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Rumor I read was that Bill Bell saw that Marguerite Ray wasn't connecting acting-wise with Victoria Rowell. Marguerite Ray was born in 1931 and Veronica Redd was born in 1948, so yes Marguerite seemed more maternal aunt whereas Veronica seemed more older sister.

I remember JC ranting to the soap press when Nick/Sharon were eating the show, saying that the show was now "The Young and the Rest of Us".

@Maxim I can't believe you actually came up with something positive about Bradley. Can we think of anything positive JFP did at any show?

@Paul Raven Thank you for the K.T. Stevens article. Her IMDb page has very little after Y&R, even though she lived another 13 years after her run on Y&R ended. From the Vanessa scenes that I've seen, K.T. Stevens had primetime soap matriarch energy, but the only primetime soap role she got was guest star on Knots Landing.

Y&R thrived for the most part from 1983 to 1998, except for Cricket eating the show from second half of 1986 to end of 1989 and going off-track second half of 1994 through first half of 1997 (Summer 1994 frat party, Fall 1994 to Spring 1996 Nick/Sharon eat the show, lull from Fall 1996 through first half of 1997). I never thought of Blade/Rick as being a response to Reilly Days. I always figured it was the frat party that was to get the younger audience away from Reilly Days.

Bill Bell wrote Bill/Laura rape storyline that resulted in Mike but did Bill Bell write Bill/Laura marriage?

Larry Hagman song seems like a take on My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music. His mother played Maria in the original Broadway production.

Also CBS.

Bill Bell admitted in a 1996 interview that he regretted writing the storyline where Malcolm took advantage of an over-medicated Dru.

@Anooj @Maxim I wonder if those early 2010s storylines made Susan Flannery decide to retire. Maybe in the grand scheme of things, she was smart to leave when she did.

Abby dress was fine for a female past age 35 getting married for the third time.

I've really enjoyed the episodes since the unveiling of the rebuilt ranch. This batch has been the most enjoyable since the 50th anniversary week.

But no hair toss will ever match 1999 opening credits

Yes I did.

JW was serving up some grande dame diva fierceness. Jill needs to be back full time and be Genoa City's grande dame. It's something that feels natural at this point.

Yes, they were. I loved the flashbacks from the 1980s and 1990s. Oh yes, be still my heart too. EB and his late 1990s glow up when he got very handsome 🥰 That was all one scene. We saw it during the classics (Katherine facelift episode). Victor pushing Nikki away because of his groin injury and Nikki refuses to go.

Binge watching without sleep, food, bathroom breaks? I don't know if I could handle that 🤣 I could watch 2 hour blocks every day. 1973-1980 let's say 24 minutes without commercials so that would be like 6 episodes a day, then 1980-1998 let's say 48 minutes without commercials so that would be like 3 episodes a day.

In 2003 Gina's set was 30 years old and in 2012 the original Newman Ranch set was 32 years old so maintenance costs were probably an issue.

In 1981 EB was 40 and MTS was 25 and the age difference was apparent. Victor/Nikki initial storyline played a big part in Victor's character arc from short-term villain to anti-hero/romantic leading man. Yes it was a take on My Fair Lady but Bill Bell and the audience saw the connection between EB and MTS and that made the storyline work.

That I don't remember.

Dallas had a huge following in the United Kingdom. Dizzy for 'Dallas': Half of Britain Watches J. R. Get Plugged - The Washington Post J.R. WOULD BE PROUD OF BRITISH TV'S 'DALLAS' BRAWL - Los Angeles Times

Y&R Victor has had two homes: the Newman Ranch and the penthouse.

Victor had three "deaths" with funerals: 1983, 1993, 2012. Two "deaths" did not have funerals: 1999, 2020.

Loved the flashbacks today, some of which I don't think were shown before.

It reminds me that the Bell shows were a sea of blondes in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Y&R had MTS, LLB, Barbara Crampton, Nina Arvesen, Brenda Epperson. B&B had Joanna Johnson, KKL, Teri Ann Linn.