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Someone like Vanessa Marcil as nu-Jill to fit with TSJ's Tucker?

Reading the entire thread once again... I can't believe how many similarities L&F had with Generations. Both set in Chicago, with a formerly poor family moving in a big house, previously owned by rich people who lost their fortune. Ellie Saxton is similar to Ruth Marshall, both poor daughters who want to be accepted by the high society. L&F reads a lot like the movie Interiors (like Carl said some ten years ago). Adult, sophisticated drama. And all these workplace stories sound fascinating. And what an amazing music theme the show had. I guess casting was its biggest problem, charismatic actors might have made up for the slow start. The idea behind FRFP was insane from the start. It would have never worked.

So Royce was Marland's chance to tell the Carrie Todd story the way he wanted?

Didn't Bill Bell offer her the part of Stephanie Forrester on B&B? Or was it Jamie Lyn Bauer? Marla Adams, what a stunning woman. Brenda Dickson IS Jill. It is fascinating to compare these scenes to the ones from 1974 in the hair salon on the C mansion for the first time. I think that in the long run it was a mistake to focus so much on the Newman family. Especially after Heather Tom was gone.

I tried reading Tucker's history and it was a mess. Why would someone want any of that back? The show had the perfect chance to bring back Brooks Prentiss with TSJ for the 50th anniversary. This screams Ashland 2.0.

I can't believe that Y&R is stupid enough to lose MM twice. This woman should be the star of the show, but TPTB prefer to play musical chairs with the Sallys, the Chelseas, the Victorias and the Phyllisses. Y&R is a boring and bored show.

Jill and Lauren on Y&R. Thank God.

I can't buy TSJ as Devon's father and as someone who is supposed to be older than Brock Reynolds, the same age as Jill, old enough to be Chance's grandfather BUT... if he -and Diane- can take us away from the Newman-Abbott-Phyllis Groundhog Day show... (Please don't kill them off within a year because the marriage to Victoria and the affairs with Nick, Adam and Billy will be badly written)

It would be a huge mistake to hire TSJ in order to play a bland character like Dylan (who was never needed in the first place), or someone in Jill's age (who was never needed in the first place).

.... Nick, Adam and Billy might make some room for her.

Josh Griffith has some weird fascination with B&B. He tries to involve B&B characters in Y&R stories for no real reason most of the time. Isn't Summer in the fashion business with Marchetti? Why would she wear something from Forrester?

I like everything you wrote. Everything is bigger than life for no real reason and no real drama comes out of it.

I love how they are celebrating the most random, uninspired pairings.

What was that all about? Were they thinking of introducing a Hollister family?

They should have done this. On ATWT they had Lucinda marry a character played by Laurence Lau, who was obsessed with Luke. (If I remember correctly).

Lily also suffered from DID

Makes more sense.

Lets hope it is not a health scare. The abortion? (TSJ ends up being Victor and Ashley's son?)

Josh Griffith loves his B&B crossovers. I never understood why Eric and Felicia Forrester had to show up in Genoa City, or Courtney Hope had to portray a B&B character on Y&R. It will probably be a Forrester-Marchesa fashion show (JG prefers fashion to cosmetics drama) with some Sheila drama.

This sounds so exciting!

Please don't make TSJ Victor and Ashley's aborted baby.

So I guess Avery, Sage, Austin and Trevor are coming back.

Didn't he also bring Chelsea back? Y&R really needs a new headwriter.

What a horrible character to bring back, but you are probably right. He was never needed, he was just created as a vehicle for Steve Burton. Isn't Chance the town cop these days? Josh Griffith will do the wrong thing again .

I agree with everything you said. I guess it is the tone change that really bothered me. The Keith/Jonathan story and Dolly's daughter drama was a little bit too much. Roger, Original Ann, Doug, Merrill, Lily were all gone too soon. However I understand that Ava, Shana, Dane, Gwyneth and Trisha helped the show "wake up".