Well I knew that Michelle was a scientologist, I had no idea that the others were, but their beliefs are inconsequential to me. As long as Y&R is not pushing it on the show, and those involved are not talking about it endlessly in magazines and articles promoting the show then I really don't care what they do or are involved in, in their personal lives (unless of course it is illegal or inhumane lol).

Y&R appears to be a mixture of both. LOL!

Well from what I have learned that would be a BAD MIX!!!

That backstage must be insane!

Its true.

I think there a few other things that give me an anti Phyllis (hell, anti Michelle) bias (alleged spitting, ect)

So in my limited mind- when I see Michelle I see a villian. So make Phyllis a villianess. Michelle will play the hell out of it. And physically, she is just perfect for that type of role.

Some actresses just don't appeal to me in a "good girl" role. She is definitely one of them. Phyllis has become a shrewish, somewhat normal, professional working woman. Y&R has way too many. We need an old fashioned villian.

But I definitely have a bias where she is concerned.

My true feeling is that the character (as written) has run its course. If they want to revisit the Phyllis who began on Y&R 15 years ago- I am totally down with that.

ITA....Something about that first statement completely colors my opinion of her. But when they tried to recast her years ago, I was not having it. Y&R wouldn't be the same without Phylis...and in my mind Dru is still on the show.

Re: Scientology. Just research (there is so much out there now) and make your own conclusions.

It is truly one of the most interesting and disturbing "things" I have ever researched.

Some soap casts are filled with homosexuals and some are filled with Scientologists!

Its all good. The first sounds fun, the latter is absolutely frightening! lollllll

Something about Scientology just gives me hives...hate to say it but it really does colour my opinion of an actor...I know that's discriminatory and I'm sure most of them are lovely people...but I just can't help it.

Phyllis is unrecastable. It's Michelle Stafford's gig...thing is I firmly believe that Y&R could survive without Phyllis. She isn't driving story and she hasn't driven story since the Phelia fiasco years ago. I agree with Y&RWorldTurner, Michelle strikes me as a lazy actress. I don't think she used to be...but I think the combination of Emmy wins, big money bulletproof contracts and more than a decade on the show has made her feel too comfortable.

Compare her to Jess Walton...Jess has had the Emmy wins, the great contract, 22 years on the show and the second she gets a good scene, she acts the hell out of it. She doesn't call it in. She hasn't gotten complacent. She appreciates the work she's given and she's a professional. She appears to CARE about her work.

To me, Michelle is happy playing bored, dumb Phyllis. Allegedly, she doesn't want to go back to Crazy like a Fox, Desperate, Fatal Attraction, Bitch Phyllis...if that's the case then it's time to write her off because a dull Phyllis is a useless Phyllis. Give the good stuff to Tracey Bregman or hire Sarah Buxton, either of those actresses sell their scenes like a used car salesman in need of a commission.

She's been phoning everything in for the past 3.5 years. She loved the boring nonsense LML gave her, because it meant she didn't have to try to act much. Very lazy actress, if you ask me.

I like her when she opposite of Dru & Jack.

i agrre re Stafford/Phyllis.

However,I have to state that I preferred Sandra Nelson.In those days,Phyllis was a one note psycho who was so transparently evil,that the good guys(Danny,Paul,Christine)should have just banished her from their lives.

It made them look like dimwits that they felt threatened by her.

When Nelson took over,her approach was much more realistic,and coupled with the fact it was a different actress,it was easier to move on and accept her as a permanrent resident of GC.

Phyllis has never been punished for her crimes.

I don't find the character or the actress appealing on a long term basis.As a psycho who meets a grisly end,definitely!

i agrre re Stafford/Phyllis.

However,I have to state that I preferred Sandra Nelson.In those days,Phyllis was a one note psycho who was so transparently evil,that the good guys(Danny,Paul,Christine)should have just banished her from their lives.

It made them look like dimwits that they felt threatened by her.

When Nelson took over,her approach was much more realistic,and coupled with the fact it was a different actress,it was easier to move on and accept her as a permanrent resident of GC.

Phyllis has never been punished for her crimes.

I don't find the character or the actress appealing on a long term basis.As a psycho who meets a grisly end,definitely!

i agrre re Stafford/Phyllis.

However,I have to state that I preferred Sandra Nelson.In those days,Phyllis was a one note psycho who was so transparently evil,that the good guys(Danny,Paul,Christine)should have just banished her from their lives.

It made them look like dimwits that they felt threatened by her.

When Nelson took over,her approach was much more realistic,and coupled with the fact it was a different actress,it was easier to move on and accept her as a permanrent resident of GC.

Phyllis has never been punished for her crimes.

I don't find the character or the actress appealing on a long term basis.As a psycho who meets a grisly end,definitely!

Aww I still like Stafford. However, Sandra Nelson kicked some serious ass.

I don't know why Jack didn't say YouTube, doesn't Y&R and CBS have a deal with them that they get to air the shows?

Michelle can give her money to any cult of her choosing, as long as she doesn't start pushing her views down my throat, I don't care. Tom Cruise never bothered me either until he went nuts in public and now it is impossible for me to get into any movie of his because all I see is Tom Cruise.

wow, who knew that Billy Miller looked so good with no shirt on. Why didnt AMC ever get him naked?

Aww I still like Stafford. However, Sandra Nelson kicked some serious ass.

And I doubt Nelson would ever be so liveless as La Stafford. Thinking she's probably raking some serious cash for such sh*tty performances it's just criminal. And she used to be great.

Phyllis going crazy these days has me revited. But not so much because La Stafford is warming her acting muscles rather tahn me wanting the show to ditch Phyllis... Interestingly enough, when Sylph and I said this a year ago or so it seemed to be really unpopular opinion.

As for recent episodes: what's going on at Restless Style. First Daniel's ELVIS photoshoot (WTF!?) and now the naked boxing brothers and slick Jack as Sinatra... All of this was really unintentionally funny and just bad. At least the photoshoot of Jill's boys (seems the Beastmaster has hitten the gym lately to not pale too much opposite Billy Miller LOL!) had some drama attached with Chloe.

The Kay story continues to be amazing but I want REAL FLASHBACKS. That Nikki scene was a good start but I want way more. Definitely older than 1998 Jill & Kay clips... I want ancient Kay, Kay & Phillip or Rex; hell, some scene before I was even born...

who cares what religion or organization Stafford is a member of. She has every right to have her views just as we all do to have ours.

Oh yes, Phyliss vs. Jack bring it on!

Whenever Sharon was on today I could hear the theme song to "THE A TEAM".

HELL IF SHE DIDN"T LOOK LIKE MR. T with that ample gold necklace hanging around her scrawny neck!!!!!

That's a mighty chain she's sporting!

Liking the fallout with Jack.

That new Victor's daughter is a little BEE-YATCH!

Love her.

I still miss cute Sherlock Holmes' Abby but NuAbby is one sexy hexy...

Eden: 1.4 $ - do you know how many people this could feed?

Abby: Eh, my horse?

LOL at your Mr. T remark about Sharon.

Edited January 13, 200916 yr by sheilaforever