Y&R's opening: what's taking them so long?!

[y&r_fan]

It really needs to be updated. I like the current style, but there are so many cast members missing:

Vail Bloom

Bryton

Judith Chapman

Adrienne Frantz

Daniel Goddard

Elizabeth Hendrickson

Christel Khalil

Kate Linder

Eva Marcille

Emily O'Brien

Nia Peeples

Kristoff St. John

Tammin Sursok

They should also update the shots of:

Peter Bergman

Doug Davidson

Thad Luckinbill

Joshua Morrow

Melody Thomas Scott

Michelle Stafford

Jess Walton

[detroitpiston]

I think the last time anyone's shot was added or updated was in 05. They seriously need a brand new opening, this one is old and stale IMO.

[Ryan]

Judith Chapman and Kristoff already appear in the opening. The last updates made were when they added Judith, and gave new shots for Jess Walton, Jeanne Cooper and I think Greg Rikaart.

[y&r_fan]

The last update was June 2006. They added Amelia Heinle, Judith Chapman, Bryton and Michael Graziadei and new shots of Eileen Davidson and Greg Rikaart.

Chapman, St. John and Bryton's entire reels were removed when Davidson and Rowell left.

[Sedrick]

The show's opening is not like those of the others soaps that can just be easily updated without looking cheap...

I think TPTB have been more concerned with more pressing troubles in the production lately besides the opening...

[JackPeyton]

i dont think the opening would be any ahrder than B&B's opening to updates. B&B has images over images over images for the backdrop, a blue hue over all of it, the black at top and bottom, then the char over all of that as wella s the actor/char name.

yr has a show shot overlayed by a closeup shot with white over it, ampo up the contrast, and the actor name.

openings are important to a show. if Y&R cant update at least once a year then drop it and just do the title card.

[y&r_fan]

^I hope they never drop the opening entirely!

I wish they'd update it every time the cast changes, like B&B does.

[rhythmchyc]

They don't even have to call in the actors to take shots as the ABC shows, ATWT, and B&B have to do. Just get some archive footage and scrap something together.

[JackPeyton]

not all together drop it, just the cast parts. doa short one like B&B has.

the woman walking, the title card, the fade out. set to the tune.

[rhythmchyc]

Umm, that actress in your siggie who played in Nip/Tuck last season was like sex on legs. She seriously had no inhibitions. But that Eden was so vacuous. I really wish Ryan Murphy gave her some layers and I hope the writers for 90210 redux give her layers too. Sure, 90210 1.0 wasn't the most high-brow show but those characters were a lot more realistic than any character on Gossip Girl or The OC. At least Brenda was a Beyotch for a reason, several actually. Blair Waldorf can't hold a candle to that girl. Here's hoping this Naomi character will not be the latest bland-bitch of the 21st century.

And that outfit of hers is sooooo 1987 Dynasty LOL.

[MarkH]

I agree with your title card idea, but I want the porn-opening version.

[YRBB]

I want the porn version or the original, people turning and smiling/grunting/taking sexy-"sexy" poses opening

[sheilaforever]

On my last cell phone I had Jess Walton in her most glamorous porn theme posing as my wallpaper... No kidding.

I think we won't get a new opening until they have to drop another version of the current one. Seriously, last time they were down to 3 from originally 5 versions before they updated it in 2006. Same thing with the porn opening which they never updated, they just put one version after another into the firdge after certain people left the show.

[Cat]

Please no porn opening!

(Unless they use Jill's hair-toss shot which was, of course, superb).

Jack's hair swoop deserves a shot of its own. In fact, Jack's swoop deserves its own agent.

[DavidEvanSmith]

Jill's porn opening hair toss must be LEGENDARY because it sounds like it's a favorite shot of all of ours. Why can't she grow her hair out like that again? Delicious!

I feel like Y&R, for all they try to do to recognize their talent, they sure do a disservice by neglecting the opening so much. Everything seems so deliberate on Y&R, can't they treat the opening like something other than an afterthought?!

Seen in the opening but not anymore:

Bryton

Judith Chapman

Doug Davidson?

Christel Khalil

Never seen in the opening:

Vail Bloom

Tracey E. Bregman

Chris Engen

Adrienne Frantz

Daniel Goddard

Elizabeth Hendrickson

Kate Linder (not that I miss her)

Emily O'Brien

Eyal Podell

Ted Shackelford

Tammin Sursok

So that's what, more than half the cast?! And all these people are the only ones I see on screen, pretty much!