I feel like cheering you up Alvin - since nothing on Y&R will do it..how bout this?

Instead of cheering him up, why don't you prove him wrong?

Sheffer and Hamner aren't traditional soap writers, so they don't understand the classic soap essentials, and let me tell you, it goes a lot deeper than showcasing "vets."

and MAB doesnt want to be a soap writer at all, so she adds her blah vision to these plots Sheffer and Hamner advise her on.

Get a real classic soap storyteller in there, Billy come on!

Instead of cheering him up, why don't you prove him wrong?

My purpose here isn't to "prove" anything, merely to discuss and have fun with my fellow Y&R enthusiasts. The defense rests!

Sheffer and Hamner aren't traditional soap writers, so they don't understand the classic soap essentials, and let me tell you, it goes a lot deeper than showcasing "vets."

and MAB doesnt want to be a soap writer at all, so she adds her blah vision to these plots Sheffer and Hamner advise her on.

Get a real classic soap storyteller in there, Billy come on!

BAM!

Sheffer and Hamner aren't traditional soap writers, so they don't understand the classic soap essentials, and let me tell you, it goes a lot deeper than showcasing "vets."

and MAB doesnt want to be a soap writer at all, so she adds her blah vision to these plots Sheffer and Hamner advise her on.

Get a real classic soap storyteller in there, Billy come on!

We are all still wondering why the heck Maria kept Scottie there. What did he do that impressed her so much? She dropped so many writers yet she keeps him around?

Do you think Alden and MAB can co-exist there? I know I'm saying crazy stuff because B&B is a mess, but Alden did good during her first sole tenure.

Or maybe it was Trent Jones, Jim Houghton......

Edited May 14, 200916 yr by dmarex

Do you think Alden and MAB can co-exist there? I know I'm saying crazy stuff because B&B is a mess, but Alden did good during her first sole tenure.

Ewwwwwwwww! The dreck!

Historigasms gallore! Awful!!!

We do get one episode like that every few months. I immediately recognize it by a smaller number of people appearing. For example, the time when Nick left Phyllis and talked to Jack all night at the GCAC. Or various other times when people just talked about their feelings and wondered where to go next without actually having to go anywhere with the plot.

You see, I remember that episode. I can barely distinguish between all the episodes around it, because the constant succession of "This is the plot, and now we're furthering it" scenes makes it all interchangeable. But that episode slowed down, it exposed character and it made us privy to the characters' private feelings and thoughts (or, at least, it did it more than the rest).

Maybe the team just got lost between all the million requests. You obviously can't have your cake and eat it too.

I think one of the reasons is lack of confidence. The "team" doesn't believe that the plots can sustain the audience's interest, so they're advancing it quickly. Basically, it goes by so fast, that one doesn't really have the time to stand back and think: "Wow, wait, that actually kinda sucks."

Some people mostly enjoy the show some do not. Why is it so important that everyone feels the same way?

Ewwwwwwwww! The dreck!

Historigasms gallore! Awful!!!

Like I said... crazy stuff... I just realized what must be going on in your head after reading that.

I think one of the reasons is lack of confidence. The "team" doesn't believe that the plots can sustain the audience's interest, so they're advancing it quickly. Basically, it goes by so fast, that one doesn't really have the time to stand back and think: "Wow, wait, that actually kinda sucks."

We should also be aware of the fact that if the show would slow down, the fans would immediately hate it for being boring and moving on too slow.

Why is it so important that everyone feels the same way?

Who said they should?

Like I said... crazy stuff... I just realized what must be going on in your head after reading that.

It would be a slow-moving absolute slimefest of a soap!

Edited May 14, 200916 yr by Sylph

We are all still wondering why the heck Maria kept Scottie there. What did he do that impressed her so much? She dropped so many writers yet she keeps him around?

Do you think Alden and MAB can co-exist there? I know I'm saying crazy stuff because B&B is a mess, but Alden did good during her first sole tenure.

Or maybe it was Trent Jones, Jim Houghton......

No, Alden needs to retire.

I like Jones.

But my choice is still Patrick Mulcahey, if they can convince him to give HW-ing another go and perhaps pair him with someone who knows the show better.

Or if they can lure the Dobson's or Nancy Curlee out of self-impsoed retirement, but that is very unlikely.

Maria can keep her EP credit, but for God's sake, give this show over to a real storyteller to write it!

We should also be aware of the fact that if the show would slow down, the fans would immediately hate it for being boring and moving on too slow.

I find it hard to believe that any Y&R fan would have an issue with his or her soap being slow. I mean--hello? It took 3 years to get through one storyline for at least the first 33 years of the show. No, this is being done in a misguided attempt to satisfy "new" and "old" viewers at the same time.

Edited May 14, 200916 yr by YRBB

Pay Nancy Curlee $5m a year and give her full control!!!

Stop the slimefest!

Or if they can lure the Dobson's or Nancy Curlee out of self-impsoed retirement, but that is very unlikely.

It's sad that Jerome/Bridget/Nancy aren't on daytime anymore. But why would they want to be involved in the mess that daytime is in? It's embarrassing for so many soaps.

I find it hard to believe that any Y&R fan would have an issue with his or her soap being slow. I mean--hello? It took 3 years to get through one storyline for at least the first 33 years of the show. No, this is being done in a misguided attempt to satisfy "new" and "old" viewers at the same time.

They'll never be able to satisfy both.