9 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

Brenda definitely didn't have the sarcastic and hard edge that Eileen supplied.

Peter tried hard to bring a touch of Terry to Jack but eventually the character was softened.

Jess filled Brenda's shoes admirably.

The next standout actors for me were Tricia as Nina and Victoria as Drucilla. Ashley's Mac stood out.

One character I could never get into was Brittany-so much story for an unexciting actress and character.

I'll agree.  I wasn't a big fan of Ashley Bashioum (by any stretch of the imagination), but she had a unique quality about her for sure, as did Tricia Cast and Vicky Rowell, and probably to a lesser extent David Tom.  (In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Victoria Rowell's presence on the show helped tremendously to offset the void created by the absence of Eileen Davidson and Terry Lester.)  

5 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Agree that Eileen with several years of soap under her belt felt the time was right to make the break.

Just wondering whether recasting so soon was the right move?

Maybe it would have been better for Ashley to be off the canvas for a year or so to rest the character before a recast.

It was  a natural time as Ashley was now widowed and at the end of that story.

Do you think Ashley off the show was viable at that time?

On another note, I wonder  if Bill decided with Eileen leaving, to kill off Steven. Maybe he had other plans but thought it was better to give Brenda a fresh start.

Steven was really a nothing character and like Blade and then Joshua very bland who presented no real rivalry to the likes of Victor. And they each had a crazy ex coming out of the woodwork.

Ashley was barely used in Brenda's first year. Things kicked off more for her in 1990, and I think this worked better for Brenda. She had settled into the role without too much heavy lifting and her acting style was definitely more natural by then. I think she understood Ashley a lot more by that point too.

In terms of the character. I have always wondered who would have been a better recast. Marcy Walker?? She was only a couple years younger than Eileen and had the drier tone about her and slightly harder edge, but could also do fragile as well. I do think Ashley could have sustained a year or so off screen, if a return with a big name recast or if Eileen had changed her mind and wanted to return.

With Steven there are too many variables. The biggest for me is, when did Eileen give notice? She has always said it was a long period and I wonder if she gave notice when she signed her last contract. If that was June 1987, maybe Bell convinced her to stay because of the writers strike. She made a movie around Aug/Sep/Oct 88 and was off the show for two and a half weeks right before she was set to depart. Makes me think she had never intended to still be on the show that late in the year and they came to an agreement. If she gave notice at any point in 1987, then Bell married Ashley and Steven possibly with his death in mind. It is also possible Rod was never going to be there as long as he was and it bought him an extra year or so. 

The other, did Bell always want Victor and Ashley to reconcile and marry. Did he envision the marriages of Jack/Nikki and Ashley/Victor long before it happened or did it fall in his lap and he took advantage of it. The issue is Bell plays both ways so it is difficult to say. 

2 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Brenda definitely didn't have the sarcastic and hard edge that Eileen supplied.

Peter tried hard to bring a touch of Terry to Jack but eventually the character was softened.

Jess filled Brenda's shoes admirably.

The next standout actors for me were Tricia as Nina and Victoria as Drucilla. Ashley's Mac stood out.

One character I could never get into was Brittany-so much story for an unexciting actress and character.

+1

Both Ashley Bashioum and David Tom were not major draws for me, but I really appreciated that they were unique actors which gave Y&R lots of lawyers. It's this kind of talent which is nowadays replaced by looks/scene chewing actors like Billy Miller etc.

But I did think from clips I've seen that Brenda did a good job during her last year on the show. Even though the story wasn't the best. 

 

 

 

Edited August 2, 20223 yr by Forever8

Why did Terry want to leave since 1985?

3 minutes ago, blueberrywaffle said:

Why did Terry want to leave since 1985?

He was a hot commodity at a time when several ex-soapers made the successfull move to primetime like Tom Selleck and David Hasselhoff. He would have been stupid not to try his luck in primetime - it just did not work due to the projects offered to him. 

I wish there was somewhere online that has all of the scans of Soap Opera Digest.   I want to read all of the interviews of Terry but I do not know which ones he is in except the ones where he is on the cover so I do not know which ones to buy. XD

Does anyone have magazines with Terry in them that they could scan and share?

I think your best option is Tumblr, there are classic Y&R threads as well as classic SOD news threads to explore @blueberrywaffle

https://www.thelist.com/954050/the-gift-peacock-is-giving-days-of-our-lives-fans-when-the-soap-moves-to-streaming/?fbclid=IwAR3oMQOdgJBbNjtUKUpSa_9l7ti53ahCm8GBnf0Qlqmq1lyk8iSornqLNTw&fs=e&s=cl

 

Just was introduced to this article. I’m soooo hoping Y&R will follow suit!! Could you imagine being able to stream the ENTIRE series along with current stuff!?!? (I only care about 1973-84 tbh LOL). I’d like to know what you all think of this decision and if you think there’s possibility of Y&R following their lead in the near future. Mind you, their contract is up next year.

Edited August 7, 20223 yr by ltm1997

6 hours ago, ltm1997 said:

https://www.thelist.com/954050/the-gift-peacock-is-giving-days-of-our-lives-fans-when-the-soap-moves-to-streaming/?fbclid=IwAR3oMQOdgJBbNjtUKUpSa_9l7ti53ahCm8GBnf0Qlqmq1lyk8iSornqLNTw&fs=e&s=cl

 

Just was introduced to this article. I’m soooo hoping Y&R will follow suit!! Could you imagine being able to stream the ENTIRE series along with current stuff!?!? (I only care about 1973-84 tbh LOL). I’d like to know what you all think of this decision and if you think there’s possibility of Y&R following their lead in the near future. Mind you, their contract is up next year.

Let's don't overlook the most important line in this article:  "according to Fox News".

This article is merely a regurgitation of a Fox News article that completely contradicts the NBC press release.  NBC said subscribers to Peacock would get "the robust library" of previous Days episodes (which are episodes from the 18 months).  Someone from Fox News saw the expression "robust library", then read the Wikipedia article that mentions the show has 14,000 previous episodes, and jumped to a crazy and wrong conclusion.  No way anyone's about to digitalize 14,000 episodes for Peacock.  

CBS/Sony have no idea what a gold mine they have with 1970s/1980s/1990s Y&R. The classics proved that there's an audience for those episodes.

21 minutes ago, kalbir said:

CBS/Sony have no idea what a gold mine they have with 1970s/1980s/1990s Y&R. The classics proved that there's an audience for those episodes.

Not so sure about the 70 and early 80s because so little connection to current cast, but late 80s onwards is such a sure bet. Production values were amazing and most actors are still on the show.

That's the interesting thought experiment... if Sony had to pick a time point from when to start making vintage eps available, what would make the most sense from a marketing perspective? Highlighting characters familiar to current viewers... 

Perhaps starting from September '81... Victor first sees Nikki dancing at the Bayou...

or April '82... John Abbott returns, as now played by Jerry Douglas, and the Abbott home set debuts. Victor and Nikki are connected at this point, but this is when the Victoria pregnancy storyline kicks their story into next gear.

Maybe for 1973-1982 CBS/Sony could start with clip sets of the major storylines that set everything in motion for Y&R as we know it today: Jill/Katherine, Victor/Nikki, the Abbotts, then get into full episodes starting 1983.

28 minutes ago, kalbir said:

Maybe for 1973-1982 CBS/Sony could start with clip sets of the major storylines that set everything in motion for Y&R as we know it today: Jill/Katherine, Victor/Nikki, the Abbotts, then get into full episodes starting 1983.

I’d go for that idea. Or maybe a selection of key episodes from 73-82 dealing with those storylines.