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To this day I still can't believe Fletcher lasted that long on the show, with so many romances. I don't see the appeal, at all. His pairings were chemistry-less. He left the show but he left no marks, although his son (Ben) even came back. To think that 'Fletcher' was on GL feels like mushroom tripping.

Maybe she was considered to be too big a star for a diva-ridden place like Y&R?

Watching that particular show I have the impression that something was off between TL and the production. He seems to be constantly missing his blocking points forcing the camera to alter its movement. However, he was a vet by then and surely he knew exactly how to move around in the scene. Also, I wonder if his new look - with the glasses and goatee - had been approved by the producers lol.

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...

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

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.

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?".

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

OH YES!!!

I'm sure everyone knew this already, but I just figured out that DAYS's original, young Hope was Y&R's young Patti Williams: https://youtu.be/rFeYLLgpqx8?t=491 (video can't be embedded)

You nailed the description. What I noticed in the John/Jill/Jack/Kay storyline is that BD was having a blast. She could not help but smile the whole time and it worked really well because it looked like Jill was unfazed at Kay's threats or Jack's warnings. She really played the character as if Jill could not care less, except when it came to Phillip - she showed her more vulnerable side every time Phillip was mentioned. Even the fact that BD's portrayal became more icy and unchecked over time I think it worked with the character's evolution, she HAD to grow colder and harder with the things that happened to her.

Hope this means that zoomers will start to understand me every time I make a Perry Mason reference!

Was the video posted somewhere?

I've been strangely addicted to those videos! Even though I know what happens, the way they're paced, the beats of the story, the music and the acting have me on the edge of my seat! I'm hoping the clips don't get taken down... Please, let TPTB have mercy of us in these trying times! You can tell immediately there's a difference in JW's portrayal of Jill, even though she was following in BD's footsteps at the time. I cannot put my finger on it though! It drives me crazy. What was about BD's performance that made her so unique? I think BD's Jill came across as she really couldn't give a f*ck. Except for those rare instances when she did, that BD never ever missed. JW's Jill comes across as if she's trying too hard.