Y&R Casting Scandal?

[MoTheGreat]

I don't mind how she's written. But I do mind how it's performed. Because CK isn't a strong enough actress to make a bad writing into watchable storyline.

For instant I like the first & third Mac. So people think she's a bore but I like how they made a storyline watchable for me. Even though others did't get Mac.

[Cyberologist]

They won't and IMO they never will

Two of my fav actresses Minae Nojii and Kent Masters King

has been treated horridly on GH. No disrespect to Epip actress

but she serves no more than the Beulah/ mammy type wet nurse voice of reason

GH doesn't portray her like they did on NS

they don't have a hot vixen on this show of color....

this is part of the reason they are dying

they do not reflect the world as it is today

Many African Americans who were huge soap viewers walked a long time ago

they got tired of waiting and there is more (excellent) diverse programming out here

they don't have to put up with it ... like back in the day.

I remember my great Aunt saying how come they don't have Negroes on these

shows and went boinkers when the Grays/Halls came on OLTL

I'll never forget her saying "I'd never thought I'd see it in my lifetime"

Unfortunately she didn't get to see the president we use

to argue that would never happen too

I'm re-reading Ellen Holly's (Carla) book "One Life" because the details are fuzzy and if my memory serves

being on OLTL wasn't all sweetness and light...but I do vaguely remember the "Imitation of Life" "Pinky" rip off storyline with some of the criticism of her skin color as well.

[MoTheGreat]

We don't have enough of black people on TV. So it's somethnig exciting just to see black people working.

I watch white shows who didn't have black people on them. Sabrina the Teenage witch, Boy meets world, Dawson Creek I know Joey sister was married to that black guy but he wasn't shown that much. I don't know if that show was called Blossom. But I loved that show. Blossom, her friend Stevie I believe, her father, & brothers. I watch Smallville. I like Three's Company. I try to catch reruns of that show.

[Juliajms]

I think everyone wants to watch shows with people who they identify with on screen. You may have watched and enjoyed shows with black characters, but that doesn't mean all white people do or that some black people don't watch shows with just white characters. But overall, I think people need something they can relate to. It doesn't have to be race, but it has to be something. I often get sick of not seeing many working class people on soaps because characters like Abby and her million dollar horse are a huge turn off to me. At one point Y&R had a lot more characters that various people can identify with, but that has been changing in recent years and not for the better.

[DeeeDee]

Amen!

Exactly!

INDEED!

Yep.

Yes!!!

Maria's groundbreaking gay stories were a diversity boon to Daytime!

[DeeeDee]

White men with black women does too but involves a healthy degree of sexism.

[Juliajms]

It's sad really. I just could not relate to P2 at all, although I do to Rafe. As a woman I find it pretty easy to relate to someone who has been used and done wrong by some jackass. Too bad Rafe is never on. Y&R just squanders one opportunity after another.

[DeeeDee]

Pretty much.

[bellcurve]

YES! Agreed 1000%. When I saw Epiphany and the dialogue and the way they write for her and the way Sonya Eddy plays her, I immediately thought of Beulah.

[alwild]

I got this on another board saying that CK denies ever saying that about quitting if VR comes back, it's originally from her(CK)Twitter saying, That it's up to Maria not the cast

and no I'm not following CK on her twiiter( which I'm also a member of ) I saw it on SOC

[Ann_SS]

And I believe CK. I never bought into VR's accusations. All she is doing is justifying to TPTB why they are right not to rehire her. MAB does not want her back. No point VR pointing figures at the cast. If the cast had much power, they would not be taking pay cuts. Even EB according to Daytime Confidential is resisting taking the pay cut they are asking him to take.

[DeeeDee]

Mel Scott didn't.

[DeeeDee]

Is Lando still on GH?

[Ann_SS]

I don't believe that for the second. However, if she did not, then she must be the most powerful cast member and one keeping VR off Y&R because everyone else has been forced to take a pay cut so far and even EB is being asked to take one.

[Juliajms]

She may not have take the cut they wanted her to take, but it's hard to believe she didn't take some kind of cut.