Jump to content

Y&R/B&B: Kay Alden Interview


Recommended Posts

  • Replies 81
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

I enjoyed it. She comes across as having a very affable personality and I enjoy her zeal for the genre. I think writers who love to write are awesome.

At first, I thought you said the interview was very "sluttery." LMAO!

Anyway, for the Bill Bell and Agnes Nixon interviews,check here.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I was hoping that she'd make her way to AMC, but that obviously never materialized. I'm very conflicted about her. The part of me that knows she was trained by the master storyteller himself, Bill Bell, would like to see what she could've done with the show. The part of me that has seen her work on B&B and that has heard rumors that her AMC bible was absolutely awful is glad she never made it to Pine Valley.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I've heard that same rumor, LoyaltoAMC; and I, for one, would like to know what was in Kay Alden's AMC bible that was so dreadful. Does anyone here know anything at all about it?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

That's what I'm sayin' and would also like to know. Considering the fact that B&E's AMC made me turn it off for the first time EVER for close to a year, I can't imagine how dreadful Alden's bible could've been. Dreadful? Worse than 'the writer's' Legacy of Rape, The Great Baby Switch, Tad the Torturer or the Satin Slayer? Worse than B&E's interpretation of Crash, Zach 'n Greens in a Hole, Ryan Goes Back to 2004, Jesse Hubbard and the Search of the Stuffed Toy Elephant?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Wow. Nice. :)

I am so not going to listen to this awful interview and lose 2 hours of my life. She can keep talking about the same cr*p for as long as she wants and enchant people with her fairy tales and "affable" persona, but she sure proved herself on Y&R and B&B — probably one of the most overestimated writers on Earth. Ever. Made both shows total suckage.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Well, as I think you know, I didn't think the first part of her Y&R HW run was total suckage...but the ratings kind of disagree with me.

But there must be SOME explanation for the carnage currently going on at B&B. I can't and don't blame Alden...she's one of a team...but I can give her no credit for saving things, either.

There are glimmers. Heather Tom and Don Diamont have something...and Lesli Kay would spark with anyone they give her. I think at this point it's a strange stubbornness of fear of innovation that captures this show.

You know, Roger Newcomb complains every week about the constant Y&R covers at SOD. But I believe the reason SOD does this is out of fear...if they don't run such a cover, they'll lose circulation. So it is with B&B. Someone is TERRIFIED of mixing things up over there. But it is past due.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

OMG! Seriously! What in the world is so wrong with this woman's writing in your opinion (are there enough W's in this sentence, or what?)? The only way I can describe how I view your responses to Kay Alden is as someone mentioning her name -- simply mentioning her name -- and you go into a full force projectile vomit from the pit of your stomach! Then, daintily wipe the corners of your mouth, :) , and go on your merry way... leaving me standing there like :huh: because I've never seen enough of this woman's writing to understand this reaction. Also, you know how it was on the AMC side of things back in 2007. People just knew she was influencing the show in a positive way based on absolutely NO information whatsoever. Even though I didn't believe it then and don't now, I'm just a little lamb who's stuck in the middle.

Enlighten me! :)

[small voice]Janice Ferri Esser[/small voice] :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • This can be difficult for a soap to depict. So far she's only shown an interest in women. Will a man come into her life? If she commits to a male, there will be  backlash, but if it's women only, them where is the bi/queer aspect? Personally, I would have liked a single gay male on the show dealing with hook ups/relationships etc. Smitty/Martin married with kids is limiting in those terms.
    • Of course, how could I have forgotten those thrilling episodes depicting the fire? Also we had the GCAC rooftop set that came out every Summer. Moving on to Friday's episode. Victor is propped in his chair, answers his cell and tells the caller 'Let him in'. Seconds later Kyle enters. So does Victor have security on the front porch? It would have been better had Victor taken the call, and then said to himself 'Well Kyle, let's see what you have to say'and fade out. Next scene Kyle enters, indicating that the first call was from the Ranch entrance and time had passed . Nit picky but I get frustrated when they do stuff like that.
    • Jordan was gone from '87 to mid-'89. He left just weeks after Robert's late '86 return.
    • Jordana Brewster is making a new movie. https://deadline.com/2025/06/rob-riggle-jordana-brewster-the-pirate-king-1236426287/ Kelly Rutherford posing for a magazine cover with her son. Kelly Rutherford Photographed with Model Son Hermés, 18, Years After Custody Battle  
    • I don't think Chelsea has a true label just yet. She's just finding out she has an interest in women. I think the awkwardness is aligned with the character as we've seen. This is the fool who keeps filming her family when embarrassing things happen and live streaming it. I actually think it's refreshing she isn't just jumping into a relationship  and that they're playing the beats of her trying to figure out who she is.
    • Wow, do I agree with you. Chelsea is coming off as ridiculous. All she does is look for a woman to date while not caring about her business at all. That she's bi is great, but they're not writing her like she's bi. She seems to be lesbian. Yeah, I know -- "no labels." I just don't find the writing for her story to be anything other than awkward.   -- I hope we get some diagnosis finality with Bill's trip to the hospital. I don't want to see these trips to the ER every other day. -- Naomi is going to blame herself for Bill's health problems? GMAB. -- Ashley doesn't read as a real nurse in the slightest. -- Another day, another rinse and repeat conversation with Derek and Ashley. YAWN. -- Kat is making mistakes, but she's fun to watch and listen to, regardless. -- I still think the Joey/Vanessa/Doug gambling story sucks. I know Doug is deeply in debt, but I don't like him acting this meek and submissive.  -- I'm not sure what Joey's plan was from the beginning, or why he had to seduce Vanessa at all to get his way. I'm not sure what Vanessa ever saw in Joey -- why doesn't he give her the ick? -- I'm fine with a story where Doug and Vanessa take out Joey.  -- The fades to commercials were pretty bad today.
    •   Victoria's house (that she long ago lived in with Billy) burned down (I think Aunt Jordan set it ablaze?). Victoria briefly moved into the ranch after the fire, with Claire, Johnny and Katie, I think? Mariah and Tessa and baby Aria had been living in the tack house but they bought a house we've never seen and moved there. Victoria, Claire, and Cole then moved into the tack house as soon as Teriah left. I guess Victoria's children Johnny and Katie would live with Victoria at the tack house eventually? But Johnny and Katie went to boarding school during the school year. Not sure if we'll see Johnny and Katie for the summer vacation or where they would live.
    • Victoria’s previous house burned down.    And I know why characters frequent Crimson Lights 3 times a day for brownies, muffins and empty mugs:   THERE’S PCP IN EVERYTHING. 
    • Today was a good episode, and the week for that matter. I think they've also done a better job with background music. The scenes in todays episode weren't as silent as they usually are in the background and it was noticeable. I think the show has found its groove well and I'm still invested. 
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy