kalbir
-
Posts
3,863 -
Joined
Content Type
Forums
Events
Blogs
Gallery
Posts posted by kalbir
-
-
On 8/4/2017 at 6:12 AM, RestlessDuncan said:
In Italy Y&R had diehard fans, but it was treated so badly by Mediaset (the groups of channels that aired the show).
From 1983 to 2009 they were shown: US Episodes from autumn 1979 to march 1986; from november 1989 to december 1993; from november 1998 to january 2007. In the summer of 1987 it briefly aired in primetime.
So Italy skipped most of 1986, all of 1987 and 1988, most of 1989, all of 1994 through 1997, and most of 1998? You were spared the focus on Cricket in the late 1980s, the focus on Nick/Sharon in the mid-1990s, and that lull period of Fall 1996 through the first half of 1997, but you missed a few good storylines as well.
0 -
On 7/26/2017 at 2:19 AM, Aback said:
Nothing. The show got canceled in 2007 in Italy lol
On 7/27/2017 at 2:59 AM, Elsa said:The show was canceled here in Greece several years ago. We are too poor to afford US soaps these days.
What was the last storyline that aired before cancellation? If the ending was 2005 or earlier episodes, then you were spared LML, MAB, JFP, Pratt.
Maybe it's me but I always got the impression that B&B is a bigger draw in most of Europe than Y&R.
0 -
Are you enjoying the 2014 episodes FrenchFan?
If any international Y&R viewers are posting here, what's happening on Y&R in your country?
0 -
YRfan23, thank you for the link.
I remember the 2008 Paris remote was done to coincide w/ the 20th anniversary of Y&R first being broadcast in France. So if they started w/ 1986 episodes in 1989 as per the episode guide, France would be watching 2014 episodes now.
One of the French language channels in Canada airs Y&R but the episodes are from 2009.
0 -
19 hours ago, YRfan23 said:
Thanks!
I believe this one is from August 22, 1988!
YRfan23, do you have an episode guide saved somewhere? You're really good w/ original air dates
4 hours ago, yrfan1983 said:By Mid-89 - Cricket, her insta-family, and her 4 suitors had taken over the show!
I really liked Chase in this episode... more morally ambiguous. Up through the end of '89, he had both romantic and business story. After PB took over as Jack, Chase had some Jabot scenes with him, but then that faded out, and Chase was mainly support for Nina.
Ugh, tying Cricket to the Abbotts allowed her to eat the show even more. I remember Soap Opera Digest named Cricket as Most Overexposed Character in one of the best/worst issues in the late 1980s.
I believe Chase was gone sometime in spring 1990 but I don't recall how he was written off.
0 -
9 hours ago, yrfan1983 said:
I remember when little Victoria left, I was mad because I liked Ashley Nicole, haha!
I always thought it was hilarious that little Victoria's real name was Ashley Nicole. She would be about 35 now.
0 -
Did anyone like Victor and Cassandra as a couple?
It wasn't long after the 1990 episode yrfan1983 recapped that Victor would take little Victoria to Switzerland, and was gone for a few weeks. I pinpoint this departure to coincide with Eric Braeden taking time off for his role in the miniseries Lucky Chances (based on the Jackie Collins novels).
0 -
yrfan1983, your recaps are really detailed. Thanks for posting them.
0 -
3 hours ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:
The intro of Nick McHenry in this episode. I am sure that my buddy, @DRW50, won't care for this clip too much.
Is this the first documented Friend of Jill incident?
0 -
So it was July 1991 that Robert Calhoun left and Jill Farren Phelps came on. I'm glad I was able to experience Robert Calhoun's run both when it originally aired (as much as I could, given I was school-aged at the time) and rewatching again online.
0 -
17 hours ago, Y&R21395 said:
Hey guys, here's some 1984 episodes
Loved watching these. 1980s Y&R episodes are such a rare treat. Thank you so much
0 -
Wow, the confrontation between Alexandra and Roger was epic. I wonder if this episode is what got Michael Zaslow his first Daytime Emmy nomination in 1992. IIRC, he was also GL's first nomination and win ever in the Lead Actor category.
0 -
GL aired overseas in Germany, Italy, and Iceland AFAIK. I don't think the P&G shows were really exported globally the way Y&R/B&B were.
0 -
11 hours ago, BetterForgotten said:
No one f.ucks with Ms. McKinsey! I'm surprised at just how great the picture quality is in this video.
9 hours ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:Love Bev, but I find myself getting pissed at Alex in this arc even though she is in the right to react the way she is. It is just that dastardly a** Roger Thorpe and MZ's excellent portrayal of him, which makes me root for him when I shouldn't be.
Is that bad?
This episode was probably the zenith of the Calhoun/Curlee era. It is criminal that Beverlee McKinsey did not get a lead actress nomination at the Daytime Emmy's for any of her early 1990s work on GL. Is there a story behind her being snubbed?
There's a little sadness in seeing this storyline again, knowing that Michael Zaslow and Beverlee McKinsey are no longer with us.
0 -
The two roles I read Kimberley Simms was in contention for were Jennifer on Days and Ashley on Y&R. As we all know, one role was cast with a hair model clone of the original actress and the other recast was nepotism.
0 -
Watching these July 1991 episodes is a little bittersweet. We're so close to Alexandra exposing Roger, but we're also close to Robert Calhoun being replaced by Jill Farren Phelps. I originally thought the EP/writer switches were both at the same time but they were done gradually (Robert Calhoun/Pamela Long June 1989-December 1990, Robert Calhoun/Nancy Curlee January-summer or fall 1991, Jill Farren Phelps/Nancy Curlee summer or fall 1991-1993).
On 6/29/2017 at 9:43 PM, Nothin'ButAttitude said:IMO, I always felt that Mark Derwin's Mallet had stellar chemistry with Kimberly Simms' Mindy. Boggles my mind how Nancy Curlee didn't put these two together.
I agree, and it was a missed opportunity. How did another soap not snatch up Kimberley Simms anyway? I posted before in the thread that I read she was in contention for two big recasts in the mid 1990s but considering who those roles were cast with was like WTF?
0 -
8 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:
What about Miguel from Y&R? Whatever happened to him?
I don't remember Miguel's last appearance but there was a mention of Miguel retiring and Nikki sending him a retirement gift.
0 -
14 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:
Was Lynne ever given a farewell?
I remember Lynne's last appearance being a phone call to Paul saying she was staying in Kansas (I think) because of a family situation.
0 -
On 6/13/2017 at 10:38 AM, Soaplovers said:
Researching the blackout episodes from 1992...am I right to assume Bridget caused the blackout?
From what I remember, Bridget's hair dryer short circuited and that lead to the blackout.
To think that was 25 years ago this month. The buildup and the fallout were amazing. Sadly as we all know the momentum didn't last.
0 -
2 hours ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:
It was also fun watching Roger be with Jenna, but still being unable to get Holly out of his system. Though it was all so wrong, it was so right. They just couldn't escape each other.
I once read on this board Roger and Holly were described as the anti-supercouple, and that fits them perfectly.
0 -
2 hours ago, BetterForgotten said:
These 1991 episodes have been an amazing trip down memory lane.
I totally agree, and there's more good stuff ahead.
0 -
Between Nia Long, Eva Longoria, and Vivica A Fox, last night's show was an embarrassment of bitches LOL
0 -
One of Melina Kanakaredes early episodes. Around the time these episodes aired, Melina was also part of a Family Feud soap opera special so we knew the accent wasn't real.
0 -
On 3/31/2017 at 8:39 AM, MoTheGreat said:
The grandma is on another level of scheming.
On 4/19/2017 at 6:46 PM, Taoboi said:And yes, Grandma is a schemer. And DEAD again at her calling Anika Boo Boo Kitty.
Leah is one gangster grandma haha.
Why is nobody talking about last night's show?
Cookie calling Diana "fake ass Claire Huxtable" LOL
0
I believe this one is from August 22, 1988! 
B&B: Old/Classic Discussion & Articles
in Discuss The Soaps
Posted
DRW50, thank you for posting the 1990 episodes. The first five years are such a rare treat.
By 1990 Bill Bell had figured out which characters were working and which weren't. The Spectra gang became more prominent, while the Logans were phased out by early 1991.
Kristen and Mick were gone not long after these episodes, I think in March sometime. I remember Teri Ann Linn returning for a few episodes in 1992, 1993, 1994 and that was it.
Do you think Kristen could have been a viable character in the 1990s had a stronger actress played her? There was a SOD headline in 1996 that B&B was attempting to recast Kristen with Melissa Reeves but as we all know, nothing came of it.