LondonScribe

2 minutes ago, John said:

EXACTLY!!!!!!

Yeah Trina needs new Friends and I still wont buy why Joss/Cam would believe Trina would film them and put it out on the web

Yep, I said Esme would find a way to get Trina blamed

The identical phone case basically confirms this is where it’s going.

And Joss/Cam’s collective IQ will drop by double digits through all of this.

1 hour ago, victoria foxton said:

 

  

It wasn’t bad. But Brits don’t take all that well to change, so that theme only lasted a year. I remember that period very well.

2 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

I like that the UK primetime soaps have pretty much maintained their themes (sometimes with different arrangements and visuals) as their series evolved. The U.S. shows always wanted to repackage themselves, which so often reeked of desperation. 

Indeed. The only thing that has remained consistent about our soaps are their themes.

The only soap that has kept the exact same theme and arrangement is 22 year old daytime soap, Doctors.

Since Eastenders was mentioned…

It’s a feature of all the British soaps. Most shows, in fact. A beat of feature that takes the show into the credits.

Hollyoaks is slightly different as it neatly always has a post-credit scene.

From a U.K. perspective, Aiden’s suicide in Coronation Street was both powerful and harrowing for a number of viewers and reasons. Not a comment on the show itself. 
 

1 hour ago, janea4old said:

Here are all the new GH actor photos taken in January and February.
https://www.dgepress.com/abc/shows/generalhospital/photos/
Keep scrolling and clicking "load more" (there's a lot of rows) until you see the last of the photos dated 1/1/2022

Gives you a little clue as to who to expect in the rest of these updated credits. 

Amendment to the credits. Same ‘Sons And Daughters’ style. Theme tune remixed.

Esme, Viktor, Drew added.

The rest are a mix of previous pictures and upgraded shots of current characters.

16 hours ago, fivethej said:

What year was this Y&R cue first introduced? This was another great classic.

The scene is from 2001 when Victor found out he wasn't the father of Diane Jenkins baby.

 

 

 

A longer use of the score.

10 minutes ago, AlexElizabeth said:

I don't think she used Trina's phone. They showed Esme with a burner phone on Tuesday. 

Righto. Must have missed that detail. Many thanks

4 hours ago, LondonScribe said:

Good ol’ messy Esme

I’m guessing she’ll find a way to get Trina blamed for what she did.

Thinking she used Trina’s phone, which she’ll conveniently get a hold of and release the video from.

Cue selective gullibility and the teens all fall apart.

Good ol’ messy Esme

I’m guessing she’ll find a way to get Trina blamed for what she did.

35 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

That comment about "stanning" Bill Bell has me screaming ! Is the implication that the creator and original HW/showrunner of Y&R is somehow...uhm, overrated?? 

That’s what I got from it

17 hours ago, Khan said:

That's because stanning for Josh Griffith requires a lot of effort.  And I mean a lot.

Funnily enough, it wasn’t always like this with Josh Griffith. I thought he steadied the show somewhat in 2008, during the Writer’s Strike, after the mess Lynn Marie Latham made of it  (though parts of that period were a giant nothing burger).

As well as 2012-13 as Head Writer, after Maria Arena Bell/Scott Hamner/Hogan Sheffer took things off the rails. Introducing Hilary, amongst others, and going some way to at least explaining Sharon’s behaviour under Maria Bell, even though I believe he started that paternity switch with Summer, Jack and Nick. I can’t recall. 

And I’m one of seemingly few people who actually liked his very (and I mean VERY) dark take on Days Of Our Lives in 2015-16, though I accept he likely went a couple of steps too far at the end with Hope killing Stefano and Ciara’s rape.

But this 3rd go around with Y&R?… this isn’t it. For all the reasons stated before and more succinctly. 

18 hours ago, Dylan said:

I wish this board would stop stanning Bill Bell. I watched the classics in 2020 and his show was boring too. 

Can't give Griffith any praise at all and it's annoying. He's a nice guy.

I’m glad I got to this late and others have dealt with it.

I asked you twice before what you saw in JG’s writing that you originally equated with Bill Bell? Got no reply to this day.

3 hours ago, Faulkner said:

Used every blue moon.

I think Courtney Hope (Y&R) is very pretty. And Brook Kerr (GH) continues to defy age (beyond mere “black don’t crack”—she looks like a contemporary of her onscreen daughter).

Courtney Hope is a good shout, and her appeal is ‘top to toe’ as well. 
Without spelling it out, in more ways than one, she reminds me of Michelle Stafford. 

Special mention to Leigh-Ann Rose (Imani) from Y&R.

Breathtaking beauty. Quite a fascinating character- at least initially,  and from what I understand, hardly used.

A tad spoilery, but not much as Lucy Allan doesn’t say much, even with the word count

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a38696253/hollyoaks-spoilers-lucy-allan-2022-storylines/

Given what I’m reading in terms of opinion each page, and the fact that what starts ‘underground’ (i.e boards and communities such as this) eventually becomes mainstream, I can easily see discontent manifesting itself on social media and in viewership, and I don’t anticipate this current Executive team (EP and Head Writer) being in charge this time next year.

7 hours ago, Khan said:

Nah, GH is a lost cause.  Frank produces that show quickly and on budget.  Until something occurs that forces him out of that EP chair, ABC's gonna see to it that he goes nowhere.

And the imagination-deficit that seems to exist in the boardroom and on screen would only mean that if Frank Valentini became available, the CBS/Sony executives would make a beeline for him.

Re: Jill Farren Phelps. Difficult one because yes, she’s an experienced administrator and can work within/under budget, but in my opinion, she fundamentally changes the fabric of a show, and not always for the better.

Maria Arena Bell started well in fixing the production and reinstating some of the old writers (and directors) after the previous regime got rid of them, but things fell apart when Scott Hamner and Hogan Sheffer’s influence became greater. 
I then believe Phelps’ tenure made things worse, removing the old music wholesale, signing off on Head Writers unsuitable for the show (Griffith, Passanante and Altman, and making moves to get Chuck Pratt hired) and the chaos that ensued, especially under Pratt. If she was tempted out of retirement, I’m not confident she’d make the improvements required. 
Having made that determination, who would I offer up as an option? Who still works, has worked as an Exec Producer, and knows the show?

Noel Maxam?

David Shaughnessy?

8 hours ago, RavenWhitney said:

Looks like Sally McDonald may be gone from Y&R; she hasn't directed since 11/19.  That would be sad but I can imagine her quitting after producing Griffith's drivel for three years.  Chris Dunn also fired. Morina/Griffith what a winning team. NOT

If that is true, what a travesty (unless there is something else, of a personal nature, going on). McDonald was being touted by some fans as a prospective Executive Producer. But whether it was her own choice or not, she didn’t ever get the job.

IF she is indeed gone, isn’t dealing with something, and doesn’t wish to retire, I can see her turning up at DAYS or B&B.

15 minutes ago, kalbir said:

Expecting lots of garbage time, yuck.

After 31 years (give or take a few years gap due to international broadcasting rights) I said farewell to Y&R this year. Not just because of how dry it is, but mainly because the incentive is simply not there to make the needed changes.

Today’s episode proved the old soap dictum:

Don’t have your characters show excitement about anything…

Small point, but how good are GH at updating their opening credits? Because Spencer, Esme, Drew, and Sean are yet to be included.

Jon Sen moving over to Casualty and the appointment of Chris Clenshaw was announced on November 12th.

I only found out today.

Once upon a time I was on top of things like that.

Says it all.