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I'm sorry but I think the show is awful. The only reason I watch it is because I'm absolutely in love with Russell Tovey and I have a fondness for Murray Bartlett from GL. I don't know how they managed to make the characters so unlikeable. Every single one of them. And don't get me started on that Patrick fellow. He's just obnoxious and not in a love-to-hate way. There's just nothing likeable about him, he's just a self-centred brat, and I might have a fit if they repeat one more time he's had just *one* boyfriend. The plots are just unbelievably lame, I mean the writers' spokeperson must be great at pitching things because this show literally has no direction. The main storyline is about a young loser adding another boyfriend to his resume (what was the deal with that scene where he kept saying 'I haven't got a gay voice... my voice is NORMAL!!!'. is that really acceptable in 2014 USA?), then you have two supporting stories about a guy obsessed with Portuguese chicken and another one getting tired of his girlish boyfriend. I'm sorry, I know there are so many fans here but I just needed to vent. And if Patrick ends up with Kevin (which is definitely going to happen), I'm gonna SCREAM! lol

Watching Clarke in that promo something makes me wonder if Bill Bell wanted Clarke to be B&B's own Jack Abbott/Terry Lester style. I know this sounds as blasphemy but there's something so rascal about early Clarke and the actor's performance.

I've watched April 16 so far. I thought Nina and Chase handled the kid playing Phillip very well. Sweet scenes. It's painful to realize that Nina's apt set has now become Adam and Chelsea's sh*thole (with the Newman Enterprise doors) (and after being Malcolm's faboulus apartment, and Damon Porter's as well I think). As always, Jack: zzzz. But I love and miss these mindgames. Bell trying to do comedy with Cricket and Danny fell flat all the time. I always forgot to ask: who is this Chase guy? And who were Nan, Skip and Carol, whom I saw in one of the previous episodes? I don't think they left a mark on the show.

Can't wait to watch these! Thanks!

Yeah, me too!

Yeah, it was so obvious in the episodes recently posted here. I hate how recasts change character personality (which happens 99% of the times. I know it also depends on how much you enjoyed the original portrayer but that's for another thread). In that particular case I think that they knew PB was not able to pull off TL's Jack, but at the time PB was 'hot' because of his success at AMC, he was also younger than TL and there you have it. Yeah, I'm not familiar with early Ashley, but I can see how the character became too soft with BE. The thing is, I think BE is so beautiful and so sweet, it's impossible not to like her! Yes! I could not have said it better. Yeah. I wish she had continued her phenomenal Brenda impression. I know it's an awful thing to say. But I just hate the way she snaps at people and suddenly starts to scream in every confrontation. She just comes off as insecure IMHO.

I am loving the classic episodes. Cassandra is just something else. So beautiful and so intriguing. I'm digging her. I'd love to see the actress again, I'm sure she's aged flawlessly. And I didn't know Mallett from GL was on Y&R! LOL It's nice to see Leanna acting like a human being, not that cartoonish *thing* I had gotten used to see in the last decade. I've never cared about Don Diamont's body but I have to say... the man was sex on a stick! Woah, David Kimble looks exactly like a former boyfriend of mine! LOL I remember thinking he was just so ugly in the past, but now I find him quite attractive. It's amazing what they did with this character. 1990 Y&R was all about the money, I see. Cassandra's. Katherine's. Nina's. There were three plots running at the same time about a woman's money about to be extorted from her. I know I'm in the minority but I just dislike the Jack and Jill recasts. I know it's an unpopular-borderline-blasphemy opinion, but I just think it has affected the writing for the characters so much. I find it excruciating to see PB interacting with a woman/potential partner. Or even worse-- trying hard to play the bad boy, with all the smirking and hand-waggling. And about Jess- I do think she is a good actress and a marvelous human being, but she brought this 'shrewish' vibe to Jill which I feel eventually led to Jill being played for laughs (I can see how it all started when she tried to seduce Victor... say what you want about Dickson's campy robot delivery but that would have never happened with her).

Wow! He looks pretty much the same to me. Thanks, John!

Whenever I see a vid from you guys in this thread, it makes my day Last night I watched Christmas 87 (the year I was born!). Tonight I'll be at Christmas '88 Thanks!

Yeah, say what you want about Brad but he's a smart businessman. Something major must be keeping him from capitalizing on the past.

I know!!! It's a no-brainer! But me thinks SONY-BELL fear that being provided with the great past episodes will take away the small remaining interest we have in the current shows.

I must say-- I caught up with your wonderful videos watching one each night before I went to bed for the last week... I could get dangerously used to this! I am so sorry they deleted SoapOperaSpectacular's account! I have no words. Why do they even care?!

Cool! I remember this, it was the infamous GALA. (I think it was in 2004) Back then, Brittany Hodges was still on the show so they probably did not want to confuse viewers. Or maybe they just didn't care. Judging from YRfan's vids, I like Brittany! I think she fits just right in Y&R's glamourus type of woman. Yeah me either! What's the deal with them? Douglas looks like a delusional scumbag around her LOL And she was giving him the worst looks possible in the dinner episode with Nikki. Leanna cracks me up!

Thanks YRfan, I'm in Y&R Heaven!

Thanks!!!

I think you can upload more than one at a time. Sorry I'm no expert I love the way you're uploading them now. I learned my lesson, I'm going to save them! Wonder why some videos get removed while others don't.

Amazing scene. Thank you for posting. And thanks to all the guys here uploading and re-uploading classic stuff on YT. You guys rock!

Cool! I didn't know they had auditions going on for this role. bandstandmike is uploading episodes from early 1996 on YouTube. Damn, Rick Hearst is so damn handsome it's distracting.

Thanks YRfan! The video is not working

Thanks for clearing that up guys! How did Nikki fit in all of this? She suddenly had a crush for Cole? Though I have to say she really looked wonderful. I liked Ryan a lot back then, but I have to admit watching these clips he comes off as a real jerk. What was the deal with him and sex?! Did I hear him correctly when he told Nina 'You know, we are not having sex every night..."? LOL

The guy was too hot to handle! I'd love to see him again. I seem to remember he started only because they were waiting for RH to be available and take over the role. RH was very hot too and did wonders with the role. Many people take him for granted because he's always been good but we've got to admit that wonderful Carter Mills storyline would have not been as exciting without Rick Hearst in the role.

I'm sorry the videos were removed. Thank you so much for taking the time to post them again! I enjoyed the episode you posted a lot. Y&R has the best score in daytime. Seriously. I can't believe how slutty Nikki came off while flirting with Cole! I don't know much of Cole's history, but he was her daughter's dream husband! There's something that I wanted to ask you guys - I've seen clips of Cole & Victoria dating back to 1993 and others dating back to 1998 (the two of them were in a triangle with Shari Shattuck's Ashley, I think). Does it mean Vicky and Cole were an item for that long? Where did Ryan fit in all of this? From the flashbacks I saw in 2000, I thought Ryan was Vicky's longtime/endgame love... Can someone fill me in on the timeline? I had to laugh seeing Cricket going all 'Rambo' in the gym LOL So Paul's house later became Olivia's house. Did they explain it on screen? I loved that set. Aunt Jack was at his best. He really looked like Nikki's gay best friend when he said he knew her so well. God only knows I've said that myself to a lot of my female friends too LOL How cool was Drucilla stealing the key from Nate's apartment? Loved it. Loved the show. I'm in full Y&R nostalgia mode these days.

You're right, no one could have ever thought that the show would be reduced to what it is today. I mean, I know I didn't. Otherwise I would have saved every single tape! LOL You know, what really pains me here is that there was this man, Bill Bell, who worked hard to make his 'baby' soap so interesting and successful (I don't care that it's just a soap, when you are writing and producing something, especially for so long, it becomes like a child and those in the showbusiness know this) only to see the show get completely dismantled by selfish, short-sighted morons once he was sick and later dead. This is the worst part.

You're right! I forgot all about it. So I gather he was the first Nathan? Wasn't the last one available? Whoah I can't believe it. I don't see how AD would be a threat to MTS. I mean MTS has been the show's dame (after Jeanne) for decades. If this was the actual scenario I will love Ed Scott a little bit less from now on

Here's a small clip of Russell Lawrence playing Carter Mills / Matt Clarke on Y&R in 2000. http://youtu.be/nhc1c5WzaN0?t=11m