B&B: Old/Classic Discussion & Articles

[janea4old]

Andrea Evans tribute channel on youtube launched May 2025.
clips from all her soaps, interviews, Emmys, etc

Michael Fairman says it was launched by her family and he typed up description of the contents here:
https://michaelfairmantv.com/andrea-evans-tribute-you-tube-channel-launched/2025/08/13/

Apparently they are continuing to add more material to the channel

https://www.youtube.com/@AndreaEvansTribute

Edit to add:
Michael Fairman says:  "At launch, there are currently over 57 videos on the channel, and there should be well over 100 more to be added in the future."

Edited August 14 by janea4old

[Maxim]

My husband and I have resumed our 2003 journey and we are finally in good waters again. Where Brooke loses the company. Wow... a moment 10 seasons in the making! So delicious to see her call Ridge "a bastard" when he votes her ass out. 

There are glimpses of the old classic show in these scenes. Only glimpses, because it lacks the quality and the class it had... but still. Makes me happy. 

[bongobong]

Gotta say, 1991 is an absolute banger. Easily the best of the first 5. Not only is it pretty balanced, but characters' airtime seems directly correlated with how interesting they are (Brooke/Stephanie on top, Thorne at the bottom).

One quibble is Felicia during the Jake/Macy pairing. I really enjoyed the actress/character before that, but my god she is awful in her confrontation scenes with Macy. Is this a Colleen Dion thing, or did she just not have chemistry with Bobbie Eakes? The only other show I've seen her in was AW and I don't remember her in any triangles save for a scene or two of playful banter with Vicky when she was casually dating Ryan.

[kalbir]

@bongobong Peak Bill Bell B&B was 1989 Sally Spectra arrival to 1993 Brooke takes over Forrester.

[EyeOnFashion]

Videoland reaches 3345 tomorrow (Macy’s funeral) - which is missing from YouTube.@rsclassicfanforever, any chance you could add this episode when you have time? Thanks so much in advance. 

[rsclassicfanforever]

I will

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[Soapysoap]

Does Videoland episodes include the same promos as in some Youtube episodes? 

[EyeOnFashion]

Legend, thank you. 

[EyeOnFashion]

No, episodes sent out for international distribution don’t contain the CBS promo. 

[Maxim]

Thank you guys for the recent uploads in the vault! Appreciated. 

[Maxim]

God we need this level of promo back.

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Edited September 3 by Maxim

[Soapysoap]

Thank you for good quality 2011 episodes! Is it possible to make smaller folders as the complete folder is quite huge to download as zip and it’s crashing all the time… 

[DRW50]

Colleen's first major soap role (Loving) was in a triangle, although it was one where we were meant to see her as a spoiler. 

I haven't watched any of her Felicia's material since it first aired, but I remember enjoying her presence more than the stories themselves, especially as she was not like any other women on the show. I don't remember anything involving the Jake story interesting me beyond Todd McKee being a likeable presence (and I remember him always being in tennis shorts).

Regarding the talk in the ATWT thread about whether Colleen chose to leave B&B, I shouldn't have assumed, I just thought she did. She was on AW for a few years after B&B and then other than her brief B&B returns she only did New York soaps. I have a vague memory of her being NY-based but I may be wrong.

One of the reasons I've always assumed she left by her own choice is because of an SPW or SOD article behind the scenes at Stephanie and Eric's 1997 wedding. The (very good) actress who played Stephanie's homeless friend Ruthanne made sure to praise the bridesmaid's dress she had to wear. Colleen...was not full of praise for her dress. 

[yrfan1983]

I watched ‘92 a couple years ago… my impression is that Felicia’s story and her romance with Taylor’s brother (forgot his name) wound down, and that they were both written off. Haven’t seen any articles one way or the other, though.

[kalbir]

Felicia was brought on when Kristen was on the way out. For whatever reason, Bill Bell didn't explore the Forrester daughters' relationship. I could totally see a Kristen/Clarke/Felicia triangle happen. I remember there was some flirtation between Felicia and Clarke but it went nowhere.