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It's also worth mentioning: The Bold and the Beautiful did not even get nominated for Outstanding Daytime Drama in 2025, so it very well could be that Y&R suffers the same fate this year. Three is the minimum and six is the maximum.

I bet the Writers Guild of America Awards are regretting the recent Y&R win. 😬

McDonald was brought in to help with the day-to-day from Griffith. That was her role. Him stepping down was in name only. By that point, McDonald was operating the day-to-day operations so Griffith could "focus" on the writing. Some good it did.

Hell no. Victor will be pushed out of Newman again by Adam and go to Arabesque of his own choice, and then Phyllis will be yelled at nonstop for "stealing" Victor by Nicholas, Adam, Victoria, and Nikki.

I don't know. I mean, she chose to step down from the head writer position to be a consultant. I don't see her turning around to take on another head-writing gig. I feel like it's more of an American daytime thing people latch onto. Although, I do see it mentioned sometimes in franchises like Law & Order or something along those lines.

Well, considering the cast was notified yesterday and even TV Insider confirmed his exit is not immediate, it gives some hope that they are not rushing to find someone to replace him. However, I also hope that does not mean they're taking all of the time in the world. Maybe they said, "Finish your stories" so a new writer can come in without having to wrap up s**t they don't want to.

Per Deadline Hollywood, the serial is on hiatus until Monday, July 6. I'm guessing someone or some entity is going to be working overtime this upcoming week to find Griffith's replacement. 😬

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Yeah. His last post before this was in December 2025 concerning the passing of Anthony Geary. So needless to say he's got some opinions on this latest update. He didn't even say anything when Griffith stepped down as EP or when Sally McDonald was added as co-EP. 😀

This is why we need Michael Logan back in the soap press. He was never afraid to say things or ask the questions that needed to be asked.

Choosing random clips from the upcoming week's episodes does not equate to quality promos. Just thankful the random iMovie text clips are not spread throughout.

Yay for the voiceover and YAY for it being Joshua Morrow!

Mal Young was genuinely the last time I enjoyed watching The Young and the Restless. It was not-to-miss, had some momentum, and was so fun to watch. However, he should have either been an executive producer or a head writer. I am not the biggest fan of someone holding both those titles at the same time. Sussman's last tenure was horrible. She came in with a chip on her shoulder and a vendetta for not being brought back sooner, etc. Her stories were slow, held no promise, and just did not work. At all. And the one interview she did came off really sour in my mouth. I was not a fan at all. She should have been a story consultant and Kay Alden should have been the head writer, instead of the other way around.

Episodes S4 E206 – 240 The infamous Brooke and Eric wedding; I did see this episode in 2020, when we had the classic reairings of episodes during the summer months. And taking off in a hot air balloon? I would be sh***ing my pants, as the highest I can go is rollercoasters. I would have to get on a plane first, lmao. And the honeymoon spot is very cute. Eric really did go all-out to make sure it was as romantic as it possibly could be for Brooke... while she is busy dreaming about his son/her stepson. Onto the infamous 1991 memory loss/Skid Row storyline; the person in Stephanie's driver's window was terrifying. William J. Bell knew how to produce some jump-worthy moments, matched with appropriate musical cues. Heard so much about it but have never seen it, as it was before my time. I am ready for this one! Again, do not understand why Maria needed to be recast. Easily could have just said the Forresters have a new housemaid for themselves after Maria decided to retire. Rita Gomez just does not have the same warmth that Olga López had in the role. Maria? At Forrester? Something I never thought I would see, but it is nice to see her outside of the Forrester mansion. Damn, those men are encroaching on Stephanie's car like she is about to do something. ☠️ Sorry, but did Stephanie really think someone would help her in that moment? They would take the money and RUN to get more booze. Come on, Stephanie. And does she really think these houseless individuals give even a single f**k that her car is being stolen? I do not think so. Life going on without anyone knowing what's going on with Stephanie is hilarious. 🤣 Blissfully unaware. Felicia going to Spectra? What news... and Felicia vs Sally is not something I had on my bingo card. She really does have Stephanie's spitfire personality, doesn't she? Damn... these folks are just manhandling Stephanie and abusing the f**k out of her. How petrifying. That is scary as f**k. Omg. Praying they don't do... more. Susan Flannery played the Hell out of those scenes. Wow. Terrifying. I will say it is cool seeing Brooke and Felicia kind of get along, as I feel like Kristen was more aligned with Caroline. And knowing what I know about later years, Bold, that kind of "get along" no longer exists in the same way. Damn, even when someone is trying to help her, Stephanie is snobbishly insufferable. Her belief in her class really speaks for itself. Damn... Jake's uncle approaching him is creepy as f**k. And it's how it comes across in today's world in 4K television... imagine this s**t on box televisions during the afternoon hours. Whew. Bell knew what he was doing. The whole storyline just turned into a true horror story. Such a better batch of episodes compared to the previous batch. Much, much better.

I agree, especially when the results not only make no sense, but are also horrible.

And Katherine would be back with a f**king drink in her hand.

If we need to bring in names, I'd vote for Patrick Mulcahey with Sheri Anderson as co-head writer, or an out-from-retirement Kay Alden. Otherwise, I'm voting for new blood who can bring new ideas to the table.

He'd put her in as a back-from-the-dead Katherine Chancellor/Marge two for one.

Kassie DePaiva as Grace Turner.

Please no.

CBS does not want the writer. If he were chosen, it'd be a last minute, "last resort" decision.

Plus, she always maintained she wanted to do a second film. And she's done voice work in the films The Prince of Egypt and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, so I am sure if asked, she would sign on for this.