Y&R: Week of May 25, 2009

[dm.]

Exactly.

I guess SON brings things out of people that they never even knew they had.

[MarkH]

Amen. Well, my jury is out on Cane, but I otherwise agree.

[Sylph]

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.

[dm.]

:wub:

LML didn't bother to write good stuff for her, so MAB just decided to do the same.

[rhythmchyc]

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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.

[dm.]

Absolutely thrilled is going a bit too far. This is where I see the problems: Devon, Cane, Victoria, Lily, J.T., Tyra, Ana, "Colleen"...

[MarkH]

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.

[Sylph]

Which died.

[Juliajms]

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.

[MarkH]

We haven't seen them together enough, but I'd like Kevin chemistry-tested with Mackenzie or (AL-preferably) Colleen.

[Sylph]

And about that buz... It was negative buzz. It wasn't: OMG! Y&R has these awesome stories right now, it's must-see TV!

[Soapsuds]

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

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.

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

[Juliajms]

Both of those would work for me. I could see Kevin with Amber, Mac, Colleen or Adam.

[dm.]

:lol: Sylph found a weakness in Alvin and is now enjoying every minute of it.

The point is... Jana needs to go away.

[Sylph]

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.