Since they're keeping the details of his exist "hush, hush," I'm pretty sure Brad is being killed off....

Ugh. ANOTHER death. That would be such a waste...

Ugh. ANOTHER death. That would be such a waste...

Who knows, but the "hush hush" thing is very suspicious.

I wouldn't mind Brad dying, as long as it's played well and is logical.

Honestly, I think Brad ran his course years ago. Brad is a bore and incredibly one-note.

Edited December 2, 200817 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

I lost all interest in Brad when LML took over and botched him up. DD comments about his postion/comments about the show didnt set well with me either.

Who knows, but the "hush hush" thing is very suspicious.

I wouldn't mind Brad dying, as long as it's played well and is logical.

Honestly, I think Brad ran his course years ago. Brad is a bore and incredibly one-note.

I agree that Brad is a 'one note' character...I just happen to enjoy that smarmy note that it's taken Don Diamont two decades to perfect.

Rather than kill him off I'd prefer to see him either leave town after a scandal...or get bumped to recurring and be like Lauren: on when he's needed, off when he's not.

I think ridding the canvas of characters that add interest to the show really hurts it. Plus, Y&R is very estrogen dominant, it needs a man who isn't a Newman or an Abbott.

I hope to never ever hear the term Legacy Character again...

Brad was off the show from 1996 to 1998, and I can't say I honestly missed him and wanted him back during that time. He's a very "meh" character to me, one that I can take or leave.

This won't hurt the show at all...

I agree that it would be nice for his departure to be open ended. At the end of the day, he does have a lot of connections to the canvas and can cause some much needed raucous down the road.

Sucks they'd fire a vet(his years on the show make him a vet)

No! Brad was my favorite. I hope AMC manages to pick him up.

AMC has enough newbies without adding more.......

Is it possible that Don quit, rather than being fired? He has quit and returned before. And I don't see MAB firing a vet after the backlash LML got for firing Jerry Douglas and Eileen Davidson (whose characters were much less prominent than Brad).

Either way, I am very upset by this.

I guess I'll have to emotionally prepare myself for the inevitable news of Tammin Sursok's firing now.

Edited December 2, 200817 yr by y&r_fan

Is it possible that Don quit, rather than being fired? He has quit and returned before. And I don't see MAB firing a vet after the backlash LML got for firing Jerry Douglas and Eileen Davidson (whose characters were much less prominent than Brad)

How was Ashley less prominent than Brad? Maybe during that specific timeframe Davidson was fired, but Ashley's always been more of a lead character than Brad has ever been.

In the 12 years I have watched this show, I have always viewed Ashley as very much a supporting character.

I guess we're watching a different show...Ashley has always been a lead, the only stories she's supported have been Jabot related.

Don Diamont is a supporting actor, he always has been and I'm fine with that. I'll just miss his sleezy B list ways.

Since they're keeping the details of his exist "hush, hush," I'm pretty sure Brad is being killed off....

Bite your virtual tongue!

Indeed. I think he very much contributed to my burgeoning gayness as a lad...

Soaphunks has said the same thing. It may be that many of the gay men of the 80s found their adolescent inspiration in Bradley.

I lost all interest in Brad when LML took over and botched him up. DD comments about his postion/comments about the show didnt set well with me either.

I do wonder if this is "payback" in some way for his siding with LML? Would they do that?

I agree that Brad is a 'one note' character...I just happen to enjoy that smarmy note that it's taken Don Diamont two decades to perfect.

Rather than kill him off I'd prefer to see him either leave town after a scandal...or get bumped to recurring and be like Lauren: on when he's needed, off when he's not.

I think ridding the canvas of characters that add interest to the show really hurts it. Plus, Y&R is very estrogen dominant, it needs a man who isn't a Newman or an Abbott.

Honestly, I'd like to see him go to jail (for his double murders....maybe with Phyllis as the one who pushes the button), or secretly rush off to Europe (with the word "Rebecca" uttered) so we can imagine what fresh Nazi hell he's going to fight. I'd also be fine if he just said "I'm at a crossroads; I can't have the woman I love; my little girl Abby is alone in London...I'm going to be with her. I can't bear--as with Colleen--to have another daughter raised apart from me. But I'll be back."

The "hush hush" part worries me, though, that it won't be so pedestrian.

Brad also did an EVIL thing (luring David Chow back to gambling). It could even be that the mob is not so happy about that (if they know). So that is ominous.

Is there any chance that Brad was in Mexico when Walter Palin died? I know that seems random...but I'm just trying to speculate whether that might be a way they try to get rid of him.

I hope to never ever hear the term Legacy Character again...

Ugh. I'm wounded. It's a valid term Eric, even if you don't like it. These shows are a different beast: When done well, today is the harvest of decades of history. What else is that, if not a "legacy"? or an "inheritance"?

Is it possible that Don quit, rather than being fired? He has quit and returned before. And I don't see MAB firing a vet after the backlash LML got for firing Jerry Douglas and Eileen Davidson (whose characters were much less prominent than Brad).

Either way, I am very upset by this.

I guess I'll have to emotionally prepare myself for the inevitable news of Tammin Sursok's firing now.

I really do feel that Colleen in next. Y&R needs Colleen back again, someday--because (cringe alert, Eric) she is a LEGACY CHARACTER!!!. If Brad does die or go out in a blaze of glory, it COULD provide high drama and new motivation and direction for the Colleen character.

I hope they feature his body before he leaves. yum! Really, the only thing Don brought to the YR table.

Indeed. I think he very much contributed to my burgeoning gayness as a lad...

Eh..I thought he was hotter when he first did appear at the pool. Don/Brad has lost all sexual appeal..IMO. I prefer Doug/Paul instead...yummm...he still got after all these years. I still remember those nude pics Lauren sent to the magazines...LOL

Well, I'm pissed. I could think of quite a few storylines for Brad Carlton.

And Brad Carlton is no more a "one-note" character than the TIRESOME Victor Newman who does nothing but yell, scream, bitch and moans until he gets his way. At least Don Diamont is better to look at.

Still, I can think of other characters that could get the boot before Brad. Off top, Gloria Fisher Bardwell.