Y&R: Week of May 25, 2009

[YRBB]

Oh, my, I put the logo! Discuss!

[Sylph]

OMG!

[MTSRocks]

How about a promo for what's ahead?

Elizabeth Hendrickson is my new favourite actress on daytime. She just, rocks.

Monday's show was enjoyable. Without giving anything away, the Phyllis/Jack scenes were good. MS and PB are always great together. I think the best is yet to come.

I liked Devon going off on Tyra, but I wish Bryton will stop with the diva antics when acting (waving his hands), he reminds me of Lil Bow Wow when he does that. Oh, and Tyra wasn't half bad bad in that scene. Then I started to hate her again.

I missed Mary Jane, she's a hoot. Those sunglasses the other day was too much.

Raul/Mac were surprisingly enjoyable, and their story made sense.

[dm.]

Yeah, she's been amazing ever since she joined.

Me too, she's very enjoyable.

[MTSRocks]

^^Agreed on both counts. I hope they don't get rid of Mary Jane because they kept Phyllis.

Oh and Kristoff St. John may not be the most dynamic actor, but DAMN that man is FINE. However, stupid TPTB decided to give us too much shirtless Kevin instead. Blah.

[Darn]

Elizabeth Hendrickson has really impressed me on Y&R, I could NOT STAND her as Maggie but with a stronger character and better writing she just shines. How fun was she on Friday with the "wait for it, wait for it, it's not you!" to Billy?

Between her, Billy Miller, Stacy Haiduk and James Scott that's 4 actors AMC wasted that went on to find success on other soaps. Any future AMC actors should just consider the job a year long audition.

[cara mia]

AMC sucks for wasting those actors, but at least they have a great casting director who found them. Why the hell does Y&R hire folks like Eva Marcille? If anything Y&R should hire way AMC's casting director. He/she obviously has an eye for talent.

[MarkH]

Maybe it's like Darn says...the Y&R casting director just watches AMC, and hires their discards.

[Sapounopera]

Could it be that the Y&R writers have started watching AMC as well?

[brimike]

There are a few former amc writers on the y&r staff too.

[MarkH]

So here is where my ignorance sets in. Amanda Beall (who ROCKS, IMO) got the hell out dodge and is doing terrific work on Y&R. Who else?

[cara mia]

Can we play fantasy AMC poaching for a second?

Victoria Newman....Alisha Minshew

Colleen Carlton...Chriselle Stuasse

Mackenzie Browning...Melissa Claire Egan

Devon Winters...Cornelius Smith Jr.

[brimike]

Isn't kanelos an amc grad as well?

[Sapounopera]

CS as Colleen; great idea!

I'd like to see Tamara Braun on Y&R. Can't they bring her as Jill's niece Jennifer?

[MarkH]

I think Cornelius might be much closer to what I imagined Devon as. I guess he's a bit too old? But he can play angry-and-bitter when needed, right?

I definitely know Egan could bring more range to Mackenzie...but don't you think she's too "chirpy"...too close to Rachel Kimsey?

And no...just no...please no...to Minshew. But that is probably a personal bias. I'm still holding out for Heather Tom, though I am partial to Alvin's Tognoni idea. Tom & Tognoni already shared OLTL's Kelly...so maybe sharing Y&R's Victoria could work.