I read on another board that Betty White will soon be joining the cast as Stephanie's Mother, there will be a back story of Stephanie, Apparently Stephanie was abused as a child and her mother turned a blind eye to it. They said this came from the new TVguide with ER on the cover.

Now that sounds interesting

You just know DAYS has them running scared.

You may be on to something there, Toadstool. I can see B&B really stepping up their game in the next couple months. Bradley Bell is not stupid. He knows what's up.

If it's true (and I hope it is), sounds like a good storyline for Susan Flannery to knock out of the park acting wise.

DewH, I didn't think that was Betty White in Bringing Down The House?!

Wow...they must be scared of Days.

I will tune in to see what is up but seriously, like Drew said, she will be gone and forgotten in 3 months or less like every other new character they bring on.

I will really tune into the show now that she is going to be on. This is awesome news!

How can they afford her? I don't get this.

This isn't Linda Gray. It's not Joan Van ark.

This is a PRIMETIME LEGEND! This is a whole never level of stunt casting. This isn't even stunt casting. This is INSANITY.

Actor, that was definitely Betty White. She played the racist old neighbor next door.

Ooooohhhhhhhhh...............I thought you meant the woman who they invited over for dinner. LOL! Dang, I forgot all about White being in "BTHD".

Why would B&B be scared of DAYS for?. DAYS is still 1.0 away from B&B, and DAYS has been falling in the ratings as of late. B&B has been up

How can they afford her? I don't get this.

This isn't Linda Gray. It's not Joan Van ark.

This is a PRIMETIME LEGEND! This is a whole never level of stunt casting. This isn't even stunt casting. This is INSANITY.

If it really is a money thing, then I'm sure they've had some extra money accumulating since Joe Mascolo has been gone. The cast isn't that full of "big names" right now. There seem to be constant rumors of Lorenzo Lamas leaving. And Antonio Sabato Jr. is on the way out. The only other characters they seem to be adding lately are younger ones (Harry and Shane). Although they did bring in that de Vry guy, but I'm not sure that Storm is sticking around after Taylor's trial.

DAMN. Now this is one person I wouldn't mind B&B giving over to Y&R. Betty and Debbi Morgan, y'all can have Frantz back.

But seriously, Betty White....that's INSANE.

Betty White and Susan Flannery together in a dynamite storyline equals all sorts of AMAZINGNESS. Even if its just temporary, that still ROCKS.

DAMN. Now this is one person I wouldn't mind B&B giving over to Y&R. Betty and Debbi Morgan, y'all can have Frantz back.

Lol, Y&R can keep Frantz for a while. NOT a fan of Amber here.

God, I sure hope BB doesn't screw this one up. Sometimes I think he does that stuff on purpose just to stick it to CBS and say "if we were an hour..."

Good casting move. Betty can play sweet, but she can sure play mean-spirited. I about cracked up on that old CBS show Ladies Man from a few years ago when Betty was sleeping, someone tried to wake her up and she bolted upright yelling "the password is Crisco!"

Priceless stuff.

Hmmm...I smell a [!@#$%^&*] up coming on.

I *LOVE* Betty White and casting her as Stephanie's mom is genius and inspired. My only concern with this story, however, is where is John Douglas in this situation? From the way he has been described to me(and correct me if I'm wrong diehard B&B purists), he would have never allowed such a thing because he cares so much about Stephanie. She's SUCH a daddy's girl!

I'm not sure if I could buy an abuse story if the perpetrator was her father, simply because the way the story has been written all these years(whenever Stephanie mentioned her father, especially during the Forrester Creations takeover). She mentions her father with pride. In my mind(thinking about B&, I don't think he would ever touch her. And if he's as protective of her as I think, I don't believe he would just go day by day without knowing something is wrong with Stephanie.

I just can't get into another "creative re-write" to suit another stunt casting(ala Stephen being "Mr. Nice Guy" and Donna with "No Modeling Experience"). I just can't(and quite frankly, don't want to) picture John Douglas as a monster.

How can they afford her? I don't get this.

This isn't Linda Gray. It's not Joan Van ark.

This is a PRIMETIME LEGEND! This is a whole never level of stunt casting. This isn't even stunt casting. This is INSANITY.

*snaps fingers*

Linda Gray starred on Dallas, which was one of the highest rated tv series of all time. Joan Van Ark starred on Knots Landing which outlasted Dallas and for many years was the second longest running primetime drama series of all time. Getting them would be the equivalent of Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher or Marcia Cross coming to a soap in 10 years.

BUT, Bette White is a LEGEND and as awful as B&B is, this will have me tuning in. I just think it is so foolish that Boston Legal never signed White to a contract. Her replacement is *so* boring and there was no reason to write her off in the first place. She is HILARIOUS on this show.