Members DaytimeFan Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 The topic of this thread is Kay Alden and Maria Arena Bell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lmfan Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 I agree. I may not have liked LML's "Y & R" but even she used the vets and on the whole respected the history of the show. Yes, but others brought up the lack of Lauren hence I responded. Again I don't want to argue and take this of topic, but I am an adult and don't feel the need to be scolded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 I really hope you are joking, because if not expect some more scolding coming your way. Respected the history? Exactly how did that woman respect the show's history when she systematically dismantled the Abbott family capping it off by killing off John? Where was this woman's respect for history when she decided it would be a good idea to say Jill's son had not died, and was actually alive because Kay switched the babies at birth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lmfan Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 Look, I didn't like LML so won't defend her. I just think she could have dismantled the show by focusing on newbies and young characters and she did not do that. I don't like what she did with the Abbotts. I didn't like that she brought in Cane. I don't like Cane and thought Phillip should have been left dead, and I hated the idea that Katherine would have kidnapped Jill's child even in a drunken state. I was just agreeing with another poster that she used many of the vets and so that when the Bells took over they were able to bring these characters back to the forefront of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 Again, I agree with you. You have hightlighted SOME of LML's mistakes (and there were more). But "either-or" thinking is useless. You've got to find the good with the bad to have a balanced picture. LML did not dismantle the show. (I'm not saying, if she'd stayed another year, she might not have done so. But, as lmfan says, LML used many of the vets, and did not so kill the show that it couldn't be summarily healed with the new team came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 I vote for Dena Higley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y&r_fan Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 Kay and Maria are both great, but I would have to say Maria. Kay's storylines were a little too slow-paced for my taste. I also liked Jack Smith. On the topic of LML, while she paled in comparison to Bill, Maria, Kay and even Jack, I have to agree with lmfan in that she did respect the history of the show for the most part, contrary to popular belief. Firing Eileen Davidson and Jerry Douglas weren't exactly her finest moments, but at least she didn't go firing vets left, right and center like other shows' head writers (Days' Dena Higley comes to mind). She brought back former cast members for family events (Olivia at Dru's funeral; Traci at Jack's court hearing) and for the most part, characters' personalities stayed in tact, with the notable exceptions of Nikki and Daniel (Daniel STILL hasn't recovered). Question for DaytimeFan: did you ever meet LML? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 Absolutely not. I'd sooner walk across hot coals than meet that hack bitch from the depths of hell. Joan Collins doesn't like LML, that's all I need to know about her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 That's Mark, always offending people. No, I won't be. They'll serve them for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted April 5, 2009 Administrator Share Posted April 5, 2009 As of right now, Kay Alden for sure. - The Takeover - Billy/Mac - Crazy Tricia kills Ryan - The return of Matt Clarke Maybe in time, MAB will have more better stories because as of right now, she only has one (Katherine's "death") under her belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 MAB's handling of the Winters has been PAINFUL...I actually think LML did a much better job by them. I believed LML considered them a core family, even though her writing for them was, predictably, crappy. MAB doesn't give a [!@#$%^&*] about the Winters, and it shows. Alden didn't serve them all that well either. Her tenure was very Malcolm-heavy, and she basically ran that character into the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 Awww. I'd hope you'd take that as a joke. Sorry if you were offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brimike Posted April 5, 2009 Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 It's the old dish-it-out-but-can't-take-it thing. I thought it was funny. Me? I *will* be the one serving drinks. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 5, 2009 No one cares. Back on topic: Arena or Alden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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