Paul Raven

So what did Greg get to do throughout 78? Was that the Linda Larkin story? And thanks for your response(s) .Can always rely on you and Broderick to dig deep about various Y&R eras.

I wonder at what point Bill decided Nikki had some potential as a longer running character? Was she at first one of his Summer teens who would highlight a social problem eg STD's and then learn her lesson and disappear? The difference with Nikki ,unlike Jody before her, was that she was related to another character, so had more presence on the canvas. Did Bill bring back Greg with the intent of him hooking up with Nikki and thus anchoring her onto the canvas?

I just can't accept that billion dollar tech firms operate out of a smallish Wisconsin town by people with no qualifications and staff.

Thanks for that. The GCAC was an odd choice of venue. It was more formal than Gina's. It was a hotel and there was gym and a rooftop bar. So there were customers all dressy while others were in athletic gear. At some point the display cabinet went from trophies and momentos to the cheap looking tchotchkes seen in other sets. It also seemed to shrink at some point.

Y&R created a set for Jonas' club located in Wherever USA. Up until then the meeting spot in GC was The Allegro (formerly Pierre's) When Pierre died in 74, did Leslie buy the restaurant from Sally or Pierre's sister? Les was an up and coming concert pianist, how could she afford to buy it? Was Leslie's plan to be hands on, or was it merely an investment? Anyhoo, Brock started working there at some point. Back to Jonas' club. Leslie decided to revamp The Allegro by magically redecorating it identically to his wherever venue. So the set for Jonas' lived on in GC. Did he sell the other club? Jonas' got renamed Gina's and lived on until it was burned down. Gina then shifted to GCAC. Why didn't she rebuild her old club? So many questions but I'm sure we can piece together some answers.

I know about her being written off in the mid 70's, but not the 60's. Could you please elaborate? Being dropped in the 70's was I think it was at the time that Dan , Susan etc were written off. Annie/Dee were still young teens.So David was at the hospital and it was assumed Ellen was at home with the girls. Then when the show expanded and the girls were aged, Ellen returned. Wonder how Pat felt about being dropped? Obviously, she rolled with it and happily returned.

Josh tells business/job stories pretty much in cafes and restaurants and homes. see Lauren, Nate, Elena, Rey, Nick,Noah, Tessa. Devon,Mariah, Amanda, Imani. Which , in my mind devalues them even further , especially when they're pretty shaky in the first place. For Josh to say business stories are paramount when all we have is Victoria's office,Adam's office and Chance.com office...maybe Jabot will return? Personally, I would be focusing more on Jabot as cosmetics is appealing to the target market and more relatable than 'tech' stuff we never see. And wasn't there just a non-story about Nate and Elena decorating? Was he still at Cane/Lily's former house? Will the condo get a makeover? That same decor when Neil,Adam and Chelsea lived there. All quite bizarre really.

Did Jonas even get a last name? Jerry Lacey had been popular on Love of Life I guess, but Jonas was a complete washout. There was no chemistry with Leslie/Pris and he was never fleshed out. He hung around for a few years and I think disappeared w/o trace.

Nate was a surgeon. Then he was promoted to Chief of Surgery. He was also doing Ask MD on line. He then passed that onto Elena. Most of this happened at Society and Crimson Lights. Now Lily has asked him to leave the hospital to become exec. Makes zero sense. But it's what Neil would have wanted.

Aaaagh! More 'corporate' stories. Jabot will open a tech division. And hire back Billy. Nate will encourage Elena to join Chancellor. And so on... Much ado about nothing.

I agree. Hope it is worth it. I'm thinking back to Adam's return with MG where they had the chance to start with a clean slate but 5 mins later Adam is meddling with Victor's meds, Don't want to see Diane strutting around town issuing threats. At least Sally will get a break from being town pariah.

Yes, faked up drama for the sake of it. Paul got 2 mentions and I wondered if Doug would agree to return if there was a change of management? At the moment, he could have been a comfort to Lauren and involved in Chance's story. It was great to see Ashley back. But where is Nina? Something about her dialogue made me feel it was more suited to Traci and I wondered if Beth were not available and Eileen agreed to come in. Ashley was confronting Phyllis and being very protective of Jack in a way Traci might have done. Eileen made it work for her character, but still... Or is my imagination overactive today?

I know there has been a poster who addressed that situation before - those weird instances where time stood still in one story while others progressed. That was a little quirk of Bill's writing in those years. I wonder if it was one of those things that came up every so often in mapping out episodes and he'd say to Kay-'Darn it, let's just do it and the audience won't even notice and if they do so what'

Poor Susan Walters having to play that scene.

Father and daughter? It was never resolved

Just like the masks, the devil can become a go to plot point for years to come. Can't be bothered coming up with a decent plot? Just have the devil take over!

if they hadn't bothered with the pointless Rey/Sharon wedding Rey could join Paul at the GCPD. Now Sharon will have another failed marriage under her belt. When I saw the topic I thought Robert Newman.

Thanks for the extra info. I always recall that Southfork never had a front door. Everyone living there would enter via a doorway near the stairs - from the garages/car park I guess. When there were visitors, they were ushered into the living room, but we never saw them at the front door/porch. Am I misremembering?

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Agree but this is something Y&R have always done. Katherine- Jill Foster will pay for what she has done! Nikki- How could Victor betray me with Ashley Abbott? etc

Thanks for that clip. Those verandah scenes are definitely shot on the lot. Especially noticeable when they enter the house and we see out the door an obvious painted backdrop. Also I'm sure the exterior of the FC house and interior shown didn't match the actual floorplan,as is often the case. Probably the exterior scene by the pool may have been shot on a location nearer to the studio. Makes sense they would find locations nearby that could stand in for the real thing, after the initial location filming was completed.

Dallas always shot the first few episodes of each season on location. I'm not sure for how long that practice continued. But I recall one episode where everyone was getting blown to bits in outdoor scenes due to the Texas winds, Victoria had to keep pushing hair off her face to deliver her lines. Then they would go back to that fake exterior backdrop of the ranch. Falcon Crest was always lush visually and the house and grounds were very much a character on the show. Did they have verandah scenes that were shot indoors?

Nick is wandering around unattached yet there is no interaction with Chelsea who was his romantic interest throughout 2017. Why did they break up? As dull as Chelsea/Nick were, wouldn't it make more sense for them to have some kind of involvement than pair Chelsea with Rey, who she tried to kill? And what happened to that story anyway? Chelsea was locked up but then her mom got sick and it was decided the only way she could be let out was to be guarded (by Rey-really? A GC policeman can just go off and babysit a mental patient?) Anyway Rey returns alone as apparently Chelsea is suddenly no longer a threat or a patient. When she returns everything is OK and there are no charges laid or further treatment required. Gotta love the Josh Griffith school of storytelling. Pesky details like logic, motivation and follow through? Forget about 'em and move on

As the poster who (inadvertently) ignited the drama on the OLTL thread, I hope that we can all move forward. We are here because of love/interest in soaps and really in the overall scheme of things it's just some fun and escapism. Like any community there are clashes, things said that perhaps shouldn't be and so on. But we all keep coming back. So@allmc2008 I hope you decide to post and know that you've chosen to bring some positivity and enjoy being able to share those treasures. End of speech.

Victoria in one sleeved dress at CL while Nick is in overcoat. Phyllis in one sleeved dress at Grubby Peanut. Lauren goes sparkly for reunion at CL. But at least it has 2 sleeves. Note to costume department - please do better.