Paul Raven

Hopefully sooner rather than later, we will see some of the various family connections explored.

Noticing that they seem to be done to about 4 sets per episode and one conversation/meet up can last the whole episode. It's FF material. Hopefully BTG will continue to thrive and they might be forced to up the budget to compete. Who is holding Shaz and Phyl hostage? Wouldn't be surprised at anything Joshie comes up with. I can't believe that CBS/Sony are approving his stories. They are AWFUL.

It's going to be interesting to see how things progress now that they have been set up. What's next for Hayley? Will she try and establish a friendship group at the Country Club for example? Or reconnect with Chelsea(or was it Naomi that was her friend?) How will Bill still be in the mix now that he's away from the Duprees? One thing I want to see is the Duprees having a housekeeper and reference (at least) to staff. Please no millionaires who have no servants. Someone who could join the gossip group. If not, at least someone we see occasionally so we know Anita is not scrubbing the bathtub herself! And regular out of the studio shoots.

Good to know. And I'm sure whatever money Robin poured into that place she has made back and then some.

Y&R and B&B were widely criticized for their castings of newbies at the beginning. Y&R actors all improved over time although B&B castings like Ethan Wayne,Clayton Northcross etc were eventually dropped. SO BTG needs to stick with the cast and hope the actors settle into the roles. Some of them look very stiff on camera, not sure of their body language. One thing they've all been stuck with is some clunky dialogue that any actor would struggle with. So if they tone down the expository stuff and the 'you are a wonderful person' thing and go for more natural dialogue that is going to help.

'A Tour of Her Elegant Brownstone' -that video didn't quite deliver on that caption. Did Robin have a happy ending to that building saga?

Yes, I wonder how they are going to keep Ashley in the story with only her and Shanice working on the floor. How many times can she interact with Ted/Nicole when they don't really work there? And for what purpose? I'm over Kat's wardrobe choices. Hate that cutesy aesthetic. Not really a fan of the character either.

Is Leslie a deranged former patient of Ted's who has fantasized this entire thing? Eva may not even be her biological daughter.

Johnny had the Bauer surname but that was it. The only other option for bringing in a new Bauer was giving Mike a son from a time he was away from Selby Flats/Springfield . A ONS type of thing. A pity there was no wriggle room for Charlotte or Leslie to have had a child. I think Leslie and Mike should have had a child before she was killed off. They were searching for story and at least a pregnancy would have been something and posited another Bauer child on the canvas.

Chance or Nate might have got away with it but it doesn't suit Billy at all. Can't say there's been any marked improvement in wardrobe since the new designer took over.

Gail Kobe was fine on Peyton Place. HB and Bert could have worked IF the writing was there. And all the beats were played. Charita passing and backstage stuff with Don Stewart might give Kobe/Long a pass re the Bauers, but writing out Hope and killing off Hilary are still blotting their copybook.

There were 2 Kates before Kay Campbell,right? Which one was in Eric's clip?

Huh? So if you're rich rich you must be a criminal?

Agree about the running for Prez stuff. I hope the show doesn't overreach and just keeps the characters in the Fairmont Crest universe. Maybe the long story is that Martin's secret will be exposed and his political ambitions will be thwarted.

I saw Billy (in an ugly shirt) talking about Abbott Media and wonder why they are still pursuing the stupid media stuff? it's not like we have ever seen any actual product from any of these media companies. Jabot should be the business focus on the show.

I doubt that anyone at GL in 84 had any knowledge of Pickering and would be interested in hiring him, considering he didn't work out the first time around. Don Stewart seems to have been written out quickly. Do we know the circumstances? I imagine his contract was up and maybe GL offered to renew with fewer guaranteed appearances, meaning Don's income would drop. That seemed to be happening a lot around that time. Maybe Don was insulted and suddenly decided not to renew, thus requiring a quick write out. He could see the writing on the wall that Mike would become a talk to. Another possibility is that GL didn't want to draw attention to Mike leaving and upsetting viewers. Better to have him just fade out.

It has always been my understanding (and generally accepted) that Larry Haines joined as Stu shortly after the premiere. I think Dec 51 being often stated. However in Irving Vendig's correspondence in July 52 (he was headwriter at the time) it is stated that Ira Cirker will have responsibility for casting certain roles, including Arthur Tate, Janet Bergman and Stu Bergman. In Sept 52 it is requested that Larry Haines be put on contract. From reading that it appears that Larry did not begin until mid 52, recurring at first. Maybe another actor had portrayed Stu before that ? or the character in fact did not appear until mid 52. There is also mention of the Rose Peabody character and a comment that Lee Grant was not playing it the same way as another actress. Lee has always been listed as the first actress in that part but it seems there was someone before her?

thanks for that. So plenty of sets to come, which is great. I wonder how many of those sets are permanently set up and what sort of flexibility they have in using the sets. Also, there must be room and provision for one off sets like Bill's hotel room and the room where Vanessa was preparing for the wedding. Maybe those sort of sets will be repurposed in the future.

Maybe a bit of both. I don't think at that point Pickering could choose to leave as he would have been on a 3 yr contract. More likely was that he wasn't working out in the role-maybe he was unhappy in daytime and producers agreed it wasn't working and hence a recast. They lucked out with Hulswit and Stewart. So within a year there were 2 new Bauers fighting over Miss Leslie.

At least Ashley's apartment is supposed to be mid range rental whereas Bill/Hayley's is supposed to be high end luxury. Thinking about the various occupations of characters and how it fits into the storytelling. I assume Vernon/Anita are retired and living off investments so they are able to be at home mostly. We've seen that Nicole works from home? Is she going to be shown at work with clients? Ted has an office at the hospital,right? Bill's office has been shown and Hayley and the Tomas work there. Dani is a momager and her daughter a model so they can be at home or on shoots. Ashley is at the hospital and Derek is supporting so doesn't need to be seen at work. Andre a photographer. Was that his studio where Dani/Andre got it on? Naomi is a lawyer and her husband a cop but we've yet to see them at work. What about Martin? He should have an office and staff. Does Kat have a job?

Why not just got to Jason's page and click on pre-emptions?

Felicia also brought on Gillian Spencer as ghost Jennifer and began the story of Kim's heart issues but for whatever reason it was dropped. We don't know what BTS stuff affects what makes it to air.

Wasn't Felicia also at RH at one point?

I was referring to Bill's house not the haircuts.

Was it under FMB that a lot of the focus was in Georgia/Eddie/Alec- brand new characters that had no connection to the canvas? With such a rich history to dig into, that was the time to bring back Frannie or Christina Hughes or the Ward quads and really shore up the canvas. Seems such a no-brainer but for some reason TPTB want to alienate the audience.