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Y&R: Week of May 25, 2009


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Yeah... I can understand that.

However, I don't think why two opposite views can't co-exist.

I.e. MarkH and dmarex are all absolutely thrilled with Y&R, Alvin and I do not like it. So the thread goes: bits of praise, bits of criticism. And that's all. :)

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There're no characters with backbone. Everyone's either wishy-washy (Phickron, Neil) or when faced with a tough decsion, they take the easy way out (Billy, Lame) so that they don't have a human foundation anymore.

It's unfortunate that the only person with any real motivation is Adam as well. This comes with solid pacing, which we all know is a major weak point on this show right now, where people drop out of the sky and put these characters on these paths that lead to real self-discovery or revelation. That's where the weakness is, I think.

If the pacing is improved, everything will fall into place.

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I will credit the show with this much:

Across the internet, the Engen (real life) incident and the Phick breakup have just FUELED soap sites, message boards, etc. Y&R dominates all these settings. They have definitely--within the narrow internet posting communities--created buzz.

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The Y&R thread never brings me down, but that's because I'm invested in Y&R in a much different way than I am GH. With Y&R I love the show as a whole. It wouldn't bring me down even if every single person hated my favs, especially because I don't ship couples, even though I have certain hopes. For example Y&R could put Kevin with about 4 different people and it would make me happy (Amber is my preference), but with some other shows, there is so little to love, if I don't get the couples I want I tend to be a lot more disappointed about it.

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Sylph, you've had problems with many on this board so dont come off as a saint please. :lol:;)

You dont like anything on soaps now period. And you are just Alvin's lapdog..agreeing with him because you got the hots for him. :lol:

I still have those PMs you sent me...LOL. You were so love dovey back then with me too. :lol:

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LMAO! Don't turn this around: it was you who wanted to see a photo of me and everyone else who posted in that (long dead) photo thread! And you had hots for Alvin and kept badgering him. I felt nothing but disgust ever since I've heard stories about you and your doings aroung here and a that ban you survived.

I've never sent you "love dovey" PMs. Never.

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