Y&R: Week of Sept 20, 2010

[ranger1rg]

when i hear that just about EVERYTHING on y&r is bad, i have to tune out -- on the people saying it.

it's the writing, it's the directing, it's the acting, it's the hair, it's the wardrobe, it's the lighting, it's the set design, it's the casting, it's the production. christ, why the hell do you WATCH something you think is so bad?

it's open season on y&r around here, and has been for some time. of course, people are entitled to their opinions. but it's a total downer to read post after post of criticism. y&r was NEVER as good as people say it was during the bill bell years, and it's NEVER been as bad as people say it is now.

i remember rolling my eyes and complaining like hell during those bell years because of inane, insane plots and deathly slow stories. yeah, there's stuff to complain about today, but no more than on any other soap.

i understand that most people preferred heather tom as victoria. but she's been gone for YEARS, and it's time to give it up. now it's just post after post about amelia h's hair, for god's sake. AH has been pretty damn good since she was paired up with BM.

and can we let the davetta sherwood stuff die, too? she's also been out for YEARS. i personally thought davetta was boring in the role, and t o me, CK is lily -- with all her problems. of course, it's dangerous to say that around here.

i could go through a ton of other examples, but i made my point, which i guess i'll get blasted for now. i think y&r has been better in the past month than it has been in a long time, and i've really enjoyed watching it. i'm not looking through some bill bell eyeglasses of some supposed perfect years.

[bellcurve]

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This holds no weight. No one gives a damn about Y&R anymore. It's less "hate" more "shake your head" because of how awful this show has become.

Had you posted this last year when everyone was up in arms, I could see your point. But no one cares. There's barely six pages in this week's discussion thread.

[Juliajms]

Yes, but he's also never wrong. I could hardly believe my ears when he said it.

[dm.]

I still remember how unaware I was a year and a half ago. All the signs were there, people were done with the show, yet I was refusing to accept the fact that this show was just... ugh. I'm tired of using the negative words. It really isn't worth the effort.

I can't imagine how it would have been if I had the chance to watch anything pre-2007 of Y&R.

[Sylph]

But it's also true. The Amelia Heinle hair thing, for example, the Davetta Sherwood thing, post after post about lighting (OK, we got that... zzzzz!)...

And also false (it's not as bad as people say it is when it is that bad, and worse).

[alphanguy74]

The thing is... it really IS that bad. And when I say that, you KNOW it's true. I still watch and find goodness here and there, sometimes the writing will be good, not often... but mostly I watch to see a good performance here and there. If Billy Miller wasn't on EVERY DAY and Eden Reigel was GONE, it would help immensley. I must say, bad acting performances has been the biggest issue for me in the past few weeks, namely Heinle and Reigel.

[Sylph]

Like I said...

[classicmoment]

Welcome to SON. I see your point though, but at the same time if it annoys you you should reevaluate the site you are on. That's a part of the experience here. Me, I mostly don't watch, but when I glimpse something for what-ever reason I'm still utterly amazed by the down grade. Clearly, besides what I've already stated in my reply to you, we disagree on how bad the quality has gotten but your opinion is your opinion. I think I can draw comparisons to you complaining about how the posters here complain about the show, to well, the posters complaing about the show. Why do they watch? is the same as -why do you come here or read those posts? I'm not saying you shouldn't or should. By all means you're welcomed byme and I'm s ure others; but I'm just saying it's the nature of the beast

[Cheap21]

People are upset bc they hold Y&R to a high standard. There was a time when it was the crown jewel of daytime and the writing and production values were top notch. Even during its down points, it still came across as a very well produced show with some of the best talents. Now, it just a shell of its former self. Even when compared to the other soaps out there, Y&R is just plain bad and having watched a bit of every soap on the air, I can safely say it is the worst show on daytime television. I can find something at least mildly entertaining about the rest but there is NOTHING going for Y&R these days. Every single plot stinks, the show reeks of desperation, the actors phone it in on a regular basis, characters are written out of character, dialogue and story make little sense and every episode is like a 40 minute moment of epic fail. I wish there was something good to say about it, but really that is far and few between these days. Its a mess in nearly every way

[Antoyne]

Guess I was the only one who watched?...My only comment is that the actress playing Skye looks so much like Vail that if they wanted a stronger actress to play Heather they should've cast her in the role instead of horribly mis-cast/unimpressive Eden Riegel.

Oh and AH just wow...for someone who just lost a kid...I felt nothing for her..