Members Khan Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 You mean, the original, legendary, Victor/Nikki romance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 The mainstream press gloms all over not-so-inspirational stories like Britney Spears or Lohan, or reducing women to their looks and their clothes, so their lack of respect is more often about a general disregard for soaps and soap fans (women who stay at home -- that was the general image of soap fans for many decades) than the actual content of soaps. The media also tends to sneer at most images of women in lead roles, and for many years, soaps were all about women in lead roles. Nikki was a fascinating character precisely because of what happened to her after she was rescued and molded by Victor, after she had to become her own woman, while still dealing with her feelings for Victor. Pushed into taking less money, infrequent airtime, no identity of her own, her character reduced to only showing up long enough to take verbal hostility from the jerk she can never escape -- not too different from most ABC soaps, even if Y&R is different in other ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmchyc Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hogwarsh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tylerbo20 Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 IF Days Lost Marlena and survived im sure YR can loose Niki and survive!! Ive watched for a few years and she hasnt done much but been supportive to other storylines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 Yeah, Khan! I mean how corny and awful a fairy tale it is when a magnate saves a prostitute from the life she was going to lead? How often do you see that happening? That's the part I object to and which kind of ruins it for me. Absolutely adore her! So much so that I can't wait for her to play the diva in order for them to get rid of her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 Victor does remind me of Sonny when he gets into that verbal abuse mode. I'm sure it can lose Nikki and survive as well, but that doesn't mean fans have to be ok with losing her. If she's being asked to take them same cuts as male co-stars that's fine. I have no issue with that, but if she's not being treated fairly than I do have a problem with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 Tell us about how much you love her voice and fashion sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 Right. Obviously Y&R can go on, but unless she's just making horrible demands no one else is, I don't know why it has to. She's a strong asset to the show, and I think the Newmans are nowhere near as compelling without her around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 As would I. Are we sure, though, none of the men at Y&R have been, or are being, asked to take similar cuts? I don't want to accuse the show of employing sexist tactics (especially when the showrunner is a woman herself) without clear evidence of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmchyc Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 Why insist on keeping people like Tammin, who's off making movies more often than she infuses us with her Aussieness, than even fathom throwing Melody under the bus??!?!??! Especially after the s/l she had last year. Melody does not equal Y&R. But she does equal Sursok/Goddard/Marcelle/Nash/Chapman/Shackelford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Southofnowhere Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 This seems to be so one sided and "fair" seems to mean giving the actress whatever she wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 I guess it makes financial sense to go after your heaviest contracts, but I am sure all the ones you mention would more than equal what they are asking Melody to surrender..... It just seems very bizarre..... there are many other people you'd go get rid of before you ask MTS to basically give up half of her salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 About as often as you see a phonetics professor take a cockney flower-seller off the streets, mold her into an upper-class lady, then fall in love with her. (Oh, and did I forget, he did it as a bet?) It's utter nonsense; yet, Lerner and Loewe add some singing and dancing to it, rename it "My Fair Lady", and the entire Broadway community gobbles it up like it's candy. What can I say? Some people are just suckers for a good, misogynistic love story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 It also has to do with contract cycles, the other less essential actors/characters might have cycles that aren't up yet, unlike MTS and the obviously big sum of money she's making in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhythmchyc Posted May 11, 2009 Members Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hogwarsh LMAO. People have been let go of contracts before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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