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LOL wtf?! Was it in a tongue-n-cheek kinda way or was it like a 'serious' punishment?

If you happen to find it, will you please let me know? I just want to see it in HD 🤤

I agree! I watch these old episodes and I'm immediately invested in the storyline again, only for it to fade away once the rerun is over! They should roll up their editing sleeves and pack some weeks devoted exclusively to a storyline.

I dunno, I find it hard to believe that after 30 years on the show, GA saw his reputation get stained because of CC's rumors. In the reunions, GA has talked about his dressing room being a shelter for everyone looking for a drink, he must have been well liked - certainly more than the writers, whose stories did not make any sense whatsoever...

Well she did lure half the cast to join her web soap, which led me to believe she was well liked...

Sooo has anybody uploaded today's rerun in high quality on Youtube?

Chappel had problems with GA? I’d love to hear more. Phillip and Olivia were my favorite couple (until Conboy came in).

Count me in as another Billy/Chloe fan. They worked - both on paper and chemistry-wise. Of course the writers ruined everything. Agree!

I too did not see any hint of shade from LW. Zero. She was classy. I had to laugh at Wes Ramsey’s ‘poetry’. Poetry is all about subtext, images, saying something while meaning another. That piece was a long Instagram caption. I’ve been meaning to ask- was Ken Reade (Holly’s brother) a retcon or had he been on the show before?

Thanks! Honestly this was a very good reunion! As usual, the people I want to listen to are the ones who are more silent (Garrett, Kinkaed, Aleksander and this time... Watros). It's funny that Zimmer texted Locher for all the previous reunions, but not this time.

Is the latest reunion with Cynthia Watros even available on Youtube?

'Bubbles' - I love it. Wonder how it will impact the writing though! There's only so much you can do when characters can't kiss, some actors cannot shoot together, some sets can be used...

So was her big, revolutionizing idea to implement product placement? I get that this was in the late 90s but isn't that how soaps basically started? Also- to produce a 1 hour, uninterrupted show is more costly than producing a 40 minute show + commercial. Not to mention that writers are not trained for that kind of thing. Still interesting though.

I was about to post the same thing! I watched the scenes yesterday and Jill's interview process was a reality show before reality shows were a thing! LOL I love that she got herself a male secretary - Jill's story is all about being as powerful as a man. We know that Bill Bell liked making long term plans so I'm pretty sure he envisioned David taking on a bigger and darker role although the details probably were still sketchy to him. Oh and yes, Phillip's death was driving years of story. You could tell from BD's eyes that she played Jill as if Phillip was the real love of her life, much like Bill Bell was writing her. It's apparent there was great synergy on the writers and directors/actors part for that story to be so successful.

Beloved Australian soap opera 'Neighbours' is resuming production during the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/media/neighbours-resumes-production-coronavirus-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

There's a lot of talk about the show not going too far in the past just to make sure the viewers see familiar faces but I wonder: does the show really have that many new viewers? I tend to think most viewers have been watching the show for the longest time and even new viewers (I myself started in 2000) somehow managed to catch up with the past via Youtube. Soap operas are all about nostalgia so I don't really see the need to keep the reruns *that* contemporary.

LOL... where do these writers even live...

Thanks! She does come across as the most ego-less actress out there (and I mean it in the best possible way) - to fill in for BD so many times even after being dumped for BD herself. Watching these old Jill clips, I can't help but think that Bill Bell was inspired by BD as some sort of muse. I had some experience as a writer (albeit short and insignificant in the grand scheme of things, of course) and I know there is a reason if your material rings so true and is so successful.

I have to wonder though - why did they pick Jess Walton over Deborah Adair to permanently replace BD? Maybe Adair was only willing to play the role short term?

https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/04/18/brazils-beloved-telenovelas-have-sputtered-to-a-halt Globo is considering banning kissing when production of novelas resumes, at least initially. Crowd scenes will also be avoided to limit the need for extras. Smooching will surely return (though some quarantine habits, such as videoconferencing, will doubtless linger both in life and on screen). But the pandemic's wider impact on television entertainment is unpredictable.

I had no idea but I read in the comments it's "Karen/Faith" if that makes sense to you guys. Funny: when Stephanie welcomes Brooke and Eric she comments on Brooke's costume: "Brooke, dressing up as a prostitute even at a charity event?".

One can only hope! And if they have been digitally archived indeed... well, let's hope for a massive leak

Since Y&R reran its Masquerade Ball, here's a vintage B&B's costume party. (dubbed in Italian)

OH YES!!!

Thanks! I've just listened to it. Very interesting and lovely. I was impressed with Alec Baldwin! He was a great host and you could tell he has tremendous respect for the genre.