No apology necessary. I said I knew you didn't mean it that way. We're good. It's still weird, but good. Lol.

Exactly what are these pictures proving?

The issue I have is that YR had DT audition for Billy again before he was given the role again. So the brass at YR saw what DT looked like and they would have seen if he was what they considered to be overweight or two young.

I call bull to the [!@#$%^&*] on that

As for Burgess Jenkins, he has claimed he didnt have to audition for Billy. YR just asked him to do it.

What the [!@#$%^&*] is wrong with YR

I can see what they had DT audition. It would have been like Gillian Spencer reprising the role of Vickie in the early 80s.

That said,

I do have to wonder WHY the new actor didn't have to audition.

The issue I have is that YR had DT audition for Billy again before he was given the role again. So the brass at YR saw what DT looked like and they would have seen if he was what they considered to be overweight or two young.

I call bull to the [!@#$%^&*] on that

As for Burgess Jenkins, he has claimed he didnt have to audition for Billy. YR just asked him to do it.

What the [!@#$%^&*] is wrong with YR

Burgess may be a good actor however he doesnt have daytime experience. He works in film & Primetime where they shoot max three pages a day, not 50 and Daytime only does one take per scene

Did anyone wonder if Burgess can ghandle the pace. I mean other Primetime actors like, Joan Van Ark & Joan Collins couldnt

Will Burgess fail because of the pace? Did YR even think about that?

What a [!@#$%^&*] mess

Oh hell no. To be clear, Joan Collins was fine on Guiding Light, but "that big fat female producer" (MADD) refused to give Collins time off for her book tour. I truly believe she would've stayed much longer. MADD wanted Marj Dusay in that role. And Joan Van Ark was excellent, she just didn't want a contract soap role due to the pace. Gloria was originally short term.

Bree Williamson @breewilliamson 1h

So disappointed about @davidtom_23 leaving @YandR_CBS Such a talented actor and super great guy.

You have said it ALL.

PREACH!

Thank you.

This situation just pisses me off. I started watching again (mostly, I don't comment in the discussion thread much though, but I agree with everyone who says it's reminding them of the last years of ATWT. It is.) because he came back. I'm not looking forward to another middle-aged Billy who comes off as a pathetic loser, that everyone feels the need to look down upon and lecture.

Bree Williamson @breewilliamson 1h

So disappointed about @davidtom_23 leaving @YandR_CBS Such a talented actor and super great guy.

That was really nice of her to say that. I'm glad some people are speaking out. Too bad the suits supposedly would rather listen to the crazy stans who salivate over Miller and even that awful man I won't name.

Exactly what are these pictures proving?

Right?

Miller and Tom are actually fairly similar in looks.

You can pick any bad picture and plaster it up there. Doesn't make Miller the better actor. They're actually a bit more similar than anyone would admit. And that unflattering pic of Tom was pretty much Miller as Billy anytime I'd tune in. The point?

Edited June 1, 201411 yr by KMan101

Oh hell no. To be clear, Joan Collins was fine on Guiding Light, but "that big fat female producer" (MADD) refused to give Collins time off for her book tour. I truly believe she would've stayed much longer. MADD wanted Marj Dusay in that role. And Joan Van Ark was excellent, she just didn't want a contract soap role due to the pace. Gloria was originally short term.

Not saying they werent great but both have come outt since and said the pace was too much. Hell Donna Mills just admitted that about her GH run

They're just not used to it. Just saying the pace is too much doesn't mean they didn't like it or wouldn't stay. Hasn't Mills even said she'd come back?

I agree that Joan Collins probably would have stuck around and I loved her Alexandra (I love Marj Dusay too, but she was never given much substance as Alex). MADD was terrible IMO everywhere she went.

Edited June 1, 201411 yr by KMan101

They're just not used to it. Just saying the pace is too much doesn't mean they didn't like it or wouldn't stay. Hasn't Mills even said she'd come back?

I agree that Joan Collins probably would have stuck around and I loved her Alexandra (I love Marj Dusay too, but she was never given much substance as Alex). MADD was terrible IMO everywhere she went.

Right going from 3-5 pages a day to 50 a day is a big change. The brain is a muscle and has to be trained to handle all that dialogue

Edited June 1, 201411 yr by John

Billy Millet was a boring ham who only played "drunken" halfway believably.

Jesus, he's not even that attractive, and he doesn't have anywhere near the level of talent or charisma to make up for it.

Edited June 1, 201411 yr by katie_9918

Billy Millet was a boring ham who only played "drunken" halfway believably.

Jesus, he's not even that attractive, and he doesn't have anywhere near the level of talent or charisma to make up for it.

This

I'll say this again BM & AH chemistry wasn't magical as their fans trying to say. AH and BM chemistry is drier than dry dirt. She made him boring & unlikable. Billy and Victoria just like Nicki & Phylis should have just be sex partners for a few days than moved on.

Edited June 1, 201411 yr by MoTheGreat

I'll say this again BM & AH chemistry wasn't magical as their fans trying to say. AH and BM chemistry is drier than dry dirt. She made him boring & unlikable. Billy and Victoria just like Nicki & Phylis should have just be sex partners for a few days than moved on.

?????

Chemistry is subjective. It was magical for some. I loved Nick and Phyliss. Can't wait to see what GT in the role does for Phick because Shick is heading over the cliff.

And I uber love that Summer will remain Nick and Phyliss's child. So much story potential. Unlike Shick.

Edited June 1, 201411 yr by rhinohide

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Chemistry is subjective. It was magical for some. I loved Nick and Phyliss. Can't wait to see what GT in the role does for Phick because Shick is heading over the cliff.

And I uber love that Summer will remain Nick and Phyliss's child. So much story potential. Unlike Shick.

I see absolutely no real story potential with another retread of tired Phick and the real story lies with Summer remaining Jack's child and still being an honorary Newman as well as a biological Abbott.

I would love to see Phyllis come back, bust Sharon, devastating Jack, exploding Shick again and upending Summer's life again, only for it to come out that Sharon only hallucinated meddling with the DNA test.

That would be a great first six months to a year for Gina Tognoni (who's at least a decade too young to be playing Phyllis) to come in on.

BMs smirky, smarmy Billy was good for being hammered, but that was all he was good for. I never bought him as sad or sorry, He was too busy chewing the scenery to play a feeling character. Sorry but that's my opinion.