Still no fan of Nick, but I appreciate how grateful Joshua Morrow is for his 30 years at YR 

https://www.tvinsider.com/1140833/young-and-the-restless-joshua-morrow-30th-anniversary-nick-newman/

1 hour ago, yrfan1983 said:

Still no fan of Nick, but I appreciate how grateful Joshua Morrow is for his 30 years at YR 

https://www.tvinsider.com/1140833/young-and-the-restless-joshua-morrow-30th-anniversary-nick-newman/

This is really funny 🤣

I auditioned for Nick when I was 19, got started at 20, so I still lived at home, and I didn’t really know how it worked. My mom made me a lunch and I went off to work and prepared for what I thought was a 16-hour workday. And I just happened to be first up that day with Heather Tom and had four scenes with her. That was when we started at 7:30 a.m. Well, we were done at 8:15. I was like, “Well, what do I do now?” They’re like, “Dude, you go home.” So, I got in my little black Nissan pickup and drove home. I lived maybe 45 minutes from the studio, and I walked in the house at, like, 9 a.m. and my mom’s like, “What happened? Did you get fired?” And I’m like, “No, I’m done for the day. I had four scenes and the girl’s great. She’s, like, the best actress I’ve ever seen in my life.” It’s rarely like that, but I will never forget my mom thinking that I was going to get fired day one.

 

I'm glad he praised Heather. I can't watch her on B&B but I still miss her on Y&R.

Did Josh have any acting experience before Y&R?

It must be pretty daunting to be plunged head first into that environment. Hopefully his co actors were supportive.

He says he auditioned at 19. His birthday is Feb 4 1974. So were they auditioning in Jan/Feb for a June debut? 

Edited June 22, 20241 yr by Paul Raven

Anyone know the air date when Esther & Miguel went on a date?

I remembered that Joshua M was off-screen for a few months, I think it was 2007? On-screen, Nick’s plane crashed, and he was thought dead…? Until JM’s contract dispute was resolved.

There were multiple contract disputes around that time. Definitely Eric Braeden circa 2009 where he was offscreen. Also MTS I think…?

Interesting we don’t hear about that these days… an actor and their soap in a stand-off over compensation. I imagine soap actors’ contract are now cut down to the bone.

@yrfan1983 MTS had a contract dispute in 2001 where she apparently cleaned out her dressing room and Nikki was sent to Brazil on a research trip for Jabot.

JM 2007 contract dispute had Nick presumed dead in a plane crash and it was rumored that Y&R had Galen Gering in line as a possible Nick recast.

EB 2009 contract dispute had Victor sent to a medical clinic after his heart transplant and he made a goodbye video for Faith.

Edited June 24, 20241 yr by kalbir

6 hours ago, kalbir said:

@yrfan1983 MTS had a contract dispute in 2001 where she apparently cleaned out her dressing room and Nikki was sent to Brazil on a research trip for Jabot.

JM 2007 contract dispute had Nick presumed dead in a plane crash and it was rumored that Y&R had Galen Gering in line as a possible Nick recast.

EB 2009 contract dispute had Victor sent to a medical clinic after his heart transplant and he made a goodbye video for Faith.

Thanks! Galen Gering as Nick…. hmmm hard to imagine 

On 5/11/2023 at 9:38 PM, lucaslesann23 said:

What were some of Bells strangest storylines?

The explanation Of Carl's disappearance

On 5/12/2023 at 7:10 PM, kalbir said:

@Broderick Come to think of it, Y&R's action/adventure storylines were quite tame in comparison to the more outlandish action/adventure storylines on General Hospital and Days in that same era. I still feel those storylines didn't really suit Y&R and I wonder how much of it was Bill Bell's own choice or if it was mandated by CBS in attempt to compete with General Hospital and Days. Notice though that once Ed Scott becomes EP all the action/adventure storylines are gone and Y&R becomes more "corporate".

1984: Luke and Robert were looking for treasure

 

Also 84: Jill does not know if John or Jack is the father of her baby and killed the baby on top of the ladder.

 

Yea Y&R seems more edgy

On 5/17/2023 at 2:19 AM, will81 said:

She was Mrs. Chancellor for the longest time. Even Liz called her Mrs. Chancellor for ages. I don't think Jill ever called her anything but Mrs. Chancellor until she married John in 1982 and felt she was now Kay's social equal. Very few people ever referred to Kay as anything else. Except whomever she was married to at the time. 

In the early to mid 80's Jack didn't really like her, John found her annoying even if he was nice to her and most others feared her or were intimidated by her except Nikki, as Kay was like a second mother to her (except for that period where Melody gave Jeanne the silent treatment)

I think by the late 80's It is obvious Bell and co were elevating Kay in GC society and she was becoming an elder stateswoman of Genoa City and the show. Marrying Rex really softened her, even though she continued to cause trouble for Jill. Taking Phillip and by extension Cricket, under her wing helped to reshape her for the younger generation. 

By 1998 Jill was seen as an outlier in her hatred for Kay and usually in the wrong and a horrible person. Everyone else loved Katherine, respected her and saw her in a virtous light.

Calling her Katherine instead of Kay cemented that respect. Jess did always say Katherine but often with bitterness in her voice or tension. It did work but also added to the formality in a way. 

Yea John was cold toward her at times in the early 80s.

On 7/15/2023 at 5:10 PM, kalbir said:

So how do we view Cricket/Christine love interests as written by Bill Bell?

Danny - Young girl's crush/first love.

Phillip III - I'd say he loved Cricket more than she loved him but I could be wrong on that.

Paul - Initially a professional relationship and they became friends which then turned into grown adult love.

Victor - Might have been but never was (yeah I said it).

Paul and Christine FTW

 

I would not have minded Vic and Cricket if done right. Cricket was maturing this time.

 

LOL what about Michael?

On 10/14/2023 at 11:21 AM, asafi said:

can anyone upload the rex sterling death and funeral episodes? from dec 1994

Please

Maybe some new vintage clips? Cricket and Danny meet, 6/25/84

https://www.tvinsider.com/1141136/young-and-the-restless-cricket-danny-lauralee-bell-michael-damian-interview/

39 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

Maybe some new vintage clips? Cricket and Danny meet, 6/25/84

https://www.tvinsider.com/1141136/young-and-the-restless-cricket-danny-lauralee-bell-michael-damian-interview/

Hm, that might be a new clip! At first I thought it was from the 6/27/84 classic episode (Beth Maitland's Emmy reel) because that one does start off with Danny and Cricket at Gina's, but I don't recognize this scene in there. There is a clip of them meeting at Jabot on 6/25/84 from another one of the clipfests, so this one is probably from them arriving at Gina's on 6/25 or 6/26!

Ok So Am I The Only One WHO NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE???????????

1 hour ago, Joseph said:

Ok So Am I The Only One WHO NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE???????????

Haha same - this must be circa Dec 89 when Nikki was briefly engaged to Scott’s father Jim…maybe a fantasy sequence?

1 hour ago, yrfan1983 said:

Haha same - this must be circa Dec 89 when Nikki was briefly engaged to Scott’s father Jim…maybe a fantasy sequence?

Yeah but Peter Barton had longer hair then, and this screams mid-80s? Maybe it was one of those Daytime/primetime mesh up photoshoots they did? With MTS being the daytime star and Peter B was promoting one of his prime time series at the time?