Paul Raven

I do not want to see fake exterior sets. Based on wk1 I assumed exterior shooting would be integrated into the show. I think this is a problem in that launching a new soap in 2025 a lot of new,younger viewers might have been turned off to see everything set inside, as this would not be something they expected when every other drama they watch uses exteriors. I thought shooting at that facility allowed for that but for whatever reason we are not seeing it. The scenes in Wk 1 appeared to have been taped outside the studio in the same area and looked good. Surely with the type of cameras and production techniques available these days it would be fairly easy to take a few actors and crew outside. They could set up some tables and chairs and maybe a fake counter to simulate an outdoor cafe. Hopefully this is something that will be addressed.

That budget issue goes all the way back yo the early days of Search for Tomorrow. Mary Stuart, in her book,tells a story along the lines talks of how miniscule budget for the show was and one producer managed to save some money and was told not to go forward with it, because if they showed they could do it for less, they would get less.

No, that's a great place to meet in secret b/c there is never anyone else there. And they've gone all out on a hospital set for Cole!

Eps 1-5. Means viewers can watch Ted #1 again. At least a full week of repeats means that the days are not further out of sync.

Grandpa's funeral was June 76. Santos passed away April 76. Synopsis says that Irma Kopecki Hughes was too ill to attend. Don arrived played by Martin West in July 76, Soap Central was wrong(again). Odd that they couldn't have delayed the funeral to accommodate Don's arrival. I wonder if Irma and the farm were ever mentioned again? Same with John and Edie Hughes. Once Irna left in 73 they were probably consigned to history. I have a feeling that when she was in charge they would have at least been mentioned.

Watching Lily berate Cane for being a liar etc made me wonder about his previous exit. I recall that Lily was jailed and Cane was supportive -CK left for a while and made occasional appearances and the show tried to find something for Cane to do eg the Traci friendship. But I don't recall any great break up/betrayal that Lily seems to be referring to. Why exactly did they divorce? It seems to me that Josh has done some rewriting to suit the new Cane storyline.

Mrs Kopecki had been around for years but never seen. So I guess when Santos was too ill to appear they decided to have him offscreen by giving him a happy ending and return to his farm. Maybe they said she was too old/or reluctant to return to Oakdale. Re the family farm. The family held on to it? Did John Hughes live there at one point? What happened to it? Maybe it was just forgotten.

The year that ABC moved Mork & Mindy and Laverne & Shirley and both those shows suffered and never recovered. Tenspeed & Brownshoe (Ben Vereen/Jeff Goldblum) was much hyped but after a strong start fizzled out. Same with Skag(Karl Malden) strong early ratings bumping up the average. Once Facts of Life was paired with Diff'rent Strokes it took off.

Sunset Beach had a week of repeats to do some retooling . Not sure of the dates. I guess this a money saving move as much as anything else. Viewing levels are probably way down that week. It would be good that instead of random repeats they actually showed some themed clip episodes eg Mon Dani talks to Pamela and they show some major scenes in her story. It could actually add to character depth as Dani looks back and does some soul searching.Tues could be the Martin story Wed Ted/Nicole etc That would make it more of an event rather than just a cheap ass move that annoys viewers.

No phone reception, roads washed out,stranded in the maze...ooooh....the excitement of it all. So someone is murdered from the cast assembled there? I (sadly) see only one possibility. Pity it isn't a serial killer. BTW Lauren looked hideous in that Creature from the Blue Lagoon get up. Everything was wrong -from the over processed hair (and face) the gold clutch, dress, jewelry.Good job Mandi &Co. Meanwhile back in GC the heart wrenching life and death struggle of Cole plays out-OFFSCREEN- of course.

That outdoor set is getting a workout. Can someone explain the chandeliers? You would think they might turn on a fan to give some evidence they are supposed to be outside. Does the #1 soap have any sort of a budget?

Seeing Connor Floyd onscreen again and gearing how Rory Gibson is bringing it at GH is a reminder how Y&R chose to squander their new young leading men (including Zach Tinker) in favor of the vets. I'm surprised Micheal Mealor survived.

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I agree re Hayley. Yes she has been presented as a little naive but nothing has indicated that it's an act. She has Bill, the money, the tacky house so why lie about a pregnancy? It's not like they've been married for a year and Bill is pressuring her to have a baby. Hayley needs a talk to so we get more of a sense of her character.

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Please give them a home and not just a bedroom.

My original theory was that a younger Martin was involved with a closeted older man and there was some sort of incident that both sides wanted covered up. But now we know different, although some elements could still be there. Let's hope the explanation works for us.

This is an ongoing issue for me. Martin, the dynamic congressman who is never working. Naomi the idealistic lawyer w/o an office or co workers Vanessa spoke about her team of realtors but no workspace etc And so on... agree re Ted giving Eva so much responsibility. I don't believe Kat was doing all of that either. So much more believable had it been an assistants job. Still enough of a daunting challenge for Eva.

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Disagree about JT-his Billy is obnoxious and pathetic. And the dumb decision to make Billy and Victoria a signature couple when Victoria was a young adult when Billy was born. At some point everyone seemed to be in the same age range.

I get what he is saying-that 'the secret' has put up a wall b/w them, and they are not having much sex I guess, but this pretty much has been up to the audience to infer. If there was a scene where Smitty tried to initiate something and Martin blocked him that would have made it crystal for the audience. Or did I miss that?

They have really done Billy a disservice by saddling him with Cane and then going out of their way to say he is a whole new character, pretty much acknowledging that Cane #1 was a dud. Pleading for viewers do give him a chance and him saying he is giving it his best shot etc. None of this necessary had he simply been a much needed new character!

Of course having Cane as another billionaire keeps Y&R on that dreaded path of takeovers, acquisitions and double dealing. all from restaurants and coffee shops. I have to wonder why on God's Green Earth do they think viewers want to see that?? Looking at that motley crew assembled at the plastic plaza just points out the reliance on the vets. They should be background/strong supporting and stepping into A territory when appropriate. Noah, Faith, Allie,Scott,Fen,Chance etc should be prominent. Now would be the time to bring on teen Charlie/Mattie. Imagine if AD had have been a recast Phillip-a handsome 50 something gay man ready to establish himself in GC. Now that might have been interesting.

This is part of CBS' rebrand of the show as there are virtually no young people in the cast. They're going to try and make 'yound' happen!

So who can from DOOL or GH can Y&R cast as Chance? I still don't understand why Y&R dropped Chance. They tried to move him into the business stuff,deemed that as not working and then made him recurring. They would prefer to keep recycling stories for characters who have been on for decades.