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This was such a nice reunion! I enjoyed hearing from everyone. I loved Sunset Beach.

Oh yay! I cannot wait to see this! SuBe was my favorite soap when I was a kid.

Oh I just got to the episode when Ridge and Brooke go to the Big Bear cabin and then Thorne and Caroline show up. Cannot wait to see what happens next, but gotta go to the hairdresser haha And the scene with Eric and Stephanie when they realize both couples went up there and then they laugh.. so good haha

I haven't watched in years, but back when I watched, I could not say she was a bad actress. She just wasn't Victoria Newman to me. Especially when she first started, it was such a big contrast to what Heather Tom was doing as Victoria. And even few years later, I could not accept Amelia, because she was just so much different than Heather's Victoria. Otherwise, I found Amelia to be okay, the little that I saw on The City.

Whaaat? Galen Gering as Nick Newman?? I don't see. I am glad it did not happen. Although, it is insane that Nick and Sharon have been on for so long without any break. I think each character/actor should have some breaks. And I used to be a huge Shick fan. They kept me watching back in late 90s, early 00s when I started watching Y&R.

LoL You mean, New Plan to Save DAYS in November 2022?

Aah, okay, contract negotiations.. Understandable. LOL Those screencaps are funny Thanks!

I was doing some aircounts for 2007. I stopped watching during LML years and I only came back when MAB took over, so I did not watch this part, but I noticed that Victor and Nick had lower airtime, especially in June 2007. Seems shocking to me, considering how much they usually dominate the airtime. Anyone know what the reason was? Also, another question... did Daniel have a porn addiction storyline? How was this shown? I mean, obviously they could not show naked ladies and porn or Daniel, um, pleasuring himself. So how was this addiction depicted? And how did it come about?

I see what you mean, but Corday was swearing in 2015 that everyone that Ben killed were all dead for good. And that didn't stick. So Ron might be as serious as a heart attack, but if Corday and Sony change their mind in two years and Ron is still there, he will have to change it. So in comes Rolf with her serum or MM's Abby is found to be an imposter and in comes KM as a the real Abby held captive on Melaswen in a DiMera dungeon. And it was even Ron who wrote the story, undoing the last "seriously, they are all dead" story. I mean, many soaps have done it, which is why soaps became a joke at one point to many people. But DAYS is the worst offender in this area. It is absolutely ridiculous what DAYS did for shockvalue only to regret it all and reverse it, making even more damage to it's credibility as well as emotional value of the stories, since people became incentivized to death on DAYS, lowering the impact such stories should have. The only way I see Abby not returning at some point is if DAYS is cancelled in two years and they don't have time to bring her back by then.

People should not be upset over any death on DAYS. Jack's organs were donated and he still is alive. Roman was stabbed, Abe was shot, Victor was electrocuted, Will was strangled etc .. and they are all alive. After Corday swore that all of those were real deaths. Why should we believe any death now is any different?

What about Lesli Kay for Hope? She is right age for sure.. Gina Tognoni I adore, but she is 10 years too young and looks it, while I find HBS a bit too old for the role. I know actor age has never been an issue on daytime, but still..

As soon as I read #1, my mind went to Hope Williams Brady.

I was thinking that cutting soaps to half hour could be a good thing. They would have to trim the fat and lose a lot of dead weight. But seeing how bad B&B is, I guess it does not mean it would work lol

Wow, they all approved upon the same time last year! I am shocked.

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I loved Ricardo/Gabi/Antonio stuff on Sunset Beach. Such a sexy love triangle. But I did not like how Ricardo's character became evil due to this in the end. I get he was hurt, but damn..

So I got to THE letter part.. and omg, not only did Brooke take the letter, but she took it as an agreement with Thorne! Oh, Thorne... I do like you, but this is sad.

You are right, maybe this is why I am enjoying it too. Because there is no current soaps to enjoy lol I do see some cliches and continuity issues in these old episodes, and some wtf moments within the stories, but I still enjoy it quite a lot

That's an interesting topic. It was such a sad time in that period when all these soaps were just killed one after another. Passions ended just a year before GL, no? 1) Well I think soaps are still at least somewhat profitable to the networks. Talks shows would be much cheaper to produce, but indeed they tried and failed with several of them. 2) I was one of the people who was sure that soaps could not survive another decade and these 4 are still here. And I am again one who thinks that they cannot survive until 2032. But lets see 3) Granted I stopped watching all the remaining soaps years ago, but I am still around to know what is going on and how it looks like, for the most part. So based on this, I would say no. I think the quality of everything has gone down almost irreparably. From anything related to production itself (sets, lighting, visuals..), to writing, to acting... it's not good. But hey, maybe those who watch on a daily basis would think differently.

Wow, so many similarities! Thank you for sharing this. It was definitely interesting to read.

I never thought in my life that I would enjoy B&B. Based on what I have seen in the past through the 00s, I always found B&B to be the worst soap out of the bunch (except Passions.. nothing was worse than that). But watching now this show from the beginning, I am shocked at how much I am enjoying it. Such old fashioned soapy goodness! And indeed the characters work together really well. It's a shame that Logan family seems to have disappeared rather quickly after the first season though. I wonder how I will like that. But lets see.. I have now arrived to the point where Caroline's trial is finishing and the verdict will be announced (so exciting!!!) And omg, at that trick they did when they showed the verdict being read and it turned out to be Bill's fantasy. I was so confused that half of the episode would be about Donna's aspirations of being a model and Kristen and Clarke and then suddenly we are at the trial. I was so confused. And then the freeing verdict and Ron gloating in front of everyone and then Bill shooting him. It was so strange. But then it turned out to be a daydream Good one, Bill Bell!

I agree that Bill's timing was terrible. He should have told her the news earlier (as soon as he found out himself, I would say). But I guess I don't see that as a manipulation. I would be grateful to my father if he uncovered the truth that my partner/spouse was unfaithful to me. He was pushing for Thorne to get with Caroline, sure, but it was finally Caroline who chose to be with Thorne, even though she clearly did not love him (at least not the same way she loved Ridge).

Thank you for further details! Indeed in the vault it is marked as Dec 3.

Can I ask how did you see Bill's actions as manipulation? I am curious since I have seen many people say this and I just don't see it. Also, you do not list Ridge as someone how hurt her and she trusted him a lot.

Correct! That is it! Oh, I completely did not remember to look at the closing credits to see the year! Thanks @Broderick!