looking at her follows on Instagram, she is. My biggest thing with this is wondering who we DON'T know about. I feel like when they announce certain exits we will be very shocked by those we didnt expect to be like this.

Interesting. Y&R probably has a few too I’m sure. There are quite a few antivaxxers in Hollywood. Daytime is a closer knit community, so I doubt a certain actor/actress can be canceled unlike bigger names. 

2 hours ago, dio said:

lmao, unless they can get some kind of Hallmark contract on lock I expect they'll be back by mid-next year. 

Same. Once they realize they aren’t valued elsewhere, they will be back. Seen it too many times. 

2 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Your opinion. I was never a fan of his portrayal from day one.

Same. From what I’ve seen in my time watching him and Hunter King can stay gone. I never bought into the hype. 

12 hours ago, Liberty City said:

And then Josh Griffith regressed the character back to what it was when Michelle Stafford exited the role, which was so painful to watch.

While I am not a huge Sharon Newman fan, I can state this: getting rid of her would receive the same backlash as when Rebecca Herbst was fired from General Hospital.

I think you are correct. 

On 7/7/2021 at 3:21 PM, David_Vickers said:

Hell NO!  Fire Sharon Case(Sharon) & Mark Grossman(Adam) since they, especially Ms. Case seem to just want to play themselves on the show now.

I agree. I loved Sharon Case for years, but she seems to be playing herself rather than the character I enjoyed for years.  Definitely not a compliment. 

On 7/5/2021 at 1:22 PM, Liberty City said:

 

I almost wonder what Morgan would be capable of on another soap. Or even a primetime series, and I say this as someone who is not a die-hard fan of her work.

I personally think her, Bryton, and Brytni should all leave this sinking ship. However,  I think someone posted on a different forum she did not audition well for other series, hence her circling back to Y&R after contract negotiations failed the last time. I think the same happened to Khalil some odd years ago. 

What’s Ron Moss up to these days? 

On 7/3/2021 at 8:42 PM, Liberty City said:

 

My first experience with Korman-Hartley was on All My Children.

Never knew she was on AMC. Her character on Passions was whiney and manipulative, but I thought she brought a different energy to Sam the character needed. 

On 4/12/2021 at 1:47 AM, cassadine1991 said:

Hopefully this means that down the line her and Susan Dansby inch closer to taking Josh Griffith’s job

I don’t want a woman of color holding the bag when the show is canceled. 

Never saw it for either one or their pairing. 

It doesn’t matter how many vets or returns they bring on, Abby is a total failed character and should have been written out with Chance. 

Drama queen. DD may have done it, but I don’t buy his one sided account. 

I’ll possibly watch B&B again if Sheila returns. 

16 hours ago, Chris B said:

I don't understand the investment in Abby. Melissa Ordway can't act and can't carry a story. It's insane the focus they give to her.

16 hours ago, Vee said:

It's only because she's Victor and Ashley's daughter, young and white. That's it. She's been a waste of time since she was first SORASed. The character needs to be rested for many years. Bloodline is no longer an excuse.

All of this. It’s because she’s a Newman and she fills the pretty millennial blond role. 
 

They barely care about the Abbotts anymore. The Abbotts are a shell of themselves, yet all of Victor’s kids get consistent screen time. 

16 hours ago, FrenchBug82 said:

I find Jason Thompson a lot more distracting as non-Abbott-or-Jill looking especially considering how different he looks from the frame of the previous three Billys.

 

I like Jason but not as Billy. I still hate JFP for getting rid of David Tom.