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What era/years do you think these major classic characters were at their best writing and potential wise, more specifically Stephanie, Brooke, Ridge, Taylor, Sally.

50 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

How tasty!!

Finn looks better 

47 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

I'm watching 1994 right now and it feels kind of strange to me. I can't really explain it. The show's not boring me but at the same time, it's also feels like nothing is moving me. 

James and his Daddy issues, Karen and Connor's sex life, Sally's feelings for Anthony. All this stuff is happening and I just don't care.

I always felt like 1994 besides morroco and the bridge wedding was forgettable 

6 hours ago, Tonksadora said:

As an outsider, who would tune in every once in awhile for, like, 2 yrs & then go away, to come again another day, I would have thought it would be Flannery. But that could be my own bias.

Hmmm I was thinking maybe Hunter Tylo? I feel Stephanie was the icon but didn’t have the largest fandom but who knows

Any guesses for my question above? For example as of now I’ll say Steffy, maybe? Back in the day not sure. 

Who would you all say was B&b most popular actor back in the day? Like the one with the largest fanbase.

3 minutes ago, divinemotion said:

I love the actress that plays Hope but the character is so underwhelming

Yeah I wish they gave her more edge and fire, I do feel she’s more likable and easy to sympathize then most of the characters on that show, they need to give her a darker side.

6 minutes ago, divinemotion said:

I love the actress that plays Hope but the character is so underwhelming

3 minutes ago, divinemotion said:

BOLD - STEFFY, Liam, Thomas, Hope.

Agree with the first 3

who are the best actresses on each soap rn? That are actually featured. 
YR- Eileen, Mishael, Sharon Case

bold- (not counting Heather) Katherine Kelly Lang 

Gh- Maura West

Days- Tamara Braun

7 hours ago, AMCOLTLLover said:

Y&R - Sally.. Courtney is so damn beautiful! Stupid Chad lol How could he let her go  

Sharon, Abby, Ashley (she is on/off but I still count her), Nikki (for her age.), Phyllis

B&B - Hope! 
GH: Liz, Sam, Sasha, Carly, Josslyn

Days: Nicole, Chloe, Gabi, Kate

Ashley is very pretty I’ll add her after Mishael/Amanda

8 hours ago, sheilaforever said:

They didn't start the "September seasons" until the 2010s... Season 10 originally started on Monday March 24, 1997... 

Naw they started September seasons 1996/1997

22 minutes ago, Tonksadora said:

GH: Laura Wright, Maura West, Genie Francis & Joss (whoever plays her). Oops, almost forgot: Britt (Kelly Thiebald sp?)

DOOL: Stephanie (whoever plays her), Mary Beth Evans, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Cady McClain, Jada (whoever plays her)

I don't watch B&B but McInnes who plays Steffy is definitely a gorgeous woman. I've never liked Krista Allen's looks. Oh, damn, KKL is gorgeous too.

I don't watch Y&R but I think Diane & Lauren are both beautiful women. And whoever plays Tessa is gorgeous.

Jacqui Eh, I think Annika is prettier, and Krista. I think Jacqui knows how to glam herself and carry herself though 

3 minutes ago, Noel said:

• The Bold and the Beautiful: Krista Allen, Jennifer Gareis
• Days of Our Lives: Nadia Bjorlin, Tamara Braun
• General Hospital: Cynthia Watros, Rebecca Herbst
• The Young and the Restless: Eileen Davidson, Courtney Hope

Omg i forgot Nadia and yeah I’ll add Cynthia too

14 minutes ago, Tonksadora said:

GH: Laura Wright, Maura West, Genie Francis & Joss (whoever plays her). Oops, almost forgot: Britt (Kelly Thiebald sp?)

DOOL: Stephanie (whoever plays her), Mary Beth Evans, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Cady McClain, Jada (whoever plays her)

I don't watch B&B but McInnes who plays Steffy is definitely a gorgeous woman. I've never liked Krista Allen's looks. Oh, damn, KKL is gorgeous too.

I don't watch Y&R but I think Diane & Lauren are both beautiful women. And whoever plays Tessa is gorgeous.

Yeah Stephanie is pretty 

9 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

• The Bold and the Beautiful: Krista Allen
• Days of Our Lives: Tamara Braun
• General Hospital: Maura West
• The Young and the Restless: Elizabeth Hendrickson

Literally can’t decide between Krista Annika and Diamond

Most beautiful gorgeous women in each soap, for me..?
Yr- Mishael Morgan

Gh- Rebecca Herbst, Cynthia 

Days-Camila Banus, Nadia, Shelley Henning

Bold- Krista Allen Diamond White & Annika Noelle( 3 way tie)

Mishael is the most beautiful woman in soaps and there’s no competition honestly

2 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

Yes, I have seen all of that. And yes, Brooke has done stuff like this before, which is exactly why putting her through it again, and in a way that would be even worse than before, would be the final straw for her as a character. Maybe you think I'm being overly dramatic, but think about it. If this would happen, where do you see Brooke after that? What would be left for her? She would have nothing and no one left. What could you possibly do with her character then? It would be writing her into a corner from which there is no escape.

Agreed it’s time to evolve Brooke 

The most insufferable characters on each soap opera today, that you just can’t stand.  I’ll go first:

bold-ridge,taylor, steffy, thomas

yr- Victor Nikki Victoria 

Gh- Carly and Michael

54 minutes ago, Jennybold1974 said:

2022 has to be the worst year ever for B&B, honestly. I don't think there is 1 positive thing I can say. The Finn dying / coming back story hit the bottom of the bottom, you can't sink lower than this in terms of writing and acting. 3 characters presumed dead in a few weeks is beyond  ridiculous.  The first 3 months were all about Brooke drinking and Sheila's secret - terrible. Taylor's return has made Steffy and Thomas totally insufferable. The 3 main couples - Lope Sinn Bridge - have no chemistry and are so mismatched. Quinn was written off like she was a recurring character, zero respect for her fans and they did the same to Zoe/Flo/Shauna earlier this year (even if they were hated by a lot, they deserved better closure). Now we're headed to a 4th round of Thomas obsessing over Hope and Sheila obsessing over her son and grandson. And a 36th round of the triangle from hell. It's no wonder even the big location shoot in Monaco brought the ratings down. Everything sucks.

The old episodes are 1000000x more interesting. 1987-2005 were the best years, then it started degrading. Even 3 years ago in 2019, the show was already bad, but not THAT bad. (for anyone wondering, the vault is full again, I will start uploading the new episodes as soon as @ChickenNuggetz92 fixes it)

I think the last 2 years were worst honestly, but this is def top 4, the show declined in writing quality when Patrick Mulcahey left in late 2019

7 minutes ago, Jennybold1974 said:

2022 has to be the worst year ever for B&B, honestly. I don't think there is 1 positive thing I can say. The Finn dying / coming back story hit the bottom of the bottom, you can't sink lower than this in terms of writing and acting. 3 characters presumed dead in a few weeks is beyond  ridiculous.  The first 3 months were all about Brooke drinking and Sheila's secret - terrible. Taylor's return has made Steffy and Thomas totally insufferable. The 3 main couples - Lope Sinn Bridge - have no chemistry and are so mismatched. Quinn was written off like she was a recurring character, zero respect for her fans and they did the same to Zoe/Flo/Shauna earlier this year (even if they were hated by a lot, they deserved better closure). Now we're headed to a 4th round of Thomas obsessing over Hope and Sheila obsessing over her son and grandson. And a 36th round of the triangle from hell. It's no wonder even the big location shoot in Monaco brought the ratings down. Everything sucks.

The old episodes are 1000000x more interesting. 1987-2005 were the best years, then it started degrading. Even 3 years ago in 2019, the show was already bad, but not THAT bad. (for anyone wondering, the vault is full again, I will start uploading the new episodes as soon as @ChickenNuggetz92 fixes it)

I think Sinn have sexual chemistry atleast. Nu lope and nu bridge don’t. What ships do you think should be paired up instead?

11 hours ago, Toups said:

 

Look these are Stan wars type posts that I’m trying to stop.  If you’re going to say something bad about a character, say why and what they’re doing in the episode.  Also, if you’re in opposition of those characters, you don’t have to post a childish comeback.  It’s like “OMG, they said something bad about characters I like, so I MUST retaliate!”  Come on guys. Take the Stan wars behavior somewhere else. 

Another example.  Come on. 

Yea is like she forces her anti Logan stuff on the board

38 minutes ago, edgeofnik said:

@dragonfliesThat's hilarious. KA has really impressed me - off screen. She has such a great attitude.

Honestly, I suspect Krista fitting into the show so well is the reason they didn't try to keep RS.

Krista is fun and has good chemistry with everyone, but Annika Rena KKL Jacqui and Heather are all stronger actresses 

4 hours ago, dragonflies said:

Yes the LOWgans really do, and the hate for them on twitter and other places is chef's kiss. They are dragging down the ratings too 

Honestly no LOWgan fans have room to say anyone's intolerable given Brooke is literally the most insufferable character on soaps all the LOWgan's are.

Katie brought back to prop the sister who stole her husband, got impregnated by him and then sided with said husband during the custody battle.

Yeah you got yourself a winner there with that LOWgan trash!! 

 

The show was up in the first place because Sheila was causing chaos

10 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Nope Brooke, Hope and Liam are

 

 

Not a Liam fan sooo lol. Anyways hope is better then all of those characters

Ridge Taylor and Steffy are trash

57 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

LMAO both are limited on their acting big time. Can you really see either of them playing scenes like JMW did when Steffy was grieving Finn after he was pronounced dead? No because they don't have that kind of range

KKL shows more emotion in her acting, than either Jacqui or Annika does tbh, that’s real acting.  And Annika hasn’t had the same material Jacqui, but she has better body language. Jacqui is good but she’s not a great actress. She has improved though

1 hour ago, dragonflies said:

LMAO both are limited on their acting big time. Can you really see either of them playing scenes like JMW did when Steffy was grieving Finn after he was pronounced dead? No because they don't have that kind of range

Anyways I think Jacqui and Annika are on the same level of acting rly, but I will say Annika’s a bit better because she had less experience. However Jacqui might be more seasoned?

heather>Rena>KKL>Kimberlin>Jacqui>Annika>Krista>Naomi>JG> diamond prolly. But Jacqui and Annika are interchangeable to me. Kimberlin is kinda better than KKL but I think KKL shows more emotion.