on Friday Nelson Branco maked a shocking claim in his weekly Suds Report that Bloom killed the deal of former Y&R head writers Jack Smith and Kay Alden taking over AMC to me this make's no sense. why would Brian Frons allow AMC executive Julie Hanan Carruthers to fire them if it ment making AMC a success and also it would be a way to stick it to Bloom and CBS. Nelson Branco logic makes no sense and I don't belive his claims.

after all the talent stealing Frons has done to CBS and same with Bloom I don't belive for one second Brian would let Smith an Alden go becuase Carruthers said so plus Frons has the last say in all ABC soaps.

if your looking for the real reason why both Jack Smith and Kay Alden never took over AMC is because these two are from the school of Bill Bell and they have loyalties to the Bell family and both were asked to join B&B. plus im sure if they were asked to take over AMC it would have to relocate to NY where most ABC show's are taped.

don't forget folks as much as we rip Brian Frons and Barbra Bloom these two need to keep these soaps alive in order to keep thier jobs. GL is an exception because ratings dictated it was doomed no matter what nothing could of saved GL with the exception for the resuection of William J Bell lol.

any ways just my opition of Nelsons claim. what do you all think do you belive Nelson Branco claim?

I do think Brad allows her some creative influence at B&B. I noticed a huge shift in the tone of the show when Kay was promoted, and I didn't like it.

I think it was noticeable even before Kay was named co-HW. back to the time when she was interim HW during the strike. I've often wondered if the year long stretch where the fashion element was absent from the show - they went from late October, 2007 until the end of 2008 without a single fashion show or fashion related story - was Brad giving in to Kay's influence, with the more recent return of focus to the fashion world being Brad getting back to what always worked for the show.

I think it was noticeable even before Kay was named co-HW. back to the time when she was interim HW during the strike. I've often wondered if the year long stretch where the fashion element was absent from the show - they went from late October, 2007 until the end of 2008 without a single fashion show or fashion related story - was Brad giving in to Kay's influence, with the more recent return of focus to the fashion world being Brad getting back to what always worked for the show.

I agree, in fact, I thought B&B was in VERY GOOD shape a few months or so before Kay joined the team.

I have never been fan of Kay Alden. I hated Y&R under her tenure. She talks a good game, but her vision as a headwriter sucks. I blame her and Brad for the nightmare that B&B has become.

Edited April 5, 200916 yr by Ann_SS