Y&R: TV Guide Confirms JG is out and his replacement!

[EricMontreal22]

I suspect she could--her Agnes youtube interview has still made the last few years of my existance, amazing

I'm still curious about Rauch's years post Lemay--I didn't really realize till recently that he remained in charge for so long.

[LondonScribe]

Quite an enlightening column.

If anything it puts a positive spin on his style.

I am not too sure about his overall style. I know about his style on Guiding Light (it is still mailigned to this day), but did he adopt the same 'Bright Lights' style to the other soaps he helmed?

Post Bill Bell style? It was tried with Lynn Marie Latham with mixed results, so we will see what Rauch has to offer. Who knows, he may simply put his own spin on the Bill Bell style.

We appear to have heard absolutely nothing yet, so we will just have to wait to see when the credits change. As for the credits/style change. I believe that since this change had been planned (rumours suggested Griffith knew for at least a month he was a sitting duck) that Rauch has had time to formulate and plan his production vision for the show.

[MarkH]

Have they done any interviews? I think I mostly thought they were devoted to editorial content.

Sylph: That Brad avatar is such a handsome one .

He needs to RETIRE before he loses his beauty.

[Sylph]

No, which is why I'm saying they should. Marlena keeps repeating how she interviews him and her and this writer and that producer etc. It's just frustrating. Either interview them again, or stop repeating the same tune.

[Sylph]

Isn't she just amazing?

[YRBB]

Marlena's column on Rauch gives me hope that he will be a good producer. I'm still nervous about the lighting, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[MarkH]

Honestly, I suspect the lighting is constrained, a little, by the HD format. Y&R has SUCH a signature look (not even LML really messed with that much!), I suspect we'll see tweaking.

The actors are, for daytime, ANCIENT. Most of the front burner A-team is over 50, with much of the rest in their 40s. BRIGHT LIGHTING in HD, to quote beloved Jeanne, is a "bitch". They're not gonna mess this up.

Plus, we can stage a viewer revolt :-).

[YRBB]

Well, now that you put it that way I'm relieved I have more faith!

[Y&RWorldTurner]

If anything, I expect the acting to get better. Rauch loves to be present during the time when scenes are taped, he's not one of those EP's that's always in his office. He's hands-on in all areas, which Griffith clearly was not. He also has a background in directing, though outside of early AW, I don't think he's directed for any soap.

Again, he needs to see Y&R as similar to 70's AW, not 80's OLTL or late 90's GL.

[Sylph]

And maybe once and for all we should enter the 21st century. And not dwell on past glory.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I should add Rauch is VERY GOOD with set-design. His tends to favour spacious sets that are exquisitely decorated. He should have no problems from a production standpoint in that area. He should hit if off with the set-designers at Y&R.

Well, according to Marlena, he likes to move with the times.

And that's true, his career has been so diverse.

Did his love of art and theatre impress you, Sylphy dearest?

[Sylph]

Or in my view — he should downright fire them all. And destroy every single set on that show. Awful, awful sets which bizarrely have some kind of reputation as being glamourous or whatever...

[YRBB]

The Y&R sets are wonderful. Absolutely fantastic. I'm glad he won't be messing with any of that.

[Sylph]

No, that had very little if anything to do with it. I just remember what Harding Lemay said about him and that is why I supported this move from the start and I said it was going to happen, no one believed. Even though I knew about all of his shortcomings and flaws.

But, what has me worried, is that he has to have a very good writer beside him.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Yes, but isn't that true with any strong EP?

I really can't think of a case in the past 15 years where both an EP and HW were equally strong.