Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 According to Sara Bibel, Sony Pictures Television President Steve Mosko visited the Y&R set last week. He talked to the employees about the budget cuts and Y&R's TWO YEAR renewal from CBS. He apparently thanked Billy and Maria for their leadership, but we know that means nothing. Sony was always going to the Y&R set during Latham's run. Here's hoping Sony gets more invovled and fires the hacks that are running this show into the ground. Force some change on this show, Mosko! This tells me that Sony does in fact care about what goes on at Y&R.. http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/deep-soap-power-plays/ In the other part of her column, she talks about Deacon's rape of Amber... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 This means... Steve was there to talk business. He certainly didn't go to congratulate Bill and Marie Arène! A clear ultimatum has been given. Sony will use full artillery, naval and air force, if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 Yes, let's hope so!!!! And yes, he was so there to talk business and I'm sure the record low ratings from the day before added fuel to the fire. I have a feeling Sony isn't very happy with the show right now and this was their first attempt in trying to correct a few things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 I really don't like MM as Adam. Putting aside the fact that Adam was completely destroyed as a character, the acting of this actor just doesn't suit the character. Those facial expressions are just sick. Funny... he played a sleazy character on VM with so much style, yet he can't pull that off here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brimike Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 On primetime shows, you get five or six or ten takes to nail a line of dialogue. On daytime, you get one. Two, if you're really lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 I know, I can't expect perfection. The writing destroyed this actor's entrance as well. With Engen even until the end I was sympathizing with the character and I knew there was a different side of him, but ever since this one took over it's been nothing but villian-of-the-year stuff. No sympathy, no emotion, just pure evil. Even when he talked to his mother it all looked phony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 Muhney is suckage. I said it when he got there, right in the first episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 I think that's what they wanted from this character, and why Engen just didn't want to play it anymore, regardless of this inane gay twist that they totally botched and no kiss was ever shown on screen for. They wanted this character to be a cartoon villain and to bring some type of hallowed shock and awe appeal that has no substance to the show, since that's what Maria, Hogan, and Scott only go for. These head-writers dug their own graves, so let them lay in it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dm. Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 Poor Tracey Bregman. No Lauren since June 12. That's a huge kick in the butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 I'm starting to come around to this thinking as well. Especially because of the expressions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg's GL Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 I know that Paul Rauch is touted as being there only in a production capacity and all, but having seen him in action on GL, I wouldn't put it past him to have a finger or two stirring the pot on this one. Annie Dutton would have come across as the cartoon villian for the ages if not for the work of Cynthia Watros. In any other actress' hands, the character would have been very one-note. And it was when she returned in the form of Teri DeMarco. Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 Rauch doesn't write these stories though, Maria and her henchmen do, and seeing that Sheffer in particular recycled an offensive rape plot from his DAYS and brought it to Y&R, I know it's these writers. The CBS press release when Rauch joined said he was handling the production, and Maria was handling the story content. Furthermore, Maria is both the HW and the Co-EP, and she's married to one of the owners of this show. She isn't being forced to be there, and she lets all of this offensive and badly written crap make its way on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NorrthCafe Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 Deacon will never serve jail time, I'm sure. Amber will never press charges, she'll just become the <expletive> who betrayed Daniel. The world keeps moving forward and daytime keeps offering these disgusting 'rape as romance' storylines, ignoring how they sicken fans. Daytime writers are blinded by their own presumed brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 So, back to the Steve Mosko visit to the Y&R set. Hmmm, out of all of his responsibilities for Sony, handling both syndicated and primetime shows, I do find it strange he went to the set of one of Sony's soaps to talk business and hold a "town meeting" with everyone invovled in the show and to speak about the budget cuts and Y&R's two year renewal. It seems like Sony is finally taking a hands on approach in relation to their ownership of Y&R. As I said before, I wonder if this was the first step on Sony's side in trying to intervene in "saving" Y&R. I must wonder if they've heard the fan reaction, saw the focus group results, the falling ratings, and overall negative feedback and decided to slowly try to bring change to this show. Who knows, maybe in a few months, this current writing and producing regime might be fired and replaced. I'm keeping the hope alive. It's nice to know Sony does in fact care about this show though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brimike Posted July 27, 2009 Members Share Posted July 27, 2009 LOL! I love how you've created this whole back story and ulterior motive. Very Bill Bell-corporate stories-soapy of you. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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